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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Croatia was 3,866,200 in 2024 vs 68,551,653 people in France in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Croatia's population is 3,812,193 people compared to 68,788,006 in France.

Population statistics:

  • France's population is 18 times bigger than Croatia's.
  • Croatia is ranked the 129th 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 -0.82% per year vs +0.35% in France.
  • Since 2006, the population of Croatia has decreased from 4.31M people to 3.81M (11.6% decline), while France has grown from 63.6M to 68.8M (8.12% growth).

Croatia vs France: population by year and forecast

Croatia
Factual

Projection
France
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Croatia France
2100 2,137,465 70,613,012
2099 2,155,186 70,629,584
2098 2,173,108 70,639,488
2097 2,190,995 70,644,570
2096 2,209,326 70,651,179
2095 2,227,698 70,644,818
2094 2,246,224 70,628,949
2093 2,264,550 70,603,242
2092 2,283,068 70,580,656
2091 2,301,556 70,553,277
2090 2,319,851 70,520,528
2089 2,338,604 70,486,909
2088 2,357,581 70,447,851
2087 2,376,274 70,408,245
2086 2,395,139 70,365,710
2085 2,414,304 70,328,248
2084 2,433,813 70,285,895
2083 2,453,361 70,234,175
2082 2,473,204 70,193,367
2081 2,493,128 70,148,354
2080 2,513,378 70,107,021
2079 2,534,101 70,065,621
2078 2,554,982 70,025,358
2077 2,576,370 69,983,383
2076 2,597,887 69,940,036
2075 2,619,688 69,897,457
2074 2,641,342 69,862,353
2073 2,663,253 69,830,973
2072 2,685,714 69,804,981
2071 2,708,053 69,777,127
2070 2,730,187 69,764,791
2069 2,753,302 69,754,867
2068 2,776,996 69,756,896
2067 2,800,742 69,764,705
2066 2,824,811 69,773,902
2065 2,848,913 69,794,612
2064 2,872,881 69,818,938
2063 2,897,651 69,848,255
2062 2,922,653 69,886,879
2061 2,947,832 69,926,483
2060 2,973,162 69,968,809
2059 2,998,389 70,014,435
2058 3,023,822 70,057,256
2057 3,049,085 70,102,722
2056 3,074,796 70,146,920
2055 3,100,195 70,196,482
2054 3,125,459 70,236,369
2053 3,151,016 70,270,537
2052 3,176,316 70,295,830
2051 3,201,973 70,321,018
2050 3,227,869 70,335,872
2049 3,253,597 70,345,142
2048 3,279,316 70,343,943
2047 3,305,051 70,332,332
2046 3,330,260 70,314,243
2045 3,355,638 70,283,430
2044 3,381,196 70,244,405
2043 3,406,105 70,198,284
2042 3,430,854 70,137,343
2041 3,455,487 70,071,925
2040 3,479,631 70,006,064
2039 3,503,577 69,936,874
2038 3,527,583 69,858,693
2037 3,551,581 69,770,244
2036 3,574,520 69,681,800
2035 3,596,996 69,590,103
2034 3,620,363 69,496,656
2033 3,643,692 69,406,955
2032 3,667,478 69,316,572
2031 3,691,842 69,227,320
2030 3,715,373 69,136,856
2029 3,739,203 69,043,072
2028 3,762,505 68,951,924
2027 3,787,023 68,856,735
2026 3,812,193 68,762,523
2025 3,838,346 68,659,633
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 (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 France gained 3,101,762 people (a 4.88% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Croatia lost 294,674 people (a 7.18% decline), while France's population increased by 2,063,902 people (a 3.09% growth).

Croatia was ranked 120th most populous country in 2006 and is 129th 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 3,227,869 people with a rank change from 129th to 139th. The population of France will increase by 2.25% to 70,335,872 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 2.14M 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 -0.72% 0.16%
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 (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 France's population grew by 0.26%.

Live population counters

Croatia France
Current population
3812193
68788006
Population rank 129/197 23/197
Percent of world population 0.05% 0.83%
One net population change
1.34 hours
2.93 minutes
One birth every
16.4 minutes
46.6 seconds
One death every
10.2 minutes
50.1 seconds
Daily growth/decline +18 +491
Annual growth/decline +6,514 +179,367
Annual growth/decline rate +0.17% +0.26%
Population growth rate rank 157/197 152/197
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 - -5,186 - 90,527
2023 -19,298 10,202 47,860 91,862
2022 -23,134 11,681 54,547 179,377
2021 -26,377 -4,517 74,627 131,465
2020 -20,354 -8,552 67,602 145,593
2019 -15,008 -13,239 141,503 71,972
2018 -15,557 -25,016 147,749 132,925
2017 -16,570 -44,557 160,604 102,984
2016 -13,553 -32,144 193,500 15,548
2015 -16,607 -27,501 206,300 -345
2014 -11,345 -13,127 265,248 52,342
2013 -10,162 -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 2026-04-06).

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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 France 59.5% is from natural causes (a gain of 1,359,540 people) and 40.5% is from migration (a gain of 923,723 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 2.11M
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 (1960–2024, 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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