The latest officially reported population of Croatia was 3,866,300 in 2024 vs 155,900 people in Curacao in 2024. In 2025, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Croatia's population is 3,839,202 people compared to 155,910 in Curacao.
Population statistics:
- Croatia's population is 24.6 times bigger than Curacao's.
- Croatia is ranked the 129th most populous country in the world, while Curacao is the 179th.
- The countries together account for 0.05% of the world: 0.05% for Croatia vs 0.002% for Curacao.
- For the last 10 years, Croatia has had an average growth rate of -0.82% per year vs +0.14% in Curacao.
- Since 2005, the population of Croatia has decreased from 4.31M people to 3.84M (10.9% decline), while Curacao has grown from 138K to 156K (13.3% growth).
- Both countries are in a period of decline and in 50 years are projected to lose 31.8% of the population in Croatia and 19.1% in Curacao.
Croatia vs Curacao: live population counter
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| Current population |
3839202
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155910
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| Population rank | 129/197 | 179/197 |
| Percent of world population | 0.05% | 0.002% |
| One net population change |
1.32 hours
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3.65 days
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| One birth every |
16.4 minutes
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7.5 hours
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| One death every |
10.2 minutes
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5.8 hours
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| One migration net change every |
1.69 hours
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17.1 hours
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| Annual migration change | -5,186 | +513 |
| Daily growth/decline | +18 | +0 |
| Annual growth/decline | +6,614 | +100 |
| Annual growth/decline rate | +0.17% | +0.06% |
| Population growth rate rank | 155/197 | 160/197 |
Croatia and Curacao: population history and growth rate by year chart
| Year | Population | Growth rate | ||
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| 1960 | 4,140,181 | 124,826 | - | - |
| 1961 | 4,167,292 | 126,125 | 0.65% | 1.04% |
| 1962 | 4,196,712 | 128,414 | 0.71% | 1.81% |
| 1963 | 4,225,675 | 130,860 | 0.69% | 1.9% |
| 1964 | 4,252,876 | 133,148 | 0.64% | 1.75% |
| 1965 | 4,280,923 | 135,266 | 0.66% | 1.59% |
| 1966 | 4,310,701 | 136,682 | 0.7% | 1.05% |
| 1967 | 4,338,683 | 138,140 | 0.65% | 1.07% |
| 1968 | 4,365,628 | 140,298 | 0.62% | 1.56% |
| 1969 | 4,391,490 | 142,581 | 0.59% | 1.63% |
| 1970 | 4,412,252 | 144,739 | 0.47% | 1.51% |
| 1971 | 4,431,275 | 147,389 | 0.43% | 1.83% |
| 1972 | 4,450,564 | 147,710 | 0.44% | 0.22% |
| 1973 | 4,470,161 | 146,912 | 0.44% | -0.54% |
| 1974 | 4,490,660 | 148,351 | 0.46% | 0.98% |
| 1975 | 4,512,082 | 149,129 | 0.48% | 0.52% |
| 1976 | 4,535,934 | 149,399 | 0.53% | 0.18% |
| 1977 | 4,559,571 | 149,459 | 0.52% | 0.04% |
| 1978 | 4,581,085 | 148,341 | 0.47% | -0.75% |
| 1979 | 4,594,778 | 147,851 | 0.3% | -0.33% |
| 1980 | 4,599,782 | 148,041 | 0.11% | 0.13% |
| 1981 | 4,611,509 | 148,629 | 0.25% | 0.4% |
| 1982 | 4,634,234 | 150,101 | 0.49% | 0.99% |
| 1983 | 4,658,254 | 151,159 | 0.52% | 0.7% |
| 1984 | 4,680,285 | 151,940 | 0.47% | 0.52% |
| 1985 | 4,701,417 | 152,711 | 0.45% | 0.51% |
| 1986 | 4,721,446 | 152,662 | 0.43% | -0.03% |
| 1987 | 4,739,745 | 151,456 | 0.39% | -0.79% |
| 1988 | 4,755,207 | 149,254 | 0.33% | -1.45% |
| 1989 | 4,767,260 | 146,937 | 0.25% | -1.55% |
| 1990 | 4,777,368 | 145,400 | 0.21% | -1.05% |
| 1991 | 4,689,022 | 144,403 | -1.85% | -0.69% |
| 1992 | 4,575,818 | 143,912 | -2.41% | -0.34% |
| 1993 | 4,600,463 | 144,299 | 0.54% | 0.27% |
| 1994 | 4,652,024 | 144,630 | 1.12% | 0.23% |
| 1995 | 4,620,030 | 145,139 | -0.69% | 0.35% |
| 1996 | 4,557,097 | 146,306 | -1.36% | 0.8% |
| 1997 | 4,534,920 | 146,956 | -0.49% | 0.44% |
| 1998 | 4,532,135 | 144,472 | -0.06% | -1.69% |
| 1999 | 4,512,597 | 139,428 | -0.43% | -3.49% |
