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

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The latest officially reported population of Croatia was 3,876,200 in 2025 vs 68,720,337 people in France in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Croatia's population is 3,849,788 people compared to 68,871,753 in France.

Population statistics:

  • France's population is 17.9 times bigger than Croatia's.
  • Croatia is ranked the 130th most populous country in the world, while France is the 23rd.
  • The countries together account for 0.88% of the world: 0.05% for Croatia vs 0.83% for France.
  • For the last 10 years, Croatia has had an average growth rate of -0.73% per year vs +0.32% in France.
  • Since 2006, the population of Croatia has decreased from 4.31M people to 3.85M (10.7% decline), while France has grown from 63.6M to 68.9M (8.25% growth).

Croatia vs France: population by year and forecast

Croatia
Factual

Projection
France
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Croatia France
2100 2,158,545 70,675,442
2099 2,176,440 70,692,029
2098 2,194,539 70,701,942
2097 2,212,602 70,707,028
2096 2,231,114 70,713,643
2095 2,249,667 70,707,277
2094 2,268,376 70,691,394
2093 2,286,882 70,665,663
2092 2,305,583 70,643,058
2091 2,324,254 70,615,655
2090 2,342,729 70,582,877
2089 2,361,668 70,549,228
2088 2,380,831 70,510,136
2087 2,399,709 70,470,494
2086 2,418,760 70,427,922
2085 2,438,113 70,390,427
2084 2,457,815 70,348,036
2083 2,477,556 70,296,271
2082 2,497,595 70,255,426
2081 2,517,715 70,210,373
2080 2,538,164 70,169,003
2079 2,559,092 70,127,568
2078 2,580,179 70,087,269
2077 2,601,778 70,045,257
2076 2,623,507 70,001,871
2075 2,645,523 69,959,255
2074 2,667,391 69,924,120
2073 2,689,518 69,892,712
2072 2,712,201 69,866,697
2071 2,734,759 69,838,818
2070 2,757,112 69,826,471
2069 2,780,455 69,816,539
2068 2,804,383 69,818,570
2067 2,828,363 69,826,386
2066 2,852,669 69,835,591
2065 2,877,009 69,856,319
2064 2,901,213 69,880,666
2063 2,926,228 69,910,009
2062 2,951,475 69,948,667
2061 2,976,903 69,988,307
2060 3,002,483 70,030,670
2059 3,027,959 70,076,337
2058 3,053,643 70,119,195
2057 3,079,155 70,164,701
2056 3,105,119 70,208,938
2055 3,130,769 70,258,544
2054 3,156,282 70,298,466
2053 3,182,091 70,332,664
2052 3,207,640 70,357,980
2051 3,233,551 70,383,190
2050 3,259,702 70,398,057
2049 3,285,684 70,407,335
2048 3,311,657 70,406,135
2047 3,337,645 70,394,515
2046 3,363,102 70,376,409
2045 3,388,731 70,345,569
2044 3,414,541 70,306,509
2043 3,439,695 70,260,348
2042 3,464,688 70,199,353
2041 3,489,565 70,133,877
2040 3,513,946 70,067,958
2039 3,538,129 69,998,706
2038 3,562,371 69,920,456
2037 3,586,606 69,831,930
2036 3,609,771 69,743,406
2035 3,632,470 69,651,629
2034 3,656,066 69,558,099
2033 3,679,626 69,468,319
2032 3,703,646 69,377,856
2031 3,728,250 69,288,525
2030 3,752,014 69,197,981
2029 3,776,079 69,104,114
2028 3,799,610 69,012,886
2027 3,824,370 68,917,613
2026 3,849,788 68,823,318
2025 3,876,200 68,720,337
2024 3,866,200 68,551,653
2023 3,859,686 68,372,286
2022 3,855,641 68,184,457
2021 3,878,981 67,842,811
2020 3,914,206 67,601,110
2019 3,949,390 67,382,061
2018 3,988,775 67,158,348
2017 4,041,407 66,918,020
2016 4,106,867 66,724,104
2015 4,151,725 66,548,272
2014 4,201,598 66,312,067
2013 4,233,922 65,997,932
2012 4,260,368 65,657,659
2011 4,280,622 65,340,830
2010 4,295,427 65,026,211
2009 4,305,181 64,706,436
2008 4,309,705 64,375,116
2007 4,310,217 64,016,890
2006 4,311,159 63,622,342
2005 4,310,145 63,180,854
2004 4,304,600 62,707,588
2003 4,303,399 62,249,855
2002 4,302,174 61,812,142
2001 4,299,642 61,364,377
2000 4,468,302 60,918,661
1999 4,512,597 60,501,986
1998 4,532,135 60,190,684
1997 4,534,920 59,968,066
1996 4,557,097 59,754,504
1995 4,620,030 59,541,294
1994 4,652,024 59,324,863
1993 4,600,463 59,103,094
1992 4,575,818 58,846,584
1991 4,689,022 58,554,242
1990 4,777,368 58,261,012
1989 4,767,260 57,943,062
1988 4,755,207 57,598,186
1987 4,739,745 57,266,167
1986 4,721,446 56,956,002
1985 4,701,417 56,665,619
1984 4,680,285 56,383,085
1983 4,658,254 56,108,330
1982 4,634,234 55,806,789
1981 4,611,509 55,603,353
1980 4,599,782 55,274,184
1979 4,594,778 54,979,851
1978 4,581,085 54,734,030
1977 4,559,571 54,486,467
1976 4,535,934 54,232,383
1975 4,512,082 54,002,853
1974 4,490,660 53,746,571
1973 4,470,161 53,392,161
1972 4,450,564 52,962,356
1971 4,431,275 52,499,553
1970 4,412,252 52,007,169
1969 4,391,490 51,536,014
1968 4,365,628 51,112,980
1967 4,338,683 50,722,791
1966 4,310,701 50,311,637
1965 4,280,923 49,877,725
1964 4,252,876 49,401,492
1963 4,225,675 48,877,567
1962 4,196,712 48,389,516
1961 4,167,292 47,905,982
1960 4,140,181 47,412,964

