Croatia Population (LIVE)

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Croatia Population (1950 - 2024)
Yearly Population Growth Rate (%)
  • The current population of Croatia is 3,863,226 as of Tuesday, December 10, 2024, based on Worldometer's elaboration of the latest United Nations data1.
  • Croatia 2024 population is estimated at 3,875,325 people at mid year.
  • Croatia population is equivalent to 0.05% of the total world population.
  • Croatia ranks number 130 in the list of countries (and dependencies) by population.
  • The population density in Croatia is 69 per Km2 (179 people per mi2).
  • The total land area is 55,960 Km2 (21,606 sq. miles).
  • 61.2 % of the population is urban (2,372,446 people in 2024).
  • The median age in Croatia is 45.0 years.
1. U.N. Dept. of Economic and Social Affairs - Population Division. World Population Prospects: The 2024 Revision. (Medium-fertility variant).

Population of Croatia (2024 and historical)

YearPopulationYearly %
Change
Yearly
Change
Migrants (net)Median AgeFertility RateDensity (P/Km²)Urban
Pop %
Urban PopulationCountry's Share of
World Pop
World PopulationCroatia
Global Rank
2024 3,875,325 -0.53 % -20,698 -5,186 45.0 1.47 69 61.2 % 2,372,446 0.05 % 8,161,972,572 130
2023 3,896,023 -0.28 % -11,004 10,202 44.8 1.47 70 60.8 % 2,370,512 0.05 % 8,091,734,930 130
2022 3,907,027 -0.45 % -17,583 11,681 44.6 1.53 70 60.6 % 2,369,184 0.05 % 8,021,407,192 130
2020 3,953,958 -0.81 % -32,376 -8,552 44.2 1.48 71 59.9 % 2,368,833 0.05 % 7,887,001,292 130
2015 4,183,729 -0.55 % -23,483 -27,501 42.3 1.40 75 56.9 % 2,378,726 0.06 % 7,470,491,872 127
2010 4,301,145 -0.06 % -2,560 -3,995 41.0 1.55 77 55.5 % 2,387,179 0.06 % 7,021,732,148 124
2005 4,313,946 -0.06 % -2,432 10,629 40.0 1.51 77 55.1 % 2,377,955 0.07 % 6,586,970,132 118
2000 4,326,105 -1.30 % -58,651-47,629 38.6 1.42 77 54.7 % 2,365,833 0.07 % 6,171,702,993 118
1995 4,619,360 -0.91 % -43,141 -51,882 36.8 1.58 83 52.2 % 2,413,578 0.08 % 5,758,878,982 112
1990 4,835,065 0.34 % 16,102 9,538 34.6 1.63 86 50.4 % 2,437,730 0.09 % 5,327,803,110 104
1985 4,754,555 0.47 % 22,132 5,550 33.2 1.83 85 48.9 % 2,324,414 0.10 % 4,868,943,465 102
1980 4,643,896 0.40 % 18,233 -5,486 32.2 1.93 83 46.8 % 2,174,204 0.10 % 4,447,606,236 98
1975 4,552,730 0.40 % 18,011 -7,366 32.1 1.95 81 43.4 % 1,974,264 0.11 % 4,070,735,277 96
1970 4,462,673 0.53 % 23,193 -2,359 31.2 1.88 80 39.8 % 1,777,916 0.12 % 3,694,683,794 91
1965 4,346,706 0.69 % 29,288 -5,253 29.6 2.22 78 34.8 % 1,514,128 0.13 % 3,334,533,703 77
1960 4,200,264 0.58 % 23,906 -21,768 28.0 2.24 75 30.1 % 1,264,238 0.14 % 3,015,470,894 80
1955 4,080,735 1.09 % 43,149 -18,926 26.4 2.59 73 25.7 % 1,049,201 0.15 % 2,740,213,792 77
Source: Worldometer (www.Worldometers.info)
Elaboration of data by United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. World Population Prospects: The 2024 Revision. (Medium-fertility variant).
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Croatia Population Forecast

