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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Croatia was 3,866,200 in 2024 vs 9,562,065 people in Hungary in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Croatia's population is 3,812,193 people compared to 9,475,525 in Hungary.

Population statistics:

  • Hungary's population is 2.49 times bigger than Croatia's.
  • Croatia is ranked the 129th most populous country in the world, while Hungary is the 98th.
  • The countries together account for 0.16% of the world: 0.05% for Croatia vs 0.11% for Hungary.
  • For the last 10 years, Croatia has had an average growth rate of -0.82% per year vs -0.29% in Hungary.
  • Since 2006, the population of Croatia has decreased from 4.31M people to 3.81M (11.6% decline), while Hungary has declined from 10.1M to 9.48M (5.92% decline).

Croatia vs Hungary: population by year and forecast

Croatia
Factual

Projection
Hungary
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Croatia Hungary
2100 2,137,465 7,370,355
2099 2,155,186 7,386,200
2098 2,173,108 7,401,408
2097 2,190,995 7,415,908
2096 2,209,326 7,430,531
2095 2,227,698 7,445,269
2094 2,246,224 7,460,108
2093 2,264,550 7,475,111
2092 2,283,068 7,489,534
2091 2,301,556 7,504,343
2090 2,319,851 7,519,276
2089 2,338,604 7,534,960
2088 2,357,581 7,550,399
2087 2,376,274 7,566,507
2086 2,395,139 7,583,518
2085 2,414,304 7,600,748
2084 2,433,813 7,617,497
2083 2,453,361 7,634,894
2082 2,473,204 7,653,272
2081 2,493,128 7,672,270
2080 2,513,378 7,692,156
2079 2,534,101 7,712,929
2078 2,554,982 7,734,118
2077 2,576,370 7,756,481
2076 2,597,887 7,780,266
2075 2,619,688 7,805,336
2074 2,641,342 7,832,068
2073 2,663,253 7,860,016
2072 2,685,714 7,889,448
2071 2,708,053 7,920,271
2070 2,730,187 7,952,370
2069 2,753,302 7,985,309
2068 2,776,996 8,019,321
2067 2,800,742 8,053,791
2066 2,824,811 8,088,854
2065 2,848,913 8,125,079
2064 2,872,881 8,161,993
2063 2,897,651 8,198,019
2062 2,922,653 8,233,954
2061 2,947,832 8,269,395
2060 2,973,162 8,304,498
2059 2,998,389 8,339,351
2058 3,023,822 8,372,516
2057 3,049,085 8,405,403
2056 3,074,796 8,438,397
2055 3,100,195 8,470,451
2054 3,125,459 8,502,165
2053 3,151,016 8,533,102
2052 3,176,316 8,563,943
2051 3,201,973 8,594,925
2050 3,227,869 8,625,864
2049 3,253,597 8,657,469
2048 3,279,316 8,689,207
2047 3,305,051 8,721,846
2046 3,330,260 8,755,100
2045 3,355,638 8,789,106
2044 3,381,196 8,823,256
2043 3,406,105 8,857,823
2042 3,430,854 8,893,508
2041 3,455,487 8,929,696
2040 3,479,631 8,966,615
2039 3,503,577 9,004,383
2038 3,527,583 9,041,989
2037 3,551,581 9,080,597
2036 3,574,520 9,118,668
2035 3,596,996 9,157,148
2034 3,620,363 9,195,286
2033 3,643,692 9,232,883
2032 3,667,478 9,270,132
2031 3,691,842 9,306,671
2030 3,715,373 9,342,584
2029 3,739,203 9,377,706
2028 3,762,505 9,411,230
2027 3,787,023 9,443,534
2026 3,812,193 9,475,525
2025 3,838,346 9,535,248
2024 3,866,200 9,562,065
2023 3,859,686 9,592,186
2022 3,855,641 9,605,074
2021 3,878,981 9,630,932
2020 3,914,206 9,670,419
2019 3,949,390 9,694,824
2018 3,988,775 9,706,964
2017 4,041,407 9,726,756
2016 4,106,867 9,759,755
2015 4,151,725 9,797,755
2014 4,201,598 9,833,038
2013 4,233,922 9,872,734
2012 4,260,368 9,920,362
2011 4,280,622 9,971,727
2010 4,295,427 10,000,023
2009 4,305,181 10,022,650
2008 4,309,705 10,038,188
2007 4,310,217 10,055,780
2006 4,311,159 10,071,370
2005 4,310,145 10,087,065
2004 4,304,600 10,107,146
2003 4,303,399 10,129,552
2002 4,302,174 10,158,608
2001 4,299,642 10,187,576
2000 4,468,302 10,210,971
1999 4,512,597 10,237,530
1998 4,532,135 10,266,570
1997 4,534,920 10,290,486
1996 4,557,097 10,311,238
1995 4,620,030 10,328,965
1994 4,652,024 10,343,355
1993 4,600,463 10,357,523
1992 4,575,818 10,369,341
1991 4,689,022 10,373,400
1990 4,777,368 10,373,988
1989 4,767,260 10,481,719
1988 4,755,207 10,596,487
1987 4,739,745 10,612,741
1986 4,721,446 10,630,564
1985 4,701,417 10,648,713
1984 4,680,285 10,668,095
1983 4,658,254 10,689,463
1982 4,634,234 10,705,535
1981 4,611,509 10,711,848
1980 4,599,782 10,711,122
1979 4,594,778 10,704,152
1978 4,581,085 10,684,822
1977 4,559,571 10,648,031
1976 4,535,934 10,598,677
1975 4,512,082 10,540,525
1974 4,490,660 10,478,720
1973 4,470,161 10,432,055
1972 4,450,564 10,398,489
1971 4,431,275 10,367,537
1970 4,412,252 10,337,910
1969 4,391,490 10,298,723
1968 4,365,628 10,255,815
1967 4,338,683 10,216,604
1966 4,310,701 10,178,653
1965 4,280,923 10,147,935
1964 4,252,876 10,119,835
1963 4,225,675 10,087,947
1962 4,196,712 10,060,825
1961 4,167,292 10,027,958
1960 4,140,181 9,983,512

