The latest officially reported population of Bulgaria was 6,444,366 in 2024 vs 3,866,300 people in Croatia in 2024. In 2025, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Bulgaria's population is 6,403,235 people compared to 3,839,202 in Croatia.
Population statistics:
- Bulgaria's population is 1.67 times bigger than Croatia's.
- Bulgaria is ranked the 111th most populous country in the world, while Croatia is the 129th.
- The countries together account for 0.12% of the world: 0.08% for Bulgaria vs 0.05% for Croatia.
- For the last 10 years, Bulgaria has had an average growth rate of -0.95% per year vs -0.82% in Croatia.
- Since 2005, the population of Bulgaria has decreased from 7.66M people to 6.4M (16.4% decline), while Croatia has declined from 4.31M to 3.84M (10.9% decline).
- Both countries are in a period of decline and in 50 years are projected to lose 36.6% of the population in Bulgaria and 31.8% in Croatia.
Bulgaria vs Croatia: live population counter
Bulgaria
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Croatia
|
|
|---|---|---|
| Current population |
6403235
|
3839202
|
| Population rank | 111/197 | 129/197 |
| Percent of world population | 0.08% | 0.05% |
| One net population change |
3.93 hours
|
1.32 hours
|
| One birth every |
9.16 minutes
|
16.4 minutes
|
| One death every |
5.19 minutes
|
10.2 minutes
|
| One migration net change every |
16.7 hours
|
1.69 hours
|
| Annual migration change | +524 | -5,186 |
| Daily growth/decline | -6 | +18 |
| Annual growth/decline | -2,230 | +6,614 |
| Annual growth/decline rate | -0.03% | +0.17% |
| Population growth rate rank | 168/197 | 155/197 |
Bulgaria and Croatia: population history and growth rate by year chart
Bulgaria
Population
Growth rate
Croatia
Population
Growth rate
| Year | Population | Growth rate | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
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Bulgaria
|
Croatia
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Bulgaria
|
Croatia
|
|
| 1960 | 7,867,374 | 4,140,181 | - | - |
| 1961 | 7,943,118 | 4,167,292 | 0.96% | 0.65% |
| 1962 | 8,012,946 | 4,196,712 | 0.88% | 0.71% |
| 1963 | 8,078,145 | 4,225,675 | 0.81% | 0.69% |
| 1964 | 8,144,340 | 4,252,876 | 0.82% | 0.64% |
| 1965 | 8,204,168 | 4,280,923 | 0.73% | 0.66% |
| 1966 | 8,258,057 | 4,310,701 | 0.66% | 0.7% |
| 1967 | 8,310,226 | 4,338,683 | 0.63% | 0.65% |
| 1968 | 8,369,603 | 4,365,628 | 0.71% | 0.62% |
| 1969 | 8,434,172 | 4,391,490 | 0.77% | 0.59% |
| 1970 | 8,489,574 | 4,412,252 | 0.66% | 0.47% |
| 1971 | 8,536,395 | 4,431,275 | 0.55% | 0.43% |
| 1972 | 8,576,200 | 4,450,564 | 0.47% | 0.44% |
| 1973 | 8,620,967 | 4,470,161 | 0.52% | 0.44% |
| 1974 | 8,678,745 | 4,490,660 | 0.67% | 0.46% |
| 1975 | 8,720,742 | 4,512,082 | 0.48% | 0.48% |
| 1976 | 8,758,599 | 4,535,934 | 0.43% | 0.53% |
| 1977 | 8,804,183 | 4,559,571 | 0.52% | 0.52% |
| 1978 | 8,814,032 | 4,581,085 | 0.11% | 0.47% |
| 1979 | 8,825,940 | 4,594,778 | 0.14% | 0.3% |
| 1980 | 8,861,535 | 4,599,782 | 0.4% | 0.11% |
| 1981 | 8,891,117 | 4,611,509 | 0.33% | 0.25% |
| 1982 | 8,917,457 | 4,634,234 | 0.3% | 0.49% |
| 1983 | 8,939,738 | 4,658,254 | 0.25% | 0.52% |
| 1984 | 8,960,679 | 4,680,285 | 0.23% | 0.47% |
| 1985 | 8,960,547 | 4,701,417 | -0.001% | 0.45% |
| 1986 | 8,958,171 | 4,721,446 | -0.03% | 0.43% |
| 1987 | 8,971,359 | 4,739,745 | 0.15% | 0.39% |
| 1988 | 8,981,446 | 4,755,207 | 0.11% | 0.33% |
| 1989 | 8,876,972 | 4,767,260 | -1.16% | 0.25% |
| 1990 | 8,718,289 | 4,777,368 | -1.79% | 0.21% |
| 1991 | 8,632,367 | 4,689,022 | -0.99% | -1.85% |
| 1992 | 8,540,164 | 4,575,818 | -1.07% | -2.41% |
| 1993 | 8,472,313 | 4,600,463 | -0.79% | 0.54% |
| 1994 | 8,443,591 | 4,652,024 | -0.34% | 1.12% |
| 1995 | 8,406,067 | 4,620,030 | -0.44% | -0.69% |
| 1996 | 8,362,826 | 4,557,097 | -0.51% | -1.36% |
| 1997 | 8,312,068 | 4,534,920 | -0.61% | -0.49% |
| 1998 | 8,256,786 | 4,532,135 | -0.67% | -0.06% |
