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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Croatia was 3,866,200 in 2024 vs 5,612,817 people in Liberia in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Croatia's population is 3,812,193 people compared to 5,887,000 in Liberia.

Population statistics:

  • Liberia's population is 1.54 times bigger than Croatia's.
  • Croatia is ranked the 129th most populous country in the world, while Liberia is the 116th.
  • The countries together account for 0.12% of the world: 0.05% for Croatia vs 0.07% for Liberia.
  • For the last 10 years, Croatia has had an average growth rate of -0.82% per year vs +2.09% in Liberia.
  • Since 2006, the population of Croatia has decreased from 4.31M people to 3.81M (11.6% decline), while Liberia has grown from 3.49M to 5.89M (68.6% growth).

Croatia vs Liberia: population by year and forecast

Croatia
Factual

Projection
Liberia
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Croatia Liberia
2100 2,137,465 12,788,823
2099 2,155,186 12,776,207
2098 2,173,108 12,757,308
2097 2,190,995 12,728,620
2096 2,209,326 12,695,873
2095 2,227,698 12,671,037
2094 2,246,224 12,645,345
2093 2,264,550 12,607,806
2092 2,283,068 12,583,276
2091 2,301,556 12,557,861
2090 2,319,851 12,513,262
2089 2,338,604 12,461,083
2088 2,357,581 12,429,523
2087 2,376,274 12,394,685
2086 2,395,139 12,331,734
2085 2,414,304 12,266,313
2084 2,433,813 12,218,274
2083 2,453,361 12,163,782
2082 2,473,204 12,122,513
2081 2,493,128 12,055,108
2080 2,513,378 11,977,065
2079 2,534,101 11,899,224
2078 2,554,982 11,823,772
2077 2,576,370 11,746,009
2076 2,597,887 11,657,329
2075 2,619,688 11,571,881
2074 2,641,342 11,469,695
2073 2,663,253 11,373,802
2072 2,685,714 11,288,250
2071 2,708,053 11,187,594
2070 2,730,187 11,097,891
2069 2,753,302 11,002,270
2068 2,776,996 10,918,600
2067 2,800,742 10,814,021
2066 2,824,811 10,721,693
2065 2,848,913 10,617,436
2064 2,872,881 10,521,037
2063 2,897,651 10,416,221
2062 2,922,653 10,308,855
2061 2,947,832 10,200,557
2060 2,973,162 10,091,553
2059 2,998,389 9,960,069
2058 3,023,822 9,857,338
2057 3,049,085 9,745,295
2056 3,074,796 9,624,041
2055 3,100,195 9,506,843
2054 3,125,459 9,402,297
2053 3,151,016 9,284,854
2052 3,176,316 9,173,091
2051 3,201,973 9,060,243
