Women in Croatia
employment rate (2019) [1] | |
| Gender Inequality Index[2] | |
|---|---|
| Value | 0.093 (2021) |
| Rank | 26th out of 191 |
| Global Gender Gap Index[3] | |
| Value | 0.733 (2021) |
| Rank | 45th out of 156 |
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Women in Croatia form half the population and in modern Croatian culture they are largely equal to men.
Demographics
According to the
The sex ratio of the population is 1.06 males per 1 female at birth and up to 14 years of age, and 0.99 males per 1 female between the ages of 15 and 64. But at ages over 64 the ratio is 0.64 males per 1 female. The ratio for the total population is 0.93 males per 1 female.[5] Life expectancy for women in Croatia is 80.1 years (2012).
In 2009, there were 44,577 live births in Croatia, comprising 22,877 male and 21,700 female children. Virtually all of those were performed in medical facilities; only 34 births occurred elsewhere. Out of the total number, 38,809 children were born in wedlock or within 300 days after the end of the marriage, and the average age of mothers at the birth of their first child was 27 years and 5 months. General fertility rate, i.e. number of births per 1,000 women aged 15–49 is 42.9, with the age specific rate peaking at 101.0 per million for women aged 25–29.[5]
In 2014, there were a total of 1.342 million employed persons, with 46% of that number pertaining to women.[6]
In 2013, the principal cause of death for women in Croatia were diseases of the circulatory system at 54.3%, followed by tumors at 23.6%. Other significant causes of death are injuries, poisonings and other external causes (4.3%), respiratory system diseases (3.5%), digestive system diseases (3.3%), and endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases (2.8%).[7]
Notable Croatian women
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The History of Croatia records several notable Croatian women.
In art,
Legal status
Gender equality is part of Article 3 of the Constitution of Croatia.[citation needed]
A Gender Equality Ombudsman and the Office for Gender Equality has existed since 2003.[8]
See also
- Women government ministers of Croatia
- List of female members of the European Parliament for Croatia
- Women mayors of places in Croatia
- Women's Antifascist Front of Croatia
- Gender roles in post-communist Central and Eastern Europe
References
- ^ "LFS by sex and age - indicators". Archived from the original on 2018-12-17. Retrieved 2020-05-09.
- ^ "Human Development Report 2021/2022" (PDF). HUMAN DEVELOPMENT REPORTS. Retrieved 14 November 2022.
- ^ "Global Gender Gap Report 2021" (PDF). World Economic Forum. Retrieved 9 December 2021.
- ^ "Population by Age and Sex, by Settlements, 2011 Census". Census of Population, Households and Dwellings 2011. Zagreb: Croatian Bureau of Statistics. December 2012. Retrieved 18 November 2013.
- ^ a b "World Factbook". Central Intelligence Agency. Retrieved 9 September 2011.
- ISSN 1333-3305. Retrieved 27 December 2015.
- ISSN 1333-3305. Retrieved 27 December 2015.
- ^ Croatian Parliament (14 July 2003). "Zakon o ravnopravnosti spolova" [Law on Gender Equality]. Narodne novine (in Croatian) (116/2003).
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