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Population in Croatia compared to Guinea: Trends, Charts, Rankings

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Croatia was 3,866,200 in 2024 vs 14,754,785 people in Guinea in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Croatia's population is 3,812,193 people compared to 15,546,235 in Guinea.

Population statistics:

  • Guinea's population is 4.08 times bigger than Croatia's.
  • Croatia is ranked the 129th most populous country in the world, while Guinea is the 75th.
  • The countries together account for 0.23% of the world: 0.05% for Croatia vs 0.19% for Guinea.
  • For the last 10 years, Croatia has had an average growth rate of -0.82% per year vs +2.54% in Guinea.
  • Since 2006, the population of Croatia has decreased from 4.31M people to 3.81M (11.6% decline), while Guinea has grown from 9.44M to 15.5M (64.7% growth).

Croatia vs Guinea: population by year and forecast

Croatia
Factual

Projection
Guinea
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Croatia Guinea
2100 2,137,465 32,376,229
2099 2,155,186 32,347,865
2098 2,173,108 32,314,004
2097 2,190,995 32,276,347
2096 2,209,326 32,235,495
2095 2,227,698 32,192,977
2094 2,246,224 32,140,512
2093 2,264,550 32,082,262
2092 2,283,068 32,016,043
2091 2,301,556 31,950,972
2090 2,319,851 31,877,383
2089 2,338,604 31,796,200
2088 2,357,581 31,706,914
2087 2,376,274 31,616,297
2086 2,395,139 31,513,784
2085 2,414,304 31,397,618
2084 2,433,813 31,278,121
2083 2,453,361 31,149,657
2082 2,473,204 31,018,417
2081 2,493,128 30,874,294
2080 2,513,378 30,732,838
2079 2,534,101 30,578,815
2078 2,554,982 30,422,788
2077 2,576,370 30,262,797
2076 2,597,887 30,093,594
2075 2,619,688 29,912,683
2074 2,641,342 29,730,771
2073 2,663,253 29,543,355
2072 2,685,714 29,350,201
2071 2,708,053 29,147,256
2070 2,730,187 28,940,409
2069 2,753,302 28,724,140
2068 2,776,996 28,502,451
2067 2,800,742 28,273,692
2066 2,824,811 28,038,741
2065 2,848,913 27,799,894
2064 2,872,881 27,554,829
2063 2,897,651 27,300,055
2062 2,922,653 27,040,837
2061 2,947,832 26,777,235
2060 2,973,162 26,512,111
2059 2,998,389 26,236,871
2058 3,023,822 25,952,601
2057 3,049,085 25,667,399
2056 3,074,796 25,375,302
2055 3,100,195 25,076,744
2054 3,125,459 24,776,691
2053 3,151,016 24,464,996
2052 3,176,316 24,154,455
2051 3,201,973 23,840,942
2050 3,227,869 23,524,366
2049 3,253,597 23,209,588
2048 3,279,316 22,891,820
2047 3,305,051 22,568,175
2046 3,330,260 22,241,327
2045 3,355,638 21,911,584
2044 3,381,196 21,583,213
2043 3,406,105 21,246,672
2042 3,430,854 20,909,610
2041 3,455,487 20,571,500
2040 3,479,631 20,229,061
2039 3,503,577 19,889,710
2038 3,527,583 19,552,134
2037 3,551,581 19,214,553
2036 3,574,520 18,874,400
2035 3,596,996 18,536,891
2034 3,620,363 18,203,307
2033 3,643,692 17,864,588
2032 3,667,478 17,522,696
2031 3,691,842 17,180,034
2030 3,715,373 16,833,632
2029 3,739,203 16,491,163
2028 3,762,505 16,145,186
2027 3,787,023 15,798,054
2026 3,812,193 15,452,864
2025 3,838,346 15,105,390
2024 3,866,200 14,754,785
2023 3,859,686 14,405,468
2022 3,855,641 14,055,137
2021 3,878,981 13,710,513
2020 3,914,206 13,371,183
2019 3,949,390 13,034,346
2018 3,988,775 12,704,774
2017 4,041,407 12,385,659
2016 4,106,867 12,073,030
2015 4,151,725 11,767,070
2014 4,201,598 11,472,924
2013 4,233,922 11,191,873
2012 4,260,368 10,921,581
2011 4,280,622 10,656,810
2010 4,295,427 10,396,086
2009 4,305,181 10,143,534
2008 4,309,705 9,898,870
2007 4,310,217 9,662,281
2006 4,311,159 9,441,171
2005 4,310,145 9,245,844
2004 4,304,600 9,062,726
2003 4,303,399 8,870,781
2002 4,302,174 8,674,066
2001 4,299,642 8,539,960
2000 4,468,302 8,428,832
1999 4,512,597 8,265,123
1998 4,532,135 8,081,990
1997 4,534,920 7,931,370
1996 4,557,097 7,770,035
1995 4,620,030 7,553,249
1994 4,652,024 7,345,107
1993 4,600,463 7,128,177
1992 4,575,818 6,914,366
1991 4,689,022 6,697,166
1990 4,777,368 6,434,374
1989 4,767,260 6,215,811
1988 4,755,207 6,056,574
1987 4,739,745 5,900,198
1986 4,721,446 5,750,668
1985 4,701,417 5,610,373
1984 4,680,285 5,480,096
1983 4,658,254 5,359,814
1982 4,634,234 5,247,672
1981 4,611,509 5,143,288
1980 4,599,782 5,047,419
1979 4,594,778 4,959,283
1978 4,581,085 4,877,854
1977 4,559,571 4,801,128
1976 4,535,934 4,727,022
1975 4,512,082 4,653,876
1974 4,490,660 4,580,510
1973 4,470,161 4,506,324
1972 4,450,564 4,431,292
1971 4,431,275 4,355,200
1970 4,412,252 4,277,535
1969 4,391,490 4,198,300
1968 4,365,628 4,118,550
1967 4,338,683 4,040,153
1966 4,310,701 3,964,155
1965 4,280,923 3,890,716
1964 4,252,876 3,819,722
1963 4,225,675 3,750,954
1962 4,196,712 3,684,273
1961 4,167,292 3,619,551
1960 4,140,181 3,556,749