2050 3,227,869 8,951,514
2049 3,253,597 8,828,384
2048 3,279,316 8,705,146
2047 3,305,051 8,581,923
2046 3,330,260 8,456,286
2045 3,355,638 8,342,861
2044 3,381,196 8,220,755
2043 3,406,105 8,106,429
2042 3,430,854 7,972,152
2041 3,455,487 7,829,310
2040 3,479,631 7,698,463
2039 3,503,577 7,554,021
2038 3,527,583 7,421,960
2037 3,551,581 7,291,328
2036 3,574,520 7,146,172
2035 3,596,996 7,010,827
2034 3,620,363 6,883,638
2033 3,643,692 6,750,553
2032 3,667,478 6,619,507
2031 3,691,842 6,492,799
2030 3,715,373 6,376,029
2029 3,739,203 6,247,795
2028 3,762,505 6,120,673
2027 3,787,023 5,981,051
2026 3,812,193 5,852,128
2025 3,838,346 5,732,938
2024 3,866,200 5,612,817
2023 3,859,686 5,493,031
2022 3,855,641 5,373,294
2021 3,878,981 5,259,323
2020 3,914,206 5,149,463
2019 3,949,390 5,043,721
2018 3,988,775 4,944,726
2017 4,041,407 4,848,925
2016 4,106,867 4,755,608
2015 4,151,725 4,659,431
2014 4,201,598 4,564,293
2013 4,233,922 4,470,239
2012 4,260,368 4,373,043
2011 4,280,622 4,221,178
2010 4,295,427 4,058,890
2009 4,305,181 3,943,028
2008 4,309,705 3,821,003
2007 4,310,217 3,669,050
2006 4,311,159 3,490,787
2005 4,310,145 3,301,015
2004 4,304,600 3,156,892
2003 4,303,399 3,119,532
2002 4,302,174 3,094,782
2001 4,299,642 3,015,338
2000 4,468,302 2,928,117
1999 4,512,597 2,821,684
1998 4,532,135 2,670,124
1997 4,534,920 2,412,989
1996 4,557,097 2,232,289
1995 4,620,030 2,169,162
1994 4,652,024 2,149,928
1993 4,600,463 2,155,126
1992 4,575,818 2,072,461
1991 4,689,022 1,956,518
1990 4,777,368 2,223,667
1989 4,767,260 2,517,858
1988 4,755,207 2,446,941
1987 4,739,745 2,377,229
1986 4,721,446 2,308,511
1985 4,701,417 2,240,539
1984 4,680,285 2,173,312
1983 4,658,254 2,107,113
1982 4,634,234 2,045,073
1981 4,611,509 1,986,867
1980 4,599,782 1,929,253
1979 4,594,778 1,872,713
1978 4,581,085 1,818,247
1977 4,559,571 1,766,019
1976 4,535,934 1,717,060
1975 4,512,082 1,670,913
1974 4,490,660 1,626,362
1973 4,470,161 1,583,588
1972 4,450,564 1,542,670
1971 4,431,275 1,504,077
1970 4,412,252 1,466,676
1969 4,391,490 1,429,605
1968 4,365,628 1,393,530
1967 4,338,683 1,358,435
1966 4,310,701 1,324,383
1965 4,280,923 1,291,156
1964 4,252,876 1,258,745
1963 4,225,675 1,227,414
1962 4,196,712 1,197,039
1961 4,167,292 1,167,717
1960 4,140,181 1,139,522

