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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Croatia was 3,866,200 in 2024 vs 36,361,859 people in Uzbekistan in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Croatia's population is 3,812,193 people compared to 37,939,105 in Uzbekistan.

Population statistics:

  • Uzbekistan's population is 9.95 times bigger than Croatia's.
  • Croatia is ranked the 129th most populous country in the world, while Uzbekistan is the 42nd.
  • The countries together account for 0.5% of the world: 0.05% for Croatia vs 0.46% for Uzbekistan.
  • For the last 10 years, Croatia has had an average growth rate of -0.82% per year vs +1.85% in Uzbekistan.
  • Since 2006, the population of Croatia has decreased from 4.31M people to 3.81M (11.6% decline), while Uzbekistan has grown from 26.7M to 37.9M (42.1% growth).

Croatia vs Uzbekistan: population by year and forecast

Croatia
Factual

Projection
Uzbekistan
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Croatia Uzbekistan
2100 2,137,465 74,950,276
2099 2,155,186 74,687,562
2098 2,173,108 74,412,253
2097 2,190,995 74,120,787
2096 2,209,326 73,822,520
2095 2,227,698 73,512,493
2094 2,246,224 73,187,441
2093 2,264,550 72,852,823
2092 2,283,068 72,509,869
2091 2,301,556 72,158,109
2090 2,319,851 71,795,130
2089 2,338,604 71,419,019
2088 2,357,581 71,037,131
2087 2,376,274 70,645,917
2086 2,395,139 70,250,312
2085 2,414,304 69,845,645
2084 2,433,813 69,430,096
2083 2,453,361 69,009,654
2082 2,473,204 68,591,369
2081 2,493,128 68,161,432
2080 2,513,378 67,729,509
2079 2,534,101 67,293,106
2078 2,554,982 66,849,622
2077 2,576,370 66,394,934
2076 2,597,887 65,946,007
2075 2,619,688 65,494,544
2074 2,641,342 65,041,409
2073 2,663,253 64,584,034
2072 2,685,714 64,126,554
2071 2,708,053 63,662,468
2070 2,730,187 63,197,548
2069 2,753,302 62,728,854
2068 2,776,996 62,256,069
2067 2,800,742 61,779,846
2066 2,824,811 61,296,688
2065 2,848,913 60,808,437
2064 2,872,881 60,310,657
2063 2,897,651 59,805,006
2062 2,922,653 59,290,829
2061 2,947,832 58,769,606
2060 2,973,162 58,237,257
2059 2,998,389 57,693,970
2058 3,023,822 57,141,935
2057 3,049,085 56,580,336
2056 3,074,796 56,012,936
2055 3,100,195 55,434,251
2054 3,125,459 54,845,302
2053 3,151,016 54,247,246
2052 3,176,316 53,641,903
2051 3,201,973 53,028,742
2050 3,227,869 52,411,754
2049 3,253,597 51,787,458
2048 3,279,316 51,159,295
2047 3,305,051 50,526,830
2046 3,330,260 49,892,416
2045 3,355,638 49,257,909
2044 3,381,196 48,629,333
2043 3,406,105 48,007,917
2042 3,430,854 47,394,130
2041 3,455,487 46,789,557
2040 3,479,631 46,197,382
2039 3,503,577 45,613,886
2038 3,527,583 45,033,877
2037 3,551,581 44,458,257
2036 3,574,520 43,884,266
2035 3,596,996 43,308,578
2034 3,620,363 42,729,398
2033 3,643,692 42,143,548
2032 3,667,478 41,549,754
2031 3,691,842 40,948,133
2030 3,715,373 40,333,867
2029 3,739,203 39,708,371
2028 3,762,505 39,074,978
2027 3,787,023 38,426,208
2026 3,812,193 37,758,494
2025 3,838,346 37,071,527
2024 3,866,200 36,361,859
2023 3,859,686 35,652,307
2022 3,855,641 34,938,955
2021 3,878,981 34,243,696
2020 3,914,206 33,586,372
2019 3,949,390 32,964,701
2018 3,988,775 32,373,490
2017 4,041,407 31,819,178
2016 4,106,867 31,284,568
2015 4,151,725 30,749,346
2014 4,201,598 30,222,994
2013 4,233,922 29,724,065
2012 4,260,368 29,261,903
2011 4,280,622 28,823,196
2010 4,295,427 28,385,506
2009 4,305,181 27,939,328
2008 4,309,705 27,494,774
2007 4,310,217 27,076,008
2006 4,311,159 26,699,043
2005 4,310,145 26,356,975
2004 4,304,600 26,029,350
2003 4,303,399 25,711,259
2002 4,302,174 25,399,980
2001 4,299,642 25,090,283
2000 4,468,302 24,787,054
1999 4,512,597 24,476,008
1998 4,532,135 24,134,929
1997 4,534,920 23,758,960
1996 4,557,097 23,351,981
1995 4,620,030 22,917,589
1994 4,652,024 22,463,291
1993 4,600,463 21,987,955
1992 4,575,818 21,485,090
1991 4,689,022 20,962,910
1990 4,777,368 20,464,956
1989 4,767,260 19,977,183
1988 4,755,207 19,460,630
1987 4,739,745 18,930,070
1986 4,721,446 18,395,621
1985 4,701,417 17,875,339
1984 4,680,285 17,378,846
1983 4,658,254 16,908,400
1982 4,634,234 16,462,736
1981 4,611,509 16,035,032
1980 4,599,782 15,619,936
1979 4,594,778 15,215,587
1978 4,581,085 14,816,349
1977 4,559,571 14,408,822
1976 4,535,934 13,998,620
1975 4,512,082 13,598,521
1974 4,490,660 13,209,011
1973 4,470,161 12,831,047
1972 4,450,564 12,465,106
1971 4,431,275 12,111,511
1970 4,412,252 11,762,638
1969 4,391,490 11,403,150
1968 4,365,628 11,032,155
1967 4,338,683 10,659,180
1966 4,310,701 10,289,294
1965 4,280,923 9,921,681
1964 4,252,876 9,557,611
1963 4,225,675 9,202,246
1962 4,196,712 8,854,368
1961 4,167,292 8,517,711
1960 4,140,181 8,209,109

