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

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The latest officially reported population of Croatia was 3,876,200 in 2025 vs 7,343,064 people in Kyrgyzstan in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Croatia's population is 3,849,788 people compared to 7,505,771 in Kyrgyzstan.

Population statistics:

  • Kyrgyzstan's population is 1.95 times bigger than Croatia's.
  • Croatia is ranked the 130th most populous country in the world, while Kyrgyzstan is the 106th.
  • The countries together account for 0.14% of the world: 0.05% for Croatia vs 0.09% for Kyrgyzstan.
  • For the last 10 years, Croatia has had an average growth rate of -0.73% per year vs +2% in Kyrgyzstan.
  • Since 2006, the population of Croatia has decreased from 4.31M people to 3.85M (10.7% decline), while Kyrgyzstan has grown from 5.22M to 7.51M (43.8% growth).

Croatia vs Kyrgyzstan: population by year and forecast

Croatia
Factual

Projection
Kyrgyzstan
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Croatia Kyrgyzstan
2100 2,158,545 11,893,475
2099 2,176,440 11,890,700
2098 2,194,539 11,886,376
2097 2,212,602 11,878,418
2096 2,231,114 11,868,604
2095 2,249,667 11,856,708
2094 2,268,376 11,842,004
2093 2,286,882 11,826,547
2092 2,305,583 11,811,507
2091 2,324,254 11,794,816
2090 2,342,729 11,776,743
2089 2,361,668 11,756,556
2088 2,380,831 11,734,533
2087 2,399,709 11,710,904
2086 2,418,760 11,685,092
2085 2,438,113 11,657,302
2084 2,457,815 11,627,305
2083 2,477,556 11,596,335
2082 2,497,595 11,565,309
2081 2,517,715 11,531,811
2080 2,538,164 11,496,474
2079 2,559,092 11,459,776
2078 2,580,179 11,420,394
2077 2,601,778 11,379,831
2076 2,623,507 11,337,247
2075 2,645,523 11,290,092
2074 2,667,391 11,242,895
2073 2,689,518 11,196,297
2072 2,712,201 11,145,255
2071 2,734,759 11,092,847
2070 2,757,112 11,039,249
2069 2,780,455 10,984,604
2068 2,804,383 10,928,940
2067 2,828,363 10,872,811
2066 2,852,669 10,815,162
2065 2,877,009 10,758,104
2064 2,901,213 10,700,945
2063 2,926,228 10,640,277
2062 2,951,475 10,579,126
2061 2,976,903 10,517,210
2060 3,002,483 10,455,339
2059 3,027,959 10,392,368
2058 3,053,643 10,325,792
2057 3,079,155 10,258,112
2056 3,105,119 10,188,786
2055 3,130,769 10,119,516
2054 3,156,282 10,047,571
2053 3,182,091 9,973,507
