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

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The latest officially reported population of Croatia was 3,876,200 in 2025 vs 135,472,051 people in Ethiopia in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Croatia's population is 3,849,788 people compared to 140,722,974 in Ethiopia.

Population statistics:

  • Ethiopia's population is 36.6 times bigger than Croatia's.
  • Croatia is ranked the 130th most populous country in the world, while Ethiopia is the 10th.
  • The countries together account for 1.74% of the world: 0.05% for Croatia vs 1.69% for Ethiopia.
  • For the last 10 years, Croatia has had an average growth rate of -0.73% per year vs +2.69% in Ethiopia.
  • Since 2006, the population of Croatia has decreased from 4.31M people to 3.85M (10.7% decline), while Ethiopia has grown from 80.7M to 141M (74.4% growth).

Croatia vs Ethiopia: population by year and forecast

Croatia
Factual

Projection
Ethiopia
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Croatia Ethiopia
2100 2,158,545 371,078,260
2099 2,176,440 369,338,252
2098 2,194,539 367,513,542
2097 2,212,602 365,567,496
2096 2,231,114 363,536,294
2095 2,249,667 361,596,042
2094 2,268,376 359,531,317
2093 2,286,882 357,460,480
2092 2,305,583 355,389,829
2091 2,324,254 353,218,632
2090 2,342,729 350,960,021
2089 2,361,668 348,751,618
2088 2,380,831 346,517,326
2087 2,399,709 344,162,324
2086 2,418,760 341,671,994
2085 2,438,113 339,167,930
2084 2,457,815 336,649,520
2083 2,477,556 334,083,247
2082 2,497,595 331,401,460
2081 2,517,715 328,715,487
2080 2,538,164 326,013,981
2079 2,559,092 323,282,865
2078 2,580,179 320,422,535
2077 2,601,778 317,492,915
2076 2,623,507 314,518,328
2075 2,645,523 311,487,723
2074 2,667,391 308,416,133
2073 2,689,518 305,383,505
2072 2,712,201 302,258,564
2071 2,734,759 299,119,280
2070 2,757,112 295,963,235
2069 2,780,455 292,756,723
2068 2,804,383 289,522,748
2067 2,828,363 286,191,689
2066 2,852,669 282,905,709
2065 2,877,009 279,576,283
2064 2,901,213 276,197,958
2063 2,926,228 272,782,685
2062 2,951,475 269,340,926
2061 2,976,903 265,803,351
2060 3,002,483 262,269,354
2059 3,027,959 258,692,767
2058 3,053,643 255,205,644
2057 3,079,155 251,656,356
2056 3,105,119 248,002,497
2055 3,130,769 244,426,069
2054 3,156,282 240,794,405
2053 3,182,091 237,155,110
2052 3,207,640 233,479,314
2051 3,233,551 229,733,593
2050 3,259,702 226,055,085
2049 3,285,684 222,351,471
2048 3,311,657 218,627,197
2047 3,337,645 214,883,954
2046 3,363,102 211,161,780
2045 3,388,731 207,461,987
2044 3,414,541 203,749,820
2043 3,439,695 200,035,613
2042 3,464,688 196,351,202
2041 3,489,565 192,689,672
2040 3,513,946 189,023,384
2039 3,538,129 185,365,776
2038 3,562,371 181,733,067
2037 3,586,606 178,124,993
2036 3,609,771 174,515,366
2035 3,632,470 170,904,339
2034 3,656,066 167,316,305
2033 3,679,626 163,763,376
2032 3,703,646 160,167,364
2031 3,728,250 156,590,018
2030 3,752,014 153,023,174
2029 3,776,079 149,461,578
2028 3,799,610 145,944,350
2027 3,824,370 142,419,893
2026 3,849,788 138,930,724
2025 3,876,200 135,472,051
2024 3,866,200 132,059,767
2023 3,859,686 128,691,692
2022 3,855,641 125,384,287
2021 3,878,981 122,138,588
2020 3,914,206 118,917,671
2019 3,949,390 115,737,383
2018 3,988,775 112,664,152
2017 4,041,407 109,666,481
2016 4,106,867 106,718,162
2015 4,151,725 103,867,135
2014 4,201,598 101,115,610
2013 4,233,922 98,438,751
2012 4,260,368 95,798,767
2011 4,280,622 93,149,970
2010 4,295,427 90,538,514
2009 4,305,181 88,007,636
2008 4,309,705 85,543,668
2007 4,310,217 83,103,217
2006 4,311,159 80,703,490
2005 4,310,145 78,367,470
2004 4,304,600 76,077,206
2003 4,303,399 73,832,663
2002 4,302,174 71,635,517
2001 4,299,642 69,487,762
2000 4,468,302 67,411,494
1999 4,512,597 65,374,561
1998 4,532,135 63,363,524
1997 4,534,920 61,404,539
1996 4,557,097 59,467,635
1995 4,620,030 57,537,335
1994 4,652,024 55,611,508
1993 4,600,463 53,708,891
1992 4,575,818 51,853,747
1991 4,689,022 49,717,198
1990 4,777,368 47,609,755
1989 4,767,260 45,879,690
1988 4,755,207 44,150,825
1987 4,739,745 42,460,039
1986 4,721,446 41,037,656
1985 4,701,417 39,842,136
1984 4,680,285 38,735,722
1983 4,658,254 37,740,817
1982 4,634,234 36,701,290
1981 4,611,509 35,304,012
1980 4,599,782 34,428,514
1979 4,594,778 34,238,652
1978 4,581,085 33,734,592
1977 4,559,571 33,167,272
1976 4,535,934 32,534,418
1975 4,512,082 31,723,252
1974 4,490,660 30,957,273
1973 4,470,161 30,166,785
1972 4,450,564 29,374,608
1971 4,431,275 28,600,106
1970 4,412,252 27,829,128
1969 4,391,490 27,072,571
1968 4,365,628 26,337,930
1967 4,338,683 25,620,276
1966 4,310,701 24,952,689
1965 4,280,923 24,310,612
1964 4,252,876 23,666,548
1963 4,225,675 23,051,637
1962 4,196,712 22,465,126
1961 4,167,292 21,906,102
1960 4,140,181 21,376,693

