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Population in Croatia compared to the DR Congo: Trends, Charts, Rankings

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Croatia was 3,866,200 in 2024 vs 109,276,265 people in the DR Congo in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Croatia's population is 3,812,193 people compared to 117,507,801 in the DR Congo.

Population statistics:

  • The DR Congo's population is 30.8 times bigger than Croatia's.
  • Croatia is ranked the 129th most populous country in the world, while the DR Congo is the 15th.
  • The countries together account for 1.46% of the world: 0.05% for Croatia vs 1.42% for the DR Congo.
  • For the last 10 years, Croatia has had an average growth rate of -0.82% per year vs +3.38% in the DR Congo.
  • Since 2006, the population of Croatia has decreased from 4.31M people to 3.81M (11.6% decline), while the DR Congo has grown from 60.6M to 118M (93.9% growth).

Croatia vs DR Congo: population by year and forecast

Croatia
Factual

Projection
DR Congo
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Croatia DR Congo
2100 2,137,465 436,320,913
2099 2,155,186 433,372,904
2098 2,173,108 430,335,169
2097 2,190,995 427,231,271
2096 2,209,326 424,043,303
2095 2,227,698 420,759,430
2094 2,246,224 417,384,609
2093 2,264,550 413,946,692
2092 2,283,068 410,440,733
2091 2,301,556 406,841,757
2090 2,319,851 403,166,901
2089 2,338,604 399,411,004
2088 2,357,581 395,583,655
2087 2,376,274 391,688,383
2086 2,395,139 387,713,874
2085 2,414,304 383,678,330
2084 2,433,813 379,568,054
2083 2,453,361 375,402,379
2082 2,473,204 371,195,818
2081 2,493,128 366,948,626
2080 2,513,378 362,644,227
2079 2,534,101 358,295,825
2078 2,554,982 353,888,897
2077 2,576,370 349,435,210
2076 2,597,887 344,932,895
2075 2,619,688 340,403,800
2074 2,641,342 335,826,108
2073 2,663,253 331,220,816
2072 2,685,714 326,568,298
2071 2,708,053 321,892,514
2070 2,730,187 317,165,418
2069 2,753,302 312,409,702
2068 2,776,996 307,625,941
2067 2,800,742 302,820,577
2066 2,824,811 297,989,401
2065 2,848,913 293,137,514
2064 2,872,881 288,267,282
2063 2,897,651 283,369,365
2062 2,922,653 278,452,605
2061 2,947,832 273,517,380
2060 2,973,162 268,572,331
2059 2,998,389 263,620,905
2058 3,023,822 258,672,397
2057 3,049,085 253,733,756
2056 3,074,796 248,796,045
2055 3,100,195 243,861,631
2054 3,125,459 238,931,249
2053 3,151,016 234,016,357
2052 3,176,316 229,117,369
2051 3,201,973 224,240,788
2050 3,227,869 219,397,034
2049 3,253,597 214,588,560
2048 3,279,316 209,814,694
2047 3,305,051 205,079,870
2046 3,330,260 200,379,842
2045 3,355,638 195,731,078
2044 3,381,196 191,124,003
2043 3,406,105 186,569,843
2042 3,430,854 182,068,630
2041 3,455,487 177,617,360
2040 3,479,631 173,224,822
2039 3,503,577 168,878,834
2038 3,527,583 164,583,465
2037 3,551,581 160,347,349
2036 3,574,520 156,129,049
2035 3,596,996 151,953,443
2034 3,620,363 147,811,138
2033 3,643,692 143,712,496
2032 3,667,478 139,669,159
2031 3,691,842 135,660,570
2030 3,715,373 131,710,378
2029 3,739,203 127,818,130
2028 3,762,505 123,980,695
2027 3,787,023 120,212,011
2026 3,812,193 116,505,117
2025 3,838,346 112,854,120
2024 3,866,200 109,276,265
2023 3,859,686 105,789,731
2022 3,855,641 102,396,968
2021 3,878,981 99,148,932
2020 3,914,206 95,989,998
2019 3,949,390 92,947,442
2018 3,988,775 90,047,644
2017 4,041,407 87,083,398
2016 4,106,867 83,956,415
2015 4,151,725 81,035,531
2014 4,201,598 78,403,242
2013 4,233,922 75,789,395
2012 4,260,368 73,254,618
2011 4,280,622 70,849,311
2010 4,295,427 68,563,038
2009 4,305,181 66,412,044
2008 4,309,705 64,390,664
2007 4,310,217 62,477,752
2006 4,311,159 60,615,908
2005 4,310,145 58,775,724
2004 4,304,600 56,997,741
2003 4,303,399 55,343,867
2002 4,302,174 53,750,524
2001 4,299,642 52,132,646
2000 4,468,302 50,507,442
1999 4,512,597 48,912,971
1998 4,532,135 47,297,600
1997 4,534,920 46,029,902
1996 4,557,097 45,296,124
1995 4,620,030 44,433,704
1994 4,652,024 42,626,876
1993 4,600,463 40,656,336
1992 4,575,818 39,228,910
1991 4,689,022 37,925,817
1990 4,777,368 36,684,063
1989 4,767,260 35,486,866
1988 4,755,207 34,382,752
1987 4,739,745 33,298,904
1986 4,721,446 32,265,196
1985 4,701,417 31,264,816
1984 4,680,285 30,245,081
1983 4,658,254 29,250,963
1982 4,634,234 28,338,190
1981 4,611,509 27,500,515
1980 4,599,782 26,711,099
1979 4,594,778 25,886,782
1978 4,581,085 24,992,689
1977 4,559,571 24,229,061
1976 4,535,934 23,624,031
1975 4,512,082 23,021,101
1974 4,490,660 22,418,878
1973 4,470,161 21,827,665
1972 4,450,564 21,251,160
1971 4,431,275 20,695,569
1970 4,412,252 20,137,436
1969 4,391,490 19,570,445
1968 4,365,628 19,012,189
1967 4,338,683 18,462,782
1966 4,310,701 17,931,929
1965 4,280,923 17,427,802
1964 4,252,876 16,955,327
1963 4,225,675 16,507,599
1962 4,196,712 16,075,724
1961 4,167,292 15,662,374
1960 4,140,181 15,264,846

