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Population in Croatia compared to East Timor: Trends, Charts, Rankings

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Croatia was 3,866,200 in 2024 vs 1,400,638 people in East Timor in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Croatia's population is 3,812,193 people compared to 1,441,764 in East Timor.

Population statistics:

  • Croatia's population is 2.64 times bigger than East Timor's.
  • Croatia is ranked the 129th most populous country in the world, while East Timor is the 152nd.
  • The countries together account for 0.06% of the world: 0.05% for Croatia vs 0.02% for East Timor.
  • For the last 10 years, Croatia has had an average growth rate of -0.82% per year vs +1.74% in East Timor.
  • Since 2006, the population of Croatia has decreased from 4.31M people to 3.81M (11.6% decline), while East Timor has grown from 977K to 1.44M (47.6% growth).

Croatia vs East Timor: population by year and forecast

Croatia
Factual

Projection
East Timor
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Croatia East Timor
2100 2,137,465 1,987,918
2099 2,155,186 1,992,867
2098 2,173,108 1,999,551
2097 2,190,995 2,006,120
2096 2,209,326 2,014,062
2095 2,227,698 2,022,241
2094 2,246,224 2,029,109
2093 2,264,550 2,034,335
2092 2,283,068 2,039,916
2091 2,301,556 2,046,825
2090 2,319,851 2,053,125
2089 2,338,604 2,060,960
2088 2,357,581 2,066,983
2087 2,376,274 2,074,665
2086 2,395,139 2,077,590
2085 2,414,304 2,083,082
2084 2,433,813 2,088,840
2083 2,453,361 2,094,115
2082 2,473,204 2,096,675
2081 2,493,128 2,100,480
2080 2,513,378 2,103,409
2079 2,534,101 2,102,541
2078 2,554,982 2,105,113
2077 2,576,370 2,106,052
2076 2,597,887 2,105,444
2075 2,619,688 2,105,772
2074 2,641,342 2,104,099
2073 2,663,253 2,103,684
2072 2,685,714 2,100,004
2071 2,708,053 2,092,187
2070 2,730,187 2,089,722
2069 2,753,302 2,084,088
2068 2,776,996 2,077,511
2067 2,800,742 2,070,890
2066 2,824,811 2,062,513
2065 2,848,913 2,055,518
2064 2,872,881 2,047,799
2063 2,897,651 2,039,134
2062 2,922,653 2,032,012
2061 2,947,832 2,026,320
2060 2,973,162 2,018,694
2059 2,998,389 2,008,316
2058 3,023,822 1,996,874
2057 3,049,085 1,984,864
2056 3,074,796 1,970,638
2055 3,100,195 1,957,948
2054 3,125,459 1,949,486
2053 3,151,016 1,933,418
2052 3,176,316 1,920,237
2051 3,201,973 1,909,754
2050 3,227,869 1,892,942
2049 3,253,597 1,878,747
2048 3,279,316 1,861,668
2047 3,305,051 1,845,027
2046 3,330,260 1,829,444
2045 3,355,638 1,813,000
2044 3,381,196 1,797,485
2043 3,406,105 1,777,393
2042 3,430,854 1,756,780
2041 3,455,487 1,738,404
2040 3,479,631 1,720,102
2039 3,503,577 1,699,431
2038 3,527,583 1,679,979
2037 3,551,581 1,659,934
2036 3,574,520 1,640,507
2035 3,596,996 1,617,823
2034 3,620,363 1,597,525
2033 3,643,692 1,578,920
2032 3,667,478 1,560,470
2031 3,691,842 1,540,575
2030 3,715,373 1,518,500
2029 3,739,203 1,496,906
2028 3,762,505 1,475,696
2027 3,787,023 1,455,624
2026 3,812,193 1,436,626
2025 3,838,346 1,418,578
2024 3,866,200 1,400,638
2023 3,859,686 1,384,286
2022 3,855,641 1,369,295
2021 3,878,981 1,350,139
2020 3,914,206 1,326,053
2019 3,949,390 1,300,945
2018 3,988,775 1,275,959
2017 4,041,407 1,251,703
2016 4,106,867 1,228,312
2015 4,151,725 1,205,131
2014 4,201,598 1,181,903
2013 4,233,922 1,158,695
2012 4,260,368 1,134,885
2011 4,280,622 1,110,207
2010 4,295,427 1,084,679
2009 4,305,181 1,058,782
2008 4,309,705 1,032,429
2007 4,310,217 1,004,889
2006 4,311,159 976,597
2005 4,310,145 948,311
2004 4,304,600 929,074
2003 4,303,399 916,878
2002 4,302,174 879,159
2001 4,299,642 812,249
2000 4,468,302 745,088
1999 4,512,597 834,697
1998 4,532,135 942,530
1997 4,534,920 917,184
1996 4,557,097 892,282
1995 4,620,030 868,146
1994 4,652,024 844,493
1993 4,600,463 821,437
1992 4,575,818 799,318
1991 4,689,022 778,278
1990 4,777,368 760,345
1989 4,767,260 744,856
1988 4,755,207 730,745
1987 4,739,745 718,476
1986 4,721,446 707,185
1985 4,701,417 696,665
1984 4,680,285 686,777
1983 4,658,254 677,707
1982 4,634,234 669,149
1981 4,611,509 660,493
1980 4,599,782 649,871
1979 4,594,778 638,719
1978 4,581,085 628,775
1977 4,559,571 618,315
1976 4,535,934 607,620
1975 4,512,082 598,158
1974 4,490,660 590,827
1973 4,470,161 582,855
1972 4,450,564 572,962
1971 4,431,275 562,966
1970 4,412,252 553,069
1969 4,391,490 543,356
1968 4,365,628 533,875
1967 4,338,683 524,648
1966 4,310,701 515,696
1965 4,280,923 507,034
1964 4,252,876 498,659
1963 4,225,675 490,564
1962 4,196,712 482,774
1961 4,167,292 475,291
1960 4,140,181 468,118

