Croatia vs Lithuania: Natural population growth rate

Croatia
-0.6%
in 2023
Lithuania
-0.7%
in 2023
Croatia rank
227th
Lithuania rank
230th

Natural population growth rate over time

  • Croatia
  • Lithuania
-1-0.500.511.5195019862023

How they compare

Croatia currently reports -0.6% against -0.7% in Lithuania, a difference of 0.1%.

The two have swapped places 8 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Croatia ahead.

Croatia ranks 227th and Lithuania ranks 230th of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Croatia averaged higher in 3 and Lithuania in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade Croatia Lithuania Difference Ahead
1950s 1.1% 1.2% 0.1% Lithuania
1960s 0.7% 1.1% 0.4% Lithuania
1970s 0.5% 0.7% 0.1% Lithuania
1980s 0.3% 0.5% 0.2% Lithuania
1990s -0.1% 0.1% 0.2% Lithuania
2000s -0.2% -0.3% 0.1% Croatia
2010s -0.4% -0.4% 0.0% Croatia
2020s -0.6% -0.8% 0.2% Croatia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher natural population growth rate, Croatia or Lithuania?
Croatia, at -0.6% against -0.7% in Lithuania as of 2023.
What is the difference in natural population growth rate between Croatia and Lithuania?
0.1%, with Croatia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Croatia and Lithuania?
74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Croatia and Lithuania rank globally for natural population growth rate?
Croatia ranks 227th and Lithuania ranks 230th 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

Indicator
Natural population growth rate
Unit
%
Source
UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
236 places, 17,464 data points, 1950–2023
Last refreshed

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.