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); World Bank | Health (1960–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

GeoRank.org/population/croatia/dr-congo | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Croatia decreased by 204,292 people (a 4.74% decline), while the DR Congo gained 23,340,507 people (a 38.5% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Croatia lost 294,674 people (a 7.18% decline), while the DR Congo's population increased by 33,551,386 people (a 40% growth).

Croatia was ranked 120th most populous country in 2006 and is 129th in 2026. The DR Congo was ranked 22nd in 2006 and ranked 15th now.

The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that in 24 years (in 2050) Croatia's population will shrink by 15.3% to 3,227,869 people with a rank change from 129th to 139th. The population of the DR Congo will increase by 86.7% to 219,397,034 people and rank change from 15th to 8th.

The DR Congo is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 436M people, while Croatia's population already peaked in 1990 at 4.78M people and is projected to decrease to 2.14M people by 2100.

Population growth rate by year

Croatia
Factual

Projection
DR Congo
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Croatia DR Congo
2100 -0.82% 0.68%
2099 -0.82% 0.71%
2098 -0.82% 0.73%
2097 -0.83% 0.75%
2096 -0.82% 0.78%
2095 -0.82% 0.81%
2094 -0.81% 0.83%
2093 -0.81% 0.85%
2092 -0.8% 0.88%
2091 -0.79% 0.91%
2090 -0.8% 0.94%
2089 -0.8% 0.97%
2088 -0.79% 0.99%
2087 -0.79% 1.03%
2086 -0.79% 1.05%
2085 -0.8% 1.08%
2084 -0.8% 1.11%
2083 -0.8% 1.13%
2082 -0.8% 1.16%
2081 -0.81% 1.19%
2080 -0.82% 1.21%
2079 -0.82% 1.25%
2078 -0.83% 1.27%
2077 -0.83% 1.31%
2076 -0.83% 1.33%
2075 -0.82% 1.36%
2074 -0.82% 1.39%
2073 -0.84% 1.42%
2072 -0.82% 1.45%
2071 -0.81% 1.49%
2070 -0.84% 1.52%
2069 -0.85% 1.56%
2068 -0.85% 1.59%
2067 -0.85% 1.62%
2066 -0.85% 1.66%
2065 -0.83% 1.69%
2064 -0.85% 1.73%
2063 -0.86% 1.77%
2062 -0.85% 1.8%
2061 -0.85% 1.84%
2060 -0.84% 1.88%
2059 -0.84% 1.91%
2058 -0.83% 1.95%
2057 -0.84% 1.98%
2056 -0.82% 2.02%
2055 -0.81% 2.06%
2054 -0.81% 2.1%
2053 -0.8% 2.14%
2052 -0.8% 2.17%
2051 -0.8% 2.21%
2050 -0.79% 2.24%
2049 -0.78% 2.28%
2048 -0.78% 2.31%
2047 -0.76% 2.35%
2046 -0.76% 2.38%
2045 -0.76% 2.41%
2044 -0.73% 2.44%
2043 -0.72% 2.47%
2042 -0.71% 2.51%
2041 -0.69% 2.54%
2040 -0.68% 2.57%
