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

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The latest officially reported population of Croatia was 3,876,200 in 2025 vs 85,878,556 people in Turkey in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Croatia's population is 3,849,788 people compared to 86,225,430 in Turkey.

Population statistics:

  • Turkey's population is 22.4 times bigger than Croatia's.
  • Croatia is ranked the 130th most populous country in the world, while Turkey is the 18th.
  • The countries together account for 1.08% of the world: 0.05% for Croatia vs 1.04% for Turkey.
  • For the last 10 years, Croatia has had an average growth rate of -0.73% per year vs +0.98% in Turkey.
  • Since 2006, the population of Croatia has decreased from 4.31M people to 3.85M (10.7% decline), while Turkey has grown from 70M to 86.2M (23.1% growth).

Croatia vs Turkey: population by year and forecast

Croatia
Factual

Projection
Turkey
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Croatia Turkey
2100 2,158,545 64,394,191
2099 2,176,440 65,045,868
2098 2,194,539 65,690,351
2097 2,212,602 66,342,622
2096 2,231,114 66,990,674
2095 2,249,667 67,642,188
2094 2,268,376 68,296,562
2093 2,286,882 68,963,773
2092 2,305,583 69,625,957
2091 2,324,254 70,290,255
2090 2,342,729 70,960,483
2089 2,361,668 71,623,547
2088 2,380,831 72,281,102
2087 2,399,709 72,928,397
2086 2,418,760 73,576,610
2085 2,438,113 74,223,570
2084 2,457,815 74,853,312
2083 2,477,556 75,483,067
2082 2,497,595 76,111,533
2081 2,517,715 76,726,689
2080 2,538,164 77,339,541
2079 2,559,092 77,938,889
2078 2,580,179 78,532,577
2077 2,601,778 79,120,573
2076 2,623,507 79,705,459
2075 2,645,523 80,277,544
2074 2,667,391 80,848,141
2073 2,689,518 81,396,237
2072 2,712,201 81,938,080
2071 2,734,759 82,465,112
2070 2,757,112 82,981,973
2069 2,780,455 83,480,362
2068 2,804,383 83,963,140
2067 2,828,363 84,428,242
2066 2,852,669 84,886,666
2065 2,877,009 85,336,225
2064 2,901,213 85,771,285
2063 2,926,228 86,187,013
2062 2,951,475 86,587,114
2061 2,976,903 86,962,577
2060 3,002,483 87,319,314
2059 3,027,959 87,663,392
2058 3,053,643 87,973,789
2057 3,079,155 88,264,809
2056 3,105,119 88,534,755
2055 3,130,769 88,764,080
2054 3,156,282 88,972,362
2053 3,182,091 89,151,673
2052 3,207,640 89,310,785
2051 3,233,551 89,437,110
2050 3,259,702 89,541,520
2049 3,285,684 89,614,107
2048 3,311,657 89,651,068
2047 3,337,645 89,659,415
2046 3,363,102 89,634,354
2045 3,388,731 89,608,012
2044 3,414,541 89,557,421
2043 3,439,695 89,493,042
2042 3,464,688 89,404,193
2041 3,489,565 89,303,546
2040 3,513,946 89,187,952
2039 3,538,129 89,051,669
2038 3,562,371 88,901,719
2037 3,586,606 88,727,471
2036 3,609,771 88,537,927
2035 3,632,470 88,343,153
2034 3,656,066 88,139,515
2033 3,679,626 87,918,397
2032 3,703,646 87,687,495
2031 3,728,250 87,437,150
2030 3,752,014 87,166,904
2029 3,776,079 86,903,490
2028 3,799,610 86,627,469
2027 3,824,370 86,350,539
2026 3,849,788 86,093,293
2025 3,876,200 85,878,556
2024 3,866,200 85,518,661
2023 3,859,686 85,325,965
2022 3,855,641 84,979,913
2021 3,878,981 84,147,318
2020 3,914,206 83,384,680
2019 3,949,390 82,579,440
2018 3,988,775 81,407,204
2017 4,041,407 80,312,698
2016 4,106,867 79,277,962
2015 4,151,725 78,218,479
2014 4,201,598 77,181,884
2013 4,233,922 76,147,624
2012 4,260,368 75,175,827
2011 4,280,622 74,223,629
2010 4,295,427 73,142,150
2009 4,305,181 72,039,206
2008 4,309,705 71,051,678
2007 4,310,217 70,158,112
2006 4,311,159 70,045,349
2005 4,310,145 69,329,557
2004 4,304,600 68,592,617
2003 4,303,399 67,831,730
2002 4,302,174 67,048,795
2001 4,299,642 66,245,128
2000 4,468,302 65,425,961
1999 4,512,597 64,591,923
1998 4,532,135 63,734,383
1997 4,534,920 62,852,966
1996 4,557,097 61,951,134
1995 4,620,030 61,024,503
1994 4,652,024 60,033,836
1993 4,600,463 58,999,167
1992 4,575,818 57,990,118
1991 4,689,022 57,009,887
1990 4,777,368 56,015,628
1989 4,767,260 54,976,723
1988 4,755,207 53,909,626
1987 4,739,745 52,843,670
1986 4,721,446 51,777,772
1985 4,701,417 50,687,115
1984 4,680,285 49,574,069
1983 4,658,254 48,447,410
1982 4,634,234 47,322,096
1981 4,611,509 46,321,190
1980 4,599,782 45,408,815
1979 4,594,778 44,510,429
1978 4,581,085 43,645,306
1977 4,559,571 42,773,298
1976 4,535,934 41,899,984
1975 4,512,082 41,053,126
1974 4,490,660 40,210,234
1973 4,470,161 39,329,533
1972 4,450,564 38,430,221
1971 4,431,275 37,518,611
1970 4,412,252 36,638,465
1969 4,391,490 35,787,774
1968 4,365,628 34,921,684
1967 4,338,683 34,050,421
1966 4,310,701 33,177,672
1965 4,280,923 32,345,220
1964 4,252,876 31,543,072
1963 4,225,675 30,726,841
1962 4,196,712 29,916,147
1961 4,167,292 29,119,238
1960 4,140,181 28,329,898

