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Croatia vs Ireland statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Croatia has a population of 3.87M (ranked 129/197), compared with 5.38M in Ireland (ranked 120/197). Croatia's land area is 21,606 sq mi versus 26,599 sq mi for Ireland (ranked 123rd vs. 119th).

By GDP, Croatia ranks 74/197 ($92.5B) and Ireland ranks 26/197 ($577B). By GDP per capita, Croatia ranks 50/197 ($23,931), while Ireland ranks 4/197 ($107,316).

Main facts and rankings

Croatia Ireland
Population
3839202
5474763
Population rank 129/197 121/197
GDP
$92.5B
2024
$577B
2024
GDP rank 74/197 26/197
GDP per capita
$23,931
2024
$107,316
2024
GDP per capita rank 50/197 4/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$48,575
2024
$131,175
2024
Government debt
$53.3B
2024
$237B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
55.9%
2025
36.7%
2025
Government debt per person
$13,796
2024
$44,121
2024
Government debt per person rank 42/185 11/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$20,265
2025
$44,579
2025
Land area
21,606 sq mi
2025
26,599 sq mi
2025
Population density
178.9 ppl/mi²
2024
202.3 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
1.46
2023
1.5
2023
Median age
46 years
2024
39.7 years
2024
Life expectancy
78.9 years
2025
82.7 years
2025

Croatia and Ireland: Comparison Charts

Croatia and Ireland economies compared

GDP
Croatia

Ireland
Year GDP
Croatia Ireland
1960 - $1,998,550,222
1961 - $2,151,772,980
1962 - $2,329,372,972
1963 - $2,505,073,358
1964 - $2,851,091,646
1965 - $3,035,655,794
1966 - $3,198,820,904
1967 - $3,445,739,915
1968 - $3,378,701,147
1969 - $3,902,721,632
1970 - $4,395,995,086
1971 - $5,098,250,287
1972 - $6,318,060,582
1973 - $7,481,173,066
1974 - $7,896,860,615
1975 - $9,483,808,362
1976 - $9,453,756,015
1977 - $11,248,340,431
1978 - $14,647,996,074
1979 - $18,319,334,300
1980 - $21,747,855,640
1981 - $20,670,190,138
1982 - $21,474,754,080
1983 - $20,766,047,764
1984 - $20,106,648,455
1985 - $21,270,013,326
1986 - $28,714,571,852
1987 - $33,920,518,493
1988 - $37,772,897,421
1989 - $39,238,392,678
1990 $25,650,213,280 $49,305,632,408
1991 $18,760,386,775 $49,787,502,852
1992 $10,621,169,291 $55,918,538,121
1993 $11,259,647,874 $52,417,477,614
1994 $15,062,911,617 $57,097,656,066
1995 $22,772,394,547 $69,139,823,232
1996 $24,150,978,347 $75,790,785,030
1997 $24,175,764,812 $82,856,648,758
1998 $25,890,228,430 $90,199,410,116
1999 $23,777,026,779 $98,893,958,263
2000 $22,134,411,297 $100,207,610,430
2001 $23,066,883,850 $109,346,669,230
2002 $26,757,722,429 $128,596,035,288
2003 $35,245,317,002 $164,670,771,260
2004 $41,836,292,157 $194,372,115,041
2005 $45,013,119,282 $211,876,989,656
2006 $49,590,197,657 $232,180,617,162
2007 $59,298,265,770 $270,079,279,420
2008 $68,478,776,206 $275,447,471,451
2009 $62,321,642,125 $236,443,117,248
2010 $58,981,738,869 $221,985,621,538
2011 $62,903,737,380 $241,337,364,610
2012 $57,551,963,753 $227,270,922,957
2013 $59,852,401,272 $243,301,556,085
2014 $59,612,144,078 $266,787,238,499
2015 $51,005,200,670 $302,391,428,540
2016 $52,654,855,638 $305,733,136,181
2017 $56,186,190,438 $348,532,394,024
2018 $61,668,130,123 $395,461,216,460
2019 $61,467,582,194 $407,124,824,065
2020 $57,963,370,885 $436,555,518,400
2021 $69,006,802,299 $531,306,516,908
2022 $71,198,635,102 $548,570,250,342
2023 $84,393,795,502 $551,394,889,340
2024 $92,526,176,109 $577,389,475,010

