Population in Croatia
Croatia: Population was 3.90 million people in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
3.90 million people
Change on year
down 0.3%
World rank
131st
of 239 countries
All-time high
4.84 million people
in 1990
All-time low
420,000 people
in 1000
Years of data
241
1000–2023
Population in Croatia, 1000–2023
Source: HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in people.
Analysis
Croatia recorded 3.90 million people for population in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.3% on the previous year and down 8.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population in Croatia peaked at 4.84 million people in 1990 and was at its lowest, 420,000 people, in 1000.
Croatia ranks 131st of 239 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 241 years of available data.
Population in Croatia, year by year
| Year | people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1000 | 420,000 people | — |
| 1100 | 444,000 people | +5.7% |
| 1200 | 468,000 people | +5.4% |
| 1300 | 492,000 people | +5.1% |
| 1400 | 516,000 people | +4.9% |
| 1500 | 540,000 people | +4.7% |
| 1600 | 660,000 people | +22.2% |
| 1700 | 660,000 people | +0.0% |
| 1710 | 674,690 people | +2.2% |
| 1720 | 702,228 people | +4.1% |
| 1730 | 730,890 people | +4.1% |
| 1740 | 760,723 people | +4.1% |
| 1750 | 791,773 people | +4.1% |
| 1760 | 824,090 people | +4.1% |
| 1770 | 857,726 people | +4.1% |
| 1780 | 892,735 people | +4.1% |
| 1790 | 929,174 people | +4.1% |
| 1800 | 1.23 million people | +32.1% |
| 1801 | 1.23 million people | +0.0% |
| 1802 | 1.23 million people | +0.0% |
| 1803 | 1.23 million people | +0.0% |
| 1804 | 1.23 million people | +0.0% |
| 1805 | 1.23 million people | +0.0% |
| 1806 | 1.23 million people | +0.0% |
| 1807 | 1.23 million people | +0.0% |
| 1808 | 1.23 million people | +0.0% |
| 1809 | 1.23 million people | +0.0% |
| 1810 | 1.23 million people | +0.0% |
| 1811 | 1.23 million people | +0.0% |
| 1812 | 1.23 million people | +0.0% |
| 1813 | 1.23 million people | +0.0% |
| 1814 | 1.23 million people | +0.0% |
| 1815 | 1.23 million people | +0.0% |
| 1816 | 1.23 million people | +0.0% |
| 1817 | 1.23 million people | +0.0% |
| 1818 | 1.23 million people | +0.0% |
| 1819 | 1.23 million people | +0.2% |
| 1820 | 1.23 million people | +0.4% |
| 1821 | 1.24 million people | +0.5% |
| 1822 | 1.25 million people | +0.7% |
| 1823 | 1.26 million people | +0.9% |
| 1824 | 1.27 million people | +0.9% |
| 1825 | 1.28 million people | +0.9% |
| 1826 | 1.29 million people | +0.9% |
| 1827 | 1.31 million people | +0.9% |
| 1828 | 1.32 million people | +0.9% |
| 1829 | 1.33 million people | +0.9% |
| 1830 | 1.34 million people | +0.9% |
| 1831 | 1.35 million people | +0.9% |
| 1832 | 1.36 million people | +0.9% |
| 1833 | 1.38 million people | +0.9% |
| 1834 | 1.39 million people | +0.9% |
| 1835 | 1.40 million people | +0.9% |
| 1836 | 1.41 million people | +0.9% |
| 1837 | 1.43 million people | +0.9% |
| 1838 | 1.44 million people | +0.9% |
| 1839 | 1.45 million people | +0.9% |
| 1840 | 1.46 million people | +0.9% |
| 1841 | 1.48 million people | +0.9% |
| 1842 | 1.49 million people | +0.9% |
| 1843 | 1.50 million people | +0.9% |
| 1844 | 1.52 million people | +0.9% |
| 1845 | 1.53 million people | +0.9% |
| 1846 | 1.54 million people | +0.9% |
| 1847 | 1.56 million people | +0.9% |
| 1848 | 1.57 million people | +0.9% |
| 1849 | 1.58 million people | +0.9% |
| 1850 | 1.60 million people | +0.9% |
| 1851 | 1.61 million people | +0.9% |
| 1852 | 1.63 million people | +0.9% |
| 1853 | 1.64 million people | +0.9% |
| 1854 | 1.66 million people | +0.9% |
| 1855 | 1.67 million people | +0.9% |
| 1856 | 1.68 million people | +0.9% |
| 1857 | 1.70 million people | +0.9% |
| 1858 | 1.72 million people | +0.9% |
| 1859 | 1.73 million people | +0.9% |