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2026–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08); World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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From 2006 to 2016, the population of Croatia decreased by 204,292 people (a 4.74% decline), while Ethiopia gained 26,014,672 people (a 32.2% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Croatia lost 257,079 people (a 6.26% decline), while Ethiopia's population increased by 34,004,812 people (a 31.9% growth).

Croatia was ranked 120th most populous country in 2006 and is 130th in 2026. Ethiopia was ranked 16th in 2006 and ranked 10th now.

The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that in 24 years (in 2050) Croatia's population will shrink by 15.3% to 3,259,702 people with a rank change from 130th to 138th. The population of Ethiopia will increase by 60.6% to 226,055,085 people and rank change from 10th to 7th.

Ethiopia is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 371M people, while Croatia's population already peaked in 1990 at 4.78M people and is projected to decrease to 2.16M people by 2100.

Population growth rate by year

Croatia
Factual

Projection
Ethiopia
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Croatia Ethiopia
2100 -0.82% 0.47%
2099 -0.82% 0.5%
2098 -0.82% 0.53%
2097 -0.83% 0.56%
2096 -0.82% 0.54%
2095 -0.82% 0.57%
2094 -0.81% 0.58%
2093 -0.81% 0.58%
2092 -0.8% 0.61%
2091 -0.79% 0.64%
2090 -0.8% 0.63%
2089 -0.8% 0.64%
2088 -0.79% 0.68%
2087 -0.79% 0.73%
2086 -0.79% 0.74%
2085 -0.8% 0.75%
2084 -0.8% 0.77%
2083 -0.8% 0.81%
2082 -0.8% 0.82%
2081 -0.81% 0.83%
2080 -0.82% 0.84%
2079 -0.82% 0.89%
2078 -0.83% 0.92%
2077 -0.83% 0.95%
2076 -0.83% 0.97%
2075 -0.82% 1%
2074 -0.82% 0.99%
2073 -0.84% 1.03%
2072 -0.82% 1.05%
2071 -0.81% 1.07%
2070 -0.84% 1.1%
2069 -0.85% 1.12%
2068 -0.85% 1.16%
2067 -0.85% 1.16%
2066 -0.85% 1.19%
2065 -0.83% 1.22%
2064 -0.85% 1.25%
2063 -0.86% 1.28%
2062 -0.85% 1.33%
2061 -0.85% 1.35%
2060 -0.84% 1.38%
2059 -0.84% 1.37%
2058 -0.83% 1.41%
2057 -0.84% 1.47%
2056 -0.82% 1.46%
2055 -0.81% 1.51%
2054 -0.81% 1.53%
2053 -0.8% 1.57%
2052 -0.8% 1.63%
2051 -0.8% 1.63%
2050 -0.79% 1.67%
2049 -0.78% 1.7%
2048 -0.78% 1.74%
2047 -0.76% 1.76%
2046 -0.76% 1.78%
2045 -0.76% 1.82%
2044 -0.73% 1.86%
2043 -0.72% 1.88%
2042 -0.71% 1.9%
2041 -0.69% 1.94%
2040 -0.68% 1.97%
2039 -0.68% 2%
2038 -0.68% 2.03%
