The latest officially reported population of Croatia was 3,866,300 in 2024 vs 3,386,588 people in Uruguay in 2024. In 2025, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Croatia's population is 3,839,202 people compared to 3,384,690 in Uruguay.
Population statistics:
- Croatia's population is 1.13 times bigger than Uruguay's.
- Croatia is ranked the 129th most populous country in the world, while Uruguay is the 133rd.
- The countries together account for 0.09% of the world: 0.05% for Croatia vs 0.04% for Uruguay.
- For the last 10 years, Croatia has had an average growth rate of -0.82% per year vs +0.11% in Uruguay.
- Since 2005, the population of Croatia has decreased from 4.31M people to 3.84M (10.9% decline), while Uruguay has grown from 3.29M to 3.38M (3.01% growth).
- Both countries are in a period of decline and in 50 years are projected to lose 31.8% of the population in Croatia and 16.5% in Uruguay.
Croatia vs Uruguay: live population counter
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| Current population |
3839202
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3384690
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| Population rank | 129/197 | 133/197 |
| Percent of world population | 0.05% | 0.04% |
| One net population change |
1.32 hours
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5.87 hours
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| One birth every |
16.4 minutes
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15.7 minutes
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| One death every |
10.2 minutes
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15.9 minutes
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| One migration net change every |
1.69 hours
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6.5 hours
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| Annual migration change | -5,186 | -1,348 |
| Daily growth/decline | +18 | -4 |
| Annual growth/decline | +6,614 | -1,493 |
| Annual growth/decline rate | +0.17% | -0.04% |
| Population growth rate rank | 155/197 | 169/197 |
Croatia and Uruguay: population history and growth rate by year chart
| Year | Population | Growth rate | ||
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| 1960 | 4,140,181 | 2,529,957 | - | - |
| 1961 | 4,167,292 | 2,562,044 | 0.65% | 1.27% |
| 1962 | 4,196,712 | 2,593,298 | 0.71% | 1.22% |
| 1963 | 4,225,675 | 2,623,766 | 0.69% | 1.17% |
| 1964 | 4,252,876 | 2,653,180 | 0.64% | 1.12% |
| 1965 | 4,280,923 | 2,681,169 | 0.66% | 1.05% |
| 1966 | 4,310,701 | 2,707,646 | 0.7% | 0.99% |
| 1967 | 4,338,683 | 2,732,277 | 0.65% | 0.91% |
| 1968 | 4,365,628 | 2,754,606 | 0.62% | 0.82% |
| 1969 | 4,391,490 | 2,773,974 | 0.59% | 0.7% |
| 1970 | 4,412,252 | 2,790,807 | 0.47% | 0.61% |
| 1971 | 4,431,275 | 2,806,462 | 0.43% | 0.56% |
| 1972 | 4,450,564 | 2,821,644 | 0.44% | 0.54% |
| 1973 | 4,470,161 | 2,837,133 | 0.44% | 0.55% |
| 1974 | 4,490,660 | 2,853,944 | 0.46% | 0.59% |
| 1975 | 4,512,082 | 2,872,320 | 0.48% | 0.64% |
| 1976 | 4,535,934 | 2,891,392 | 0.53% | 0.66% |
| 1977 | 4,559,571 | 2,909,461 | 0.52% | 0.62% |
| 1978 | 4,581,085 | 2,925,715 | 0.47% | 0.56% |
| 1979 | 4,594,778 | 2,939,903 | 0.3% | 0.48% |
| 1980 | 4,599,782 | 2,951,953 | 0.11% | 0.41% |
| 1981 | 4,611,509 | 2,963,246 | 0.25% | 0.38% |
| 1982 | 4,634,234 | 2,975,492 | 0.49% | 0.41% |
| 1983 | 4,658,254 | 2,988,778 | 0.52% | 0.45% |
| 1984 | 4,680,285 | 3,002,488 | 0.47% | 0.46% |
| 1985 | 4,701,417 | 3,017,037 | 0.45% | 0.48% |
| 1986 | 4,721,446 | 3,032,845 | 0.43% | 0.52% |
| 1987 | 4,739,745 | 3,049,896 | 0.39% | 0.56% |
| 1988 | 4,755,207 | 3,067,961 | 0.33% | 0.59% |
| 1989 | 4,767,260 | 3,086,255 | 0.25% | 0.6% |
| 1990 | 4,777,368 | 3,104,403 | 0.21% | 0.59% |
| 1991 | 4,689,022 | 3,122,354 | -1.85% | 0.58% |
| 1992 | 4,575,818 | 3,139,702 | -2.41% | 0.56% |
| 1993 | 4,600,463 | 3,156,345 | 0.54% | 0.53% |
| 1994 | 4,652,024 | 3,172,834 | 1.12% | 0.52% |
| 1995 | 4,620,030 | 3,189,440 | -0.69% | 0.52% |
| 1996 | 4,557,097 | 3,206,324 | -1.36% | 0.53% |
| 1997 | 4,534,920 | 3,223,345 | -0.49% | 0.53% |
| 1998 | 4,532,135 | 3,239,280 | -0.06% | 0.49% |
| 1999 | 4,512,597 | 3,254,015 | -0.43% | 0.45% |
