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Population in Croatia compared to the United States: Trends, Charts, Rankings

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Croatia was 3,866,200 in 2024 vs 341,784,857 people in the United States in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Croatia's population is 3,812,193 people compared to 344,023,146 in the United States.

Population statistics:

  • The United States' population is 90.2 times bigger than Croatia's.
  • Croatia is ranked the 129th most populous country in the world, while the United States is the 3rd.
  • The countries together account for 4.2% of the world: 0.05% for Croatia vs 4.15% for the United States.
  • For the last 10 years, Croatia has had an average growth rate of -0.82% per year vs +0.65% in the United States.
  • Since 2006, the population of Croatia has decreased from 4.31M people to 3.81M (11.6% decline), while the United States has grown from 298M to 344M (15.3% growth).

Croatia vs United States: population by year and forecast

Croatia
Factual

Projection
United States
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Croatia United States
2100 2,137,465 415,429,771
2099 2,155,186 414,829,167
2098 2,173,108 414,231,720
2097 2,190,995 413,576,381
2096 2,209,326 412,927,393
2095 2,227,698 412,225,379
2094 2,246,224 411,498,749
2093 2,264,550 410,785,729
2092 2,283,068 410,051,921
2091 2,301,556 409,320,183
2090 2,319,851 408,613,732
2089 2,338,604 407,885,645
2088 2,357,581 407,129,733
2087 2,376,274 406,421,298
2086 2,395,139 405,715,343
2085 2,414,304 405,059,379
2084 2,433,813 404,343,130
2083 2,453,361 403,612,785
2082 2,473,204 402,871,293
2081 2,493,128 402,054,554
2080 2,513,378 401,319,194
2079 2,534,101 400,554,914
2078 2,554,982 399,737,968
2077 2,576,370 398,906,565
2076 2,597,887 398,035,750
2075 2,619,688 397,109,170
2074 2,641,342 396,226,412
2073 2,663,253 395,307,725
2072 2,685,714 394,393,561
2071 2,708,053 393,415,363
2070 2,730,187 392,469,727
2069 2,753,302 391,479,981
2068 2,776,996 390,517,695
2067 2,800,742 389,543,856
2066 2,824,811 388,597,719
2065 2,848,913 387,685,327
2064 2,872,881 386,805,026
2063 2,897,651 385,911,917
2062 2,922,653 385,032,627
2061 2,947,832 384,170,837
2060 2,973,162 383,361,269
2059 2,998,389 382,542,030
2058 3,023,822 381,704,804
2057 3,049,085 380,907,023
2056 3,074,796 380,159,777
2055 3,100,195 379,430,756
2054 3,125,459 378,682,851
2053 3,151,016 377,878,421
2052 3,176,316 377,073,303
2051 3,201,973 376,229,840
2050 3,227,869 375,373,155
2049 3,253,597 374,493,150
2048 3,279,316 373,590,762
2047 3,305,051 372,626,259
2046 3,330,260 371,644,809
2045 3,355,638 370,602,914
2044 3,381,196 369,518,897
2043 3,406,105 368,375,680
2042 3,430,854 367,158,772
2041 3,455,487 365,937,822
2040 3,479,631 364,671,837
2039 3,503,577 363,367,337
2038 3,527,583 361,997,023
2037 3,551,581 360,606,236
2036 3,574,520 359,193,245
2035 3,596,996 357,750,686
2034 3,620,363 356,266,726
2033 3,643,692 354,775,032
2032 3,667,478 353,259,037
2031 3,691,842 351,721,511
2030 3,715,373 350,155,042
2029 3,739,203 348,564,667
2028 3,762,505 346,906,294
2027 3,787,023 345,257,605
2026 3,812,193 343,565,426
2025 3,838,346 341,784,857
2024 3,866,200 340,110,988
2023 3,859,686 334,914,895
2022 3,855,641 333,271,411
2021 3,878,981 331,893,745
2020 3,914,206 331,526,933
2019 3,949,390 328,329,953
2018 3,988,775 326,838,199
2017 4,041,407 325,122,128
2016 4,106,867 323,071,755
2015 4,151,725 320,738,994
2014 4,201,598 318,386,329
2013 4,233,922 316,059,947
2012 4,260,368 313,877,662
2011 4,280,622 311,583,481
2010 4,295,427 309,327,143
2009 4,305,181 306,771,529
2008 4,309,705 304,093,966
2007 4,310,217 301,231,207
2006 4,311,159 298,379,912
2005 4,310,145 295,516,599
2004 4,304,600 292,805,298
2003 4,303,399 290,107,933
2002 4,302,174 287,625,193
2001 4,299,642 284,968,955
2000 4,468,302 282,162,411
1999 4,512,597 279,294,713
1998 4,532,135 276,115,288
1997 4,534,920 272,911,760
1996 4,557,097 269,667,391
1995 4,620,030 266,557,091
1994 4,652,024 263,435,673
1993 4,600,463 260,255,352
1992 4,575,818 256,894,189
1991 4,689,022 253,492,503
1990 4,777,368 250,131,894
1989 4,767,260 246,819,222
1988 4,755,207 244,499,004
1987 4,739,745 242,288,936
1986 4,721,446 240,132,831
1985 4,701,417 237,923,734
1984 4,680,285 235,824,908
1983 4,658,254 233,792,014
1982 4,634,234 231,664,432
1981 4,611,509 229,465,744
1980 4,599,782 226,542,250
1979 4,594,778 225,055,487
1978 4,581,085 222,584,545
1977 4,559,571 220,239,425
1976 4,535,934 218,035,164
1975 4,512,082 215,973,199
1974 4,490,660 213,853,928
1973 4,470,161 211,908,788
1972 4,450,564 209,896,021
1971 4,431,275 207,660,677
1970 4,412,252 205,052,174
1969 4,391,490 202,676,946
1968 4,365,628 200,706,052
1967 4,338,683 198,712,056
1966 4,310,701 196,560,338
1965 4,280,923 194,302,963
1964 4,252,876 191,888,791
1963 4,225,675 189,241,798
1962 4,196,712 186,537,737
1961 4,167,292 183,691,481
1960 4,140,181 180,671,158