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 France gained 3,101,762 people (a 4.88% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Croatia lost 257,079 people (a 6.26% decline), while France's population increased by 2,147,649 people (a 3.22% growth).

Croatia was ranked 120th most populous country in 2006 and is 130th in 2026. France was ranked 20th in 2006 and ranked 23rd 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 France will increase by 2.22% to 70,398,057 people and rank change from 23rd to 30th.

France is projected to reach its peak in 2096 at 70.7M 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
France
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Croatia France
2100 -0.82% -0.02%
2099 -0.82% -0.01%
2098 -0.82% -0.007%
2097 -0.83% -0.009%
2096 -0.82% 0.009%
2095 -0.82% 0.02%
2094 -0.81% 0.04%
2093 -0.81% 0.03%
2092 -0.8% 0.04%
2091 -0.79% 0.05%
2090 -0.8% 0.05%
2089 -0.8% 0.06%
2088 -0.79% 0.06%
2087 -0.79% 0.06%
2086 -0.79% 0.05%
2085 -0.8% 0.06%
2084 -0.8% 0.07%
2083 -0.8% 0.06%
2082 -0.8% 0.06%
2081 -0.81% 0.06%
2080 -0.82% 0.06%
2079 -0.82% 0.06%
2078 -0.83% 0.06%
2077 -0.83% 0.06%
2076 -0.83% 0.06%
2075 -0.82% 0.05%
2074 -0.82% 0.04%
2073 -0.84% 0.04%
2072 -0.82% 0.04%
2071 -0.81% 0.02%
2070 -0.84% 0.01%
2069 -0.85% -0.003%
2068 -0.85% -0.01%
2067 -0.85% -0.01%
2066 -0.85% -0.03%
2065 -0.83% -0.03%
2064 -0.85% -0.04%
2063 -0.86% -0.06%
2062 -0.85% -0.06%
2061 -0.85% -0.06%
2060 -0.84% -0.07%
2059 -0.84% -0.06%
2058 -0.83% -0.06%
2057 -0.84% -0.06%
2056 -0.82% -0.07%
2055 -0.81% -0.06%
2054 -0.81% -0.05%
2053 -0.8% -0.04%
2052 -0.8% -0.04%
2051 -0.8% -0.02%
2050 -0.79% -0.01%
2049 -0.78% 0.002%
2048 -0.78% 0.02%
2047 -0.76% 0.03%
2046 -0.76% 0.04%
2045 -0.76% 0.06%
2044 -0.73% 0.07%
2043 -0.72% 0.09%
2042 -0.71% 0.09%
2041 -0.69% 0.09%
2040 -0.68% 0.1%
2039 -0.68% 0.11%
2038 -0.68% 0.13%
2037 -0.64% 0.13%
2036 -0.62% 0.13%
2035 -0.65% 0.13%
2034 -0.64% 0.13%
2033 -0.65% 0.13%
2032 -0.66% 0.13%
2031 -0.63% 0.13%
2030 -0.64% 0.14%
