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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Croatia was 3,866,200 in 2024 vs 18,501,984 people in Senegal in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Croatia's population is 3,812,193 people compared to 19,491,599 in Senegal.

Population statistics:

  • Senegal's population is 5.11 times bigger than Croatia's.
  • Croatia is ranked the 129th most populous country in the world, while Senegal is the 68th.
  • The countries together account for 0.28% of the world: 0.05% for Croatia vs 0.24% for Senegal.
  • For the last 10 years, Croatia has had an average growth rate of -0.82% per year vs +2.76% in Senegal.
  • Since 2006, the population of Croatia has decreased from 4.31M people to 3.81M (11.6% decline), while Senegal has grown from 11.5M to 19.5M (69.5% growth).

Croatia vs Senegal: population by year and forecast

Croatia
Factual

Projection
Senegal
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Croatia Senegal
2100 2,137,465 47,481,703
2099 2,155,186 47,309,204
2098 2,173,108 47,131,505
2097 2,190,995 46,942,831
2096 2,209,326 46,749,318
2095 2,227,698 46,548,519
2094 2,246,224 46,338,777
2093 2,264,550 46,124,372
2092 2,283,068 45,903,819
2091 2,301,556 45,676,277
2090 2,319,851 45,442,218
2089 2,338,604 45,197,486
2088 2,357,581 44,949,158
2087 2,376,274 44,692,601
2086 2,395,139 44,425,160
2085 2,414,304 44,150,556
2084 2,433,813 43,871,406
2083 2,453,361 43,579,072
2082 2,473,204 43,285,560
2081 2,493,128 42,984,866
2080 2,513,378 42,679,614
2079 2,534,101 42,366,808
2078 2,554,982 42,044,826
2077 2,576,370 41,716,837
2076 2,597,887 41,379,705
2075 2,619,688 41,030,232
2074 2,641,342 40,674,683
2073 2,663,253 40,312,726
2072 2,685,714 39,943,067
2071 2,708,053 39,568,028
2070 2,730,187 39,187,711
2069 2,753,302 38,795,322
2068 2,776,996 38,398,147
2067 2,800,742 37,996,983
2066 2,824,811 37,584,328
2065 2,848,913 37,167,637
2064 2,872,881 36,744,279
2063 2,897,651 36,318,015
2062 2,922,653 35,884,713
2061 2,947,832 35,448,776
2060 2,973,162 35,010,231
2059 2,998,389 34,571,669
2058 3,023,822 34,122,702
2057 3,049,085 33,673,448
2056 3,074,796 33,219,406
2055 3,100,195 32,765,741
2054 3,125,459 32,313,613
2053 3,151,016 31,859,051
2052 3,176,316 31,405,418
2051 3,201,973 30,949,633
2050 3,227,869 30,490,614
2049 3,253,597 30,032,811
2048 3,279,316 29,570,773
2047 3,305,051 29,111,688
2046 3,330,260 28,648,672
2045 3,355,638 28,187,838
2044 3,381,196 27,724,585
2043 3,406,105 27,260,926
2042 3,430,854 26,796,927
2041 3,455,487 26,332,270
2040 3,479,631 25,866,240
2039 3,503,577 25,398,425
2038 3,527,583 24,928,471
2037 3,551,581 24,457,649
2036 3,574,520 23,986,892
2035 3,596,996 23,515,497
2034 3,620,363 23,046,885
2033 3,643,692 22,578,286
2032 3,667,478 22,110,230
2031 3,691,842 21,643,047
2030 3,715,373 21,178,414
2029 3,739,203 20,719,234
2028 3,762,505 20,263,713
2027 3,787,023 19,814,138
2026 3,812,193 19,372,006
2025 3,838,346 18,934,809
2024 3,866,200 18,501,984
2023 3,859,686 18,077,573
2022 3,855,641 17,651,103
2021 3,878,981 17,220,867
2020 3,914,206 16,789,219
2019 3,949,390 16,352,922
2018 3,988,775 15,914,498
2017 4,041,407 15,475,002
2016 4,106,867 15,034,521
2015 4,151,725 14,593,331
2014 4,201,598 14,152,102
2013 4,233,922 13,710,849
2012 4,260,368 13,310,495
2011 4,280,622 12,958,897
2010 4,295,427 12,635,413
2009 4,305,181 12,337,389
2008 4,309,705 12,048,959
2007 4,310,217 11,770,344
2006 4,311,159 11,500,094
2005 4,310,145 11,235,472
2004 4,304,600 10,975,704
2003 4,303,399 10,721,176
2002 4,302,174 10,466,214
2001 4,299,642 10,212,942
2000 4,468,302 9,968,260
1999 4,512,597 9,730,887
1998 4,532,135 9,502,952
1997 4,534,920 9,283,495
1996 4,557,097 9,067,014
1995 4,620,030 8,848,101
1994 4,652,024 8,624,078
1993 4,600,463 8,396,288
1992 4,575,818 8,168,395
1991 4,689,022 7,943,085
1990 4,777,368 7,720,523
1989 4,767,260 7,502,207
1988 4,755,207 7,289,618
1987 4,739,745 7,081,530
1986 4,721,446 6,878,192
1985 4,701,417 6,683,287
1984 4,680,285 6,499,364
1983 4,658,254 6,324,504
1982 4,634,234 6,156,961
1981 4,611,509 5,997,160
1980 4,599,782 5,845,638
1979 4,594,778 5,702,895
1978 4,581,085 5,568,096
1977 4,559,571 5,439,549
1976 4,535,934 5,308,564
1975 4,512,082 5,170,810
1974 4,490,660 5,029,437
1973 4,470,161 4,885,181
1972 4,450,564 4,741,631
1971 4,431,275 4,601,864
1970 4,412,252 4,466,328
1969 4,391,490 4,334,974
1968 4,365,628 4,207,587
1967 4,338,683 4,083,870
1966 4,310,701 3,964,299
1965 4,280,923 3,849,788
1964 4,252,876 3,740,535
1963 4,225,675 3,635,876
1962 4,196,712 3,534,686
1961 4,167,292 3,436,375
1960 4,140,181 3,340,907

