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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Croatia was 3,866,200 in 2024 vs 50,448,963 people in Sudan in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Croatia's population is 3,812,193 people compared to 53,335,233 in Sudan.

Population statistics:

  • Sudan's population is 14 times bigger than Croatia's.
  • Croatia is ranked the 129th most populous country in the world, while Sudan is the 29th.
  • The countries together account for 0.69% of the world: 0.05% for Croatia vs 0.64% for Sudan.
  • For the last 10 years, Croatia has had an average growth rate of -0.82% per year vs +2.67% in Sudan.
  • Since 2006, the population of Croatia has decreased from 4.31M people to 3.81M (11.6% decline), while Sudan has grown from 32M to 53.3M (66.7% growth).

Croatia vs Sudan: population by year and forecast

Croatia
Factual

Projection
Sudan
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Croatia Sudan
2100 2,137,465 137,695,876
2099 2,155,186 137,114,644
2098 2,173,108 136,500,499
2097 2,190,995 135,860,701
2096 2,209,326 135,222,218
2095 2,227,698 134,553,615
2094 2,246,224 133,902,112
2093 2,264,550 133,186,791
2092 2,283,068 132,427,642
2091 2,301,556 131,674,049
2090 2,319,851 130,893,042
2089 2,338,604 130,075,970
2088 2,357,581 129,234,968
2087 2,376,274 128,358,981
2086 2,395,139 127,463,823
2085 2,414,304 126,555,673
2084 2,433,813 125,612,419
2083 2,453,361 124,663,868
2082 2,473,204 123,716,124
2081 2,493,128 122,772,016
2080 2,513,378 121,805,246
2079 2,534,101 120,822,781
2078 2,554,982 119,802,944
2077 2,576,370 118,776,597
2076 2,597,887 117,748,457
2075 2,619,688 116,688,549
2074 2,641,342 115,601,159
2073 2,663,253 114,499,847
2072 2,685,714 113,374,089
2071 2,708,053 112,235,978
2070 2,730,187 111,102,687
2069 2,753,302 109,945,533
2068 2,776,996 108,791,037
2067 2,800,742 107,581,192
2066 2,824,811 106,357,353
2065 2,848,913 105,145,307
2064 2,872,881 103,903,801
2063 2,897,651 102,642,643
2062 2,922,653 101,354,095
2061 2,947,832 100,067,335
2060 2,973,162 98,765,585
2059 2,998,389 97,461,067
2058 3,023,822 96,135,716
2057 3,049,085 94,800,344
2056 3,074,796 93,458,640
2055 3,100,195 92,089,717
2054 3,125,459 90,711,253
2053 3,151,016 89,342,122
2052 3,176,316 87,962,125
2051 3,201,973 86,581,277
2050 3,227,869 85,194,794
2049 3,253,597 83,803,171
2048 3,279,316 82,442,635
2047 3,305,051 81,085,689
2046 3,330,260 79,725,126
2045 3,355,638 78,359,927
2044 3,381,196 77,006,049
2043 3,406,105 75,652,858
2042 3,430,854 74,312,465
2041 3,455,487 72,968,877
2040 3,479,631 71,640,015
2039 3,503,577 70,319,906
2038 3,527,583 69,001,239
2037 3,551,581 67,665,904
2036 3,574,520 66,337,650
2035 3,596,996 65,001,359
2034 3,620,363 63,664,516
2033 3,643,692 62,329,849
2032 3,667,478 61,007,985
2031 3,691,842 59,695,860
2030 3,715,373 58,384,521
2029 3,739,203 57,082,767
2028 3,762,505 55,800,806
2027 3,787,023 54,523,219
2026 3,812,193 52,894,744
2025 3,838,346 51,256,148
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 (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); World Bank | Health (1960–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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 294,674 people (a 7.18% decline), while Sudan's population increased by 12,075,341 people (a 29.3% growth).

Croatia was ranked 120th most populous country in 2006 and is 129th 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 3,227,869 people with a rank change from 129th to 139th. The population of Sudan will increase by 59.7% to 85,194,794 people and rank change from 29th to 21st.

Sudan is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 138M 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
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 -0.72% 1.6%
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 (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); World Bank | Health (1961–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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

In 2024, the population of Croatia grew by 0.17%, while Sudan's population grew by 0.81%.

Live population counters

Croatia Sudan
Current population
3812193
53335233
Population rank 129/197 29/197
Percent of world population 0.05% 0.64%
One net population change
1.34 hours
1.29 minutes
One birth every
16.4 minutes
18.7 seconds
One death every
10.2 minutes
1.64 minutes
Daily growth/decline +18 +1,113
Annual growth/decline +6,514 +406,172
Annual growth/decline rate +0.17% +0.81%
Population growth rate rank 157/197 116/197
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 - -5,186 - -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 -20,354 -8,552 1,295,781 -65,933
2019 -15,008 -13,239 1,291,747 -39,491
2018 -15,557 -25,016 1,257,387 125,499
2017 -16,570 -44,557 1,208,046 441,623
2016 -13,553 -32,144 1,174,422 84,728
2015 -16,607 -27,501 1,145,259 66,476
2014 -11,345 -13,127 1,097,962 92,504
2013 -10,162 -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 2026-04-06).

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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 Sudan 95.1% is from natural causes (a gain of 12,459,977 people) and 4.88% is from migration (a loss of 639,596 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
Khartoum North 936K
Port Sudan 580K
El-Obeid 560K
Kassala 536K
Kosti 528K
Nyala 493K
El-Gadarif 355K
Al-Fashir 286K

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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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