Age structure: 0-14 years: 18% (male 417,181; female 395,430) 15-64 years: 68% (male 1,590,334; female 1,593,470) 65 years and over: 14% (male 253,201; female 415,094) (July 1997 est.)
Population growth rate: 0.17% (1997 est.)
Birth rate: 10.63 births/1,000 population (1997 est.)
Death rate: 11.2 deaths/1,000 population (1997 est.)
Net migration rate: 2.27 migrant(s)/1,000 population (1997 est.)
Sex ratio: at birth : 1.07 male(s)/female under 15 years: 1.06 male(s)/female 15-64 years: 1 male(s)/female 65 years and over: 0.61 male(s)/female total population : 0.94 male(s)/female (1997 est.)
Infant mortality rate: 8.2 deaths/1,000 live births (1997 est.)
Life expectancy at birth: total population : 73.49 years male: 70.16 years female: 77.03 years (1997 est.)
Total fertility rate: 1.56 children born/woman (1997 est.)
Nationality: noun: Croat(s) adjective: Croatian