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

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The latest officially reported population of Croatia was 3,876,200 in 2025 vs 51,662,147 people in Sudan in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Croatia's population is 3,849,788 people compared to 54,156,832 in Sudan.

Population statistics:

  • Sudan's population is 14.1 times bigger than Croatia's.
  • Croatia is ranked the 130th most populous country in the world, while Sudan is the 29th.
  • The countries together account for 0.7% of the world: 0.05% for Croatia vs 0.65% for Sudan.
  • For the last 10 years, Croatia has had an average growth rate of -0.73% per year vs +2.63% in Sudan.
  • Since 2006, the population of Croatia has decreased from 4.31M people to 3.85M (10.7% decline), while Sudan has grown from 32M to 54.2M (69.3% growth).

Croatia vs Sudan: population by year and forecast

Croatia
Factual

Projection
Sudan
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Croatia Sudan
2100 2,158,545 138,786,562
2099 2,176,440 138,200,726
2098 2,194,539 137,581,716
2097 2,212,602 136,936,850
2096 2,231,114 136,293,310
2095 2,249,667 135,619,411
2094 2,268,376 134,962,748
2093 2,286,882 134,241,761
2092 2,305,583 133,476,598
2091 2,324,254 132,717,036
2090 2,342,729 131,929,843
2089 2,361,668 131,106,299
2088 2,380,831 130,258,636
2087 2,399,709 129,375,710
2086 2,418,760 128,473,461
2085 2,438,113 127,558,118
2084 2,457,815 126,607,392
2083 2,477,556 125,651,327
2082 2,497,595 124,696,076
2081 2,517,715 123,744,490
2080 2,538,164 122,770,063
2079 2,559,092 121,779,815
2078 2,580,179 120,751,900
2077 2,601,778 119,717,424
2076 2,623,507 118,681,140
2075 2,645,523 117,612,837
2074 2,667,391 116,516,833
2073 2,689,518 115,406,797
2072 2,712,201 114,272,123
2071 2,734,759 113,124,997
2070 2,757,112 111,982,729
2069 2,780,455 110,816,409
2068 2,804,383 109,652,769
2067 2,828,363 108,433,341
2066 2,852,669 107,199,808
2065 2,877,009 105,978,161
2064 2,901,213 104,726,820
2063 2,926,228 103,455,672
2062 2,951,475 102,156,918
2061 2,976,903 100,859,967
2060 3,002,483 99,547,905
2059 3,027,959 98,233,054
2058 3,053,643 96,897,205
2057 3,079,155 95,551,255
2056 3,105,119 94,198,924
2055 3,130,769 92,819,157
2054 3,156,282 91,429,774
2053 3,182,091 90,049,799
2052 3,207,640 88,658,871
2051 3,233,551 87,267,085
2050 3,259,702 85,869,620
2049 3,285,684 84,466,974
2048 3,311,657 83,095,662
2047 3,337,645 81,727,967
2046 3,363,102 80,356,627
2045 3,388,731 78,980,614
2044 3,414,541 77,616,012
2043 3,439,695 76,252,103
2042 3,464,688 74,901,092
2041 3,489,565 73,546,861
2040 3,513,946 72,207,474
2039 3,538,129 70,876,908
2038 3,562,371 69,547,797
2037 3,586,606 68,201,884
2036 3,609,771 66,863,109
2035 3,632,470 65,516,233
2034 3,656,066 64,168,801
2033 3,679,626 62,823,562
2032 3,703,646 61,491,227
2031 3,728,250 60,168,709
2030 3,752,014 58,846,984
2029 3,776,079 57,534,918
2028 3,799,610 56,242,802
2027 3,824,370 54,955,096
2026 3,849,788 53,313,722
2025 3,876,200 51,662,147
2024 3,866,200 50,448,963
2023 3,859,686 50,042,791
2022 3,855,641 49,383,346
2021 3,878,981 48,066,924
2020 3,914,206 46,789,231
2019 3,949,390 45,548,175
2018 3,988,775 44,230,596
2017 4,041,407 42,714,306
2016 4,106,867 41,259,892
2015 4,151,725 40,024,431
2014 4,201,598 38,823,318
2013 4,233,922 37,785,849
2012 4,260,368 36,923,178
2011 4,280,622 36,140,806
2010 4,295,427 35,414,399
2009 4,305,181 34,569,113
2008 4,309,705 33,623,980
2007 4,310,217 32,764,135
2006 4,311,159 31,992,435
2005 4,310,145 31,262,444
2004 4,304,600 30,556,637
2003 4,303,399 29,896,035
2002 4,302,174 29,228,727
2001 4,299,642 28,516,770
2000 4,468,302 27,816,745
1999 4,512,597 27,130,613
1998 4,532,135 26,458,999
1997 4,534,920 25,799,821
1996 4,557,097 25,231,528
1995 4,620,030 24,672,143
1994 4,652,024 24,043,948
1993 4,600,463 23,445,592
1992 4,575,818 22,927,355
1991 4,689,022 22,470,676
1990 4,777,368 22,021,481
1989 4,767,260 21,578,022
1988 4,755,207 21,138,431
1987 4,739,745 20,704,904
1986 4,721,446 20,288,238
1985 4,701,417 19,905,872
1984 4,680,285 19,546,528
1983 4,658,254 19,109,770
1982 4,634,234 18,486,645
1981 4,611,509 17,780,572
1980 4,599,782 17,058,905
1979 4,594,778 16,355,352
1978 4,581,085 15,695,003
1977 4,559,571 15,086,614
1976 4,535,934 14,569,716
1975 4,512,082 14,064,798
1974 4,490,660 13,580,723
1973 4,470,161 13,049,315
1972 4,450,564 12,527,856
1971 4,431,275 12,105,539
1970 4,412,252 11,695,771
1969 4,391,490 11,298,936
1968 4,365,628 10,917,999
1967 4,338,683 10,550,597
1966 4,310,701 10,197,578
1965 4,280,923 9,858,030
1964 4,252,876 9,531,109
1963 4,225,675 9,218,077
1962 4,196,712 8,919,028
1961 4,167,292 8,634,941
1960 4,140,181 8,364,489