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); World Bank | Health (1960–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

GeoRank.org/population/croatia/east-timor | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Croatia decreased by 204,292 people (a 4.74% decline), while East Timor gained 251,715 people (a 25.8% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Croatia lost 294,674 people (a 7.18% decline), while East Timor's population increased by 213,452 people (a 17.4% growth).

Croatia was ranked 120th most populous country in 2006 and is 129th in 2026. East Timor was ranked 155th in 2006 and ranked 152nd now.

The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that in 24 years (in 2050) Croatia's population will shrink by 15.3% to 3,227,869 people with a rank change from 129th to 139th. The population of East Timor will increase by 31.3% to 1,892,942 people and rank change from 152nd to 149th.

East Timor is projected to reach its peak in 2077 at 2.11M people, while Croatia's population already peaked in 1990 at 4.78M people and is projected to decrease to 2.14M people by 2100.

Population growth rate by year

Croatia
Factual

Projection
East Timor
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Croatia East Timor
2100 -0.82% -0.25%
2099 -0.82% -0.33%
2098 -0.82% -0.33%
2097 -0.83% -0.39%
2096 -0.82% -0.4%
2095 -0.82% -0.34%
2094 -0.81% -0.26%
2093 -0.81% -0.27%
2092 -0.8% -0.34%
2091 -0.79% -0.31%
2090 -0.8% -0.38%
2089 -0.8% -0.29%
2088 -0.79% -0.37%
2087 -0.79% -0.14%
2086 -0.79% -0.26%
2085 -0.8% -0.28%
2084 -0.8% -0.25%
2083 -0.8% -0.12%
2082 -0.8% -0.18%
2081 -0.81% -0.14%
2080 -0.82% 0.04%
2079 -0.82% -0.12%
2078 -0.83% -0.04%
2077 -0.83% 0.03%
2076 -0.83% -0.02%
2075 -0.82% 0.08%
2074 -0.82% 0.02%
2073 -0.84% 0.18%
2072 -0.82% 0.37%
2071 -0.81% 0.12%
2070 -0.84% 0.27%
2069 -0.85% 0.32%
2068 -0.85% 0.32%
2067 -0.85% 0.41%
2066 -0.85% 0.34%
2065 -0.83% 0.38%
2064 -0.85% 0.42%
2063 -0.86% 0.35%
2062 -0.85% 0.28%
2061 -0.85% 0.38%
2060 -0.84% 0.52%
2059 -0.84% 0.57%
2058 -0.83% 0.61%
2057 -0.84% 0.72%
2056 -0.82% 0.65%
2055 -0.81% 0.43%
2054 -0.81% 0.83%
2053 -0.8% 0.69%
2052 -0.8% 0.55%
2051 -0.8% 0.89%
2050 -0.79% 0.76%
2049 -0.78% 0.92%
2048 -0.78% 0.9%
2047 -0.76% 0.85%
2046 -0.76% 0.91%
2045 -0.76% 0.86%
2044 -0.73% 1.13%
2043 -0.72% 1.17%
2042 -0.71% 1.06%
2041 -0.69% 1.06%
2040 -0.68% 1.22%
