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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Croatia was 3,866,200 in 2024 vs 19,009,151 people in Somalia in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Croatia's population is 3,812,193 people compared to 20,503,678 in Somalia.

Population statistics:

  • Somalia's population is 5.38 times bigger than Croatia's.
  • Croatia is ranked the 129th most populous country in the world, while Somalia is the 66th.
  • The countries together account for 0.29% of the world: 0.05% for Croatia vs 0.25% for Somalia.
  • For the last 10 years, Croatia has had an average growth rate of -0.82% per year vs +3.61% in Somalia.
  • Since 2006, the population of Croatia has decreased from 4.31M people to 3.81M (11.6% decline), while Somalia has grown from 11M to 20.5M (86.8% growth).

Croatia vs Somalia: population by year and forecast

Croatia
Factual

Projection
Somalia
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Croatia Somalia
2100 2,137,465 68,384,185
2099 2,155,186 68,040,371
2098 2,173,108 67,702,230
2097 2,190,995 67,362,336
2096 2,209,326 66,972,933
2095 2,227,698 66,585,659
2094 2,246,224 66,179,819
2093 2,264,550 65,760,590
2092 2,283,068 65,324,261
2091 2,301,556 64,852,843
2090 2,319,851 64,362,727
2089 2,338,604 63,922,797
2088 2,357,581 63,464,036
2087 2,376,274 62,987,028
2086 2,395,139 62,447,029
2085 2,414,304 61,873,597
2084 2,433,813 61,318,916
2083 2,453,361 60,761,800
2082 2,473,204 60,187,980
2081 2,493,128 59,676,722
2080 2,513,378 59,100,915
2079 2,534,101 58,477,428
2078 2,554,982 57,852,528
2077 2,576,370 57,211,821
2076 2,597,887 56,602,463
2075 2,619,688 56,005,600
2074 2,641,342 55,330,165
2073 2,663,253 54,651,918
2072 2,685,714 53,978,548
2071 2,708,053 53,284,016
2070 2,730,187 52,573,210
2069 2,753,302 51,878,214
2068 2,776,996 51,197,653
2067 2,800,742 50,493,028
2066 2,824,811 49,779,172
2065 2,848,913 49,024,665
2064 2,872,881 48,265,876
2063 2,897,651 47,522,361
2062 2,922,653 46,785,920
2061 2,947,832 46,037,526
2060 2,973,162 45,220,507
2059 2,998,389 44,397,936
2058 3,023,822 43,659,021
2057 3,049,085 42,897,422
2056 3,074,796 42,121,542
2055 3,100,195 41,318,179
2054 3,125,459 40,513,141
2053 3,151,016 39,744,995
2052 3,176,316 38,992,177
2051 3,201,973 38,228,872
2050 3,227,869 37,471,735
2049 3,253,597 36,739,905
2048 3,279,316 35,984,999
2047 3,305,051 35,218,863
2046 3,330,260 34,462,403
2045 3,355,638 33,717,596
2044 3,381,196 32,977,674
2043 3,406,105 32,247,710
2042 3,430,854 31,537,272
2041 3,455,487 30,794,853
2040 3,479,631 30,032,324
2039 3,503,577 29,312,883
2038 3,527,583 28,583,386
2037 3,551,581 27,838,646
2036 3,574,520 27,114,453
2035 3,596,996 26,385,421
2034 3,620,363 25,687,629
2033 3,643,692 25,018,509
2032 3,667,478 24,338,597
2031 3,691,842 23,657,353
2030 3,715,373 22,965,742
2029 3,739,203 22,299,610
2028 3,762,505 21,651,582
2027 3,787,023 20,991,860
2026 3,812,193 20,322,668
2025 3,838,346 19,666,990
2024 3,866,200 19,009,151
2023 3,859,686 18,358,615
2022 3,855,641 17,801,897
2021 3,878,981 17,271,431
2020 3,914,206 16,651,191
2019 3,949,390 16,030,971
2018 3,988,775 15,452,487
2017 4,041,407 14,916,629
2016 4,106,867 14,348,740
2015 4,151,725 13,806,963
2014 4,201,598 13,339,491
2013 4,233,922 12,869,594
2012 4,260,368 12,461,160
2011 4,280,622 12,348,830
2010 4,295,427 12,261,756
2009 4,305,181 11,961,201
2008 4,309,705 11,663,084
2007 4,310,217 11,322,582
2006 4,311,159 10,975,502
2005 4,310,145 10,644,228
2004 4,304,600 10,280,998
2003 4,303,399 9,909,157
2002 4,302,174 9,550,063
2001 4,299,642 9,198,493
2000 4,468,302 8,838,713
1999 4,512,597 8,492,059
1998 4,532,135 8,155,417
1997 4,534,920 7,824,525
1996 4,557,097 7,554,474
1995 4,620,030 7,285,007
1994 4,652,024 7,026,797
1993 4,600,463 6,681,399
1992 4,575,818 6,495,107
1991 4,689,022 6,813,760
1990 4,777,368 7,082,811
1989 4,767,260 7,114,817
1988 4,755,207 7,235,360
1987 4,739,745 7,228,302
1986 4,721,446 6,974,788
1985 4,701,417 6,693,289
1984 4,680,285 6,428,389
1983 4,658,254 6,198,430
1982 4,634,234 6,003,840
1981 4,611,509 5,982,849
1980 4,599,782 5,936,154
1979 4,594,778 5,449,117
1978 4,581,085 4,814,892
1977 4,559,571 4,484,050
1976 4,535,934 4,365,812
1975 4,512,082 4,257,535
1974 4,490,660 4,151,842
1973 4,470,161 4,045,592
1972 4,450,564 3,939,436
1971 4,431,275 3,837,691
1970 4,412,252 3,738,448
1969 4,391,490 3,641,015
1968 4,365,628 3,546,590
1967 4,338,683 3,454,537
1966 4,310,701 3,365,106
1965 4,280,923 3,277,874
1964 4,252,876 3,192,796
1963 4,225,675 3,110,361
1962 4,196,712 3,030,091
1961 4,167,292 2,952,054
1960 4,140,181 2,876,331

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

GeoRank.org/population/croatia/somalia | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Croatia decreased by 204,292 people (a 4.74% decline), while Somalia gained 3,373,238 people (a 30.7% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Croatia lost 294,674 people (a 7.18% decline), while Somalia's population increased by 6,154,938 people (a 42.9% growth).

Croatia was ranked 120th most populous country in 2006 and is 129th in 2026. Somalia was ranked 75th in 2006 and ranked 66th 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 Somalia will increase by 82.8% to 37,471,735 people and rank change from 66th to 57th.

Somalia is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 68.4M 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
Somalia
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Croatia Somalia
2100 -0.82% 0.51%
2099 -0.82% 0.5%
2098 -0.82% 0.5%
2097 -0.83% 0.58%
2096 -0.82% 0.58%
2095 -0.82% 0.61%
2094 -0.81% 0.64%
2093 -0.81% 0.67%
2092 -0.8% 0.73%
2091 -0.79% 0.76%
2090 -0.8% 0.69%
2089 -0.8% 0.72%
2088 -0.79% 0.76%
2087 -0.79% 0.86%
2086 -0.79% 0.93%
2085 -0.8% 0.9%
2084 -0.8% 0.92%
2083 -0.8% 0.95%
2082 -0.8% 0.86%
2081 -0.81% 0.97%
2080 -0.82% 1.07%
2079 -0.82% 1.08%
2078 -0.83% 1.12%
2077 -0.83% 1.08%
2076 -0.83% 1.07%
2075 -0.82% 1.22%
2074 -0.82% 1.24%
2073 -0.84% 1.25%
2072 -0.82% 1.3%
2071 -0.81% 1.35%
2070 -0.84% 1.34%
2069 -0.85% 1.33%
2068 -0.85% 1.4%
2067 -0.85% 1.43%
2066 -0.85% 1.54%
2065 -0.83% 1.57%
2064 -0.85% 1.56%
2063 -0.86% 1.57%
2062 -0.85% 1.63%
2061 -0.85% 1.81%
2060 -0.84% 1.85%
2059 -0.84% 1.69%
2058 -0.83% 1.78%
2057 -0.84% 1.84%
2056 -0.82% 1.94%
2055 -0.81% 1.99%
2054 -0.81% 1.93%
2053 -0.8% 1.93%
2052 -0.8% 2%
2051 -0.8% 2.02%
2050 -0.79% 1.99%
2049 -0.78% 2.1%
2048 -0.78% 2.18%
2047 -0.76% 2.2%
2046 -0.76% 2.21%
2045 -0.76% 2.24%
2044 -0.73% 2.26%
2043 -0.72% 2.25%
2042 -0.71% 2.41%
2041 -0.69% 2.54%
2040 -0.68% 2.45%
2039 -0.68% 2.55%
2038 -0.68% 2.68%
2037 -0.64% 2.67%
2036 -0.62% 2.76%
2035 -0.65% 2.72%
2034 -0.64% 2.67%
2033 -0.65% 2.79%
2032 -0.66% 2.88%
2031 -0.63% 3.01%
2030 -0.64% 2.99%
2029 -0.62% 2.99%
2028 -0.65% 3.14%
2027 -0.66% 3.29%
2026 -0.68% 3.33%
2025 -0.72% 3.46%
2024 0.17% 3.54%
2023 0.1% 3.13%
2022 -0.6% 3.07%
2021 -0.9% 3.72%
2020 -0.89% 3.87%
2019 -0.99% 3.74%
2018 -1.3% 3.59%
2017 -1.59% 3.96%
2016 -1.08% 3.92%
2015 -1.19% 3.5%
2014 -0.76% 3.65%
2013 -0.62% 3.28%
2012 -0.47% 0.91%
2011 -0.34% 0.71%
2010 -0.23% 2.51%
2009 -0.1% 2.56%
2008 -0.01% 3.01%
2007 -0.02% 3.16%
2006 0.02% 3.11%
2005 0.13% 3.53%
2004 0.03% 3.75%
2003 0.03% 3.76%
2002 0.06% 3.82%
2001 -3.77% 4.07%
2000 -0.98% 4.08%
1999 -0.43% 4.13%
1998 -0.06% 4.23%
1997 -0.49% 3.57%
1996 -1.36% 3.7%
1995 -0.69% 3.67%
1994 1.12% 5.17%
1993 0.54% 2.87%
1992 -2.41% -4.68%
1991 -1.85% -3.8%
1990 0.21% -0.45%
1989 0.25% -1.67%
1988 0.33% 0.1%
1987 0.39% 3.63%
1986 0.43% 4.21%
1985 0.45% 4.12%
1984 0.47% 3.71%
1983 0.52% 3.24%
1982 0.49% 0.35%
1981 0.25% 0.79%
1980 0.11% 8.94%
1979 0.3% 13.2%
1978 0.47% 7.38%
1977 0.52% 2.71%
1976 0.53% 2.54%
1975 0.48% 2.55%
1974 0.46% 2.63%
1973 0.44% 2.69%
1972 0.44% 2.65%
1971 0.43% 2.65%
1970 0.47% 2.68%
1969 0.59% 2.66%
1968 0.62% 2.66%
1967 0.65% 2.66%
1966 0.7% 2.66%
1965 0.66% 2.66%
1964 0.64% 2.65%
1963 0.69% 2.65%
1962 0.71% 2.64%
1961 0.65% 2.63%

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); World Bank | Health (1961–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

GeoRank.org/population/croatia/somalia | CC BY

In 2024, the population of Croatia grew by 0.17%, while Somalia's population grew by 3.54%.

