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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Croatia was 3,866,200 in 2024 vs 283,487,931 people in Indonesia in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Croatia's population is 3,812,193 people compared to 288,551,776 in Indonesia.

Population statistics:

  • Indonesia's population is 75.7 times bigger than Croatia's.
  • Croatia is ranked the 129th most populous country in the world, while Indonesia is the 4th.
  • The countries together account for 3.53% of the world: 0.05% for Croatia vs 3.48% for Indonesia.
  • For the last 10 years, Croatia has had an average growth rate of -0.82% per year vs +0.94% in Indonesia.
  • Since 2006, the population of Croatia has decreased from 4.31M people to 3.81M (11.6% decline), while Indonesia has grown from 234M to 289M (23.3% growth).

Croatia vs Indonesia: population by year and forecast

Croatia
Factual

Projection
Indonesia
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Croatia Indonesia
2100 2,137,465 297,263,579
2099 2,155,186 298,386,561
2098 2,173,108 299,496,396
2097 2,190,995 300,596,542
2096 2,209,326 301,680,965
2095 2,227,698 302,745,817
2094 2,246,224 303,798,670
2093 2,264,550 304,837,512
2092 2,283,068 305,857,297
2091 2,301,556 306,853,321
2090 2,319,851 307,827,852
2089 2,338,604 308,775,620
2088 2,357,581 309,700,566
2087 2,376,274 310,605,359
2086 2,395,139 311,483,180
2085 2,414,304 312,332,996
2084 2,433,813 313,155,965
2083 2,453,361 313,952,990
2082 2,473,204 314,719,759
2081 2,493,128 315,453,880
2080 2,513,378 316,158,503
2079 2,534,101 316,839,281
2078 2,554,982 317,487,448
2077 2,576,370 318,105,938
2076 2,597,887 318,684,532
2075 2,619,688 319,239,982
2074 2,641,342 319,759,087
2073 2,663,253 320,251,181
2072 2,685,714 320,709,370
2071 2,708,053 321,136,059
2070 2,730,187 321,534,979
2069 2,753,302 321,908,058
2068 2,776,996 322,252,027
2067 2,800,742 322,566,642
2066 2,824,811 322,849,032
2065 2,848,913 323,098,730
2064 2,872,881 323,318,973
2063 2,897,651 323,506,247
2062 2,922,653 323,662,911
2061 2,947,832 323,784,985
2060 2,973,162 323,865,045
2059 2,998,389 323,904,988
2058 3,023,822 323,894,318
2057 3,049,085 323,837,237
2056 3,074,796 323,721,448
2055 3,100,195 323,552,405
2054 3,125,459 323,324,404
2053 3,151,016 323,032,528
2052 3,176,316 322,677,809
2051 3,201,973 322,252,898
2050 3,227,869 321,749,772
2049 3,253,597 321,169,163
2048 3,279,316 320,507,607
2047 3,305,051 319,778,332
2046 3,330,260 318,970,565
2045 3,355,638 318,077,606
2044 3,381,196 317,100,688
2043 3,406,105 316,041,251
2042 3,430,854 314,905,847
2041 3,455,487 313,692,611
2040 3,479,631 312,407,319
2039 3,503,577 311,049,484
2038 3,527,583 309,626,850
2037 3,551,581 308,137,773
2036 3,574,520 306,592,068
2035 3,596,996 304,988,219
2034 3,620,363 303,322,890
2033 3,643,692 301,599,483
2032 3,667,478 299,828,261
2031 3,691,842 298,003,267
2030 3,715,373 296,127,253
2029 3,739,203 294,190,935
2028 3,762,505 292,188,833
2027 3,787,023 290,114,110
2026 3,812,193 287,972,484
2025 3,838,346 285,765,617
2024 3,866,200 283,487,931
2023 3,859,686 281,190,067
2022 3,855,641 278,830,529
2021 3,878,981 276,758,053
2020 3,914,206 274,814,866
2019 3,949,390 272,489,381
2018 3,988,775 269,951,846
2017 4,041,407 267,346,658
2016 4,106,867 264,627,418
2015 4,151,725 261,799,249
2014 4,201,598 258,877,399
2013 4,233,922 255,852,467
2012 4,260,368 252,698,525
2011 4,280,622 249,470,032
2010 4,295,427 246,305,322
2009 4,305,181 243,220,028
2008 4,309,705 240,157,903
2007 4,310,217 237,062,337
2006 4,311,159 233,951,652
2005 4,310,145 230,871,650
2004 4,304,600 227,926,649
2003 4,303,399 225,048,008
2002 4,302,174 222,088,495
2001 4,299,642 219,097,902
2000 4,468,302 216,077,790
1999 4,512,597 213,004,668
1998 4,532,135 209,826,788
1997 4,534,920 206,536,095
1996 4,557,097 203,204,348
1995 4,620,030 199,888,057
1994 4,652,024 196,591,828
1993 4,600,463 193,305,168
1992 4,575,818 190,043,744
1991 4,689,022 186,778,238
1990 4,777,368 183,501,098
1989 4,767,260 180,201,630
1988 4,755,207 176,855,065
1987 4,739,745 173,511,154
1986 4,721,446 170,175,065
1985 4,701,417 166,776,185
1984 4,680,285 163,251,124
1983 4,658,254 159,651,381
1982 4,634,234 156,052,152
1981 4,611,509 152,485,035
1980 4,599,782 148,950,540
1979 4,594,778 145,434,834
1978 4,581,085 141,953,163
1977 4,559,571 138,533,541
1976 4,535,934 135,173,655
1975 4,512,082 131,843,848
1974 4,490,660 128,555,045
1973 4,470,161 125,288,515
1972 4,450,564 122,039,841
1971 4,431,275 118,833,702
1970 4,412,252 115,657,495
1969 4,391,490 112,517,639
1968 4,365,628 109,450,006
1967 4,338,683 106,526,393
1966 4,310,701 103,792,754
1965 4,280,923 101,365,130
1964 4,252,876 98,833,749
1963 4,225,675 96,051,424
1962 4,196,712 93,375,850
1961 4,167,292 90,791,249
1960 4,140,181 88,296,070

