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Population in Croatia compared to the Gambia: Trends, Charts, Rankings

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The latest officially reported population of Croatia was 3,876,200 in 2025 vs 2,822,093 people in the Gambia in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Croatia's population is 3,849,788 people compared to 2,916,990 in the Gambia.

Population statistics:

  • Croatia's population is 1.32 times bigger than the Gambia's.
  • Croatia is ranked the 130th most populous country in the world, while the Gambia is the 138th.
  • The countries together account for 0.08% of the world: 0.05% for Croatia vs 0.04% for the Gambia.
  • For the last 10 years, Croatia has had an average growth rate of -0.73% per year vs +2.44% in the Gambia.
  • Since 2006, the population of Croatia has decreased from 4.31M people to 3.85M (10.7% decline), while the Gambia has grown from 1.72M to 2.92M (70.1% growth).

Croatia vs Gambia: population by year and forecast

Croatia
Factual

Projection
Gambia
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Croatia Gambia
2100 2,158,545 5,766,099
2099 2,176,440 5,764,092
2098 2,194,539 5,761,403
2097 2,212,602 5,758,064
2096 2,231,114 5,753,864
2095 2,249,667 5,748,821
2094 2,268,376 5,742,977
2093 2,286,882 5,735,465
2092 2,305,583 5,727,035
2091 2,324,254 5,717,851
2090 2,342,729 5,707,322
2089 2,361,668 5,695,590
2088 2,380,831 5,682,547
2087 2,399,709 5,668,415
2086 2,418,760 5,653,552
2085 2,438,113 5,637,112
2084 2,457,815 5,619,538
2083 2,477,556 5,600,932
2082 2,497,595 5,581,062
2081 2,517,715 5,559,781
2080 2,538,164 5,537,312
2079 2,559,092 5,513,586
2078 2,580,179 5,488,256
2077 2,601,778 5,461,819
2076 2,623,507 5,434,380
2075 2,645,523 5,405,474
2074 2,667,391 5,375,255
2073 2,689,518 5,343,873
2072 2,712,201 5,311,755
2071 2,734,759 5,278,538
2070 2,757,112 5,243,773
2069 2,780,455 5,207,961
2068 2,804,383 5,170,739
2067 2,828,363 5,132,640
2066 2,852,669 5,093,072
2065 2,877,009 5,051,871
2064 2,901,213 5,009,758
2063 2,926,228 4,966,686
2062 2,951,475 4,922,343
2061 2,976,903 4,876,639
2060 3,002,483 4,830,317
2059 3,027,959 4,783,233
2058 3,053,643 4,735,557
2057 3,079,155 4,686,764
2056 3,105,119 4,637,220
2055 3,130,769 4,586,935
2054 3,156,282 4,535,328
2053 3,182,091 4,483,472
2052 3,207,640 4,430,621
2051 3,233,551 4,376,942
2050 3,259,702 4,322,480
2049 3,285,684 4,267,374
2048 3,311,657 4,211,530
2047 3,337,645 4,154,844
2046 3,363,102 4,097,814
2045 3,388,731 4,040,118
2044 3,414,541 3,981,892
2043 3,439,695 3,923,058
2042 3,464,688 3,863,611
2041 3,489,565 3,804,282
2040 3,513,946 3,744,293
2039 3,538,129 3,684,045
2038 3,562,371 3,623,285
2037 3,586,606 3,562,776
2036 3,609,771 3,502,038
2035 3,632,470 3,441,138
2034 3,656,066 3,380,088
2033 3,679,626 3,318,743
2032 3,703,646 3,257,194
2031 3,728,250 3,195,735
2030 3,752,014 3,134,115
2029 3,776,079 3,072,145
2028 3,799,610 3,009,805
2027 3,824,370 2,947,443
2026 3,849,788 2,884,828
2025 3,876,200 2,822,093
2024 3,866,200 2,759,988
2023 3,859,686 2,697,845
2022 3,855,641 2,636,470
2021 3,878,981 2,576,010
2020 3,914,206 2,515,733
2019 3,949,390 2,456,844
2018 3,988,775 2,399,632
2017 4,041,407 2,342,189
2016 4,106,867 2,283,769
2015 4,151,725 2,224,529
2014 4,201,598 2,164,528
2013 4,233,922 2,103,820
2012 4,260,368 2,043,094
2011 4,280,622 1,983,784
2010 4,295,427 1,926,630
2009 4,305,181 1,871,422
2008 4,309,705 1,817,852
2007 4,310,217 1,765,774
2006 4,311,159 1,715,275
2005 4,310,145 1,667,037
2004 4,304,600 1,621,312
2003 4,303,399 1,577,611
2002 4,302,174 1,535,691
2001 4,299,642 1,495,011
2000 4,468,302 1,455,084
1999 4,512,597 1,415,779
1998 4,532,135 1,376,987
1997 4,534,920 1,338,889
1996 4,557,097 1,301,410
1995 4,620,030 1,264,313
1994 4,652,024 1,227,226
1993 4,600,463 1,188,365
1992 4,575,818 1,145,582
1991 4,689,022 1,099,959
1990 4,777,368 1,054,696
1989 4,767,260 1,011,357
1988 4,755,207 970,160
1987 4,739,745 931,091
1986 4,721,446 894,019
1985 4,701,417 858,874
1984 4,680,285 825,631
1983 4,658,254 794,525
1982 4,634,234 765,753
1981 4,611,509 739,125
1980 4,599,782 713,913
1979 4,594,778 689,781
1978 4,581,085 667,103
1977 4,559,571 645,770
1976 4,535,934 625,667
1975 4,512,082 606,821
1974 4,490,660 589,085
1973 4,470,161 571,991
1972 4,450,564 555,370
1971 4,431,275 539,388
1970 4,412,252 524,105
1969 4,391,490 509,440
1968 4,365,628 495,269
1967 4,338,683 481,588
1966 4,310,701 468,516
1965 4,280,923 455,952
1964 4,252,876 443,687
1963 4,225,675 431,757
1962 4,196,712 420,163
1961 4,167,292 408,930
1960 4,140,181 398,060

