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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Croatia was 3,866,200 in 2024 vs 11,552,876 people in Jordan in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Croatia's population is 3,812,193 people compared to 11,555,022 in Jordan.

Population statistics:

  • Jordan's population is 3.03 times bigger than Croatia's.
  • Croatia is ranked the 129th most populous country in the world, while Jordan is the 86th.
  • The countries together account for 0.19% of the world: 0.05% for Croatia vs 0.14% for Jordan.
  • For the last 10 years, Croatia has had an average growth rate of -0.82% per year vs +3.45% in Jordan.
  • Since 2006, the population of Croatia has decreased from 4.31M people to 3.81M (11.6% decline), while Jordan has grown from 6.43M to 11.6M (79.8% growth).

Croatia vs Jordan: population by year and forecast

Croatia
Factual

Projection
Jordan
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Croatia Jordan
2100 2,137,465 21,346,709
2099 2,155,186 21,318,400
2098 2,173,108 21,276,587
2097 2,190,995 21,237,878
2096 2,209,326 21,204,195
2095 2,227,698 21,146,160
2094 2,246,224 21,113,543
2093 2,264,550 21,064,917
2092 2,283,068 21,015,511
2091 2,301,556 20,930,262
2090 2,319,851 20,864,971
2089 2,338,604 20,783,567
2088 2,357,581 20,713,897
2087 2,376,274 20,643,710
2086 2,395,139 20,580,263
2085 2,414,304 20,502,047
2084 2,433,813 20,434,545
2083 2,453,361 20,374,054
2082 2,473,204 20,288,057
2081 2,493,128 20,191,077
2080 2,513,378 20,105,784
2079 2,534,101 20,014,191
2078 2,554,982 19,927,535
2077 2,576,370 19,835,869
2076 2,597,887 19,742,371
2075 2,619,688 19,635,722
2074 2,641,342 19,539,085
2073 2,663,253 19,432,498
2072 2,685,714 19,323,034
2071 2,708,053 19,207,735
2070 2,730,187 19,084,510
2069 2,753,302 18,977,089
2068 2,776,996 18,837,786
2067 2,800,742 18,721,500
2066 2,824,811 18,585,819
2065 2,848,913 18,450,342
2064 2,872,881 18,327,889
2063 2,897,651 18,195,124
2062 2,922,653 18,046,701
2061 2,947,832 17,905,240
2060 2,973,162 17,766,923
2059 2,998,389 17,623,583
2058 3,023,822 17,480,101
2057 3,049,085 17,332,985
2056 3,074,796 17,199,988
2055 3,100,195 17,055,494
2054 3,125,459 16,922,360
2053 3,151,016 16,788,269
2052 3,176,316 16,629,867
2051 3,201,973 16,483,332
2050 3,227,869 16,313,641
2049 3,253,597 16,143,037
2048 3,279,316 15,960,692
2047 3,305,051 15,782,848
2046 3,330,260 15,601,379
2045 3,355,638 15,401,446
2044 3,381,196 15,203,736
2043 3,406,105 15,009,222
2042 3,430,854 14,814,702
2041 3,455,487 14,610,184
2040 3,479,631 14,387,461
2039 3,503,577 14,180,166
2038 3,527,583 13,969,908
2037 3,551,581 13,763,230
2036 3,574,520 13,565,172
2035 3,596,996 13,367,627
2034 3,620,363 13,173,095
2033 3,643,692 12,977,990
2032 3,667,478 12,780,785
2031 3,691,842 12,572,455
2030 3,715,373 12,372,453
2029 3,739,203 12,165,594
2028 3,762,505 11,949,107
2027 3,787,023 11,734,783
2026 3,812,193 11,488,370
2025 3,838,346 11,596,825
2024 3,866,200 11,552,876
2023 3,859,686 11,439,213
2022 3,855,641 11,256,263
2021 3,878,981 11,066,356
2020 3,914,206 10,865,228
2019 3,949,390 10,671,891
2018 3,988,775 10,462,306
2017 4,041,407 10,234,226
2016 4,106,867 10,006,367
2015 4,151,725 9,544,729
2014 4,201,598 8,791,710
2013 4,233,922 7,991,809
2012 4,260,368 7,587,127
2011 4,280,622 7,480,424
2010 4,295,427 7,297,043
2009 4,305,181 7,141,753
2008 4,309,705 6,989,866
2007 4,310,217 6,827,227
2006 4,311,159 6,427,371
2005 4,310,145 6,029,587
2004 4,304,600 5,882,061
2003 4,303,399 5,741,828
2002 4,302,174 5,616,066
2001 4,299,642 5,498,894
2000 4,468,302 5,386,945
1999 4,512,597 5,276,444
1998 4,532,135 5,164,284
1997 4,534,920 5,046,285
1996 4,557,097 4,912,516
1995 4,620,030 4,752,096
1994 4,652,024 4,561,406
1993 4,600,463 4,348,020
1992 4,575,818 4,127,693
1991 4,689,022 3,915,149
1990 4,777,368 3,621,908
1989 4,767,260 3,349,627
1988 4,755,207 3,193,039
1987 4,739,745 3,047,634
1986 4,721,446 2,909,887
1985 4,701,417 2,778,810
1984 4,680,285 2,654,688
1983 4,658,254 2,537,307
1982 4,634,234 2,426,927
1981 4,611,509 2,325,517
1980 4,599,782 2,234,186
1979 4,594,778 2,153,882
1978 4,581,085 2,083,595
1977 4,559,571 2,019,002
1976 4,535,934 1,958,177
1975 4,512,082 1,899,055
1974 4,490,660 1,839,182
1973 4,470,161 1,778,094
1972 4,450,564 1,714,555
1971 4,431,275 1,645,145
1970 4,412,252 1,565,163
1969 4,391,490 1,473,100
1968 4,365,628 1,372,460
1967 4,338,683 1,271,183
1966 4,310,701 1,178,360
1965 4,280,923 1,099,440
1964 4,252,876 1,035,640
1963 4,225,675 984,714
1962 4,196,712 940,554
1961 4,167,292 897,591
1960 4,140,181 853,471