2039 -0.68% 2.61%
2038 -0.68% 2.64%
2037 -0.64% 2.7%
2036 -0.62% 2.75%
2035 -0.65% 2.8%
2034 -0.64% 2.85%
2033 -0.65% 2.89%
2032 -0.66% 2.95%
2031 -0.63% 3%
2030 -0.64% 3.05%
2029 -0.62% 3.1%
2028 -0.65% 3.14%
2027 -0.66% 3.18%
2026 -0.68% 3.24%
2025 -0.72% 3.27%
2024 0.17% 3.3%
2023 0.1% 3.31%
2022 -0.6% 3.28%
2021 -0.9% 3.29%
2020 -0.89% 3.27%
2019 -0.99% 3.22%
2018 -1.3% 3.4%
2017 -1.59% 3.72%
2016 -1.08% 3.6%
2015 -1.19% 3.36%
2014 -0.76% 3.45%
2013 -0.62% 3.46%
2012 -0.47% 3.39%
2011 -0.34% 3.33%
2010 -0.23% 3.24%
2009 -0.1% 3.14%
2008 -0.01% 3.06%
2007 -0.02% 3.07%
2006 0.02% 3.13%
2005 0.13% 3.12%
2004 0.03% 2.99%
2003 0.03% 2.96%
2002 0.06% 3.1%
2001 -3.77% 3.22%
2000 -0.98% 3.26%
1999 -0.43% 3.42%
1998 -0.06% 2.75%
1997 -0.49% 1.62%
1996 -1.36% 1.94%
1995 -0.69% 4.24%
1994 1.12% 4.85%
1993 0.54% 3.64%
1992 -2.41% 3.44%
1991 -1.85% 3.38%
1990 0.21% 3.37%
1989 0.25% 3.21%
1988 0.33% 3.25%
1987 0.39% 3.2%
1986 0.43% 3.2%
1985 0.45% 3.37%
1984 0.47% 3.4%
1983 0.52% 3.22%
1982 0.49% 3.05%
1981 0.25% 2.96%
1980 0.11% 3.18%
1979 0.3% 3.58%
1978 0.47% 3.15%
1977 0.52% 2.56%
1976 0.53% 2.62%
1975 0.48% 2.69%
1974 0.46% 2.71%
1973 0.44% 2.71%
1972 0.44% 2.68%
1971 0.43% 2.77%
1970 0.47% 2.9%
1969 0.59% 2.94%
1968 0.62% 2.98%
1967 0.65% 2.96%
1966 0.7% 2.89%
1965 0.66% 2.79%
1964 0.64% 2.71%
1963 0.69% 2.69%
1962 0.71% 2.64%
1961 0.65% 2.6%

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); World Bank | Health (1961–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

GeoRank.org/population/croatia/dr-congo | CC BY

In 2024, the population of Croatia grew by 0.17%, while the DR Congo's population grew by 3.3%.

Live population counters

Croatia DR Congo
Current population
3812193
117507801
Population rank 129/197 15/197
Percent of world population 0.05% 1.42%
One net population change
1.34 hours
9.05 seconds
One birth every
16.4 minutes
7.22 seconds
One death every
10.2 minutes
35 seconds
Daily growth/decline +18 +9,552
Annual growth/decline +6,514 +3,486,534
Annual growth/decline rate +0.17% +3.3%
Population growth rate rank 157/197 11/197
One migration net change every
2.52 hours
19.3 minutes
Annual migration change -3,481 -27,309
Net migration rank 112/196 159/196
Foreign-born residents 527,831 1,085,090
Foreign-born residents rank 78/195 57/195
Foreign-born share of population 13.6% 1%
Foreign-born share rank 50/195 152/195