| 2000 | 4,468,302 | 3,266,206 | -0.98% | 0.37% |
| 2001 | 4,299,642 | 3,274,251 | -3.77% | 0.25% |
| 2002 | 4,302,174 | 3,278,867 | 0.06% | 0.14% |
| 2003 | 4,303,399 | 3,281,186 | 0.03% | 0.07% |
| 2004 | 4,304,600 | 3,283,148 | 0.03% | 0.06% |
| 2005 | 4,310,145 | 3,285,771 | 0.13% | 0.08% |
| 2006 | 4,311,159 | 3,289,506 | 0.02% | 0.11% |
| 2007 | 4,310,217 | 3,295,153 | -0.02% | 0.17% |
| 2008 | 4,309,705 | 3,302,177 | -0.01% | 0.21% |
| 2009 | 4,305,181 | 3,310,091 | -0.1% | 0.24% |
| 2010 | 4,295,427 | 3,318,580 | -0.23% | 0.26% |
| 2011 | 4,280,622 | 3,326,825 | -0.34% | 0.25% |
| 2012 | 4,260,368 | 3,335,401 | -0.47% | 0.26% |
| 2013 | 4,233,922 | 3,345,337 | -0.62% | 0.3% |
| 2014 | 4,201,598 | 3,356,334 | -0.76% | 0.33% |
| 2015 | 4,151,725 | 3,368,017 | -1.19% | 0.35% |
| 2016 | 4,106,867 | 3,379,283 | -1.08% | 0.33% |
| 2017 | 4,041,407 | 3,388,438 | -1.59% | 0.27% |
| 2018 | 3,988,775 | 3,394,534 | -1.3% | 0.18% |
| 2019 | 3,949,390 | 3,397,206 | -0.99% | 0.08% |
| 2020 | 3,914,206 | 3,398,968 | -0.89% | 0.05% |
| 2021 | 3,878,981 | 3,396,695 | -0.9% | -0.07% |
| 2022 | 3,855,641 | 3,390,913 | -0.6% | -0.17% |
| 2023 | 3,859,686 | 3,388,081 | 0.1% | -0.08% |
| 2024 | 3,866,300 | 3,386,588 | 0.17% | -0.04% |
| 2025 | 3,839,202 | 3,384,690 | -0.7% | -0.06% |
| 2026 | 3,813,444 | 3,382,543 | -0.67% | -0.06% |
| 2027 | 3,788,509 | 3,380,245 | -0.65% | -0.07% |
| 2028 | 3,764,509 | 3,377,893 | -0.63% | -0.07% |
| 2029 | 3,740,864 | 3,375,428 | -0.63% | -0.07% |
| 2030 | 3,717,091 | 3,372,892 | -0.64% | -0.08% |
| 2031 | 3,693,060 | 3,370,285 | -0.65% | -0.08% |
| 2032 | 3,668,891 | 3,367,544 | -0.65% | -0.08% |
| 2033 | 3,645,252 | 3,364,654 | -0.64% | -0.09% |
| 2034 | 3,621,822 | 3,361,591 | -0.64% | -0.09% |
| 2035 | 3,598,817 | 3,358,284 | -0.64% | -0.1% |
| 2036 | 3,576,022 | 3,354,682 | -0.63% | -0.11% |
| 2037 | 3,552,470 | 3,350,735 | -0.66% | -0.12% |
| 2038 | 3,528,382 | 3,346,431 | -0.68% | -0.13% |
| 2039 | 3,504,319 | 3,341,676 | -0.68% | -0.14% |
| 2040 | 3,480,182 | 3,336,469 | -0.69% | -0.16% |
| 2041 | 3,455,709 | 3,330,804 | -0.7% | -0.17% |
| 2042 | 3,430,926 | 3,324,643 | -0.72% | -0.18% |
| 2043 | 3,406,019 | 3,317,939 | -0.73% | -0.2% |
| 2044 | 3,380,680 | 3,310,611 | -0.74% | -0.22% |
| 2045 | 3,355,131 | 3,302,680 | -0.76% | -0.24% |
| 2046 | 3,329,736 | 3,294,196 | -0.76% | -0.26% |
| 2047 | 3,304,173 | 3,285,160 | -0.77% | -0.27% |
| 2048 | 3,278,352 | 3,275,507 | -0.78% | -0.29% |
| 2049 | 3,252,533 | 3,265,260 | -0.79% | -0.31% |
| 2050 | 3,226,623 | 3,254,361 | -0.8% | -0.33% |
From 2005 to 2015, the population of Croatia decreased by 158,420 people (a 3.68% decline), while Uruguay gained 82,246 people (a 2.5% growth).
For the next 10 years, from 2015 to 2025, Croatia lost -312,523 (a 7.53% decline), while Uruguay's population increased by 16,673 (a 0.5% growth).
Croatia was ranked 117th most populous country in 2005 and is 129th in 2025. Uruguay was ranked 130th in 2005 and ranked 133rd now.
The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that with changing growth rate trends in 25 years (in 2050) Croatia's population will shrink by 16% to 3,226,623 people with a rank change from 129th to 139th. The population of Uruguay will decrease by 3.85% to 3,254,361 people and rank change from 133rd to 138th.
Biggest cities by population
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| 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 |
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| City | Population |
| Montevideo | 1.3M |
| Salto | 125K |
| Ciudad de la Costa | 112K |
| Rivera | 103K |
| Maldonado | 86.8K |
| Paysandu | 76.4K |
| Tacuarembo | 54.8K |
| Melo | 51.8K |
| Mercedes | 42K |
| Artigas | 40.7K |
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Population differences between Croatia and Uruguay
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| Life expectancy | 78.9 years | 78.5 years |
| Average age | 44.6 years | 38.9 years |
| Median age | 46 years | 37.2 years |
| Male:Female ratio | 48.2:51.8 | 48.5:51.5 |
| Fertility rate | 1.46 births per woman | 1.41 births per woman |
| Population density | 178.9 ppl/mi² | 50.1 ppl/mi² |
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