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 Senegal gained 3,534,427 people (a 30.7% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Croatia lost 294,674 people (a 7.18% decline), while Senegal's population increased by 4,457,078 people (a 29.6% growth).

Croatia was ranked 120th most populous country in 2006 and is 129th in 2026. Senegal was ranked 72nd in 2006 and ranked 68th 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 Senegal will increase by 56.4% to 30,490,614 people and rank change from 68th to 63rd.

Senegal is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 47.5M 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
Senegal
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Croatia Senegal
2100 -0.82% 0.36%
2099 -0.82% 0.38%
2098 -0.82% 0.4%
2097 -0.83% 0.41%
2096 -0.82% 0.43%
2095 -0.82% 0.45%
2094 -0.81% 0.46%
2093 -0.81% 0.48%
2092 -0.8% 0.5%
2091 -0.79% 0.52%
2090 -0.8% 0.54%
2089 -0.8% 0.55%
2088 -0.79% 0.57%
2087 -0.79% 0.6%
2086 -0.79% 0.62%
2085 -0.8% 0.64%
2084 -0.8% 0.67%
2083 -0.8% 0.68%
2082 -0.8% 0.7%
2081 -0.81% 0.72%
2080 -0.82% 0.74%
2079 -0.82% 0.77%
2078 -0.83% 0.79%
2077 -0.83% 0.81%
2076 -0.83% 0.85%
2075 -0.82% 0.87%
2074 -0.82% 0.9%
2073 -0.84% 0.93%
2072 -0.82% 0.95%
2071 -0.81% 0.97%
2070 -0.84% 1.01%
2069 -0.85% 1.03%
2068 -0.85% 1.06%
2067 -0.85% 1.1%
2066 -0.85% 1.12%
2065 -0.83% 1.15%
2064 -0.85% 1.17%
2063 -0.86% 1.21%
2062 -0.85% 1.23%
2061 -0.85% 1.25%
2060 -0.84% 1.27%
2059 -0.84% 1.32%
2058 -0.83% 1.33%
2057 -0.84% 1.37%
2056 -0.82% 1.38%
2055 -0.81% 1.4%
2054 -0.81% 1.43%
2053 -0.8% 1.44%
2052 -0.8% 1.47%
2051 -0.8% 1.51%
2050 -0.79% 1.52%
2049 -0.78% 1.56%
2048 -0.78% 1.58%
2047 -0.76% 1.62%
2046 -0.76% 1.63%
2045 -0.76% 1.67%
2044 -0.73% 1.7%
2043 -0.72% 1.73%
2042 -0.71% 1.76%
2041 -0.69% 1.8%
2040 -0.68% 1.84%
2039 -0.68% 1.89%
2038 -0.68% 1.93%
2037 -0.64% 1.96%
2036 -0.62% 2%
2035 -0.65% 2.03%
2034 -0.64% 2.08%
2033 -0.65% 2.12%
2032 -0.66% 2.16%
2031 -0.63% 2.19%
2030 -0.64% 2.22%
2029 -0.62% 2.25%