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); World Bank | Health (1960–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

GeoRank.org/population/croatia/liberia | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Croatia decreased by 204,292 people (a 4.74% decline), while Liberia gained 1,264,821 people (a 36.2% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Croatia lost 294,674 people (a 7.18% decline), while Liberia's population increased by 1,131,392 people (a 23.8% growth).

Croatia was ranked 120th most populous country in 2006 and is 129th in 2026. Liberia was ranked 126th in 2006 and ranked 116th 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 Liberia will increase by 52.1% to 8,951,514 people and rank change from 116th to 107th.

Liberia is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 12.8M 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
Liberia
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Croatia Liberia
2100 -0.82% 0.1%
2099 -0.82% 0.15%
2098 -0.82% 0.23%
2097 -0.83% 0.26%
2096 -0.82% 0.2%
2095 -0.82% 0.2%
2094 -0.81% 0.3%
2093 -0.81% 0.19%
2092 -0.8% 0.2%
2091 -0.79% 0.36%
2090 -0.8% 0.42%
2089 -0.8% 0.25%
2088 -0.79% 0.28%
2087 -0.79% 0.51%
2086 -0.79% 0.53%
2085 -0.8% 0.39%
2084 -0.8% 0.45%
2083 -0.8% 0.34%
2082 -0.8% 0.56%
2081 -0.81% 0.65%
2080 -0.82% 0.65%
2079 -0.82% 0.64%
2078 -0.83% 0.66%
2077 -0.83% 0.76%
2076 -0.83% 0.74%
2075 -0.82% 0.89%
2074 -0.82% 0.84%
2073 -0.84% 0.76%
2072 -0.82% 0.9%
2071 -0.81% 0.81%
2070 -0.84% 0.87%
2069 -0.85% 0.77%
2068 -0.85% 0.97%
2067 -0.85% 0.86%
2066 -0.85% 0.98%
2065 -0.83% 0.92%
2064 -0.85% 1.01%
2063 -0.86% 1.04%
2062 -0.85% 1.06%
2061 -0.85% 1.08%
2060 -0.84% 1.32%
2059 -0.84% 1.04%
2058 -0.83% 1.15%
2057 -0.84% 1.26%
2056 -0.82% 1.23%
2055 -0.81% 1.11%
2054 -0.81% 1.26%
2053 -0.8% 1.22%
2052 -0.8% 1.25%
2051 -0.8% 1.21%
2050 -0.79% 1.39%
2049 -0.78% 1.42%
2048 -0.78% 1.44%
2047 -0.76% 1.49%
2046 -0.76% 1.36%
2045 -0.76% 1.49%
2044 -0.73% 1.41%
2043 -0.72% 1.68%
2042 -0.71% 1.82%
2041 -0.69% 1.7%
2040 -0.68% 1.91%
2039 -0.68% 1.78%
2038 -0.68% 1.79%
2037 -0.64% 2.03%
2036 -0.62% 1.93%
2035 -0.65% 1.85%
2034 -0.64% 1.97%
2033 -0.65% 1.98%
2032 -0.66% 1.95%
2031 -0.63% 1.83%
2030 -0.64% 2.05%
2029 -0.62% 2.08%
2028 -0.65% 2.33%
2027 -0.66% 2.2%
2026 -0.68% 2.08%
2025 -0.72% 2.14%
2024 0.17% 2.18%
2023 0.1% 2.23%
2022 -0.6% 2.17%
2021 -0.9% 2.13%
2020 -0.89% 2.1%
2019 -0.99% 2%
2018 -1.3% 1.98%
2017 -1.59% 1.96%
2016 -1.08% 2.06%
2015 -1.19% 2.08%
2014 -0.76% 2.1%
2013 -0.62% 2.22%
2012 -0.47% 3.6%
2011 -0.34% 4%
2010 -0.23% 2.94%
2009 -0.1% 3.19%
2008 -0.01% 4.14%
2007 -0.02% 5.11%
2006 0.02% 5.75%
2005 0.13% 4.57%
2004 0.03% 1.2%
2003 0.03% 0.8%
2002 0.06% 2.63%
2001 -3.77% 2.98%
2000 -0.98% 3.77%
1999 -0.43% 5.68%
1998 -0.06% 10.7%
1997 -0.49% 8.09%
1996 -1.36% 2.91%
1995 -0.69% 0.89%
1994 1.12% -0.24%
1993 0.54% 3.99%
1992 -2.41% 5.93%
1991 -1.85% -12%
1990 0.21% -11.7%
1989 0.25% 2.9%
1988 0.33% 2.93%
1987 0.39% 2.98%
1986 0.43% 3.03%
1985 0.45% 3.09%
1984 0.47% 3.14%
1983 0.52% 3.03%
1982 0.49% 2.93%
1981 0.25% 2.99%
1980 0.11% 3.02%
1979 0.3% 3%
1978 0.47% 2.96%
1977 0.52% 2.85%
1976 0.53% 2.76%
1975 0.48% 2.74%
1974 0.46% 2.7%
1973 0.44% 2.65%
1972 0.44% 2.57%
1971 0.43% 2.55%
1970 0.47% 2.59%
1969 0.59% 2.59%
1968 0.62% 2.58%
1967 0.65% 2.57%
1966 0.7% 2.57%
1965 0.66% 2.57%
1964 0.64% 2.55%
1963 0.69% 2.54%
1962 0.71% 2.51%
1961 0.65% 2.47%

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 Liberia's population grew by 2.18%.