2039 -0.68% 1.16%
2038 -0.68% 1.21%
2037 -0.64% 1.18%
2036 -0.62% 1.4%
2035 -0.65% 1.27%
2034 -0.64% 1.18%
2033 -0.65% 1.18%
2032 -0.66% 1.29%
2031 -0.63% 1.45%
2030 -0.64% 1.44%
2029 -0.62% 1.44%
2028 -0.65% 1.38%
2027 -0.66% 1.32%
2026 -0.68% 1.27%
2025 -0.72% 1.28%
2024 0.17% 1.18%
2023 0.1% 1.09%
2022 -0.6% 1.42%
2021 -0.9% 1.82%
2020 -0.89% 1.93%
2019 -0.99% 1.96%
2018 -1.3% 1.94%
2017 -1.59% 1.9%
2016 -1.08% 1.92%
2015 -1.19% 1.97%
2014 -0.76% 2%
2013 -0.62% 2.1%
2012 -0.47% 2.22%
2011 -0.34% 2.35%
2010 -0.23% 2.45%
2009 -0.1% 2.55%
2008 -0.01% 2.74%
2007 -0.02% 2.9%
2006 0.02% 2.98%
2005 0.13% 2.07%
2004 0.03% 1.33%
2003 0.03% 4.29%
2002 0.06% 8.24%
2001 -3.77% 9.01%
2000 -0.98% -10.7%
1999 -0.43% -11.4%
1998 -0.06% 2.76%
1997 -0.49% 2.79%
1996 -1.36% 2.78%
1995 -0.69% 2.8%
1994 1.12% 2.81%
1993 0.54% 2.77%
1992 -2.41% 2.7%
1991 -1.85% 2.36%
1990 0.21% 2.08%
1989 0.25% 1.93%
1988 0.33% 1.71%
1987 0.39% 1.6%
1986 0.43% 1.51%
1985 0.45% 1.44%
1984 0.47% 1.34%
1983 0.52% 1.28%
1982 0.49% 1.31%
1981 0.25% 1.63%
1980 0.11% 1.75%
1979 0.3% 1.58%
1978 0.47% 1.69%
1977 0.52% 1.76%
1976 0.53% 1.58%
1975 0.48% 1.24%
1974 0.46% 1.37%
1973 0.44% 1.73%
1972 0.44% 1.78%
1971 0.43% 1.79%
1970 0.47% 1.79%
1969 0.59% 1.78%
1968 0.62% 1.76%
1967 0.65% 1.74%
1966 0.7% 1.71%
1965 0.66% 1.68%
1964 0.64% 1.65%
1963 0.69% 1.61%
1962 0.71% 1.57%
1961 0.65% 1.53%

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); World Bank | Health (1961–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

GeoRank.org/population/croatia/east-timor | CC BY

In 2024, the population of Croatia grew by 0.17%, while East Timor's population grew by 1.18%.

Live population counters

Croatia East Timor
Current population
3812193
1441764
Population rank 129/197 152/197
Percent of world population 0.05% 0.02%
One net population change
1.34 hours
32.1 minutes
One birth every
16.4 minutes
17.2 minutes
One death every
10.2 minutes
52.2 minutes
Daily growth/decline +18 +45
Annual growth/decline +6,514 +16,352
Annual growth/decline rate +0.17% +1.18%
Population growth rate rank 157/197 91/197
One migration net change every
2.52 hours
3.44 hours
Annual migration change -3,481 -2,550
Net migration rank 112/196 102/196
Foreign-born residents 527,831 8,303
Foreign-born residents rank 78/195 179/195
Foreign-born share of population 13.6% 0.6%
Foreign-born share rank 50/195 169/195