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

GeoRank.org/population/croatia/gambia | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Croatia decreased by 204,292 people (a 4.74% decline), while the Gambia gained 568,494 people (a 33.1% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Croatia lost 257,079 people (a 6.26% decline), while the Gambia's population increased by 633,221 people (a 27.7% growth).

Croatia was ranked 120th most populous country in 2006 and is 130th in 2026. The Gambia was ranked 146th in 2006 and ranked 138th 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 the Gambia will increase by 48.2% to 4,322,480 people and rank change from 138th to 132nd.

The Gambia is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 5.77M 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
Gambia
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Croatia Gambia
2100 -0.82% 0.03%
2099 -0.82% 0.05%
2098 -0.82% 0.06%
2097 -0.83% 0.07%
2096 -0.82% 0.09%
2095 -0.82% 0.1%
2094 -0.81% 0.13%
2093 -0.81% 0.15%
2092 -0.8% 0.16%
2091 -0.79% 0.18%
2090 -0.8% 0.21%
2089 -0.8% 0.23%
2088 -0.79% 0.25%
2087 -0.79% 0.26%
2086 -0.79% 0.29%
2085 -0.8% 0.31%
2084 -0.8% 0.33%
2083 -0.8% 0.36%
2082 -0.8% 0.38%
2081 -0.81% 0.41%
2080 -0.82% 0.43%
2079 -0.82% 0.46%
2078 -0.83% 0.48%
2077 -0.83% 0.5%
2076 -0.83% 0.53%
2075 -0.82% 0.56%
2074 -0.82% 0.59%
2073 -0.84% 0.6%
2072 -0.82% 0.63%
2071 -0.81% 0.66%
2070 -0.84% 0.69%
2069 -0.85% 0.72%
2068 -0.85% 0.74%
2067 -0.85% 0.78%
2066 -0.85% 0.82%
2065 -0.83% 0.84%
2064 -0.85% 0.87%
2063 -0.86% 0.9%
2062 -0.85% 0.94%
2061 -0.85% 0.96%
2060 -0.84% 0.98%
2059 -0.84% 1.01%
2058 -0.83% 1.04%
2057 -0.84% 1.07%
2056 -0.82% 1.1%
2055 -0.81% 1.14%
2054 -0.81% 1.16%
2053 -0.8% 1.19%
2052 -0.8% 1.23%
2051 -0.8% 1.26%
2050 -0.79% 1.29%
2049 -0.78% 1.33%
2048 -0.78% 1.36%
2047 -0.76% 1.39%
2046 -0.76% 1.43%
2045 -0.76% 1.46%
2044 -0.73% 1.5%
2043 -0.72% 1.54%
2042 -0.71% 1.56%
2041 -0.69% 1.6%
2040 -0.68% 1.64%
2039 -0.68% 1.68%
2038 -0.68% 1.7%
2037 -0.64% 1.73%
2036 -0.62% 1.77%
2035 -0.65% 1.81%
2034 -0.64% 1.85%
2033 -0.65% 1.89%
2032 -0.66% 1.92%
2031 -0.63% 1.97%