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-02-08); 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 the United States gained 24,691,843 people (a 8.28% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Croatia lost 294,674 people (a 7.18% decline), while the United States' population increased by 20,951,391 people (a 6.49% growth).

Croatia was ranked 120th most populous country in 2006 and is 129th in 2026. The United States was ranked 3rd in 2006 and still ranked 3rd 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 the United States will increase by 9.11% to 375,373,155 people and will still be ranked 3rd.

The United States is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 415M 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
United States
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Croatia United States
2100 -0.82% 0.14%
2099 -0.82% 0.14%
2098 -0.82% 0.16%
2097 -0.83% 0.16%
2096 -0.82% 0.17%
2095 -0.82% 0.18%
2094 -0.81% 0.17%
2093 -0.81% 0.18%
2092 -0.8% 0.18%
2091 -0.79% 0.17%
2090 -0.8% 0.18%
2089 -0.8% 0.19%
2088 -0.79% 0.17%
2087 -0.79% 0.17%
2086 -0.79% 0.16%
2085 -0.8% 0.18%
2084 -0.8% 0.18%
2083 -0.8% 0.18%
2082 -0.8% 0.2%
2081 -0.81% 0.18%
2080 -0.82% 0.19%
2079 -0.82% 0.2%
2078 -0.83% 0.21%
2077 -0.83% 0.22%
2076 -0.83% 0.23%
2075 -0.82% 0.22%
2074 -0.82% 0.23%
2073 -0.84% 0.23%
2072 -0.82% 0.25%
2071 -0.81% 0.24%
2070 -0.84% 0.25%
2069 -0.85% 0.25%
2068 -0.85% 0.25%
2067 -0.85% 0.24%
2066 -0.85% 0.24%
2065 -0.83% 0.23%
2064 -0.85% 0.23%
2063 -0.86% 0.23%
2062 -0.85% 0.22%
2061 -0.85% 0.21%
2060 -0.84% 0.21%
2059 -0.84% 0.22%
2058 -0.83% 0.21%
2057 -0.84% 0.2%
2056 -0.82% 0.19%
2055 -0.81% 0.2%
2054 -0.81% 0.21%
2053 -0.8% 0.21%
2052 -0.8% 0.22%
2051 -0.8% 0.23%
2050 -0.79% 0.23%
2049 -0.78% 0.24%
2048 -0.78% 0.26%
2047 -0.76% 0.26%
2046 -0.76% 0.28%
2045 -0.76% 0.29%
2044 -0.73% 0.31%
2043 -0.72% 0.33%
2042 -0.71% 0.33%
2041 -0.69% 0.35%
2040 -0.68% 0.36%
2039 -0.68% 0.38%
2038 -0.68% 0.39%
2037 -0.64% 0.39%
2036 -0.62% 0.4%
2035 -0.65% 0.42%
2034 -0.64% 0.42%
2033 -0.65% 0.43%
2032 -0.66% 0.44%
2031 -0.63% 0.45%
2030 -0.64% 0.46%
2029 -0.62% 0.48%
2028 -0.65% 0.48%
2027 -0.66% 0.49%