2028 -0.65% 2.27%
2027 -0.66% 2.28%
2026 -0.68% 2.31%
2025 -0.72% 2.34%
2024 0.17% 2.35%
2023 0.1% 2.42%
2022 -0.6% 2.5%
2021 -0.9% 2.57%
2020 -0.89% 2.67%
2019 -0.99% 2.75%
2018 -1.3% 2.84%
2017 -1.59% 2.93%
2016 -1.08% 3.02%
2015 -1.19% 3.12%
2014 -0.76% 3.22%
2013 -0.62% 3.01%
2012 -0.47% 2.71%
2011 -0.34% 2.56%
2010 -0.23% 2.42%
2009 -0.1% 2.39%
2008 -0.01% 2.37%
2007 -0.02% 2.35%
2006 0.02% 2.36%
2005 0.13% 2.37%
2004 0.03% 2.37%
2003 0.03% 2.44%
2002 0.06% 2.48%
2001 -3.77% 2.45%
2000 -0.98% 2.44%
1999 -0.43% 2.4%
1998 -0.06% 2.36%
1997 -0.49% 2.39%
1996 -1.36% 2.47%
1995 -0.69% 2.6%
1994 1.12% 2.71%
1993 0.54% 2.79%
1992 -2.41% 2.84%
1991 -1.85% 2.88%
1990 0.21% 2.91%
1989 0.25% 2.92%
1988 0.33% 2.94%
1987 0.39% 2.96%
1986 0.43% 2.92%
1985 0.45% 2.83%
1984 0.47% 2.76%
1983 0.52% 2.72%
1982 0.49% 2.66%
1981 0.25% 2.59%
1980 0.11% 2.5%
1979 0.3% 2.42%
1978 0.47% 2.36%
1977 0.52% 2.47%
1976 0.53% 2.66%
1975 0.48% 2.81%
1974 0.46% 2.95%
1973 0.44% 3.03%
1972 0.44% 3.04%
1971 0.43% 3.03%
1970 0.47% 3.03%
1969 0.59% 3.03%
1968 0.62% 3.03%
1967 0.65% 3.02%
1966 0.7% 2.97%
1965 0.66% 2.92%
1964 0.64% 2.88%
1963 0.69% 2.86%
1962 0.71% 2.86%
1961 0.65% 2.86%

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 Senegal's population grew by 2.35%.

Live population counters

Croatia Senegal
Current population
3812193
19491599
Population rank 129/197 68/197
Percent of world population 0.05% 0.24%
One net population change
1.34 hours
1.24 minutes
One birth every
16.4 minutes
59.3 seconds
One death every
10.2 minutes
5.21 minutes
Daily growth/decline +18 +1,163
Annual growth/decline +6,514 +424,411
Annual growth/decline rate +0.17% +2.35%
Population growth rate rank 157/197 35/197
One migration net change every
2.52 hours
41.7 minutes
Annual migration change -3,481 -12,636
Net migration rank 112/196 138/196
Foreign-born residents 527,831 281,867
Foreign-born residents rank 78/195 100/195
Foreign-born share of population 13.6% 1.5%
Foreign-born share rank 50/195 146/195

