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Population in Croatia compared to Egypt: Trends, Charts, Rankings

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Croatia was 3,866,200 in 2024 vs 116,538,258 people in Egypt in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Croatia's population is 3,812,193 people compared to 120,697,176 in Egypt.

Population statistics:

  • Egypt's population is 31.7 times bigger than Croatia's.
  • Croatia is ranked the 129th most populous country in the world, while Egypt is the 13th.
  • The countries together account for 1.5% of the world: 0.05% for Croatia vs 1.46% for Egypt.
  • For the last 10 years, Croatia has had an average growth rate of -0.82% per year vs +1.84% in Egypt.
  • Since 2006, the population of Croatia has decreased from 4.31M people to 3.81M (11.6% decline), while Egypt has grown from 82.7M to 121M (45.9% growth).

Croatia vs Egypt: population by year and forecast

Croatia
Factual

Projection
Egypt
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Croatia Egypt
2100 2,137,465 203,522,884
2099 2,155,186 203,403,368
2098 2,173,108 203,247,703
2097 2,190,995 203,074,807
2096 2,209,326 202,870,003
2095 2,227,698 202,625,820
2094 2,246,224 202,350,087
2093 2,264,550 202,040,251
2092 2,283,068 201,709,051
2091 2,301,556 201,347,225
2090 2,319,851 200,966,749
2089 2,338,604 200,561,011
2088 2,357,581 200,123,182
2087 2,376,274 199,650,440
2086 2,395,139 199,156,169
2085 2,414,304 198,637,936
2084 2,433,813 198,084,947
2083 2,453,361 197,501,965
2082 2,473,204 196,891,089
2081 2,493,128 196,242,522
2080 2,513,378 195,570,383
2079 2,534,101 194,850,670
2078 2,554,982 194,103,613
2077 2,576,370 193,324,592
2076 2,597,887 192,507,892
2075 2,619,688 191,661,705
2074 2,641,342 190,786,862
2073 2,663,253 189,886,620
2072 2,685,714 188,947,991
2071 2,708,053 187,981,245
2070 2,730,187 186,988,514
2069 2,753,302 185,965,572
2068 2,776,996 184,912,088
2067 2,800,742 183,835,428
2066 2,824,811 182,734,967
2065 2,848,913 181,620,901
2064 2,872,881 180,467,102
2063 2,897,651 179,293,260
2062 2,922,653 178,110,375
2061 2,947,832 176,907,621
2060 2,973,162 175,686,879
2059 2,998,389 174,441,815
2058 3,023,822 173,179,511
2057 3,049,085 171,897,733
2056 3,074,796 170,593,445
2055 3,100,195 169,269,144
2054 3,125,459 167,915,661
2053 3,151,016 166,538,943
2052 3,176,316 165,130,747
2051 3,201,973 163,704,732
2050 3,227,869 162,240,246
2049 3,253,597 160,743,182
2048 3,279,316 159,206,813
2047 3,305,051 157,631,586
2046 3,330,260 156,023,680
2045 3,355,638 154,371,216
2044 3,381,196 152,668,334
2043 3,406,105 150,927,496
2042 3,430,854 149,145,569
2041 3,455,487 147,333,445
2040 3,479,631 145,505,786
2039 3,503,577 143,662,428
2038 3,527,583 141,820,567
2037 3,551,581 139,977,812
2036 3,574,520 138,139,382
2035 3,596,996 136,315,557
2034 3,620,363 134,490,574
2033 3,643,692 132,681,153
2032 3,667,478 130,879,780
2031 3,691,842 129,085,888
2030 3,715,373 127,304,473
2029 3,739,203 125,524,007
2028 3,762,505 123,745,979
2027 3,787,023 121,973,080
2026 3,812,193 120,224,089
2025 3,838,346 118,473,897
2024 3,866,200 116,538,258
2023 3,859,686 114,535,772
2022 3,855,641 112,618,250
2021 3,878,981 110,957,008
2020 3,914,206 109,315,124
2019 3,949,390 107,553,158
2018 3,988,775 105,682,094
2017 4,041,407 103,696,057
2016 4,106,867 101,644,589
2015 4,151,725 99,597,342
2014 4,201,598 97,528,654
2013 4,233,922 95,333,553
2012 4,260,368 93,161,001
2011 4,280,622 91,093,059
2010 4,295,427 89,196,072
2009 4,305,181 87,501,636
2008 4,309,705 85,864,789
2007 4,310,217 84,276,225
2006 4,311,159 82,700,403
2005 4,310,145 81,101,004
2004 4,304,600 79,477,443
2003 4,303,399 77,853,548
2002 4,302,174 76,239,137
2001 4,299,642 74,652,029
2000 4,468,302 73,083,284
1999 4,512,597 71,520,954
1998 4,532,135 69,943,294
1997 4,534,920 68,431,740
1996 4,557,097 67,028,048
1995 4,620,030 65,652,622
1994 4,652,024 64,285,589
1993 4,600,463 62,915,681
1992 4,575,818 61,480,660
1991 4,689,022 60,028,997
1990 4,777,368 58,396,618
1989 4,767,260 56,710,642
1988 4,755,207 55,187,681
1987 4,739,745 53,674,435
1986 4,721,446 52,206,295
1985 4,701,417 50,734,968
1984 4,680,285 49,247,334
1983 4,658,254 47,786,402
1982 4,634,234 46,407,611
1981 4,611,509 45,147,224
1980 4,599,782 43,950,413
1979 4,594,778 42,818,628
1978 4,581,085 41,761,431
1977 4,559,571 40,748,870
1976 4,535,934 39,795,557
1975 4,512,082 38,875,327
1974 4,490,660 37,969,667
1973 4,470,161 37,102,043
1972 4,450,564 36,258,328
1971 4,431,275 35,433,368
1970 4,412,252 34,623,990
1969 4,391,490 33,811,615
1968 4,365,628 32,998,319
1967 4,338,683 32,196,360
1966 4,310,701 31,406,541
1965 4,280,923 30,629,174
1964 4,252,876 29,858,922
1963 4,225,675 29,091,869
1962 4,196,712 28,337,013
1961 4,167,292 27,600,898
1960 4,140,181 26,896,479

