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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Croatia was 3,866,200 in 2024 vs 5,619,911 people in Finland in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Croatia's population is 3,812,193 people compared to 5,631,965 in Finland.

Population statistics:

  • Finland's population is 1.48 times bigger than Croatia's.
  • Croatia is ranked the 129th most populous country in the world, while Finland is the 120th.
  • The countries together account for 0.11% of the world: 0.05% for Croatia vs 0.07% for Finland.
  • For the last 10 years, Croatia has had an average growth rate of -0.82% per year vs +0.3% in Finland.
  • Since 2006, the population of Croatia has decreased from 4.31M people to 3.81M (11.6% decline), while Finland has grown from 5.27M to 5.63M (6.94% growth).

Croatia vs Finland: population by year and forecast

Croatia
Factual

Projection
Finland
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Croatia Finland
2100 2,137,465 4,615,954
2099 2,155,186 4,632,084
2098 2,173,108 4,648,068
2097 2,190,995 4,663,730
2096 2,209,326 4,678,982
2095 2,227,698 4,694,312
2094 2,246,224 4,709,388
2093 2,264,550 4,724,681
2092 2,283,068 4,739,809
2091 2,301,556 4,755,260
2090 2,319,851 4,770,907
2089 2,338,604 4,786,400
2088 2,357,581 4,801,901
2087 2,376,274 4,817,852
2086 2,395,139 4,833,786
2085 2,414,304 4,849,629
2084 2,433,813 4,864,891
2083 2,453,361 4,880,250
2082 2,473,204 4,896,009
2081 2,493,128 4,911,803
2080 2,513,378 4,927,618
2079 2,534,101 4,943,129
2078 2,554,982 4,958,168
2077 2,576,370 4,973,373
2076 2,597,887 4,988,599
2075 2,619,688 5,003,374
2074 2,641,342 5,018,067
2073 2,663,253 5,032,313
2072 2,685,714 5,046,145
2071 2,708,053 5,059,821
2070 2,730,187 5,073,405
2069 2,753,302 5,086,624
2068 2,776,996 5,100,021
2067 2,800,742 5,113,379
2066 2,824,811 5,126,654
2065 2,848,913 5,140,841
2064 2,872,881 5,154,898
2063 2,897,651 5,169,175
2062 2,922,653 5,183,334
2061 2,947,832 5,197,920
2060 2,973,162 5,212,905
2059 2,998,389 5,228,152
2058 3,023,822 5,242,966
2057 3,049,085 5,258,706
2056 3,074,796 5,274,797
2055 3,100,195 5,290,920
2054 3,125,459 5,306,678
2053 3,151,016 5,321,951
2052 3,176,316 5,337,100
2051 3,201,973 5,352,042
2050 3,227,869 5,366,251
2049 3,253,597 5,380,081
2048 3,279,316 5,393,571
2047 3,305,051 5,406,757
2046 3,330,260 5,419,535
2045 3,355,638 5,432,355
2044 3,381,196 5,444,871
2043 3,406,105 5,457,529
2042 3,430,854 5,469,797
2041 3,455,487 5,482,134
2040 3,479,631 5,494,276
2039 3,503,577 5,506,630
2038 3,527,583 5,518,788
2037 3,551,581 5,530,908
2036 3,574,520 5,542,684
2035 3,596,996 5,554,158
2034 3,620,363 5,565,174
2033 3,643,692 5,575,691
2032 3,667,478 5,585,700
2031 3,691,842 5,595,391
2030 3,715,373 5,604,388
2029 3,739,203 5,612,864
2028 3,762,505 5,620,473
2027 3,787,023 5,627,272
2026 3,812,193 5,631,965
2025 3,838,346 5,630,458
2024 3,866,200 5,619,911
2023 3,859,686 5,583,911
2022 3,855,641 5,556,106
2021 3,878,981 5,541,017
2020 3,914,206 5,529,543
2019 3,949,390 5,521,606
2018 3,988,775 5,515,525
2017 4,041,407 5,508,214
2016 4,106,867 5,495,303
2015 4,151,725 5,479,531
2014 4,201,598 5,461,512
2013 4,233,922 5,438,972
2012 4,260,368 5,413,971
2011 4,280,622 5,388,272
2010 4,295,427 5,363,352
2009 4,305,181 5,338,871
2008 4,309,705 5,313,399
2007 4,310,217 5,288,720
2006 4,311,159 5,266,268
2005 4,310,145 5,246,096
2004 4,304,600 5,228,172
2003 4,303,399 5,213,014
2002 4,302,174 5,200,598
2001 4,299,642 5,188,008
2000 4,468,302 5,176,209
1999 4,512,597 5,165,474
1998 4,532,135 5,153,498
1997 4,534,920 5,139,835
1996 4,557,097 5,124,573
1995 4,620,030 5,107,790
1994 4,652,024 5,088,333
1993 4,600,463 5,066,447
1992 4,575,818 5,041,992
1991 4,689,022 5,013,740
1990 4,777,368 4,986,431
1989 4,767,260 4,964,371
1988 4,755,207 4,946,481
1987 4,739,745 4,932,123
1986 4,721,446 4,918,154
1985 4,701,417 4,902,206
1984 4,680,285 4,881,803
1983 4,658,254 4,855,787
1982 4,634,234 4,826,933
1981 4,611,509 4,799,964
1980 4,599,782 4,779,535
1979 4,594,778 4,764,690
1978 4,581,085 4,752,528
1977 4,559,571 4,738,902
1976 4,535,934 4,725,664
1975 4,512,082 4,711,440
1974 4,490,660 4,690,574
1973 4,470,161 4,666,081
1972 4,450,564 4,639,657
1971 4,431,275 4,612,124
1970 4,412,252 4,606,307
1969 4,391,490 4,623,785
1968 4,365,628 4,626,469
1967 4,338,683 4,605,744
1966 4,310,701 4,580,869
1965 4,280,923 4,563,732
1964 4,252,876 4,548,543
1963 4,225,675 4,523,309
1962 4,196,712 4,491,443
1961 4,167,292 4,461,005
1960 4,140,181 4,429,634