Natural population change vs migration

Croatia
Natural

Migration
East Timor
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Croatia East Timor
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -3,481 - -2,550
2024 - -5,186 - -2,552
2023 -19,298 10,202 20,495 -5,620
2022 -23,134 11,681 20,625 -5,519
2021 -26,377 -4,517 20,101 3,111
2020 -20,354 -8,552 21,166 3,793
2019 -15,008 -13,239 21,307 3,942
2018 -15,557 -25,016 21,650 3,062
2017 -16,570 -44,557 22,145 1,666
2016 -13,553 -32,144 22,778 208
2015 -16,607 -27,501 23,391 -20
2014 -11,345 -13,127 24,040 -958
2013 -10,162 -6,245 24,538 -1,206
2012 -9,799 -4,794 24,890 -609
2011 -9,846 -17,463 25,237 -159
2010 -8,591 -3,995 25,515 470
2009 -7,319 1,358 25,696 117
2008 -8,188 6,495 25,888 1,009
2007 -10,335 8,893 26,074 2,103
2006 -8,669 10,852 26,221 2,184
2005 -9,022 10,629 26,412 1,759
2004 -9,040 15,445 26,751 -16,447
2003 -12,480 12,556 26,900 -12,810
2002 -10,325 10,306 25,410 35,935
2001 -8,599 19,298 23,314 49,159
2000 -6,255 -47,629 21,579 40,272
1999 -6,769 -47,418 21,871 -262,940
1998 -4,985 -47,931 23,590 1,806
1997 3,175 -52,897 23,501 1,804
1996 3,190 -53,688 22,703 1,796
1995 0 -51,882 21,962 1,806
1994 -930 -50,444 21,746 1,794
1993 -2,301 -49,615 20,770 1,795
1992 -4,576 -47,865 19,880 1,794
1991 -2,813 -31,968 18,605 1,803
1990 3,344 9,538 18,343 -2,881
1989 3,337 8,471 17,758 -2,246
1988 5,707 7,242 12,118 587
1987 6,161 6,956 11,945 -106
1986 8,499 6,261 11,062 -316
1985 10,343 5,550 10,788 -495
1984 10,764 5,757 10,922 -1,436
1983 10,714 6,323 9,686 -1,032
1982 15,756 7,475 9,579 -1,125
1981 15,680 4,872 9,336 -482
1980 17,939 -5,486 6,940 5,457
1979 21,136 -5,740 987 8,924
1978 20,157 -7,329 -1,000 10,967
1977 22,798 -7,339 296 10,657
1976 22,226 -7,400 783 9,662
1975 21,658 -7,366 -1,062 9,542
1974 22,453 -8,076 8,405 -2,222
1973 21,904 -8,335 10,033 -278
1972 17,802 -7,277 10,030 0
1971 19,941 -5,608 9,964 0
1970 16,767 -2,359 9,824 0
1969 16,688 -2,796 9,611 0
1968 21,828 -2,799 9,356 0
1967 26,032 -3,518 9,089 0
1966 33,192 -6,341 8,810 0
1965 31,251 -5,253 8,526 0
1964 25,942 -2,090 8,235 0
1963 31,270 -1,289 7,938 0
1962 30,216 -2,176 7,639 0
1961 36,255 -6,567 7,330 0
1960 34,778 -21,768 7,012 0

Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-04-06).

GeoRank.org/population/croatia/east-timor | CC BY

Over the last 10 years, 54.8% of the population change in Croatia is from natural causes (a loss of 177,803 people) and 45.2% is from migration (a loss of 146,770 people). In East Timor 98.3% is from natural causes (a gain of 217,698 people) and 1.66% is from migration (a gain of 3,665 people).

As of 2024, 527,831 residents or 13.6% of the population were not native-born in Croatia, compared to 8,303 people or 0.6% in East Timor.

Biggest cities by population

Croatia
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
East Timor
City Population
Dili 222K
Maliana 15.8K
Baucau 15K
Ainaro 5.45K

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Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06); United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2026, retrieved 2026-03-10); U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-02-08); Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-02-20).

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Data sources:

  1. World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-04-06)
  2. United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10)
  3. U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-02-08)
  4. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-02-20)
  5. Wikidata (2026, retrieved 2026-02-08)

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