Live population counters

Croatia Somalia
Current population
3812193
20503678
Population rank 129/197 66/197
Percent of world population 0.05% 0.25%
One net population change
1.34 hours
48.5 seconds
One birth every
16.4 minutes
40 seconds
One death every
10.2 minutes
2.91 minutes
Daily growth/decline +18 +1,782
Annual growth/decline +6,514 +650,536
Annual growth/decline rate +0.17% +3.54%
Population growth rate rank 157/197 8/197
One migration net change every
2.52 hours
43.6 minutes
Annual migration change -3,481 +12,077
Net migration rank 112/196 40/196
Foreign-born residents 527,831 77,972
Foreign-born residents rank 78/195 140/195
Foreign-born share of population 13.6% 0.4%
Foreign-born share rank 50/195 180/195

Natural population change vs migration

Croatia
Natural

Migration
Somalia
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Croatia Somalia
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -3,481 - 12,077
2024 - -5,186 - 26,859
2023 -19,298 10,202 608,203 46,217
2022 -23,134 11,681 551,450 -92,434
2021 -26,377 -4,517 566,399 35,506
2020 -20,354 -8,552 561,311 77,259
2019 -15,008 -13,239 548,756 53,124
2018 -15,557 -25,016 514,244 40,844
2017 -16,570 -44,557 478,556 38,067
2016 -13,553 -32,144 495,132 124,017
2015 -16,607 -27,501 481,573 -17,178
2014 -11,345 -13,127 464,481 6,065
2013 -10,162 -6,245 448,518 20,723
2012 -9,799 -4,794 399,468 -51,833
2011 -9,846 -17,463 203,213 -326,192
2010 -8,591 -3,995 385,571 -88,448
2009 -7,319 1,358 405,784 -101,795
2008 -8,188 6,495 394,258 -102,035
2007 -10,335 8,893 380,303 8,476
2006 -8,669 10,852 372,597 -67,200
2005 -9,022 10,629 363,117 -5,955
2004 -9,040 15,445 351,959 17,353
2003 -12,480 12,556 341,192 33,174
2002 -10,325 10,306 331,215 12,603
2001 -8,599 19,298 319,059 40,274
2000 -6,255 -47,629 306,651 53,580
1999 -6,769 -47,418 295,523 37,548
1998 -4,985 -47,931 284,779 55,426
1997 3,175 -52,897 271,894 49,692
1996 3,190 -53,688 264,807 -46,291
1995 0 -51,882 254,509 65,888
1994 -930 -50,444 246,950 -50,921
1993 -2,301 -49,615 232,960 261,815
1992 -4,576 -47,865 57,495 -179,675
1991 -2,813 -31,968 53,052 -568,166
1990 3,344 9,538 225,162 -248,155
1989 3,337 8,471 225,255 -266,281
1988 5,707 7,242 215,599 -415,660
1987 6,161 6,956 231,580 -17,391
1986 8,499 6,261 218,416 74,424
1985 10,343 5,550 207,960 62,183
1984 10,764 5,757 199,017 60,630
1983 10,714 6,323 190,775 9,505
1982 15,756 7,475 182,793 6,115
1981 15,680 4,872 185,211 -332,129
1980 17,939 -5,486 174,790 65,519
1979 21,136 -5,740 151,016 582,746
1978 20,157 -7,329 132,689 402,005
1977 22,798 -7,339 124,818 2,170
1976 22,226 -7,400 113,319 -3,831
1975 21,658 -7,366 108,998 -1,934
1974 22,453 -8,076 104,813 -495
1973 21,904 -8,335 108,038 143
1972 17,802 -7,277 104,493 -351
1971 19,941 -5,608 101,196 -1,850
1970 16,767 -2,359 98,025 1,104
1969 16,688 -2,796 95,045 690
1968 21,828 -2,799 92,208 906
1967 26,032 -3,518 89,497 1,498
1966 33,192 -6,341 86,930 941
1965 31,251 -5,253 84,448 2,142
1964 25,942 -2,090 82,042 1,518
1963 31,270 -1,289 79,859 1,449
1962 30,216 -2,176 77,737 1,496
1961 36,255 -6,567 75,513 1,336
1960 34,778 -21,768 73,850 750

Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-04-06).

GeoRank.org/population/croatia/somalia | CC BY

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 Somalia 94.4% is from natural causes (a gain of 5,270,105 people) and 5.58% is from migration (a gain of 311,487 people).

As of 2024, 527,831 residents or 13.6% of the population were not native-born in Croatia, compared to 77,972 people or 0.4% in Somalia.

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
Somalia
City Population
Mogadishu 2.12M
Hargeisa 1.23M
Baidoa 1.2M
Borama 68.1K

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

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