Population in Croatia
The population of Croatia was 3,876,200 people in 2025.
Croatia, 2025
3,876,200
Change from 2024
+0.3%
European Union, 2025
451,127,411 people
Position in 2025
130th of 217
Population in Croatia over time
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The chart shows a calculation from the published values. The table below keeps the published values.
People. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Croatia | European Union |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 3,876,200 people | 451,127,411 people |
| 2024 | 3,866,200 people | 450,228,188 people |
| 2023 | 3,859,686 people | 448,897,545 people |
| 2022 | 3,855,641 people | 447,203,596 people |
| 2021 | 3,878,981 people | 446,228,281 people |
| 2020 | 3,914,206 people | 446,870,959 people |
| 2019 | 3,949,390 people | 446,910,453 people |
| 2018 | 3,988,775 people | 446,058,453 people |
| 2017 | 4,041,407 people | 445,321,060 people |
| 2016 | 4,106,867 people | 444,676,652 people |
| 2015 | 4,151,725 people | 443,793,218 people |
| 2014 | 4,201,598 people | 442,920,819 people |
| 2013 | 4,233,922 people | 442,425,741 people |
| 2012 | 4,260,368 people | 442,069,839 people |
| 2011 | 4,280,622 people | 441,414,078 people |
| 2010 | 4,295,427 people | 442,088,310 people |
| 2009 | 4,305,181 people | 441,388,573 people |
| 2008 | 4,309,705 people | 440,270,719 people |
| 2007 | 4,310,217 people | 438,796,003 people |
| 2006 | 4,311,159 people | 437,263,803 people |
| 2005 | 4,310,145 people | 435,789,139 people |
| 2004 | 4,304,600 people | 434,193,248 people |
| 2003 | 4,303,399 people | 432,512,916 people |
| 2002 | 4,302,174 people | 430,924,112 people |
| 2001 | 4,299,642 people | 429,909,307 people |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of +0.3% from 3,866,200 people in 2024.
- Since 2015, when it was 4,151,725 people, the figure has changed by −6.6%.
- Among the 217 countries with data for 2025, Croatia has the 130th highest value.
- The figure for the European Union in 2025 was 451,127,411 people.
More for Croatia
All statistics for Croatia
Population on 1 January
3,874,350 people
2025 · Eurostat
Population growth
0.26%
2025 · World Bank
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
Total fertility rate
1.46 births per woman
2024 · Eurostat