Population growth rate in Croatia
Croatia: Population growth rate was -0.824 in 2100. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2100)
-0.824
Change on year
up 0.2%
World rank
202nd
of 239 countries
All-time high
1.29
in 1950
All-time low
-1.57
in 2017
Years of data
163
1700–2100
Population growth rate in Croatia, 1700–2100
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for population growth rate in Croatia is -0.824, measured in 2100.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.2% on the previous year and down 4.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population growth rate in Croatia peaked at 1.29 in 1950 and was at its lowest, -1.57, in 2017.
That places Croatia 202nd out of 239 countries with data for 2100, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Population growth rate in Croatia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1700 | 0 | — |
| 1800 | 0.2 | — |
| 1900 | 0.8904 | +345.1% |
| 1905 | 0.8904 | -0.0% |
| 1910 | 0.8903 | -0.0% |
| 1915 | 0.8903 | +0.0% |
| 1920 | 0.8765 | -1.6% |
| 1925 | 0.8765 | -0.0% |
| 1930 | 0.8765 | +0.0% |
| 1935 | 0.8765 | -0.0% |
| 1940 | 0.8765 | +0.0% |
| 1945 | 0.8765 | -0.0% |
| 1950 | 1.29 | +46.8% |
| 1951 | 1.11 | -13.4% |
| 1952 | 1.21 | +8.4% |
| 1953 | 1.24 | +2.3% |
| 1954 | 0.85 | -31.3% |
| 1955 | 0.755 | -11.2% |
| 1956 | 0.68 | -9.9% |
| 1957 | 0.609 | -10.4% |
| 1958 | 0.547 | -10.2% |
| 1959 | 0.479 | -12.4% |
| 1960 | 0.388 | -19.0% |
| 1961 | 0.711 | +83.2% |
| 1962 | 0.779 | +9.6% |
| 1963 | 0.731 | -6.2% |
| 1964 | 0.686 | -6.2% |
| 1965 | 0.65 | -5.2% |
| 1966 | 0.616 | -5.2% |
| 1967 | 0.568 | -7.8% |
| 1968 | 0.5 | -12.0% |
| 1969 | 0.43 | -14.0% |
| 1970 | 0.388 | -9.8% |
| 1971 | 0.394 | +1.5% |
| 1972 | 0.396 | +0.5% |
| 1973 | 0.397 | +0.3% |
| 1974 | 0.407 | +2.5% |
| 1975 | 0.419 | +2.9% |
| 1976 | 0.415 | -1.0% |
| 1977 | 0.409 | -1.4% |
| 1978 | 0.391 | -4.4% |
| 1979 | 0.386 | -1.3% |
| 1980 | 0.345 | -10.6% |
| 1981 | 0.53 | +53.6% |
| 1982 | 0.535 | +0.9% |
| 1983 | 0.475 | -11.2% |
| 1984 | 0.44 | -7.4% |
| 1985 | 0.406 | -7.7% |
| 1986 | 0.37 | -8.9% |
| 1987 | 0.347 | -6.2% |
| 1988 | 0.312 | -10.1% |
| 1989 | 0.298 | -4.5% |
| 1990 | 0.295 | -1.0% |
| 1991 | -0.707 | -339.7% |
| 1992 | -1.08 | +53.0% |
| 1993 | -1.12 | +4.0% |
| 1994 | -1.18 | +5.0% |
| 1995 | -1.24 | +4.7% |
| 1996 | -1.25 | +1.1% |
| 1997 | -1.29 | +3.5% |
| 1998 | -1.34 | +3.6% |
| 1999 | -1.37 | +2.2% |
| 2000 | -1.37 | +0.1% |
| 2001 | 0.216 | -115.7% |
| 2002 | 0.003 | -98.6% |
| 2003 | 0.039 | +1200.0% |
| 2004 | 0.117 | +200.0% |
| 2005 | 0.063 | -46.2% |
| 2006 | 0.023 | -63.5% |
| 2007 | -0.016 | -169.6% |
| 2008 | -0.046 | +187.5% |
| 2009 | -0.145 | +215.2% |
| 2010 | -0.291 | +100.7% |
| 2011 | -0.657 | +125.8% |
| 2012 | -0.354 | -46.1% |
| 2013 | -0.439 | +24.0% |