2029 -0.62% 0.13%
2028 -0.65% 0.14%
2027 -0.66% 0.14%
2026 -0.68% 0.15%
2025 0.26% 0.25%
2024 0.17% 0.26%
2023 0.1% 0.28%
2022 -0.6% 0.5%
2021 -0.9% 0.36%
2020 -0.89% 0.33%
2019 -0.99% 0.33%
2018 -1.3% 0.36%
2017 -1.59% 0.29%
2016 -1.08% 0.26%
2015 -1.19% 0.36%
2014 -0.76% 0.48%
2013 -0.62% 0.52%
2012 -0.47% 0.48%
2011 -0.34% 0.48%
2010 -0.23% 0.49%
2009 -0.1% 0.51%
2008 -0.01% 0.56%
2007 -0.02% 0.62%
2006 0.02% 0.7%
2005 0.13% 0.75%
2004 0.03% 0.74%
2003 0.03% 0.71%
2002 0.06% 0.73%
2001 -3.77% 0.73%
2000 -0.98% 0.69%
1999 -0.43% 0.52%
1998 -0.06% 0.37%
1997 -0.49% 0.36%
1996 -1.36% 0.36%
1995 -0.69% 0.36%
1994 1.12% 0.38%
1993 0.54% 0.44%
1992 -2.41% 0.5%
1991 -1.85% 0.5%
1990 0.21% 0.55%
1989 0.25% 0.6%
1988 0.33% 0.58%
1987 0.39% 0.54%
1986 0.43% 0.51%
1985 0.45% 0.5%
1984 0.47% 0.49%
1983 0.52% 0.54%
1982 0.49% 0.37%
1981 0.25% 0.6%
1980 0.11% 0.54%
1979 0.3% 0.45%
1978 0.47% 0.45%
1977 0.52% 0.47%
1976 0.53% 0.43%
1975 0.48% 0.48%
1974 0.46% 0.66%
1973 0.44% 0.81%
1972 0.44% 0.88%
1971 0.43% 0.95%
1970 0.47% 0.91%
1969 0.59% 0.83%
1968 0.62% 0.77%
1967 0.65% 0.82%
1966 0.7% 0.87%
1965 0.66% 0.96%
1964 0.64% 1.07%
1963 0.69% 1.01%
1962 0.71% 1.01%
1961 0.65% 1.04%

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 France's population grew by 0.25%.

Live population counters

Croatia France
Current population
3849788
68871753
Population rank 130/197 23/197
Percent of world population 0.05% 0.83%
One net population change
52.7 minutes
3.12 minutes
One birth every
16.4 minutes
47.4 seconds
One death every
10.3 minutes
48.9 seconds
Daily growth/decline +27 +462
Annual growth/decline +10,000 +168,684
Annual growth/decline rate +0.26% +0.25%
Population growth rate rank 147/197 149/197
One migration net change every
2.52 hours
5.75 minutes
Annual migration change -3,481 +91,737
Net migration rank 112/196 18/196
Foreign-born residents 527,831 9,186,757
Foreign-born residents rank 78/195 5/195
Foreign-born share of population 13.6% 13.8%
Foreign-born share rank 50/195 49/195

