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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
130th
of 238 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

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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 130th of 238 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.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

Countries ranked near Croatia

  1. 127 Mauritania 5.02 million people compare
  2. 128 Kuwait 4.84 million people compare
  3. 129 Panama 4.46 million people compare
  4. 131 Georgia 3.81 million people compare
  5. 132 Eritrea 3.47 million people compare
  6. 133 Mongolia 3.43 million people compare

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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 130th out of 238 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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About this data

Indicator
Population
Unit
people
Source
HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
239 places, 51,002 data points, 1000–2023
Last refreshed

Population by country, available from 10,000 BCE to 2023, based on data and estimates from different sources.