The Republic of Croatia has a burning problem that requires urgent intervention. For the last few decades, the problem of population depopulation is present and neglected. Emigration, aging of the population, low birth rates are just one of the problems that have hit Croatia. Population policy in Croatia does not achieve the desired results,, in a fact there is no real plan to prevent a demographic catastrophe that could happen in the future. Many countries have long-term plans to manage the total population of the state, but Croatia does not. Croatia lacks real measures of pronatal policy, measures that will raise the fertility rate and measures that will halt the decline in total population. Croatia already has an excessive percentage of the old population in the total population of Croatia and it is assumed that this percentage will increase even more in the future. Increasing the old population and reducing the young population reduces the labor contingent. Labor force are all persons aged between 15 and 64 who are capable of performing legitimate economic activities. The share of labor contingent in the total population has been falling in recent years and it is speculated that this trend will continue. The hypothesis that in the near future Croatia will face the problem of labor shortages can easily become true. By joining the European Union, it has become easier for Croatian workers to find a job abroad. Emigration is difficult to stop, economic recovery is needed, opening up a large number of jobs, stimulating investment, raising wages and solving other macroeconomic problems that affect the retention of people in the state