2030 -0.64% 2.02%
2029 -0.62% 2.07%
2028 -0.65% 2.12%
2027 -0.66% 2.17%
2026 -0.68% 2.22%
2025 0.26% 2.25%
2024 0.17% 2.3%
2023 0.1% 2.33%
2022 -0.6% 2.35%
2021 -0.9% 2.4%
2020 -0.89% 2.4%
2019 -0.99% 2.38%
2018 -1.3% 2.45%
2017 -1.59% 2.56%
2016 -1.08% 2.66%
2015 -1.19% 2.77%
2014 -0.76% 2.89%
2013 -0.62% 2.97%
2012 -0.47% 2.99%
2011 -0.34% 2.97%
2010 -0.23% 2.95%
2009 -0.1% 2.95%
2008 -0.01% 2.95%
2007 -0.02% 2.94%
2006 0.02% 2.89%
2005 0.13% 2.82%
2004 0.03% 2.77%
2003 0.03% 2.73%
2002 0.06% 2.72%
2001 -3.77% 2.74%
2000 -0.98% 2.78%
1999 -0.43% 2.82%
1998 -0.06% 2.85%
1997 -0.49% 2.88%
1996 -1.36% 2.93%
1995 -0.69% 3.02%
1994 1.12% 3.27%
1993 0.54% 3.73%
1992 -2.41% 4.15%
1991 -1.85% 4.29%
1990 0.21% 4.29%
1989 0.25% 4.25%
1988 0.33% 4.2%
1987 0.39% 4.15%
1986 0.43% 4.09%
1985 0.45% 4.03%
1984 0.47% 3.92%
1983 0.52% 3.76%
1982 0.49% 3.6%
1981 0.25% 3.53%
1980 0.11% 3.5%
1979 0.3% 3.4%
1978 0.47% 3.3%
1977 0.52% 3.21%
1976 0.53% 3.11%
1975 0.48% 3.01%
1974 0.46% 2.99%
1973 0.44% 2.99%
1972 0.44% 2.96%
1971 0.43% 2.92%
1970 0.47% 2.88%
1969 0.59% 2.86%
1968 0.62% 2.84%
1967 0.65% 2.79%
1966 0.7% 2.76%
1965 0.66% 2.76%
1964 0.64% 2.76%
1963 0.69% 2.76%
1962 0.71% 2.75%
1961 0.65% 2.73%

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

GeoRank.org/population/croatia/gambia | CC BY

In 2025, the population of Croatia grew by 0.26%, while the Gambia's population grew by 2.25%.

Live population counters

Croatia Gambia
Current population
3849788
2916990
Population rank 130/197 138/197
Percent of world population 0.05% 0.04%
One net population change
52.7 minutes
8.49 minutes
One birth every
16.4 minutes
6.38 minutes
One death every
10.3 minutes
30.5 minutes
Daily growth/decline +27 +170
Annual growth/decline +10,000 +62,105
Annual growth/decline rate +0.26% +2.25%
Population growth rate rank 147/197 37/197
One migration net change every
2.52 hours
2.94 hours
Annual migration change -3,481 -2,984
Net migration rank 112/196 107/196
Foreign-born residents 527,831 236,137
Foreign-born residents rank 78/195 107/195
Foreign-born share of population 13.6% 8.6%
Foreign-born share rank 50/195 72/195

