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Population in Croatia compared to the Philippines: Trends, Charts, Rankings

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Croatia was 3,866,200 in 2024 vs 115,843,670 people in the Philippines in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Croatia's population is 3,812,193 people compared to 117,991,570 in the Philippines.

Population statistics:

  • The Philippines' population is 31 times bigger than Croatia's.
  • Croatia is ranked the 129th most populous country in the world, while the Philippines is the 14th.
  • The countries together account for 1.47% of the world: 0.05% for Croatia vs 1.42% for the Philippines.
  • For the last 10 years, Croatia has had an average growth rate of -0.82% per year vs +1.16% in the Philippines.
  • Since 2006, the population of Croatia has decreased from 4.31M people to 3.81M (11.6% decline), while the Philippines has grown from 89.5M to 118M (31.8% growth).

Croatia vs Philippines: population by year and forecast

Croatia
Factual

Projection
Philippines
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Croatia Philippines
2100 2,137,465 115,065,514
2099 2,155,186 115,822,085
2098 2,173,108 116,579,642
2097 2,190,995 117,339,735
2096 2,209,326 118,106,310
2095 2,227,698 118,872,671
2094 2,246,224 119,632,784
2093 2,264,550 120,394,127
2092 2,283,068 121,153,505
2091 2,301,556 121,910,997
2090 2,319,851 122,658,317
2089 2,338,604 123,398,001
2088 2,357,581 124,128,536
2087 2,376,274 124,849,376
2086 2,395,139 125,558,475
2085 2,414,304 126,253,074
2084 2,433,813 126,925,232
2083 2,453,361 127,573,007
2082 2,473,204 128,202,586
2081 2,493,128 128,806,308
2080 2,513,378 129,391,229
2079 2,534,101 129,944,270
2078 2,554,982 130,476,671
2077 2,576,370 130,988,299
2076 2,597,887 131,462,248
2075 2,619,688 131,906,358
2074 2,641,342 132,328,468
2073 2,663,253 132,719,174
2072 2,685,714 133,084,836
2071 2,708,053 133,419,916
2070 2,730,187 133,733,411
2069 2,753,302 134,020,647
2068 2,776,996 134,283,663
2067 2,800,742 134,528,603
2066 2,824,811 134,744,843
2065 2,848,913 134,949,800
2064 2,872,881 135,128,431
2063 2,897,651 135,285,603
2062 2,922,653 135,425,056
2061 2,947,832 135,539,763
2060 2,973,162 135,631,085
2059 2,998,389 135,698,075
2058 3,023,822 135,730,163
2057 3,049,085 135,736,069
2056 3,074,796 135,720,219
2055 3,100,195 135,665,249
2054 3,125,459 135,570,794
2053 3,151,016 135,440,724
2052 3,176,316 135,273,857
2051 3,201,973 135,054,258
2050 3,227,869 134,793,554
2049 3,253,597 134,483,048
2048 3,279,316 134,131,716
2047 3,305,051 133,731,695
2046 3,330,260 133,281,676
2045 3,355,638 132,787,906
2044 3,381,196 132,252,742
2043 3,406,105 131,678,840
2042 3,430,854 131,067,112
2041 3,455,487 130,419,312
2040 3,479,631 129,735,394
2039 3,503,577 129,020,366
2038 3,527,583 128,266,374
2037 3,551,581 127,482,230
2036 3,574,520 126,671,125
2035 3,596,996 125,841,025
2034 3,620,363 124,990,553
2033 3,643,692 124,123,848
2032 3,667,478 123,246,040
2031 3,691,842 122,359,182
2030 3,715,373 121,453,322
2029 3,739,203 120,538,221
2028 3,762,505 119,609,503
2027 3,787,023 118,675,486
2026 3,812,193 117,737,984
2025 3,838,346 116,792,787
2024 3,866,200 115,843,670
2023 3,859,686 114,891,199
2022 3,855,641 113,964,338
2021 3,878,981 113,100,950
2020 3,914,206 112,081,264
2019 3,949,390 110,804,683
2018 3,988,775 109,465,287
2017 4,041,407 108,119,693
2016 4,106,867 106,735,719
2015 4,151,725 105,312,992
2014 4,201,598 103,767,130
2013 4,233,922 102,076,336
2012 4,260,368 100,175,512
2011 4,280,622 98,248,614
2010 4,295,427 96,337,125
2009 4,305,181 94,384,250
2008 4,309,705 92,699,095
2007 4,310,217 91,075,184
2006 4,311,159 89,508,986
2005 4,310,145 88,015,962
2004 4,304,600 86,394,504
2003 4,303,399 84,731,835
2002 4,302,174 83,068,889
2001 4,299,642 81,401,488
2000 4,468,302 79,625,397
1999 4,512,597 77,753,257
1998 4,532,135 75,791,024
1997 4,534,920 73,908,810
1996 4,557,097 72,190,242
1995 4,620,030 70,546,246
1994 4,652,024 69,019,291
1993 4,600,463 67,530,621
1992 4,575,818 65,926,125
1991 4,689,022 64,382,249
1990 4,777,368 62,854,666
1989 4,767,260 61,265,260
1988 4,755,207 59,739,052
1987 4,739,745 58,157,496
1986 4,721,446 56,645,077
1985 4,701,417 55,213,006
1984 4,680,285 53,726,181
1983 4,658,254 52,194,620
1982 4,634,234 50,695,707
1981 4,611,509 49,311,727
1980 4,599,782 48,043,740
1979 4,594,778 46,807,103
1978 4,581,085 45,575,281
1977 4,559,571 44,367,962
1976 4,535,934 43,201,488
1975 4,512,082 42,120,826
1974 4,490,660 41,174,341
1973 4,470,161 40,294,130
1972 4,450,564 39,408,560
1971 4,431,275 38,518,659
1970 4,412,252 37,622,204
1969 4,391,490 36,660,799
1968 4,365,628 35,638,342
1967 4,338,683 34,621,320
1966 4,310,701 33,617,170
1965 4,280,923 32,625,316
1964 4,252,876 31,643,032
1963 4,225,675 30,674,731
1962 4,196,712 29,723,536
1961 4,167,292 28,792,621
1960 4,140,181 27,891,897