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/sudan | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Croatia decreased by 204,292 people (a 4.74% decline), while Sudan gained 9,267,457 people (a 29% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Croatia lost 257,079 people (a 6.26% decline), while Sudan's population increased by 12,896,940 people (a 31.3% growth).

Croatia was ranked 120th most populous country in 2006 and is 130th in 2026. Sudan was ranked 36th in 2006 and ranked 29th 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 Sudan will increase by 58.6% to 85,869,620 people and rank change from 29th to 21st.

Sudan is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 139M 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
Sudan
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Croatia Sudan
2100 -0.82% 0.42%
2099 -0.82% 0.45%
2098 -0.82% 0.47%
2097 -0.83% 0.47%
2096 -0.82% 0.5%
2095 -0.82% 0.49%
2094 -0.81% 0.54%
2093 -0.81% 0.57%
2092 -0.8% 0.57%
2091 -0.79% 0.6%
2090 -0.8% 0.63%
2089 -0.8% 0.65%
2088 -0.79% 0.68%
2087 -0.79% 0.7%
2086 -0.79% 0.72%
2085 -0.8% 0.75%
2084 -0.8% 0.76%
2083 -0.8% 0.77%
2082 -0.8% 0.77%
2081 -0.81% 0.79%
2080 -0.82% 0.81%
2079 -0.82% 0.85%
2078 -0.83% 0.86%
2077 -0.83% 0.87%
2076 -0.83% 0.91%
2075 -0.82% 0.94%
2074 -0.82% 0.96%
2073 -0.84% 0.99%
2072 -0.82% 1.01%
2071 -0.81% 1.02%
2070 -0.84% 1.05%
2069 -0.85% 1.06%
2068 -0.85% 1.12%
2067 -0.85% 1.15%
2066 -0.85% 1.15%
2065 -0.83% 1.19%
2064 -0.85% 1.23%
2063 -0.86% 1.27%
2062 -0.85% 1.29%
2061 -0.85% 1.32%
2060 -0.84% 1.34%
2059 -0.84% 1.38%
2058 -0.83% 1.41%
2057 -0.84% 1.44%
2056 -0.82% 1.49%
2055 -0.81% 1.52%
2054 -0.81% 1.53%
2053 -0.8% 1.57%
2052 -0.8% 1.59%
2051 -0.8% 1.63%
2050 -0.79% 1.66%
2049 -0.78% 1.65%
2048 -0.78% 1.67%
2047 -0.76% 1.71%
2046 -0.76% 1.74%
2045 -0.76% 1.76%
2044 -0.73% 1.79%
2043 -0.72% 1.8%
2042 -0.71% 1.84%
2041 -0.69% 1.85%
2040 -0.68% 1.88%
2039 -0.68% 1.91%
2038 -0.68% 1.97%
2037 -0.64% 2%
2036 -0.62% 2.06%
2035 -0.65% 2.1%
2034 -0.64% 2.14%
2033 -0.65% 2.17%
2032 -0.66% 2.2%
2031 -0.63% 2.25%
2030 -0.64% 2.28%
2029 -0.62% 2.3%
2028 -0.65% 2.34%
2027 -0.66% 3.08%
2026 -0.68% 3.2%
2025 0.26% 2.4%
