Life expectancy estimates and projections in Croatia
Life expectancy at birth in Croatia was 78.6 years in 2023. The value for 2023 is the highest in the series, which starts in 1950.
Croatia, 2023 (latest estimate)
78.6
Change from 2022
+0.4%
Median of European Union (27 countries), 2023
81.9 years
Projection for 2030
79.8 years
Projection for 2050
82.9 years
Projection for 2100
89.0 years
Position in 2023
60th of 216
Life expectancy estimates and projections in Croatia over time
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Croatia
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Years. Source: United Nations, DESA, Population Division (2024). World Population Prospects 2024. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years. Dashed lines are projections.
| Period | Croatia |
|---|---|
| 2100 | 89.0 yearsf (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2095 | 88.4 yearsf (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2090 | 87.8 yearsf (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2085 | 87.3 yearsf (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2080 | 86.7 yearsf (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2075 | 86.1 yearsf (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2070 | 85.5 yearsf (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2065 | 84.9 yearsf (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2060 | 84.3 yearsf (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2055 | 83.6 yearsf (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2050 | 82.9 yearsf (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2045 | 82.2 yearsf (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2040 | 81.4 yearsf (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2035 | 80.6 yearsf (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2030 | 79.8 yearsf (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2025 | 78.9 yearsf (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2023 | 78.6 years |
| 2022 | 78.3 years |
| 2021 | 77.1 years |
| 2020 | 77.5 years |
| 2019 | 78.2 years |
| 2018 | 77.9 years |
| 2017 | 77.7 years |
| 2016 | 77.6 years |
| 2015 | 77.6 years |
| 2014 | 77.5 years |
Flags: f Projection (medium variant) . A dash means no value was published.
In short
- That is a change of +0.4% from 78.3 years in 2022.
- Since 2013, when it was 77.5 years, the figure has changed by +1.4%.
- Among the 216 countries with data for 2023, Croatia has the 60th highest value.
More for Croatia
All statistics for Croatia
Healthy life expectancy
67.3 years
2023 · WHO
Life expectancy at birth
78.9 years
2024 · Eurostat
Infant mortality rate
3.2 per 1,000 live births
2024 · Eurostat
Hospital beds
558 per 100,000 people
2024 · Eurostat
Practising physicians
410 per 100,000 people
2024 · Eurostat
People reporting good or very good health
68.5%
2025 · Eurostat