| Source | UN (World Population Prospects 2022) |
| Date | 20 Jun 2024 |
The current population of Croatia is 3,985,047 as of July 27, 2024, based on interpolation of the latest United Nations data. The population of Croatia is projected at 3,986,627, or 3.99 million, as of July 1, 2024. The total population in Croatia is projected at 4,008,617, or 4.01 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 | |
| 2022 | 4,041,171 | 4,030,358 | -21,627 | -0.537 | 0.051 |
| 2023 | 4,019,544 | 4,008,617 | -21,855 | -0.545 | 0.050 |
| 2024 | 3,997,689 | 3,986,627 | -22,124 | -0.555 | 0.049 |
| 2025 | 3,975,565 | 3,964,392 | -22,347 | -0.564 | 0.048 |
| 2026 | 3,953,218 | 3,941,961 | -22,513 | -0.571 | 0.048 |
| 2027 | 3,930,705 | 3,919,328 | -22,754 | -0.581 | 0.047 |
| 2028 | 3,907,951 | 3,896,470 | -22,963 | -0.589 | 0.046 |
| 2029 | 3,884,988 | 3,873,407 | -23,163 | -0.598 | 0.046 |
| 2030 | 3,861,825 | 3,850,140 | -23,369 | -0.607 | 0.045 |
| 2031 | 3,838,456 | 3,826,638 | -23,636 | -0.618 | 0.044 |
| 2032 | 3,814,820 | 3,802,838 | -23,964 | -0.630 | 0.044 |
| 2033 | 3,790,856 | 3,778,659 | -24,395 | -0.646 | 0.043 |
| 2034 | 3,766,461 | 3,754,157 | -24,609 | -0.656 | 0.043 |
| 2035 | 3,741,852 | 3,729,368 | -24,968 | -0.669 | 0.042 |
| 2036 | 3,716,884 | 3,704,237 | -25,294 | -0.683 | 0.041 |
| 2037 | 3,691,590 | 3,678,832 | -25,515 | -0.694 | 0.041 |
| 2038 | 3,666,075 | 3,653,156 | -25,838 | -0.707 | 0.040 |
| 2039 | 3,640,237 | 3,627,181 | -26,112 | -0.720 | 0.040 |
| 2040 | 3,614,125 | 3,600,992 | -26,266 | -0.729 | 0.039 |
| 2041 | 3,587,859 | 3,574,556 | -26,606 | -0.744 | 0.039 |
| 2042 | 3,561,253 | 3,547,938 | -26,630 | -0.751 | 0.038 |
| 2043 | 3,534,623 | 3,521,261 | -26,724 | -0.759 | 0.038 |
| 2044 | 3,507,899 | 3,494,484 | -26,830 | -0.768 | 0.037 |
| 2045 | 3,481,069 | 3,467,671 | -26,797 | -0.773 | 0.037 |
| 2046 | 3,454,272 | 3,440,872 | -26,800 | -0.779 | 0.036 |
| 2047 | 3,427,472 | 3,414,044 | -26,857 | -0.787 | 0.036 |
| 2048 | 3,400,615 | 3,387,150 | -26,930 | -0.795 | 0.035 |
| 2049 | 3,373,685 | 3,360,287 | -26,797 | -0.797 | 0.035 |
| 2050 | 3,346,888 | 3,333,425 | -26,927 | -0.808 | 0.034 |
| 2051 | 3,319,961 | 3,306,548 | -26,826 | -0.811 | 0.034 |
| 2052 | 3,293,135 | 3,279,714 | -26,842 | -0.818 | 0.033 |
| 2053 | 3,266,293 | 3,252,905 | -26,775 | -0.823 | 0.033 |
| 2054 | 3,239,518 | 3,226,197 | -26,642 | -0.826 | 0.033 |
