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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Croatia was 3,866,200 in 2024 vs 20,592,571 people in Kazakhstan in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Croatia's population is 3,812,193 people compared to 21,161,809 in Kazakhstan.

Population statistics:

  • Kazakhstan's population is 5.55 times bigger than Croatia's.
  • Croatia is ranked the 129th most populous country in the world, while Kazakhstan is the 65th.
  • The countries together account for 0.3% of the world: 0.05% for Croatia vs 0.26% for Kazakhstan.
  • For the last 10 years, Croatia has had an average growth rate of -0.82% per year vs +1.46% in Kazakhstan.
  • Since 2006, the population of Croatia has decreased from 4.31M people to 3.81M (11.6% decline), while Kazakhstan has grown from 16.1M to 21.2M (31.4% growth).

Croatia vs Kazakhstan: population by year and forecast

Croatia
Factual

Projection
Kazakhstan
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Croatia Kazakhstan
2100 2,137,465 33,848,663
2099 2,155,186 33,772,741
2098 2,173,108 33,695,479
2097 2,190,995 33,615,447
2096 2,209,326 33,523,978
2095 2,227,698 33,424,720
2094 2,246,224 33,326,027
2093 2,264,550 33,224,553
2092 2,283,068 33,128,053
2091 2,301,556 33,024,570
2090 2,319,851 32,918,505
2089 2,338,604 32,809,364
2088 2,357,581 32,697,677
2087 2,376,274 32,574,802
2086 2,395,139 32,450,913
2085 2,414,304 32,326,215
2084 2,433,813 32,198,072
2083 2,453,361 32,062,485
2082 2,473,204 31,936,199
2081 2,493,128 31,798,193
2080 2,513,378 31,659,824
2079 2,534,101 31,525,030
2078 2,554,982 31,377,560
2077 2,576,370 31,230,620
2076 2,597,887 31,082,855
2075 2,619,688 30,934,158
2074 2,641,342 30,781,840
2073 2,663,253 30,635,989
2072 2,685,714 30,488,022
2071 2,708,053 30,336,588
2070 2,730,187 30,183,464
2069 2,753,302 30,024,249
2068 2,776,996 29,872,612
2067 2,800,742 29,722,383
2066 2,824,811 29,568,138
2065 2,848,913 29,406,227
2064 2,872,881 29,245,499
2063 2,897,651 29,081,885
2062 2,922,653 28,917,277
2061 2,947,832 28,748,398
2060 2,973,162 28,577,830
2059 2,998,389 28,401,552
2058 3,023,822 28,224,769
2057 3,049,085 28,046,842
2056 3,074,796 27,852,110
2055 3,100,195 27,652,544
2054 3,125,459 27,453,980
2053 3,151,016 27,243,894
2052 3,176,316 27,031,990
2051 3,201,973 26,818,727
2050 3,227,869 26,602,802
