Croatia, year by year

Every index this site holds for Croatia, in time order: 12 series across 1990–2025, each value as its source published it. The profile shows the latest snapshot; this is the record behind it.

HDI since 1995

Human development rose from 0.713 in 1995 to 0.889 in 2023.

UNDP Human Development Report, 2025 edition. 29 annual values, none interpolated.

Twenty years here

The world report

Life expectancy at birth: 78.9 years2024at birthUp 3.7 years from 75.2 years in 2005
Internet users: 84%2024of people onlineUp 46 points from 38% in 2006
Urban population: 58%2025of people in towns and citiesUp 2 points from 55% in 2006
Births per woman: 1.462024births per womanDown 0.04 from 1.50 in 2005
Renewable share of energy: 34%2021of energy usedUp 8 points from 27% in 2004
Access to electricity: 100%2024of people with electricityLevel with 2005
Infant mortality: 42024deaths before age one, per 1,000 birthsDown 2 from 6 in 2005
CO2 emissions per person: 4.8 t2024of CO2 per person a yearDown 0.5 t from 5.3 t in 2005
Forest area: 35%2023of land under forestUp 1 point from 34% in 2004

World Bank, from the first to the last observed year of each indicator; each has its own window.

All indexes, 1990–2025

36 years · 12 series · 1 value marked for checking

Year	HDI0–1	Life expectancy at birthyears	Internet users% of people	Urban population% of people	Births per womanbirths	Renewable share of energy% of energy	Access to electricity% of people	Infant mortalityper 1,000 births	CO2 emissions per persont/year	Forest area% of land	GDP per capitaUS$	GDP per capita, PPPintl $
1990	—	72.2	—	—	1.63	21.6	100	11	5.0	—	—	—
1991	—	72.2	—	54.4	1.53	32.7	100	11	3.8	—	—	—
1992	—	71.2	—	54.6	1.48	29.8	100	10	3.6	33.2	—	—
1993	—	71.5	0.1	54.8	1.52	29.9	100	9	3.6	33.3	—	—
1994	—	71.8	0.3	55.0	1.47	30.1	100	9	3.4	33.3	—	—
1995	0.713	72.1	0.5	55.2	1.58	30.3	100	9	3.6	33.4	—	—
1996	0.725	72.4	0.9	55.3	1.67	32.6	100	8	3.8	33.4	—	—
1997	0.734	72.5	1.7	55.5	1.69	29.1	100	8	4.0	33.5	—	—
1998	0.744	72.3	3.3	55.6	1.45	28.1	100	8	4.2	33.6	—	—
1999	0.753	72.6	4.4	55.6	1.38	27.8	100	8	4.4	33.6	—	—
2000	0.769	72.8	6.6	55.7	1.39	26.8	100	7	4.3	33.7	—	—
2001	0.785	74.5	11.6	55.7	1.46	26.9	100	7	4.8	33.8	—	—
2002	0.792	74.7	17.8	55.7	1.42	24.6	100	7	5.0	33.8	—	—
2003	0.798	74.6	22.8	55.6	1.41	24.8	100	7	5.3	33.9	—	—
2004	0.807	75.5	30.9	55.6	1.43	26.6	100	6	5.3	33.9	—	—
2005	0.814	75.2	33.1	55.5	1.50	26.8	100	6	5.3	34.0	—	—
2006	0.819	75.8	38.0	55.5	1.47	25.5	100	6	5.3	34.1	11501	17629
2007	0.825	75.7	41.4	55.4	1.48	22.7	100	5	5.7	34.1	13756	19567
2008	0.827	75.9	44.2	55.4	1.47	24.1	100	5	5.4	34.2	15888	21018
2009	0.826	76.2	50.6	55.3	1.50	27.2	100	5	5.0	34.3	14475	20358
2010	0.831	76.5	56.5	55.3	1.46	29.8	100	5	4.9	34.3	13730	20139
2011	0.836	76.8	57.8	55.3	1.41	27.2	100	5	4.8	34.3	14692	21191
2012	0.839	77.2	61.9	55.3	1.52	29.4	100	4	4.4	34.3	13508	21618
2013	0.846	77.6	66.8	55.4	1.46	32.8	100	4	4.3	34.3	14135	22430
2014	0.848	77.7	68.6	55.5	1.46	33.6	100	4	4.2	34.3	14187	22706
2015	0.852	77.3	69.8	55.6	1.41	33.1	100	4	4.3	34.3	12284	23750
2016	0.856	77.9	72.7	55.7	1.43	31.8	100	4	4.5	34.4	12820	25803
2017	0.862	77.7	67.1	55.9	1.42	29.8	100	4	4.7	34.5	13902	27887
2018	0.867	77.9	75.3	56.1	1.47	32.8	100	4	4.5	34.6	15460	29789
2019	0.872	78.2	79.1	56.3	1.47	31.6	100	4	4.5	34.6	15564	33064
2020	0.867	77.5	78.3	56.5	1.48	32.4	100	4	4.4	34.6	14808	31594
2021	0.876	76.4	81.3	56.8	1.62	34.1	100	4	4.5	34.7	17789	36930
2022	0.886	77.6	82.1	57.0	1.53	—	100	4	4.6	34.7	18466	42125
2023	0.889	78.5	83.2	57.2	1.46	—	100	4	4.8	34.8	22183	47760
2024	—	78.9	83.6	57.5	1.46	—	100	4	4.8	—	24050	49551
2025	—	—	—	57.8	—	—	—	—	—	—	27104	50946
On the profile	0.889	78.9	83.6	57.8	1.46	34.1	—	—	4.8	34.8	27104	50946

Sources: HDI: UNDP HDR 2025; Life expectancy at birth: World Bank SP.DYN.LE00.IN; Internet users: World Bank IT.NET.USER.ZS; Urban population: World Bank SP.URB.TOTL.IN.ZS; Births per woman: World Bank SP.DYN.TFRT.IN; Renewable share of energy: World Bank EG.FEC.RNEW.ZS; Access to electricity: World Bank EG.ELC.ACCS.ZS; Infant mortality: World Bank SP.DYN.IMRT.IN; CO2 emissions per person: World Bank EN.GHG.CO2.PC.CE.AR5; Forest area: World Bank AG.LND.FRST.ZS; GDP per capita: World Bank NY.GDP.PCAP.CD; GDP per capita, PPP: World Bank NY.GDP.PCAP.PP.CD. Profile snapshot from the site dataset regenerated 2026-10-04. Observed years only.

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