| 1860 | 1.75 million people | +0.9% |
| 1861 | 1.76 million people | +0.9% |
| 1862 | 1.78 million people | +0.9% |
| 1863 | 1.79 million people | +0.9% |
| 1864 | 1.81 million people | +0.9% |
| 1865 | 1.83 million people | +0.9% |
| 1866 | 1.84 million people | +0.9% |
| 1867 | 1.86 million people | +0.9% |
| 1868 | 1.87 million people | +0.9% |
| 1869 | 1.89 million people | +0.9% |
| 1870 | 1.91 million people | +0.9% |
| 1871 | 1.93 million people | +0.9% |
| 1872 | 1.94 million people | +0.9% |
| 1873 | 1.96 million people | +0.9% |
| 1874 | 1.98 million people | +0.9% |
| 1875 | 2.00 million people | +0.9% |
| 1876 | 2.01 million people | +0.9% |
| 1877 | 2.03 million people | +0.9% |
| 1878 | 2.05 million people | +0.9% |
| 1879 | 2.07 million people | +0.9% |
| 1880 | 2.09 million people | +0.9% |
| 1881 | 2.11 million people | +0.9% |
| 1882 | 2.12 million people | +0.9% |
| 1883 | 2.14 million people | +0.9% |
| 1884 | 2.16 million people | +0.9% |
| 1885 | 2.18 million people | +0.9% |
| 1886 | 2.20 million people | +0.9% |
| 1887 | 2.22 million people | +0.9% |
| 1888 | 2.24 million people | +0.9% |
| 1889 | 2.26 million people | +0.9% |
| 1890 | 2.28 million people | +0.9% |
| 1891 | 2.30 million people | +0.9% |
| 1892 | 2.32 million people | +0.9% |
| 1893 | 2.34 million people | +0.9% |
| 1894 | 2.36 million people | +0.9% |
| 1895 | 2.38 million people | +0.9% |
| 1896 | 2.41 million people | +0.9% |
| 1897 | 2.43 million people | +0.9% |
| 1898 | 2.45 million people | +0.9% |
| 1899 | 2.47 million people | +0.9% |
| 1900 | 2.49 million people | +0.9% |
| 1901 | 2.52 million people | +0.9% |
| 1902 | 2.54 million people | +0.9% |
| 1903 | 2.56 million people | +0.9% |
| 1904 | 2.58 million people | +0.9% |
| 1905 | 2.61 million people | +0.9% |
| 1906 | 2.63 million people | +0.9% |
| 1907 | 2.65 million people | +0.9% |
| 1908 | 2.68 million people | +0.9% |
| 1909 | 2.70 million people | +0.9% |
| 1910 | 2.73 million people | +0.9% |
| 1911 | 2.75 million people | +0.9% |
| 1912 | 2.77 million people | +0.9% |
| 1913 | 2.80 million people | +0.9% |
| 1914 | 2.82 million people | +0.9% |
| 1915 | 2.85 million people | +0.9% |
| 1916 | 2.87 million people | +0.9% |
| 1917 | 2.90 million people | +0.9% |
| 1918 | 2.93 million people | +0.9% |
| 1919 | 2.95 million people | +0.9% |
| 1920 | 2.98 million people | +0.9% |
| 1921 | 3.00 million people | +0.9% |
| 1922 | 3.03 million people | +0.9% |
| 1923 | 3.06 million people | +0.9% |
| 1924 | 3.08 million people | +0.9% |
| 1925 | 3.11 million people | +0.9% |
| 1926 | 3.14 million people | +0.9% |
| 1927 | 3.17 million people | +0.9% |
| 1928 | 3.19 million people | +0.9% |
| 1929 | 3.22 million people | +0.9% |
| 1930 | 3.25 million people | +0.9% |
| 1931 | 3.28 million people | +0.9% |
| 1932 | 3.31 million people | +0.9% |
| 1933 | 3.34 million people | +0.9% |
| 1934 | 3.37 million people | +0.9% |
| 1935 | 3.40 million people | +0.9% |
| 1936 | 3.43 million people | +0.9% |
| 1937 | 3.46 million people | +0.9% |
| 1938 | 3.49 million people | +0.9% |
| 1939 | 3.52 million people | +0.9% |
| 1940 | 3.55 million people | +0.9% |
| 1941 | 3.58 million people | +0.9% |
| 1942 | 3.61 million people | +0.9% |
| 1943 | 3.64 million people | +0.9% |
| 1944 | 3.67 million people | +0.9% |
| 1945 | 3.71 million people | +0.9% |
| 1946 | 3.74 million people | +0.9% |
| 1947 | 3.77 million people | +0.9% |
| 1948 | 3.81 million people | +0.9% |
| 1949 | 3.84 million people | +0.8% |
| 1950 | 3.86 million people | +0.7% |
| 1951 | 3.91 million people | +1.2% |
| 1952 | 3.96 million people | +1.2% |
| 1953 | 4.01 million people | +1.2% |
| 1954 | 4.05 million people | +1.0% |
| 1955 | 4.08 million people | +0.8% |
| 1956 | 4.11 million people | +0.7% |
| 1957 | 4.14 million people | +0.6% |
