Life expectancy at birth, women in Croatia

Life expectancy at birth for women in Croatia was 81.9 years in 2024. The value for 2024 is the highest in the series, which starts in 1960.

Measure: Life expectancy at birth, women Unit: Years Data: 1960 to 2024 Source: World Bank
Croatia, 2024 81.9 Years
Change from 2023 +0.2% 2023: 81.7 years
European Union, 2024 84.2 years Official aggregate
Median of European Union (27 countries), 2024 84.2 years Middle value of 27 countries
Position in 2024 58th of 217 See the full ranking

Life expectancy at birth, women in Croatia over time

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Years. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.

Life expectancy at birth, women (years), 2000 to 2024
Period CroatiaEuropean Union
2024 81.9 years 84.2 years
2023 81.7 years 84.1 years
2022 80.7 years 83.4 years
2021 79.6 years 83.2 years
2020 80.7 years 83.3 years
2019 81.4 years 84.1 years
2018 81.3 years 83.9 years
2017 80.8 years 83.7 years
2016 81.2 years 83.9 years
2015 80.4 years 83.5 years
2014 80.9 years 83.9 years
2013 80.9 years 83.5 years
2012 80.6 years 83.2 years
2011 79.9 years 83.3 years
2010 79.6 years 82.8 years
2009 79.6 years 82.5 years
2008 79.6 years 82.3 years
2007 79.3 years 82.1 years
2006 79.3 years 81.9 years
2005 78.8 years 81.6 years
2004 79.1 years 81.4 years
2003 78.2 years 80.9 years
2002 78.4 years 80.9 years
2001 78.2 years 80.8 years
2000 76.7 years 80.5 years

A dash means no value was published for that period.

In short

  • That is a change of +0.2% from 81.7 years in 2023.
  • Since 2014, when it was 80.9 years, the figure has changed by +1.2%.
  • Among the 217 countries with data for 2024, Croatia has the 58th highest value.
  • The figure for the European Union in 2024 was 84.2 years.

Source and dates

Original producer
United Nations Population Division, World Population Prospects
Distributed by
World Bank, World Development Indicators
Dataset or series code
SP.DYN.LE00.FE.IN · dataset details · view at source
Observation period
1960 to 2024 for Croatia
Provider update
8 October 2026
Retrieved
9 November 2026
Published here
9 November 2026
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (per series metadata)
Attribution
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators, original data: United Nations Population Division, World Population Prospects