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 Indonesia gained 30,675,766 people (a 13.1% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Croatia lost 294,674 people (a 7.18% decline), while Indonesia's population increased by 23,924,358 people (a 9.04% growth).

Croatia was ranked 120th most populous country in 2006 and is 129th in 2026. Indonesia was ranked 4th in 2006 and still ranked 4th 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 Indonesia will increase by 11.5% to 321,749,772 people and rank change from 4th to 6th.

Indonesia is projected to reach its peak in 2059 at 324M 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
Indonesia
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Croatia Indonesia
2100 -0.82% -0.38%
2099 -0.82% -0.37%
2098 -0.82% -0.37%
2097 -0.83% -0.36%
2096 -0.82% -0.35%
2095 -0.82% -0.35%
2094 -0.81% -0.34%
2093 -0.81% -0.33%
2092 -0.8% -0.32%
2091 -0.79% -0.32%
2090 -0.8% -0.31%
2089 -0.8% -0.3%
2088 -0.79% -0.29%
2087 -0.79% -0.28%
2086 -0.79% -0.27%
2085 -0.8% -0.26%
2084 -0.8% -0.25%
2083 -0.8% -0.24%
2082 -0.8% -0.23%
2081 -0.81% -0.22%
2080 -0.82% -0.21%
2079 -0.82% -0.2%
2078 -0.83% -0.19%
2077 -0.83% -0.18%
2076 -0.83% -0.17%
2075 -0.82% -0.16%
2074 -0.82% -0.15%
2073 -0.84% -0.14%
2072 -0.82% -0.13%
2071 -0.81% -0.12%
2070 -0.84% -0.12%
2069 -0.85% -0.11%
2068 -0.85% -0.1%
2067 -0.85% -0.09%
2066 -0.85% -0.08%
2065 -0.83% -0.07%
2064 -0.85% -0.06%
2063 -0.86% -0.05%
2062 -0.85% -0.04%
2061 -0.85% -0.02%
2060 -0.84% -0.01%
2059 -0.84% 0.003%
2058 -0.83% 0.02%
2057 -0.84% 0.04%
2056 -0.82% 0.05%
2055 -0.81% 0.07%
2054 -0.81% 0.09%
2053 -0.8% 0.11%
2052 -0.8% 0.13%
2051 -0.8% 0.16%
2050 -0.79% 0.18%
2049 -0.78% 0.21%
2048 -0.78% 0.23%
2047 -0.76% 0.25%
2046 -0.76% 0.28%
2045 -0.76% 0.31%
2044 -0.73% 0.34%
2043 -0.72% 0.36%
2042 -0.71% 0.39%
2041 -0.69% 0.41%
2040 -0.68% 0.44%
2039 -0.68% 0.46%
2038 -0.68% 0.48%
2037 -0.64% 0.5%
2036 -0.62% 0.53%
2035 -0.65% 0.55%
2034 -0.64% 0.57%
2033 -0.65% 0.59%
2032 -0.66% 0.61%
2031 -0.63% 0.63%