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 Jordan gained 3,578,996 people (a 55.7% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Croatia lost 294,674 people (a 7.18% decline), while Jordan's population increased by 1,548,655 people (a 15.5% growth).

Croatia was ranked 120th most populous country in 2006 and is 129th in 2026. Jordan was ranked 101st in 2006 and ranked 86th 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 Jordan will increase by 41.2% to 16,313,641 people and rank change from 86th to 79th.

Jordan is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 21.3M 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
Jordan
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Croatia Jordan
2100 -0.82% 0.13%
2099 -0.82% 0.2%
2098 -0.82% 0.18%
2097 -0.83% 0.16%
2096 -0.82% 0.27%
2095 -0.82% 0.15%
2094 -0.81% 0.23%
2093 -0.81% 0.24%
2092 -0.8% 0.41%
2091 -0.79% 0.31%
2090 -0.8% 0.39%
2089 -0.8% 0.34%
2088 -0.79% 0.34%
2087 -0.79% 0.31%
2086 -0.79% 0.38%
2085 -0.8% 0.33%
2084 -0.8% 0.3%
2083 -0.8% 0.42%
2082 -0.8% 0.48%
2081 -0.81% 0.42%
2080 -0.82% 0.46%
2079 -0.82% 0.43%
2078 -0.83% 0.46%
2077 -0.83% 0.47%
2076 -0.83% 0.54%
2075 -0.82% 0.49%
2074 -0.82% 0.55%
2073 -0.84% 0.57%
2072 -0.82% 0.6%
2071 -0.81% 0.65%
2070 -0.84% 0.57%
2069 -0.85% 0.74%
2068 -0.85% 0.62%
2067 -0.85% 0.73%
2066 -0.85% 0.73%
2065 -0.83% 0.67%
2064 -0.85% 0.73%
2063 -0.86% 0.82%
2062 -0.85% 0.79%
2061 -0.85% 0.78%
2060 -0.84% 0.81%
2059 -0.84% 0.82%
2058 -0.83% 0.85%
2057 -0.84% 0.77%
2056 -0.82% 0.85%
2055 -0.81% 0.79%
2054 -0.81% 0.8%
2053 -0.8% 0.95%
2052 -0.8% 0.89%
2051 -0.8% 1.04%
2050 -0.79% 1.06%
2049 -0.78% 1.14%
2048 -0.78% 1.13%
2047 -0.76% 1.16%
2046 -0.76% 1.3%
2045 -0.76% 1.3%
2044 -0.73% 1.3%
2043 -0.72% 1.31%
2042 -0.71% 1.4%
2041 -0.69% 1.55%
2040 -0.68% 1.46%
2039 -0.68% 1.51%
2038 -0.68% 1.5%
2037 -0.64% 1.46%
2036 -0.62% 1.48%
2035 -0.65% 1.48%
2034 -0.64% 1.5%
2033 -0.65% 1.54%
2032 -0.66% 1.66%
2031 -0.63% 1.62%
2030 -0.64% 1.7%
2029 -0.62% 1.81%