| 2055 | 3,212,876 | 3,199,548 | -26,656 | -0.833 | 0.032 |
| 2056 | 3,186,220 | 3,172,997 | -26,445 | -0.833 | 0.032 |
| 2057 | 3,159,775 | 3,146,529 | -26,492 | -0.842 | 0.032 |
| 2058 | 3,133,283 | 3,120,061 | -26,443 | -0.848 | 0.031 |
| 2059 | 3,106,840 | 3,093,593 | -26,493 | -0.856 | 0.031 |
| 2060 | 3,080,347 | 3,067,081 | -26,531 | -0.865 | 0.030 |
| 2061 | 3,053,816 | 3,040,516 | -26,600 | -0.875 | 0.030 |
| 2062 | 3,027,216 | 3,013,916 | -26,599 | -0.883 | 0.030 |
| 2063 | 3,000,617 | 2,987,313 | -26,608 | -0.891 | 0.029 |
| 2064 | 2,974,009 | 2,960,707 | -26,604 | -0.899 | 0.029 |
| 2065 | 2,947,405 | 2,934,086 | -26,637 | -0.908 | 0.029 |
| 2066 | 2,920,768 | 2,907,437 | -26,662 | -0.917 | 0.028 |
| 2067 | 2,894,106 | 2,880,776 | -26,660 | -0.925 | 0.028 |
| 2068 | 2,867,446 | 2,854,157 | -26,579 | -0.931 | 0.028 |
| 2069 | 2,840,867 | 2,827,595 | -26,544 | -0.939 | 0.028 |
| 2070 | 2,814,323 | 2,801,047 | -26,552 | -0.948 | 0.027 |
| 2071 | 2,787,771 | 2,774,559 | -26,425 | -0.952 | 0.027 |
| 2072 | 2,761,346 | 2,748,160 | -26,372 | -0.960 | 0.027 |
| 2073 | 2,734,974 | 2,721,877 | -26,194 | -0.962 | 0.026 |
| 2074 | 2,708,780 | 2,695,774 | -26,011 | -0.965 | 0.026 |
| 2075 | 2,682,769 | 2,669,861 | -25,816 | -0.967 | 0.026 |
| 2076 | 2,656,953 | 2,644,153 | -25,599 | -0.968 | 0.025 |
| 2077 | 2,631,354 | 2,618,691 | -25,327 | -0.967 | 0.025 |
| 2078 | 2,606,027 | 2,593,485 | -25,085 | -0.967 | 0.025 |
| 2079 | 2,580,942 | 2,568,590 | -24,705 | -0.962 | 0.025 |
| 2080 | 2,556,237 | 2,544,047 | -24,380 | -0.958 | 0.024 |
| 2081 | 2,531,857 | 2,519,863 | -23,987 | -0.952 | 0.024 |
| 2082 | 2,507,870 | 2,496,019 | -23,703 | -0.950 | 0.024 |
| 2083 | 2,484,167 | 2,472,515 | -23,305 | -0.943 | 0.024 |
| 2084 | 2,460,862 | 2,449,365 | -22,994 | -0.939 | 0.023 |
| 2085 | 2,437,868 | 2,426,537 | -22,662 | -0.934 | 0.023 |
| 2086 | 2,415,206 | 2,403,979 | -22,454 | -0.934 | 0.023 |
| 2087 | 2,392,752 | 2,381,678 | -22,148 | -0.930 | 0.023 |
| 2088 | 2,370,604 | 2,359,657 | -21,893 | -0.928 | 0.023 |
| 2089 | 2,348,711 | 2,337,937 | -21,548 | -0.922 | 0.022 |
| 2090 | 2,327,163 | 2,316,445 | -21,436 | -0.925 | 0.022 |
| 2091 | 2,305,727 | 2,295,148 | -21,157 | -0.922 | 0.022 |
| 2092 | 2,284,570 | 2,274,086 | -20,968 | -0.922 | 0.022 |
| 2093 | 2,263,602 | 2,253,229 | -20,747 | -0.921 | 0.022 |
| 2094 | 2,242,855 | 2,232,590 | -20,529 | -0.920 | 0.021 |