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 Hungary lost 311,615 people (a 3.09% decline).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Croatia lost 294,674 people (a 7.18% decline), while Hungary's population decreased by 284,230 people (a 2.91% decline).

Croatia was ranked 120th most populous country in 2006 and is 129th in 2026. Hungary was ranked 81st in 2006 and ranked 98th 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 Hungary will decrease by 8.97% to 8,625,864 people and rank change from 98th to 111th.

Both countries are in a period of decline and in 50 years are projected to lose 31.9% of the population in Croatia and 17.9% in Hungary.

Population growth rate by year

Croatia
Factual

Projection
Hungary
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Croatia Hungary
2100 -0.82% -0.21%
2099 -0.82% -0.21%
2098 -0.82% -0.2%
2097 -0.83% -0.2%
2096 -0.82% -0.2%
2095 -0.82% -0.2%
2094 -0.81% -0.2%
2093 -0.81% -0.19%
2092 -0.8% -0.2%
2091 -0.79% -0.2%
2090 -0.8% -0.21%
2089 -0.8% -0.2%
2088 -0.79% -0.21%
2087 -0.79% -0.22%
2086 -0.79% -0.23%
2085 -0.8% -0.22%
2084 -0.8% -0.23%
2083 -0.8% -0.24%
2082 -0.8% -0.25%
2081 -0.81% -0.26%
2080 -0.82% -0.27%
2079 -0.82% -0.27%
2078 -0.83% -0.29%
2077 -0.83% -0.31%
2076 -0.83% -0.32%
2075 -0.82% -0.34%
2074 -0.82% -0.36%
2073 -0.84% -0.37%
2072 -0.82% -0.39%
2071 -0.81% -0.4%
2070 -0.84% -0.41%
2069 -0.85% -0.42%
2068 -0.85% -0.43%
2067 -0.85% -0.43%
2066 -0.85% -0.45%
2065 -0.83% -0.45%
2064 -0.85% -0.44%
2063 -0.86% -0.44%
2062 -0.85% -0.43%
2061 -0.85% -0.42%
2060 -0.84% -0.42%
2059 -0.84% -0.4%
2058 -0.83% -0.39%
2057 -0.84% -0.39%
2056 -0.82% -0.38%
2055 -0.81% -0.37%
2054 -0.81% -0.36%
2053 -0.8% -0.36%
2052 -0.8% -0.36%
2051 -0.8% -0.36%
2050 -0.79% -0.37%
2049 -0.78% -0.37%
2048 -0.78% -0.37%
2047 -0.76% -0.38%
2046 -0.76% -0.39%
2045 -0.76% -0.39%
2044 -0.73% -0.39%
2043 -0.72% -0.4%
2042 -0.71% -0.41%
2041 -0.69% -0.41%
2040 -0.68% -0.42%
2039 -0.68% -0.42%
2038 -0.68% -0.43%
2037 -0.64% -0.42%
2036 -0.62% -0.42%
2035 -0.65% -0.41%
2034 -0.64% -0.41%
2033 -0.65% -0.4%
2032 -0.66% -0.39%