2026 -0.68% 0.52%
2025 -0.72% 0.49%
2024 0.17% 1.55%
2023 0.1% 0.49%
2022 -0.6% 0.42%
2021 -0.9% 0.11%
2020 -0.89% 0.97%
2019 -0.99% 0.46%
2018 -1.3% 0.53%
2017 -1.59% 0.63%
2016 -1.08% 0.73%
2015 -1.19% 0.74%
2014 -0.76% 0.74%
2013 -0.62% 0.7%
2012 -0.47% 0.74%
2011 -0.34% 0.73%
2010 -0.23% 0.83%
2009 -0.1% 0.88%
2008 -0.01% 0.95%
2007 -0.02% 0.96%
2006 0.02% 0.97%
2005 0.13% 0.93%
2004 0.03% 0.93%
2003 0.03% 0.86%
2002 0.06% 0.93%
2001 -3.77% 0.99%
2000 -0.98% 1.03%
1999 -0.43% 1.15%
1998 -0.06% 1.17%
1997 -0.49% 1.2%
1996 -1.36% 1.17%
1995 -0.69% 1.18%
1994 1.12% 1.22%
1993 0.54% 1.31%
1992 -2.41% 1.34%
1991 -1.85% 1.34%
1990 0.21% 1.34%
1989 0.25% 0.95%
1988 0.33% 0.91%
1987 0.39% 0.9%
1986 0.43% 0.93%
1985 0.45% 0.89%
1984 0.47% 0.87%
1983 0.52% 0.92%
1982 0.49% 0.96%
1981 0.25% 1.29%
1980 0.11% 0.66%
1979 0.3% 1.11%
1978 0.47% 1.06%
1977 0.52% 1.01%
1976 0.53% 0.95%
1975 0.48% 0.99%
1974 0.46% 0.92%
1973 0.44% 0.96%
1972 0.44% 1.08%
1971 0.43% 1.27%
1970 0.47% 1.17%
1969 0.59% 0.98%
1968 0.62% 1%
1967 0.65% 1.09%
1966 0.7% 1.16%
1965 0.66% 1.26%
1964 0.64% 1.4%
1963 0.69% 1.45%
1962 0.71% 1.55%
1961 0.65% 1.67%
1960 - 1.6%

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-02-08); World Bank | Health (1961–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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In 2025, the population of Croatia grew by 0.17%, while the United States' population grew by 0.49%.

Live population counters

Croatia United States
Current population
3812193
344023146
Population rank 129/197 3/197
Percent of world population 0.05% 4.15%
One net population change
1.34 hours
18.9 seconds
One birth every
16.4 minutes
8.8 seconds
One death every
10.2 minutes
10.2 seconds
Daily growth/decline +18 +4,586
Annual growth/decline +6,514 +1,673,869
Annual growth/decline rate +0.17% +0.49%
Population growth rate rank 157/197 134/197
One migration net change every
2.52 hours
25.7 seconds
Annual migration change -3,481 +1,230,663
Net migration rank 112/196 2/196
Foreign-born residents 527,831 52,375,047
Foreign-born residents rank 78/195 1/195
Foreign-born share of population 13.6% 15.2%
Foreign-born share rank 50/195 41/195