2052 3,207,640 9,898,179
2051 3,233,551 9,819,063
2050 3,259,702 9,737,536
2049 3,285,684 9,654,638
2048 3,311,657 9,569,296
2047 3,337,645 9,483,376
2046 3,363,102 9,396,627
2045 3,388,731 9,306,461
2044 3,414,541 9,214,649
2043 3,439,695 9,120,664
2042 3,464,688 9,025,981
2041 3,489,565 8,929,438
2040 3,513,946 8,831,799
2039 3,538,129 8,734,313
2038 3,562,371 8,637,242
2037 3,586,606 8,542,062
2036 3,609,771 8,446,471
2035 3,632,470 8,350,860
2034 3,656,066 8,255,039
2033 3,679,626 8,158,636
2032 3,703,646 8,061,935
2031 3,728,250 7,963,148
2030 3,752,014 7,863,148
2029 3,776,079 7,762,348
2028 3,799,610 7,661,118
2027 3,824,370 7,556,883
2026 3,849,788 7,451,789
2025 3,876,200 7,343,064
2024 3,866,200 7,221,868
2023 3,859,686 7,099,750
2022 3,855,641 6,975,220
2021 3,878,981 6,851,224
2020 3,914,206 6,726,596
2019 3,949,390 6,590,211
2018 3,988,775 6,444,079
2017 4,041,407 6,306,696
2016 4,106,867 6,175,338
2015 4,151,725 6,040,036
2014 4,201,598 5,905,848
2013 4,233,922 5,777,150
2012 4,260,368 5,652,076
2011 4,280,622 5,546,587
2010 4,295,427 5,467,059
2009 4,305,181 5,389,643
2008 4,309,705 5,318,729
2007 4,310,217 5,268,385
2006 4,311,159 5,218,373
2005 4,310,145 5,162,640
2004 4,304,600 5,104,713
2003 4,303,399 5,043,308
2002 4,302,174 4,990,704
2001 4,299,642 4,945,073
2000 4,468,302 4,898,362
1999 4,512,597 4,840,422
1998 4,532,135 4,769,015
1997 4,534,920 4,696,421
1996 4,557,097 4,628,438
1995 4,620,030 4,560,454
1994 4,652,024 4,515,069
1993 4,600,463 4,516,777
1992 4,575,818 4,515,400
1991 4,689,022 4,463,634
1990 4,777,368 4,391,236
1989 4,767,260 4,307,500
1988 4,755,207 4,218,400
1987 4,739,745 4,144,600
1986 4,721,446 4,066,500
1985 4,701,417 3,990,300
1984 4,680,285 3,916,400
1983 4,658,254 3,838,300
1982 4,634,234 3,759,300
1981 4,611,509 3,685,800
1980 4,599,782 3,617,400
1979 4,594,778 3,552,000
1978 4,581,085 3,487,100
1977 4,559,571 3,423,900
1976 4,535,934 3,358,700
1975 4,512,082 3,292,400
1974 4,490,660 3,223,900
1973 4,470,161 3,153,800
1972 4,450,564 3,088,200
1971 4,431,275 3,022,300
1970 4,412,252 2,959,900
1969 4,391,490 2,894,800
1968 4,365,628 2,818,300
1967 4,338,683 2,736,500
1966 4,310,701 2,655,300
1965 4,280,923 2,573,300
1964 4,252,876 2,495,300
1963 4,225,675 2,413,700
1962 4,196,712 2,333,400
1961 4,167,292 2,255,900
1960 4,140,181 2,172,300

