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Share of population aged 65 and over — all countries

Share of population aged 65 and over — Croatia

Share of population aged 65 and over in Croatia in 2025 — 23.6%. Ranked 10 in the world out of 217. Since 1960, the indicator has risen by 16.3 pp.

2025 23.6% +0.4 pp vs 2024
World rank 10of 217
Period maximum 23.6%2025
Period minimum 7.3%1960

Trend over time

1960–2025 · % of population

Share of population aged 65 and over — Croatia, 1960–2025010203019601967197419811988199520022009201620231960: 7.3%1962: 7.5%1964: 7.9%1966: 8.4%1968: 8.9%1970: 9.4%1972: 9.9%1974: 10.5%1976: 11%1978: 11.4%1980: 11.5%1982: 11%1984: 10.5%1986: 10.8%1988: 11.2%1990: 11.6%1992: 12.3%1994: 13.2%1996: 14.2%1998: 15.1%2000: 15.9%2002: 16.7%2004: 17.2%2006: 17.6%2008: 17.9%2010: 17.9%2012: 18.2%2014: 18.8%2016: 19.7%2018: 20.7%2020: 21.7%2022: 22.5%2024: 23.2%2025: 23.6%
Change over the period: +16.3 pp Annual average: 0.25 pp

Comparison, 2025

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Croatia

Croatia 23.6%
World 10.4%
Europe & Central Asia 18.5%
Southern Europe computed 23.3%
High-income countries computed 20%
Share of population aged 65 and over — Croatia, by year Croatia All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 23.6 +0.4 pp
2024 23.2 +0.4 pp
2023 22.8 +0.3 pp
2022 22.5 +0.4 pp
2021 22.1 +0.4 pp
2020 21.7 +0.5 pp
2019 21.2 +0.5 pp
2018 20.7 +0.5 pp
2017 20.1 +0.5 pp
2016 19.7 +0.4 pp
2015 19.2 +0.4 pp
2014 18.8 +0.3 pp
2013 18.5 +0.3 pp
2012 18.2 +0.3 pp
2011 17.9 +0.1 pp
2010 17.9 −0.1 pp
2009 17.9 +0 pp
2008 17.9 +0.1 pp
2007 17.8 +0.2 pp
2006 17.6 +0.2 pp
2005 17.5 +0.2 pp
2004 17.2 +0.3 pp
2003 17 +0.3 pp
2002 16.7 +0.3 pp
2001 16.3 +0.4 pp
2000 15.9 +0.4 pp
1999 15.5 +0.4 pp
1998 15.1 +0.4 pp
1997 14.6 +0.5 pp
1996 14.2 +0.5 pp
1995 13.7 +0.5 pp
1994 13.2 +0.4 pp
1993 12.7 +0.4 pp
1992 12.3 +0.4 pp
1991 11.9 +0.3 pp
1990 11.6 +0.2 pp
1989 11.4 +0.2 pp
1988 11.2 +0.2 pp
1987 11 +0.2 pp
1986 10.8 +0.2 pp
1985 10.6 +0.1 pp
1984 10.5 −0.1 pp
1983 10.6 −0.3 pp
1982 11 −0.3 pp
1981 11.3 −0.2 pp
1980 11.5 −0 pp
1979 11.5 +0.1 pp
1978 11.4 +0.2 pp
1977 11.2 +0.2 pp
1976 11 +0.2 pp
1975 10.8 +0.3 pp
1974 10.5 +0.3 pp
1973 10.2 +0.3 pp
1972 9.9 +0.3 pp
1971 9.7 +0.3 pp
1970 9.4 +0.3 pp
1969 9.2 +0.2 pp
1968 8.9 +0.3 pp
1967 8.7 +0.3 pp
1966 8.4 +0.3 pp
1965 8.1 +0.2 pp
1964 7.9 +0.2 pp
1963 7.7 +0.2 pp
1962 7.5 +0.1 pp
1961 7.4 +0.1 pp
1960 7.3 —

Southern Europe, 2025

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

MC Monaco 36 IT Italy 25.1 PT Portugal 24.9 GR Greece 24.4 HR Croatia 23.6 SM San Marino 23.1 RS Serbia 23.1 BA Bosnia and Herzegovina 22.9 SI Slovenia 22.2 ES Spain 21.6 MT Malta 20.5 MK North Macedonia 18.5 ME Montenegro 18.3 GI Gibraltar 17.8 AL Albania 17.6 AD Andorra 16.6 XK Kosovo 10.5
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About the indicator

The share of population aged 65 and over. The international threshold for an old population is 7%, for a very old one 14%. The indicator directly determines the load on the pension system and health care, which is why demographic projections use it more often than median age.

Source: World Population Prospects (UN), license CC BY 3.0 IGO.

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