Croatia vs Greece: Natural population growth rate
Croatia
-0.6%
in 2023
Greece
-0.5%
in 2023
Croatia rank
227th
Greece rank
224th
Natural population growth rate over time
- Croatia
- Greece
How they compare
Greece currently reports -0.5% against -0.6% in Croatia, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Croatia ahead.
Croatia ranks 227th and Greece ranks 224th of 236 countries.
Greece has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Croatia | Greece | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 1.1% | 1.2% | 0.0% | Greece |
| 1960s | 0.7% | 1.1% | 0.4% | Greece |
| 1970s | 0.5% | 0.8% | 0.2% | Greece |
| 1980s | 0.3% | 0.4% | 0.1% | Greece |
| 1990s | -0.1% | 0.1% | 0.2% | Greece |
| 2000s | -0.2% | 0.0% | 0.3% | Greece |
| 2010s | -0.4% | -0.2% | 0.1% | Greece |
| 2020s | -0.6% | -0.5% | 0.1% | Greece |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher natural population growth rate, Croatia or Greece?
- Greece, at -0.5% against -0.6% in Croatia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in natural population growth rate between Croatia and Greece?
- 0.1%, with Greece ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Croatia and Greece?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Croatia and Greece rank globally for natural population growth rate?
- Croatia ranks 227th and Greece ranks 224th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Natural population growth rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Births minus deaths, as a share of the population. This is the part of population change that comes only from births and deaths, ignoring migration.