Croatia vs Lithuania: Number of people living in urban and rural areas

Croatia
2.22 million people
in 2025
Lithuania
1.96 million people
in 2025
Croatia rank
135th
Lithuania rank
136th

Number of people living in urban and rural areas over time

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  • Lithuania
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How they compare

Croatia currently reports 2.22 million people against 1.96 million people in Lithuania, a difference of 269,680 people.

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

Across all 76 years both countries report, Croatia has been ahead every year.

Croatia ranks 135th and Lithuania ranks 136th of 236 countries.

Croatia has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Croatia Lithuania Difference Ahead
1950s 1.04 million people 909,260 people 131,870 people Croatia
1960s 1.50 million people 1.30 million people 201,740 people Croatia
1970s 1.99 million people 1.82 million people 162,628 people Croatia
1980s 2.40 million people 2.31 million people 86,553 people Croatia
1990s 2.55 million people 2.45 million people 103,074 people Croatia
2000s 2.39 million people 2.23 million people 165,090 people Croatia
2010s 2.32 million people 1.96 million people 362,063 people Croatia
2020s 2.23 million people 1.93 million people 296,577 people Croatia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of people living in urban and rural areas, Croatia or Lithuania?
Croatia, at 2.22 million people against 1.96 million people in Lithuania as of 2025.
What is the difference in number of people living in urban and rural areas between Croatia and Lithuania?
269,680 people, with Croatia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Croatia and Lithuania?
76 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2025.
How do Croatia and Lithuania rank globally for number of people living in urban and rural areas?
Croatia ranks 135th and Lithuania ranks 136th of 236 countries.
Where does this data come from?
United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Number of people living in urban and rural areas. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Number of people living in urban and rural areas
Unit
people
Source
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
237 places, 18,012 data points, 1950–2025
Last refreshed

Number of people living in urban areas, based on each country's national definition.