Natural population change vs migration

Croatia
Natural

Migration
DR Congo
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Croatia DR Congo
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -3,481 - -27,309
2024 - -5,186 - -26,968
2023 -19,298 10,202 3,467,787 -14,992
2022 -23,134 11,681 3,347,664 -14,991
2021 -26,377 -4,517 3,227,992 -64,639
2020 -20,354 -8,552 3,156,152 -1,633
2019 -15,008 -13,239 3,075,538 -144,920
2018 -15,557 -25,016 2,993,184 -124,246
2017 -16,570 -44,557 2,883,245 176,290
2016 -13,553 -32,144 2,753,687 440,748
2015 -16,607 -27,501 2,665,016 -17,711
2014 -11,345 -13,127 2,580,251 36,966
2013 -10,162 -6,245 2,489,378 121,097
2012 -9,799 -4,794 2,405,462 53,668
2011 -9,846 -17,463 2,310,679 40,891
2010 -8,591 -3,995 2,212,255 8,823
2009 -7,319 1,358 2,126,912 -46,009
2008 -8,188 6,495 2,044,210 -82,339
2007 -10,335 8,893 1,963,738 -99,742
2006 -8,669 10,852 1,889,398 -29,715
2005 -9,022 10,629 1,800,300 20,384
2004 -9,040 15,445 1,731,022 4,260
2003 -12,480 12,556 1,679,188 -106,731
2002 -10,325 10,306 1,631,597 -17,358
2001 -8,599 19,298 1,594,999 26,523
2000 -6,255 -47,629 1,549,518 79,340
1999 -6,769 -47,418 1,450,318 109,761
1998 -4,985 -47,931 1,375,130 295,560
1997 3,175 -52,897 1,392,037 -527,356
1996 3,190 -53,688 1,380,490 -777,833
1995 0 -51,882 1,395,440 -273,434
1994 -930 -50,444 1,259,539 1,232,105
1993 -2,301 -49,615 1,209,242 240,176
1992 -4,576 -47,865 1,152,781 252,666
1991 -2,813 -31,968 1,114,033 86,721
1990 3,344 9,538 1,063,508 219,270
1989 3,337 8,471 1,027,238 84,415
1988 5,707 7,242 995,278 101,314
1987 6,161 6,956 959,875 111,220
1986 8,499 6,261 925,334 70,988
1985 10,343 5,550 885,670 118,791
1984 10,764 5,757 844,956 190,045
1983 10,714 6,323 807,122 146,095
1982 15,756 7,475 774,823 97,495
1981 15,680 4,872 748,371 54,656
1980 17,939 -5,486 724,111 51,685
1979 21,136 -5,740 691,773 181,028
1978 20,157 -7,329 646,411 268,974
1977 22,798 -7,339 638,242 -26,355
1976 22,226 -7,400 624,147 -25,965
1975 21,658 -7,366 608,655 -972
1974 22,453 -8,076 593,539 3,216
1973 21,904 -8,335 578,280 7,414
1972 17,802 -7,277 564,495 2,840
1971 19,941 -5,608 549,343 -5,497
1970 16,767 -2,359 533,300 39,116
1969 16,688 -2,796 514,800 46,778
1968 21,828 -2,799 497,682 57,274
1967 26,032 -3,518 479,552 64,307
1966 33,192 -6,341 463,397 54,443
1965 31,251 -5,253 429,002 61,397
1964 25,942 -2,090 406,334 48,207
1963 31,270 -1,289 398,972 41,960
1962 30,216 -2,176 383,406 39,431
1961 36,255 -6,567 368,207 35,654
1960 34,778 -21,768 363,517 27,673

Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-04-06).

GeoRank.org/population/croatia/dr-congo | CC BY

Over the last 10 years, 54.8% of the population change in Croatia is from natural causes (a loss of 177,803 people) and 45.2% is from migration (a loss of 146,770 people). In the DR Congo 99.1% is from natural causes (a gain of 30,150,516 people) and 0.89% is from migration (a gain of 270,872 people).

As of 2024, 527,831 residents or 13.6% of the population were not native-born in Croatia, compared to 1,085,090 people or 1% in the DR Congo.

Biggest cities by population

Croatia
City Population
Zagreb 767K
Split 161K
Rijeka 108K
Osijek 96.3K
Zadar 70.8K
Velika Gorica 61.1K
Pula 52.2K
Slavonski Brod 49.9K
Karlovac 49.4K
Sibenik 42.6K
DR Congo
City Population
Kinshasa 14.6M
Mbuji-Mayi 2.89M
Kananga 1.97M
Lubumbashi 1.79M
Kisangani 1.37M
Tshikapa 1.01M
Uvira 726K
Bukavu 707K
Kolwezi 480K
Mbandaka 470K

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Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06); United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2026, retrieved 2026-03-10); U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-02-08); Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-02-20).

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Data sources:

  1. World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-04-06)
  2. United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10)
  3. U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-02-08)
  4. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-02-20)
  5. Wikidata (2026, retrieved 2026-02-08)

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