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

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From 2006 to 2016, the population of Croatia decreased by 204,292 people (a 4.74% decline), while the Philippines gained 17,226,733 people (a 19.2% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Croatia lost 294,674 people (a 7.18% decline), while the Philippines' population increased by 11,255,851 people (a 10.5% growth).

Croatia was ranked 120th most populous country in 2006 and is 129th in 2026. The Philippines was ranked 12th in 2006 and ranked 14th 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 the Philippines will increase by 14.2% to 134,793,554 people and rank change from 14th to 13th.

The Philippines is projected to reach its peak in 2057 at 136M 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
Philippines
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Croatia Philippines
2100 -0.82% -0.65%
2099 -0.82% -0.65%
2098 -0.82% -0.65%
2097 -0.83% -0.65%
2096 -0.82% -0.64%
2095 -0.82% -0.64%
2094 -0.81% -0.63%
2093 -0.81% -0.63%
2092 -0.8% -0.62%
2091 -0.79% -0.61%
2090 -0.8% -0.6%
2089 -0.8% -0.59%
2088 -0.79% -0.58%
2087 -0.79% -0.56%
2086 -0.79% -0.55%
2085 -0.8% -0.53%
2084 -0.8% -0.51%
2083 -0.8% -0.49%
2082 -0.8% -0.47%
2081 -0.81% -0.45%
2080 -0.82% -0.43%
2079 -0.82% -0.41%
2078 -0.83% -0.39%
2077 -0.83% -0.36%
2076 -0.83% -0.34%
2075 -0.82% -0.32%
2074 -0.82% -0.29%
2073 -0.84% -0.27%
2072 -0.82% -0.25%
2071 -0.81% -0.23%
2070 -0.84% -0.21%
2069 -0.85% -0.2%
2068 -0.85% -0.18%
2067 -0.85% -0.16%
2066 -0.85% -0.15%
2065 -0.83% -0.13%
2064 -0.85% -0.12%
2063 -0.86% -0.1%
2062 -0.85% -0.08%
2061 -0.85% -0.07%
2060 -0.84% -0.05%
2059 -0.84% -0.02%
2058 -0.83% -0.004%
2057 -0.84% 0.01%
2056 -0.82% 0.04%
2055 -0.81% 0.07%
2054 -0.81% 0.1%
2053 -0.8% 0.12%
2052 -0.8% 0.16%
2051 -0.8% 0.19%
2050 -0.79% 0.23%
2049 -0.78% 0.26%
2048 -0.78% 0.3%
2047 -0.76% 0.34%
2046 -0.76% 0.37%
2045 -0.76% 0.4%
2044 -0.73% 0.44%
2043 -0.72% 0.47%
2042 -0.71% 0.5%
2041 -0.69% 0.53%
2040 -0.68% 0.55%
2039 -0.68% 0.59%
2038 -0.68% 0.62%
2037 -0.64% 0.64%
2036 -0.62% 0.66%