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/guinea | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Croatia decreased by 204,292 people (a 4.74% decline), while Guinea gained 2,631,859 people (a 27.9% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Croatia lost 294,674 people (a 7.18% decline), while Guinea's population increased by 3,473,205 people (a 28.8% growth).

Croatia was ranked 120th most populous country in 2006 and is 129th in 2026. Guinea was ranked 84th in 2006 and ranked 75th 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 Guinea will increase by 51.3% to 23,524,366 people and rank change from 75th to 71st.

Guinea is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 32.4M 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
Guinea
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Croatia Guinea
2100 -0.82% 0.09%
2099 -0.82% 0.1%
2098 -0.82% 0.12%
2097 -0.83% 0.13%
2096 -0.82% 0.13%
2095 -0.82% 0.16%
2094 -0.81% 0.18%
2093 -0.81% 0.21%
2092 -0.8% 0.2%
2091 -0.79% 0.23%
2090 -0.8% 0.26%
2089 -0.8% 0.28%
2088 -0.79% 0.29%
2087 -0.79% 0.33%
2086 -0.79% 0.37%
2085 -0.8% 0.38%
2084 -0.8% 0.41%
2083 -0.8% 0.42%
2082 -0.8% 0.47%
2081 -0.81% 0.46%
2080 -0.82% 0.5%
2079 -0.82% 0.51%
2078 -0.83% 0.53%
2077 -0.83% 0.56%
2076 -0.83% 0.6%
2075 -0.82% 0.61%
2074 -0.82% 0.63%
2073 -0.84% 0.66%
2072 -0.82% 0.7%
2071 -0.81% 0.71%
2070 -0.84% 0.75%
2069 -0.85% 0.78%
2068 -0.85% 0.81%
2067 -0.85% 0.84%
2066 -0.85% 0.86%
2065 -0.83% 0.89%
2064 -0.85% 0.93%
2063 -0.86% 0.96%
2062 -0.85% 0.98%
2061 -0.85% 1%
2060 -0.84% 1.05%
2059 -0.84% 1.1%
2058 -0.83% 1.11%
2057 -0.84% 1.15%
2056 -0.82% 1.19%
2055 -0.81% 1.21%
2054 -0.81% 1.27%
2053 -0.8% 1.29%
2052 -0.8% 1.32%
2051 -0.8% 1.35%
2050 -0.79% 1.36%
2049 -0.78% 1.39%
2048 -0.78% 1.43%
2047 -0.76% 1.47%
2046 -0.76% 1.5%
2045 -0.76% 1.52%
2044 -0.73% 1.58%
2043 -0.72% 1.61%
2042 -0.71% 1.64%
2041 -0.69% 1.69%
2040 -0.68% 1.71%
2039 -0.68% 1.73%
2038 -0.68% 1.76%
2037 -0.64% 1.8%
2036 -0.62% 1.82%
2035 -0.65% 1.83%
2034 -0.64% 1.9%
2033 -0.65% 1.95%
2032 -0.66% 1.99%
2031 -0.63% 2.06%
2030 -0.64% 2.08%
2029 -0.62% 2.14%
2028 -0.65% 2.2%
2027 -0.66% 2.23%
2026 -0.68% 2.3%
2025 -0.72% 2.38%
2024 0.17% 2.42%
2023 0.1% 2.49%
2022 -0.6% 2.51%
2021 -0.9% 2.54%
2020 -0.89% 2.58%
2019 -0.99% 2.59%
2018 -1.3% 2.58%
2017 -1.59% 2.59%
2016 -1.08% 2.6%
2015 -1.19% 2.56%
2014 -0.76% 2.51%
2013 -0.62% 2.47%
