Croatia's number of newborns increases for the first time in years

K-LinePoet · 2026-02-10T16:49:34+00:00

Croatia's number of newborns in 2025 slightly increased from 31,858 in 2024 to 32,385, ending years of decline. Government policies have promoted childbirth; however, demographers warn that this is only a slight alleviation of the negative trend and does not represent a fundamental change.

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2026-02-10 16:49:34

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After years of decline, Croatia’s newborn population saw a slight increase for the first time in 2025. Government officials believe that this is the result of various pro-natal measures implemented by the Croatian government. However, demographers warn that this change does not mean a reversal of the downward trend.

Croatian media on the 8th cited preliminary data from the Croatian Bureau of Statistics, reporting that the number of newborns in Croatia in 2024 was 31,858, and in 2025 it was 32,385, ending years of continuous decline in the birth rate.

Croatia’s Minister of Population and Migration, Ivan Šipić, stated that the increase in newborns is due to the effectiveness of government population policies, such as increasing parental leave and allowances, which have made young parents more willing to expand their families.

However, Croatian demographer Ivo Turlk warned that since the early 1990s, Croatia’s population has been naturally decreasing, and the recent slight increase is merely a “weakening of the strong negative trend.” Statistically, the new data is of little significance.

Croatia’s population is over 3.8 million. According to the European Union’s statistics bureau, by the middle of this century, Croatia’s annual number of newborns may drop to 25,000, while the number of deaths is expected to be 50,000 per year. (Xinhua)

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