2024 0.17% 0.81%
2023 0.1% 1.34%
2022 -0.6% 2.74%
2021 -0.9% 2.73%
2020 -0.89% 2.72%
2019 -0.99% 2.98%
2018 -1.3% 3.55%
2017 -1.59% 3.53%
2016 -1.08% 3.09%
2015 -1.19% 3.09%
2014 -0.76% 2.75%
2013 -0.62% 2.34%
2012 -0.47% 2.16%
2011 -0.34% 2.05%
2010 -0.23% 2.45%
2009 -0.1% 2.81%
2008 -0.01% 2.62%
2007 -0.02% 2.41%
2006 0.02% 2.34%
2005 0.13% 2.31%
2004 0.03% 2.21%
2003 0.03% 2.28%
2002 0.06% 2.5%
2001 -3.77% 2.52%
2000 -0.98% 2.53%
1999 -0.43% 2.54%
1998 -0.06% 2.55%
1997 -0.49% 2.25%
1996 -1.36% 2.27%
1995 -0.69% 2.61%
1994 1.12% 2.55%
1993 0.54% 2.26%
1992 -2.41% 2.03%
1991 -1.85% 2.04%
1990 0.21% 2.06%
1989 0.25% 2.08%
1988 0.33% 2.09%
1987 0.39% 2.05%
1986 0.43% 1.92%
1985 0.45% 1.84%
1984 0.47% 2.29%
1983 0.52% 3.37%
1982 0.49% 3.97%
1981 0.25% 4.23%
1980 0.11% 4.3%
1979 0.3% 4.21%
1978 0.47% 4.03%
1977 0.52% 3.55%
1976 0.53% 3.59%
1975 0.48% 3.56%
1974 0.46% 4.07%
1973 0.44% 4.16%
1972 0.44% 3.49%
1971 0.43% 3.5%
1970 0.47% 3.51%
1969 0.59% 3.49%
1968 0.62% 3.48%
1967 0.65% 3.46%
1966 0.7% 3.44%
1965 0.66% 3.43%
1964 0.64% 3.4%
1963 0.69% 3.35%
1962 0.71% 3.29%
1961 0.65% 3.23%

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2026–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08); World Bank | Health (1961–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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

In 2025, the population of Croatia grew by 0.26%, while Sudan's population grew by 2.4%.

Live population counters

Croatia Sudan
Current population
3849788
54156832
Population rank 130/197 29/197
Percent of world population 0.05% 0.65%
One net population change
52.7 minutes
26.1 seconds
One birth every
16.4 minutes
18.9 seconds
One death every
10.3 minutes
1.64 minutes
Daily growth/decline +27 +3,324
Annual growth/decline +10,000 +1,213,184
Annual growth/decline rate +0.26% +2.4%
Population growth rate rank 147/197 30/197
One migration net change every
2.52 hours
1.81 minutes
Annual migration change -3,481 +291,469
Net migration rank 112/196 6/196
Foreign-born residents 527,831 2,397,113
Foreign-born residents rank 78/195 29/195
Foreign-born share of population 13.6% 4.8%
Foreign-born share rank 50/195 94/195