2031 -0.63% -0.38%
2030 -0.64% -0.37%
2029 -0.62% -0.36%
2028 -0.65% -0.34%
2027 -0.66% -0.34%
2026 -0.68% -0.63%
2025 -0.72% -0.28%
2024 0.17% -0.31%
2023 0.1% -0.13%
2022 -0.6% -0.27%
2021 -0.9% -0.41%
2020 -0.89% -0.25%
2019 -0.99% -0.13%
2018 -1.3% -0.2%
2017 -1.59% -0.34%
2016 -1.08% -0.39%
2015 -1.19% -0.36%
2014 -0.76% -0.4%
2013 -0.62% -0.48%
2012 -0.47% -0.52%
2011 -0.34% -0.28%
2010 -0.23% -0.23%
2009 -0.1% -0.15%
2008 -0.01% -0.17%
2007 -0.02% -0.15%
2006 0.02% -0.16%
2005 0.13% -0.2%
2004 0.03% -0.22%
2003 0.03% -0.29%
2002 0.06% -0.28%
2001 -3.77% -0.23%
2000 -0.98% -0.26%
1999 -0.43% -0.28%
1998 -0.06% -0.23%
1997 -0.49% -0.2%
1996 -1.36% -0.17%
1995 -0.69% -0.14%
1994 1.12% -0.14%
1993 0.54% -0.11%
1992 -2.41% -0.04%
1991 -1.85% -0.006%
1990 0.21% -1.03%
1989 0.25% -1.08%
1988 0.33% -0.15%
1987 0.39% -0.17%
1986 0.43% -0.17%
1985 0.45% -0.18%
1984 0.47% -0.2%
1983 0.52% -0.15%
1982 0.49% -0.06%
1981 0.25% 0.007%
1980 0.11% 0.07%
1979 0.3% 0.18%
1978 0.47% 0.35%
1977 0.52% 0.47%
1976 0.53% 0.55%
1975 0.48% 0.59%
1974 0.46% 0.45%
1973 0.44% 0.32%
1972 0.44% 0.3%
1971 0.43% 0.29%
1970 0.47% 0.38%
1969 0.59% 0.42%
1968 0.62% 0.38%
1967 0.65% 0.37%
1966 0.7% 0.3%
1965 0.66% 0.28%
1964 0.64% 0.32%
1963 0.69% 0.27%
1962 0.71% 0.33%
1961 0.65% 0.45%

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 Hungary's population declined by 0.31%.

Live population counters

Croatia Hungary
Current population
3812193
9475525
Population rank 129/197 98/197
Percent of world population 0.05% 0.11%
One net population change
1.34 hours
17.4 minutes
One birth every
16.4 minutes
6.02 minutes
One death every
10.2 minutes
4.09 minutes
Daily growth/decline +18 -83
Annual growth/decline +6,514 -30,121
Annual growth/decline rate +0.17% -0.31%
Population growth rate rank 157/197 179/197
One migration net change every
2.52 hours
32.3 minutes
Annual migration change -3,481 -16,331
Net migration rank 112/196 149/196
Foreign-born residents 527,831 689,565
Foreign-born residents rank 78/195 71/195
Foreign-born share of population 13.6% 7.1%
Foreign-born share rank 50/195 79/195

