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

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The latest officially reported population of Croatia was 3,876,200 in 2025 vs 3,092,816 people in Namibia in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Croatia's population is 3,849,788 people compared to 3,185,686 in Namibia.

Population statistics:

  • Croatia's population is 1.21 times bigger than Namibia's.
  • Croatia is ranked the 130th most populous country in the world, while Namibia is the 134th.
  • The countries together account for 0.08% of the world: 0.05% for Croatia vs 0.04% for Namibia.
  • For the last 10 years, Croatia has had an average growth rate of -0.73% per year vs +2.68% in Namibia.
  • Since 2006, the population of Croatia has decreased from 4.31M people to 3.85M (10.7% decline), while Namibia has grown from 1.99M to 3.19M (59.9% growth).

Croatia vs Namibia: population by year and forecast

Croatia
Factual

Projection
Namibia
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Croatia Namibia
2100 2,158,545 5,954,393
2099 2,176,440 5,948,866
2098 2,194,539 5,943,388
2097 2,212,602 5,938,535
2096 2,231,114 5,934,414
2095 2,249,667 5,926,652
2094 2,268,376 5,918,510
2093 2,286,882 5,907,504
2092 2,305,583 5,895,303
2091 2,324,254 5,882,775
2090 2,342,729 5,868,232
2089 2,361,668 5,854,537
2088 2,380,831 5,839,032
2087 2,399,709 5,822,179
2086 2,418,760 5,802,978
2085 2,438,113 5,785,593
2084 2,457,815 5,767,408
2083 2,477,556 5,747,980
2082 2,497,595 5,727,031
2081 2,517,715 5,703,874
2080 2,538,164 5,679,256
2079 2,559,092 5,656,126
2078 2,580,179 5,630,757
2077 2,601,778 5,604,556
2076 2,623,507 5,577,307
2075 2,645,523 5,547,604
2074 2,667,391 5,518,540
2073 2,689,518 5,490,713
2072 2,712,201 5,461,300
2071 2,734,759 5,431,031
2070 2,757,112 5,400,411
2069 2,780,455 5,368,127
2068 2,804,383 5,333,582
2067 2,828,363 5,297,361
2066 2,852,669 5,259,869
2065 2,877,009 5,224,047
2064 2,901,213 5,187,047
2063 2,926,228 5,147,329
2062 2,951,475 5,106,535
2061 2,976,903 5,065,279
2060 3,002,483 5,020,417
2059 3,027,959 4,976,448
2058 3,053,643 4,930,850
2057 3,079,155 4,884,900
2056 3,105,119 4,837,482
2055 3,130,769 4,787,824
2054 3,156,282 4,738,949
2053 3,182,091 4,688,219
2052 3,207,640 4,636,907
2051 3,233,551 4,584,458
2050 3,259,702 4,530,641
2049 3,285,684 4,479,821
2048 3,311,657 4,427,513
2047 3,337,645 4,370,836
2046 3,363,102 4,315,325
2045 3,388,731 4,256,478
2044 3,414,541 4,199,686
2043 3,439,695 4,142,276
2042 3,464,688 4,086,133
2041 3,489,565 4,029,802
2040 3,513,946 3,974,477
2039 3,538,129 3,918,246
2038 3,562,371 3,859,577
2037 3,586,606 3,802,081
2036 3,609,771 3,744,707
2035 3,632,470 3,686,835
2034 3,656,066 3,629,445
2033 3,679,626 3,572,743
2032 3,703,646 3,514,091
2031 3,728,250 3,454,083
2030 3,752,014 3,393,821
2029 3,776,079 3,334,592
2028 3,799,610 3,275,360
2027 3,824,370 3,214,886
2026 3,849,788 3,154,846
2025 3,876,200 3,092,816
2024 3,866,200 3,030,131
2023 3,859,686 2,963,095
2022 3,855,641 2,889,662
2021 3,878,981 2,810,548
2020 3,914,206 2,728,762
2019 3,949,390 2,650,494
2018 3,988,775 2,577,327
2017 4,041,407 2,506,853
2016 4,106,867 2,439,213
2015 4,151,725 2,374,300
2014 4,201,598 2,312,139
2013 4,233,922 2,252,508
2012 4,260,368 2,194,654
2011 4,280,622 2,146,325
2010 4,295,427 2,109,811
2009 4,305,181 2,077,394
2008 4,309,705 2,047,056
2007 4,310,217 2,018,600
2006 4,311,159 1,991,888
2005 4,310,145 1,966,582
2004 4,304,600 1,942,082
2003 4,303,399 1,917,464
2002 4,302,174 1,889,970
2001 4,299,642 1,857,048
2000 4,468,302 1,818,647
1999 4,512,597 1,776,368
1998 4,532,135 1,732,745
1997 4,534,920 1,689,264
1996 4,557,097 1,646,103
1995 4,620,030 1,602,170
1994 4,652,024 1,556,304
1993 4,600,463 1,508,697
1992 4,575,818 1,461,322
1991 4,689,022 1,415,684
1990 4,777,368 1,369,303
1989 4,767,260 1,288,947
1988 4,755,207 1,209,696
1987 4,739,745 1,167,889
1986 4,721,446 1,131,081
1985 4,701,417 1,096,890
1984 4,680,285 1,065,989
1983 4,658,254 1,037,511
1982 4,634,234 1,010,308
1981 4,611,509 992,500
1980 4,599,782 981,434
1979 4,594,778 962,825
1978 4,581,085 947,269
1977 4,559,571 931,104
1976 4,535,934 906,566
1975 4,512,082 881,032
1974 4,490,660 854,320
1973 4,470,161 828,928
1972 4,450,564 804,399
1971 4,431,275 780,584
1970 4,412,252 757,868
1969 4,391,490 736,120
1968 4,365,628 715,542
1967 4,338,683 696,045
1966 4,310,701 677,655
1965 4,280,923 660,558
1964 4,252,876 644,530
1963 4,225,675 629,589
1962 4,196,712 615,759
1961 4,167,292 603,067
1960 4,140,181 591,465