2037 -0.64% 2.07%
2036 -0.62% 2.11%
2035 -0.65% 2.14%
2034 -0.64% 2.17%
2033 -0.65% 2.25%
2032 -0.66% 2.28%
2031 -0.63% 2.33%
2030 -0.64% 2.38%
2029 -0.62% 2.41%
2028 -0.65% 2.47%
2027 -0.66% 2.51%
2026 -0.68% 2.55%
2025 0.26% 2.58%
2024 0.17% 2.62%
2023 0.1% 2.64%
2022 -0.6% 2.66%
2021 -0.9% 2.71%
2020 -0.89% 2.75%
2019 -0.99% 2.73%
2018 -1.3% 2.73%
2017 -1.59% 2.76%
2016 -1.08% 2.74%
2015 -1.19% 2.72%
2014 -0.76% 2.72%
2013 -0.62% 2.76%
2012 -0.47% 2.84%
2011 -0.34% 2.88%
2010 -0.23% 2.88%
2009 -0.1% 2.88%
2008 -0.01% 2.94%
2007 -0.02% 2.97%
2006 0.02% 2.98%
2005 0.13% 3.01%
2004 0.03% 3.04%
2003 0.03% 3.07%
2002 0.06% 3.09%
2001 -3.77% 3.08%
2000 -0.98% 3.12%
1999 -0.43% 3.17%
1998 -0.06% 3.19%
1997 -0.49% 3.26%
1996 -1.36% 3.35%
1995 -0.69% 3.46%
1994 1.12% 3.54%
1993 0.54% 3.58%
1992 -2.41% 4.3%
1991 -1.85% 4.43%
1990 0.21% 3.77%
1989 0.25% 3.92%
1988 0.33% 3.98%
1987 0.39% 3.47%
1986 0.43% 3%
1985 0.45% 2.86%
1984 0.47% 2.64%
1983 0.52% 2.83%
1982 0.49% 3.96%
1981 0.25% 2.54%
1980 0.11% 0.55%
1979 0.3% 1.49%
1978 0.47% 1.71%
1977 0.52% 1.95%
1976 0.53% 2.56%
1975 0.48% 2.47%
1974 0.46% 2.62%
1973 0.44% 2.7%
1972 0.44% 2.71%
1971 0.43% 2.77%
1970 0.47% 2.79%
1969 0.59% 2.79%
1968 0.62% 2.8%
1967 0.65% 2.68%
1966 0.7% 2.64%
1965 0.66% 2.72%
1964 0.64% 2.67%
1963 0.69% 2.61%
1962 0.71% 2.55%
1961 0.65% 2.48%

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2026–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08); World Bank | Health (1961–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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In 2025, the population of Croatia grew by 0.26%, while Ethiopia's population grew by 2.58%.

Live population counters

Croatia Ethiopia
Current population
3849788
140722974
Population rank 130/197 10/197
Percent of world population 0.05% 1.69%
One net population change
52.7 minutes
9.27 seconds
One birth every
16.4 minutes
7.59 seconds
One death every
10.3 minutes
40.6 seconds
Daily growth/decline +27 +9,349
Annual growth/decline +10,000 +3,412,284
Annual growth/decline rate +0.26% +2.58%
Population growth rate rank 147/197 24/197
One migration net change every
2.52 hours
21.9 minutes
Annual migration change -3,481 +24,054
Net migration rank 112/196 31/196
Foreign-born residents 527,831 1,168,455
Foreign-born residents rank 78/195 53/195
Foreign-born share of population 13.6% 0.9%
Foreign-born share rank 50/195 157/195