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 Finland gained 229,035 people (a 4.35% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Croatia lost 294,674 people (a 7.18% decline), while Finland's population increased by 136,662 people (a 2.49% growth).

Croatia was ranked 120th most populous country in 2006 and is 129th in 2026. Finland was ranked 111th in 2006 and ranked 120th 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 Finland will decrease by 4.72% to 5,366,251 people and rank change from 120th to 127th.

Finland is projected to reach its peak in 2026 at 5.63M 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
Finland
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Croatia Finland
2100 -0.82% -0.35%
2099 -0.82% -0.34%
2098 -0.82% -0.34%
2097 -0.83% -0.33%
2096 -0.82% -0.33%
2095 -0.82% -0.32%
2094 -0.81% -0.32%
2093 -0.81% -0.32%
2092 -0.8% -0.32%
2091 -0.79% -0.33%
2090 -0.8% -0.32%
2089 -0.8% -0.32%
2088 -0.79% -0.33%
2087 -0.79% -0.33%
2086 -0.79% -0.33%
2085 -0.8% -0.31%
2084 -0.8% -0.31%
2083 -0.8% -0.32%
2082 -0.8% -0.32%
2081 -0.81% -0.32%
2080 -0.82% -0.31%
2079 -0.82% -0.3%
2078 -0.83% -0.31%
2077 -0.83% -0.31%
2076 -0.83% -0.3%
2075 -0.82% -0.29%
2074 -0.82% -0.28%
2073 -0.84% -0.27%
2072 -0.82% -0.27%
2071 -0.81% -0.27%
2070 -0.84% -0.26%
2069 -0.85% -0.26%
2068 -0.85% -0.26%
2067 -0.85% -0.26%
2066 -0.85% -0.28%
2065 -0.83% -0.27%
2064 -0.85% -0.28%
2063 -0.86% -0.27%
2062 -0.85% -0.28%
2061 -0.85% -0.29%
2060 -0.84% -0.29%
2059 -0.84% -0.28%
2058 -0.83% -0.3%
2057 -0.84% -0.31%
2056 -0.82% -0.3%
2055 -0.81% -0.3%
2054 -0.81% -0.29%
2053 -0.8% -0.28%
2052 -0.8% -0.28%
2051 -0.8% -0.26%
2050 -0.79% -0.26%
2049 -0.78% -0.25%
2048 -0.78% -0.24%
2047 -0.76% -0.24%
2046 -0.76% -0.24%
2045 -0.76% -0.23%
2044 -0.73% -0.23%
2043 -0.72% -0.22%
2042 -0.71% -0.23%
2041 -0.69% -0.22%
2040 -0.68% -0.22%
2039 -0.68% -0.22%
2038 -0.68% -0.22%
2037 -0.64% -0.21%
2036 -0.62% -0.21%
2035 -0.65% -0.2%
2034 -0.64% -0.19%
2033 -0.65% -0.18%
2032 -0.66% -0.17%
2031 -0.63% -0.16%
