Population growth in Croatia
The population of Croatia changed by 0.26% in 2025. The value for 2025 is the highest since 1994.
Croatia, 2025
0.26%
Change from 2024
+0.09percentage points
European Union, 2025
0.20%
Median of European Union (27 countries), 2025
0.25%
Position in 2025
156th of 217
Population growth in Croatia over time
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The chart shows a calculation from the published values. The table below keeps the published values.
Annual % change. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Croatia | European Union |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 0.26% | 0.20% |
| 2024 | 0.17% | 0.30% |
| 2023 | 0.10% | 0.38% |
| 2022 | -0.60% | 0.22% |
| 2021 | -0.90% | -0.14% |
| 2020 | -0.89% | -0.01% |
| 2019 | -0.99% | 0.19% |
| 2018 | -1.31% | 0.17% |
| 2017 | -1.61% | 0.14% |
| 2016 | -1.09% | 0.20% |
| 2015 | -1.19% | 0.20% |
| 2014 | -0.77% | 0.11% |
| 2013 | -0.62% | 0.08% |
| 2012 | -0.47% | 0.15% |
| 2011 | -0.35% | -0.15% |
| 2010 | -0.23% | 0.16% |
| 2009 | -0.11% | 0.25% |
| 2008 | -0.01% | 0.34% |
| 2007 | -0.02% | 0.35% |
| 2006 | 0.02% | 0.34% |
| 2005 | 0.13% | 0.37% |
| 2004 | 0.03% | 0.39% |
| 2003 | 0.03% | 0.37% |
| 2002 | 0.06% | 0.24% |
| 2001 | -3.85% | 0.13% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of +0.09 percentage points from 0.17% in 2024.
- Since 2015, when it was -1.19%, the figure has changed by +1.45 percentage points.
- Among the 217 countries with data for 2025, Croatia has the 156th highest value.
- The figure for the European Union in 2025 was 0.20%.
More for Croatia
All statistics for Croatia
Population
3,876,200 people
2025 · World Bank
Net migration
-3,481 people
2025 · World Bank
Population on 1 January
3,874,350 people
2025 · Eurostat
Population by age and sex
3,874,350 people
2025 · Eurostat
Crude birth rate
8.4 per 1,000 people
2025 · Eurostat
Crude death rate
12.9 per 1,000 people
2025 · Eurostat