Natural population change vs migration

Croatia
Natural

Migration
Ethiopia
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Croatia Ethiopia
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -3,481 - 24,054
2024 -18,944 -5,186 3,379,409 30,069
2023 -19,298 10,202 3,338,649 -11,996
2022 -23,134 11,681 3,300,114 -11,996
2021 -26,377 -4,517 3,204,673 -1,377
2020 -21,137 -8,552 3,199,718 38,866
2019 -15,798 -13,239 3,132,780 -10,807
2018 -15,556 -25,016 3,015,231 9,302
2017 -16,974 -44,557 2,899,143 71,766
2016 -14,374 -32,144 2,809,889 115,823
2015 -17,022 -27,501 2,713,529 62,785
2014 -11,344 -13,127 2,623,647 103,122
2013 -10,585 -6,245 2,546,020 80,955
2012 -9,799 -4,794 2,533,398 119,517
2011 -9,846 -17,463 2,527,811 116,793
2010 -8,591 -3,995 2,498,048 80,213
2009 -7,319 1,358 2,467,118 16,315
2008 -8,188 6,495 2,465,283 -20,780
2007 -10,335 8,893 2,436,753 -381
2006 -8,669 10,852 2,393,585 -30,512
2005 -9,022 10,629 2,353,375 -44,421
2004 -9,040 15,445 2,296,999 -25,430
2003 -12,480 12,556 2,231,223 -13,744
2002 -10,325 10,306 2,189,683 -12,925
2001 -8,599 19,298 2,137,791 -19,063
2000 -6,255 -47,629 2,083,622 -49,891
1999 -6,769 -47,418 2,010,987 29,142
1998 -4,985 -47,931 1,984,989 -3,011
1997 3,175 -52,897 1,945,112 -9,119
1996 3,190 -53,688 1,896,364 41,456
1995 0 -51,882 1,831,068 91,727
1994 -930 -50,444 1,788,133 140,715
1993 -2,301 -49,615 1,734,851 141,545
1992 -4,576 -47,865 1,673,839 160,106
1991 -2,813 -31,968 1,579,416 859,737
1990 3,344 9,538 1,479,663 296,014
1989 3,337 8,471 1,441,769 242,614
1988 5,707 7,242 1,393,356 379,966
1987 6,161 6,956 1,356,853 251,387
1986 8,499 6,261 1,050,277 186,227
1985 10,343 5,550 997,050 157,476
1984 10,764 5,757 920,670 137,632
1983 10,714 6,323 863,472 68,022
1982 15,756 7,475 1,080,853 66,702
1981 15,680 4,872 1,018,838 628,135
1980 17,939 -5,486 1,007,516 -903,529
1979 21,136 -5,740 987,203 -711,455
1978 20,157 -7,329 943,388 -210,991
1977 22,798 -7,339 929,381 -527,133
1976 22,226 -7,400 899,577 -36,125
1975 21,658 -7,366 801,425 -42,540
1974 22,453 -8,076 777,306 -4,232
1973 21,904 -8,335 807,535 347
1972 17,802 -7,277 779,808 -3,375
1971 19,941 -5,608 787,047 -14,510
1970 16,767 -2,359 760,821 8,589
1969 16,688 -2,796 736,428 7,258
1968 21,828 -2,799 715,602 9,992
1967 26,032 -3,518 695,283 14,437
1966 33,192 -6,341 616,281 9,160
1965 31,251 -5,253 642,359 16,348
1964 25,942 -2,090 618,667 10,749
1963 31,270 -1,289 590,998 9,418
1962 30,216 -2,176 563,650 8,960
1961 36,255 -6,567 538,518 6,938
1960 34,778 -21,768 511,694 1,696

Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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Over the last 10 years, 57.6% of the population change in Croatia is from natural causes (a loss of 188,614 people) and 42.4% is from migration (a loss of 138,829 people). In Ethiopia 99.1% is from natural causes (a gain of 30,993,135 people) and 0.93% is from migration (a gain of 292,435 people).

As of 2024, 527,831 residents or 13.6% of the population were not native-born in Croatia, compared to 1,168,455 people or 0.9% in Ethiopia.

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
Ethiopia
City Population
Addis Ababa 5.7M
Gondar 324K
Mekelle 324K
Awasa 300K
Dire Dawa 277K
Bahir Dar 243K
Dessie 188K
Jimma 178K
Harar 157K
Jijiga 126K

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Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08); United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2026, retrieved 2026-07-08); U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08); Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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Data sources:

  1. World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  2. United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  3. U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  4. Wikidata (2026, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  5. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-07-08)

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