Belarus vs Croatia: Urban and rural population projected to 2050

Belarus
935,888 people
in 2050
Croatia
880,132 people
in 2050
Belarus rank
124th
Croatia rank
126th

Urban and rural population projected to 2050 over time

  • Belarus
  • Croatia
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How they compare

Belarus currently reports 935,888 people against 880,132 people in Croatia, a difference of 55,756 people.

That makes Belarus's figure about 1.1 times Croatia's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 133 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Croatia ahead.

Belarus ranks 124th and Croatia ranks 126th of 238 countries.

Across the 43 decades both report, Belarus averaged higher in 38 and Croatia in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade Belarus Croatia Difference Ahead
1000s 192,000 people 419,998 people 227,998 people Croatia
1100s 287,998 people 443,994 people 155,996 people Croatia
1200s 431,992 people 467,981 people 35,989 people Croatia
1300s 431,975 people 491,939 people 59,964 people Croatia
1400s 431,925 people 515,809 people 83,884 people Croatia
1500s 575,701 people 539,400 people 36,301 people Belarus
1600s 718,878 people 657,800 people 61,078 people Belarus
1700s 955,513 people 653,400 people 302,113 people Belarus
1710s 1.13 million people 667,943 people 461,067 people Belarus
1720s 1.22 million people 695,206 people 527,884 people Belarus
1730s 1.33 million people 723,582 people 601,428 people Belarus
1740s 1.44 million people 753,116 people 682,314 people Belarus
1750s 1.56 million people 783,855 people 771,195 people Belarus
1760s 1.68 million people 815,849 people 868,791 people Belarus
1770s 1.83 million people 849,149 people 975,871 people Belarus
1780s 1.98 million people 883,808 people 1.09 million people Belarus
1790s 2.14 million people 919,882 people 1.22 million people Belarus
1800s 2.32 million people 957,428 people 1.36 million people Belarus
1810s 2.51 million people 996,703 people 1.52 million people Belarus
1820s 2.72 million people 1.05 million people 1.66 million people Belarus
1830s 2.94 million people 1.11 million people 1.82 million people Belarus
1840s 3.18 million people 1.18 million people 2.00 million people Belarus
1850s 3.43 million people 1.24 million people 2.18 million people Belarus
1860s 3.69 million people 1.31 million people 2.38 million people Belarus
1870s 3.98 million people 1.44 million people 2.53 million people Belarus
1880s 4.27 million people 1.58 million people 2.69 million people Belarus
1890s 4.57 million people 1.73 million people 2.84 million people Belarus
1900s 4.87 million people 1.89 million people 2.98 million people Belarus
1910s 5.16 million people 2.05 million people 3.11 million people Belarus
1920s 5.42 million people 2.28 million people 3.13 million people Belarus
1930s 5.63 million people 2.53 million people 3.10 million people Belarus
1940s 5.74 million people 2.77 million people 2.97 million people Belarus
1950s 5.55 million people 3.00 million people 2.54 million people Belarus
1960s 5.37 million people 2.82 million people 2.55 million people Belarus
1970s 4.65 million people 2.56 million people 2.09 million people Belarus
1980s 3.83 million people 2.34 million people 1.49 million people Belarus
1990s 3.26 million people 2.09 million people 1.17 million people Belarus
2000s 2.73 million people 1.92 million people 810,112 people Belarus
2010s 2.25 million people 1.85 million people 398,544 people Belarus
2020s 1.87 million people 1.63 million people 240,845 people Belarus
2030s 1.46 million people 1.38 million people 82,797 people Belarus
2040s 1.11 million people 1.07 million people 41,379 people Belarus
2050s 935,888 people 880,132 people 55,756 people Belarus

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher urban and rural population projected to 2050, Belarus or Croatia?
Belarus, at 935,888 people against 880,132 people in Croatia as of 2050.
What is the difference in urban and rural population projected to 2050 between Belarus and Croatia?
55,756 people, with Belarus ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Belarus and Croatia?
133 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2050.
How do Belarus and Croatia rank globally for urban and rural population projected to 2050?
Belarus ranks 124th and Croatia ranks 126th of 238 countries.
Where does this data come from?
HYDE (2023); United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Urban and rural population projected to 2050. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Urban and rural population projected to 2050
Unit
people
Source
HYDE (2023); United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
239 places, 30,401 data points, 1000–2050
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Number of people living in rural areas, combining UN estimates and projections with modeled historical data.