2030 -0.64% 0.66%
2029 -0.62% 0.69%
2028 -0.65% 0.72%
2027 -0.66% 0.74%
2026 -0.68% 0.77%
2025 -0.72% 0.8%
2024 0.17% 0.82%
2023 0.1% 0.85%
2022 -0.6% 0.75%
2021 -0.9% 0.71%
2020 -0.89% 0.85%
2019 -0.99% 0.94%
2018 -1.3% 0.97%
2017 -1.59% 1.03%
2016 -1.08% 1.08%
2015 -1.19% 1.13%
2014 -0.76% 1.18%
2013 -0.62% 1.25%
2012 -0.47% 1.29%
2011 -0.34% 1.28%
2010 -0.23% 1.27%
2009 -0.1% 1.28%
2008 -0.01% 1.31%
2007 -0.02% 1.33%
2006 0.02% 1.33%
2005 0.13% 1.29%
2004 0.03% 1.28%
2003 0.03% 1.33%
2002 0.06% 1.36%
2001 -3.77% 1.4%
2000 -0.98% 1.44%
1999 -0.43% 1.51%
1998 -0.06% 1.59%
1997 -0.49% 1.64%
1996 -1.36% 1.66%
1995 -0.69% 1.68%
1994 1.12% 1.7%
1993 0.54% 1.72%
1992 -2.41% 1.75%
1991 -1.85% 1.79%
1990 0.21% 1.83%
1989 0.25% 1.89%
1988 0.33% 1.93%
1987 0.39% 1.96%
1986 0.43% 2.04%
1985 0.45% 2.16%
1984 0.47% 2.25%
1983 0.52% 2.31%
1982 0.49% 2.34%
1981 0.25% 2.37%
1980 0.11% 2.42%
1979 0.3% 2.45%
1978 0.47% 2.47%
1977 0.52% 2.49%
1976 0.53% 2.53%
1975 0.48% 2.56%
1974 0.46% 2.61%
1973 0.44% 2.66%
1972 0.44% 2.7%
1971 0.43% 2.75%
1970 0.47% 2.79%
1969 0.59% 2.8%
1968 0.62% 2.74%
1967 0.65% 2.63%
1966 0.7% 2.39%
1965 0.66% 2.56%
1964 0.64% 2.9%
1963 0.69% 2.87%
1962 0.71% 2.85%
1961 0.65% 2.83%

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 Indonesia's population grew by 0.82%.

Live population counters

Croatia Indonesia
Current population
3812193
288551776
Population rank 129/197 4/197
Percent of world population 0.05% 3.48%
One net population change
1.34 hours
13.7 seconds
One birth every
16.4 minutes
7.04 seconds
One death every
10.2 minutes
14.9 seconds
Daily growth/decline +18 +6,296
Annual growth/decline +6,514 +2,297,864
Annual growth/decline rate +0.17% +0.82%
Population growth rate rank 157/197 115/197
One migration net change every
2.52 hours
13.3 minutes
Annual migration change -3,481 -39,509
Net migration rank 112/196 171/196
Foreign-born residents 527,831 445,726
Foreign-born residents rank 78/195 86/195
Foreign-born share of population 13.6% 0.2%
Foreign-born share rank 50/195 188/195