Croatia and Ireland economies compared

GDP per capita
Croatia

Ireland
Year GDP per capita
Croatia Ireland
1960 - $707
1961 - $762
1962 - $821
1963 - $878
1964 - $995
1965 - $1,055
1966 - $1,107
1967 - $1,187
1968 - $1,159
1969 - $1,331
1970 - $1,487
1971 - $1,704
1972 - $2,080
1973 - $2,424
1974 - $2,517
1975 - $2,973
1976 - $2,920
1977 - $3,427
1978 - $4,400
1979 - $5,430
1980 - $6,372
1981 - $5,986
1982 - $6,161
1983 - $5,915
1984 - $5,692
1985 - $6,012
1986 - $8,112
1987 - $9,582
1988 - $10,716
1989 - $11,176
1990 $5,369 $14,031
1991 $4,001 $14,087
1992 $2,321 $15,714
1993 $2,448 $14,657
1994 $3,238 $15,903
1995 $4,929 $19,158
1996 $5,300 $20,836
1997 $5,331 $22,551
1998 $5,713 $24,295
1999 $5,269 $26,338
2000 $4,954 $26,335
2001 $5,365 $28,282
2002 $6,220 $32,705
2003 $8,190 $41,204
2004 $9,719 $47,754
2005 $10,444 $50,933
2006 $11,503 $54,329
2007 $13,758 $61,396
2008 $15,889 $61,353
2009 $14,476 $52,133
2010 $13,731 $48,679
2011 $14,695 $52,693
2012 $13,509 $49,412
2013 $14,136 $52,619
2014 $14,188 $57,278
2015 $12,285 $64,312
2016 $12,821 $64,193
2017 $13,903 $72,198
2018 $15,460 $80,739
2019 $15,564 $81,810
2020 $14,808 $86,623
2021 $17,790 $103,962
2022 $18,466 $105,235
2023 $21,865 $103,888
2024 $23,931 $107,316

Croatia vs. Ireland life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Croatia

Ireland
Year Life expectancy, years
Croatia Ireland
1950 58.5 65.6
1951 59 64.8
1952 59.8 67.2
1953 61.5 67.9
1954 62.2 68
1955 63.1 68
1956 63.6 69
1957 64.4 69
1958 65 69.3
1959 65.5 69.4
1960 65.9 70.2
1961 66.5 69.6
1962 67.3 69.9
1963 67.6 70.2
1964 68 70.4
1965 68.5 70.6
1966 68.9 70.2
1967 69 71.2
1968 68.9 70.9
1969 69 70.8
1970 69.2 70.8
1971 69.4 71.6
1972 69.8 71
1973 70.1 71.2
1974 70.6 71.1
1975 71 71.7
1976 71.4 71.8
1977 71.4 71.9
1978 71.3 71.9
1979 71.1 72.2
1980 71 72.5
1981 70.9 72.9
1982 70.7 73.2
1983 70.7 73.2
1984 71 73.6
1985 71.5 73.6
1986 71.8 73.6
1987 71.9 74.4
1988 72.2 74.4
1989 72.5 74.5
1990 72.2 74.8
1991 70.6 75
1992 71.7 75.4
1993 72.3 75.3
1994 72.6 75.8
1995 72.6 75.5
1996 73 75.8
1997 73 76
1998 73.2 76.2
1999 73.6 76.1
2000 74 76.5
2001 74.4 77.1
2002 74.6 77.6
2003 74.7 78.1
2004 75.3 78.5
2005 75.6 78.9
2006 75.7 79.2
2007 75.9 79.6
2008 76 79.8
2009 76.3 80.1
2010 76.7 80.6
2011 77 80.7
2012 77.3 80.9
2013 77.5 81.1
2014 77.5 81.4
2015 77.6 81.5
2016 77.6 81.7
2017 77.7 82.1
2018 77.9 82.1
2019 78.2 82.4
2020 77.5 82.4
2021 77.1 81.9
2022 78.3 82.1
2023 78.6 82.4
2024 78.8 82.6
2025 78.9 82.7