| 2014 | -0.645 | +46.9% |
| 2015 | -1.06 | +64.0% |
| 2016 | -1.22 | +14.9% |
| 2017 | -1.57 | +29.4% |
| 2018 | -1.1 | -29.8% |
| 2019 | -0.818 | -26.0% |
| 2020 | -0.813 | -0.6% |
| 2021 | -0.676 | -16.9% |
| 2022 | -0.221 | -67.3% |
| 2023 | -0.343 | +55.2% |
| 2024 | -0.723 | +110.8% |
| 2025 | -0.684 | -5.4% |
| 2026 | -0.662 | -3.2% |
| 2027 | -0.65 | -1.8% |
| 2028 | -0.621 | -4.5% |
| 2029 | -0.639 | +2.9% |
| 2030 | -0.635 | -0.6% |
| 2031 | -0.662 | +4.3% |
| 2032 | -0.651 | -1.7% |
| 2033 | -0.642 | -1.4% |
| 2034 | -0.648 | +0.9% |
| 2035 | -0.627 | -3.2% |
| 2036 | -0.644 | +2.7% |
| 2037 | -0.678 | +5.3% |
| 2038 | -0.683 | +0.7% |
| 2039 | -0.686 | +0.4% |
| 2040 | -0.696 | +1.5% |
| 2041 | -0.715 | +2.7% |
| 2042 | -0.724 | +1.3% |
| 2043 | -0.734 | +1.4% |
| 2044 | -0.759 | +3.4% |
| 2045 | -0.759 | -0.0% |
| 2046 | -0.76 | +0.1% |
| 2047 | -0.782 | +2.9% |
| 2048 | -0.787 | +0.6% |
| 2049 | -0.794 | +0.9% |
| 2050 | -0.805 | +1.4% |
| 2051 | -0.805 | -0.0% |
| 2052 | -0.8 | -0.6% |
| 2053 | -0.814 | +1.7% |
| 2054 | -0.812 | -0.2% |
| 2055 | -0.823 | +1.4% |
| 2056 | -0.84 | +2.1% |
| 2057 | -0.832 | -1.0% |
| 2058 | -0.845 | +1.6% |
| 2059 | -0.845 | -0.0% |
| 2060 | -0.856 | +1.3% |
| 2061 | -0.858 | +0.2% |
| 2062 | -0.859 | +0.1% |
| 2063 | -0.858 | -0.1% |
| 2064 | -0.838 | -2.3% |
| 2065 | -0.85 | +1.4% |
| 2066 | -0.856 | +0.7% |
| 2067 | -0.851 | -0.6% |
| 2068 | -0.857 | +0.7% |
| 2069 | -0.843 | -1.6% |
| 2070 | -0.814 | -3.4% |
| 2071 | -0.828 | +1.7% |
| 2072 | -0.84 | +1.4% |
| 2073 | -0.826 | -1.7% |
| 2074 | -0.823 | -0.4% |
| 2075 | -0.836 | +1.6% |
| 2076 | -0.832 | -0.5% |
| 2077 | -0.834 | +0.2% |
| 2078 | -0.821 | -1.6% |
| 2079 | -0.821 | -0.0% |
| 2080 | -0.809 | -1.5% |
| 2081 | -0.802 | -0.9% |
| 2082 | -0.806 | +0.5% |
| 2083 | -0.8 | -0.7% |
| 2084 | -0.805 | +0.6% |
| 2085 | -0.797 | -1.0% |
| 2086 | -0.791 | -0.8% |
| 2087 | -0.79 | -0.1% |
| 2088 | -0.808 | +2.3% |
| 2089 | -0.805 | -0.4% |
| 2090 | -0.792 | -1.6% |
| 2091 | -0.807 | +1.9% |
| 2092 | -0.814 | +0.9% |
| 2093 | -0.813 | -0.1% |
| 2094 | -0.828 | +1.8% |
| 2095 | -0.828 | -0.0% |
| 2096 | -0.833 | +0.6% |
| 2097 | -0.82 | -1.6% |
| 2098 | -0.828 | +1.0% |
| 2099 | -0.826 | -0.2% |
| 2100 | -0.824 | -0.2% |
Croatia compared with similar countries
- Croatia's -0.824 is below the median for high income countries, which is -0.343, 2.4× the median. (85 countries reporting)
- Croatia's -0.824 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is -0.355, 2.3× the median. (56 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Population growth rate in Croatia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | +1200.0% | 0.003 | 0.039 |
| 1900 | +345.1% | 0.2 | 0.8904 |
| 1991 | -339.7% | 0.295 | -0.707 |
| 2009 | -215.2% | -0.046 | -0.145 |
| 2004 | +200.0% | 0.039 | 0.117 |