2049 3,253,597 26,385,294
2048 3,279,316 26,155,898
2047 3,305,051 25,920,222
2046 3,330,260 25,687,222
2045 3,355,638 25,451,058
2044 3,381,196 25,215,227
2043 3,406,105 24,979,701
2042 3,430,854 24,746,212
2041 3,455,487 24,516,106
2040 3,479,631 24,281,719
2039 3,503,577 24,055,361
2038 3,527,583 23,829,916
2037 3,551,581 23,608,263
2036 3,574,520 23,382,815
2035 3,596,996 23,159,205
2034 3,620,363 22,934,543
2033 3,643,692 22,708,727
2032 3,667,478 22,478,234
2031 3,691,842 22,254,688
2030 3,715,373 22,027,730
2029 3,739,203 21,799,495
2028 3,762,505 21,566,108
2027 3,787,023 21,333,660
2026 3,812,193 21,098,089
2025 3,838,346 20,850,907
2024 3,866,200 20,592,571
2023 3,859,686 20,330,104
2022 3,855,641 20,034,609
2021 3,878,981 19,743,603
2020 3,914,206 19,482,117
2019 3,949,390 19,209,555
2018 3,988,775 18,932,727
2017 4,041,407 18,651,931
2016 4,106,867 18,363,600
2015 4,151,725 18,084,169
2014 4,201,598 17,816,285
2013 4,233,922 17,556,502
2012 4,260,368 17,306,106
2011 4,280,622 17,066,002
2010 4,295,427 16,836,810
2009 4,305,181 16,619,846
2008 4,309,705 16,426,525
2007 4,310,217 16,257,214
2006 4,311,159 16,103,716
2005 4,310,145 15,968,117
2004 4,304,600 15,850,159
2003 4,303,399 15,747,380
2002 4,302,174 15,656,677
2001 4,299,642 15,575,550
2000 4,468,302 15,501,103
1999 4,512,597 15,455,874
1998 4,532,135 15,647,785
1997 4,534,920 16,043,251
1996 4,557,097 16,416,027
1995 4,620,030 16,730,536
1994 4,652,024 17,043,771
1993 4,600,463 17,274,487
1992 4,575,818 17,332,625
1991 4,689,022 17,278,600
1990 4,777,368 17,154,054
1989 4,767,260 16,997,013
1988 4,755,207 16,781,168
1987 4,739,745 16,527,715
1986 4,721,446 16,262,702
1985 4,701,417 16,031,090
1984 4,680,285 15,844,621
1983 4,658,254 15,665,551
1982 4,634,234 15,492,595
1981 4,611,509 15,323,082
1980 4,599,782 15,152,949
1979 4,594,778 14,978,696
1978 4,581,085 14,711,497
1977 4,559,571 14,353,265
1976 4,535,934 13,998,738
1975 4,512,082 13,700,843
1974 4,490,660 13,454,570
1973 4,470,161 13,208,121
1972 4,450,564 12,951,798
1971 4,431,275 12,684,813
1970 4,412,252 12,419,057
1969 4,391,490 12,156,212
1968 4,365,628 11,879,182
1967 4,338,683 11,584,428
1966 4,310,701 11,288,989
1965 4,280,923 10,993,183
1964 4,252,876 10,690,309
1963 4,225,675 10,377,466
1962 4,196,712 10,058,928
1961 4,167,292 9,742,085
1960 4,140,181 9,429,981