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/uzbekistan | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Croatia decreased by 204,292 people (a 4.74% decline), while Uzbekistan gained 4,585,525 people (a 17.2% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Croatia lost 294,674 people (a 7.18% decline), while Uzbekistan's population increased by 6,654,537 people (a 21.3% growth).

Croatia was ranked 120th most populous country in 2006 and is 129th in 2026. Uzbekistan was ranked 42nd in 2006 and still ranked 42nd 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 Uzbekistan will increase by 38.1% to 52,411,754 people and rank change from 42nd to 39th.

Uzbekistan is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 75M 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
Uzbekistan
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Croatia Uzbekistan
2100 -0.82% 0.35%
2099 -0.82% 0.37%
2098 -0.82% 0.39%
2097 -0.83% 0.4%
2096 -0.82% 0.42%
2095 -0.82% 0.44%
2094 -0.81% 0.46%
2093 -0.81% 0.47%
2092 -0.8% 0.49%
2091 -0.79% 0.51%
2090 -0.8% 0.53%
2089 -0.8% 0.54%
2088 -0.79% 0.55%
2087 -0.79% 0.56%
2086 -0.79% 0.58%
2085 -0.8% 0.6%
2084 -0.8% 0.61%
2083 -0.8% 0.61%
2082 -0.8% 0.63%
2081 -0.81% 0.64%
2080 -0.82% 0.65%
2079 -0.82% 0.66%
2078 -0.83% 0.68%
2077 -0.83% 0.68%
2076 -0.83% 0.69%
2075 -0.82% 0.7%
2074 -0.82% 0.71%
2073 -0.84% 0.71%
2072 -0.82% 0.73%
2071 -0.81% 0.74%
2070 -0.84% 0.75%
2069 -0.85% 0.76%
2068 -0.85% 0.77%
2067 -0.85% 0.79%
2066 -0.85% 0.8%
2065 -0.83% 0.83%
2064 -0.85% 0.85%
2063 -0.86% 0.87%
2062 -0.85% 0.89%
2061 -0.85% 0.91%
2060 -0.84% 0.94%
2059 -0.84% 0.97%
2058 -0.83% 0.99%
2057 -0.84% 1.01%
2056 -0.82% 1.04%
2055 -0.81% 1.07%
2054 -0.81% 1.1%
2053 -0.8% 1.13%
2052 -0.8% 1.16%
2051 -0.8% 1.18%
2050 -0.79% 1.21%
2049 -0.78% 1.23%
2048 -0.78% 1.25%
2047 -0.76% 1.27%
2046 -0.76% 1.29%
2045 -0.76% 1.29%
2044 -0.73% 1.29%
2043 -0.72% 1.3%
2042 -0.71% 1.29%
2041 -0.69% 1.28%
2040 -0.68% 1.28%
2039 -0.68% 1.29%
2038 -0.68% 1.29%
2037 -0.64% 1.31%
2036 -0.62% 1.33%
2035 -0.65% 1.36%
2034 -0.64% 1.39%
