Population growth — all countries

Population growth — Croatia

Population growth in Croatia in 2025 — 0.26%. Ranked 156 in the world out of 217. Since 1961, the indicator has fallen by 0.39 pp.

2025 0.26% +0.09 pp vs 2024
World rank 156of 217
Period maximum 1.11%1994
Period minimum -3.85%2001

Trend over time

1961–2025 · % per year

Population growth — Croatia, 1961–2025-4-20219611968197519821989199620032010201720241961: 0.65%1963: 0.69%1965: 0.66%1967: 0.65%1969: 0.59%1971: 0.43%1973: 0.44%1975: 0.48%1977: 0.52%1979: 0.3%1981: 0.25%1983: 0.52%1985: 0.45%1987: 0.39%1989: 0.25%1991: -1.87%1993: 0.54%1995: -0.69%1997: -0.49%1999: -0.43%2001: -3.85%2003: 0.03%2005: 0.13%2007: -0.02%2009: -0.11%2011: -0.35%2013: -0.62%2015: -1.19%2017: -1.61%2019: -0.99%2021: -0.9%2023: 0.1%2025: 0.26%
Change over the period: −0.39 pp Annual average: -0.01 pp

Comparison, 2025

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Croatia

Croatia 0.26%
World 0.91%
Southern Europe computed 0.33%
High-income countries computed 0.43%
Population growth — Croatia, by year Croatia All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 0.26 +0.09 pp
2024 0.17 +0.06 pp
2023 0.1 +0.71 pp
2022 -0.6 +0.3 pp
2021 -0.9 −0.01 pp
2020 -0.89 +0.1 pp
2019 -0.99 +0.32 pp
2018 -1.31 +0.3 pp
2017 -1.61 −0.52 pp
2016 -1.09 +0.11 pp
2015 -1.19 −0.43 pp
2014 -0.77 −0.14 pp
2013 -0.62 −0.15 pp
2012 -0.47 −0.13 pp
2011 -0.35 −0.12 pp
2010 -0.23 −0.12 pp
2009 -0.11 −0.09 pp
2008 -0.01 +0.01 pp
2007 -0.02 −0.05 pp
2006 0.02 −0.11 pp
2005 0.13 +0.1 pp
2004 0.03 −0 pp
2003 0.03 −0.03 pp
2002 0.06 +3.91 pp
2001 -3.85 −2.86 pp
2000 -0.99 −0.55 pp
1999 -0.43 −0.37 pp
1998 -0.06 +0.43 pp
1997 -0.49 +0.88 pp
1996 -1.37 −0.68 pp
1995 -0.69 −1.8 pp
1994 1.11 +0.58 pp
1993 0.54 +2.98 pp
1992 -2.44 −0.58 pp
1991 -1.87 −2.08 pp
1990 0.21 −0.04 pp
1989 0.25 −0.07 pp
1988 0.33 −0.06 pp
1987 0.39 −0.04 pp
1986 0.43 −0.03 pp
1985 0.45 −0.02 pp
1984 0.47 −0.05 pp
1983 0.52 +0.03 pp
1982 0.49 +0.24 pp
1981 0.25 +0.15 pp
1980 0.11 −0.19 pp
1979 0.3 −0.17 pp
1978 0.47 −0.05 pp
1977 0.52 −0.01 pp
1976 0.53 +0.05 pp
1975 0.48 +0.02 pp
1974 0.46 +0.02 pp
1973 0.44 +0.01 pp
1972 0.43 +0 pp
1971 0.43 −0.04 pp
1970 0.47 −0.12 pp
1969 0.59 −0.03 pp
1968 0.62 −0.03 pp
1967 0.65 −0.05 pp
1966 0.69 +0.04 pp
1965 0.66 +0.02 pp
1964 0.64 −0.05 pp
1963 0.69 −0.02 pp
1962 0.7 +0.05 pp
1961 0.65

About the indicator

The annual population growth rate is the change in population size over a year as a percent of the previous year. It takes in both natural increase (births minus deaths) and net migration. Negative values mean the population is shrinking; at 1% a year population doubles in about 70 years, at 2% in about 35.

Source: World Population Prospects (UN), license CC BY 3.0 IGO.