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

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From 2006 to 2016, the population of Croatia decreased by 204,292 people (a 4.74% decline), while Egypt gained 18,944,186 people (a 22.9% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Croatia lost 294,674 people (a 7.18% decline), while Egypt's population increased by 19,052,587 people (a 18.7% growth).

Croatia was ranked 120th most populous country in 2006 and is 129th in 2026. Egypt was ranked 13th in 2006 and still ranked 13th 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 Egypt will increase by 34.4% to 162,240,246 people and rank change from 13th to 11th.

Egypt is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 204M 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
Egypt
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Croatia Egypt
2100 -0.82% 0.06%
2099 -0.82% 0.08%
2098 -0.82% 0.09%
2097 -0.83% 0.1%
2096 -0.82% 0.12%
2095 -0.82% 0.14%
2094 -0.81% 0.15%
2093 -0.81% 0.16%
2092 -0.8% 0.18%
2091 -0.79% 0.19%
2090 -0.8% 0.2%
2089 -0.8% 0.22%
2088 -0.79% 0.24%
2087 -0.79% 0.25%
2086 -0.79% 0.26%
2085 -0.8% 0.28%
2084 -0.8% 0.3%
2083 -0.8% 0.31%
2082 -0.8% 0.33%
2081 -0.81% 0.34%
2080 -0.82% 0.37%
2079 -0.82% 0.38%
2078 -0.83% 0.4%
2077 -0.83% 0.42%
2076 -0.83% 0.44%
2075 -0.82% 0.46%
2074 -0.82% 0.47%
2073 -0.84% 0.5%
2072 -0.82% 0.51%
2071 -0.81% 0.53%
2070 -0.84% 0.55%
2069 -0.85% 0.57%
2068 -0.85% 0.59%
2067 -0.85% 0.6%
2066 -0.85% 0.61%
2065 -0.83% 0.64%
2064 -0.85% 0.65%
2063 -0.86% 0.66%
2062 -0.85% 0.68%
2061 -0.85% 0.69%
2060 -0.84% 0.71%
2059 -0.84% 0.73%
2058 -0.83% 0.75%
2057 -0.84% 0.76%
2056 -0.82% 0.78%
2055 -0.81% 0.81%
2054 -0.81% 0.83%
2053 -0.8% 0.85%
2052 -0.8% 0.87%
2051 -0.8% 0.9%
2050 -0.79% 0.93%
2049 -0.78% 0.97%
2048 -0.78% 1%
2047 -0.76% 1.03%
2046 -0.76% 1.07%
2045 -0.76% 1.12%
2044 -0.73% 1.15%
2043 -0.72% 1.19%
2042 -0.71% 1.23%
2041 -0.69% 1.26%
2040 -0.68% 1.28%
2039 -0.68% 1.3%
2038 -0.68% 1.32%
2037 -0.64% 1.33%
2036 -0.62% 1.34%
2035 -0.65% 1.36%
2034 -0.64% 1.36%
2033 -0.65% 1.38%
2032 -0.66% 1.39%
2031 -0.63% 1.4%