2033 -0.65% 1.43%
2032 -0.66% 1.47%
2031 -0.63% 1.52%
2030 -0.64% 1.58%
2029 -0.62% 1.62%
2028 -0.65% 1.69%
2027 -0.66% 1.77%
2026 -0.68% 1.85%
2025 -0.72% 1.95%
2024 0.17% 1.99%
2023 0.1% 2.04%
2022 -0.6% 2.03%
2021 -0.9% 1.96%
2020 -0.89% 1.89%
2019 -0.99% 1.83%
2018 -1.3% 1.74%
2017 -1.59% 1.71%
2016 -1.08% 1.74%
2015 -1.19% 1.74%
2014 -0.76% 1.68%
2013 -0.62% 1.58%
2012 -0.47% 1.52%
2011 -0.34% 1.54%
2010 -0.23% 1.6%
2009 -0.1% 1.62%
2008 -0.01% 1.55%
2007 -0.02% 1.41%
2006 0.02% 1.3%
2005 0.13% 1.26%
2004 0.03% 1.24%
2003 0.03% 1.23%
2002 0.06% 1.23%
2001 -3.77% 1.22%
2000 -0.98% 1.27%
1999 -0.43% 1.41%
1998 -0.06% 1.58%
1997 -0.49% 1.74%
1996 -1.36% 1.9%
1995 -0.69% 2.02%
1994 1.12% 2.16%
1993 0.54% 2.34%
1992 -2.41% 2.49%
1991 -1.85% 2.43%
1990 0.21% 2.44%
1989 0.25% 2.65%
1988 0.33% 2.8%
1987 0.39% 2.91%
1986 0.43% 2.91%
1985 0.45% 2.86%
1984 0.47% 2.78%
1983 0.52% 2.71%
1982 0.49% 2.67%
1981 0.25% 2.66%
1980 0.11% 2.66%
1979 0.3% 2.69%
1978 0.47% 2.83%
1977 0.52% 2.93%
1976 0.53% 2.94%
1975 0.48% 2.95%
1974 0.46% 2.95%
1973 0.44% 2.94%
1972 0.44% 2.92%
1971 0.43% 2.97%
1970 0.47% 3.15%
1969 0.59% 3.36%
1968 0.62% 3.5%
1967 0.65% 3.59%
1966 0.7% 3.71%
1965 0.66% 3.81%
1964 0.64% 3.86%
1963 0.69% 3.93%
1962 0.71% 3.95%
1961 0.65% 3.76%

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 Uzbekistan's population grew by 1.99%.

Live population counters

Croatia Uzbekistan
Current population
3812193
37939105
Population rank 129/197 42/197
Percent of world population 0.05% 0.46%
One net population change
1.34 hours
44.4 seconds
One birth every
16.4 minutes
33.4 seconds
One death every
10.2 minutes
2.38 minutes
Daily growth/decline +18 +1,944
Annual growth/decline +6,514 +709,552
Annual growth/decline rate +0.17% +1.99%
Population growth rate rank 157/197 52/197
One migration net change every
2.52 hours
1.26 hours
Annual migration change -3,481 -6,987
Net migration rank 112/196 123/196
Foreign-born residents 527,831 1,154,963
Foreign-born residents rank 78/195 54/195
Foreign-born share of population 13.6% 3.2%
Foreign-born share rank 50/195 114/195

