| Source | UN (World Population Prospects 2024) |
| Date | 26 Sep 2024 |
The current population of Croatia is 3,850,461 as of May 20, 2025, based on interpolation of the latest United Nations data. The population of Croatia is projected at 3,875,325, or 3.88 million, as of July 1, 2024. The total population in Croatia is projected at 3,896,023, or 3.90 million people for the year 2023.
Croatia ranks 130th in the world by population on the 237 countries and territories list. Croatia is ranked 27th among 50 countries and territories in Europe.
| Year | Population | Growth | Share (%) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Jan | 1 July | Net Change | rate (%) | to World | |
| 2024 | 3,889,335 | 3,875,325 | -28,020 | -0.723 | 0.047 |
| 2025 | 3,861,315 | 3,848,160 | -26,310 | -0.684 | 0.047 |
| 2026 | 3,835,005 | 3,822,345 | -25,320 | -0.662 | 0.046 |
| 2027 | 3,809,685 | 3,797,352 | -24,665 | -0.650 | 0.045 |
| 2028 | 3,785,020 | 3,773,300 | -23,441 | -0.621 | 0.045 |
| 2029 | 3,761,579 | 3,749,593 | -23,973 | -0.639 | 0.044 |
| 2030 | 3,737,606 | 3,725,770 | -23,672 | -0.635 | 0.043 |
| 2031 | 3,713,934 | 3,701,679 | -24,510 | -0.662 | 0.043 |
| 2032 | 3,689,424 | 3,677,460 | -23,928 | -0.651 | 0.042 |
| 2033 | 3,665,496 | 3,653,762 | -23,469 | -0.642 | 0.042 |
| 2034 | 3,642,027 | 3,630,274 | -23,506 | -0.648 | 0.041 |
| 2035 | 3,618,521 | 3,607,215 | -22,611 | -0.627 | 0.041 |
| 2036 | 3,595,910 | 3,584,372 | -23,076 | -0.644 | 0.040 |
| 2037 | 3,572,834 | 3,560,763 | -24,142 | -0.678 | 0.040 |
| 2038 | 3,548,692 | 3,536,617 | -24,149 | -0.683 | 0.039 |
| 2039 | 3,524,543 | 3,512,498 | -24,090 | -0.686 | 0.039 |
| 2040 | 3,500,453 | 3,488,309 | -24,288 | -0.696 | 0.038 |
| 2041 | 3,476,165 | 3,463,774 | -24,781 | -0.715 | 0.038 |
| 2042 | 3,451,384 | 3,438,936 | -24,897 | -0.724 | 0.037 |
| 2043 | 3,426,487 | 3,413,958 | -25,058 | -0.734 | 0.037 |
| 2044 | 3,401,429 | 3,388,573 | -25,711 | -0.759 | 0.036 |
| 2045 | 3,375,718 | 3,362,953 | -25,530 | -0.759 | 0.036 |
| 2046 | 3,350,188 | 3,337,508 | -25,359 | -0.760 | 0.035 |
| 2047 | 3,324,829 | 3,311,885 | -25,889 | -0.782 | 0.035 |
| 2048 | 3,298,940 | 3,286,003 | -25,873 | -0.787 | 0.034 |
| 2049 | 3,273,067 | 3,260,126 | -25,882 | -0.794 | 0.034 |
| 2050 | 3,247,185 | 3,234,160 | -26,051 | -0.805 | 0.033 |
| 2051 | 3,221,134 | 3,208,229 | -25,811 | -0.805 | 0.033 |
| 2052 | 3,195,323 | 3,182,597 | -25,451 | -0.800 | 0.033 |
