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Croatia vs Sweden: Urban and rural population projected to 2050

Croatia
880,132 people
in 2050
Sweden
801,164 people
in 2050
Croatia rank
126th
Sweden rank
129th

Urban and rural population projected to 2050 over time

  • Croatia
  • Sweden
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How they compare

Croatia currently reports 880,132 people against 801,164 people in Sweden, a difference of 78,968 people.

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

The two have swapped places 4 times across 133 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Croatia ahead.

Croatia ranks 126th and Sweden ranks 129th of 238 countries.

Across the 43 decades both report, Croatia averaged higher in 16 and Sweden in 27.

Head to head by decade

Decade Croatia Sweden Difference Ahead
1000s 419,998 people 399,985 people 20,013 people Croatia
1100s 443,994 people 469,948 people 25,954 people Sweden
1200s 467,981 people 539,820 people 71,839 people Sweden
1300s 491,939 people 1.10 million people 606,961 people Sweden
1400s 515,809 people 432,327 people 83,482 people Croatia
1500s 539,400 people 503,215 people 36,185 people Croatia
1600s 657,800 people 755,518 people 97,718 people Sweden
1700s 653,400 people 1.31 million people 660,040 people Sweden
1710s 667,943 people 1.33 million people 662,677 people Sweden
1720s 695,206 people 1.32 million people 626,894 people Sweden
1730s 723,582 people 1.43 million people 711,318 people Sweden
1740s 753,116 people 1.48 million people 727,854 people Sweden
1750s 783,855 people 1.48 million people 698,955 people Sweden
1760s 815,849 people 1.55 million people 739,121 people Sweden
1770s 849,149 people 1.60 million people 753,731 people Sweden
1780s 883,808 people 1.60 million people 720,122 people Sweden
1790s 919,882 people 1.61 million people 694,368 people Sweden
1800s 957,428 people 1.68 million people 719,532 people Sweden
1810s 996,703 people 1.65 million people 651,797 people Sweden
1820s 1.05 million people 1.71 million people 652,940 people Sweden
1830s 1.11 million people 1.84 million people 722,090 people Sweden
1840s 1.18 million people 1.92 million people 739,800 people Sweden
1850s 1.24 million people 2.04 million people 797,320 people Sweden
1860s 1.31 million people 2.16 million people 848,800 people Sweden
1870s 1.44 million people 2.25 million people 807,500 people Sweden
1880s 1.58 million people 2.36 million people 774,960 people Sweden
1890s 1.73 million people 2.34 million people 614,310 people Sweden
1900s 1.89 million people 2.38 million people 495,980 people Sweden
1910s 2.05 million people 2.43 million people 375,430 people Sweden
1920s 2.28 million people 2.41 million people 122,010 people Sweden
1930s 2.53 million people 2.40 million people 125,170 people Croatia
1940s 2.77 million people 2.33 million people 434,810 people Croatia
1950s 3.00 million people 2.31 million people 699,008 people Croatia
1960s 2.82 million people 1.80 million people 1.02 million people Croatia
1970s 2.56 million people 1.44 million people 1.12 million people Croatia
1980s 2.34 million people 1.41 million people 930,788 people Croatia
1990s 2.09 million people 1.42 million people 668,301 people Croatia
2000s 1.92 million people 1.41 million people 505,372 people Croatia
2010s 1.85 million people 1.33 million people 525,886 people Croatia
2020s 1.63 million people 1.17 million people 457,749 people Croatia
2030s 1.38 million people 988,717 people 388,508 people Croatia
2040s 1.07 million people 848,183 people 218,429 people Croatia
2050s 880,132 people 801,164 people 78,968 people Croatia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher urban and rural population projected to 2050, Croatia or Sweden?
Croatia, at 880,132 people against 801,164 people in Sweden as of 2050.
What is the difference in urban and rural population projected to 2050 between Croatia and Sweden?
78,968 people, with Croatia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Croatia and Sweden?
133 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2050.
How do Croatia and Sweden rank globally for urban and rural population projected to 2050?
Croatia ranks 126th and Sweden ranks 129th 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.