Natural population change vs migration

Croatia
Natural

Migration
Uzbekistan
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Croatia Uzbekistan
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -3,481 - -6,987
2024 - -5,186 - -7,066
2023 -19,298 10,202 722,280 -6,004
2022 -23,134 11,681 715,410 -5,007
2021 -26,377 -4,517 689,325 -9,205
2020 -20,354 -8,552 643,750 -9,208
2019 -15,008 -13,239 618,154 -9,341
2018 -15,557 -25,016 585,119 -11,516
2017 -16,570 -44,557 548,372 -13,352
2016 -13,553 -32,144 549,045 -14,839
2015 -16,607 -27,501 552,781 -16,545
2014 -11,345 -13,127 536,881 -20,381
2013 -10,162 -6,245 501,742 -20,380
2012 -9,799 -4,794 463,333 -20,381
2011 -9,846 -17,463 454,858 -20,380
2010 -8,591 -3,995 461,293 -20,380
2009 -7,319 1,358 471,839 -20,378
2008 -8,188 6,495 461,665 -24,028
2007 -10,335 8,893 426,880 -27,013
2006 -8,669 10,852 383,265 -29,197
2005 -9,022 10,629 363,462 -33,386
2004 -9,040 15,445 363,994 -38,834
2003 -12,480 12,556 355,098 -44,092
2002 -10,325 10,306 359,231 -47,679
2001 -8,599 19,298 356,483 -48,642
2000 -6,255 -47,629 365,138 -66,547
1999 -6,769 -47,418 385,448 -61,955
1998 -4,985 -47,931 408,532 -49,862
1997 3,175 -52,897 441,631 -48,360
1996 3,190 -53,688 471,010 -50,314
1995 0 -51,882 493,966 -45,876
1994 -930 -50,444 502,279 -41,788
1993 -2,301 -49,615 527,557 -37,377
1992 -4,576 -47,865 548,793 -33,259
1991 -2,813 -31,968 557,886 -29,064
1990 3,344 9,538 540,581 -73,478
1989 3,337 8,471 522,323 -13,888
1988 5,707 7,242 525,126 -473
1987 6,161 6,956 537,292 -824
1986 8,499 6,261 533,234 -802
1985 10,343 5,550 508,893 -773
1984 10,764 5,757 485,617 -752
1983 10,714 6,323 454,464 1,568
1982 15,756 7,475 431,389 3,897
1981 15,680 4,872 413,897 6,223
1980 17,939 -5,486 401,557 8,540
1979 21,136 -5,740 387,754 10,864
1978 20,157 -7,329 372,068 27,783
1977 22,798 -7,339 369,572 45,622
1976 22,226 -7,400 363,110 42,094
1975 21,658 -7,366 357,382 37,611
1974 22,453 -8,076 350,422 33,600
1973 21,904 -8,335 341,807 30,094
1972 17,802 -7,277 333,230 26,748
1971 19,941 -5,608 323,171 24,030
1970 16,767 -2,359 313,216 37,324
1969 16,688 -2,796 302,833 65,596
1968 21,828 -2,799 295,651 77,914
1967 26,032 -3,518 298,350 74,030
1966 33,192 -6,341 297,844 69,537
1965 31,251 -5,253 302,264 65,579
1964 25,942 -2,090 298,790 61,512
1963 31,270 -1,289 293,432 57,002
1962 30,216 -2,176 292,788 52,532
1961 36,255 -6,567 279,841 48,168
1960 34,778 -21,768 267,165 22,039

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 Uzbekistan 98.2% is from natural causes (a gain of 6,161,117 people) and 1.84% is from migration (a loss of 115,398 people).

As of 2024, 527,831 residents or 13.6% of the population were not native-born in Croatia, compared to 1,154,963 people or 3.2% in Uzbekistan.

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
Uzbekistan
City Population
Tashkent 2.96M
Namangan 626K
Andijan 548K
Samarkand 546K
Nukus 320K
Fergana 289K
Bukhara 280K
Qarshi 275K
Margilan 215K
Jizzakh 163K

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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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