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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Croatia was 3,866,200 in 2024 vs 143,533,851 people in Russia in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Croatia's population is 3,812,193 people compared to 141,906,741 in Russia.

Population statistics:

  • Russia's population is 37.2 times bigger than Croatia's.
  • Croatia is ranked the 129th most populous country in the world, while Russia is the 9th.
  • The countries together account for 1.76% of the world: 0.05% for Croatia vs 1.71% for Russia.
  • For the last 10 years, Croatia has had an average growth rate of -0.82% per year vs -0.02% in Russia.
  • Since 2006, the population of Croatia has decreased from 4.31M people to 3.81M (11.6% decline), while Russia has declined from 143M to 142M (0.8% decline).

Croatia vs Russia: population by year and forecast

Croatia
Factual

Projection
Russia
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Croatia Russia
2100 2,137,465 124,983,377
2099 2,155,186 125,086,144
2098 2,173,108 125,186,329
2097 2,190,995 125,264,415
2096 2,209,326 125,354,177
2095 2,227,698 125,422,006
2094 2,246,224 125,474,373
2093 2,264,550 125,529,632
2092 2,283,068 125,604,261
2091 2,301,556 125,652,742
2090 2,319,851 125,707,894
2089 2,338,604 125,760,026
2088 2,357,581 125,810,124
2087 2,376,274 125,858,116
2086 2,395,139 125,926,035
2085 2,414,304 126,001,913
2084 2,433,813 126,076,414
2083 2,453,361 126,151,046
2082 2,473,204 126,234,371
2081 2,493,128 126,317,768
2080 2,513,378 126,414,511
2079 2,534,101 126,534,688
2078 2,554,982 126,674,591
2077 2,576,370 126,830,956
2076 2,597,887 126,982,766
2075 2,619,688 127,165,304
2074 2,641,342 127,362,143
2073 2,663,253 127,576,856
2072 2,685,714 127,802,632
2071 2,708,053 128,080,998
2070 2,730,187 128,353,977
2069 2,753,302 128,642,208
2068 2,776,996 128,920,237
2067 2,800,742 129,203,483
2066 2,824,811 129,511,983
2065 2,848,913 129,842,007
2064 2,872,881 130,177,089
2063 2,897,651 130,522,107
2062 2,922,653 130,851,664
2061 2,947,832 131,200,160
2060 2,973,162 131,526,812
2059 2,998,389 131,884,461
2058 3,023,822 132,247,211
2057 3,049,085 132,584,941
2056 3,074,796 132,925,501
2055 3,100,195 133,271,436
2054 3,125,459 133,595,068
2053 3,151,016 133,914,243
2052 3,176,316 134,180,223
2051 3,201,973 134,443,510
2050 3,227,869 134,687,487
2049 3,253,597 134,909,323
2048 3,279,316 135,117,641
2047 3,305,051 135,311,492
2046 3,330,260 135,482,008
2045 3,355,638 135,664,379
2044 3,381,196 135,863,165
2043 3,406,105 136,085,277
2042 3,430,854 136,307,658
2041 3,455,487 136,557,818
2040 3,479,631 136,821,807
2039 3,503,577 137,122,219
2038 3,527,583 137,433,644
2037 3,551,581 137,770,811
2036 3,574,520 138,118,955
2035 3,596,996 138,478,809
2034 3,620,363 138,852,689
2033 3,643,692 139,237,595
2032 3,667,478 139,635,142
2031 3,691,842 140,058,187
2030 3,715,373 140,453,528
2029 3,739,203 140,840,370
2028 3,762,505 141,214,141
2027 3,787,023 141,580,416
2026 3,812,193 141,906,741
2025 3,838,346 142,772,403
2024 3,866,200 143,533,851
2023 3,859,686 143,826,130
2022 3,855,641 144,236,933
2021 3,878,981 144,746,762
2020 3,914,206 145,245,148
2019 3,949,390 145,453,291
2018 3,988,775 145,398,106
2017 4,041,407 145,293,260
2016 4,106,867 145,015,460
2015 4,151,725 144,640,716
2014 4,201,598 144,237,223
2013 4,233,922 143,805,638
2012 4,260,368 143,378,447
2011 4,280,622 143,018,195
2010 4,295,427 142,849,468
2009 4,305,181 142,785,348
2008 4,309,705 142,742,366
2007 4,310,217 142,805,114
2006 4,311,159 143,049,637
2005 4,310,145 143,518,814
2004 4,304,600 144,067,316
2003 4,303,399 144,648,618
2002 4,302,174 145,306,497
2001 4,299,642 145,976,482
2000 4,468,302 146,596,869
1999 4,512,597 147,214,776
1998 4,532,135 147,670,784
1997 4,534,920 147,915,361
1996 4,557,097 148,160,129
1995 4,620,030 148,375,787
1994 4,652,024 148,407,912
1993 4,600,463 148,458,777
1992 4,575,818 148,538,197
1991 4,689,022 148,394,216
1990 4,777,368 147,969,406
1989 4,767,260 147,721,000
1988 4,755,207 146,857,000
1987 4,739,745 145,908,000
1986 4,721,446 144,894,000
1985 4,701,417 143,858,000
1984 4,680,285 142,745,000
1983 4,658,254 141,668,000
1982 4,634,234 140,823,000
1981 4,611,509 139,941,000
1980 4,599,782 139,010,000
1979 4,594,778 138,027,000
1978 4,581,085 137,060,000
1977 4,559,571 136,100,000
1976 4,535,934 135,147,000
1975 4,512,082 134,200,000
1974 4,490,660 133,432,000
1973 4,470,161 132,669,000
1972 4,450,564 131,909,000
1971 4,431,275 131,155,000
1970 4,412,252 130,404,000
1969 4,391,490 129,664,000
1968 4,365,628 128,928,000
1967 4,338,683 128,196,000
1966 4,310,701 127,468,000
1965 4,280,923 126,745,000
1964 4,252,876 125,345,000
1963 4,225,675 123,960,000
1962 4,196,712 122,591,000
1961 4,167,292 121,236,000
1960 4,140,181 119,897,000