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2026–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08); World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Croatia decreased by 204,292 people (a 4.74% decline), while Namibia gained 447,325 people (a 22.5% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Croatia lost 257,079 people (a 6.26% decline), while Namibia's population increased by 746,473 people (a 30.6% growth).

Croatia was ranked 120th most populous country in 2006 and is 130th in 2026. Namibia was ranked 143rd in 2006 and ranked 134th 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 Namibia will increase by 42.2% to 4,530,641 people and rank change from 134th to 131st.

Namibia is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 5.95M 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
Namibia
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Croatia Namibia
2100 -0.82% 0.09%
2099 -0.82% 0.09%
2098 -0.82% 0.08%
2097 -0.83% 0.07%
2096 -0.82% 0.13%
2095 -0.82% 0.14%
2094 -0.81% 0.19%
2093 -0.81% 0.21%
2092 -0.8% 0.21%
2091 -0.79% 0.25%
2090 -0.8% 0.23%
2089 -0.8% 0.27%
2088 -0.79% 0.29%
2087 -0.79% 0.33%
2086 -0.79% 0.3%
2085 -0.8% 0.32%
2084 -0.8% 0.34%
2083 -0.8% 0.37%
2082 -0.8% 0.41%
2081 -0.81% 0.43%
2080 -0.82% 0.41%
2079 -0.82% 0.45%
2078 -0.83% 0.47%
2077 -0.83% 0.49%
2076 -0.83% 0.54%
2075 -0.82% 0.53%
2074 -0.82% 0.51%
2073 -0.84% 0.54%
2072 -0.82% 0.56%
2071 -0.81% 0.57%
2070 -0.84% 0.6%
2069 -0.85% 0.65%
2068 -0.85% 0.68%
2067 -0.85% 0.71%
2066 -0.85% 0.69%
2065 -0.83% 0.71%
2064 -0.85% 0.77%
2063 -0.86% 0.8%
2062 -0.85% 0.81%
2061 -0.85% 0.89%
2060 -0.84% 0.88%
2059 -0.84% 0.92%
2058 -0.83% 0.94%
2057 -0.84% 0.98%
2056 -0.82% 1.04%
2055 -0.81% 1.03%
2054 -0.81% 1.08%
2053 -0.8% 1.11%
2052 -0.8% 1.14%
2051 -0.8% 1.19%
2050 -0.79% 1.13%
2049 -0.78% 1.18%
2048 -0.78% 1.3%
2047 -0.76% 1.29%
2046 -0.76% 1.38%
2045 -0.76% 1.35%
2044 -0.73% 1.39%
2043 -0.72% 1.37%
2042 -0.71% 1.4%
2041 -0.69% 1.39%
2040 -0.68% 1.44%
2039 -0.68% 1.52%
2038 -0.68% 1.51%
2037 -0.64% 1.53%
2036 -0.62% 1.57%
2035 -0.65% 1.58%