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2026–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08); World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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From 2006 to 2016, the population of Croatia decreased by 204,292 people (a 4.74% decline), while Turkey gained 9,232,613 people (a 13.2% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Croatia lost 257,079 people (a 6.26% decline), while Turkey's population increased by 6,947,468 people (a 8.76% growth).

Croatia was ranked 120th most populous country in 2006 and is 130th in 2026. Turkey was ranked 18th in 2006 and still ranked 18th 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 Turkey will increase by 3.85% to 89,541,520 people and rank change from 18th to 19th.

Turkey is projected to reach its peak in 2047 at 89.7M 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
Turkey
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Croatia Turkey
2100 -0.82% -1%
2099 -0.82% -0.98%
2098 -0.82% -0.98%
2097 -0.83% -0.97%
2096 -0.82% -0.96%
2095 -0.82% -0.96%
2094 -0.81% -0.97%
2093 -0.81% -0.95%
2092 -0.8% -0.95%
2091 -0.79% -0.94%
2090 -0.8% -0.93%
2089 -0.8% -0.91%
2088 -0.79% -0.89%
2087 -0.79% -0.88%
2086 -0.79% -0.87%
2085 -0.8% -0.84%
2084 -0.8% -0.83%
2083 -0.8% -0.83%
2082 -0.8% -0.8%
2081 -0.81% -0.79%
2080 -0.82% -0.77%
2079 -0.82% -0.76%
2078 -0.83% -0.74%
2077 -0.83% -0.73%
2076 -0.83% -0.71%
2075 -0.82% -0.71%
2074 -0.82% -0.67%
2073 -0.84% -0.66%
2072 -0.82% -0.64%
2071 -0.81% -0.62%
2070 -0.84% -0.6%
2069 -0.85% -0.57%
2068 -0.85% -0.55%
2067 -0.85% -0.54%
2066 -0.85% -0.53%
2065 -0.83% -0.51%
2064 -0.85% -0.48%
2063 -0.86% -0.46%
2062 -0.85% -0.43%
2061 -0.85% -0.41%
2060 -0.84% -0.39%
2059 -0.84% -0.35%
2058 -0.83% -0.33%
2057 -0.84% -0.3%
2056 -0.82% -0.26%
2055 -0.81% -0.23%
2054 -0.81% -0.2%
2053 -0.8% -0.18%
2052 -0.8% -0.14%
2051 -0.8% -0.12%
2050 -0.79% -0.08%
2049 -0.78% -0.04%
2048 -0.78% -0.009%
2047 -0.76% 0.03%
2046 -0.76% 0.03%
2045 -0.76% 0.06%
2044 -0.73% 0.07%
2043 -0.72% 0.1%
2042 -0.71% 0.11%
2041 -0.69% 0.13%
2040 -0.68% 0.15%
2039 -0.68% 0.17%
2038 -0.68% 0.2%