Natural population change vs migration

Croatia
Natural

Migration
Hungary
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Croatia Hungary
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -3,481 - -16,331
2024 - -5,186 - 16,223
2023 -19,298 10,202 -41,247 49,213
2022 -23,134 11,681 -47,065 41,871
2021 -26,377 -4,517 -61,638 20,372
2020 -20,354 -8,552 -47,385 9,147
2019 -15,008 -13,239 -36,840 34,339
2018 -15,557 -25,016 -37,858 34,190
2017 -16,570 -44,557 -37,934 20,200
2016 -13,553 -32,144 -31,231 68
2015 -16,607 -27,501 -39,191 13,856
2014 -11,345 -13,127 -32,449 11,581
2013 -10,162 -6,245 -36,529 5,635
2012 -9,799 -4,794 -38,689 15,286
2011 -9,846 -17,463 -40,884 1,859
2010 -8,591 -3,995 -40,000 10,592
2009 -7,319 1,358 -34,077 17,281
2008 -8,188 6,495 -31,118 16,166
2007 -10,335 8,893 -35,195 13,697
2006 -8,669 10,852 -32,228 19,890
2005 -9,022 10,629 -38,331 16,925
2004 -9,040 15,445 -37,396 16,637
2003 -12,480 12,556 -41,531 13,879
2002 -10,325 10,306 -36,571 2,822
2001 -8,599 19,298 -35,657 10,386
2000 -6,255 -47,629 -37,780 13,414
1999 -6,769 -47,418 -49,140 12,819
1998 -4,985 -47,931 -43,120 13,568
1997 3,175 -52,897 -38,075 14,186
1996 3,190 -53,688 -38,152 14,605
1995 0 -51,882 -34,086 14,927
1994 -930 -50,444 -31,030 15,159
1993 -2,301 -49,615 -33,144 15,540
1992 -4,576 -47,865 -26,960 16,238
1991 -2,813 -31,968 -17,635 16,873
1990 3,344 9,538 -19,710 16,991
1989 3,337 8,471 -20,963 -16,991
1988 5,707 7,242 -15,895 -16,052
1987 6,161 6,956 -15,919 -16,175
1986 8,499 6,261 -18,072 -16,339
1985 10,343 5,550 -18,103 -15,890
1984 10,764 5,757 -21,336 -16,216
1983 10,714 6,323 -21,379 -16,047
1982 15,756 7,475 -10,705 -16,531
1981 15,680 4,872 -2,142 -16,869
1980 17,939 -5,486 3,213 -17,795
1979 21,136 -5,740 23,549 3,629
1978 20,157 -7,329 27,780 290
1977 22,798 -7,339 45,787 -54
1976 22,226 -7,400 52,993 -472
1975 21,658 -7,366 63,243 -335
1974 22,453 -8,076 60,777 132
1973 21,904 -8,335 33,382 -1,512
1972 17,802 -7,277 34,315 -8
1971 19,941 -5,608 26,956 -15
1970 16,767 -2,359 32,048 -96
1969 16,688 -2,796 38,105 -333
1968 21,828 -2,799 39,997 -324
1967 26,032 -3,518 39,845 -414
1966 33,192 -6,341 36,643 -726
1965 31,251 -5,253 24,355 -537
1964 25,942 -2,090 31,371 -739
1963 31,270 -1,289 32,282 -822
1962 30,216 -2,176 21,128 -1,738
1961 36,255 -6,567 44,123 -1,177
1960 34,778 -21,768 44,926 -1,108

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 Hungary 63.7% is from natural causes (a loss of 412,838 people) and 36.3% is from migration (a gain of 234,837 people).

As of 2024, 527,831 residents or 13.6% of the population were not native-born in Croatia, compared to 689,565 people or 7.1% in Hungary.

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
Hungary
City Population
Budapest 1.69M
Debrecen 202K
Szeged 157K
Miskolc 141K
Pecs 139K
Gyor 129K
Nyiregyhaza 115K
Kecskemet 109K
Szekesfehervar 95.2K
Szombathely 76.9K

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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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