2028 -0.65% 1.83%
2027 -0.66% 2.14%
2026 -0.68% -0.94%
2025 -0.72% 0.38%
2024 0.17% 0.99%
2023 0.1% 1.63%
2022 -0.6% 1.72%
2021 -0.9% 1.85%
2020 -0.89% 1.81%
2019 -0.99% 2%
2018 -1.3% 2.23%
2017 -1.59% 2.28%
2016 -1.08% 4.84%
2015 -1.19% 8.57%
2014 -0.76% 10%
2013 -0.62% 5.33%
2012 -0.47% 1.43%
2011 -0.34% 2.51%
2010 -0.23% 2.17%
2009 -0.1% 2.17%
2008 -0.01% 2.38%
2007 -0.02% 6.22%
2006 0.02% 6.6%
2005 0.13% 2.51%
2004 0.03% 2.44%
2003 0.03% 2.24%
2002 0.06% 2.13%
2001 -3.77% 2.08%
2000 -0.98% 2.09%
1999 -0.43% 2.17%
1998 -0.06% 2.34%
1997 -0.49% 2.72%
1996 -1.36% 3.38%
1995 -0.69% 4.18%
1994 1.12% 4.91%
1993 0.54% 5.34%
1992 -2.41% 5.43%
1991 -1.85% 8.1%
1990 0.21% 8.13%
1989 0.25% 4.9%
1988 0.33% 4.77%
1987 0.39% 4.73%
1986 0.43% 4.72%
1985 0.45% 4.68%
1984 0.47% 4.63%
1983 0.52% 4.55%
1982 0.49% 4.36%
1981 0.25% 4.09%
1980 0.11% 3.73%
1979 0.3% 3.37%
1978 0.47% 3.2%
1977 0.52% 3.11%
1976 0.53% 3.11%
1975 0.48% 3.26%
1974 0.46% 3.44%
1973 0.44% 3.71%
1972 0.44% 4.22%
1971 0.43% 5.11%
1970 0.47% 6.25%
1969 0.59% 7.33%
1968 0.62% 7.97%
1967 0.65% 7.88%
1966 0.7% 7.18%
1965 0.66% 6.16%
1964 0.64% 5.17%
1963 0.69% 4.7%
1962 0.71% 4.79%
1961 0.65% 5.17%

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 Jordan's population grew by 0.99%.

Live population counters

Croatia Jordan
Current population
3812193
11555022
Population rank 129/197 86/197
Percent of world population 0.05% 0.14%
One net population change
1.34 hours
4.62 minutes
One birth every
16.4 minutes
2.23 minutes
One death every
10.2 minutes
15.1 minutes
Daily growth/decline +18 +311
Annual growth/decline +6,514 +113,663
Annual growth/decline rate +0.17% +0.99%
Population growth rate rank 157/197 102/197
One migration net change every
2.52 hours
1.74 minutes
Annual migration change -3,481 -303,267
Net migration rank 112/196 190/196
Foreign-born residents 527,831 5,280,168
Foreign-born residents rank 78/195 13/195
Foreign-born share of population 13.6% 45.7%
Foreign-born share rank 50/195 10/195