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 Kyrgyzstan gained 956,965 people (a 18.3% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Croatia lost 257,079 people (a 6.26% decline), while Kyrgyzstan's population increased by 1,330,433 people (a 21.5% growth).

Croatia was ranked 120th most populous country in 2006 and is 130th in 2026. Kyrgyzstan was ranked 112th in 2006 and ranked 106th 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 Kyrgyzstan will increase by 29.7% to 9,737,536 people and rank change from 106th to 100th.

Kyrgyzstan is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 11.9M 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
Kyrgyzstan
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Croatia Kyrgyzstan
2100 -0.82% 0.02%
2099 -0.82% 0.04%
2098 -0.82% 0.07%
2097 -0.83% 0.08%
2096 -0.82% 0.1%
2095 -0.82% 0.12%
2094 -0.81% 0.13%
2093 -0.81% 0.13%
2092 -0.8% 0.14%
2091 -0.79% 0.15%
2090 -0.8% 0.17%
2089 -0.8% 0.19%
2088 -0.79% 0.2%
2087 -0.79% 0.22%
2086 -0.79% 0.24%
2085 -0.8% 0.26%
2084 -0.8% 0.27%
2083 -0.8% 0.27%
2082 -0.8% 0.29%
2081 -0.81% 0.31%
2080 -0.82% 0.32%
2079 -0.82% 0.34%
2078 -0.83% 0.36%
2077 -0.83% 0.38%
2076 -0.83% 0.42%
2075 -0.82% 0.42%
2074 -0.82% 0.42%
2073 -0.84% 0.46%
2072 -0.82% 0.47%
2071 -0.81% 0.49%
2070 -0.84% 0.5%
2069 -0.85% 0.51%
2068 -0.85% 0.52%
2067 -0.85% 0.53%
2066 -0.85% 0.53%
2065 -0.83% 0.53%
2064 -0.85% 0.57%
2063 -0.86% 0.58%
2062 -0.85% 0.59%
2061 -0.85% 0.59%
2060 -0.84% 0.61%
2059 -0.84% 0.64%
2058 -0.83% 0.66%
2057 -0.84% 0.68%
2056 -0.82% 0.68%
2055 -0.81% 0.72%
2054 -0.81% 0.74%
2053 -0.8% 0.76%
2052 -0.8% 0.81%
2051 -0.8% 0.84%
2050 -0.79% 0.86%
2049 -0.78% 0.89%
2048 -0.78% 0.91%
2047 -0.76% 0.92%
2046 -0.76% 0.97%
2045 -0.76% 1%
2044 -0.73% 1.03%
2043 -0.72% 1.05%
2042 -0.71% 1.08%
2041 -0.69% 1.11%
2040 -0.68% 1.12%
2039 -0.68% 1.12%
2038 -0.68% 1.11%
2037 -0.64% 1.13%
2036 -0.62% 1.14%
2035 -0.65% 1.16%
2034 -0.64% 1.18%
2033 -0.65% 1.2%
2032 -0.66% 1.24%
2031 -0.63% 1.27%
2030 -0.64% 1.3%
2029 -0.62% 1.32%
2028 -0.65% 1.38%
2027 -0.66% 1.41%
2026 -0.68% 1.48%
2025 0.26% 1.68%
2024 0.17% 1.72%
2023 0.1% 1.79%
2022 -0.6% 1.81%
2021 -0.9% 1.85%
2020 -0.89% 2.07%
2019 -0.99% 2.27%
2018 -1.3% 2.18%
2017 -1.59% 2.13%
2016 -1.08% 2.24%
2015 -1.19% 2.27%
2014 -0.76% 2.23%
2013 -0.62% 2.21%
2012 -0.47% 1.9%
2011 -0.34% 1.45%
2010 -0.23% 1.44%
2009 -0.1% 1.33%
2008 -0.01% 0.96%
2007 -0.02% 0.96%
2006 0.02% 1.08%
2005 0.13% 1.13%
2004 0.03% 1.22%
2003 0.03% 1.05%
2002 0.06% 0.92%
2001 -3.77% 0.95%
2000 -0.98% 1.2%
1999 -0.43% 1.5%
1998 -0.06% 1.55%
1997 -0.49% 1.47%
1996 -1.36% 1.49%
1995 -0.69% 1.01%
1994 1.12% -0.04%
1993 0.54% 0.03%
1992 -2.41% 1.16%
1991 -1.85% 1.65%
1990 0.21% 1.94%
1989 0.25% 2.11%
1988 0.33% 1.78%
1987 0.39% 1.92%
1986 0.43% 1.91%
1985 0.45% 1.89%
1984 0.47% 2.03%
1983 0.52% 2.1%
1982 0.49% 1.99%
1981 0.25% 1.89%
1980 0.11% 1.84%
1979 0.3% 1.86%
1978 0.47% 1.85%
1977 0.52% 1.94%
1976 0.53% 2.01%
1975 0.48% 2.12%
1974 0.46% 2.22%
1973 0.44% 2.12%
1972 0.44% 2.18%
1971 0.43% 2.11%
1970 0.47% 2.25%
1969 0.59% 2.71%
1968 0.62% 2.99%
1967 0.65% 3.06%
1966 0.7% 3.19%
1965 0.66% 3.13%
1964 0.64% 3.38%
1963 0.69% 3.44%
1962 0.71% 3.44%
1961 0.65% 3.85%

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 Kyrgyzstan's population grew by 1.68%.

Live population counters

Croatia Kyrgyzstan
Current population
3849788
7505771
Population rank 130/197 106/197
Percent of world population 0.05% 0.09%
One net population change
52.7 minutes
4.35 minutes
One birth every
16.4 minutes
3.75 minutes
One death every
10.3 minutes
16.5 minutes
Daily growth/decline +27 +332
Annual growth/decline +10,000 +121,196
Annual growth/decline rate +0.26% +1.68%
Population growth rate rank 147/197 61/197
One migration net change every
2.52 hours
4.84 hours
Annual migration change -3,481 +1,815
Net migration rank 112/196 58/196
Foreign-born residents 527,831 194,816
Foreign-born residents rank 78/195 114/195
Foreign-born share of population 13.6% 2.7%
Foreign-born share rank 50/195 122/195