2030 -0.64% 1.42%
2029 -0.62% 1.44%
2028 -0.65% 1.45%
2027 -0.66% 1.45%
2026 -0.68% 1.48%
2025 -0.72% 1.66%
2024 0.17% 1.75%
2023 0.1% 1.7%
2022 -0.6% 1.5%
2021 -0.9% 1.5%
2020 -0.89% 1.64%
2019 -0.99% 1.77%
2018 -1.3% 1.92%
2017 -1.59% 2.02%
2016 -1.08% 2.06%
2015 -1.19% 2.12%
2014 -0.76% 2.3%
2013 -0.62% 2.33%
2012 -0.47% 2.27%
2011 -0.34% 2.13%
2010 -0.23% 1.94%
2009 -0.1% 1.91%
2008 -0.01% 1.88%
2007 -0.02% 1.91%
2006 0.02% 1.97%
2005 0.13% 2.04%
2004 0.03% 2.09%
2003 0.03% 2.12%
2002 0.06% 2.13%
2001 -3.77% 2.15%
2000 -0.98% 2.18%
1999 -0.43% 2.26%
1998 -0.06% 2.21%
1997 -0.49% 2.09%
1996 -1.36% 2.1%
1995 -0.69% 2.13%
1994 1.12% 2.18%
1993 0.54% 2.33%
1992 -2.41% 2.42%
1991 -1.85% 2.8%
1990 0.21% 2.97%
1989 0.25% 2.76%
1988 0.33% 2.82%
1987 0.39% 2.81%
1986 0.43% 2.9%
1985 0.45% 3.02%
1984 0.47% 3.06%
1983 0.52% 2.97%
1982 0.49% 2.79%
1981 0.25% 2.72%
1980 0.11% 2.64%
1979 0.3% 2.53%
1978 0.47% 2.48%
1977 0.52% 2.4%
1976 0.53% 2.37%
1975 0.48% 2.39%
1974 0.46% 2.34%
1973 0.44% 2.33%
1972 0.44% 2.33%
1971 0.43% 2.34%
1970 0.47% 2.4%
1969 0.59% 2.46%
1968 0.62% 2.49%
1967 0.65% 2.51%
1966 0.7% 2.54%
1965 0.66% 2.58%
1964 0.64% 2.64%
1963 0.69% 2.66%
1962 0.71% 2.67%
1961 0.65% 2.62%

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

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In 2024, the population of Croatia grew by 0.17%, while Egypt's population grew by 1.75%.

Live population counters

Croatia Egypt
Current population
3812193
120697176
Population rank 129/197 13/197
Percent of world population 0.05% 1.46%
One net population change
1.34 hours
15.7 seconds
One birth every
16.4 minutes
13.1 seconds
One death every
10.2 minutes
50.4 seconds
Daily growth/decline +18 +5,486
Annual growth/decline +6,514 +2,002,486
Annual growth/decline rate +0.17% +1.75%
Population growth rate rank 157/197 62/197
One migration net change every
2.52 hours
9.2 minutes
Annual migration change -3,481 -57,305
Net migration rank 112/196 177/196
Foreign-born residents 527,831 1,139,820
Foreign-born residents rank 78/195 55/195
Foreign-born share of population 13.6% 1%
Foreign-born share rank 50/195 153/195