2037 -0.64% 0.21%
2036 -0.62% 0.22%
2035 -0.65% 0.23%
2034 -0.64% 0.25%
2033 -0.65% 0.26%
2032 -0.66% 0.29%
2031 -0.63% 0.31%
2030 -0.64% 0.3%
2029 -0.62% 0.32%
2028 -0.65% 0.32%
2027 -0.66% 0.3%
2026 -0.68% 0.25%
2025 0.26% 0.42%
2024 0.17% 0.23%
2023 0.1% 0.41%
2022 -0.6% 0.99%
2021 -0.9% 0.91%
2020 -0.89% 0.98%
2019 -0.99% 1.44%
2018 -1.3% 1.36%
2017 -1.59% 1.31%
2016 -1.08% 1.35%
2015 -1.19% 1.34%
2014 -0.76% 1.36%
2013 -0.62% 1.29%
2012 -0.47% 1.28%
2011 -0.34% 1.48%
2010 -0.23% 1.53%
2009 -0.1% 1.39%
2008 -0.01% 1.27%
2007 -0.02% 0.16%
2006 0.02% 1.03%
2005 0.13% 1.07%
2004 0.03% 1.12%
2003 0.03% 1.17%
2002 0.06% 1.21%
2001 -3.77% 1.25%
2000 -0.98% 1.29%
1999 -0.43% 1.35%
1998 -0.06% 1.4%
1997 -0.49% 1.46%
1996 -1.36% 1.52%
1995 -0.69% 1.65%
1994 1.12% 1.75%
1993 0.54% 1.74%
1992 -2.41% 1.72%
1991 -1.85% 1.77%
1990 0.21% 1.89%
1989 0.25% 1.98%
1988 0.33% 2.02%
1987 0.39% 2.06%
1986 0.43% 2.15%
1985 0.45% 2.25%
1984 0.47% 2.33%
1983 0.52% 2.38%
1982 0.49% 2.16%
1981 0.25% 2.01%
1980 0.11% 2.02%
1979 0.3% 1.98%
1978 0.47% 2.04%
1977 0.52% 2.08%
1976 0.53% 2.06%
1975 0.48% 2.1%
1974 0.46% 2.24%
1973 0.44% 2.34%
1972 0.44% 2.43%
1971 0.43% 2.4%
1970 0.47% 2.38%
1969 0.59% 2.48%
1968 0.62% 2.56%
1967 0.65% 2.63%
1966 0.7% 2.57%
1965 0.66% 2.54%
1964 0.64% 2.66%
1963 0.69% 2.71%
1962 0.71% 2.74%
1961 0.65% 2.79%

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 Turkey's population grew by 0.42%.

Live population counters

Croatia Turkey
Current population
3849788
86225430
Population rank 130/197 18/197
Percent of world population 0.05% 1.04%
One net population change
52.7 minutes
1.46 minutes
One birth every
16.4 minutes
33.5 seconds
One death every
10.3 minutes
1.08 minutes
Daily growth/decline +27 +986
Annual growth/decline +10,000 +359,895
Annual growth/decline rate +0.26% +0.42%
Population growth rate rank 147/197 138/197
One migration net change every
2.52 hours
2.04 minutes
Annual migration change -3,481 -258,205
Net migration rank 112/196 188/196
Foreign-born residents 527,831 7,083,501
Foreign-born residents rank 78/195 11/195
Foreign-born share of population 13.6% 8.1%
Foreign-born share rank 50/195 75/195

