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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Croatia was 3,866,200 in 2024 vs 56,432,944 people in Kenya in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Croatia's population is 3,812,193 people compared to 58,955,623 in Kenya.

Population statistics:

  • Kenya's population is 15.5 times bigger than Croatia's.
  • Croatia is ranked the 129th most populous country in the world, while Kenya is the 25th.
  • The countries together account for 0.76% of the world: 0.05% for Croatia vs 0.71% for Kenya.
  • For the last 10 years, Croatia has had an average growth rate of -0.82% per year vs +2.08% in Kenya.
  • Since 2006, the population of Croatia has decreased from 4.31M people to 3.81M (11.6% decline), while Kenya has grown from 36.9M to 59M (59.8% growth).

Croatia vs Kenya: population by year and forecast

Croatia
Factual

Projection
Kenya
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Croatia Kenya
2100 2,137,465 105,238,162
2099 2,155,186 105,257,438
2098 2,173,108 105,257,489
2097 2,190,995 105,250,948
2096 2,209,326 105,220,085
2095 2,227,698 105,175,623
2094 2,246,224 105,118,372
2093 2,264,550 105,046,907
2092 2,283,068 104,955,024
2091 2,301,556 104,846,805
2090 2,319,851 104,718,130
2089 2,338,604 104,573,271
2088 2,357,581 104,414,197
2087 2,376,274 104,243,505
2086 2,395,139 104,056,143
2085 2,414,304 103,854,891
2084 2,433,813 103,640,244
2083 2,453,361 103,407,124
2082 2,473,204 103,158,580
2081 2,493,128 102,889,291
2080 2,513,378 102,594,978
2079 2,534,101 102,286,967
2078 2,554,982 101,961,280
2077 2,576,370 101,613,181
2076 2,597,887 101,239,843
2075 2,619,688 100,849,423
2074 2,641,342 100,436,632
2073 2,663,253 100,001,277
2072 2,685,714 99,533,234
2071 2,708,053 99,042,264
2070 2,730,187 98,529,166
2069 2,753,302 97,992,232
2068 2,776,996 97,428,138
2067 2,800,742 96,842,744
2066 2,824,811 96,230,345
2065 2,848,913 95,598,937
2064 2,872,881 94,942,874
2063 2,897,651 94,266,124
2062 2,922,653 93,561,519
2061 2,947,832 92,837,768
2060 2,973,162 92,098,717
2059 2,998,389 91,343,602
2058 3,023,822 90,569,828
2057 3,049,085 89,783,087
2056 3,074,796 88,994,126
2055 3,100,195 88,192,182
2054 3,125,459 87,379,992
2053 3,151,016 86,552,281
2052 3,176,316 85,710,403
2051 3,201,973 84,850,558
2050 3,227,869 83,976,685
2049 3,253,597 83,090,517
2048 3,279,316 82,191,119
2047 3,305,051 81,274,836
2046 3,330,260 80,340,592
2045 3,355,638 79,389,433
2044 3,381,196 78,414,158
2043 3,406,105 77,418,567
2042 3,430,854 76,399,781
2041 3,455,487 75,363,853
2040 3,479,631 74,308,480
2039 3,503,577 73,241,028
2038 3,527,583 72,153,876
2037 3,551,581 71,058,753
2036 3,574,520 69,949,421
2035 3,596,996 68,831,151
2034 3,620,363 67,705,051
2033 3,643,692 66,569,532
2032 3,667,478 65,431,402
2031 3,691,842 64,289,540
2030 3,715,373 63,153,520
2029 3,739,203 62,021,378
2028 3,762,505 60,894,078
2027 3,787,023 59,770,115
2026 3,812,193 58,653,621
2025 3,838,346 57,540,609
2024 3,866,200 56,432,944
2023 3,859,686 55,339,003
2022 3,855,641 54,252,461
2021 3,878,981 53,219,166
2020 3,914,206 52,217,334
2019 3,949,390 51,202,827
2018 3,988,775 50,207,107
2017 4,041,407 49,197,766
2016 4,106,867 48,139,687
2015 4,151,725 47,088,526
2014 4,201,598 46,051,440
2013 4,233,922 44,986,791
2012 4,260,368 43,888,303
2011 4,280,622 42,758,461
2010 4,295,427 41,598,567
2009 4,305,181 40,408,891
2008 4,309,705 39,206,351
2007 4,310,217 38,036,349
2006 4,311,159 36,904,008
2005 4,310,145 35,796,484
2004 4,304,600 34,713,455
2003 4,303,399 33,652,223
2002 4,302,174 32,629,808
2001 4,299,642 31,619,170
2000 4,468,302 30,642,890
1999 4,512,597 29,733,408
1998 4,532,135 28,888,057
1997 4,534,920 28,101,768
1996 4,557,097 27,344,211
1995 4,620,030 26,601,751
1994 4,652,024 25,857,130
1993 4,600,463 25,117,188
1992 4,575,818 24,382,460
1991 4,689,022 23,646,514
1990 4,777,368 22,892,651
1989 4,767,260 22,118,434
1988 4,755,207 21,356,219
1987 4,739,745 20,616,096
1986 4,721,446 19,901,646
1985 4,701,417 19,201,768
1984 4,680,285 18,514,906
1983 4,658,254 17,846,374
1982 4,634,234 17,206,175
1981 4,611,509 16,601,507
1980 4,599,782 16,018,459
1979 4,594,778 15,460,666
1978 4,581,085 14,934,126
1977 4,559,571 14,428,819
1976 4,535,934 13,957,623
1975 4,512,082 13,511,671
1974 4,490,660 13,070,078
1973 4,470,161 12,634,835
1972 4,450,564 12,206,060
1971 4,431,275 11,788,904
1970 4,412,252 11,368,791
1969 4,391,490 10,939,695
1968 4,365,628 10,518,823
1967 4,338,683 10,111,057
1966 4,310,701 9,717,816
1965 4,280,923 9,338,078
1964 4,252,876 8,973,535
1963 4,225,675 8,627,971
1962 4,196,712 8,299,308
1961 4,167,292 7,987,770
1960 4,140,181 7,695,307

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 Kenya gained 11,235,679 people (a 30.4% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Croatia lost 294,674 people (a 7.18% decline), while Kenya's population increased by 10,815,936 people (a 22.5% growth).

Croatia was ranked 120th most populous country in 2006 and is 129th in 2026. Kenya was ranked 33rd in 2006 and ranked 25th 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 Kenya will increase by 42.4% to 83,976,685 people and rank change from 25th to 22nd.

Kenya is projected to reach its peak in 2098 at 105M 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
Kenya
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Croatia Kenya
2100 -0.82% -0.02%
2099 -0.82% -0%
2098 -0.82% 0.006%
2097 -0.83% 0.03%
2096 -0.82% 0.04%
2095 -0.82% 0.05%
2094 -0.81% 0.07%
2093 -0.81% 0.09%
2092 -0.8% 0.1%
2091 -0.79% 0.12%
2090 -0.8% 0.14%
2089 -0.8% 0.15%
2088 -0.79% 0.16%
2087 -0.79% 0.18%
2086 -0.79% 0.19%
2085 -0.8% 0.21%
2084 -0.8% 0.23%
2083 -0.8% 0.24%
2082 -0.8% 0.26%
2081 -0.81% 0.29%
2080 -0.82% 0.3%
2079 -0.82% 0.32%
2078 -0.83% 0.34%
2077 -0.83% 0.37%
2076 -0.83% 0.39%
2075 -0.82% 0.41%
2074 -0.82% 0.44%
2073 -0.84% 0.47%
2072 -0.82% 0.5%
2071 -0.81% 0.52%
2070 -0.84% 0.55%
2069 -0.85% 0.58%
2068 -0.85% 0.6%
2067 -0.85% 0.64%
2066 -0.85% 0.66%
2065 -0.83% 0.69%
2064 -0.85% 0.72%
2063 -0.86% 0.75%
2062 -0.85% 0.78%
2061 -0.85% 0.8%
2060 -0.84% 0.83%
2059 -0.84% 0.85%
2058 -0.83% 0.88%
2057 -0.84% 0.89%
2056 -0.82% 0.91%
2055 -0.81% 0.93%
2054 -0.81% 0.96%
2053 -0.8% 0.98%
2052 -0.8% 1.01%
2051 -0.8% 1.04%
2050 -0.79% 1.07%
2049 -0.78% 1.09%
2048 -0.78% 1.13%
2047 -0.76% 1.16%
2046 -0.76% 1.2%
2045 -0.76% 1.24%
2044 -0.73% 1.29%
2043 -0.72% 1.33%
2042 -0.71% 1.37%
2041 -0.69% 1.42%
2040 -0.68% 1.46%
2039 -0.68% 1.51%
2038 -0.68% 1.54%
2037 -0.64% 1.59%
2036 -0.62% 1.62%
2035 -0.65% 1.66%
2034 -0.64% 1.71%
2033 -0.65% 1.74%
2032 -0.66% 1.78%
2031 -0.63% 1.8%
2030 -0.64% 1.83%
2029 -0.62% 1.85%
2028 -0.65% 1.88%
2027 -0.66% 1.9%
2026 -0.68% 1.93%
2025 -0.72% 1.96%
2024 0.17% 1.98%
2023 0.1% 2%
2022 -0.6% 1.94%
2021 -0.9% 1.92%
2020 -0.89% 1.98%
2019 -0.99% 1.98%
2018 -1.3% 2.05%
2017 -1.59% 2.2%
2016 -1.08% 2.23%
2015 -1.19% 2.25%
2014 -0.76% 2.37%
2013 -0.62% 2.5%
2012 -0.47% 2.64%
2011 -0.34% 2.79%
2010 -0.23% 2.94%
2009 -0.1% 3.07%
2008 -0.01% 3.08%
2007 -0.02% 3.07%
2006 0.02% 3.09%
2005 0.13% 3.12%
2004 0.03% 3.15%
2003 0.03% 3.13%
2002 0.06% 3.2%
2001 -3.77% 3.19%
2000 -0.98% 3.06%
1999 -0.43% 2.93%
1998 -0.06% 2.8%
1997 -0.49% 2.77%
1996 -1.36% 2.79%
1995 -0.69% 2.88%
1994 1.12% 2.95%
1993 0.54% 3.01%
1992 -2.41% 3.11%
1991 -1.85% 3.29%
1990 0.21% 3.5%
1989 0.25% 3.57%
1988 0.33% 3.59%
1987 0.39% 3.59%
1986 0.43% 3.64%
1985 0.45% 3.71%
1984 0.47% 3.75%
1983 0.52% 3.72%
1982 0.49% 3.64%
1981 0.25% 3.64%
1980 0.11% 3.61%
1979 0.3% 3.53%
1978 0.47% 3.5%
1977 0.52% 3.38%
1976 0.53% 3.3%
1975 0.48% 3.38%
1974 0.46% 3.44%
1973 0.44% 3.51%
1972 0.44% 3.54%
1971 0.43% 3.7%
1970 0.47% 3.92%
1969 0.59% 4%
1968 0.62% 4.03%
1967 0.65% 4.05%
1966 0.7% 4.07%
1965 0.66% 4.06%
1964 0.64% 4.01%
1963 0.69% 3.96%
1962 0.71% 3.9%
1961 0.65% 3.8%

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 Kenya's population grew by 1.98%.

Live population counters

Croatia Kenya
Current population
3812193
58955623
Population rank 129/197 25/197
Percent of world population 0.05% 0.71%
One net population change
1.34 hours
28.8 seconds
One birth every
16.4 minutes
21 seconds
One death every
10.2 minutes
1.32 minutes
Daily growth/decline +18 +2,997
Annual growth/decline +6,514 +1,093,941
Annual growth/decline rate +0.17% +1.98%
Population growth rate rank 157/197 53/197
One migration net change every
2.52 hours
19.3 minutes
Annual migration change -3,481 -27,330
Net migration rank 112/196 160/196
Foreign-born residents 527,831 992,536
Foreign-born residents rank 78/195 61/195
Foreign-born share of population 13.6% 1.8%
Foreign-born share rank 50/195 136/195

Natural population change vs migration

Croatia
Natural

Migration
Kenya
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Croatia Kenya
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -3,481 - -27,330
2024 - -5,186 - -19,781
2023 -19,298 10,202 1,100,970 -10,003
2022 -23,134 11,681 1,092,102 -10,003
2021 -26,377 -4,517 1,037,082 -52,552
2020 -20,354 -8,552 1,036,253 -17,111
2019 -15,008 -13,239 1,071,777 -61,949
2018 -15,557 -25,016 1,097,075 -115,436
2017 -16,570 -44,557 1,105,769 -68,702
2016 -13,553 -32,144 1,108,801 -29,728
2015 -16,607 -27,501 1,119,200 -95,977
2014 -11,345 -13,127 1,123,333 -72,415
2013 -10,162 -6,245 1,136,006 -57,634
2012 -9,799 -4,794 1,161,548 -42,928
2011 -9,846 -17,463 1,185,863 -44,795
2010 -8,591 -3,995 1,199,786 -21,069
2009 -7,319 1,358 1,193,598 7,096
2008 -8,188 6,495 1,174,818 29,612
2007 -10,335 8,893 1,147,063 -11,495
2006 -8,669 10,852 1,113,357 15,767
2005 -9,022 10,629 1,080,446 5,501
2004 -9,040 15,445 1,048,590 31,525
2003 -12,480 12,556 1,018,182 24,175
2002 -10,325 10,306 992,044 10,431
2001 -8,599 19,298 963,721 55,052
2000 -6,255 -47,629 928,357 5,407
1999 -6,769 -47,418 898,484 -13,257
1998 -4,985 -47,931 875,511 -70,023
1997 3,175 -52,897 847,493 -80,443
1996 3,190 -53,688 827,326 -79,276
1995 0 -51,882 812,391 -75,506
1994 -930 -50,444 792,702 -40,367
1993 -2,301 -49,615 788,579 -61,054
1992 -4,576 -47,865 785,018 -43,085
1991 -2,813 -31,968 790,030 -60,087
1990 3,344 9,538 789,087 -11,338
1989 3,337 8,471 795,622 -24,949
1988 5,707 7,242 785,652 -31,894
1987 6,161 6,956 775,124 -48,633
1986 8,499 6,261 755,606 -53,183
1985 10,343 5,550 732,739 -35,400
1984 10,764 5,757 709,639 -33,253
1983 10,714 6,323 684,587 -23,905
1982 15,756 7,475 663,109 -43,382
1981 15,680 4,872 642,379 -52,761
1980 17,939 -5,486 616,390 -39,920
1979 21,136 -5,740 595,390 -56,280
1978 20,157 -7,329 574,695 -60,718
1977 22,798 -7,339 554,124 -57,493
1976 22,226 -7,400 536,740 -90,990
1975 21,658 -7,366 517,579 -71,421
1974 22,453 -8,076 500,008 -62,973
1973 21,904 -8,335 485,556 -52,102
1972 17,802 -7,277 472,557 -48,466
1971 19,941 -5,608 459,897 -49,671
1970 16,767 -2,359 443,065 -13,064
1969 16,688 -2,796 427,819 369
1968 21,828 -2,799 411,948 1,611
1967 26,032 -3,518 396,920 5,060
1966 33,192 -6,341 382,891 1,616
1965 31,251 -5,253 366,444 8,524
1964 25,942 -2,090 349,322 4,788
1963 31,270 -1,289 332,763 4,246
1962 30,216 -2,176 315,797 4,521
1961 36,255 -6,567 298,463 4,296
1960 34,778 -21,768 280,032 2,134

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 Kenya 95.3% is from natural causes (a gain of 10,892,362 people) and 4.67% is from migration (a loss of 533,876 people).

As of 2024, 527,831 residents or 13.6% of the population were not native-born in Croatia, compared to 992,536 people or 1.8% in Kenya.

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
Kenya
City Population
Nairobi 5.54M
Mombasa 1.21M
Kisumu 398K
Nakuru 308K
Eldoret 289K
Thika 279K
Malindi 120K
Machakos 114K
Mumias 100K
Meru 42.7K

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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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