Natural population change vs migration

Croatia
Natural

Migration
Indonesia
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Croatia Indonesia
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -3,481 - -39,509
2024 - -5,186 - -38,469
2023 -19,298 10,202 2,364,808 -37,501
2022 -23,134 11,681 2,429,171 -37,501
2021 -26,377 -4,517 1,764,332 -11,248
2020 -20,354 -8,552 2,152,076 -18,743
2019 -15,008 -13,239 2,548,048 -30,421
2018 -15,557 -25,016 2,587,219 -29,911
2017 -16,570 -44,557 2,682,556 -29,467
2016 -13,553 -32,144 2,814,578 -28,991
2015 -16,607 -27,501 2,899,165 -28,487
2014 -11,345 -13,127 3,000,907 -27,988
2013 -10,162 -6,245 3,104,258 -27,507
2012 -9,799 -4,794 3,259,811 -28,869
2011 -9,846 -17,463 3,266,560 -40,543
2010 -8,591 -3,995 3,161,082 -57,752
2009 -7,319 1,358 3,140,944 -73,655
2008 -8,188 6,495 3,138,143 -81,364
2007 -10,335 8,893 3,211,484 -77,338
2006 -8,669 10,852 3,163,026 -75,829
2005 -9,022 10,629 3,149,551 -76,784
2004 -9,040 15,445 2,894,440 -77,002
2003 -12,480 12,556 3,037,698 -97,732
2002 -10,325 10,306 3,063,044 -83,985
2001 -8,599 19,298 3,066,275 -64,255
2000 -6,255 -47,629 3,080,621 -42,697
1999 -6,769 -47,418 3,137,133 -28,799
1998 -4,985 -47,931 3,258,820 -11,356
1997 3,175 -52,897 3,338,243 -4,334
1996 3,190 -53,688 3,331,535 -1,854
1995 0 -51,882 3,304,550 -1,643
1994 -930 -50,444 3,292,127 -2,575
1993 -2,301 -49,615 3,287,348 -3,485
1992 -4,576 -47,865 3,241,576 -2,609
1991 -2,813 -31,968 3,288,791 3,096
1990 3,344 9,538 3,250,906 11,539
1989 3,337 8,471 3,316,792 19,905
1988 5,707 7,242 3,331,242 25,383
1987 6,161 6,956 3,304,520 26,705
1986 8,499 6,261 3,309,905 30,988
1985 10,343 5,550 3,419,412 37,451
1984 10,764 5,757 3,549,570 43,693
1983 10,714 6,323 3,558,949 47,375
1982 15,756 7,475 3,545,504 46,792
1981 15,680 4,872 3,497,244 44,710
1980 17,939 -5,486 3,484,846 42,254
1979 21,136 -5,740 3,460,621 43,900
1978 20,157 -7,329 3,412,980 45,911
1977 22,798 -7,339 3,334,779 45,610
1976 22,226 -7,400 3,291,479 48,010
1975 21,658 -7,366 3,263,794 56,386
1974 22,453 -8,076 3,196,136 61,188
1973 21,904 -8,335 3,210,643 64,991
1972 17,802 -7,277 3,149,726 72,007
1971 19,941 -5,608 3,111,304 79,264
1970 16,767 -2,359 3,080,421 81,368
1969 16,688 -2,796 3,034,825 82,955
1968 21,828 -2,799 2,961,608 55,731
1967 26,032 -3,518 2,909,981 -80,138
1966 33,192 -6,341 2,715,011 -77,645
1965 31,251 -5,253 2,278,891 -61,145
1964 25,942 -2,090 2,700,138 144,819
1963 31,270 -1,289 2,609,526 110,166
1962 30,216 -2,176 2,525,163 106,264
1961 36,255 -6,567 2,434,113 103,628
1960 34,778 -21,768 2,350,971 101,631

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 Indonesia 98.9% is from natural causes (a gain of 25,242,860 people) and 1.1% is from migration (a loss of 280,258 people).

As of 2024, 527,831 residents or 13.6% of the population were not native-born in Croatia, compared to 445,726 people or 0.2% in Indonesia.

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
Indonesia
City Population
Jakarta 11.1M
Bali 4.36M
Surabaya 3.01M
Bandung 2.88M
Bekasi 2.38M
Depok 2.33M
Tangerang 2.24M
Medan 2.11M
South Tangerang 1.64M
Semarang 1.62M

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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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