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

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The latest officially reported population of Croatia was 3,876,200 in 2025 vs 57,532,493 people in Kenya in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Croatia's population is 3,849,788 people compared to 59,218,766 in Kenya.

Population statistics:

  • Kenya's population is 15.4 times bigger than Croatia's.
  • Croatia is ranked the 130th 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 -0.73% per year vs +2.04% in Kenya.
  • Since 2006, the population of Croatia has decreased from 4.31M people to 3.85M (10.7% decline), while Kenya has grown from 36.9M to 59.2M (60.5% growth).

Croatia vs Kenya: population by year and forecast

Croatia
Factual

Projection
Kenya
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Croatia Kenya
2100 2,158,545 105,223,316
2099 2,176,440 105,242,590
2098 2,194,539 105,242,641
2097 2,212,602 105,236,101
2096 2,231,114 105,205,242
2095 2,249,667 105,160,786
2094 2,268,376 105,103,544
2093 2,286,882 105,032,088
2092 2,305,583 104,940,218
2091 2,324,254 104,832,015
2090 2,342,729 104,703,358
2089 2,361,668 104,558,519
2088 2,380,831 104,399,468
2087 2,399,709 104,228,800
2086 2,418,760 104,041,464
2085 2,438,113 103,840,241
2084 2,457,815 103,625,624
2083 2,477,556 103,392,537
2082 2,497,595 103,144,028
2081 2,517,715 102,874,777
2080 2,538,164 102,580,506
2079 2,559,092 102,272,538
2078 2,580,179 101,946,897
2077 2,601,778 101,598,847
2076 2,623,507 101,225,562
2075 2,645,523 100,835,197
2074 2,667,391 100,422,464
2073 2,689,518 99,987,171
2072 2,712,201 99,519,193
2071 2,734,759 99,028,293
2070 2,757,112 98,515,267
2069 2,780,455 97,978,409
2068 2,804,383 97,414,394
2067 2,828,363 96,829,083
2066 2,852,669 96,216,770
2065 2,877,009 95,585,451
2064 2,901,213 94,929,481
2063 2,926,228 94,252,826
2062 2,951,475 93,548,321
2061 2,976,903 92,824,672
2060 3,002,483 92,085,725
2059 3,027,959 91,330,716
2058 3,053,643 90,557,051
2057 3,079,155 89,770,421
2056 3,105,119 88,981,572
2055 3,130,769 88,179,741
2054 3,156,282 87,367,666
2053 3,182,091 86,540,071
2052 3,207,640 85,698,312
2051 3,233,551 84,838,589
2050 3,259,702 83,964,839
2049 3,285,684 83,078,796
2048 3,311,657 82,179,525
2047 3,337,645 81,263,371
2046 3,363,102 80,329,258
2045 3,388,731 79,378,234
2044 3,414,541 78,403,097
2043 3,439,695 77,407,646
2042 3,464,688 76,389,004
2041 3,489,565 75,353,221
2040 3,513,946 74,297,998
2039 3,538,129 73,230,696
2038 3,562,371 72,143,698
2037 3,586,606 71,048,729
2036 3,609,771 69,939,553
2035 3,632,470 68,821,441
2034 3,656,066 67,695,500
2033 3,679,626 66,560,141
2032 3,703,646 65,422,172
2031 3,728,250 64,280,471
2030 3,752,014 63,144,611
2029 3,776,079 62,012,629
2028 3,799,610 60,885,488
2027 3,824,370 59,761,684
2026 3,849,788 58,645,347
2025 3,876,200 57,532,493
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 (2026–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08); World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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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 257,079 people (a 6.26% decline), while Kenya's population increased by 11,079,079 people (a 23% growth).

Croatia was ranked 120th most populous country in 2006 and is 130th 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 3,259,702 people with a rank change from 130th to 138th. The population of Kenya will increase by 41.8% to 83,964,839 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 2.16M 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 0.26% 1.95%
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 (2026–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08); World Bank | Health (1961–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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In 2025, the population of Croatia grew by 0.26%, while Kenya's population grew by 1.95%.

Live population counters

Croatia Kenya
Current population
3849788
59218766
Population rank 130/197 25/197
Percent of world population 0.05% 0.71%
One net population change
52.7 minutes
28.8 seconds
One birth every
16.4 minutes
20.7 seconds
One death every
10.3 minutes
1.3 minutes
Daily growth/decline +27 +3,012
Annual growth/decline +10,000 +1,099,549
Annual growth/decline rate +0.26% +1.95%
Population growth rate rank 147/197 51/197
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 -18,944 -5,186 1,116,695 -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 -21,137 -8,552 1,036,253 -17,111
2019 -15,798 -13,239 1,071,777 -61,949
2018 -15,556 -25,016 1,097,075 -115,436
2017 -16,974 -44,557 1,105,769 -68,702
2016 -14,374 -32,144 1,108,801 -29,728
2015 -17,022 -27,501 1,119,200 -95,977
2014 -11,344 -13,127 1,123,333 -72,415
2013 -10,585 -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 2026-07-08).

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Over the last 10 years, 57.6% of the population change in Croatia is from natural causes (a loss of 188,614 people) and 42.4% is from migration (a loss of 138,829 people). In Kenya 95.8% is from natural causes (a gain of 10,885,724 people) and 4.23% is from migration (a loss of 481,242 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 (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08); United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2026, retrieved 2026-07-08); U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08); Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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Data sources:

  1. World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  2. United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  3. U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  4. Wikidata (2026, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  5. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-07-08)

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