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Nationality:
noun: Croat(s), Croatian(s)
adjective:
Croatian
Ethnic groups:
Croat 89.6%, Serb 4.5%, other 5.9% (including Bosniak, Hungarian, Slovene, Czech, and Roma) (2001 census)
Languages:
Croatian (official) 96.1%, Serbian 1%, other and undesignated (including Italian, Hungarian, Czech, Slovak, and German) 2.9% (2001 census)
Religions:
Roman Catholic 87.8%, Orthodox 4.4%, other Christian 0.4%, Muslim 1.3%, other and unspecified 0.9%, none 5.2% (2001 census)
Population:
4,480,043 (July 2012 est.)
country comparison to the world: 123
[see also: Population country ranks ]
Age structure:
0-14 years: 14.8% (male 339,354/female 321,981)
[see also: Age structure 0-14 years country ranks ]
15-24 years:
12.3% (male 281,115/female 269,016)
25-54 years:
41.6% (male 922,594/female 941,081)
55-64 years:
14.2% (male 311,696/female 325,642)
65 years and over:
17.1% (male 303,879/female 463,685) (2012 est.)
Median age:
total: 41.7 years
[see also: Median age - total country ranks ]
male:
39.7 years
female:
43.5 years (2012 est.)
Population growth rate:
-0.092% (2012 est.)
country comparison to the world: 201
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Birth rate:
9.57 births/1,000 population (2012 est.)
country comparison to the world: 200
[see also: Birth rate country ranks ]
Death rate:
11.99 deaths/1,000 population (July 2012 est.)
country comparison to the world: 30
[see also: Death rate country ranks ]
Net migration rate:
1.51 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2012 est.)
country comparison to the world: 45
[see also: Net migration rate country ranks ]
Urbanization:
urban population: 58% of total population (2010)
[see also: Urbanization - urban population country ranks ]
rate of urbanization:
0.4% annual rate of change (2010-15 est.)
Major cities - population:
ZAGREB (capital) 685,000 (2009)
Sex ratio:
at birth: 1.06 male(s)/female
[see also: Sex ratio - at birth country ranks ]
under 15 years:
1.05 male(s)/female
15-64 years:
0.99 male(s)/female
65 years and over:
0.66 male(s)/female
total population:
0.93 male(s)/female (2011 est.)
Maternal mortality rate:
17 deaths/100,000 live births (2010)
country comparison to the world: 142
[see also: Maternal mortality rate country ranks ]
Infant mortality rate:
total: 6.06 deaths/1,000 live births
country comparison to the world: 172
male:
6.16 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
5.96 deaths/1,000 live births (2012 est.)
Life expectancy at birth:
total population: 75.99 years
country comparison to the world: 82
male:
72.38 years
female:
79.8 years (2012 est.)
Total fertility rate:
1.44 children born/woman (2012 est.)
country comparison to the world: 198
[see also: Total fertility rate country ranks ]
Health expenditures:
7.8% of GDP (2009)
country comparison to the world: 61
[see also: Health expenditures country ranks ]
Physicians density:
2.59 physicians/1,000 population (2007)
[see also: Physicians density country ranks ]
Hospital bed density:
5.49 beds/1,000 population (2007)
[see also: Hospital bed density country ranks ]
Sanitation facility access:
improved:
urban: 99% of population
rural: 98% of population
total: 99% of population
unimproved:
