The latest officially reported population of Croatia was 3,866,200 in 2024 vs 5,422,069 people in Slovakia in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Croatia's population is 3,813,345 people compared to 5,367,504 in Slovakia.
Population statistics:
- Slovakia's population is 1.41 times bigger than Croatia's.
- Croatia is ranked the 129th most populous country in the world, while Slovakia is the 124th.
- The countries together account for 0.11% of the world: 0.05% for Croatia vs 0.06% for Slovakia.
- For the last 10 years, Croatia has had an average growth rate of -0.82% per year vs +0.01% in Slovakia.
- Since 2006, the population of Croatia has decreased from 4.31M people to 3.81M (11.5% decline), while Slovakia has declined from 5.37M to 5.37M (0.1% decline).
- Both countries are in a period of decline and in 50 years are projected to lose 31.9% of the population in Croatia and 25.6% in Slovakia.
Croatia vs Slovakia: live population counter
Croatia
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Slovakia
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|---|---|---|
| Current population |
3813345
|
5367504
|
| Population rank | 129/197 | 124/197 |
| Percent of world population | 0.05% | 0.06% |
| One net population change |
1.34 hours
|
1.88 hours
|
| One birth every |
16.4 minutes
|
10.8 minutes
|
| One death every |
10.2 minutes
|
9.69 minutes
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| One migration net change every |
1.69 hours
|
25 minutes
|
| Annual migration change | -5,186 | -21,027 |
| Daily growth/decline | +18 | -13 |
| Annual growth/decline | +6,514 | -4,671 |
| Annual growth/decline rate | +0.17% | -0.09% |
| Population growth rate rank | 158/197 | 173/197 |
Croatia and Slovakia: population history and growth rate by year chart
Croatia
Population
Growth rate
Slovakia
Population
Growth rate
| Year | Population | Growth rate | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
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Croatia
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Slovakia
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Croatia
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Slovakia
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| 1960 | 4,140,181 | 4,068,095 | - | - |
| 1961 | 4,167,292 | 4,191,667 | 0.65% | 3.04% |
| 1962 | 4,196,712 | 4,238,188 | 0.71% | 1.11% |
| 1963 | 4,225,675 | 4,282,017 | 0.69% | 1.03% |
| 1964 | 4,252,876 | 4,327,341 | 0.64% | 1.06% |
| 1965 | 4,280,923 | 4,370,983 | 0.66% | 1.01% |
| 1966 | 4,310,701 | 4,411,666 | 0.7% | 0.93% |
| 1967 | 4,338,683 | 4,449,367 | 0.65% | 0.85% |
| 1968 | 4,365,628 | 4,483,915 | 0.62% | 0.78% |
| 1969 | 4,391,490 | 4,518,607 | 0.59% | 0.77% |
| 1970 | 4,412,252 | 4,538,223 | 0.47% | 0.43% |
| 1971 | 4,431,275 | 4,557,449 | 0.43% | 0.42% |
| 1972 | 4,450,564 | 4,596,622 | 0.44% | 0.86% |
| 1973 | 4,470,161 | 4,641,445 | 0.44% | 0.98% |
| 1974 | 4,490,660 | 4,689,623 | 0.46% | 1.04% |
| 1975 | 4,512,082 | 4,739,105 | 0.48% | 1.06% |
| 1976 | 4,535,934 | 4,789,507 | 0.53% | 1.06% |
| 1977 | 4,559,571 | 4,840,501 | 0.52% | 1.06% |
| 1978 | 4,581,085 | 4,890,125 | 0.47% | 1.03% |
| 1979 | 4,594,778 | 4,938,973 | 0.3% | 1% |
| 1980 | 4,599,782 | 4,979,815 | 0.11% | 0.83% |
| 1981 | 4,611,509 | 5,016,105 | 0.25% | 0.73% |
| 1982 | 4,634,234 | 5,055,099 | 0.49% | 0.78% |
| 1983 | 4,658,254 | 5,091,971 | 0.52% | 0.73% |
| 1984 | 4,680,285 | 5,127,097 | 0.47% | 0.69% |
| 1985 | 4,701,417 | 5,161,768 | 0.45% | 0.68% |
| 1986 | 4,721,446 | 5,193,838 | 0.43% | 0.62% |
| 1987 | 4,739,745 | 5,222,840 | 0.39% | 0.56% |
| 1988 | 4,755,207 | 5,250,596 | 0.33% | 0.53% |
| 1989 | 4,767,260 | 5,275,942 | 0.25% | 0.48% |
| 1990 | 4,777,368 | 5,299,187 | 0.21% | 0.44% |
| 1991 | 4,689,022 | 5,303,294 | -1.85% | 0.08% |
| 1992 | 4,575,818 | 5,305,016 | -2.41% | 0.03% |
| 1993 | 4,600,463 | 5,325,305 | 0.54% | 0.38% |
| 1994 | 4,652,024 | 5,346,331 | 1.12% | 0.39% |
| 1995 | 4,620,030 | 5,361,999 | -0.69% | 0.29% |
