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

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The latest officially reported population of Croatia was 3,876,200 in 2025 vs 5,731,206 people in Liberia in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Croatia's population is 3,849,788 people compared to 5,916,561 in Liberia.

Population statistics:

  • Liberia's population is 1.54 times bigger than Croatia's.
  • Croatia is ranked the 130th 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 -0.73% per year vs +2.09% in Liberia.
  • Since 2006, the population of Croatia has decreased from 4.31M people to 3.85M (10.7% decline), while Liberia has grown from 3.49M to 5.92M (69.5% growth).

Croatia vs Liberia: population by year and forecast

Croatia
Factual

Projection
Liberia
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Croatia Liberia
2100 2,158,545 12,784,957
2099 2,176,440 12,772,345
2098 2,194,539 12,753,452
2097 2,212,602 12,724,773
2096 2,231,114 12,692,036
2095 2,249,667 12,667,207
2094 2,268,376 12,641,522
2093 2,286,882 12,603,995
2092 2,305,583 12,579,473
2091 2,324,254 12,554,066
2090 2,342,729 12,509,480
2089 2,361,668 12,457,316
2088 2,380,831 12,425,766
2087 2,399,709 12,390,938
2086 2,418,760 12,328,007
2085 2,438,113 12,262,605
2084 2,457,815 12,214,581
2083 2,477,556 12,160,106
2082 2,497,595 12,118,849
2081 2,517,715 12,051,465
2080 2,538,164 11,973,445
2079 2,559,092 11,895,628
2078 2,580,179 11,820,198
2077 2,601,778 11,742,459
2076 2,623,507 11,653,806
2075 2,645,523 11,568,384
2074 2,667,391 11,466,229
2073 2,689,518 11,370,364
2072 2,712,201 11,284,839
2071 2,734,759 11,184,212
2070 2,757,112 11,094,537
2069 2,780,455 10,998,944
2068 2,804,383 10,915,300
2067 2,828,363 10,810,752
2066 2,852,669 10,718,452
2065 2,877,009 10,614,227
2064 2,901,213 10,517,857
2063 2,926,228 10,413,073
2062 2,951,475 10,305,739
2061 2,976,903 10,197,474
2060 3,002,483 10,088,502
2059 3,027,959 9,957,059
2058 3,053,643 9,854,358
2057 3,079,155 9,742,349
2056 3,105,119 9,621,132
2055 3,130,769 9,503,970
2054 3,156,282 9,399,455
2053 3,182,091 9,282,047
2052 3,207,640 9,170,319
2051 3,233,551 9,057,504
2050 3,259,702 8,948,808
2049 3,285,684 8,825,716
2048 3,311,657 8,702,515
2047 3,337,645 8,579,329
2046 3,363,102 8,453,730
2045 3,388,731 8,340,339
2044 3,414,541 8,218,270
2043 3,439,695 8,103,979
2042 3,464,688 7,969,742
2041 3,489,565 7,826,944
2040 3,513,946 7,696,136
2039 3,538,129 7,551,738
2038 3,562,371 7,419,716
2037 3,586,606 7,289,124
2036 3,609,771 7,144,012
2035 3,632,470 7,008,708
2034 3,656,066 6,881,558
2033 3,679,626 6,748,513
2032 3,703,646 6,617,506
2031 3,728,250 6,490,837
2030 3,752,014 6,374,102
2029 3,776,079 6,245,907
2028 3,799,610 6,118,823
2027 3,824,370 5,979,243
2026 3,849,788 5,850,359
2025 3,876,200 5,731,206
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 (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 Liberia gained 1,264,821 people (a 36.2% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Croatia lost 257,079 people (a 6.26% decline), while Liberia's population increased by 1,160,953 people (a 24.4% growth).

Croatia was ranked 120th most populous country in 2006 and is 130th 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 3,259,702 people with a rank change from 130th to 138th. The population of Liberia will increase by 51.3% to 8,948,808 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 2.16M 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 0.26% 2.11%
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 (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 Liberia's population grew by 2.11%.

Live population counters

Croatia Liberia
Current population
3849788
5916561
Population rank 130/197 116/197
Percent of world population 0.05% 0.07%
One net population change
52.7 minutes
4.45 minutes
One birth every
16.4 minutes
3.06 minutes
One death every
10.3 minutes
11.7 minutes
Daily growth/decline +27 +324
Annual growth/decline +10,000 +118,389
Annual growth/decline rate +0.26% +2.11%
Population growth rate rank 147/197 44/197
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 -18,944 -5,186 126,631 -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 -21,137 -8,552 120,632 -10,107
2019 -15,798 -13,239 120,635 -19,678
2018 -15,556 -25,016 120,231 -23,199
2017 -16,974 -44,557 119,376 -24,807
2016 -14,374 -32,144 118,852 -26,796
2015 -17,022 -27,501 115,479 -15,182
2014 -11,344 -13,127 116,667 -26,690
2013 -10,585 -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 2026-07-08).

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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 Liberia 89% is from natural causes (a gain of 1,212,351 people) and 11% is from migration (a loss of 149,405 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 (1960–2025, 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. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  5. Wikidata (2026, retrieved 2026-07-08)

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