| 2008 | -187.5% | -0.016 | -0.046 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1700s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 1800s | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 1 |
| 1900s | 0.8904 | 0.8904 | 0.8904 | 2 |
| 1910s | 0.8903 | 0.8903 | 0.8903 | 2 |
| 1920s | 0.8765 | 0.8765 | 0.8765 | 2 |
| 1930s | 0.8765 | 0.8765 | 0.8765 | 2 |
| 1940s | 0.8765 | 0.8765 | 0.8765 | 2 |
| 1950s | 0.8768 | 0.479 | 1.29 | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.6059 | 0.388 | 0.779 | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.4002 | 0.386 | 0.419 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.4058 | 0.298 | 0.535 | 10 |
| 1990s | -1.03 | -1.37 | 0.295 | 10 |
| 2000s | -0.1118 | -1.37 | 0.216 | 10 |
| 2010s | -0.8157 | -1.57 | -0.291 | 10 |
| 2020s | -0.6032 | -0.813 | -0.221 | 10 |
| 2030s | -0.6556 | -0.686 | -0.627 | 10 |
| 2040s | -0.751 | -0.794 | -0.696 | 10 |
| 2050s | -0.8221 | -0.845 | -0.8 | 10 |
| 2060s | -0.8526 | -0.859 | -0.838 | 10 |
| 2070s | -0.8275 | -0.84 | -0.814 | 10 |
| 2080s | -0.8013 | -0.809 | -0.79 | 10 |
| 2090s | -0.8189 | -0.833 | -0.792 | 10 |
| 2100s | -0.824 | -0.824 | -0.824 | 1 |
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- Population regions with projections, annual growth rate -0.8211 % change on previous year (2100)
- Urban and rural population 2050, annual growth rate -3.79 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population long run with projections, annual growth rate -0.8211 % change on previous year (2100)
- Un population 2024 vs 2022, annual growth rate -0.8996 % change on previous year (2100)
- Projected population under age 5, annual growth rate -0.7685 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population density 38.27 (2100)
- Projected population under age 5 79,027 (2100)
- Population growth rate by level of development -0.824 (2100)
- Urbanization vs gdp, annual growth rate 0.5192 % change on previous year (2025)
- Urbanization vs gdp, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population growth rate in Croatia?
- Population growth rate in Croatia was -0.824 in 2100, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest population growth rate recorded in Croatia?
- The highest recorded value was 1.29 in 1950.
- What is the lowest population growth rate recorded in Croatia?
- The lowest recorded value was -1.57 in 2017.
- How does Croatia rank for population growth rate?
- Croatia ranks 202nd out of 239 countries with data for 2100.
- Is population growth rate rising or falling in Croatia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Croatia data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Population growth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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