| 2053 | 3,169,872 | 3,157,017 | -25,710 | -0.814 | 0.032 |
| 2054 | 3,144,162 | 3,131,454 | -25,415 | -0.812 | 0.032 |
| 2055 | 3,118,747 | 3,105,972 | -25,551 | -0.823 | 0.032 |
| 2056 | 3,093,196 | 3,080,264 | -25,865 | -0.840 | 0.031 |
| 2057 | 3,067,331 | 3,054,624 | -25,414 | -0.832 | 0.031 |
| 2058 | 3,041,917 | 3,029,124 | -25,585 | -0.845 | 0.030 |
| 2059 | 3,016,332 | 3,003,643 | -25,378 | -0.845 | 0.030 |
| 2060 | 2,990,954 | 2,978,213 | -25,482 | -0.856 | 0.030 |
| 2061 | 2,965,472 | 2,952,807 | -25,330 | -0.858 | 0.029 |
| 2062 | 2,940,142 | 2,927,566 | -25,151 | -0.859 | 0.029 |
| 2063 | 2,914,991 | 2,902,532 | -24,918 | -0.858 | 0.029 |
| 2064 | 2,890,073 | 2,878,017 | -24,112 | -0.838 | 0.029 |
| 2065 | 2,865,961 | 2,853,838 | -24,246 | -0.850 | 0.028 |
| 2066 | 2,841,715 | 2,829,608 | -24,213 | -0.856 | 0.028 |
| 2067 | 2,817,502 | 2,805,558 | -23,888 | -0.851 | 0.028 |
| 2068 | 2,793,614 | 2,781,696 | -23,836 | -0.857 | 0.027 |
| 2069 | 2,769,778 | 2,758,151 | -23,253 | -0.843 | 0.027 |
| 2070 | 2,746,525 | 2,735,392 | -22,267 | -0.814 | 0.027 |
| 2071 | 2,724,258 | 2,713,022 | -22,472 | -0.828 | 0.027 |
| 2072 | 2,701,786 | 2,690,488 | -22,596 | -0.840 | 0.026 |
| 2073 | 2,679,190 | 2,668,169 | -22,042 | -0.826 | 0.026 |
| 2074 | 2,657,148 | 2,646,256 | -21,784 | -0.823 | 0.026 |
| 2075 | 2,635,364 | 2,624,398 | -21,931 | -0.836 | 0.026 |
| 2076 | 2,613,433 | 2,602,610 | -21,646 | -0.832 | 0.025 |
| 2077 | 2,591,787 | 2,581,029 | -21,516 | -0.834 | 0.025 |
| 2078 | 2,570,271 | 2,559,768 | -21,006 | -0.821 | 0.025 |
| 2079 | 2,549,265 | 2,538,841 | -20,847 | -0.821 | 0.025 |
| 2080 | 2,528,418 | 2,518,233 | -20,371 | -0.809 | 0.024 |
| 2081 | 2,508,047 | 2,498,026 | -20,043 | -0.802 | 0.024 |
| 2082 | 2,488,004 | 2,478,023 | -19,962 | -0.806 | 0.024 |
| 2083 | 2,468,042 | 2,458,209 | -19,665 | -0.800 | 0.024 |
| 2084 | 2,448,377 | 2,438,564 | -19,626 | -0.805 | 0.024 |
| 2085 | 2,428,751 | 2,419,111 | -19,279 | -0.797 | 0.024 |
| 2086 | 2,409,472 | 2,399,983 | -18,978 | -0.791 | 0.023 |
| 2087 | 2,390,494 | 2,381,091 | -18,805 | -0.790 | 0.023 |
| 2088 | 2,371,689 | 2,362,144 | -19,090 | -0.808 | 0.023 |
| 2089 | 2,352,599 | 2,343,166 | -18,866 | -0.805 | 0.023 |
| 2090 | 2,333,733 | 2,324,531 | -18,404 | -0.792 | 0.023 |
| 2091 | 2,315,329 | 2,306,030 | -18,599 | -0.807 | 0.022 |
| 2092 | 2,296,730 | 2,287,416 | -18,629 | -0.814 | 0.022 |
| 2093 | 2,278,101 | 2,268,883 | -18,435 | -0.813 | 0.022 |