| 1958 | 4.16 million people | +0.6% |
| 1959 | 4.18 million people | +0.5% |
| 1960 | 4.20 million people | +0.4% |
| 1961 | 4.22 million people | +0.6% |
| 1962 | 4.26 million people | +0.7% |
| 1963 | 4.29 million people | +0.8% |
| 1964 | 4.32 million people | +0.7% |
| 1965 | 4.35 million people | +0.7% |
| 1966 | 4.37 million people | +0.6% |
| 1967 | 4.40 million people | +0.6% |
| 1968 | 4.42 million people | +0.5% |
| 1969 | 4.44 million people | +0.5% |
| 1970 | 4.46 million people | +0.4% |
| 1971 | 4.48 million people | +0.4% |
| 1972 | 4.50 million people | +0.4% |
| 1973 | 4.52 million people | +0.4% |
| 1974 | 4.53 million people | +0.4% |
| 1975 | 4.55 million people | +0.4% |
| 1976 | 4.57 million people | +0.4% |
| 1977 | 4.59 million people | +0.4% |
| 1978 | 4.61 million people | +0.4% |
| 1979 | 4.63 million people | +0.4% |
| 1980 | 4.64 million people | +0.4% |
| 1981 | 4.66 million people | +0.4% |
| 1982 | 4.69 million people | +0.5% |
| 1983 | 4.71 million people | +0.5% |
| 1984 | 4.73 million people | +0.5% |
| 1985 | 4.75 million people | +0.4% |
| 1986 | 4.77 million people | +0.4% |
| 1987 | 4.79 million people | +0.4% |
| 1988 | 4.81 million people | +0.3% |
| 1989 | 4.82 million people | +0.3% |
| 1990 | 4.84 million people | +0.3% |
| 1991 | 4.83 million people | -0.2% |
| 1992 | 4.78 million people | -0.9% |
| 1993 | 4.73 million people | -1.1% |
| 1994 | 4.68 million people | -1.1% |
| 1995 | 4.62 million people | -1.2% |
| 1996 | 4.56 million people | -1.2% |
| 1997 | 4.50 million people | -1.3% |
| 1998 | 4.45 million people | -1.3% |
| 1999 | 4.39 million people | -1.3% |
| 2000 | 4.33 million people | -1.4% |
| 2001 | 4.30 million people | -0.6% |
| 2002 | 4.31 million people | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 4.31 million people | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 4.31 million people | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 4.31 million people | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 4.32 million people | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 4.32 million people | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 4.31 million people | -0.0% |
| 2009 | 4.31 million people | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 4.30 million people | -0.2% |
| 2011 | 4.28 million people | -0.5% |
| 2012 | 4.26 million people | -0.5% |
| 2013 | 4.24 million people | -0.4% |
| 2014 | 4.22 million people | -0.5% |
| 2015 | 4.18 million people | -0.8% |
| 2016 | 4.14 million people | -1.1% |
| 2017 | 4.08 million people | -1.4% |
| 2018 | 4.02 million people | -1.3% |
| 2019 | 3.99 million people | -1.0% |
| 2020 | 3.95 million people | -0.8% |
| 2021 | 3.92 million people | -0.7% |
| 2022 | 3.91 million people | -0.4% |
| 2023 | 3.90 million people | -0.3% |
Croatia compared with similar countries
- Croatia's 3.90 million people is above the median for high income countries, which is 2.98 million people, 1.3× the median. (85 countries reporting)
- Croatia's 3.90 million people is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 6.36 million people, 61% of the median. (56 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Population 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1800 | +32.1% | 929,174 people | 1.23 million people |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 420,000 people | 420,000 people | 420,000 people | 1 |
| 1100s | 444,000 people | 444,000 people | 444,000 people | 1 |
| 1200s | 468,000 people | 468,000 people | 468,000 people | 1 |
| 1300s | 492,000 people | 492,000 people | 492,000 people | 1 |
| 1400s | 516,000 people | 516,000 people | 516,000 people | 1 |
| 1500s | 540,000 people | 540,000 people | 540,000 people | 1 |
| 1600s | 660,000 people | 660,000 people | 660,000 people | 1 |