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 Kazakhstan gained 2,259,884 people (a 14% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Croatia lost 294,674 people (a 7.18% decline), while Kazakhstan's population increased by 2,798,209 people (a 15.2% growth).

Croatia was ranked 120th most populous country in 2006 and is 129th in 2026. Kazakhstan was ranked 62nd in 2006 and ranked 65th 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 Kazakhstan will increase by 25.7% to 26,602,802 people and rank change from 65th to 64th.

Kazakhstan is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 33.8M 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
Kazakhstan
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Croatia Kazakhstan
2100 -0.82% 0.22%
2099 -0.82% 0.23%
2098 -0.82% 0.24%
2097 -0.83% 0.27%
2096 -0.82% 0.3%
2095 -0.82% 0.3%
2094 -0.81% 0.31%
2093 -0.81% 0.29%
2092 -0.8% 0.31%
2091 -0.79% 0.32%
2090 -0.8% 0.33%
2089 -0.8% 0.34%
2088 -0.79% 0.38%
2087 -0.79% 0.38%
2086 -0.79% 0.39%
2085 -0.8% 0.4%
2084 -0.8% 0.42%
2083 -0.8% 0.4%
2082 -0.8% 0.43%
2081 -0.81% 0.44%
2080 -0.82% 0.43%
2079 -0.82% 0.47%
2078 -0.83% 0.47%
2077 -0.83% 0.48%
2076 -0.83% 0.48%
2075 -0.82% 0.49%
2074 -0.82% 0.48%
2073 -0.84% 0.49%
2072 -0.82% 0.5%
2071 -0.81% 0.51%
2070 -0.84% 0.53%
2069 -0.85% 0.51%
2068 -0.85% 0.51%
2067 -0.85% 0.52%
2066 -0.85% 0.55%
2065 -0.83% 0.55%
2064 -0.85% 0.56%
2063 -0.86% 0.57%
2062 -0.85% 0.59%
2061 -0.85% 0.6%
2060 -0.84% 0.62%
2059 -0.84% 0.63%
2058 -0.83% 0.63%
2057 -0.84% 0.7%
2056 -0.82% 0.72%
2055 -0.81% 0.72%
2054 -0.81% 0.77%
2053 -0.8% 0.78%
2052 -0.8% 0.8%
2051 -0.8% 0.81%
2050 -0.79% 0.82%
2049 -0.78% 0.88%
2048 -0.78% 0.91%
2047 -0.76% 0.91%
2046 -0.76% 0.93%
2045 -0.76% 0.94%
2044 -0.73% 0.94%
2043 -0.72% 0.94%
2042 -0.71% 0.94%
2041 -0.69% 0.97%
2040 -0.68% 0.94%
2039 -0.68% 0.95%
2038 -0.68% 0.94%
2037 -0.64% 0.96%
2036 -0.62% 0.97%
2035 -0.65% 0.98%
2034 -0.64% 0.99%
2033 -0.65% 1.03%
2032 -0.66% 1%
2031 -0.63% 1.03%
2030 -0.64% 1.05%
2029 -0.62% 1.08%
2028 -0.65% 1.09%
2027 -0.66% 1.12%
2026 -0.68% 1.19%
2025 -0.72% 1.25%
2024 0.17% 1.29%
2023 0.1% 1.47%
2022 -0.6% 1.47%
2021 -0.9% 1.34%
2020 -0.89% 1.42%
2019 -0.99% 1.46%
2018 -1.3% 1.51%
2017 -1.59% 1.57%
2016 -1.08% 1.55%
2015 -1.19% 1.5%
2014 -0.76% 1.48%
2013 -0.62% 1.45%
2012 -0.47% 1.41%
2011 -0.34% 1.36%
2010 -0.23% 1.31%
2009 -0.1% 1.18%
2008 -0.01% 1.04%
2007 -0.02% 0.95%
2006 0.02% 0.85%
2005 0.13% 0.74%
2004 0.03% 0.65%
2003 0.03% 0.58%
2002 0.06% 0.52%
2001 -3.77% 0.48%
2000 -0.98% 0.29%
1999 -0.43% -1.23%
1998 -0.06% -2.46%
1997 -0.49% -2.27%
1996 -1.36% -1.88%
1995 -0.69% -1.84%
1994 1.12% -1.34%
1993 0.54% -0.34%
1992 -2.41% 0.31%
1991 -1.85% 0.73%
1990 0.21% 0.92%
1989 0.25% 1.29%
1988 0.33% 1.53%
1987 0.39% 1.63%
1986 0.43% 1.44%
1985 0.45% 1.18%
1984 0.47% 1.14%
1983 0.52% 1.12%
1982 0.49% 1.11%
1981 0.25% 1.12%
1980 0.11% 1.16%
1979 0.3% 1.82%
1978 0.47% 2.5%
1977 0.52% 2.53%
1976 0.53% 2.17%
1975 0.48% 1.83%
1974 0.46% 1.87%
1973 0.44% 1.98%
1972 0.44% 2.1%
1971 0.43% 2.14%
1970 0.47% 2.16%
1969 0.59% 2.33%
1968 0.62% 2.54%
1967 0.65% 2.62%
1966 0.7% 2.69%
1965 0.66% 2.83%
1964 0.64% 3.01%
1963 0.69% 3.17%
1962 0.71% 3.25%
1961 0.65% 3.31%

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 Kazakhstan's population grew by 1.29%.

Live population counters

Croatia Kazakhstan
Current population
3812193
21161809
Population rank 129/197 65/197
Percent of world population 0.05% 0.26%
One net population change
1.34 hours
2 minutes
One birth every
16.4 minutes
1.28 minutes
One death every
10.2 minutes
3.85 minutes
Daily growth/decline +18 +719
Annual growth/decline +6,514 +262,467
Annual growth/decline rate +0.17% +1.29%
Population growth rate rank 157/197 82/197
One migration net change every
2.52 hours
59.7 minutes
Annual migration change -3,481 -8,834
Net migration rank 112/196 130/196
Foreign-born residents 527,831 2,089,797
Foreign-born residents rank 78/195 36/195
Foreign-born share of population 13.6% 10.1%
Foreign-born share rank 50/195 66/195