| 2094 | 2,259,666 | 2,250,347 | -18,637 | -0.828 | 0.022 |
| 2095 | 2,241,029 | 2,231,788 | -18,482 | -0.828 | 0.022 |
| 2096 | 2,222,547 | 2,213,327 | -18,441 | -0.833 | 0.022 |
| 2097 | 2,204,106 | 2,195,109 | -17,994 | -0.820 | 0.021 |
| 2098 | 2,186,112 | 2,177,097 | -18,029 | -0.828 | 0.021 |
| 2099 | 2,168,083 | 2,159,169 | -17,827 | -0.826 | 0.021 |
| 2100 | 2,150,256 | 2,141,439 | -17,635 | -0.824 | 0.021 |
| Year | Population | Growth | Share (%) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Jan | 1 July | Net Change | rate (%) | to World | |
| 1950 | 3,840,125 | 3,864,990 | 49,730 | 1.287 | 0.155 |
| 1951 | 3,889,855 | 3,911,671 | 43,632 | 1.115 | 0.154 |
| 1952 | 3,933,487 | 3,957,414 | 47,854 | 1.209 | 0.153 |
| 1953 | 3,981,341 | 4,006,122 | 49,561 | 1.237 | 0.152 |
| 1954 | 4,030,902 | 4,048,114 | 34,424 | 0.850 | 0.151 |
| 1955 | 4,065,326 | 4,080,735 | 30,819 | 0.755 | 0.149 |
| 1956 | 4,096,145 | 4,110,124 | 27,958 | 0.680 | 0.147 |
| 1957 | 4,124,103 | 4,136,704 | 25,202 | 0.609 | 0.145 |
| 1958 | 4,149,305 | 4,160,692 | 22,774 | 0.547 | 0.143 |
| 1959 | 4,172,079 | 4,182,093 | 20,028 | 0.479 | 0.141 |
| 1960 | 4,192,107 | 4,200,264 | 16,314 | 0.388 | 0.139 |
| 1961 | 4,208,421 | 4,223,427 | 30,012 | 0.711 | 0.138 |
| 1962 | 4,238,433 | 4,255,014 | 33,162 | 0.779 | 0.136 |
| 1963 | 4,271,595 | 4,287,266 | 31,343 | 0.731 | 0.134 |
| 1964 | 4,302,938 | 4,317,757 | 29,639 | 0.686 | 0.132 |
| 1965 | 4,332,577 | 4,346,706 | 28,257 | 0.650 | 0.130 |
| 1966 | 4,360,834 | 4,374,301 | 26,935 | 0.616 | 0.129 |
| 1967 | 4,387,769 | 4,400,269 | 25,000 | 0.568 | 0.127 |
| 1968 | 4,412,769 | 4,423,828 | 22,117 | 0.500 | 0.125 |
| 1969 | 4,434,886 | 4,444,447 | 19,121 | 0.430 | 0.123 |
| 1970 | 4,454,007 | 4,462,673 | 17,333 | 0.388 | 0.121 |
| 1971 | 4,471,340 | 4,480,162 | 17,644 | 0.394 | 0.119 |
| 1972 | 4,488,984 | 4,497,891 | 17,814 | 0.396 | 0.117 |
| 1973 | 4,506,798 | 4,515,758 | 17,920 | 0.397 | 0.115 |
| 1974 | 4,524,718 | 4,533,953 | 18,470 | 0.407 | 0.113 |
| 1975 | 4,543,188 | 4,552,730 | 19,085 | 0.419 | 0.112 |
| 1976 | 4,562,273 | 4,571,750 | 18,954 | 0.415 | 0.110 |
| 1977 | 4,581,227 | 4,590,623 | 18,791 | 0.409 | 0.109 |
| 1978 | 4,600,018 | 4,609,020 | 18,003 | 0.391 | 0.107 |
| 1979 | 4,618,021 | 4,626,959 | 17,876 | 0.386 | 0.106 |
| 1980 | 4,635,897 | 4,643,896 | 15,999 | 0.345 | 0.104 |
| 1981 | 4,651,896 | 4,664,258 | 24,725 | 0.530 | 0.103 |