| 1996 | 4,557,097 | 5,373,361 | -1.36% | 0.21% |
| 1997 | 4,534,920 | 5,383,291 | -0.49% | 0.18% |
| 1998 | 4,532,135 | 5,390,516 | -0.06% | 0.13% |
| 1999 | 4,512,597 | 5,396,020 | -0.43% | 0.1% |
| 2000 | 4,468,302 | 5,388,720 | -0.98% | -0.14% |
| 2001 | 4,299,642 | 5,378,867 | -3.77% | -0.18% |
| 2002 | 4,302,174 | 5,376,912 | 0.06% | -0.04% |
| 2003 | 4,303,399 | 5,373,374 | 0.03% | -0.07% |
| 2004 | 4,304,600 | 5,372,280 | 0.03% | -0.02% |
| 2005 | 4,310,145 | 5,372,807 | 0.13% | 0.01% |
| 2006 | 4,311,159 | 5,373,054 | 0.02% | 0.005% |
| 2007 | 4,310,217 | 5,374,622 | -0.02% | 0.03% |
| 2008 | 4,309,705 | 5,379,233 | -0.01% | 0.09% |
| 2009 | 4,305,181 | 5,386,406 | -0.1% | 0.13% |
| 2010 | 4,295,427 | 5,391,428 | -0.23% | 0.09% |
| 2011 | 4,280,622 | 5,398,384 | -0.34% | 0.13% |
| 2012 | 4,260,368 | 5,407,579 | -0.47% | 0.17% |
| 2013 | 4,233,922 | 5,413,393 | -0.62% | 0.11% |
| 2014 | 4,201,598 | 5,418,649 | -0.76% | 0.1% |
| 2015 | 4,151,725 | 5,423,801 | -1.19% | 0.1% |
| 2016 | 4,106,867 | 5,430,798 | -1.08% | 0.13% |
| 2017 | 4,041,407 | 5,439,232 | -1.59% | 0.16% |
| 2018 | 3,988,775 | 5,446,771 | -1.3% | 0.14% |
| 2019 | 3,949,390 | 5,454,147 | -0.99% | 0.14% |
| 2020 | 3,914,206 | 5,458,827 | -0.89% | 0.09% |
| 2021 | 3,878,981 | 5,447,247 | -0.9% | -0.21% |
| 2022 | 3,855,641 | 5,431,752 | -0.6% | -0.28% |
| 2023 | 3,859,686 | 5,426,740 | 0.1% | -0.09% |
| 2024 | 3,866,200 | 5,422,069 | 0.17% | -0.09% |
| 2025 | 3,839,102 | 5,390,674 | -0.7% | -0.58% |
| 2026 | 3,813,345 | 5,367,504 | -0.67% | -0.43% |
| 2027 | 3,788,411 | 5,357,756 | -0.65% | -0.18% |
| 2028 | 3,764,412 | 5,346,292 | -0.63% | -0.21% |
| 2029 | 3,740,768 | 5,333,135 | -0.63% | -0.25% |
| 2030 | 3,716,995 | 5,318,323 | -0.64% | -0.28% |
| 2031 | 3,692,964 | 5,302,079 | -0.65% | -0.31% |
| 2032 | 3,668,796 | 5,284,585 | -0.65% | -0.33% |
| 2033 | 3,645,158 | 5,265,970 | -0.64% | -0.35% |
| 2034 | 3,621,729 | 5,246,341 | -0.64% | -0.37% |
| 2035 | 3,598,724 | 5,225,725 | -0.64% | -0.39% |
| 2036 | 3,575,930 | 5,204,191 | -0.63% | -0.41% |
| 2037 | 3,552,378 | 5,181,996 | -0.66% | -0.43% |
| 2038 | 3,528,291 | 5,159,193 | -0.68% | -0.44% |
| 2039 | 3,504,229 | 5,135,906 | -0.68% | -0.45% |
| 2040 | 3,480,092 | 5,112,164 | -0.69% | -0.46% |
| 2041 | 3,455,620 | 5,088,002 | -0.7% | -0.47% |
| 2042 | 3,430,837 | 5,063,600 | -0.72% | -0.48% |
| 2043 | 3,405,931 | 5,038,933 | -0.73% | -0.49% |
| 2044 | 3,380,593 | 5,014,014 | -0.74% | -0.49% |
| 2045 | 3,355,044 | 4,988,989 | -0.76% | -0.5% |
| 2046 | 3,329,650 | 4,963,847 | -0.76% | -0.5% |
| 2047 | 3,304,087 | 4,938,476 | -0.77% | -0.51% |
| 2048 | 3,278,267 | 4,912,885 | -0.78% | -0.52% |
| 2049 | 3,252,449 | 4,886,923 | -0.79% | -0.53% |
| 2050 | 3,226,539 | 4,860,572 | -0.8% | -0.54% |
From 2006 to 2016, the population of Croatia decreased by 204,292 people (a 4.74% decline), while Slovakia gained 57,744 people (a 1.07% growth).
For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Croatia lost -293,522 (a 7.15% decline), while Slovakia's population decreased by -63,294 (a 1.17% decline).
Croatia was ranked 120th most populous country in 2006 and is 129th in 2026. Slovakia was ranked 110th in 2006 and ranked 124th now.
The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that with changing growth rate trends in 24 years (in 2050) Croatia's population will shrink by 15.4% to 3,226,539 people with a rank change from 129th to 139th. The population of Slovakia will decrease by 9.44% to 4,860,572 people and rank change from 124th to 129th.
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Population differences between Croatia and Slovakia
|
Croatia
|
Slovakia
|
|
|---|---|---|
| Life expectancy | 79.1 years | 78.8 years |
| Average age | 44.6 years | 42 years |
| Median age | 46 years | 42.7 years |
| Male:Female ratio | 48.2:51.8 | 48.8:51.2 |
| Fertility rate | 1.46 births per woman | 1.49 births per woman |
| Population density | 178.9 ppl/mi² | 292.1 ppl/mi² |
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