Live population counters

Croatia Liberia
Current population
3812193
5887000
Population rank 129/197 116/197
Percent of world population 0.05% 0.07%
One net population change
1.34 hours
4.39 minutes
One birth every
16.4 minutes
3.09 minutes
One death every
10.2 minutes
11.9 minutes
Daily growth/decline +18 +328
Annual growth/decline +6,514 +119,786
Annual growth/decline rate +0.17% +2.18%
Population growth rate rank 157/197 43/197
One migration net change every
2.52 hours
53.4 minutes
Annual migration change -3,481 -9,870
Net migration rank 112/196 132/196
Foreign-born residents 527,831 72,423
Foreign-born residents rank 78/195 142/195
Foreign-born share of population 13.6% 1.3%
Foreign-born share rank 50/195 148/195

Natural population change vs migration

Croatia
Natural

Migration
Liberia
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Croatia Liberia
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -3,481 - -9,870
2024 - -5,186 - -7,779
2023 -19,298 10,202 125,730 -5,002
2022 -23,134 11,681 123,747 -5,003
2021 -26,377 -4,517 121,038 -11,852
2020 -20,354 -8,552 120,632 -10,107
2019 -15,008 -13,239 120,635 -19,678
2018 -15,557 -25,016 120,231 -23,199
2017 -16,570 -44,557 119,376 -24,807
2016 -13,553 -32,144 118,852 -26,796
2015 -16,607 -27,501 115,479 -15,182
2014 -11,345 -13,127 116,667 -26,690
2013 -10,162 -6,245 120,138 -22,010
2012 -9,799 -4,794 121,973 -25,710
2011 -9,846 -17,463 115,496 91,981
2010 -8,591 -3,995 114,249 2,850
2009 -7,319 1,358 113,429 1,187
2008 -8,188 6,495 112,032 17,404
2007 -10,335 8,893 109,165 65,306
2006 -8,669 10,852 104,099 77,946
2005 -9,022 10,629 96,478 101,019
2004 -9,040 15,445 91,755 -1,001
2003 -12,480 12,556 87,534 -103,564
2002 -10,325 10,306 88,643 -23,110
2001 -8,599 19,298 86,217 7,142
2000 -6,255 -47,629 83,143 -2,060
1999 -6,769 -47,418 78,130 53,643
1998 -4,985 -47,931 72,146 99,203
1997 3,175 -52,897 61,444 281,480
1996 3,190 -53,688 56,392 -37,922
1995 0 -51,882 53,407 54,372
1994 -930 -50,444 52,101 -121,407
1993 -2,301 -49,615 51,609 7,300
1992 -4,576 -47,865 50,204 56,210
1991 -2,813 -31,968 47,426 78,052
1990 3,344 9,538 52,770 -712,544
1989 3,337 8,471 63,238 8,156
1988 5,707 7,242 62,703 7,734
1987 6,161 6,956 62,147 6,840
1986 8,499 6,261 61,924 6,534
1985 10,343 5,550 59,988 7,487
1984 10,764 5,757 59,460 7,513
1983 10,714 6,323 57,562 7,861
1982 15,756 7,475 56,127 2,530
1981 15,680 4,872 55,003 2,757
1980 17,939 -5,486 53,452 4,016
1979 21,136 -5,740 52,125 3,500
1978 20,157 -7,329 49,813 3,500
1977 22,798 -7,339 47,582 3,555
1976 22,226 -7,400 45,528 1,246
1975 21,658 -7,366 43,478 2,037
1974 22,453 -8,076 41,499 2,086
1973 21,904 -8,335 39,694 2,272
1972 17,802 -7,277 37,860 2,018
1971 19,941 -5,608 36,015 1,293
1970 16,767 -2,359 35,196 2,285
1969 16,688 -2,796 34,677 1,982
1968 21,828 -2,799 33,536 1,964
1967 26,032 -3,518 32,519 2,177
1966 33,192 -6,341 31,454 1,953
1965 31,251 -5,253 30,618 2,431
1964 25,942 -2,090 29,592 2,189
1963 31,270 -1,289 28,708 2,165
1962 30,216 -2,176 27,679 2,189
1961 36,255 -6,567 26,670 2,115
1960 34,778 -21,768 25,713 1,886

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 Liberia 87.7% is from natural causes (a gain of 1,202,387 people) and 12.3% is from migration (a loss of 168,316 people).

As of 2024, 527,831 residents or 13.6% of the population were not native-born in Croatia, compared to 72,423 people or 1.3% in Liberia.

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
Liberia
City Population
Monrovia 1.02M
Sanniquellie 47.1K
Kakata 33.9K
Greenville 17.6K
Yekepa 11K

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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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