Croatia vs North Korea: Population growth
Croatia
0.3%
in 2025
North Korea
0.3%
in 2025
Croatia rank
156th
North Korea rank
155th
Population growth over time
- Croatia
- North Korea
How they compare
North Korea currently reports 0.3% against 0.3% in Croatia, a difference of 0.0%.
That makes North Korea's figure about 1.1 times Croatia's.
Across all 65 years both countries report, North Korea has been ahead every year.
Croatia ranks 156th and North Korea ranks 155th of 217 countries.
North Korea has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Croatia | North Korea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.7% | 2.6% | 1.9% | North Korea |
| 1970s | 0.5% | 2.0% | 1.5% | North Korea |
| 1980s | 0.4% | 1.5% | 1.1% | North Korea |
| 1990s | -0.5% | 1.2% | 1.8% | North Korea |
| 2000s | -0.5% | 0.6% | 1.0% | North Korea |
| 2010s | -0.9% | 0.5% | 1.3% | North Korea |
| 2020s | -0.3% | 0.3% | 0.6% | North Korea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population growth, Croatia or North Korea?
- North Korea, at 0.3% against 0.3% in Croatia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in population growth between Croatia and North Korea?
- 0.0%, with North Korea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Croatia and North Korea?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2025.
- How do Croatia and North Korea rank globally for population growth?
- Croatia ranks 156th and North Korea ranks 155th of 217 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), note: Derived from total population, publisher: UN Population Division, published as Population growth (annual %). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
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.