Share of women who are married or in a union in Croatia
Croatia: Share of women who are married or in a union was 0.9% in 2021. ▼ Falling
Share of women who are married or in a union in Croatia, 1970–2021
Source: United Nations (2024) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2021, share of women who are married or in a union in Croatia stood at 0.9%. That is the lowest value across all 52 years on record.
That represents a change of down 13.1% on the previous year and down 60.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of women who are married or in a union in Croatia peaked at 5.1% in 1970 and was at its lowest, 0.9%, in 2021.
Croatia ranks 197th of 221 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 52 years of available data.
Share of women who are married or in a union in Croatia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 5.1% | — |
| 1971 | 5.1% | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 5.1% | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 5.1% | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 5.1% | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 5.1% | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 5.1% | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 5.1% | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 5.1% | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 5.1% | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 5.1% | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 5.1% | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 5.1% | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 5.1% | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 5.1% | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 5.1% | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 5.1% | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 5.1% | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 5.1% | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 5.1% | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 5.1% | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 5.1% | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 5.0% | -2.9% |
| 1993 | 4.8% | -3.0% |
| 1994 | 4.7% | -3.1% |
| 1995 | 4.5% | -3.2% |
| 1996 | 4.4% | -3.3% |
| 1997 | 4.2% | -3.4% |
| 1998 | 4.1% | -3.5% |
| 1999 | 3.9% | -3.7% |
| 2000 | 3.8% | -3.8% |
| 2001 | 3.6% | -4.0% |
| 2002 | 3.5% | -3.8% |
| 2003 | 3.3% | -3.9% |
| 2004 | 3.2% | -4.1% |
| 2005 | 3.1% | -4.2% |
| 2006 | 2.9% | -4.4% |
| 2007 | 2.8% | -4.6% |
| 2008 | 2.7% | -4.8% |
| 2009 | 2.5% | -5.1% |
| 2010 | 2.4% | -5.4% |
| 2011 | 2.3% | -5.7% |
| 2012 | 2.1% | -6.0% |
| 2013 | 2.0% | -6.4% |
| 2014 | 1.8% | -6.8% |
| 2015 | 1.7% | -7.3% |
| 2016 | 1.6% | -7.9% |
| 2017 | 1.4% | -8.6% |
| 2018 | 1.3% | -9.4% |
| 2019 | 1.2% | -10.4% |
| 2020 | 1.0% | -11.6% |
| 2021 | 0.9% | -13.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 5.1% | 5.1% | 5.1% | 10 |
| 1980s | 5.1% | 5.1% | 5.1% | 10 |
| 1990s | 4.6% | 3.9% | 5.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.1% | 2.5% | 3.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.8% | 1.2% | 2.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.0% | 0.9% | 1.0% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Croatia
- 195 American Samoa 1.0% compare
- 196 Poland 1.0% compare
- 197 Czechia 0.9% compare
- 197 Greece 0.9% compare
- 197 South Africa 0.9% 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)
- 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)
- Age population, age 02, male, interpolated 16,569 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, female, interpolated 16,704 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, male, interpolated 17,689 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of women who are married or in a union in Croatia?
- Share of women who are married or in a union in Croatia was 0.9% in 2021, according to United Nations (2024) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of women who are married or in a union recorded in Croatia?
- The highest recorded value was 5.1% in 1970.
- What is the lowest share of women who are married or in a union recorded in Croatia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9% in 2021.
- How does Croatia rank for share of women who are married or in a union?
- Croatia ranks 197th out of 221 countries with data for 2021.
- Is share of women who are married or in a union rising or falling in Croatia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 60.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Croatia data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations (2024) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of women who are married or in a union. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Percentage of women aged 15-19 sharing a household with their partner, whether married, cohabiting, in consensual partnerships, or in other non-marital unions.