Croatia vs Hungary
Croatia vs Hungary: Fertility rate
Fertility rate in 2023: 1.47 births per woman in Croatia and 1.49 births per woman in Hungary, by UN estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in Hungary, by 0.02 births per woman, or 1.01 times that in Croatia.
births per woman · UN
What the numbers say
- Hungary has been higher since 2022, when it overtook Croatia.
- The UN projection (medium variant) puts Croatia at 1.56 births per woman and Hungary at 1.59 births per woman in 2100.
- The world as a whole: 2.25 births per woman in 2023.
Every year
births per woman · UN
| Year | Croatia | Hungary | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 1.47 | 1.49 | 2.25 |
| 2022 | 1.53 | 1.55 | 2.27 |
| 2021 | 1.62 | 1.61 | 2.29 |
| 2020 | 1.48 | 1.58 | 2.32 |
| 2019 | 1.47 | 1.53 | 2.4 |
| 2018 | 1.47 | 1.52 | 2.44 |
| 2017 | 1.42 | 1.52 | 2.5 |
| 2016 | 1.43 | 1.51 | 2.54 |
| 2015 | 1.4 | 1.45 | 2.54 |
| 2014 | 1.46 | 1.43 | 2.56 |
| 2013 | 1.46 | 1.35 | 2.57 |
| 2012 | 1.52 | 1.33 | 2.61 |
| 2011 | 1.49 | 1.25 | 2.59 |
| 2010 | 1.55 | 1.26 | 2.6 |
| 2009 | 1.59 | 1.32 | 2.62 |
| 2008 | 1.56 | 1.35 | 2.63 |
| 2007 | 1.49 | 1.32 | 2.62 |
| 2006 | 1.47 | 1.34 | 2.63 |
| 2005 | 1.51 | 1.31 | 2.63 |
| 2004 | 1.42 | 1.28 | 2.65 |
| 2003 | 1.41 | 1.28 | 2.66 |
| 2002 | 1.43 | 1.3 | 2.68 |
| 2001 | 1.46 | 1.31 | 2.71 |
| 2000 | 1.42 | 1.32 | 2.75 |
| 1999 | 1.44 | 1.29 | 2.75 |
| 1998 | 1.5 | 1.33 | 2.78 |
| 1997 | 1.69 | 1.38 | 2.81 |
| 1996 | 1.68 | 1.46 | 2.85 |
| 1995 | 1.58 | 1.57 | 2.89 |
| 1994 | 1.52 | 1.64 | 2.93 |
| 1993 | 1.51 | 1.69 | 2.98 |
| 1992 | 1.46 | 1.77 | 3.04 |
| 1991 | 1.54 | 1.86 | 3.13 |
| 1990 | 1.63 | 1.86 | 3.31 |
| 1989 | 1.65 | 1.82 | 3.35 |
| 1988 | 1.71 | 1.82 | 3.39 |
| 1987 | 1.75 | 1.83 | 3.48 |
| 1986 | 1.77 | 1.85 | 3.5 |
| 1985 | 1.83 | 1.85 | 3.51 |
| 1984 | 1.88 | 1.76 | 3.55 |
| 1983 | 1.89 | 1.75 | 3.58 |
| 1982 | 1.91 | 1.8 | 3.71 |
| 1981 | 1.93 | 1.88 | 3.71 |
| 1980 | 1.93 | 1.92 | 3.74 |
| 1979 | 1.95 | 2.02 | 3.77 |
| 1978 | 1.96 | 2.08 | 3.79 |
| 1977 | 1.95 | 2.16 | 3.85 |
| 1976 | 1.94 | 2.25 | 3.97 |
| 1975 | 1.95 | 2.36 | 4.08 |
| 1974 | 1.98 | 2.28 | 4.26 |
| 1973 | 2.01 | 1.95 | 4.42 |
| 1972 | 2.01 | 1.93 | 4.55 |
| 1971 | 1.97 | 1.93 | 4.68 |
| 1970 | 1.88 | 1.98 | 4.83 |
| 1969 | 1.95 | 2.04 | 4.87 |
| 1968 | 2.03 | 2.07 | 4.96 |
| 1967 | 2.1 | 2.01 | 4.85 |
| 1966 | 2.23 | 1.89 | 4.96 |
| 1965 | 2.22 | 1.82 | 5.07 |
| 1964 | 2.14 | 1.82 | 5.12 |
| 1963 | 2.15 | 1.82 | 5.31 |
| 1962 | 2.19 | 1.8 | 5.02 |
| 1961 | 2.22 | 1.94 | 4.57 |
| 1960 | 2.24 | 2.02 | 4.7 |
| 1959 | 2.27 | 2.08 | 4.74 |
| 1958 | 2.26 | 2.18 | 4.93 |
| 1957 | 2.36 | 2.3 | 5.07 |
| 1956 | 2.5 | 2.61 | 4.93 |
| 1955 | 2.59 | 2.82 | 5 |
| 1954 | 2.63 | 2.96 | 5 |
| 1953 | 2.68 | 2.75 | 4.92 |
| 1952 | 2.73 | 2.48 | 5 |
| 1951 | 2.66 | 2.54 | 4.82 |
| 1950 | 2.93 | 2.62 | 4.85 |
UN projection (medium variant) · 2024–2100
| Year | Croatia | Hungary | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 1.471.25–1.7 | 1.491.33–1.64 | 2.25 |