Natural population change vs migration

Croatia
Natural

Migration
Turkey
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Croatia Turkey
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -3,481 - -258,205
2024 -18,944 -5,186 453,249 -275,952
2023 -19,298 10,202 426,630 -318,070
2022 -23,134 11,681 535,373 -301,544
2021 -26,377 -4,517 521,713 20,283
2020 -21,137 -8,552 608,708 37,934
2019 -15,798 -13,239 751,472 -15,690
2018 -15,556 -25,016 830,353 187,570
2017 -16,974 -44,557 875,408 659,846
2016 -14,374 -32,144 895,841 352,063
2015 -17,022 -27,501 930,799 1,063,140
2014 -11,344 -13,127 957,055 1,033,384
2013 -10,585 -6,245 921,386 438,618
2012 -9,799 -4,794 917,145 258,623
2011 -9,846 -17,463 875,839 68,849
2010 -8,591 -3,995 892,334 55,532
2009 -7,319 1,358 900,491 24,276
2008 -8,188 6,495 868,749 47,915
2007 -10,335 8,893 876,626 -186,402
2006 -8,669 10,852 897,351 -190,194
2005 -9,022 10,629 898,650 -174,177
2004 -9,040 15,445 896,025 -146,574
2003 -12,480 12,556 893,683 -121,383
2002 -10,325 10,306 922,927 -129,444
2001 -8,599 19,298 980,560 -166,759
2000 -6,255 -47,629 1,020,515 -195,996
1999 -6,769 -47,418 1,063,312 -219,778
1998 -4,985 -47,931 1,103,242 -231,744
1997 3,175 -52,897 1,099,738 -208,465
1996 3,190 -53,688 1,091,827 -179,423
1995 0 -51,882 1,090,630 -149,737
1994 -930 -50,444 1,078,208 -37,762
1993 -2,301 -49,615 1,064,168 -35,245
1992 -4,576 -47,865 1,039,125 -49,923
1991 -2,813 -31,968 1,041,229 -69,982
1990 3,344 9,538 1,044,467 -27,193
1989 3,337 8,471 1,094,036 -33,519
1988 5,707 7,242 1,101,266 -27,659
1987 6,161 6,956 1,099,042 -40,772
1986 8,499 6,261 1,102,660 -29,134
1985 10,343 5,550 1,098,846 8,960
1984 10,764 5,757 1,096,529 21,787
1983 10,714 6,323 1,095,106 39,871
1982 15,756 7,475 1,091,863 23,728
1981 15,680 4,872 1,100,082 -213,889
1980 17,939 -5,486 1,090,538 -151,969
1979 21,136 -5,740 1,076,707 -218,509
1978 20,157 -7,329 1,054,863 -182,818
1977 22,798 -7,339 1,023,779 -151,825
1976 22,226 -7,400 1,009,999 -135,377
1975 21,658 -7,366 1,012,904 -193,829
1974 22,453 -8,076 1,020,053 -153,311
1973 21,904 -8,335 1,025,675 -130,985
1972 17,802 -7,277 1,023,781 -119,850
1971 19,941 -5,608 1,014,165 -94,891
1970 16,767 -2,359 991,950 -150,924
1969 16,688 -2,796 970,958 -110,578
1968 21,828 -2,799 950,778 -78,973
1967 26,032 -3,518 936,727 -65,993
1966 33,192 -6,341 925,790 -50,999
1965 31,251 -5,253 904,016 -113,911
1964 25,942 -2,090 884,152 -69,978
1963 31,270 -1,289 862,626 -44,317
1962 30,216 -2,176 837,473 -34,353
1961 36,255 -6,567 816,911 -26,187
1960 34,778 -21,768 773,009 14,948

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 Turkey 82.9% is from natural causes (a gain of 6,829,546 people) and 17.1% is from migration (a gain of 1,409,580 people).

As of 2024, 527,831 residents or 13.6% of the population were not native-born in Croatia, compared to 7,083,501 people or 8.1% in Turkey.

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
Turkey
City Population
Istanbul 15.7M
Ankara 5.8M
Izmir 4.49M
Bursa 2.9M
Antalya 2.43M
Konya 2.23M
Urfa 1.99M
Kocaeli 1.85M
Adana 1.77M
Diyarbakir 1.73M

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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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