Natural population change vs migration

Croatia
Natural

Migration
Kyrgyzstan
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Croatia Kyrgyzstan
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -3,481 - 1,815
2024 -18,944 -5,186 108,328 3,645
2023 -19,298 10,202 115,016 5,601
2022 -23,134 11,681 118,579 12,596
2021 -26,377 -4,517 113,730 46,208
2020 -21,137 -8,552 120,406 54,704
2019 -15,798 -13,239 143,007 47,303
2018 -15,556 -25,016 141,125 3,494
2017 -16,974 -44,557 122,350 7,553
2016 -14,374 -32,144 126,594 1,187
2015 -17,022 -27,501 130,464 -5,071
2014 -11,344 -13,127 127,566 -9,443
2013 -10,585 -6,245 121,898 -9,667
2012 -9,799 -4,794 119,259 -12,503
2011 -9,846 -17,463 114,260 -10,170
2010 -8,591 -3,995 110,435 -6,521
2009 -7,319 1,358 99,709 -14,325
2008 -8,188 6,495 89,355 -64,404
2007 -10,335 8,893 85,348 -54,298
2006 -8,669 10,852 81,929 -53,469
2005 -9,022 10,629 72,793 -36,288
2004 -9,040 15,445 74,529 -32,088
2003 -12,480 12,556 69,598 -30,686
2002 -10,325 10,306 65,379 -28,300
2001 -8,599 19,298 65,275 -25,695
2000 -6,255 -47,629 62,699 -23,265
1999 -6,769 -47,418 71,155 -10,297
1998 -4,985 -47,931 69,151 -17,690
1997 3,175 -52,897 67,159 -11,740
1996 3,190 -53,688 73,129 -10,926
1995 0 -51,882 80,264 -10,767
1994 -930 -50,444 72,693 -22,165
1993 -2,301 -49,615 81,754 -103,698
1992 -4,576 -47,865 95,275 -33,009
1991 -2,813 -31,968 97,753 -32,276
1990 3,344 9,538 97,485 -27,912
1989 3,337 8,471 99,934 -25,723
1988 5,707 7,242 97,415 -40,823
1987 6,161 6,956 101,232 -39,678
1986 8,499 6,261 98,263 -40,062
1985 10,343 5,550 92,084 -38,536
1984 10,764 5,757 89,356 -34,248
1983 10,714 6,323 84,139 -5,525
1982 15,756 7,475 81,716 -6,388
1981 15,680 4,872 77,955 -6,725
1980 17,939 -5,486 72,092 -5,090
1979 21,136 -5,740 76,489 -6,672
1978 20,157 -7,329 76,137 -6,988
1977 22,798 -7,339 74,296 -6,724
1976 22,226 -7,400 73,280 -10,499
1975 21,658 -7,366 72,255 -7,639
1974 22,453 -8,076 71,925 -5,818
1973 21,904 -8,335 71,500 -3,373
1972 17,802 -7,277 70,852 -1,163
1971 19,941 -5,608 68,902 2,645
1970 16,767 -2,359 66,485 11,295
1969 16,688 -2,796 63,396 16,862
1968 21,828 -2,799 60,670 20,918
1967 26,032 -3,518 59,793 22,162
1966 33,192 -6,341 59,346 21,868
1965 31,251 -5,253 59,163 22,870
1964 25,942 -2,090 59,657 22,281
1963 31,270 -1,289 60,145 21,967
1962 30,216 -2,176 58,827 21,217
1961 36,255 -6,567 57,176 18,355
1960 34,778 -21,768 54,920 13,946

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 Kyrgyzstan 87.5% is from natural causes (a gain of 1,239,599 people) and 12.5% is from migration (a gain of 177,220 people).

As of 2024, 527,831 residents or 13.6% of the population were not native-born in Croatia, compared to 194,816 people or 2.7% in Kyrgyzstan.

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
Kyrgyzstan
City Population
Bishkek 1.19M
Osh 375K
Jalal-Abad 89K
Tokmok 53.2K
Naryn 34.8K
Talas 32.9K
Kant 23.2K
Toktogul 16.4K
Cholpon-Ata 11.5K

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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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