Natural population change vs migration

Croatia
Natural

Migration
Senegal
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Croatia Senegal
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -3,481 - -12,636
2024 - -5,186 - -10,307
2023 -19,298 10,202 431,006 -9,999
2022 -23,134 11,681 415,507 16,425
2021 -26,377 -4,517 403,019 25,519
2020 -20,354 -8,552 400,910 33,848
2019 -15,008 -13,239 399,436 38,386
2018 -15,557 -25,016 405,454 33,567
2017 -16,570 -44,557 410,366 29,605
2016 -13,553 -32,144 411,480 29,498
2015 -16,607 -27,501 407,008 34,387
2014 -11,345 -13,127 405,019 36,030
2013 -10,162 -6,245 406,582 34,878
2012 -9,799 -4,794 402,243 -42,978
2011 -9,846 -17,463 387,290 -43,350
2010 -8,591 -3,995 372,934 -69,888
2009 -7,319 1,358 362,238 -69,239
2008 -8,188 6,495 351,661 -67,812
2007 -10,335 8,893 339,963 -66,580
2006 -8,669 10,852 331,364 -64,254
2005 -9,022 10,629 323,908 -61,781
2004 -9,040 15,445 317,286 -59,879
2003 -12,480 12,556 308,856 -57,213
2002 -10,325 10,306 298,842 -40,554
2001 -8,599 19,298 289,690 -41,422
2000 -6,255 -47,629 283,946 -42,854
1999 -6,769 -47,418 277,944 -44,284
1998 -4,985 -47,931 267,404 -45,189
1997 3,175 -52,897 261,200 -44,506
1996 3,190 -53,688 255,418 -39,162
1995 0 -51,882 252,552 -31,001
1994 -930 -50,444 249,115 -22,633
1993 -2,301 -49,615 245,742 -16,649
1992 -4,576 -47,865 241,482 -14,796
1991 -2,813 -31,968 237,713 -13,783
1990 3,344 9,538 234,155 -12,959
1989 3,337 8,471 227,797 -12,362
1988 5,707 7,242 221,772 -12,036
1987 6,161 6,956 218,522 -12,086
1986 8,499 6,261 212,887 -12,655
1985 10,343 5,550 208,218 -18,644
1984 10,764 5,757 203,125 -24,858
1983 10,714 6,323 197,673 -26,222
1982 15,756 7,475 191,309 -27,672
1981 15,680 4,872 185,917 -29,959
1980 17,939 -5,486 179,707 -32,616
1979 21,136 -5,740 173,425 -35,022
1978 20,157 -7,329 167,744 -36,559
1977 22,798 -7,339 161,636 -35,731
1976 22,226 -7,400 154,776 -18,716
1975 21,658 -7,366 147,311 -7,870
1974 22,453 -8,076 139,974 3,347
1973 21,904 -8,335 133,834 11,382
1972 17,802 -7,277 128,024 13,852
1971 19,941 -5,608 122,511 15,131
1970 16,767 -2,359 117,264 16,168
1969 16,688 -2,796 112,393 16,887
1968 21,828 -2,799 108,240 17,264
1967 26,032 -3,518 104,824 17,107
1966 33,192 -6,341 101,359 15,849
1965 31,251 -5,253 97,912 13,913
1964 25,942 -2,090 94,797 11,892
1963 31,270 -1,289 92,264 10,371
1962 30,216 -2,176 89,937 9,809
1961 36,255 -6,567 87,322 9,549
1960 34,778 -21,768 84,735 9,337

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 Senegal 93.9% is from natural causes (a gain of 4,089,205 people) and 6.13% is from migration (a gain of 267,266 people).

As of 2024, 527,831 residents or 13.6% of the population were not native-born in Croatia, compared to 281,867 people or 1.5% in Senegal.

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
Senegal
City Population
Dakar 1.44M
Thies 391K
Rufisque 295K
Saint-Louis 259K
Ziguinchor 205K
Kaolack 172K
Louga 113K
Kolda 62.3K
Fatick 39.4K

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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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