2035 -0.65% 0.68%
2034 -0.64% 0.7%
2033 -0.65% 0.71%
2032 -0.66% 0.72%
2031 -0.63% 0.75%
2030 -0.64% 0.76%
2029 -0.62% 0.78%
2028 -0.65% 0.79%
2027 -0.66% 0.8%
2026 -0.68% 0.81%
2025 -0.72% 0.82%
2024 0.17% 0.83%
2023 0.1% 0.81%
2022 -0.6% 0.76%
2021 -0.9% 0.91%
2020 -0.89% 1.15%
2019 -0.99% 1.22%
2018 -1.3% 1.24%
2017 -1.59% 1.3%
2016 -1.08% 1.35%
2015 -1.19% 1.49%
2014 -0.76% 1.66%
2013 -0.62% 1.9%
2012 -0.47% 1.96%
2011 -0.34% 1.98%
2010 -0.23% 2.07%
2009 -0.1% 1.82%
2008 -0.01% 1.78%
2007 -0.02% 1.75%
2006 0.02% 1.7%
2005 0.13% 1.88%
2004 0.03% 1.96%
2003 0.03% 2%
2002 0.06% 2.05%
2001 -3.77% 2.23%
2000 -0.98% 2.41%
1999 -0.43% 2.59%
1998 -0.06% 2.55%
1997 -0.49% 2.38%
1996 -1.36% 2.33%
1995 -0.69% 2.21%
1994 1.12% 2.2%
1993 0.54% 2.43%
1992 -2.41% 2.4%
1991 -1.85% 2.43%
1990 0.21% 2.59%
1989 0.25% 2.55%
1988 0.33% 2.72%
1987 0.39% 2.67%
1986 0.43% 2.59%
1985 0.45% 2.77%
1984 0.47% 2.93%
1983 0.52% 2.96%
1982 0.49% 2.81%
1981 0.25% 2.64%
1980 0.11% 2.64%
1979 0.3% 2.7%
1978 0.47% 2.72%
1977 0.52% 2.7%
1976 0.53% 2.57%
1975 0.48% 2.3%
1974 0.46% 2.18%
1973 0.44% 2.25%
1972 0.44% 2.31%
1971 0.43% 2.38%
1970 0.47% 2.62%
1969 0.59% 2.87%
1968 0.62% 2.94%
1967 0.65% 2.99%
1966 0.7% 3.04%
1965 0.66% 3.1%
1964 0.64% 3.16%
1963 0.69% 3.2%
1962 0.71% 3.23%
1961 0.65% 3.23%

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 the Philippines' population grew by 0.83%.

Live population counters

Croatia Philippines
Current population
3812193
117991570
Population rank 129/197 14/197
Percent of world population 0.05% 1.42%
One net population change
1.34 hours
33.1 seconds
One birth every
16.4 minutes
17.1 seconds
One death every
10.2 minutes
44 seconds
Daily growth/decline +18 +2,610
Annual growth/decline +6,514 +952,471
Annual growth/decline rate +0.17% +0.83%
Population growth rate rank 157/197 113/197
One migration net change every
2.52 hours
3.53 minutes
Annual migration change -3,481 -149,315
Net migration rank 112/196 185/196
Foreign-born residents 527,831 87,212
Foreign-born residents rank 78/195 135/195
Foreign-born share of population 13.6% 0.1%
Foreign-born share rank 50/195 195/195

