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

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The latest officially reported population of Croatia was 3,876,200 in 2025 vs 19,654,739 people in Somalia in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Croatia's population is 3,849,788 people compared to 20,653,532 in Somalia.

Population statistics:

  • Somalia's population is 5.36 times bigger than Croatia's.
  • Croatia is ranked the 130th 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 -0.73% per year vs +3.59% in Somalia.
  • Since 2006, the population of Croatia has decreased from 4.31M people to 3.85M (10.7% decline), while Somalia has grown from 11M to 20.7M (88.2% growth).

Croatia vs Somalia: population by year and forecast

Croatia
Factual

Projection
Somalia
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Croatia Somalia
2100 2,158,545 68,341,587
2099 2,176,440 67,997,987
2098 2,194,539 67,660,056
2097 2,212,602 67,320,374
2096 2,231,114 66,931,214
2095 2,249,667 66,544,181
2094 2,268,376 66,138,594
2093 2,286,882 65,719,626
2092 2,305,583 65,283,569
2091 2,324,254 64,812,444
2090 2,342,729 64,322,633
2089 2,361,668 63,882,977
2088 2,380,831 63,424,502
2087 2,399,709 62,947,792
2086 2,418,760 62,408,129
2085 2,438,113 61,835,054
2084 2,457,815 61,280,718
2083 2,477,556 60,723,949
2082 2,497,595 60,150,487
2081 2,517,715 59,639,547
2080 2,538,164 59,064,099
2079 2,559,092 58,441,001
2078 2,580,179 57,816,490
2077 2,601,778 57,176,183
2076 2,623,507 56,567,204
2075 2,645,523 55,970,712
2074 2,667,391 55,295,699
2073 2,689,518 54,617,874
2072 2,712,201 53,944,923
2071 2,734,759 53,250,824
2070 2,757,112 52,540,460
2069 2,780,455 51,845,897
2068 2,804,383 51,165,760
2067 2,828,363 50,461,574
2066 2,852,669 49,748,163
2065 2,877,009 48,994,126
2064 2,901,213 48,235,809
2063 2,926,228 47,492,758
2062 2,951,475 46,756,776
2061 2,976,903 46,008,848
2060 3,002,483 45,192,338
2059 3,027,959 44,370,279
2058 3,053,643 43,631,825
2057 3,079,155 42,870,700
2056 3,105,119 42,095,303
2055 3,130,769 41,292,441
2054 3,156,282 40,487,904
2053 3,182,091 39,720,236
2052 3,207,640 38,967,888
2051 3,233,551 38,205,058
2050 3,259,702 37,448,393
2049 3,285,684 36,717,019
2048 3,311,657 35,962,583
2047 3,337,645 35,196,924
2046 3,363,102 34,440,935
2045 3,388,731 33,696,593
2044 3,414,541 32,957,131
2043 3,439,695 32,227,622
2042 3,464,688 31,517,627
2041 3,489,565 30,775,671
2040 3,513,946 30,013,616
2039 3,538,129 29,294,623
2038 3,562,371 28,565,580
2037 3,586,606 27,821,304
2036 3,609,771 27,097,563
2035 3,632,470 26,368,985
2034 3,656,066 25,671,628
2033 3,679,626 25,002,924
2032 3,703,646 24,323,435
2031 3,728,250 23,642,617
2030 3,752,014 22,951,436
2029 3,776,079 22,285,719
2028 3,799,610 21,638,095
2027 3,824,370 20,978,784
2026 3,849,788 20,310,008
2025 3,876,200 19,654,739
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 (2026–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08); World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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 257,079 people (a 6.26% decline), while Somalia's population increased by 6,304,792 people (a 43.9% growth).

Croatia was ranked 120th most populous country in 2006 and is 130th 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 3,259,702 people with a rank change from 130th to 138th. The population of Somalia will increase by 81.3% to 37,448,393 people and rank change from 66th to 57th.

Somalia is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 68.3M people, while Croatia's population already peaked in 1990 at 4.78M people and is projected to decrease to 2.16M 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 0.26% 3.4%
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 (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 Somalia's population grew by 3.4%.

Live population counters

Croatia Somalia
Current population
3849788
20653532
Population rank 130/197 66/197
Percent of world population 0.05% 0.25%
One net population change
52.7 minutes
49 seconds
One birth every
16.4 minutes
39.2 seconds
One death every
10.3 minutes
2.84 minutes
Daily growth/decline +27 +1,769
Annual growth/decline +10,000 +645,588
Annual growth/decline rate +0.26% +3.4%
Population growth rate rank 147/197 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 -18,944 -5,186 619,793 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 -21,137 -8,552 561,311 77,259
2019 -15,798 -13,239 548,756 53,124
2018 -15,556 -25,016 514,244 40,844
2017 -16,974 -44,557 478,556 38,067
2016 -14,374 -32,144 495,132 124,017
2015 -17,022 -27,501 481,573 -17,178
2014 -11,344 -13,127 464,481 6,065
2013 -10,585 -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 2026-07-08).

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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 Somalia 94.2% is from natural causes (a gain of 5,425,417 people) and 5.77% is from migration (a gain of 332,281 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 (1960–2025, 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. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  5. Wikidata (2026, retrieved 2026-07-08)

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