| 1700s | 660,000 people | 660,000 people | 660,000 people | 1 |
| 1710s | 674,690 people | 674,690 people | 674,690 people | 1 |
| 1720s | 702,228 people | 702,228 people | 702,228 people | 1 |
| 1730s | 730,890 people | 730,890 people | 730,890 people | 1 |
| 1740s | 760,723 people | 760,723 people | 760,723 people | 1 |
| 1750s | 791,773 people | 791,773 people | 791,773 people | 1 |
| 1760s | 824,090 people | 824,090 people | 824,090 people | 1 |
| 1770s | 857,726 people | 857,726 people | 857,726 people | 1 |
| 1780s | 892,735 people | 892,735 people | 892,735 people | 1 |
| 1790s | 929,174 people | 929,174 people | 929,174 people | 1 |
| 1800s | 1.23 million people | 1.23 million people | 1.23 million people | 10 |
| 1810s | 1.23 million people | 1.23 million people | 1.23 million people | 10 |
| 1820s | 1.28 million people | 1.23 million people | 1.33 million people | 10 |
| 1830s | 1.39 million people | 1.34 million people | 1.45 million people | 10 |
| 1840s | 1.52 million people | 1.46 million people | 1.58 million people | 10 |
| 1850s | 1.66 million people | 1.60 million people | 1.73 million people | 10 |
| 1860s | 1.82 million people | 1.75 million people | 1.89 million people | 10 |
| 1870s | 1.99 million people | 1.91 million people | 2.07 million people | 10 |
| 1880s | 2.17 million people | 2.09 million people | 2.26 million people | 10 |
| 1890s | 2.37 million people | 2.28 million people | 2.47 million people | 10 |
| 1900s | 2.60 million people | 2.49 million people | 2.70 million people | 10 |
| 1910s | 2.84 million people | 2.73 million people | 2.95 million people | 10 |
| 1920s | 3.10 million people | 2.98 million people | 3.22 million people | 10 |
| 1930s | 3.38 million people | 3.25 million people | 3.52 million people | 10 |
| 1940s | 3.69 million people | 3.55 million people | 3.84 million people | 10 |
| 1950s | 4.05 million people | 3.86 million people | 4.18 million people | 10 |
| 1960s | 4.33 million people | 4.20 million people | 4.44 million people | 10 |
| 1970s | 4.54 million people | 4.46 million people | 4.63 million people | 10 |
| 1980s | 4.74 million people | 4.64 million people | 4.82 million people | 10 |
| 1990s | 4.64 million people | 4.39 million people | 4.84 million people | 10 |
| 2000s | 4.31 million people | 4.30 million people | 4.33 million people | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.17 million people | 3.99 million people | 4.30 million people | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.92 million people | 3.90 million people | 3.95 million people | 4 |
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- 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)
- World population growth -0.8% (2100)
- Population density 38.27 people per km² (2100)
- Number of children under 5, by world region 79,027 people (2100)
- Population growth rate, by level of development -0.8% (2100)
- Number of people living in urban and rural areas, annual growth rate -0.1857 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population in Croatia?
- Population in Croatia was 3.90 million people in 2023, according to HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest population recorded in Croatia?
- The highest recorded value was 4.84 million people in 1990.
- What is the lowest population recorded in Croatia?
- The lowest recorded value was 420,000 people in 1000.
- How does Croatia rank for population?
- Croatia ranks 131st out of 239 countries with data for 2023.
- Is population rising or falling in Croatia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Croatia data come from?
- The figures come from HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Population. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Population by country, available from 10,000 BCE to 2023, based on data and estimates from different sources.