2034 -0.64% 1.59%
2033 -0.65% 1.67%
2032 -0.66% 1.74%
2031 -0.63% 1.78%
2030 -0.64% 1.78%
2029 -0.62% 1.81%
2028 -0.65% 1.88%
2027 -0.66% 1.9%
2026 -0.68% 2.01%
2025 0.26% 2.07%
2024 0.17% 2.26%
2023 0.1% 2.54%
2022 -0.6% 2.81%
2021 -0.9% 3%
2020 -0.89% 2.95%
2019 -0.99% 2.84%
2018 -1.3% 2.81%
2017 -1.59% 2.77%
2016 -1.08% 2.73%
2015 -1.19% 2.69%
2014 -0.76% 2.65%
2013 -0.62% 2.64%
2012 -0.47% 2.25%
2011 -0.34% 1.73%
2010 -0.23% 1.56%
2009 -0.1% 1.48%
2008 -0.01% 1.41%
2007 -0.02% 1.34%
2006 0.02% 1.29%
2005 0.13% 1.26%
2004 0.03% 1.28%
2003 0.03% 1.45%
2002 0.06% 1.77%
2001 -3.77% 2.11%
2000 -0.98% 2.38%
1999 -0.43% 2.52%
1998 -0.06% 2.57%
1997 -0.49% 2.62%
1996 -1.36% 2.74%
1995 -0.69% 2.95%
1994 1.12% 3.16%
1993 0.54% 3.24%
1992 -2.41% 3.22%
1991 -1.85% 3.39%
1990 0.21% 6.23%
1989 0.25% 6.55%
1988 0.33% 3.58%
1987 0.39% 3.25%
1986 0.43% 3.12%
1985 0.45% 2.9%
1984 0.47% 2.74%
1983 0.52% 2.69%
1982 0.49% 1.79%
1981 0.25% 1.13%
1980 0.11% 1.93%
1979 0.3% 1.64%
1978 0.47% 1.74%
1977 0.52% 2.71%
1976 0.53% 2.9%
1975 0.48% 3.13%
1974 0.46% 3.06%
1973 0.44% 3.05%
1972 0.44% 3.05%
1971 0.43% 3%
1970 0.47% 2.95%
1969 0.59% 2.88%
1968 0.62% 2.8%
1967 0.65% 2.71%
1966 0.7% 2.59%
1965 0.66% 2.49%
1964 0.64% 2.37%
1963 0.69% 2.25%
1962 0.71% 2.1%
1961 0.65% 1.96%

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 Namibia's population grew by 2.07%.

Live population counters

Croatia Namibia
Current population
3849788
3185686
Population rank 130/197 134/197
Percent of world population 0.05% 0.04%
One net population change
52.7 minutes
8.41 minutes
One birth every
16.4 minutes
6.7 minutes
One death every
10.3 minutes
28.1 minutes
Daily growth/decline +27 +172
Annual growth/decline +10,000 +62,685
Annual growth/decline rate +0.26% +2.07%
Population growth rate rank 147/197 46/197
One migration net change every
2.52 hours
4.71 hours
Annual migration change -3,481 +1,866
Net migration rank 112/196 57/196
Foreign-born residents 527,831 116,035
Foreign-born residents rank 78/195 127/195
Foreign-born share of population 13.6% 3.8%
Foreign-born share rank 50/195 108/195

