Bulgaria vs Croatia: Natural population growth

Bulgaria
-0.5935
in 2023
Croatia
-0.6053
in 2023
Bulgaria rank
226th
Croatia rank
227th

Natural population growth over time

  • Bulgaria
  • Croatia
-101195019862023

How they compare

Bulgaria currently reports -0.5935 against -0.6053 in Croatia, a difference of 0.0118.

The two have swapped places 9 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Croatia ahead.

Bulgaria ranks 226th and Croatia ranks 227th of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Bulgaria averaged higher in 2 and Croatia in 6.

Head to head by decade

Decade Bulgaria Croatia Difference Ahead
1950s 1.03 1.14 0.108 Croatia
1960s 0.7918 0.7335 0.0582 Bulgaria
1970s 0.6144 0.5472 0.0673 Bulgaria
1980s 0.1994 0.2938 0.0944 Croatia
1990s -0.4048 -0.1064 0.2984 Croatia
2000s -0.5045 -0.2239 0.2806 Croatia
2010s -0.5753 -0.3604 0.2149 Croatia
2020s -0.8976 -0.5708 0.3267 Croatia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher natural population growth, Bulgaria or Croatia?
Bulgaria, at -0.5935 against -0.6053 in Croatia as of 2023.
What is the difference in natural population growth between Bulgaria and Croatia?
0.0118, with Bulgaria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Croatia?
74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Bulgaria and Croatia rank globally for natural population growth?
Bulgaria ranks 226th and Croatia ranks 227th of 236 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Our World in Data, published as Natural population growth. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Natural population growth
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
236 places, 17,464 data points, 1950–2023
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