Croatia and Ireland population clocks and comparison

Population
Croatia

Ireland
Year Population
Croatia Ireland
1960 4,140,181 2,828,600
1961 4,167,292 2,824,400
1962 4,196,712 2,836,050
1963 4,225,675 2,852,650
1964 4,252,876 2,866,550
1965 4,280,923 2,877,300
1966 4,310,701 2,888,800
1967 4,338,683 2,902,450
1968 4,365,628 2,915,550
1969 4,391,490 2,932,650
1970 4,412,252 2,957,250
1971 4,431,275 2,992,050
1972 4,450,564 3,036,850
1973 4,470,161 3,085,950
1974 4,490,660 3,137,500
1975 4,512,082 3,189,550
1976 4,535,934 3,238,050
1977 4,559,571 3,282,200
1978 4,581,085 3,329,100
1979 4,594,778 3,373,750
1980 4,599,782 3,412,800
1981 4,611,509 3,453,000
1982 4,634,234 3,485,800
1983 4,658,254 3,510,600
1984 4,680,285 3,532,423
1985 4,701,417 3,538,082
1986 4,721,446 3,539,690
1987 4,739,745 3,540,057
1988 4,755,207 3,524,949
1989 4,767,260 3,511,009
1990 4,777,368 3,513,974
1991 4,689,022 3,534,235
1992 4,575,818 3,558,430
1993 4,600,463 3,576,261
1994 4,652,024 3,590,386
1995 4,620,030 3,608,841
1996 4,557,097 3,637,510
1997 4,534,920 3,674,171
1998 4,532,135 3,712,696
1999 4,512,597 3,754,786
2000 4,468,302 3,805,174
2001 4,299,642 3,866,243
2002 4,302,174 3,931,947
2003 4,303,399 3,996,521
2004 4,304,600 4,070,262
2005 4,310,145 4,159,914
2006 4,311,159 4,273,591
2007 4,310,217 4,398,942
2008 4,309,705 4,489,544
2009 4,305,181 4,535,375
2010 4,295,427 4,560,155
2011 4,280,622 4,580,084
2012 4,260,368 4,599,533
2013 4,233,922 4,623,816
2014 4,201,598 4,657,740
2015 4,151,725 4,701,957
2016 4,106,867 4,762,722
2017 4,041,407 4,827,445
2018 3,988,775 4,898,022
2019 3,949,390 4,976,456
2020 3,914,206 5,039,747
2021 3,878,981 5,110,585
2022 3,855,641 5,212,836
2023 3,859,686 5,307,600
2024 3,866,300 5,380,257

Fertility rates in Croatia and Ireland

Fertility rate
Croatia

Ireland
Year Fertility rate
Croatia Ireland
1960 2.24 3.78
1961 2.22 3.78
1962 2.19 3.92
1963 2.15 4.01
1964 2.14 4.07
1965 2.22 4.04
1966 2.23 3.94
1967 2.1 3.84
1968 2.03 3.77
1969 1.95 3.83
1970 1.88 3.85
1971 1.97 3.93
1972 2.01 3.84
1973 2.01 3.71
1974 1.98 3.59
1975 1.95 3.37
1976 1.94 3.29
1977 1.95 3.24
1978 1.96 3.21
1979 1.95 3.21
1980 1.93 3.21
1981 1.93 3.05
1982 1.9 2.94
1983 1.88 2.74
1984 1.87 2.58
1985 1.82 2.48
1986 1.76 2.44
1987 1.64 2.32
1988 1.79 2.17
1989 1.63 2.08
1990 1.63 2.11
1991 1.53 2.08
1992 1.48 1.99
1993 1.52 1.9
1994 1.47 1.85
1995 1.58 1.84
1996 1.67 1.88
1997 1.69 1.93
1998 1.45 1.94
1999 1.38 1.9
2000 1.39 1.89
2001 1.46 1.94
2002 1.42 1.97
2003 1.41 1.96
2004 1.43 1.93
2005 1.5 1.86
2006 1.47 1.91
2007 1.48 2.01
2008 1.47 2.06
2009 1.5 2.06
2010 1.46 2.05
2011 1.41 2.03
2012 1.52 1.98
2013 1.46 1.93
2014 1.46 1.89
2015 1.41 1.85
2016 1.43 1.81
2017 1.42 1.77
2018 1.47 1.75
2019 1.47 1.71
2020 1.48 1.63
2021 1.62 1.78
2022 1.53 1.54
2023 1.46 1.5

