Croatia Population (LIVE)

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Croatia Population (1950 - 2025)

Yearly Population Growth Rate (%)
  • The current population of Croatia is 3,855,683 as of Friday, March 21, 2025, based on Worldometer’s elaboration of the latest United Nations data1.
  • Croatia 2025 population is estimated at 3,848,160 people at mid-year.
  • Croatia population is equivalent to 0.047% of the total world population.
  • Croatia ranks number 130 in the list of countries (and dependencies) by population.
  • The population density in Croatia is 69 per Km² (178 people per mi²).
  • The total land area is 55,960 Km² (21,606 sq. miles).
  • 61.71% of the population is urban (2,374,884 people in 2025)
  • The median age in Croatia is 45.3 years.
1. U.N. Dept. of Economic and Social Affairs - Population Division. World Population Prospects: The 2024 Revision. (Medium-fertility variant).

Population of Croatia (2025 and historical)

Year Population Yearly %
Change
Yearly
Change
Migrants
(net)
Median
Age
Fertility
Rate
Density
(P/Km²)
Urban
Pop %
Urban
Population
Country's
Share of
World Pop
World
Population
Croatia
Global
Rank
2025 3,848,160 −0.7% −27,165 −3,481 45.3 1.47 69 61.7% 2,374,884 0.047% 8,231,613,070 130
2024 3,875,325 −0.53% −20,698 −5,186 45 1.47 69 61.2% 2,372,446 0.047% 8,161,972,572 130
2023 3,896,023 −0.28% −11,004 10,202 44.8 1.47 70 60.8% 2,370,512 0.048% 8,091,734,930 130
2022 3,907,027 −0.6% −23,466 11,681 44.6 1.53 70 60.6% 2,369,184 0.049% 8,021,407,192 130
2020 3,953,958 −1.12% −45,954 −8,552 44.2 1.48 71 59.9% 2,368,833 0.050% 7,887,001,292 130
2015 4,183,729 −0.55% −23,483 −27,501 42.3 1.4 75 56.9% 2,378,726 0.056% 7,470,491,872 127
2010 4,301,145 −0.06% −2,560 −3,995 41 1.55 77 55.5% 2,387,179 0.061% 7,021,732,148 124
2005 4,313,946 −0.06% −2,432 10,629 40 1.51 77 55.1% 2,377,955 0.065% 6,586,970,132 118
2000 4,326,105 −1.3% −58,651 −47,629 38.6 1.42 77 54.7% 2,365,833 0.070% 6,171,702,993 118
1995 4,619,360 −0.91% −43,141 −51,882 36.8 1.58 83 52.2% 2,413,578 0.080% 5,758,878,982 112
1990 4,835,065 0.34% 16,102 9,538 34.6 1.63 86 50.4% 2,437,730 0.091% 5,327,803,110 104
1985 4,754,555 0.47% 22,132 5,550 33.2 1.83 85 48.9% 2,324,414 0.098% 4,868,943,465 102
1980 4,643,896 0.4% 18,233 −5,486 32.2 1.93 83 46.8% 2,174,204 0.10% 4,447,606,236 98
1975 4,552,730 0.4% 18,011 −7,366 32.1 1.95 81 43.4% 1,974,264 0.11% 4,070,735,277 96
1970 4,462,673 0.53% 23,193 −2,359 31.2 1.88 80 39.8% 1,777,916 0.12% 3,694,683,794 91
1965 4,346,706 0.69% 29,288 −5,253 29.6 2.22 78 34.8% 1,514,128 0.13% 3,334,533,703 86
1960 4,200,264 0.58% 23,906 −21,768 28 2.24 75 30.1% 1,264,238 0.14% 3,015,470,894 80
1955 4,080,735 1.09% 43,149 −18,926 26.4 2.59 73 25.7% 1,049,201 0.15% 2,740,213,792 77

Source: Worldometer (www.Worldometers.info)

Elaboration of data by United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. World Population Prospects: The 2024 Revision. (Medium-fertility variant).

Croatia Population Forecast

Year Population Yearly %
Change
Yearly
Change
Migrants
(net)
Median
Age
Fertility
Rate
Density
(P/Km²)
Urban
Pop %
Urban
Population
Country's
Share of
World Pop
World
Population
Croatia
Global
Rank
2030 3,725,770 −0.64% −24,478 −952 46.6 1.48 67 64.3% 2,394,105 0.043% 8,569,124,911 132
2035 3,607,215 −0.64% −23,711 677 47.7 1.49 64 67.1% 2,420,914 0.041% 8,885,210,181 134
2040 3,488,309 −0.67% −23,781 −275 48.3 1.5 62 70.1% 2,446,110 0.038% 9,177,190,203 136
2045 3,362,953 −0.73% −25,071 −711 48.6 1.51 60 73.2% 2,462,036 0.036% 9,439,639,668 137
2050 3,234,160 −0.78% −25,759 −659 49.1 1.52 58 76.3% 2,467,982 0.033% 9,664,378,587 140

Source: Worldometer (www.Worldometers.info)

Elaboration of data by United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. World Population Prospects: The 2024 Revision. (Medium-fertility variant).

Croatia Demographics

Life Expectancy
78.9 years

(life expectancy at birth, both sexes)

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Infant Mortality Rate
3.3

(infant deaths per 1,000 live births)

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Deaths under age 5
3.9

(per 1,000 live births)

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See also


Notes

The Croatia Population (Live) counter shows a continuously updated estimate of the current population of Croatia delivered by Worldometer’s RTS algorithm, which processes data collected from the United Nations Population Division.

The Population of Croatia (1950 - 2025) chart plots the total population count as of July 1 of each year, from 1950 to 2025.

The Yearly Population Growth Rate chart plots the annual percentage changes in population registered on July 1 of each year, from 1951 to 2025. This value can differ from the Yearly % Change shown in the historical table, which shows the last year equivalent percentage change assuming homogeneous change in the preceding five year period.

Definitions

Year: as of July 1 of the year indicated.

Population: Overall total population (both sexes and all ages) in the country as of July 1 of the year indicated, as estimated by the United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. World Population Prospects: The 2024 Revision. For forecasted years, the U.N. medium-fertility variant is used.