Croatia vs Gambia: Urban and rural population projected to 2050

Croatia
880,132 people
in 2050
Gambia
943,349 people
in 2050
Croatia rank
126th
Gambia rank
123rd

Urban and rural population projected to 2050 over time

  • Croatia
  • Gambia
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How they compare

Gambia currently reports 943,349 people against 880,132 people in Croatia, a difference of 63,217 people.

That makes Gambia'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.

Croatia ranks 126th and Gambia ranks 123rd of 238 countries.

Across the 43 decades both report, Croatia averaged higher in 42 and Gambia in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Croatia Gambia Difference Ahead
1000s 419,998 people 1,798 people 418,200 people Croatia
1100s 443,994 people 2,055 people 441,939 people Croatia
1200s 467,981 people 2,349 people 465,632 people Croatia
1300s 491,939 people 2,684 people 489,255 people Croatia
1400s 515,809 people 3,067 people 512,742 people Croatia
1500s 539,400 people 3,503 people 535,897 people Croatia
1600s 657,800 people 3,995 people 653,805 people Croatia
1700s 653,400 people 4,540 people 648,860 people Croatia
1710s 667,943 people 4,095 people 663,848 people Croatia
1720s 695,206 people 3,694 people 691,512 people Croatia
1730s 723,582 people 3,332 people 720,250 people Croatia
1740s 753,116 people 3,005 people 750,111 people Croatia
1750s 783,855 people 2,710 people 781,145 people Croatia
1760s 815,849 people 2,443 people 813,406 people Croatia
1770s 849,149 people 2,203 people 846,946 people Croatia
1780s 883,808 people 1,986 people 881,822 people Croatia
1790s 919,882 people 1,790 people 918,092 people Croatia
1800s 957,428 people 1,613 people 955,815 people Croatia
1810s 996,703 people 1,453 people 995,250 people Croatia
1820s 1.05 million people 2,175 people 1.05 million people Croatia
1830s 1.11 million people 3,254 people 1.11 million people Croatia
1840s 1.18 million people 4,867 people 1.17 million people Croatia
1850s 1.24 million people 7,278 people 1.24 million people Croatia
1860s 1.31 million people 10,880 people 1.30 million people Croatia
1870s 1.44 million people 16,258 people 1.42 million people Croatia
1880s 1.58 million people 24,287 people 1.56 million people Croatia
1890s 1.73 million people 36,265 people 1.69 million people Croatia
1900s 1.89 million people 54,127 people 1.83 million people Croatia
1910s 2.05 million people 80,745 people 1.97 million people Croatia
1920s 2.28 million people 107,010 people 2.18 million people Croatia
1930s 2.53 million people 141,731 people 2.39 million people Croatia
1940s 2.77 million people 187,588 people 2.58 million people Croatia
1950s 3.00 million people 310,799 people 2.69 million people Croatia
1960s 2.82 million people 406,789 people 2.42 million people Croatia
1970s 2.56 million people 487,357 people 2.07 million people Croatia
1980s 2.34 million people 579,161 people 1.76 million people Croatia
1990s 2.09 million people 746,599 people 1.34 million people Croatia
2000s 1.92 million people 795,539 people 1.12 million people Croatia
2010s 1.85 million people 898,477 people 952,730 people Croatia
2020s 1.63 million people 978,013 people 650,735 people Croatia
2030s 1.38 million people 935,499 people 441,726 people Croatia
2040s 1.07 million people 897,727 people 168,885 people Croatia
2050s 880,132 people 943,349 people 63,217 people Gambia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher urban and rural population projected to 2050, Croatia or Gambia?
Gambia, at 943,349 people against 880,132 people in Croatia as of 2050.
What is the difference in urban and rural population projected to 2050 between Croatia and Gambia?
63,217 people, with Gambia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Croatia and Gambia?
133 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2050.
How do Croatia and Gambia rank globally for urban and rural population projected to 2050?
Croatia ranks 126th and Gambia ranks 123rd 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.