Croatia vs Serbia

Croatia vs Serbia: Population growth

Population growth in 2023: -0.34% a year in Croatia and -0.44% a year in Serbia, by UN estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in Croatia, by 0.1 percentage points.

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% a year · UN

Croatia vs Serbia: Population growthPopulation growth in 2023: -0.34% a year in Croatia and -0.44% a year in Serbia, by UN estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in Croatia, by 0.1 percentage points.
CroatiaSerbiaUN projection (medium variant)95% prediction intervalWorld

What the numbers say

  • Croatia has been higher since 2023, when it overtook Serbia.
  • In 2023, Croatia ranked 197 and Serbia ranked 201 of 229 countries, counting from the highest.
  • The UN projection (medium variant) puts Croatia at -0.82% a year and Serbia at -0.78% a year in 2100.
  • The world as a whole: 0.87% a year in 2023.

Every year

% a year · UN

YearCroatiaSerbiaWorld
2023-0.34-0.440.87
2022-0.22-0.090.88
2021-0.68-1.20.8
2020-0.81-0.910.9
2019-0.82-0.781.03
2018-1.11-0.771.07
2017-1.57-0.751.13
2016-1.22-0.731.17
2015-1.06-0.71.18
2014-0.65-0.681.22
2013-0.44-0.671.23
2012-0.35-0.661.27
2011-0.66-0.441.26
2010-0.29-0.41.27
2009-0.15-0.391.28
2008-0.05-0.391.28
2007-0.02-0.381.28
20060.02-0.381.28
20050.06-0.361.27
20040.12-0.351.28
20030.04-0.321.29
20020-0.361.3
20010.22-0.561.33
2000-1.37-0.551.35
1999-1.37-0.481.35
1998-1.34-0.341.37
1997-1.29-0.261.39
1996-1.25-0.211.42
1995-1.24-0.191.45
1994-1.18-0.171.47
1993-1.13-0.151.52
1992-1.08-0.111.57
1991-0.71-0.081.63
19900.3-0.111.76
19890.3-0.061.78
19880.31-0.021.79
19870.3501.84
19860.370.021.83
19850.410.061.8
19840.440.111.8
19830.480.161.78
19820.540.221.86
19810.530.331.82
19800.350.471.8
19790.390.511.79
19780.390.561.74
19770.410.621.75
19760.420.661.78
19750.420.671.8
19740.410.661.88
19730.40.651.94
19720.40.661.97
19710.390.681.97
19700.390.72.06
19690.430.762.06
19680.50.812.09
19670.570.852
19660.620.872.04
19650.650.892.09
19640.690.912.16
19630.730.942.28
19620.780.972.11
19610.711.011.67
19600.391.021.58
19590.481.011.73
19580.551.052
19570.611.122.07
19560.681.171.98
19550.761.232.01
19540.851.291.99
19531.241.11.9
19521.211.021.94
19511.120.961.75
19501.290.961.74
UN projection (medium variant) · 2024–2100
YearCroatiaSerbiaWorld
2024-0.72-1.5–-0.05-0.66-0.9–-0.420.86
2025-0.68-1.54–0.13-0.75-1.07–-0.430.84
2026-0.66-1.63–0.24-0.66-1.02–-0.310.83
2027-0.65-1.64–0.25-0.68-1.11–-0.290.81
2028-0.62-1.59–0.34-0.69-1.14–-0.270.8
2029-0.64-1.63–0.34-0.7-1.19–-0.260.78
2030-0.64-1.62–0.36-0.72-1.25–-0.230.76
2031-0.66-1.67–0.34-0.72-1.3–-0.220.75
2032-0.65-1.64–0.35-0.74-1.32–-0.20.73
2033-0.64-1.7–0.39-0.75-1.34–-0.190.72
2034-0.65-1.74–0.39-0.75-1.38–-0.190.7
2035-0.63-1.7–0.55-0.76-1.42–-0.160.69
2036-0.64-1.71–0.47-0.77-1.43–-0.150.67
2037-0.68-1.8–0.4-0.78-1.42–-0.130.65
2038-0.68-1.8–0.4-0.79-1.49–-0.120.64
