The total population in Croatia was forecast to continuously decrease between 2024 and 2029 by in total 0.04 million people (-1.04 percent). The total population is estimated to amount to 3.8 million people in 2029. According to the International Monetary Fund, the total population of a country consists of all persons falling within the scope of the census.Find more key insights for the total population in countries like Montenegro, North Macedonia, and Romania.

In 1800, the population of the region making up present-day Croatia was just over 1.2 million. Croatia's population grew relatively consistently throughout the 19th and early 20th centuries, despite the region suffering around 200,000 fatalities in each of the World Wars. The lack of clearly defined boundaries, mass displacement and general disorganization have made it very difficult for historians to estimate the total number of fatalities suffered by Croatia and by ethnic Croats in this time; additionally, the various ethnic groups within Yugoslavia at the time committed a number of atrocities against one another, which has exacerbated this.

In spite of these events, the population of Croatia would continue to grow steadily until the early 1990s, when it was one of six parts of the Socialist Federative Republic of Yugoslavia. In the wake of communism's demise in Southern Europe in the late 20th century, Croatia claimed its sovereignty in 1991, which set in motion the Croatian War of Independence with Serbia. War was waged for four years, and saw the deaths of more than 20,000 people, while several hundred thousand were displaced. In the quarter century since the war's end, Croatia has emerged as a high-income, developing country, with a booming tourism and hospitality industry. However the population has continued to drop as a result of declining birth rates, and large-scale economic migration (particularly influenced by the financial crisis of 2008 and Croatia's accession to the European Union in 2013).

The total population in Croatia was estimated at 3.9 million people in 2024, according to the latest census figures and projections from Trading Economics. This dataset provides - Croatia Population - actual values, historical data, forecast, chart, statistics, economic calendar and news.

The annual population growth in Croatia increased by 0.5 percentage points compared to the previous year. Therefore, the population growth in Croatia reached a peak in 2023 with -0.06 percent. Nevertheless, the last two years recorded a significantly lower population growth than the preceding years.Annual population growth refers to the change in the population over time, and is affected by factors such as fertility, mortality, and migration.Find more key insights for the annual population growth in countries like Serbia and Bosnia & Herzegovina.

CBS Forecast: Population data was reported at 3,770,600.000 Person in 2061. This records a decrease from the previous number of 3,918,500.000 Person for 2051. CBS Forecast: Population data is updated yearly, averaging 4,080,300.000 Person from Dec 2021 (Median) to 2061, with 5 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 4,329,000.000 Person in 2021 and a record low of 3,770,600.000 Person in 2061. CBS Forecast: Population data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Croatian Bureau of Statistics. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Croatia – Table HR.G002: Population: Forecast: Croatian Bureau of Statistics.

Population, male in Croatia was reported at 1861175 Persons in 2023, according to the World Bank collection of development indicators, compiled from officially recognized sources. Croatia - Population, male - actual values, historical data, forecasts and projections were sourced from the World Bank on March of 2025.

Croatia HR: Population: Male: Ages 50-54: % of Male Population data was reported at 6.778 % in 2022. This records a decrease from the previous number of 6.840 % for 2021. Croatia HR: Population: Male: Ages 50-54: % of Male Population data is updated yearly, averaging 6.582 % from Dec 1960 (Median) to 2022, with 63 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 7.779 % in 2007 and a record low of 3.435 % in 1969. Croatia HR: Population: Male: Ages 50-54: % of Male Population data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Croatia – Table HR.World Bank.WDI: Population and Urbanization Statistics. Male population between the ages 50 to 54 as a percentage of the total male population.;United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects: 2022 Revision.;;

Population ages 10-14, male (% of male population) in Croatia was reported at 5.6014 % in 2023, according to the World Bank collection of development indicators, compiled from officially recognized sources. Croatia - Population ages 10-14, male (% of male population) - actual values, historical data, forecasts and projections were sourced from the World Bank on June of 2025.

Croatia population growth rate for 2023 was 0.10%, a 0.71% increase from 2022.