| 2025 | 1.471.23–1.72 | 1.51.3–1.68 | 2.24 |
| 2026 | 1.471.21–1.74 | 1.51.3–1.71 | 2.23 |
| 2027 | 1.481.18–1.76 | 1.51.27–1.74 | 2.22 |
| 2028 | 1.481.16–1.78 | 1.511.26–1.75 | 2.21 |
| 2029 | 1.481.15–1.81 | 1.511.24–1.78 | 2.2 |
| 2030 | 1.481.14–1.82 | 1.511.23–1.79 | 2.2 |
| 2031 | 1.481.13–1.83 | 1.511.21–1.8 | 2.19 |
| 2032 | 1.491.12–1.85 | 1.521.22–1.83 | 2.18 |
| 2033 | 1.491.1–1.86 | 1.521.19–1.85 | 2.17 |
| 2034 | 1.491.11–1.86 | 1.521.18–1.85 | 2.16 |
| 2035 | 1.491.1–1.88 | 1.531.16–1.87 | 2.15 |
| 2036 | 1.51.09–1.89 | 1.531.17–1.87 | 2.15 |
| 2037 | 1.51.07–1.9 | 1.531.15–1.88 | 2.14 |
| 2038 | 1.51.07–1.89 | 1.531.13–1.9 | 2.13 |
| 2039 | 1.51.07–1.91 | 1.531.14–1.89 | 2.13 |
| 2040 | 1.51.08–1.9 | 1.541.14–1.91 | 2.13 |
| 2041 | 1.51.07–1.92 | 1.541.13–1.92 | 2.12 |
| 2042 | 1.511.05–1.94 | 1.541.12–1.93 | 2.12 |
| 2043 | 1.511.06–1.94 | 1.541.13–1.93 | 2.12 |
| 2044 | 1.511.05–1.95 | 1.541.12–1.96 | 2.12 |
| 2045 | 1.511.03–1.97 | 1.541.1–1.94 | 2.12 |
| 2046 | 1.511.03–1.98 | 1.551.11–1.95 | 2.11 |
| 2047 | 1.521.03–1.98 | 1.551.1–1.95 | 2.11 |
| 2048 | 1.521.02–1.99 | 1.551.11–1.97 | 2.11 |
| 2049 | 1.521.02–1.99 | 1.551.1–1.98 | 2.1 |
| 2050 | 1.521.01–1.99 | 1.551.1–1.98 | 2.1 |
| 2051 | 1.521–2 | 1.561.1–1.97 | 2.09 |
| 2052 | 1.521–2.03 | 1.561.09–1.99 | 2.09 |
| 2053 | 1.520.99–2.03 | 1.561.1–1.98 | 2.08 |
| 2054 | 1.520.99–2.03 | 1.561.1–1.99 | 2.07 |
| 2055 | 1.521–2.04 | 1.561.08–2 | 2.07 |
| 2056 | 1.531.01–2.05 | 1.561.07–2 | 2.06 |
| 2057 | 1.531–2.05 | 1.561.06–2.02 | 2.05 |
| 2058 | 1.530.99–2.05 | 1.561.06–2.02 | 2.04 |
| 2059 | 1.530.98–2.07 | 1.571.05–2.03 | 2.04 |
| 2060 | 1.530.99–2.09 | 1.571.05–2.03 | 2.03 |
| 2061 | 1.530.97–2.08 | 1.571.04–2.04 | 2.02 |
| 2062 | 1.530.95–2.1 | 1.571.04–2.04 | 2.02 |
| 2063 | 1.540.98–2.11 | 1.571.04–2.05 | 2.01 |
| 2064 | 1.540.96–2.11 | 1.571.03–2.05 | 2 |
| 2065 | 1.540.96–2.12 | 1.571.03–2.06 | 2 |
| 2066 | 1.540.97–2.1 | 1.571.04–2.05 | 1.99 |
| 2067 | 1.540.94–2.09 | 1.581.04–2.06 | 1.98 |
| 2068 | 1.540.95–2.09 | 1.581.04–2.05 | 1.98 |
| 2069 | 1.540.95–2.09 | 1.581.03–2.05 | 1.97 |
| 2070 | 1.540.96–2.1 | 1.581.02–2.07 | 1.97 |
| 2071 | 1.540.95–2.11 | 1.581.03–2.07 | 1.96 |
| 2072 | 1.540.95–2.14 | 1.581.02–2.09 | 1.96 |
| 2073 | 1.540.94–2.16 | 1.581.02–2.09 | 1.95 |
| 2074 | 1.550.94–2.16 | 1.591.03–2.09 | 1.95 |
| 2075 | 1.550.92–2.15 | 1.591.02–2.09 | 1.94 |
| 2076 | 1.550.92–2.16 | 1.591–2.09 | 1.94 |
| 2077 | 1.550.91–2.14 | 1.590.99–2.11 | 1.94 |
| 2078 | 1.550.91–2.16 | 1.590.98–2.11 | 1.93 |
| 2079 | 1.550.89–2.17 | 1.591–2.12 | 1.93 |
| 2080 | 1.560.92–2.17 | 1.591–2.14 | 1.92 |
| 2081 | 1.560.91–2.19 | 1.590.97–2.11 | 1.92 |
| 2082 | 1.560.9–2.18 | 1.590.98–2.12 | 1.91 |
| 2083 | 1.560.9–2.17 | 1.590.98–2.13 | 1.91 |
| 2084 | 1.560.89–2.19 | 1.590.96–2.13 | 1.91 |
| 2085 | 1.560.9–2.2 | 1.590.98–2.14 | 1.9 |
| 2086 | 1.560.9–2.19 | 1.590.97–2.13 | 1.9 |
| 2087 | 1.560.9–2.19 | 1.590.98–2.12 | 1.89 |
| 2088 | 1.560.89–2.19 | 1.590.96–2.12 | 1.89 |
