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

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The latest officially reported population of Croatia was 3,876,200 in 2025 vs 143,513,328 people in Russia in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Croatia's population is 3,849,788 people compared to 142,643,173 in Russia.

Population statistics:

  • Russia's population is 37.1 times bigger than Croatia's.
  • Croatia is ranked the 130th 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 1.72% for Russia.
  • For the last 10 years, Croatia has had an average growth rate of -0.73% per year vs -0.05% in Russia.
  • Since 2006, the population of Croatia has decreased from 4.31M people to 3.85M (10.7% decline), while Russia has declined from 143M to 143M (0.28% decline).

Croatia vs Russia: population by year and forecast

Croatia
Factual

Projection
Russia
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Croatia Russia
2100 2,158,545 125,631,984
2099 2,176,440 125,735,285
2098 2,194,539 125,835,990
2097 2,212,602 125,914,480
2096 2,231,114 126,004,709
2095 2,249,667 126,072,890
2094 2,268,376 126,125,529
2093 2,286,882 126,181,074
2092 2,305,583 126,256,091
2091 2,324,254 126,304,823
2090 2,342,729 126,360,262
2089 2,361,668 126,412,664
2088 2,380,831 126,463,022
2087 2,399,709 126,511,263
2086 2,418,760 126,579,534
2085 2,438,113 126,655,806
2084 2,457,815 126,730,694
2083 2,477,556 126,805,713
2082 2,497,595 126,889,471
2081 2,517,715 126,973,300
2080 2,538,164 127,070,546
2079 2,559,092 127,191,346
2078 2,580,179 127,331,975
2077 2,601,778 127,489,152
2076 2,623,507 127,641,749
2075 2,645,523 127,825,235
2074 2,667,391 128,023,096
2073 2,689,518 128,238,922
2072 2,712,201 128,465,870
2071 2,734,759 128,745,681
2070 2,757,112 129,020,076
2069 2,780,455 129,309,803
2068 2,804,383 129,589,275
2067 2,828,363 129,873,991
2066 2,852,669 130,184,092
2065 2,877,009 130,515,828
2064 2,901,213 130,852,649
2063 2,926,228 131,199,458
2062 2,951,475 131,530,725
2061 2,976,903 131,881,030
2060 3,002,483 132,209,377
2059 3,027,959 132,568,882
2058 3,053,643 132,933,515
2057 3,079,155 133,272,997
2056 3,105,119 133,615,325
2055 3,130,769 133,963,055
2054 3,156,282 134,288,366
2053 3,182,091 134,609,198
2052 3,207,640 134,876,558
2051 3,233,551 135,141,211
2050 3,259,702 135,386,454
2049 3,285,684 135,609,441
2048 3,311,657 135,818,840
2047 3,337,645 136,013,698
2046 3,363,102 136,185,098
2045 3,388,731 136,368,416
2044 3,414,541 136,568,234
2043 3,439,695 136,791,498
2042 3,464,688 137,015,033
2041 3,489,565 137,266,491
2040 3,513,946 137,531,851
2039 3,538,129 137,833,822
2038 3,562,371 138,146,863
2037 3,586,606 138,485,780
2036 3,609,771 138,835,731
2035 3,632,470 139,197,452
2034 3,656,066 139,573,272
2033 3,679,626 139,960,175
2032 3,703,646 140,359,785
2031 3,728,250 140,785,026
2030 3,752,014 141,182,418
2029 3,776,079 141,571,268
2028 3,799,610 141,946,979
2027 3,824,370 142,315,155
2026 3,849,788 142,643,173
2025 3,876,200 143,513,328
2024 3,866,200 143,669,648
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 (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 Russia gained 1,965,823 people (a 1.37% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Croatia lost 257,079 people (a 6.26% decline), while Russia's population decreased by 2,372,287 people (a 1.64% decline).

Croatia was ranked 120th most populous country in 2006 and is 130th 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 3,259,702 people with a rank change from 130th to 138th. The population of Russia will decrease by 5.09% to 135,386,454 people and rank change from 9th to 13th.

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 0.26% -0.11%
2024 0.17% -0.11%
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 (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 Russia's population declined by 0.11%.

Live population counters

Croatia Russia
Current population
3849788
142643173
Population rank 130/197 9/197
Percent of world population 0.05% 1.72%
One net population change
52.7 minutes
3.37 minutes
One birth every
16.4 minutes
26.1 seconds
One death every
10.3 minutes
17.7 seconds
Daily growth/decline +27 -428
Annual growth/decline +10,000 -156,320
Annual growth/decline rate +0.26% -0.11%
Population growth rate rank 147/197 166/197
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 -18,944 -5,186 -574,678 -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 -21,137 -8,552 -697,177 334,094
2019 -15,798 -13,239 -319,997 336,494
2018 -15,556 -25,016 -232,637 339,972
2017 -16,974 -44,557 -130,764 396,619
2016 -14,374 -32,144 0 447,645
2015 -17,022 -27,501 43,392 384,756
2014 -11,344 -13,127 28,848 264,698
2013 -10,585 -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 2026-07-08).

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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 Russia 55.9% is from natural causes (a loss of 4,019,903 people) and 44.1% is from migration (a gain of 3,169,086 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 (1960–2025, 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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