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 Russia gained 1,965,823 people (a 1.37% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Croatia lost 294,674 people (a 7.18% decline), while Russia's population decreased by 3,108,719 people (a 2.14% decline).

Croatia was ranked 120th most populous country in 2006 and is 129th in 2026. Russia was ranked 9th in 2006 and still ranked 9th 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 Russia will decrease by 5.09% to 134,687,487 people and rank change from 9th to 14th.

Both countries are in a period of decline and in 50 years are projected to lose 31.9% of the population in Croatia and 10.5% in Russia.

Population growth rate by year

Croatia
Factual

Projection
Russia
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Croatia Russia
2100 -0.82% -0.08%
2099 -0.82% -0.08%
2098 -0.82% -0.06%
2097 -0.83% -0.07%
2096 -0.82% -0.05%
2095 -0.82% -0.04%
2094 -0.81% -0.04%
2093 -0.81% -0.06%
2092 -0.8% -0.04%
2091 -0.79% -0.04%
2090 -0.8% -0.04%
2089 -0.8% -0.04%
2088 -0.79% -0.04%
2087 -0.79% -0.05%
2086 -0.79% -0.06%
2085 -0.8% -0.06%
2084 -0.8% -0.06%
2083 -0.8% -0.07%
2082 -0.8% -0.07%
2081 -0.81% -0.08%
2080 -0.82% -0.09%
2079 -0.82% -0.11%
2078 -0.83% -0.12%
2077 -0.83% -0.12%
2076 -0.83% -0.14%
2075 -0.82% -0.15%
2074 -0.82% -0.17%
2073 -0.84% -0.18%
2072 -0.82% -0.22%
2071 -0.81% -0.21%
2070 -0.84% -0.22%
2069 -0.85% -0.22%
2068 -0.85% -0.22%
2067 -0.85% -0.24%
2066 -0.85% -0.25%
2065 -0.83% -0.26%
2064 -0.85% -0.26%
2063 -0.86% -0.25%
2062 -0.85% -0.27%
2061 -0.85% -0.25%
2060 -0.84% -0.27%
2059 -0.84% -0.27%
2058 -0.83% -0.25%
2057 -0.84% -0.26%
2056 -0.82% -0.26%
2055 -0.81% -0.24%
2054 -0.81% -0.24%
2053 -0.8% -0.2%
2052 -0.8% -0.2%
2051 -0.8% -0.18%
2050 -0.79% -0.16%
2049 -0.78% -0.15%
2048 -0.78% -0.14%
2047 -0.76% -0.13%
2046 -0.76% -0.13%
2045 -0.76% -0.15%
2044 -0.73% -0.16%
2043 -0.72% -0.16%
2042 -0.71% -0.18%
2041 -0.69% -0.19%
2040 -0.68% -0.22%
2039 -0.68% -0.23%
2038 -0.68% -0.24%
2037 -0.64% -0.25%
2036 -0.62% -0.26%
2035 -0.65% -0.27%
2034 -0.64% -0.28%
2033 -0.65% -0.28%