YearPopulationYearly %
Change
Yearly
Change
Migrants (net)Median AgeFertility RateDensity (P/Km²)Urban
Pop %
Urban PopulationCountry's Share of
World Pop
World PopulationCroatia
Global Rank
2025 3,848,160 -0.54 % -21,160 -3,481 45.3 1.47 69 61.7 % 2,374,884 0.05 % 8,231,613,070 130
2030 3,725,770 -0.64 % -24,478 -952 46.6 1.48 67 64.3 % 2,394,105 0.04 % 8,569,124,911 132
2035 3,607,215 -0.64 % -23,711 677 47.7 1.49 64 67.1 % 2,420,914 0.04 % 8,885,210,181 134
2040 3,488,309 -0.67 % -23,781 -275 48.3 1.50 62 70.1 % 2,446,110 0.04 % 9,177,190,203 136
2045 3,362,953 -0.73 % -25,071 -711 48.6 1.51 60 73.2 % 2,462,036 0.04 % 9,439,639,668 137
2050 3,234,160 -0.78 % -25,759   49.1 1.52 58 76.3 % 2,467,982 0.03 % 9,664,378,587 140
Source: Worldometer (www.Worldometers.info)
Elaboration of data by United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. World Population Prospects: The 2024 Revision. (Medium-fertility variant).

Croatia Demographics

Main Page: Demographics of Croatia
Life Expectancy
78.75 years
(life expectancy at birth, both sexes)
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Infant Mortality
3.4
(infant deaths per 1,000 live births)
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Deaths under age 5
4.0
(per 1,000 live births)
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Main Cities by Population in Croatia

(includes boroughs, districts, urban agglomerations, etc.)

# CITY NAME POPULATION
1 Zagreb 663,592
2 Split 149,830
3 Rijeka 107,964
4 Osijek 75,535
5 Zadar 67,309
6 Sesvete 55,313
7 Pula 52,220
8 Slavonski Brod 45,005
9 Karlovac 41,869
10 Centar 37,000
11 Varazdin 36,187
12 Sibenik 31,115
13 Velika Gorica 30,036
14 Vinkovci 28,111
15 Sisak 27,859
16 Dubrovnik 26,922
17 Bjelovar 24,392
18 Koprivnica 22,262
19 Vukovar 22,255
20 Solin 20,996
21 Zapresic 18,768
22 Samobor 16,911
23 GJakovo 16,875
24 Pozega 16,867
25 Cakovec 15,078

See also

Notes

The Croatia Population (Live) counter shows a continuously updated estimate of the current population of Croatia delivered by Worldometer's RTS algorithm, which processes data collected from the United Nations Population Division.

The Population of Croatia (1950 - 2023) chart plots the total population count as of July 1 of each year, from 1950 to 2023.

The Yearly Population Growth Rate chart plots the annual percentage changes in population registered on July 1 of each year, from 1951 to 2023. This value can differ from the Yearly % Change shown in the historical table, which shows the last year equivalent percentage change assuming homogeneous change in the preceding five year period.

Definitions

Year: as of July 1 of the year indicated.

Population: Overall total population (both sexes and all ages) in the country as of July 1 of the year indicated, as estimated by the United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. World Population Prospects: The 2024 Revision. For forecasted years, the U.N. medium-fertility variant is used.


Yearly % Change: For 2023: percentage change in total population over the last year (from July 1, 2022 to June 30 2023). For all other years: latest year annual percentage change equivalent assuming homogeneous change in the preceding five year period, calculated through reverse compounding.

Yearly Change: For 2023: absolute change in total population (increase or decrease in number of people) over the last year (from July 1, 2022 to June 30 2023). For all other years: average annual numerical change over the preceding five year period.

Migrants (net): The average annual number of immigrants minus the number of emigrants over the preceding five year period (running from July 1 to June 30 of the initial and final years), or subsequent five year period (for 2016 data). A negative number means that there are more emigrants than immigrants.

Median Age: age that divides the population into two numerically equal groups: half of the people are older than the median age indicated and half are younger. This parameter provides an indication of age distribution.

Fertility Rate: (Total Fertility Rate, or TFR), it is expressed as children per woman. It is calculated as the average number of children an average woman will have during her reproductive period (15 to 49 years old) based on the current fertility rates of every age group in the country, and assuming she is not subject to mortality.

Density (P/Km²): (Population Density) Population per square Kilometer (Km²).

Urban Pop % : Urban population as a percentage of total population.

Urban Population: Population living in areas classified as urban according to the criteria used by each country.

Country's Share of World Pop: Total population in the country as a percentage of total World Population as of July 1 of the year indicated.

World Population: Total World Population as of July 1 of the year indicated.

Global Rank: Position held by Croatia in the list of all countries worldwide ranked by population (from the highest population to the lowest population) as of July 1 of the year indicated.