Croatia — Population growth
Population Growth (Annual %) for Croatia, 1961–2025.
Population growth for Croatia was 0.26% in 2025, according to the latest World Bank data. The series covers 65 years, from 1961 to 2025. The highest recorded value was 1.11% in 1994. The lowest was -3.85% in 2001 (about -14.9× the latest value). Across that span the compound annual growth rate works out to -1.44% per year.
Croatia ranks 156 of 217 economies on this measure (1 = highest), putting it in the top 72%. The median for Europe & Central Asia is 0.30%, so Croatia sits below it. It peaked in 1994 and has fallen 77% since. Over the last decade (2015–2025) the figure moved up 122%. Within Europe & Central Asia it ranks 30 of 58 economies; Sweden (0.25%) is just below it. Its sharpest one-year move was down 981% in 1991. That is 135% above this series' own ten-year average.
Data highlights
World ranking. Climbed: 200th of 216 in 1961 → 196th of 216 in 1970 → 207th of 216 in 1980 → 186th of 216 in 1990 → 212th of 217 in 2000 → 192nd of 217 in 2010 → 201st of 217 in 2020 → 156th of 217 in 2025.
Key figures
Full history — 1961 to 2025
| Year | annual % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 0.26% | +0.1 pp |
| 2024 | 0.17% | +0.1 pp |
| 2023 | 0.1% | +0.7 pp |
| 2022 | -0.6% | +0.3 pp |
| 2021 | -0.9% | -0.0 pp |
| 2020 | -0.89% | +0.1 pp |
| 2019 | -0.99% | +0.3 pp |
| 2018 | -1.31% | +0.3 pp |
| 2017 | -1.61% | -0.5 pp |
| 2016 | -1.09% | +0.1 pp |
| 2015 | -1.19% | -0.4 pp |
| 2014 | -0.77% | -0.1 pp |
| 2013 | -0.62% | -0.1 pp |
| 2012 | -0.47% | -0.1 pp |
| 2011 | -0.35% | -0.1 pp |
| 2010 | -0.23% | -0.1 pp |
| 2009 | -0.11% | -0.1 pp |
| 2008 | -0.01% | +0.0 pp |
| 2007 | -0.02% | -0.0 pp |
| 2006 | 0.02% | -0.1 pp |
| 2005 | 0.13% | +0.1 pp |
| 2004 | 0.03% | -0.0 pp |
| 2003 | 0.03% | -0.0 pp |
| 2002 | 0.06% | +3.9 pp |
| 2001 | -3.85% | -2.9 pp |
| 2000 | -0.99% | -0.6 pp |
| 1999 | -0.43% | -0.4 pp |
| 1998 | -0.06% | +0.4 pp |
| 1997 | -0.49% | +0.9 pp |
| 1996 | -1.37% | -0.7 pp |
| 1995 | -0.69% | -1.8 pp |
| 1994 | 1.11% | +0.6 pp |
| 1993 | 0.54% | +3.0 pp |
| 1992 | -2.44% | -0.6 pp |
| 1991 | -1.87% | -2.1 pp |
| 1990 | 0.21% | -0.0 pp |
| 1989 | 0.25% | -0.1 pp |
| 1988 | 0.33% | -0.1 pp |
| 1987 | 0.39% | -0.0 pp |
| 1986 | 0.43% | -0.0 pp |
| 1985 | 0.45% | -0.0 pp |
| 1984 | 0.47% | -0.0 pp |
| 1983 | 0.52% | +0.0 pp |
| 1982 | 0.49% | +0.2 pp |
| 1981 | 0.25% | +0.1 pp |
| 1980 | 0.11% | -0.2 pp |
| 1979 | 0.3% | -0.2 pp |
| 1978 | 0.47% | -0.0 pp |
| 1977 | 0.52% | -0.0 pp |
| 1976 | 0.53% | +0.1 pp |
| 1975 | 0.48% | +0.0 pp |
| 1974 | 0.46% | +0.0 pp |
| 1973 | 0.44% | +0.0 pp |
| 1972 | 0.43% | +0.0 pp |
| 1971 | 0.43% | -0.0 pp |
| 1970 | 0.47% | -0.1 pp |
| 1969 | 0.59% | -0.0 pp |
| 1968 | 0.62% | -0.0 pp |
| 1967 | 0.65% | -0.0 pp |
| 1966 | 0.69% | +0.0 pp |
| 1965 | 0.66% | +0.0 pp |
| 1964 | 0.64% | -0.0 pp |
| 1963 | 0.69% | -0.0 pp |
| 1962 | 0.7% | +0.1 pp |
| 1961 | 0.65% | — |
Frequently asked questions
What was Croatia’s Population growth in 1962?
0.7% (1962). The full year-by-year table above lists every published year, most recent first.
Are changes in this series measured in percentage points?
Yes. The series is a share expressed in annual %, so year-over-year movements in the Change column are percentage points (pp), not percent.
Is Croatia’s Population growth growing or shrinking?
Between 1961 and 2025 the series was shrinking overall: -60.4% in total — about 1.4% a year compounded.
Where does this data come from?
World Bank Open Data (CC BY-4.0), indicator SP.POP.GROW. Values are reproduced as published; this page only computes summary statistics such as change, CAGR and extremes.
What are the most recent published figures?
The last five published years: 2025: 0.26%; 2024: 0.17%; 2023: 0.1%; 2022: -0.6%; 2021: -0.9%. Earlier years are in the full-history table below.
Related data
SP.POP.GROW — Population Growth (Annual %). Data licensed under CC BY 4.0. Values are reproduced as published; this page computes the summary statistics (change, CAGR, extremes) from the underlying annual series. View the original dataset on data.worldbank.org.