2032 -0.66% -0.3%
2031 -0.63% -0.28%
2030 -0.64% -0.27%
2029 -0.62% -0.26%
2028 -0.65% -0.26%
2027 -0.66% -0.23%
2026 -0.68% -0.61%
2025 -0.72% -0.53%
2024 0.17% -0.2%
2023 0.1% -0.28%
2022 -0.6% -0.35%
2021 -0.9% -0.34%
2020 -0.89% -0.14%
2019 -0.99% 0.04%
2018 -1.3% 0.07%
2017 -1.59% 0.19%
2016 -1.08% 0.26%
2015 -1.19% 0.28%
2014 -0.76% 0.3%
2013 -0.62% 0.3%
2012 -0.47% 0.25%
2011 -0.34% 0.12%
2010 -0.23% 0.04%
2009 -0.1% 0.03%
2008 -0.01% -0.04%
2007 -0.02% -0.17%
2006 0.02% -0.33%
2005 0.13% -0.38%
2004 0.03% -0.4%
2003 0.03% -0.45%
2002 0.06% -0.46%
2001 -3.77% -0.42%
2000 -0.98% -0.42%
1999 -0.43% -0.31%
1998 -0.06% -0.17%
1997 -0.49% -0.17%
1996 -1.36% -0.15%
1995 -0.69% -0.02%
1994 1.12% -0.03%
1993 0.54% -0.05%
1992 -2.41% 0.1%
1991 -1.85% 0.29%
1990 0.21% 0.17%
1989 0.25% 0.59%
1988 0.33% 0.65%
1987 0.39% 0.7%
1986 0.43% 0.72%
1985 0.45% 0.78%
1984 0.47% 0.76%
1983 0.52% 0.6%
1982 0.49% 0.63%
1981 0.25% 0.67%
1980 0.11% 0.71%
1979 0.3% 0.71%
1978 0.47% 0.71%
1977 0.52% 0.71%
1976 0.53% 0.71%
1975 0.48% 0.58%
1974 0.46% 0.58%
1973 0.44% 0.58%
1972 0.44% 0.57%
1971 0.43% 0.58%
1970 0.47% 0.57%
1969 0.59% 0.57%
1968 0.62% 0.57%
1967 0.65% 0.57%
1966 0.7% 0.57%
1965 0.66% 1.12%
1964 0.64% 1.12%
1963 0.69% 1.12%
1962 0.71% 1.12%
1961 0.65% 1.12%

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 Russia's population declined by 0.2%.

Live population counters

Croatia Russia
Current population
3812193
141906741
Population rank 129/197 9/197
Percent of world population 0.05% 1.71%
One net population change
1.34 hours
1.8 minutes
One birth every
16.4 minutes
25.5 seconds
One death every
10.2 minutes
18.1 seconds
Daily growth/decline +18 -801
Annual growth/decline +6,514 -292,279
Annual growth/decline rate +0.17% -0.2%
Population growth rate rank 157/197 177/197
One migration net change every
2.52 hours
2.09 minutes
Annual migration change -3,481 -251,822
Net migration rank 112/196 187/196
Foreign-born residents 527,831 7,605,774
Foreign-born residents rank 78/195 10/195
Foreign-born share of population 13.6% 5.3%
Foreign-born share rank 50/195 91/195