| 2089 | 1.560.87–2.19 | 1.590.97–2.12 | 1.88 |
| 2090 | 1.560.87–2.19 | 1.60.99–2.14 | 1.88 |
| 2091 | 1.560.85–2.19 | 1.61–2.13 | 1.88 |
| 2092 | 1.560.85–2.19 | 1.590.99–2.13 | 1.87 |
| 2093 | 1.560.85–2.19 | 1.590.97–2.12 | 1.87 |
| 2094 | 1.560.84–2.2 | 1.590.97–2.13 | 1.86 |
| 2095 | 1.560.83–2.21 | 1.590.98–2.13 | 1.86 |
| 2096 | 1.560.84–2.2 | 1.590.97–2.15 | 1.85 |
| 2097 | 1.560.83–2.21 | 1.60.97–2.14 | 1.85 |
| 2098 | 1.560.83–2.18 | 1.590.95–2.13 | 1.85 |
| 2099 | 1.560.83–2.19 | 1.590.95–2.12 | 1.84 |
| 2100 | 1.560.82–2.2 | 1.590.96–2.12 | 1.84 |
Each country on its own
Good to know
- The children a woman would have over her life at the year’s birth rates for each age.
- Source: UN DESA, World Population Prospects 2024.
- The dashed line is the UN projection (medium variant), a scenario rather than a forecast; the band is its 95% prediction interval.
- Ranks count the 229 countries with a value in 2023, highest first.
- The faint line is the world as a whole, as the same source counts it.
How the layers work, where their data comes from and what they can’t tell you: Countries through time
Croatia vs Hungary
Health
- Life expectancyCroatia: 78.6 years in 2023Hungary: 77 years in 2023
- Child mortalityCroatia: 0.6 per 100 live births in 2024Hungary: 0.4 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityCroatia: 3.5 per 1,000 live births in 2023Hungary: 3.2 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- Safe drinking waterCroatia: 85.4% in 2007Hungary: 100% in 2022
- DepressionCroatia: 2.78% in 2017Hungary: 2.77% in 2017
- Suicide rateCroatia: 11.1 per 100,000 people in 2017Hungary: 14.3 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationCroatia: 3.9 million people in 2023Hungary: 9.69 million people in 2023
- Population growthCroatia: -0.34% a year in 2023Hungary: 0.07% a year in 2023
- Urban populationCroatia: 57.8% in 2025Hungary: 70.7% in 2025
- Median ageCroatia: 44.8 years in 2023Hungary: 43.3 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overCroatia: 22.8% in 2023Hungary: 20.8% in 2023
- Net migration rateCroatia: 2.6 per 1,000 people in 2023Hungary: 5.1 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingCroatia: 2.02% of GDP in 2025Hungary: 2.04% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollarsCroatia: $1.93B in 2025Hungary: $4.62B in 2025
- Military spending per personCroatia: $544 in 2025Hungary: $518 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingCroatia: 4.1% of government spending in 2025Hungary: 4.3% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelCroatia: 20,000 people in 2020Hungary: 46,000 people in 2020
- National powerCroatia: 0.05% of world capability in 2022Hungary: 0.13% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersCroatia: 1.17% of the labour force in 2020Hungary: 0.95% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsCroatia: 141 million TIV in 2025Hungary: 402 million TIV in 2025
- Arms exportsCroatia: 53 million TIV in 2024Hungary: 11 million TIV in 2024