| 1982 | 4,676,621 | 4,689,156 | 25,070 | 0.535 | 0.102 |
| 1983 | 4,701,691 | 4,712,884 | 22,386 | 0.475 | 0.100 |
| 1984 | 4,724,077 | 4,734,488 | 20,821 | 0.440 | 0.099 |
| 1985 | 4,744,898 | 4,754,555 | 19,313 | 0.406 | 0.098 |
| 1986 | 4,764,211 | 4,773,051 | 17,681 | 0.370 | 0.096 |
| 1987 | 4,781,892 | 4,790,209 | 16,634 | 0.347 | 0.095 |
| 1988 | 4,798,526 | 4,806,032 | 15,012 | 0.312 | 0.093 |
| 1989 | 4,813,538 | 4,820,733 | 14,389 | 0.298 | 0.092 |
| 1990 | 4,827,927 | 4,835,065 | 14,277 | 0.295 | 0.091 |
| 1991 | 4,842,204 | 4,825,157 | -34,094 | -0.707 | 0.089 |
| 1992 | 4,808,110 | 4,782,233 | -51,755 | -1.082 | 0.087 |
| 1993 | 4,756,355 | 4,729,743 | -53,225 | -1.125 | 0.085 |
| 1994 | 4,703,130 | 4,675,514 | -55,232 | -1.181 | 0.082 |
| 1995 | 4,647,898 | 4,619,360 | -57,076 | -1.236 | 0.080 |
| 1996 | 4,590,822 | 4,562,299 | -57,046 | -1.250 | 0.078 |
| 1997 | 4,533,776 | 4,504,621 | -58,310 | -1.294 | 0.076 |
| 1998 | 4,475,466 | 4,445,667 | -59,597 | -1.341 | 0.074 |
| 1999 | 4,415,869 | 4,385,822 | -60,094 | -1.370 | 0.072 |
| 2000 | 4,355,775 | 4,326,105 | -59,341 | -1.372 | 0.070 |
| 2001 | 4,296,434 | 4,301,074 | 9,281 | 0.216 | 0.069 |
| 2002 | 4,305,715 | 4,305,782 | 133 | 0.003 | 0.068 |
| 2003 | 4,305,848 | 4,306,686 | 1,676 | 0.039 | 0.067 |
| 2004 | 4,307,524 | 4,310,056 | 5,063 | 0.117 | 0.066 |
| 2005 | 4,312,587 | 4,313,946 | 2,718 | 0.063 | 0.065 |
| 2006 | 4,315,305 | 4,315,800 | 990 | 0.023 | 0.065 |
| 2007 | 4,316,295 | 4,315,954 | -681 | -0.016 | 0.064 |
| 2008 | 4,315,614 | 4,314,631 | -1,967 | -0.046 | 0.063 |
| 2009 | 4,313,647 | 4,310,530 | -6,233 | -0.145 | 0.062 |
| 2010 | 4,307,414 | 4,301,145 | -12,537 | -0.291 | 0.061 |
| 2011 | 4,294,877 | 4,280,824 | -28,106 | -0.657 | 0.060 |
| 2012 | 4,266,771 | 4,259,236 | -15,069 | -0.354 | 0.059 |
| 2013 | 4,251,702 | 4,242,398 | -18,609 | -0.439 | 0.058 |
| 2014 | 4,233,093 | 4,219,479 | -27,228 | -0.645 | 0.057 |
| 2015 | 4,205,865 | 4,183,729 | -44,273 | -1.058 | 0.056 |
| 2016 | 4,161,592 | 4,136,444 | -50,297 | -1.216 | 0.055 |
| 2017 | 4,111,295 | 4,079,200 | -64,190 | -1.574 | 0.053 |
| 2018 | 4,047,105 | 4,024,868 | -44,474 | -1.105 | 0.052 |
| 2019 | 4,002,631 | 3,986,334 | -32,593 | -0.818 | 0.051 |
| 2020 | 3,970,038 | 3,953,958 | -32,160 | -0.813 | 0.050 |
| 2021 | 3,937,878 | 3,924,610 | -26,536 | -0.676 | 0.049 |
| 2022 | 3,911,342 | 3,907,027 | -8,630 | -0.221 | 0.049 |
| 2023 | 3,902,712 | 3,896,023 | -13,377 | -0.343 | 0.048 |