| 1999 | 8,210,624 | 4,512,597 | -0.56% | -0.43% |
| 2000 | 8,170,172 | 4,468,302 | -0.49% | -0.98% |
| 2001 | 8,009,142 | 4,299,642 | -1.97% | -3.77% |
| 2002 | 7,837,161 | 4,302,174 | -2.15% | 0.06% |
| 2003 | 7,775,327 | 4,303,399 | -0.79% | 0.03% |
| 2004 | 7,716,860 | 4,304,600 | -0.75% | 0.03% |
| 2005 | 7,658,972 | 4,310,145 | -0.75% | 0.13% |
| 2006 | 7,601,022 | 4,311,159 | -0.76% | 0.02% |
| 2007 | 7,545,338 | 4,310,217 | -0.73% | -0.02% |
| 2008 | 7,492,561 | 4,309,705 | -0.7% | -0.01% |
| 2009 | 7,444,443 | 4,305,181 | -0.64% | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 7,395,599 | 4,295,427 | -0.66% | -0.23% |
| 2011 | 7,348,328 | 4,280,622 | -0.64% | -0.34% |
| 2012 | 7,305,888 | 4,260,368 | -0.58% | -0.47% |
| 2013 | 7,160,005 | 4,233,922 | -2% | -0.62% |
| 2014 | 7,073,572 | 4,201,598 | -1.21% | -0.76% |
| 2015 | 6,984,225 | 4,151,725 | -1.26% | -1.19% |
| 2016 | 6,894,139 | 4,106,867 | -1.29% | -1.08% |
| 2017 | 6,803,468 | 4,041,407 | -1.32% | -1.59% |
| 2018 | 6,710,798 | 3,988,775 | -1.36% | -1.3% |
| 2019 | 6,616,726 | 3,949,390 | -1.4% | -0.99% |
| 2020 | 6,550,696 | 3,914,206 | -1% | -0.89% |
| 2021 | 6,507,301 | 3,878,981 | -0.66% | -0.9% |
| 2022 | 6,465,097 | 3,855,641 | -0.65% | -0.6% |
| 2023 | 6,446,596 | 3,859,686 | -0.29% | 0.1% |
| 2024 | 6,444,366 | 3,866,300 | -0.03% | 0.17% |
| 2025 | 6,403,235 | 3,839,202 | -0.64% | -0.7% |
| 2026 | 6,358,515 | 3,813,444 | -0.7% | -0.67% |
| 2027 | 6,310,991 | 3,788,509 | -0.75% | -0.65% |
| 2028 | 6,261,580 | 3,764,509 | -0.78% | -0.63% |
| 2029 | 6,210,816 | 3,740,864 | -0.81% | -0.63% |
| 2030 | 6,158,806 | 3,717,091 | -0.84% | -0.64% |
| 2031 | 6,106,271 | 3,693,060 | -0.85% | -0.65% |
| 2032 | 6,054,057 | 3,668,891 | -0.86% | -0.65% |
| 2033 | 6,001,675 | 3,645,252 | -0.87% | -0.64% |
| 2034 | 5,948,975 | 3,621,822 | -0.88% | -0.64% |
| 2035 | 5,896,427 | 3,598,817 | -0.88% | -0.64% |
| 2036 | 5,843,557 | 3,576,022 | -0.9% | -0.63% |
| 2037 | 5,790,371 | 3,552,470 | -0.91% | -0.66% |
| 2038 | 5,737,870 | 3,528,382 | -0.91% | -0.68% |
| 2039 | 5,685,753 | 3,504,319 | -0.91% | -0.68% |
| 2040 | 5,633,818 | 3,480,182 | -0.91% | -0.69% |
| 2041 | 5,582,636 | 3,455,709 | -0.91% | -0.7% |
| 2042 | 5,532,405 | 3,430,926 | -0.9% | -0.72% |
| 2043 | 5,483,086 | 3,406,019 | -0.89% | -0.73% |
| 2044 | 5,434,397 | 3,380,680 | -0.89% | -0.74% |
| 2045 | 5,386,376 | 3,355,131 | -0.88% | -0.76% |
| 2046 | 5,338,852 | 3,329,736 | -0.88% | -0.76% |
| 2047 | 5,291,441 | 3,304,173 | -0.89% | -0.77% |
| 2048 | 5,244,419 | 3,278,352 | -0.89% | -0.78% |
| 2049 | 5,197,955 | 3,252,533 | -0.89% | -0.79% |
| 2050 | 5,151,745 | 3,226,623 | -0.89% | -0.8% |
From 2005 to 2015, the population of Bulgaria decreased by 674,747 people (a 8.81% decline), while Croatia lost 158,420 people (a 3.68% decline).
For the next 10 years, from 2015 to 2025, Bulgaria lost -580,990 (a 8.32% decline), while Croatia's population decreased by -312,523 (a 7.53% decline).
Bulgaria was ranked 92nd most populous country in 2005 and is 111th in 2025. Croatia was ranked 117th in 2005 and ranked 129th now.
The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that with changing growth rate trends in 25 years (in 2050) Bulgaria's population will shrink by 19.5% to 5,151,745 people with a rank change from 111th to 128th. The population of Croatia will decrease by 16% to 3,226,623 people and rank change from 129th to 139th.
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Population differences between Bulgaria and Croatia
|
Bulgaria
|
Croatia
|
|
|---|---|---|
| Life expectancy | 76 years | 78.9 years |
| Average age | 44.1 years | 44.6 years |
| Median age | 45.5 years | 46 years |
| Male:Female ratio | 48.4:51.6 | 48.2:51.8 |
| Fertility rate | 1.81 births per woman | 1.46 births per woman |
| Population density | 153.7 ppl/mi² | 178.9 ppl/mi² |
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