| 2095 | 2,222,326 | 2,212,198 | -20,256 | -0.916 | 0.021 |
| 2096 | 2,202,070 | 2,192,059 | -20,022 | -0.913 | 0.021 |
| 2097 | 2,182,048 | 2,172,148 | -19,799 | -0.912 | 0.021 |
| 2098 | 2,162,249 | 2,152,490 | -19,517 | -0.907 | 0.021 |
| 2099 | 2,142,732 | 2,133,088 | -19,289 | -0.904 | 0.021 |
| 2100 | 2,123,443 | 2,113,899 | -19,087 | -0.903 | 0.020 |
| Year | Population | Growth | Share (%) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Jan | 1 July | Net Change | rate (%) | to World | |
| 1950 | 3,846,030 | 3,864,691 | 37,322 | 0.966 | 0.155 |
| 1951 | 3,883,352 | 3,900,322 | 33,939 | 0.870 | 0.153 |
| 1952 | 3,917,291 | 3,935,773 | 36,964 | 0.939 | 0.152 |
| 1953 | 3,954,255 | 3,973,455 | 38,400 | 0.966 | 0.150 |
| 1954 | 3,992,655 | 4,011,865 | 38,421 | 0.958 | 0.149 |
| 1955 | 4,031,076 | 4,049,659 | 37,165 | 0.918 | 0.147 |
| 1956 | 4,068,241 | 4,085,640 | 34,799 | 0.852 | 0.146 |
| 1957 | 4,103,040 | 4,119,357 | 32,634 | 0.792 | 0.144 |
| 1958 | 4,135,674 | 4,151,529 | 31,709 | 0.764 | 0.142 |
| 1959 | 4,167,383 | 4,183,291 | 31,815 | 0.761 | 0.141 |
| 1960 | 4,199,198 | 4,215,324 | 32,253 | 0.765 | 0.140 |
| 1961 | 4,231,451 | 4,247,852 | 32,802 | 0.772 | 0.138 |
| 1962 | 4,264,253 | 4,280,073 | 31,639 | 0.739 | 0.137 |
| 1963 | 4,295,892 | 4,311,042 | 30,301 | 0.703 | 0.135 |
| 1964 | 4,326,193 | 4,341,043 | 29,701 | 0.684 | 0.133 |
| 1965 | 4,355,894 | 4,371,381 | 30,973 | 0.709 | 0.131 |
| 1966 | 4,386,867 | 4,401,775 | 29,816 | 0.677 | 0.129 |
| 1967 | 4,416,683 | 4,429,801 | 26,237 | 0.592 | 0.127 |
| 1968 | 4,442,920 | 4,454,141 | 22,442 | 0.504 | 0.126 |
| 1969 | 4,465,362 | 4,474,891 | 19,058 | 0.426 | 0.124 |
| 1970 | 4,484,420 | 4,492,638 | 16,436 | 0.366 | 0.122 |
| 1971 | 4,500,856 | 4,509,275 | 16,838 | 0.373 | 0.120 |
| 1972 | 4,517,694 | 4,526,426 | 17,465 | 0.386 | 0.118 |
| 1973 | 4,535,159 | 4,544,133 | 17,948 | 0.395 | 0.116 |
| 1974 | 4,553,107 | 4,561,861 | 17,508 | 0.384 | 0.114 |
| 1975 | 4,570,615 | 4,579,428 | 17,627 | 0.385 | 0.113 |
| 1976 | 4,588,242 | 4,597,191 | 17,899 | 0.389 | 0.111 |
| 1977 | 4,606,141 | 4,615,729 | 19,175 | 0.415 | 0.109 |
| 1978 | 4,625,316 | 4,635,773 | 20,913 | 0.451 | 0.108 |
| 1979 | 4,646,229 | 4,657,517 | 22,576 | 0.485 | 0.107 |
| 1980 | 4,668,805 | 4,680,144 | 22,677 | 0.485 | 0.105 |
| 1981 | 4,691,482 | 4,703,980 | 24,996 | 0.531 | 0.104 |
