Population change - Demographic balance and crude rates at national level

In 2024, Croatia's population change decreased by 0.8% compared to 2023, reaching 13.2.

The figure is above the EU-27 average of 10.7.

Croatia ranks 4th out of 27 EU member states with reported data — in the top half of the distribution.

Over the past five years, the indicator has grown by 0.8% (from 13.1 in 2019).

Source: Eurostat dataset demo_gind, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.