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Croatia

Population

3,814,548

Estimated as of Oct 22, 2026View source
Population rank
130th
Share of world
0.05%
Annual change
−25,8150.53%

Population of Croatia

1M2M3M4M5M95% prediction intervalPeak20263.8M2050 projection3.2M↓ 15% from 202619601980200020202040206020802100

Source: United Nations — World Population Prospects (2024 Revision)

Current population estimate: 3,814,548. 2050 projection: 3,234,159.Use the arrow keys on the chart to inspect individual years.

Historical population estimates for Croatia. Annual change is shown as a percentage.
20263,822,3450.53%130
20253,848,1600.54%130
20203,953,9580.81%130
20193,986,3340.96%130
20184,024,8681.33%130
20174,079,2001.38%130
20154,183,7290.55%127
20104,301,1450.06%124
20054,313,9460.06%118
20004,326,1051.30%118

Showing 10 of 19 years.

Population by City

Zagreb is home to 755,938 people, 19.78% of Croatia's population.

City population700K300K100K
Zagreb 755.9KSplit 152.5KRijeka 98.9KOsijek 90.9KZadar 68.7KVelika Gorica 59.9KPula - Pola 49.8KKarlovac 46.5KSlavonski Brod 45.8KVarazdin 42.3K
Largest cities by 2026 population and share of the national population.
1Zagreb755.9K19.78%
2Split152.5K3.99%
3Rijeka98.9K2.59%
4Osijek90.9K2.38%
5Zadar68.7K1.80%
6Velika Gorica59.9K1.57%
7Pula - Pola49.8K1.30%
8Karlovac46.5K1.22%
9Slavonski Brod45.8K1.20%
10Varazdin42.3K1.11%

Croatia by the Numbers

Estimated as of Oct 22, 2026

Population
Croatia is home to an estimated 3,814,548 people, the 130th largest population in the world.
Daily change
Croatia has a net population change of approximately -69 people per day, driven by 84 births, 146 deaths, and net emigration of 7 people.
Share of world
Croatia makes up 0.05% of the world's population and 0.51% of Europe's.
Density
68.3 people per km² of land (176.9 per mi²), ranking 149th among countries and territories.
Urban living
57.81% of people live in urban areas.

Croatia Demographics

Age & longevity

MaleFemale100+ years, male: 65100+ years, female: 73695–99 years, male: 1,05695–99 years, female: 5,63090–94 years, male: 6,73090–94 years, female: 22,46285–89 years, male: 21,46585–89 years, female: 49,12680–84 years, male: 38,38680–84 years, female: 68,88175–79 years, male: 75,08075–79 years, female: 109,19070–74 years, male: 110,09870–74 years, female: 136,86465–69 years, male: 125,50165–69 years, female: 146,89460–64 years, male: 131,23960–64 years, female: 144,46955–59 years, male: 128,76855–59 years, female: 134,92250–54 years, male: 131,90650–54 years, female: 132,74345–49 years, male: 138,17245–49 years, female: 135,20540–44 years, male: 132,36740–44 years, female: 128,65435–39 years, male: 116,10235–39 years, female: 111,42230–34 years, male: 107,68630–34 years, female: 101,82525–29 years, male: 107,93425–29 years, female: 101,83220–24 years, male: 100,53620–24 years, female: 95,11215–19 years, male: 106,10315–19 years, female: 100,70210–14 years, male: 96,62810–14 years, female: 90,5595–9 years, male: 87,5315–9 years, female: 82,5820–4 years, male: 81,9100–4 years, female: 77,279100+95–9990–9485–8980–8475–7970–7465–6960–6455–5950–5445–4940–4435–3930–3425–2920–2415–1910–145–90–450K50K100K100K

Hover or tap an age group to see exact counts. Use the up and down arrow keys to inspect age groups.

Median age

46.5 yrs

World: 31

Life expectancy

79.1 yrs

World: 73.8

Male

48.28%

Female

51.72%

Life expectancy 76Life expectancy 82.1

Ethnicity

90.4%

Croat

  • Croat90.4%
  • Serb4.4%
  • Other4.4%
  • Unspecified0.8%
Data notes

Source estimate: 2011 est.

Religion

86.3%

Roman Catholic, the largest religion

  • Roman Catholic86.3%
  • Orthodox4.4%
  • Unspecified3.8%
  • not religious or Atheist2.5%
  • Muslim1.5%
  • Other1.5%
Data notes

Source estimate: 2011 est.

Related Pages

Sources

  1. World Population Prospects (2024 Revision) - United Nations population estimates and projections.
  2. World Population Prospects (2024 Revision) - Croatia United Nations Graphs/Profiles
  3. World Bank / UN World Urbanization Prospects - 2025: Urban population (% of total population), using national definitions.
  4. Croatian Bureau of Statistics