| 1982 | 4,716,478 | 4,728,725 | 24,493 | 0.518 | 0.103 |
| 1983 | 4,740,971 | 4,751,890 | 21,837 | 0.460 | 0.101 |
| 1984 | 4,762,808 | 4,776,362 | 27,108 | 0.568 | 0.100 |
| 1985 | 4,789,916 | 4,803,325 | 26,818 | 0.558 | 0.099 |
| 1986 | 4,816,734 | 4,828,684 | 23,900 | 0.495 | 0.098 |
| 1987 | 4,840,634 | 4,849,962 | 18,657 | 0.385 | 0.096 |
| 1988 | 4,859,291 | 4,865,828 | 13,075 | 0.269 | 0.095 |
| 1989 | 4,872,366 | 4,874,182 | 3,633 | 0.075 | 0.093 |
| 1990 | 4,875,999 | 4,873,707 | -4,585 | -0.094 | 0.092 |
| 1991 | 4,871,414 | 4,844,522 | -53,784 | -1.110 | 0.090 |
| 1992 | 4,817,630 | 4,798,321 | -38,618 | -0.805 | 0.087 |
| 1993 | 4,779,012 | 4,792,403 | 26,781 | 0.559 | 0.086 |
| 1994 | 4,805,793 | 4,819,426 | 27,265 | 0.566 | 0.085 |
| 1995 | 4,833,058 | 4,807,100 | -51,916 | -1.080 | 0.084 |
| 1996 | 4,781,142 | 4,758,628 | -45,027 | -0.946 | 0.082 |
| 1997 | 4,736,115 | 4,711,373 | -49,485 | -1.050 | 0.080 |
| 1998 | 4,686,630 | 4,659,932 | -53,395 | -1.146 | 0.078 |
| 1999 | 4,633,235 | 4,605,329 | -55,812 | -1.212 | 0.076 |
| 2000 | 4,577,423 | 4,548,434 | -57,978 | -1.275 | 0.074 |
| 2001 | 4,519,445 | 4,506,759 | -25,372 | -0.563 | 0.072 |
| 2002 | 4,494,073 | 4,482,868 | -22,409 | -0.500 | 0.071 |
| 2003 | 4,471,664 | 4,461,139 | -21,051 | -0.472 | 0.070 |
| 2004 | 4,450,613 | 4,443,350 | -14,526 | -0.327 | 0.069 |
| 2005 | 4,436,087 | 4,429,681 | -12,811 | -0.289 | 0.068 |
| 2006 | 4,423,276 | 4,417,560 | -11,433 | -0.259 | 0.067 |
| 2007 | 4,411,843 | 4,405,532 | -12,622 | -0.287 | 0.066 |
| 2008 | 4,399,221 | 4,393,664 | -11,114 | -0.253 | 0.065 |
| 2009 | 4,388,107 | 4,382,130 | -11,955 | -0.273 | 0.064 |
| 2010 | 4,376,152 | 4,368,682 | -14,940 | -0.342 | 0.063 |
| 2011 | 4,361,212 | 4,351,842 | -18,741 | -0.431 | 0.062 |
| 2012 | 4,342,471 | 4,331,595 | -21,753 | -0.502 | 0.060 |
| 2013 | 4,320,718 | 4,308,854 | -23,729 | -0.551 | 0.059 |
| 2014 | 4,296,989 | 4,283,972 | -26,034 | -0.608 | 0.058 |
| 2015 | 4,270,955 | 4,254,815 | -32,280 | -0.759 | 0.057 |
| 2016 | 4,238,675 | 4,223,751 | -29,848 | -0.707 | 0.056 |
| 2017 | 4,208,827 | 4,192,467 | -32,721 | -0.780 | 0.055 |
| 2018 | 4,176,106 | 4,160,485 | -31,242 | -0.751 | 0.054 |
| 2019 | 4,144,864 | 4,129,752 | -30,225 | -0.732 | 0.053 |
| 2020 | 4,114,639 | 4,096,869 | -35,539 | -0.867 | 0.052 |
| 2021 | 4,079,100 | 4,060,135 | -37,929 | -0.934 | 0.051 |