2030 -0.64% -0.15%
2029 -0.62% -0.14%
2028 -0.65% -0.12%
2027 -0.66% -0.08%
2026 -0.68% 0.03%
2025 -0.72% 0.19%
2024 0.17% 0.64%
2023 0.1% 0.5%
2022 -0.6% 0.27%
2021 -0.9% 0.21%
2020 -0.89% 0.14%
2019 -0.99% 0.11%
2018 -1.3% 0.13%
2017 -1.59% 0.23%
2016 -1.08% 0.29%
2015 -1.19% 0.33%
2014 -0.76% 0.41%
2013 -0.62% 0.46%
2012 -0.47% 0.48%
2011 -0.34% 0.46%
2010 -0.23% 0.46%
2009 -0.1% 0.48%
2008 -0.01% 0.47%
2007 -0.02% 0.43%
2006 0.02% 0.38%
2005 0.13% 0.34%
2004 0.03% 0.29%
2003 0.03% 0.24%
2002 0.06% 0.24%
2001 -3.77% 0.23%
2000 -0.98% 0.21%
1999 -0.43% 0.23%
1998 -0.06% 0.27%
1997 -0.49% 0.3%
1996 -1.36% 0.33%
1995 -0.69% 0.38%
1994 1.12% 0.43%
1993 0.54% 0.49%
1992 -2.41% 0.56%
1991 -1.85% 0.55%
1990 0.21% 0.44%
1989 0.25% 0.36%
1988 0.33% 0.29%
1987 0.39% 0.28%
1986 0.43% 0.33%
1985 0.45% 0.42%
1984 0.47% 0.54%
1983 0.52% 0.6%
1982 0.49% 0.56%
1981 0.25% 0.43%
1980 0.11% 0.31%
1979 0.3% 0.26%
1978 0.47% 0.29%
1977 0.52% 0.28%
1976 0.53% 0.3%
1975 0.48% 0.44%
1974 0.46% 0.52%
1973 0.44% 0.57%
1972 0.44% 0.6%
1971 0.43% 0.13%
1970 0.47% -0.38%
1969 0.59% -0.06%
1968 0.62% 0.45%
1967 0.65% 0.54%
1966 0.7% 0.38%
1965 0.66% 0.33%
1964 0.64% 0.56%
1963 0.69% 0.71%
1962 0.71% 0.68%
1961 0.65% 0.71%

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 Finland's population grew by 0.64%.

Live population counters

Croatia Finland
Current population
3812193
5631965
Population rank 129/197 120/197
Percent of world population 0.05% 0.07%
One net population change
1.34 hours
14.6 minutes
One birth every
16.4 minutes
12.1 minutes
One death every
10.2 minutes
8.56 minutes
Daily growth/decline +18 +99
Annual growth/decline +6,514 +36,000
Annual growth/decline rate +0.17% +0.64%
Population growth rate rank 157/197 122/197
One migration net change every
2.52 hours
28.9 minutes
Annual migration change -3,481 +18,246
Net migration rank 112/196 33/196
Foreign-born residents 527,831 514,432
Foreign-born residents rank 78/195 79/195
Foreign-born share of population 13.6% 9.2%
Foreign-born share rank 50/195 69/195