Natural population change vs migration

Croatia
Natural

Migration
United States
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Croatia United States
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -3,481 - 1,230,663
2024 - -5,186 - 1,286,132
2023 -19,298 10,202 502,372 1,322,668
2022 -23,134 11,681 399,926 1,319,009
2021 -26,377 -4,517 199,137 674,787
2020 -20,354 -8,552 208,862 329,769
2019 -15,008 -13,239 887,476 1,774,500
2018 -15,557 -25,016 955,022 1,764,961
2017 -16,570 -44,557 1,028,037 1,864,738
2016 -13,553 -32,144 1,197,627 1,889,129
2015 -16,607 -27,501 1,270,126 1,722,127
2014 -11,345 -13,127 1,357,281 1,672,598
2013 -10,162 -6,245 1,322,711 1,663,885
2012 -9,799 -4,794 1,411,822 1,632,007
2011 -9,846 -17,463 1,441,697 1,624,033
2010 -8,591 -3,995 1,548,182 1,594,453
2009 -7,319 1,358 1,717,920 1,387,306
2008 -8,188 6,495 1,794,154 1,416,841
2007 -10,335 8,893 1,897,757 1,371,353
2006 -8,669 10,852 1,849,955 1,347,750
2005 -9,022 10,629 1,684,445 1,369,224
2004 -9,040 15,445 1,698,271 1,313,467
2003 -12,480 12,556 1,653,615 1,331,376
2002 -10,325 10,306 1,581,938 1,336,518
2001 -8,599 19,298 1,595,826 1,312,455
2000 -6,255 -47,629 1,664,758 1,248,392
1999 -6,769 -47,418 1,564,050 1,156,311
1998 -4,985 -47,931 1,573,857 1,225,134
1997 3,175 -52,897 1,501,014 1,116,922
1996 3,190 -53,688 1,510,137 1,141,648
1995 0 -51,882 1,546,031 1,173,016
1994 -930 -50,444 1,633,302 1,179,309
1993 -2,301 -49,615 1,717,685 1,228,478
1992 -4,576 -47,865 1,875,328 1,304,880
1991 -2,813 -31,968 1,926,543 1,202,426
1990 3,344 9,538 2,026,068 1,084,720
1989 3,337 8,471 1,875,826 400,998
1988 5,707 7,242 1,735,943 460,778
1987 6,161 6,956 1,720,252 480,815
1986 8,499 6,261 1,656,917 493,082
1985 10,343 5,550 1,689,258 598,777
1984 10,764 5,757 1,627,192 622,793
1983 10,714 6,323 1,636,544 662,840
1982 15,756 7,475 1,714,317 600,149
1981 15,680 4,872 1,652,153 583,070
1980 17,939 -5,486 1,608,450 595,916
1979 21,136 -5,740 1,597,894 503,559
1978 20,157 -7,329 1,402,283 556,521
1977 22,798 -7,339 1,431,556 577,060
1976 22,226 -7,400 1,264,604 635,590
1975 21,658 -7,366 1,252,644 655,078
1974 22,453 -8,076 1,218,968 706,978
1973 21,904 -8,335 1,165,499 783,163
1972 17,802 -7,277 1,301,355 833,543
1971 19,941 -5,608 1,640,519 833,549
1970 16,767 -2,359 1,824,965 744,902
1969 16,688 -2,796 1,702,487 523,740
1968 21,828 -2,799 1,565,507 594,514
1967 26,032 -3,518 1,669,181 585,410
1966 33,192 -6,341 1,749,387 637,692
1965 31,251 -5,253 1,943,030 644,902
1964 25,942 -2,090 2,245,099 618,635
1963 31,270 -1,289 2,289,826 639,495
1962 30,216 -2,176 2,406,337 625,617
1961 36,255 -6,567 2,571,681 580,333
1960 34,778 -21,768 2,565,530 422,708

Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-04-06); U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2023, retrieved 2026-02-08).

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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 the United States 35.8% is from natural causes (a gain of 8,005,866 people) and 64.2% is from migration (a gain of 14,334,286 people).

As of 2024, 527,831 residents or 13.6% of the population were not native-born in Croatia, compared to 52,375,047 people or 15.2% in the United States.

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
United States
City Population
New York 8.8M
Los Angeles 3.9M
Chicago 2.75M
Houston 2.3M
Phoenix 1.61M
Philadelphia 1.6M
San Antonio 1.43M
San Diego 1.39M
Dallas 1.3M
San Jose 1.01M

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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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