2039-0.69-1.83–0.34-0.8-1.49–-0.110.62
2040-0.7-1.79–0.38-0.8-1.52–-0.090.61
2041-0.72-1.9–0.37-0.8-1.49–-0.070.59
2042-0.72-1.87–0.46-0.8-1.52–-0.070.57
2043-0.73-1.87–0.41-0.8-1.53–-0.030.56
2044-0.76-1.91–0.4-0.79-1.53–-00.54
2045-0.76-1.86–0.4-0.79-1.54–-0.020.52
2046-0.76-1.91–0.44-0.79-1.53–-0.010.5
2047-0.78-1.95–0.38-0.78-1.56–0.030.48
2048-0.79-1.89–0.4-0.78-1.52–0.060.46
2049-0.79-1.97–0.41-0.78-1.55–0.020.44
2050-0.81-2–0.42-0.78-1.56–0.040.42
2051-0.81-1.95–0.41-0.78-1.59–0.080.4
2052-0.8-1.94–0.41-0.77-1.6–0.10.38
2053-0.81-2.05–0.38-0.77-1.64–0.190.36
2054-0.81-1.97–0.49-0.78-1.71–0.170.34
2055-0.82-2.06–0.47-0.78-1.69–0.120.33
2056-0.84-1.99–0.46-0.79-1.71–0.10.31
2057-0.83-2.02–0.37-0.8-1.75–0.110.3
2058-0.85-2.16–0.37-0.79-1.8–0.20.28
2059-0.85-2.13–0.39-0.8-1.81–0.20.27
2060-0.86-2.19–0.32-0.81-1.79–0.220.25
2061-0.86-2.22–0.42-0.81-1.83–0.290.24
2062-0.86-2.16–0.41-0.82-1.83–0.230.23
2063-0.86-2.25–0.44-0.83-1.89–0.290.22
2064-0.84-2.26–0.48-0.83-1.93–0.230.21
2065-0.85-2.28–0.45-0.84-1.94–0.270.2
2066-0.86-2.24–0.37-0.84-1.95–0.250.19
2067-0.85-2.32–0.47-0.84-2.01–0.230.18
2068-0.86-2.35–0.46-0.85-2.03–0.260.17
2069-0.84-2.29–0.38-0.85-1.99–0.260.16
2070-0.81-2.28–0.46-0.85-2.05–0.220.15
2071-0.83-2.28–0.58-0.85-2.1–0.240.14
2072-0.84-2.25–0.47-0.84-2.1–0.270.13
2073-0.83-2.34–0.47-0.84-2.11–0.240.12
2074-0.82-2.37–0.53-0.84-2.11–0.290.1
2075-0.84-2.31–0.51-0.84-2.15–0.340.09
2076-0.83-2.41–0.59-0.83-2.18–0.320.08
2077-0.83-2.38–0.5-0.84-2.22–0.30.07
2078-0.82-2.42–0.5-0.84-2.17–0.320.06
2079-0.82-2.47–0.59-0.83-2.23–0.310.05
2080-0.81-2.43–0.54-0.82-2.23–0.310.04
2081-0.8-2.45–0.61-0.81-2.23–0.370.03
2082-0.81-2.41–0.57-0.81-2.37–0.380.02
2083-0.8-2.37–0.62-0.8-2.35–0.380.01
2084-0.81-2.4–0.55-0.79-2.33–0.34-0
2085-0.8-2.49–0.58-0.79-2.37–0.4-0.01
2086-0.79-2.43–0.59-0.79-2.39–0.38-0.02
2087-0.79-2.45–0.59-0.78-2.48–0.43-0.03
2088-0.81-2.52–0.57-0.78-2.45–0.45-0.04
2089-0.81-2.5–0.56-0.78-2.52–0.44-0.05
2090-0.79-2.48–0.58-0.77-2.48–0.45-0.05
2091-0.81-2.58–0.61-0.78-2.54–0.48-0.06
2092-0.81-2.58–0.59-0.78-2.59–0.46-0.07
2093-0.81-2.59–0.67-0.77-2.55–0.45-0.07
2094-0.83-2.62–0.66-0.77-2.58–0.5-0.08
2095-0.83-2.7–0.63-0.77-2.63–0.47-0.09
2096-0.83-2.87–0.61-0.77-2.73–0.49-0.1
2097-0.82-2.76–0.59-0.77-2.77–0.51-0.11
2098-0.83-2.81–0.54-0.77-2.79–0.49-0.11
2099-0.83-2.77–0.6-0.78-2.79–0.47-0.12
2100-0.82-2.84–0.54-0.78-2.84–0.45-0.13

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Good to know

  • How fast the population grew or shrank in a year: births minus deaths, plus people moving in minus people moving out.
  • Source: UN DESA, World Population Prospects 2024.
  • The dashed line is the UN projection (medium variant), a scenario rather than a forecast; the band is its 95% prediction interval.
  • Ranks count the 229 countries with a value in 2023, highest first.
  • The faint line is the world as a whole, as the same source counts it.

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