Natural population change vs migration

Croatia
Natural

Migration
Jordan
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Croatia Jordan
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -3,481 - -303,267
2024 - -5,186 - -156,369
2023 -19,298 10,202 200,895 -17,445
2022 -23,134 11,681 199,900 -17,445
2021 -26,377 -4,517 190,795 6,573
2020 -20,354 -8,552 198,138 6,745
2019 -15,008 -13,239 204,933 -23,156
2018 -15,557 -25,016 205,333 32,062
2017 -16,570 -44,557 205,903 12,873
2016 -13,553 -32,144 205,891 31,046
2015 -16,607 -27,501 195,495 490,844
2014 -11,345 -13,127 184,169 635,528
2013 -10,162 -6,245 170,473 609,631
2012 -9,799 -4,794 175,437 -146,181
2011 -9,846 -17,463 177,076 7,057
2010 -8,591 -3,995 177,748 4,872
2009 -7,319 1,358 177,651 -49,687
2008 -8,188 6,495 175,048 767
2007 -10,335 8,893 167,574 -18,108
2006 -8,669 10,852 147,643 502,609
2005 -9,022 10,629 141,816 3,500
2004 -9,040 15,445 141,752 7,979
2003 -12,480 12,556 142,443 -11,699
2002 -10,325 10,306 139,250 -18,463
2001 -8,599 19,298 136,450 -22,896
2000 -6,255 -47,629 136,414 -26,077
1999 -6,769 -47,418 138,201 -27,530
1998 -4,985 -47,931 140,696 -27,036
1997 3,175 -52,897 145,358 -23,021
1996 3,190 -53,688 147,852 -2,655
1995 0 -51,882 147,652 27,991
1994 -930 -50,444 144,199 61,533
1993 -2,301 -49,615 139,467 81,576
1992 -4,576 -47,865 134,241 85,376
1991 -2,813 -31,968 129,642 75,824
1990 3,344 9,538 114,912 266,100
1989 3,337 8,471 112,608 50,941
1988 5,707 7,242 109,754 39,873
1987 6,161 6,956 106,536 34,646
1986 8,499 6,261 103,551 30,763
1985 10,343 5,550 99,801 28,040
1984 10,764 5,757 96,092 24,316
1983 10,714 6,323 92,863 21,487
1982 15,756 7,475 89,473 16,944
1981 15,680 4,872 86,751 9,659
1980 17,939 -5,486 84,508 1,735
1979 21,136 -5,740 82,076 -7,706
1978 20,157 -7,329 79,908 -13,701
1977 22,798 -7,339 78,101 -15,132
1976 22,226 -7,400 75,981 -17,309
1975 21,658 -7,366 74,392 -14,822
1974 22,453 -8,076 72,212 -12,024
1973 21,904 -8,335 70,058 -8,072
1972 17,802 -7,277 67,707 -2,622
1971 19,941 -5,608 64,763 8,976
1970 16,767 -2,359 60,321 25,894
1969 16,688 -2,796 57,431 40,481
1968 21,828 -2,799 53,336 50,036
1967 26,032 -3,518 48,791 50,397
1966 33,192 -6,341 44,580 41,882
1965 31,251 -5,253 41,635 29,737
1964 25,942 -2,090 39,205 17,018
1963 31,270 -1,289 36,858 8,763
1962 30,216 -2,176 34,598 8,098
1961 36,255 -6,567 32,143 11,097
1960 34,778 -21,768 29,491 15,509

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 Jordan 63.2% is from natural causes (a gain of 1,991,452 people) and 36.8% is from migration (a gain of 1,157,625 people).

As of 2024, 527,831 residents or 13.6% of the population were not native-born in Croatia, compared to 5,280,168 people or 45.7% in Jordan.

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
Jordan
City Population
Amman 4.01M
Irbid 1.91M
Aqaba 140K
Al-Salt 88.9K
Jerash 50.7K
Al-Karak 32.2K
Ma'an 30K
Tafilah 23.5K

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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. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-02-20)
  5. Wikidata (2026, retrieved 2026-02-08)

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