Croatia vs Latvia: Annual growth rate of population share in cities with at least 300,000 inhabitants
Croatia
0.5%
in 2020
Latvia
0.6%
in 2020
Croatia rank
77th
Latvia rank
74th
Annual growth rate of population share in cities with at least 300,000 inhabitants over time
- Croatia
- Latvia
How they compare
Latvia currently reports 0.6% against 0.5% in Croatia, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 14 shared years of data; in 1955 it was Croatia ahead.
Croatia ranks 77th and Latvia ranks 74th of 144 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Croatia averaged higher in 6 and Latvia in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Croatia | Latvia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 1.1% | 0.3% | 0.8% | Croatia |
| 1960s | 1.2% | -0.2% | 1.5% | Croatia |
| 1970s | 0.9% | 0.3% | 0.6% | Croatia |
| 1980s | 0.2% | 0.3% | 0.1% | Latvia |
| 1990s | 0.1% | -0.2% | 0.2% | Croatia |
| 2000s | 0.6% | -0.1% | 0.7% | Croatia |
| 2010s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.0% | Croatia |
| 2020s | 0.5% | 0.6% | 0.0% | Latvia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual growth rate of population share in cities with at least 300,000 inhabitants, Croatia or Latvia?
- Latvia, at 0.6% against 0.5% in Croatia as of 2020.
- What is the difference in annual growth rate of population share in cities with at least 300,000 inhabitants between Croatia and Latvia?
- 0.1%, with Latvia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Croatia and Latvia?
- 14 years are reported by both, from 1955 to 2020.
- How do Croatia and Latvia rank globally for annual growth rate of population share in cities with at least 300,000 inhabitants?
- Croatia ranks 77th and Latvia ranks 74th of 144 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- European Commission, Joint Research Centre (JRC) (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Annual growth rate of population share in cities with at least 300,000 inhabitants. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Average annual growth in the share of population living in cities with at least 300,000 people, calculated over five-year periods. For example, 2020 reflects average growth between 2015–2020. City boundaries are defined using a consistent global approach based on satellite imagery and population data.