Natural population change vs migration

Croatia
Natural

Migration
Egypt
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Croatia Egypt
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -3,481 - -57,305
2024 - -5,186 - 123,884
2023 -19,298 10,202 1,780,230 305,006
2022 -23,134 11,681 1,736,123 13,707
2021 -26,377 -4,517 1,566,491 6,161
2020 -20,354 -8,552 1,704,988 6,016
2019 -15,008 -13,239 1,805,818 7,050
2018 -15,557 -25,016 1,908,512 20,788
2017 -16,570 -44,557 2,122,866 -80,000
2016 -13,553 -32,144 2,131,690 -71,604
2015 -16,607 -27,501 2,227,594 -193,298
2014 -11,345 -13,127 2,195,761 -92,801
2013 -10,162 -6,245 2,156,922 130,305
2012 -9,799 -4,794 2,060,535 -2,626
2011 -9,846 -17,463 1,951,851 126,170
2010 -8,591 -3,995 1,910,134 -194,100
2009 -7,319 1,358 1,848,123 -175,191
2008 -8,188 6,495 1,792,943 -192,199
2007 -10,335 8,893 1,749,322 -173,021
2006 -8,669 10,852 1,693,374 -118,055
2005 -9,022 10,629 1,660,624 -37,129
2004 -9,040 15,445 1,626,745 -3,044
2003 -12,480 12,556 1,614,293 9,854
2002 -10,325 10,306 1,593,474 11,205
2001 -8,599 19,298 1,568,962 556
2000 -6,255 -47,629 1,540,084 27,873
1999 -6,769 -47,418 1,534,697 22,026
1998 -4,985 -47,931 1,519,728 78,858
1997 3,175 -52,897 1,470,119 -45,599
1996 3,190 -53,688 1,427,161 -44,272
1995 0 -51,882 1,406,935 -38,920
1994 -930 -50,444 1,402,840 -36,738
1993 -2,301 -49,615 1,409,374 -35,669
1992 -4,576 -47,865 1,421,372 74,950
1991 -2,813 -31,968 1,440,936 -33,952
1990 3,344 9,538 1,450,747 406,994
1989 3,337 8,471 1,461,547 52,648
1988 5,707 7,242 1,465,620 66,147
1987 6,161 6,956 1,436,059 58,678
1986 8,499 6,261 1,410,249 31,299
1985 10,343 5,550 1,388,718 112,411
1984 10,764 5,757 1,351,297 122,791
1983 10,714 6,323 1,318,474 129,242
1982 15,756 7,475 1,258,574 51,229
1981 15,680 4,872 1,206,830 4,140
1980 17,939 -5,486 1,181,914 738
1979 21,136 -5,740 1,145,655 -64,757
1978 20,157 -7,329 1,107,179 -73,664
1977 22,798 -7,339 1,065,298 -73,705
1976 22,226 -7,400 1,030,546 -115,544
1975 21,658 -7,366 987,822 -62,368
1974 22,453 -8,076 946,052 -60,174
1973 21,904 -8,335 905,068 -55,702
1972 17,802 -7,277 893,333 -55,282
1971 19,941 -5,608 868,365 -56,503
1970 16,767 -2,359 841,952 -35,064
1969 16,688 -2,796 824,564 -6,703
1968 21,828 -2,799 809,482 -764
1967 26,032 -3,518 788,908 6,286
1966 33,192 -6,341 774,391 10,089
1965 31,251 -5,253 752,682 17,605
1964 25,942 -2,090 749,608 20,596
1963 31,270 -1,289 738,788 25,109
1962 30,216 -2,176 720,128 25,696
1961 36,255 -6,567 703,216 23,184
1960 34,778 -21,768 685,403 -2,954

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

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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 Egypt 99.6% is from natural causes (a gain of 19,180,073 people) and 0.41% is from migration (a loss of 78,975 people).

As of 2024, 527,831 residents or 13.6% of the population were not native-born in Croatia, compared to 1,139,820 people or 1% in Egypt.

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
Egypt
City Population
Cairo 9.8M
Alexandria 5.36M
Giza 4.46M
Shubra El Kheima 1.03M
Port Said 792K
Suez 716K
Mansoura 622K
Helwan 619K
El Mahalla El Kubra 593K
Asyut 562K

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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. Wikidata (2026, retrieved 2026-02-08)
  5. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-02-20)

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