Natural population change vs migration

Croatia
Natural

Migration
Russia
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Croatia Russia
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -3,481 - -251,822
2024 - -5,186 - -178,042
2023 -19,298 10,202 -503,392 27,807
2022 -23,134 11,681 -576,948 765,629
2021 -26,377 -4,517 -1,027,702 314,112
2020 -20,354 -8,552 -697,177 334,094
2019 -15,008 -13,239 -319,997 336,494
2018 -15,557 -25,016 -232,637 339,972
2017 -16,570 -44,557 -130,764 396,619
2016 -13,553 -32,144 0 447,645
2015 -16,607 -27,501 43,392 384,756
2014 -11,345 -13,127 28,848 264,698
2013 -10,162 -6,245 28,761 289,872
2012 -9,799 -4,794 0 285,977
2011 -9,846 -17,463 -128,716 309,377
2010 -8,591 -3,995 -242,844 307,555
2009 -7,319 1,358 -257,014 350,206
2008 -8,188 6,495 -356,856 360,840
2007 -10,335 8,893 -471,257 365,717
2006 -8,669 10,852 -686,638 308,370
2005 -9,022 10,629 -846,761 263,541
2004 -9,040 15,445 -792,370 261,519
2003 -12,480 12,556 -896,822 256,804
2002 -10,325 10,306 -944,492 1,358,944
2001 -8,599 19,298 -963,445 259,614
2000 -6,255 -47,629 -967,540 550,401
1999 -6,769 -47,418 -927,453 375,468
1998 -4,985 -47,931 -694,053 528,135
1997 3,175 -52,897 -769,159 541,387
1996 3,190 -53,688 -785,248 587,171
1995 0 -51,882 -845,742 723,875
1994 -930 -50,444 -920,129 1,271,417
1993 -2,301 -49,615 -757,140 507,229
1992 -4,576 -47,865 -222,808 -1,129,589
1991 -2,813 -31,968 103,876 125,505
1990 3,344 9,538 325,533 299,863
1989 3,337 8,471 576,112 89,400
1988 5,707 7,242 778,343 269,862
1987 6,161 6,956 977,583 275,611
1986 8,499 6,261 985,279 283,553
1985 10,343 5,550 762,447 280,614
1984 10,764 5,757 756,548 247,026
1983 10,714 6,323 906,676 200,159
1982 15,756 7,475 830,855 107,520
1981 15,680 4,872 713,700 36,686
1980 17,939 -5,486 681,149 10,440
1979 21,136 -5,740 690,135 -5,791
1978 20,157 -7,329 812,766 108,882
1977 22,798 -7,339 832,932 122,316
1976 22,226 -7,400 852,237 113,851
1975 21,658 -7,366 843,850 80,069
1974 22,453 -8,076 883,186 -51,759
1973 21,904 -8,335 846,561 -107,568
1972 17,802 -7,277 872,050 -111,168
1971 19,941 -5,608 854,999 -134,968
1970 16,767 -2,359 785,554 -264,464
1969 16,688 -2,796 753,088 -64,643
1968 21,828 -2,799 787,621 -83,221
1967 26,032 -3,518 854,554 -116,029
1966 33,192 -6,341 989,279 -111,360
1965 31,251 -5,253 1,059,335 -138,078
1964 25,942 -2,090 1,233,520 -148,595
1963 31,270 -1,289 1,436,077 -168,649
1962 30,216 -2,176 1,573,701 -177,358
1961 36,255 -6,567 1,810,538 -204,349
1960 34,778 -21,768 1,962,834 -234,895

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 Russia 48.6% is from natural causes (a loss of 3,416,377 people) and 51.4% is from migration (a gain of 3,611,826 people).

As of 2024, 527,831 residents or 13.6% of the population were not native-born in Croatia, compared to 7,605,774 people or 5.3% in Russia.

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
Russia
City Population
Moscow 13.3M
Saint Petersburg 5.65M
Novosibirsk 1.64M
Yekaterinburg 1.47M
Kazan 1.33M
Nizhny Novgorod 1.2M
Chelyabinsk 1.18M
Krasnodar 1.15M
Samara 1.15M
Ufa 1.14M

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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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