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Median age in Croatia

Croatia: Median age was 44.76 years in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
44.76 years
Change on year
up 0.3%
World rank
19th
of 236 countries
All-time high
44.76 years
in 2023
All-time low
25.36 years
in 1950
Years of data
74
1950–2023

Median age in Croatia, 1950–2023

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Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in years.

Analysis

The most recent figure for median age in Croatia is 44.76 years, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 74 years on record.

That represents a change of up 0.3% on the previous year and up 7.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, median age in Croatia peaked at 44.76 years in 2023 and was at its lowest, 25.36 years, in 1950.

That places Croatia 19th out of 236 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 74 years of available data.

Median age in Croatia, year by year

Year years Change
1950 25.36 years —
1951 25.52 years +0.7%
1952 25.71 years +0.7%
1953 25.89 years +0.7%
1954 26.11 years +0.8%
1955 26.37 years +1.0%
1956 26.67 years +1.1%
1957 26.98 years +1.2%
1958 27.32 years +1.2%
1959 27.66 years +1.3%
1960 28.02 years +1.3%
1961 28.36 years +1.2%
1962 28.68 years +1.1%
1963 29 years +1.1%
1964 29.31 years +1.1%
1965 29.63 years +1.1%
1966 29.94 years +1.1%
1967 30.25 years +1.0%
1968 30.56 years +1.0%
1969 30.86 years +1.0%
1970 31.15 years +0.9%
1971 31.41 years +0.8%
1972 31.62 years +0.7%
1973 31.8 years +0.6%
1974 31.96 years +0.5%
1975 32.09 years +0.4%
1976 32.18 years +0.3%
1977 32.2 years +0.1%
1978 32.16 years -0.1%
1979 32.16 years -0.0%
1980 32.23 years +0.2%
1981 32.35 years +0.4%
1982 32.52 years +0.5%
1983 32.72 years +0.6%
1984 32.94 years +0.7%
1985 33.16 years +0.7%
1986 33.41 years +0.7%
1987 33.67 years +0.8%
1988 33.96 years +0.8%
1989 34.26 years +0.9%
1990 34.57 years +0.9%
1991 34.96 years +1.1%
1992 35.42 years +1.3%
1993 35.9 years +1.3%
1994 36.36 years +1.3%
1995 36.79 years +1.2%
1996 37.19 years +1.1%
1997 37.57 years +1.0%
1998 37.92 years +0.9%
1999 38.27 years +0.9%
2000 38.63 years +0.9%
2001 38.94 years +0.8%
2002 39.22 years +0.7%
2003 39.49 years +0.7%
2004 39.74 years +0.6%
2005 39.96 years +0.5%
2006 40.18 years +0.6%
2007 40.42 years +0.6%
2008 40.64 years +0.5%
2009 40.83 years +0.5%
2010 41.01 years +0.4%
2011 41.26 years +0.6%
2012 41.52 years +0.6%
2013 41.73 years +0.5%
2014 41.97 years +0.6%
2015 42.31 years +0.8%
2016 42.71 years +1.0%
2017 43.17 years +1.1%
2018 43.61 years +1.0%
2019 43.95 years +0.8%
2020 44.23 years +0.6%
2021 44.45 years +0.5%
2022 44.61 years +0.4%
2023 44.76 years +0.3%

Croatia compared with similar countries

  • Croatia's 44.76 years is above the median for high income countries, which is 39.36 years, 1.1× the median. (85 countries reporting)
  • Croatia's 44.76 years is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 41.35 years, 1.1× the median. (56 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1950s 26.36 years 25.36 years 27.66 years 10
1960s 29.46 years 28.02 years 30.86 years 10
1970s 31.87 years 31.15 years 32.2 years 10
1980s 33.12 years 32.23 years 34.26 years 10
1990s 36.5 years 34.57 years 38.27 years 10
2000s 39.8 years 38.63 years 40.83 years 10
2010s 42.32 years 41.01 years 43.95 years 10
2020s 44.51 years 44.23 years 44.76 years 4

Countries ranked near Croatia

  1. 16 Bermuda 45.14 years compare
  2. 17 Bosnia and Herzegovina 44.91 years compare
  3. 18 Spain 44.9 years compare
  4. 20 United States Virgin Islands 44.67 years compare
  5. 21 South Korea 44.49 years compare
  6. 22 Bulgaria 44.31 years compare

See the full ranking of 236 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is median age in Croatia?
Median age in Croatia was 44.76 years in 2023, according to UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest median age recorded in Croatia?
The highest recorded value was 44.76 years in 2023.
What is the lowest median age recorded in Croatia?
The lowest recorded value was 25.36 years in 1950.
How does Croatia rank for median age?
Croatia ranks 19th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
Is median age rising or falling in Croatia?
Over the last ten years it is up 7.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Croatia data come from?
The figures come from UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Median age. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Median age
Unit
years
Source
UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
236 places, 17,464 data points, 1950–2023
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Age that divides the population into two halves of equal size — half are younger and half are older.