Natural population change vs migration

Croatia
Natural

Migration
Kazakhstan
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Croatia Kazakhstan
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -3,481 - -8,834
2024 - -5,186 - -7,368
2023 -19,298 10,202 273,013 -4,822
2022 -23,134 11,681 277,019 45,755
2021 -26,377 -4,517 269,026 -9,804
2020 -20,354 -8,552 272,458 -8,716
2019 -15,008 -13,239 278,788 2,594
2018 -15,557 -25,016 278,917 -6,644
2017 -16,570 -44,557 268,066 21,248
2016 -13,553 -32,144 277,878 9,478
2015 -16,607 -27,501 273,523 -2,011
2014 -11,345 -13,127 274,406 -10,170
2013 -10,162 -6,245 259,239 -3,925
2012 -9,799 -4,794 249,987 -4,512
2011 -9,846 -17,463 237,883 -3,160
2010 -8,591 -3,995 230,479 -6,840
2009 -7,319 1,358 218,036 -7,758
2008 -8,188 6,495 214,169 -37,796
2007 -10,335 8,893 188,486 -26,237
2006 -8,669 10,852 166,480 -21,728
2005 -9,022 10,629 146,619 -20,171
2004 -9,040 15,445 132,286 -22,841
2003 -12,480 12,556 112,137 -16,027
2002 -10,325 10,306 93,564 -8,272
2001 -8,599 19,298 84,279 -7,333
2000 -6,255 -47,629 80,699 -8,754
1999 -6,769 -47,418 79,536 -61,031
1998 -4,985 -47,931 85,735 -488,075
1997 3,175 -52,897 92,778 -481,380
1996 3,190 -53,688 112,384 -469,331
1995 0 -51,882 140,721 -412,775
1994 -930 -50,444 165,631 -520,028
1993 -2,301 -49,615 185,649 -292,682
1992 -4,576 -47,865 204,785 -214,015
1991 -2,813 -31,968 221,581 -104,271
1990 3,344 9,538 235,113 -103,336
1989 3,337 8,471 254,394 -72,096
1988 5,707 7,242 275,278 -25,892
1987 6,161 6,956 290,227 -32,724
1986 8,499 6,261 295,818 -23,297
1985 10,343 5,550 293,834 -103,115
1984 10,764 5,757 278,485 -96,266
1983 10,714 6,323 260,471 -84,566
1982 15,756 7,475 246,983 -76,976
1981 15,680 4,872 243,652 -74,624
1980 17,939 -5,486 238,977 -67,731
1979 21,136 -5,740 237,442 -60,198
1978 20,157 -7,329 225,895 131,248
1977 22,798 -7,339 224,284 135,047
1976 22,226 -7,400 221,992 127,735
1975 21,658 -7,366 219,748 26,332
1974 22,453 -8,076 217,668 28,807
1973 21,904 -8,335 215,940 30,467
1972 17,802 -7,277 212,319 53,914
1971 19,941 -5,608 202,450 65,291
1970 16,767 -2,359 191,775 72,000
1969 16,688 -2,796 184,118 77,805
1968 21,828 -2,799 186,254 105,890
1967 26,032 -3,518 191,536 105,830
1966 33,192 -6,341 191,506 101,999
1965 31,251 -5,253 194,470 103,626
1964 25,942 -2,090 208,899 98,761
1963 31,270 -1,289 223,105 94,932
1962 30,216 -2,176 228,177 90,842
1961 36,255 -6,567 228,686 85,981
1960 34,778 -21,768 226,027 83,525

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 Kazakhstan 98.7% is from natural causes (a gain of 2,743,094 people) and 1.33% is from migration (a gain of 36,908 people).

As of 2024, 527,831 residents or 13.6% of the population were not native-born in Croatia, compared to 2,089,797 people or 10.1% in Kazakhstan.

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
Kazakhstan
City Population
Almaty 2.23M
Shymkent 1.19M
Nur-Sultan 1.08M
Karaganda 516K
Taraz 418K
Aktobe 388K
Semey 350K
Pavlodar 333K
Oskemen 333K
Atyrau 295K

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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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