Natural population change vs migration

Croatia
Natural

Migration
Philippines
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Croatia Philippines
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -3,481 - -149,315
2024 - -5,186 - -160,373
2023 -19,298 10,202 1,123,981 -164,284
2022 -23,134 11,681 1,115,825 -221,754
2021 -26,377 -4,517 917,928 -85,185
2020 -20,354 -8,552 1,253,741 -47,014
2019 -15,008 -13,239 1,352,703 -6,208
2018 -15,557 -25,016 1,495,843 -163,602
2017 -16,570 -44,557 1,622,444 -263,593
2016 -13,553 -32,144 1,718,232 -309,251
2015 -16,607 -27,501 1,827,180 -390,702
2014 -11,345 -13,127 1,851,828 -196,524
2013 -10,162 -6,245 1,944,758 -218,439
2012 -9,799 -4,794 1,979,568 95,702
2011 -9,846 -17,463 2,018,419 -240,005
2010 -8,591 -3,995 2,030,979 13,556
2009 -7,319 1,358 2,025,580 -164,411
2008 -8,188 6,495 2,007,584 -498,480
2007 -10,335 8,893 1,964,673 -225,977
2006 -8,669 10,852 1,960,246 -566,647
2005 -9,022 10,629 1,918,484 -326,063
2004 -9,040 15,445 1,924,265 -273,743
2003 -12,480 12,556 1,922,904 -248,066
2002 -10,325 10,306 1,919,556 -268,520
2001 -8,599 19,298 1,931,169 -247,496
2000 -6,255 -47,629 1,902,330 -33,868
1999 -6,769 -47,418 1,894,147 -18,323
1998 -4,985 -47,931 1,870,371 178,274
1997 3,175 -52,897 1,861,098 -145,334
1996 3,190 -53,688 1,849,587 -128,251
1995 0 -51,882 1,846,900 -280,327
1994 -930 -50,444 1,813,827 -326,539
1993 -2,301 -49,615 1,788,414 -298,337
1992 -4,576 -47,865 1,769,259 -50,338
1991 -2,813 -31,968 1,782,165 -413,300
1990 3,344 9,538 1,749,622 -63,296
1989 3,337 8,471 1,728,354 -235,884
1988 5,707 7,242 1,707,402 -147,523
1987 6,161 6,956 1,671,330 -68,149
1986 8,499 6,261 1,631,491 -209,835
1985 10,343 5,550 1,614,042 -171,539
1984 10,764 5,757 1,579,872 -48,739
1983 10,714 6,323 1,542,194 -10,229
1982 15,756 7,475 1,485,790 -19,912
1981 15,680 4,872 1,436,599 -134,484
1980 17,939 -5,486 1,413,735 -179,832
1979 21,136 -5,740 1,394,056 -154,684
1978 20,157 -7,329 1,364,661 -140,372
1977 22,798 -7,339 1,314,002 -123,608
1976 22,226 -7,400 1,258,286 -115,730
1975 21,658 -7,366 1,239,069 -220,296
1974 22,453 -8,076 1,218,884 -344,674
1973 21,904 -8,335 1,206,285 -320,091
1972 17,802 -7,277 1,206,414 -321,491
1971 19,941 -5,608 1,210,256 -315,363
1970 16,767 -2,359 1,198,944 -300,923
1969 16,688 -2,796 1,186,306 -161,517
1968 21,828 -2,799 1,172,146 -152,017
1967 26,032 -3,518 1,166,704 -152,812
1966 33,192 -6,341 1,156,498 -162,127
1965 31,251 -5,253 1,146,094 -156,782
1964 25,942 -2,090 1,131,586 -156,342
1963 31,270 -1,289 1,116,591 -155,267
1962 30,216 -2,176 1,091,953 -150,903
1961 36,255 -6,567 1,064,377 -143,597
1960 34,778 -21,768 1,036,017 -155,354

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 the Philippines 88.5% is from natural causes (a gain of 14,279,705 people) and 11.5% is from migration (a loss of 1,848,117 people).

As of 2024, 527,831 residents or 13.6% of the population were not native-born in Croatia, compared to 87,212 people or 0.1% in the Philippines.

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
Philippines
City Population
Quezon 3.08M
Manila 1.9M
Davao 1.85M
Caloocan 1.71M
Taguig 1.31M
Zamboanga 1.02M
Palawan 969K
Cebu 965K
Antipolo 914K
Pasig 853K

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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. Wikidata (2026, retrieved 2026-02-08)
  5. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-02-20)

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