Natural population change vs migration

Croatia
Natural

Migration
Finland
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Croatia Finland
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -3,481 - 18,246
2024 - -5,186 - 26,894
2023 -19,298 10,202 -17,869 38,156
2022 -23,134 11,681 -18,335 60,353
2021 -26,377 -4,517 -7,757 22,484
2020 -20,354 -8,552 -8,847 17,504
2019 -15,008 -13,239 -8,282 15,671
2018 -15,557 -25,016 -7,170 11,822
2017 -16,570 -44,557 -3,856 13,356
2016 -13,553 -32,144 -1,099 17,321
2015 -16,607 -27,501 2,740 12,655
2014 -11,345 -13,127 4,915 15,915
2013 -10,162 -6,245 6,527 18,164
2012 -9,799 -4,794 7,579 17,894
2011 -9,846 -17,463 9,160 16,798
2010 -8,591 -3,995 10,191 14,080
2009 -7,319 1,358 10,678 14,877
2008 -8,188 6,495 10,627 15,626
2007 -10,335 8,893 9,519 14,027
2006 -8,669 10,852 11,059 10,820
2005 -9,022 10,629 9,968 9,251
2004 -9,040 15,445 9,933 6,956
2003 -12,480 12,556 7,819 5,929
2002 -10,325 10,306 6,241 5,255
2001 -8,599 19,298 7,263 6,241
2000 -6,255 -47,629 7,765 2,497
1999 -6,769 -47,418 7,748 3,604
1998 -4,985 -47,931 7,730 4,417
1997 3,175 -52,897 9,766 4,925
1996 3,190 -53,688 11,274 3,757
1995 0 -51,882 13,791 4,325
1994 -930 -50,444 17,300 3,834
1993 -2,301 -49,615 13,679 9,036
1992 -4,576 -47,865 16,639 9,356
1991 -2,813 -31,968 16,044 14,515
1990 3,344 9,538 15,458 8,920
1989 3,337 8,471 14,396 5,775
1988 5,707 7,242 14,344 1,765
1987 6,161 6,956 11,837 831
1986 8,499 6,261 13,279 1,491
1985 10,343 5,550 14,707 2,416
1984 10,764 5,757 20,015 3,972
1983 10,714 6,323 21,851 6,925
1982 15,756 7,475 22,686 7,109
1981 15,680 4,872 18,720 5,287
1980 17,939 -5,486 18,640 -2,212
1979 21,136 -5,740 19,535 -6,612
1978 20,157 -7,329 20,436 -9,348
1977 22,798 -7,339 21,799 -5,697
1976 22,226 -7,400 21,738 -11,843
1975 21,658 -7,366 21,673 -3,807
1974 22,453 -8,076 17,824 5,891
1973 21,904 -8,335 13,532 11,558
1972 17,802 -7,277 14,847 12,613
1971 19,941 -5,608 15,220 12,286
1970 16,767 -2,359 20,268 -36,579
1969 16,688 -2,796 21,732 -42,207
1968 21,828 -2,799 28,684 -15,561
1967 26,032 -3,518 33,622 -5,353
1966 33,192 -6,341 34,356 -12,059
1965 31,251 -5,253 33,771 -21,731
1964 25,942 -2,090 38,208 -20,414
1963 31,270 -1,289 40,258 -7,624
1962 30,216 -2,176 38,627 -6,852
1961 36,255 -6,567 41,487 -11,828
1960 34,778 -21,768 42,082 -9,489

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 Finland 22.5% is from natural causes (a loss of 65,560 people) and 77.5% is from migration (a gain of 225,237 people).

As of 2024, 527,831 residents or 13.6% of the population were not native-born in Croatia, compared to 514,432 people or 9.2% in Finland.

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
Finland
City Population
Helsinki 687K
Espoo 315K
Tampere 255K
Vantaa 248K
Oulu 215K
Turku 206K
Jyvaskyla 148K
Kuopio 124K
Lahti 121K
Pori 83.2K

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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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