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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Croatia was 3,866,200 in 2024 vs 85,518,661 people in Turkey in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Croatia's population is 3,812,193 people compared to 86,002,379 in Turkey.

Population statistics:

  • Turkey's population is 22.6 times bigger than Croatia's.
  • Croatia is ranked the 129th 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 -0.82% per year vs +1.06% in Turkey.
  • Since 2006, the population of Croatia has decreased from 4.31M people to 3.81M (11.6% decline), while Turkey has grown from 70M to 86M (22.8% growth).

Croatia vs Turkey: population by year and forecast

Croatia
Factual

Projection
Turkey
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Croatia Turkey
2100 2,137,465 64,274,243
2099 2,155,186 64,924,706
2098 2,173,108 65,567,989
2097 2,190,995 66,219,045
2096 2,209,326 66,865,890
2095 2,227,698 67,516,190
2094 2,246,224 68,169,346
2093 2,264,550 68,835,313
2092 2,283,068 69,496,264
2091 2,301,556 70,159,325
2090 2,319,851 70,828,304
2089 2,338,604 71,490,133
2088 2,357,581 72,146,464
2087 2,376,274 72,792,552
2086 2,395,139 73,439,558
2085 2,414,304 74,085,313
2084 2,433,813 74,713,882
2083 2,453,361 75,342,464
2082 2,473,204 75,969,760
2081 2,493,128 76,583,769
2080 2,513,378 77,195,480
2079 2,534,101 77,793,711
2078 2,554,982 78,386,293
2077 2,576,370 78,973,194
2076 2,597,887 79,556,991
2075 2,619,688 80,128,010
2074 2,641,342 80,697,544
2073 2,663,253 81,244,619
2072 2,685,714 81,785,452
2071 2,708,053 82,311,503
2070 2,730,187 82,827,402
2069 2,753,302 83,324,862
2068 2,776,996 83,806,741
2067 2,800,742 84,270,976
2066 2,824,811 84,728,547
2065 2,848,913 85,177,268
2064 2,872,881 85,611,517
2063 2,897,651 86,026,471
2062 2,922,653 86,425,827
2061 2,947,832 86,800,591
2060 2,973,162 87,156,663
2059 2,998,389 87,500,101
2058 3,023,822 87,809,920
2057 3,049,085 88,100,397
2056 3,074,796 88,369,840
2055 3,100,195 88,598,739
2054 3,125,459 88,806,632
2053 3,151,016 88,985,609
2052 3,176,316 89,144,425
2051 3,201,973 89,270,515
2050 3,227,869 89,374,730
2049 3,253,597 89,447,182
2048 3,279,316 89,484,074
2047 3,305,051 89,492,406
2046 3,330,260 89,467,391
2045 3,355,638 89,441,098
2044 3,381,196 89,390,601
2043 3,406,105 89,326,342
2042 3,430,854 89,237,658
2041 3,455,487 89,137,199
2040 3,479,631 89,021,820
2039 3,503,577 88,885,792
2038 3,527,583 88,736,121
2037 3,551,581 88,562,197
2036 3,574,520 88,373,007
2035 3,596,996 88,178,595
2034 3,620,363 87,975,336
2033 3,643,692 87,754,631
2032 3,667,478 87,524,158
2031 3,691,842 87,274,280
2030 3,715,373 87,004,538
2029 3,739,203 86,741,614
2028 3,762,505 86,466,107
2027 3,787,023 86,189,693
2026 3,812,193 85,932,926
2025 3,838,346 85,718,588
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 (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); World Bank | Health (1960–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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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 294,674 people (a 7.18% decline), while Turkey's population increased by 6,724,417 people (a 8.48% growth).

Croatia was ranked 120th most populous country in 2006 and is 129th 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 3,227,869 people with a rank change from 129th to 139th. The population of Turkey will increase by 3.92% to 89,374,730 people and rank change from 18th to 19th.

Turkey is projected to reach its peak in 2047 at 89.5M 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
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 -0.72% 0.23%
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 (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); World Bank | Health (1961–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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In 2024, the population of Croatia grew by 0.17%, while Turkey's population grew by 0.23%.

Live population counters

Croatia Turkey
Current population
3812193
86002379
Population rank 129/197 18/197
Percent of world population 0.05% 1.04%
One net population change
1.34 hours
2.73 minutes
One birth every
16.4 minutes
33 seconds
One death every
10.2 minutes
59.6 seconds
Daily growth/decline +18 +528
Annual growth/decline +6,514 +192,696
Annual growth/decline rate +0.17% +0.23%
Population growth rate rank 157/197 154/197
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 - -5,186 - -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 -20,354 -8,552 608,708 37,934
2019 -15,008 -13,239 751,472 -15,690
2018 -15,557 -25,016 830,353 187,570
2017 -16,570 -44,557 875,408 659,846
2016 -13,553 -32,144 895,841 352,063
2015 -16,607 -27,501 930,799 1,063,140
2014 -11,345 -13,127 957,055 1,033,384
2013 -10,162 -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 2026-04-06).

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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 Turkey 73% is from natural causes (a gain of 7,333,352 people) and 27% is from migration (a gain of 2,718,916 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 (1960–2024, 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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