Croatia and Ireland demographics compared

Median age
Croatia

Ireland
Year Median age, years
Croatia Ireland
1960 29 30.1
1961 29.4 29.8
1962 29.7 29.5
1963 30 29.2
1964 30.3 28.9
1965 30.6 28.6
1966 30.9 28.2
1967 31.2 28
1968 31.5 27.8
1969 31.8 27.6
1970 32.1 27.4
1971 32.3 27.1
1972 32.5 26.9
1973 32.7 26.7
1974 32.8 26.5
1975 33 26.5
1976 33.1 26.4
1977 33.2 26.5
1978 33.3 26.5
1979 33.4 26.5
1980 33.4 26.5
1981 33.5 26.6
1982 33.6 26.7
1983 33.8 26.9
1984 34 27.1
1985 34.2 27.3
1986 34.4 27.6
1987 34.7 27.9
1988 35 28.4
1989 35.3 28.8
1990 35.6 29.2
1991 36 29.6
1992 36.4 29.9
1993 36.9 30.2
1994 37.3 30.6
1995 37.8 30.9
1996 38.2 31.3
1997 38.6 31.6
1998 38.9 31.9
1999 39.2 32.2
2000 39.6 32.5
2001 39.9 32.7
2002 40.2 33
2003 40.5 33.2
2004 40.7 33.4
2005 40.9 33.4
2006 41.2 33.4
2007 41.4 33.4
2008 41.6 33.5
2009 41.8 33.9
2010 41.9 34.3
2011 42.2 34.8
2012 42.5 35.2
2013 42.7 35.6
2014 43 36
2015 43.3 36.4
2016 43.7 36.8
2017 44.2 37.1
2018 44.6 37.4
2019 45 37.8
2020 45.2 38.2
2021 45.4 38.6
2022 45.6 38.9
2023 45.8 39.4
2024 46 39.7

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Croatia Ireland
GNI, Atlas method
$85.4B
2024
$419B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
48.9%
2025
23.9%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
4.09%
2021
2.9%
2021
Military expenditure, % of GDP
1.78%
2023
0.22%
2023
Armed forces personnel
20,000
2020
9,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-2.36%
2025
+1.69%
2025
Unemployment rate
5.03%
2024
4.27%
2024
Services, % of GDP
59.7%
2024
61.8%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
19.8%
2024
30.8%
2024
Economic freedom index
68.7
2025
83.1
2025
Income share by richest 10%
23.3%
2023
24.1%
2023
Income share by poorest 10%
2.9%
2023
3.7%
2023
Number of billionaires
1
2025
11
2025
Percentage of billionaires
0.00003%
2025
0.0003%
2025
Listed domestic companies
81
2024
43
2018
Market capitalization of domestic companies
$27.8B
2024
$110B
2018
Total reserves including gold
$3.34B
2024
$12.7B
2024
Personal remittances received
$6.74B
2024
$600M
2024
International tourist arrivals
21,608,000
2020
10,951,000
2019
International tourism as share of exports
23.4%
2020
0.68%
2020
Banked people share
92.6%
2024
98.3%
2024

Energy

Croatia Ireland
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
2,237 kg
2023
2,470 kg
2023
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$20.4
2023
$50.6
2023
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
17.5 megatons
2023
32.5 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
4.52 tons
2023
6.12 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
68%
2022
82.4%
2023
Renewable energy use share
34.1%
2021
12.7%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
11.5%
2023
8.94%
2023
Net energy imports use share
57.3%
2023
85.8%
2023
Electric power consumption per capita
4,484 kWh
2023
6,149 kWh
2023
Renewable electricity output share
69.9%
2021
37.2%
2021
Hydroelectric share
47%
2023
3.88%
2023
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
100%
2023
100%
2023

Society

Croatia Ireland
% of world population
0.05%
2024
0.07%
2024
Annual migration change
-5,186
2024
+39,059
2024
Urban population
58.9%
2024
64.8%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.93 ft
2025
5.87 ft
2025
Average female height
5.47 ft
2025
5.4 ft
2025
Quality of life index
73
2025
93.2
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
47
2024
77
2024
Higher education index
83
2025
87
2025
Homicides per 100K people
0.77
2022
0.65
2023
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
7.9
2019
3.1
2019
Visa free countries
173
2025
175
2025
Adult literacy rate
99.4%
2021
99%
2003
English speaking
57.1%
2023
98.4%
2023
People using the Internet
83.6%
2024
96.5%
2023

Health

Croatia Ireland
Government health expenditure per capita
$1,344
2022
$6,448
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$123.5
2022
$688
2022
Life expectancy
78.9 years
2025
82.7 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
0.009%
2022
n/a
Physicians per 1,000 people
3.61
2021
4.06
2021
Age at first childbirth
29.3 years
2023
31.6 years
2023
Maternal mortality per 100K births
3
2023
4
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
4.6
2023
3.8
2023
Obesity rate
31.4%
2022
29.3%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
10.5%
2024
3.6%
2024
Air quality index
64
2025
87
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
37%
2022
19.3%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
7.65 liters
2020
10.8 liters
2020

Territory

Croatia Ireland
% of world land
0.04%
2025
0.05%
2025
Land area per capita
5,588 sq mi
2024
4,944 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
5,737 sq mi
2025
16,174 sq mi
2025
Forest area
7,516 sq mi
2025
3,066 sq mi
2025
Roads length
16,751 mi
2015
62,031 mi
2018

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