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<li>Croatia population growth rate for 2022 was <strong>-0.60%</strong>, a <strong>0.3% increase</strong> from 2021.</li>
<li>Croatia population growth rate for 2021 was <strong>-0.90%</strong>, a <strong>0.01% decline</strong> from 2020.</li>
<li>Croatia population growth rate for 2020 was <strong>-0.89%</strong>, a <strong>0.1% increase</strong> from 2019.</li>
</ul>Annual population growth rate for year t is the exponential rate of growth of midyear population from year t-1 to t, expressed as a percentage . Population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship.

Population, total in Croatia was reported at 3859686 in 2023, according to the World Bank collection of development indicators, compiled from officially recognized sources. Croatia - Population, total - actual values, historical data, forecasts and projections were sourced from the World Bank on March of 2025.

Croatia - Population and employment was -0.40% in December of 2024, according to the EUROSTAT. Trading Economics provides the current actual value, an historical data chart and related indicators for Croatia - Population and employment - last updated from the EUROSTAT on March of 2025. Historically, Croatia - Population and employment reached a record high of 3.00% in September of 2014 and a record low of -5.00% in June of 2010.

This statistic shows the age structure in Croatia from 2013 to 2023. In 2023, about 14.14 percent of Croatia's total population were aged 0 to 14 years.

Abstract

The 2011 Croatia Population and Housing Census took place between 1 and 28 April 2011 according to the situation as on 31 March 2011 at midnight, which shall be deemed the census moment. It is necessary to determine this moment because of changes that affect Census units.

The 2011 Census was implemented on the basis of the Act on the Census of Population, Households and Dwellings in the Republic of Croatia in 2011 (NN, No. 92/10), which regulates the content, preparation, organisation and implementation of the Census, obligations of state and other bodies included in the Census, enumeration period, processing, keeping and releasing of results and the way of providing finances for the Census.

In line with Article 21 of the Act, the Census has been carried out on the basis of official data from the Register of Spatial Units, which were provided by the State Geodetic Administration. According to the situation as on 31 March 2011, the Republic of Croatia had 21 counties (including the City of Zagreb), 127 towns, 429 municipalities and 6 756 settlements.

Geographic coverage

National

Analysis unit

• Household;
• Indivudual.

Universe

In line with the Act, the Census included three units: population, households and dwellings and other housing units that are not dwellings by definition but were used for habitation at the census moment.

Kind of data

Census/enumeration data [cen]

Mode of data collection

Face-to-face [f2f]

Graph and download economic data for Population, Total for Croatia (POPTOTHR52647NWDB) from 1967 to 2012 about Croatia and population.

There were 2 574 100 Facebook users in Croatia in February 2025, which accounted for 64.2% of its entire population. The majority of them were women - 51.9%. People aged 25 to 34 were the largest user group (682 900). The highest difference between men and women occurs within people aged 18 to 24, where women lead by 218 000.

There were 1 573 000 Instagram users in Croatia in April 2023, which accounted for 39.2% of its entire population. The majority of them were women - 54.7%. People aged 25 to 34 were the largest user group (488 000). The highest difference between men and women occurs within people aged 35 to 44, where women lead by 121 800.

Population ages 0-14, total in Croatia was reported at 545704 Persons in 2023, according to the World Bank collection of development indicators, compiled from officially recognized sources. Croatia - Population, ages 0-14, total - actual values, historical data, forecasts and projections were sourced from the World Bank on June of 2025.

The urban indicators data available here are analyzed, compiled and published by UN-Habitat’s Global Urban Observatory which supports governments, local authorities and civil society organizations to develop urban indicators, data and statistics. Urban statistics are collected through household surveys and censuses conducted by national statistics authorities. Global Urban Observatory team analyses and compiles urban indicators statistics from surveys and censuses. Additionally, Local urban observatories collect, compile and analyze urban data for national policy development. Population statistics are produced by the United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, World Urbanization Prospects.

This statistic shows the median age of the population in Croatia from 1950 to 2100. The median age is the age that divides a population into two numerically equal groups; that is, half the people are younger than this age and half are older. It is a single index that summarizes the age distribution of a population. In 2020, the median age of the Croatian population was 44.2 years.

UNICEF's country profile for Croatia, including under-five mortality rates, child health, education and sanitation data.