Bloomberg

No. 14 Croatia

2010 Population: 4,424,000
Forecast 2050 Population: 3,838,000
Percent Decrease: 13.2 percent
2010 Population over age 65: 17 percent
Fertility Rate: 1.5
Net Migration Rate: 1

Croatia's working population (ages 16 to 65), peaked in the early 1990s and has since been declining, according to figures from Eurostat. While World Bank data show a flat population level since 2000, the growing number of elderly and a low fertility rate indicate a long-term population decline.

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