Probability that a man will outlive a woman in Croatia
Croatia: Probability that a man will outlive a woman was 34.8% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Probability that a man will outlive a woman in Croatia, 1950–2023
Source: Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024); Bergeron-Boucher et al. (2022) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Croatia recorded 34.8% for probability that a man will outlive a woman in 2023.
The figure is down 1.8% on the previous year and up 1.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, probability that a man will outlive a woman in Croatia peaked at 43.9% in 1950 and was at its lowest, 32.9%, in 1991.
That places Croatia 209th out of 236 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 74 years of available data.
Probability that a man will outlive a woman in Croatia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 43.9% | — |
| 1951 | 43.8% | -0.4% |
| 1952 | 43.8% | +0.1% |
| 1953 | 43.7% | -0.3% |
| 1954 | 43.5% | -0.5% |
| 1955 | 43.2% | -0.5% |
| 1956 | 43.0% | -0.6% |
| 1957 | 42.9% | -0.3% |
| 1958 | 42.4% | -1.1% |
| 1959 | 41.8% | -1.4% |
| 1960 | 41.3% | -1.2% |
| 1961 | 40.8% | -1.3% |
| 1962 | 40.7% | -0.1% |
| 1963 | 40.3% | -1.0% |
| 1964 | 40.3% | +0.1% |
| 1965 | 40.0% | -0.9% |
| 1966 | 39.7% | -0.6% |
| 1967 | 39.1% | -1.6% |
| 1968 | 38.4% | -1.7% |
| 1969 | 37.9% | -1.5% |
| 1970 | 37.3% | -1.4% |
| 1971 | 36.8% | -1.3% |
| 1972 | 36.4% | -1.0% |
| 1973 | 36.0% | -1.2% |
| 1974 | 35.2% | -2.1% |
| 1975 | 34.5% | -2.0% |
| 1976 | 33.9% | -2.0% |
| 1977 | 33.4% | -1.2% |
| 1978 | 33.0% | -1.2% |
| 1979 | 33.0% | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 33.5% | +1.4% |
| 1981 | 33.7% | +0.4% |
| 1982 | 33.4% | -0.7% |
| 1983 | 33.0% | -1.2% |
| 1984 | 33.1% | +0.3% |
| 1985 | 33.7% | +1.6% |
| 1986 | 34.2% | +1.5% |
| 1987 | 34.4% | +0.7% |
| 1988 | 34.9% | +1.4% |
| 1989 | 35.1% | +0.7% |
| 1990 | 34.8% | -1.0% |
| 1991 | 32.9% | -5.4% |
| 1992 | 34.1% | +3.8% |
| 1993 | 34.8% | +1.8% |
| 1994 | 34.9% | +0.5% |
| 1995 | 35.0% | +0.3% |
| 1996 | 35.5% | +1.4% |
| 1997 | 35.6% | +0.1% |
| 1998 | 36.0% | +1.3% |
| 1999 | 36.4% | +1.0% |
| 2000 | 36.1% | -0.9% |
| 2001 | 34.8% | -3.6% |
| 2002 | 33.8% | -2.8% |
| 2003 | 33.4% | -1.2% |
| 2004 | 33.5% | +0.4% |
| 2005 | 33.6% | +0.3% |
| 2006 | 33.6% | -0.1% |
| 2007 | 33.6% | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 33.7% | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 34.1% | +1.2% |
| 2010 | 34.6% | +1.3% |
| 2011 | 34.5% | -0.3% |
| 2012 | 34.2% | -0.8% |
| 2013 | 34.1% | -0.2% |
| 2014 | 34.4% | +0.8% |
| 2015 | 34.5% | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 34.7% | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 35.0% | +0.9% |
| 2018 | 33.9% | -3.1% |
| 2019 | 34.6% | +2.0% |
| 2020 | 34.5% | -0.2% |
| 2021 | 35.3% | +2.1% |
| 2022 | 35.4% | +0.4% |
| 2023 | 34.8% | -1.8% |
Croatia compared with similar countries
- Croatia's 34.8% is below the median for high income countries, which is 38.1%, 91% of the median. (85 countries reporting)
- Croatia's 34.8% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 37.2%, 93% of the median. (56 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 43.2% | 41.8% | 43.9% | 10 |
| 1960s | 39.8% | 37.9% | 41.3% | 10 |
| 1970s | 35.0% | 33.0% | 37.3% | 10 |
| 1980s | 33.9% | 33.0% | 35.1% | 10 |
| 1990s | 35.0% | 32.9% | 36.4% | 10 |
| 2000s | 34.0% | 33.4% | 36.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 34.5% | 33.9% | 35.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 35.0% | 34.5% | 35.4% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Croatia
- 206 Kyrgyzstan 35.0% compare
- 207 Saint Kitts and Nevis 34.9% compare
- 208 Bosnia and Herzegovina 34.9% compare
- 210 Uruguay 34.7% compare
- 211 Montenegro 34.6% compare
- 212 Romania 34.5% compare
More gender data for Croatia
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 483.14 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -1.34 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 3,243 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 3,243 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate -0.5301 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 15,044 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 15,947 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 15,154 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 16,067 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 15,641 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is probability that a man will outlive a woman in Croatia?
- Probability that a man will outlive a woman in Croatia was 34.8% in 2023, according to Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024); Bergeron-Boucher et al. (2022) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest probability that a man will outlive a woman recorded in Croatia?
- The highest recorded value was 43.9% in 1950.
- What is the lowest probability that a man will outlive a woman recorded in Croatia?
- The lowest recorded value was 32.9% in 1991.
- How does Croatia rank for probability that a man will outlive a woman?
- Croatia ranks 209th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is probability that a man will outlive a woman rising or falling in Croatia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Croatia data come from?
- The figures come from Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024); Bergeron-Boucher et al. (2022) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Probability that a man will outlive a woman. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Probability that a male will live longer than a female if both are randomly selected from the population at birth.