Natural population change vs migration

Croatia
Natural

Migration
France
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Croatia France
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -3,481 - 91,737
2024 -18,944 -5,186 20,566 90,527
2023 -19,298 10,202 34,186 91,862
2022 -23,134 11,681 54,547 179,377
2021 -26,377 -4,517 74,627 131,465
2020 -21,137 -8,552 67,602 145,593
2019 -15,798 -13,239 141,503 71,972
2018 -15,556 -25,016 147,749 132,925
2017 -16,974 -44,557 160,604 102,984
2016 -14,374 -32,144 193,500 15,548
2015 -17,022 -27,501 206,300 -345
2014 -11,344 -13,127 265,248 52,342
2013 -10,585 -6,245 244,192 116,297
2012 -9,799 -4,794 256,065 103,287
2011 -9,846 -17,463 280,966 70,178
2010 -8,591 -3,995 286,116 52,644
2009 -7,319 1,358 278,238 58,032
2008 -8,188 6,495 283,250 79,528
2007 -10,335 8,893 288,076 91,973
2006 -8,669 10,852 305,387 132,512
2005 -9,022 10,629 271,677 191,417
2004 -9,040 15,445 282,185 200,629
2003 -12,480 12,556 230,325 195,616
2002 -10,325 10,306 253,430 191,373
2001 -8,599 19,298 263,867 179,476
2000 -6,255 -47,629 268,042 171,637
1999 -6,769 -47,418 229,907 169,448
1998 -4,985 -47,931 222,705 20,216
1997 3,175 -52,897 215,885 -15,255
1996 3,190 -53,688 221,092 -21,463
1995 0 -51,882 220,303 -17,128
1994 -930 -50,444 201,704 -4,232
1993 -2,301 -49,615 224,592 16,892
1992 -4,576 -47,865 229,502 61,964
1991 -2,813 -31,968 234,216 35,201
1990 3,344 9,538 238,870 43,323
1989 3,337 8,471 243,361 82,052
1988 5,707 7,242 247,672 69,935
1987 6,161 6,956 251,971 59,890
1986 8,499 6,261 250,606 51,642
1985 10,343 5,550 249,328 66,149
1984 10,764 5,757 248,086 76,175
1983 10,714 6,323 235,655 88,166
1982 15,756 7,475 234,389 81,084
1981 15,680 4,872 222,414 69,365
1980 17,939 -5,486 210,042 54,718
1979 21,136 -5,740 208,923 34,295
1978 20,157 -7,329 213,462 18,692
1977 22,798 -7,339 217,946 44,918
1976 22,226 -7,400 227,776 59,515
1975 21,658 -7,366 248,413 16,139
1974 22,453 -8,076 268,733 26,203
1973 21,904 -8,335 282,979 103,910
1972 17,802 -7,277 296,589 101,223
1971 19,941 -5,608 309,747 144,321
1970 16,767 -2,359 322,444 182,941
1969 16,688 -2,796 329,831 160,403
1968 21,828 -2,799 337,346 113,115
1967 26,032 -3,518 339,843 63,018
1966 33,192 -6,341 352,181 96,097
1965 31,251 -5,253 354,132 82,879
1964 25,942 -2,090 360,631 163,039
1963 31,270 -1,289 361,694 190,925
1962 30,216 -2,176 358,082 141,634
1961 36,255 -6,567 354,504 128,618
1960 34,778 -21,768 346,115 143,032

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 France 53.4% is from natural causes (a gain of 1,101,184 people) and 46.6% is from migration (a gain of 961,908 people).

As of 2024, 527,831 residents or 13.6% of the population were not native-born in Croatia, compared to 9,186,757 people or 13.8% in France.

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
France
City Population
Paris 2.1M
Marseille 886K
Lyon 519K
Toulouse 515K
Nice 358K
Nantes 328K
Montpellier 310K
Strasbourg 294K
Bordeaux 268K
Lille 238K

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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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