Natural population change vs migration

Croatia
Natural

Migration
Gambia
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Croatia Gambia
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -3,481 - -2,984
2024 -18,944 -5,186 65,157 -2,989
2023 -19,298 10,202 65,118 -3,000
2022 -23,134 11,681 63,634 -3,000
2021 -26,377 -4,517 62,239 -1,949
2020 -21,137 -8,552 62,209 -1,949
2019 -15,798 -13,239 61,701 -4,186
2018 -15,556 -25,016 60,854 -3,944
2017 -16,974 -44,557 61,665 -3,696
2016 -14,374 -32,144 62,358 -3,486
2015 -17,022 -27,501 62,832 -3,224
2014 -11,344 -13,127 63,185 -2,793
2013 -10,585 -6,245 63,510 -2,476
2012 -9,799 -4,794 62,745 -2,332
2011 -9,846 -17,463 60,571 -2,360
2010 -8,591 -3,995 58,554 -2,456
2009 -7,319 1,358 56,575 -2,259
2008 -8,188 6,495 55,032 -2,204
2007 -10,335 8,893 53,653 -2,320
2006 -8,669 10,852 52,335 -2,666
2005 -9,022 10,629 50,010 -3,209
2004 -9,040 15,445 48,276 -3,636
2003 -12,480 12,556 46,473 -3,713
2002 -10,325 10,306 45,156 -4,067
2001 -8,599 19,298 44,154 -3,882
2000 -6,255 -47,629 43,249 -3,670
1999 -6,769 -47,418 42,533 -3,493
1998 -4,985 -47,931 41,842 -3,291
1997 3,175 -52,897 40,742 -3,098
1996 3,190 -53,688 40,253 -2,948
1995 0 -51,882 39,681 -2,797
1994 -930 -50,444 38,880 -1,586
1993 -2,301 -49,615 37,302 3,131
1992 -4,576 -47,865 35,951 9,182
1991 -2,813 -31,968 34,584 11,530
1990 3,344 9,538 33,163 11,242
1989 3,337 8,471 31,504 10,765
1988 5,707 7,242 29,938 10,187
1987 6,161 6,956 28,452 9,563
1986 8,499 6,261 27,195 8,934
1985 10,343 5,550 25,795 8,373
1984 10,764 5,757 24,586 7,733
1983 10,714 6,323 23,175 6,713
1982 15,756 7,475 21,894 5,757
1981 15,680 4,872 20,156 5,438
1980 17,939 -5,486 19,566 5,268
1979 21,136 -5,740 18,543 4,898
1978 20,157 -7,329 17,424 4,493
1977 22,798 -7,339 16,773 3,969
1976 22,226 -7,400 16,032 3,436
1975 21,658 -7,366 15,256 2,979
1974 22,453 -8,076 14,628 2,610
1973 21,904 -8,335 14,046 2,907
1972 17,802 -7,277 13,432 2,861
1971 19,941 -5,608 12,842 2,817
1970 16,767 -2,359 12,128 2,777
1969 16,688 -2,796 11,670 2,757
1968 21,828 -2,799 11,215 2,705
1967 26,032 -3,518 10,823 2,617
1966 33,192 -6,341 10,422 2,272
1965 31,251 -5,253 10,162 2,272
1964 25,942 -2,090 9,825 2,272
1963 31,270 -1,289 9,493 2,272
1962 30,216 -2,176 9,150 2,272
1961 36,255 -6,567 8,778 2,272
1960 34,778 -21,768 8,420 2,272

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

GeoRank.org/population/croatia/gambia | CC BY

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 the Gambia 95.2% is from natural causes (a gain of 627,767 people) and 4.77% is from migration (a loss of 31,423 people).

As of 2024, 527,831 residents or 13.6% of the population were not native-born in Croatia, compared to 236,137 people or 8.6% in the Gambia.

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
Gambia
City Population
Brikama 81K
Banjul 31.4K
Lamin 31.1K

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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. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  5. Wikidata (2026, retrieved 2026-07-08)

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