Natural population change vs migration

Croatia
Natural

Migration
Namibia
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Croatia Namibia
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -3,481 - 1,866
2024 -18,944 -5,186 59,739 4,211
2023 -19,298 10,202 58,435 11,675
2022 -23,134 11,681 54,534 22,212
2021 -26,377 -4,517 50,160 31,327
2020 -21,137 -8,552 55,034 27,056
2019 -15,798 -13,239 54,769 19,676
2018 -15,556 -25,016 53,970 17,920
2017 -16,974 -44,557 52,975 16,080
2016 -14,374 -32,144 52,228 14,002
2015 -17,022 -27,501 50,846 12,755
2014 -11,344 -13,127 49,581 11,134
2013 -10,585 -6,245 47,801 10,748
2012 -9,799 -4,794 46,204 10,957
2011 -9,846 -17,463 43,557 -4,067
2010 -8,591 -3,995 42,046 -8,518
2009 -7,319 1,358 39,942 -8,626
2008 -8,188 6,495 38,147 -8,775
2007 -10,335 8,893 36,430 -8,905
2006 -8,669 10,852 34,690 -8,792
2005 -9,022 10,629 32,909 -8,195
2004 -9,040 15,445 31,478 -7,192
2003 -12,480 12,556 31,115 -6,153
2002 -10,325 10,306 31,947 -1,913
2001 -8,599 19,298 32,942 2,869
2000 -6,255 -47,629 35,280 5,709
1999 -6,769 -47,418 37,233 6,333
1998 -4,985 -47,931 37,500 6,180
1997 3,175 -52,897 37,256 6,023
1996 3,190 -53,688 37,177 5,866
1995 0 -51,882 39,119 5,712
1994 -930 -50,444 41,316 5,578
1993 -2,301 -49,615 42,861 5,464
1992 -4,576 -47,865 43,945 2,487
1991 -2,813 -31,968 44,523 309
1990 3,344 9,538 43,956 3,969
1989 3,337 8,471 37,715 75,072
1988 5,707 7,242 34,798 10,916
1987 6,161 6,956 33,340 4,559
1986 8,499 6,261 31,764 3,953
1985 10,343 5,550 30,575 2,090
1984 10,764 5,757 29,395 -267
1983 10,714 6,323 28,307 -481
1982 15,756 7,475 27,474 -889
1981 15,680 4,872 27,938 -18,901
1980 17,939 -5,486 28,142 -15,041
1979 21,136 -5,740 28,930 -4,818
1978 20,157 -7,329 29,821 -22,827
1977 22,798 -7,339 29,241 -3,907
1976 22,226 -7,400 28,785 -5,048
1975 21,658 -7,366 27,882 -553
1974 22,453 -8,076 26,844 -744
1973 21,904 -8,335 25,754 -1,066
1972 17,802 -7,277 24,606 -236
1971 19,941 -5,608 23,467 -208
1970 16,767 -2,359 22,414 -244
1969 16,688 -2,796 21,387 -57
1968 21,828 -2,799 20,470 -636
1967 26,032 -3,518 19,498 -339
1966 33,192 -6,341 18,635 -1,023
1965 31,251 -5,253 17,902 -1,327
1964 25,942 -2,090 17,134 -1,660
1963 31,270 -1,289 16,430 -2,016
1962 30,216 -2,176 15,656 -2,403
1961 36,255 -6,567 14,936 -2,807
1960 34,778 -21,768 14,307 -3,227

Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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

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 Namibia 75.4% is from natural causes (a gain of 542,690 people) and 24.6% is from migration (a gain of 176,914 people).

As of 2024, 527,831 residents or 13.6% of the population were not native-born in Croatia, compared to 116,035 people or 3.8% in Namibia.

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
Namibia
City Population
Windhoek 486K
Walvis Bay 103K
Swakopmund 75.9K
Otjiwarongo 49K
Rehoboth 40.8K
Tsumeb 35K
Gobabis 33.4K
Mariental 18.5K
Omaruru 10.8K

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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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