Natural population change vs migration

Croatia
Natural

Migration
Sudan
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Croatia Sudan
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -3,481 - 291,469
2024 -18,944 -5,186 1,345,019 -544,257
2023 -19,298 10,202 1,361,564 -1,349,998
2022 -23,134 11,681 1,333,992 -26,668
2021 -26,377 -4,517 1,293,817 31,664
2020 -21,137 -8,552 1,295,781 -65,933
2019 -15,798 -13,239 1,291,747 -39,491
2018 -15,556 -25,016 1,257,387 125,499
2017 -16,974 -44,557 1,208,046 441,623
2016 -14,374 -32,144 1,174,422 84,728
2015 -17,022 -27,501 1,145,259 66,476
2014 -11,344 -13,127 1,097,962 92,504
2013 -10,585 -6,245 1,078,446 -194,001
2012 -9,799 -4,794 1,073,062 -232,196
2011 -9,846 -17,463 1,070,888 -347,024
2010 -8,591 -3,995 1,068,381 -339,466
2009 -7,319 1,358 1,041,810 -80,159
2008 -8,188 6,495 1,001,826 -73,188
2007 -10,335 8,893 992,819 -201,769
2006 -8,669 10,852 963,740 -211,387
2005 -9,022 10,629 907,017 -199,378
2004 -9,040 15,445 889,382 -185,392
2003 -12,480 12,556 898,226 -281,001
2002 -10,325 10,306 897,965 -180,603
2001 -8,599 19,298 880,284 -173,745
2000 -6,255 -47,629 858,536 -165,030
1999 -6,769 -47,418 835,840 -157,090
1998 -4,985 -47,931 814,752 -150,271
1997 3,175 -52,897 802,245 -148,368
1996 3,190 -53,688 792,926 -310,221
1995 0 -51,882 780,700 -144,670
1994 -930 -50,444 764,645 -144,324
1993 -2,301 -49,615 743,249 -166,861
1992 -4,576 -47,865 731,177 -271,093
1991 -2,813 -31,968 714,612 -261,341
1990 3,344 9,538 699,953 -254,825
1989 3,337 8,471 683,743 -241,979
1988 5,707 7,242 672,604 -235,213
1987 6,161 6,956 658,416 -228,756
1986 8,499 6,261 649,649 -245,968
1985 10,343 5,550 583,382 -222,315
1984 10,764 5,757 577,405 -219,755
1983 10,714 6,323 570,198 -54,325
1982 15,756 7,475 606,362 124,007
1981 15,680 4,872 585,087 96,697
1980 17,939 -5,486 552,930 208,602
1979 21,136 -5,740 524,942 120,613
1978 20,157 -7,329 497,987 177,153
1977 22,798 -7,339 483,089 58,540
1976 22,226 -7,400 470,019 22,147
1975 21,658 -7,366 454,813 62,843
1974 22,453 -8,076 444,456 6,023
1973 21,904 -8,335 439,201 173,143
1972 17,802 -7,277 428,340 2,238
1971 19,941 -5,608 417,641 -3,577
1970 16,767 -2,359 401,013 4,479
1969 16,688 -2,796 385,712 2,476
1968 21,828 -2,799 370,917 2,776
1967 26,032 -3,518 356,599 4,508
1966 33,192 -6,341 342,118 2,813
1965 31,251 -5,253 327,799 6,367
1964 25,942 -2,090 315,166 4,505
1963 31,270 -1,289 302,132 4,263
1962 30,216 -2,176 287,317 4,387
1961 36,255 -6,567 272,562 3,904
1960 34,778 -21,768 262,235 2,194

Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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

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 Sudan 90.9% is from natural causes (a gain of 12,707,034 people) and 9.13% is from migration (a loss of 1,276,357 people).

As of 2024, 527,831 residents or 13.6% of the population were not native-born in Croatia, compared to 2,397,113 people or 4.8% in Sudan.

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
Sudan
City Population
Khartoum 5.34M
Omdurman 2.81M
Port Sudan 580K
El-Obeid 560K
Kassala 536K
Kosti 528K
Nyala 493K
El-Gadarif 355K
Al-Fashir 286K
Ad-Damazin 186K

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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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