| 2000 | 4,468,302 | 133,860 | -0.98% | -3.99% |
| 2001 | 4,299,642 | 129,047 | -3.77% | -3.6% |
| 2002 | 4,302,174 | 129,205 | 0.06% | 0.12% |
| 2003 | 4,303,399 | 131,897 | 0.03% | 2.08% |
| 2004 | 4,304,600 | 134,192 | 0.03% | 1.74% |
| 2005 | 4,310,145 | 137,658 | 0.13% | 2.58% |
| 2006 | 4,311,159 | 141,239 | 0.02% | 2.6% |
| 2007 | 4,310,217 | 144,056 | -0.02% | 1.99% |
| 2008 | 4,309,705 | 145,880 | -0.01% | 1.27% |
| 2009 | 4,305,181 | 146,833 | -0.1% | 0.65% |
| 2010 | 4,295,427 | 148,703 | -0.23% | 1.27% |
| 2011 | 4,280,622 | 150,831 | -0.34% | 1.43% |
| 2012 | 4,260,368 | 152,088 | -0.47% | 0.83% |
| 2013 | 4,233,922 | 153,822 | -0.62% | 1.14% |
| 2014 | 4,201,598 | 155,909 | -0.76% | 1.36% |
| 2015 | 4,151,725 | 157,980 | -1.19% | 1.33% |
| 2016 | 4,106,867 | 159,664 | -1.08% | 1.07% |
| 2017 | 4,041,407 | 160,175 | -1.59% | 0.32% |
| 2018 | 3,988,775 | 159,336 | -1.3% | -0.52% |
| 2019 | 3,949,390 | 157,441 | -0.99% | -1.19% |
| 2020 | 3,914,206 | 154,947 | -0.89% | -1.58% |
| 2021 | 3,878,981 | 152,369 | -0.9% | -1.66% |
| 2022 | 3,855,641 | 149,996 | -0.6% | -1.56% |
| 2023 | 3,859,686 | 155,800 | 0.1% | 3.87% |
| 2024 | 3,866,300 | 155,900 | 0.17% | 0.06% |
| 2025 | 3,839,202 | 155,910 | -0.7% | 0.007% |
| 2026 | 3,813,444 | 155,878 | -0.67% | -0.02% |
| 2027 | 3,788,509 | 155,806 | -0.65% | -0.05% |
| 2028 | 3,764,509 | 155,710 | -0.63% | -0.06% |
| 2029 | 3,740,864 | 155,558 | -0.63% | -0.1% |
| 2030 | 3,717,091 | 155,356 | -0.64% | -0.13% |
| 2031 | 3,693,060 | 155,112 | -0.65% | -0.16% |
| 2032 | 3,668,891 | 154,845 | -0.65% | -0.17% |
| 2033 | 3,645,252 | 154,546 | -0.64% | -0.19% |
| 2034 | 3,621,822 | 154,200 | -0.64% | -0.22% |
| 2035 | 3,598,817 | 153,844 | -0.64% | -0.23% |
| 2036 | 3,576,022 | 153,444 | -0.63% | -0.26% |
| 2037 | 3,552,470 | 153,028 | -0.66% | -0.27% |
| 2038 | 3,528,382 | 152,600 | -0.68% | -0.28% |
| 2039 | 3,504,319 | 152,140 | -0.68% | -0.3% |
| 2040 | 3,480,182 | 151,635 | -0.69% | -0.33% |
| 2041 | 3,455,709 | 151,130 | -0.7% | -0.33% |
| 2042 | 3,430,926 | 150,608 | -0.72% | -0.35% |
| 2043 | 3,406,019 | 150,071 | -0.73% | -0.36% |
| 2044 | 3,380,680 | 149,519 | -0.74% | -0.37% |
| 2045 | 3,355,131 | 148,941 | -0.76% | -0.39% |
| 2046 | 3,329,736 | 148,367 | -0.76% | -0.39% |
| 2047 | 3,304,173 | 147,763 | -0.77% | -0.41% |
| 2048 | 3,278,352 | 147,130 | -0.78% | -0.43% |
| 2049 | 3,252,533 | 146,495 | -0.79% | -0.43% |
| 2050 | 3,226,623 | 145,829 | -0.8% | -0.45% |
From 2005 to 2015, the population of Croatia decreased by 158,420 people (a 3.68% decline), while Curacao gained 20,322 people (a 14.8% growth).
For the next 10 years, from 2015 to 2025, Croatia lost -312,523 (a 7.53% decline), while Curacao's population decreased by -2,070 (a 1.31% decline).
Croatia was ranked 117th most populous country in 2005 and is 129th in 2025. Curacao was ranked 179th in 2005 and still ranked 179th now.
The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that with changing growth rate trends in 25 years (in 2050) Croatia's population will shrink by 16% to 3,226,623 people with a rank change from 129th to 139th. The population of Curacao will decrease by 6.47% to 145,829 people and rank change from 179th to 180th.
Biggest cities by population
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| City | Population |
| Zagreb | 767K |
| Split | 161K |
| Rijeka | 108K |
| Osijek | 96.3K |
| Zadar | 70.8K |
| Velika Gorica | 61.1K |
| Pula | 52.2K |
| Slavonski Brod | 49.9K |
| Karlovac | 49.4K |
| Sibenik | 42.6K |
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| City | Population |
| Willemstad | 150K |
| Barber | 2.42K |
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Population differences between Croatia and Curacao
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| Life expectancy | 78.9 years | 77.2 years |
| Average age | 44.6 years | 40.8 years |
| Median age | 46 years | 39.5 years |
| Male:Female ratio | 48.2:51.8 | 47.6:52.4 |
| Fertility rate | 1.46 births per woman | 1.2 births per woman |
| Population density | 178.9 ppl/mi² | 909 ppl/mi² |
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