2012 -0.47% 2.48%
2011 -0.34% 2.51%
2010 -0.23% 2.49%
2009 -0.1% 2.47%
2008 -0.01% 2.45%
2007 -0.02% 2.34%
2006 0.02% 2.11%
2005 0.13% 2.02%
2004 0.03% 2.16%
2003 0.03% 2.27%
2002 0.06% 1.57%
2001 -3.77% 1.32%
2000 -0.98% 1.98%
1999 -0.43% 2.27%
1998 -0.06% 1.9%
1997 -0.49% 2.08%
1996 -1.36% 2.87%
1995 -0.69% 2.83%
1994 1.12% 3.04%
1993 0.54% 3.09%
1992 -2.41% 3.24%
1991 -1.85% 4.08%
1990 0.21% 3.52%
1989 0.25% 2.63%
1988 0.33% 2.65%
1987 0.39% 2.6%
1986 0.43% 2.5%
1985 0.45% 2.38%
1984 0.47% 2.24%
1983 0.52% 2.14%
1982 0.49% 2.03%
1981 0.25% 1.9%
1980 0.11% 1.78%
1979 0.3% 1.67%
1978 0.47% 1.6%
1977 0.52% 1.57%
1976 0.53% 1.57%
1975 0.48% 1.6%
1974 0.46% 1.65%
1973 0.44% 1.69%
1972 0.44% 1.75%
1971 0.43% 1.82%
1970 0.47% 1.89%
1969 0.59% 1.94%
1968 0.62% 1.94%
1967 0.65% 1.92%
1966 0.7% 1.89%
1965 0.66% 1.86%
1964 0.64% 1.83%
1963 0.69% 1.81%
1962 0.71% 1.79%
1961 0.65% 1.77%

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/guinea | CC BY

In 2024, the population of Croatia grew by 0.17%, while Guinea's population grew by 2.42%.

Live population counters

Croatia Guinea
Current population
3812193
15546235
Population rank 129/197 75/197
Percent of world population 0.05% 0.19%
One net population change
1.34 hours
1.5 minutes
One birth every
16.4 minutes
1.08 minutes
One death every
10.2 minutes
4 minutes
Daily growth/decline +18 +957
Annual growth/decline +6,514 +349,317
Annual growth/decline rate +0.17% +2.42%
Population growth rate rank 157/197 32/197
One migration net change every
2.52 hours
32.4 minutes
Annual migration change -3,481 -16,282
Net migration rank 112/196 147/196
Foreign-born residents 527,831 117,416
Foreign-born residents rank 78/195 125/195
Foreign-born share of population 13.6% 0.8%
Foreign-born share rank 50/195 159/195

Natural population change vs migration

Croatia
Natural

Migration
Guinea
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Croatia Guinea
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -3,481 - -16,282
2024 - -5,186 - -12,024
2023 -19,298 10,202 356,147 -3,997
2022 -23,134 11,681 352,517 -3,997
2021 -26,377 -4,517 345,121 -4,373
2020 -20,354 -8,552 342,289 -4,365
2019 -15,008 -13,239 338,984 -3,240
2018 -15,557 -25,016 332,585 -9,187
2017 -16,570 -44,557 328,542 -13,718
2016 -13,553 -32,144 324,608 -14,189
2015 -16,607 -27,501 316,604 -15,117
2014 -11,345 -13,127 309,539 -22,741
2013 -10,162 -6,245 304,430 -29,136
2012 -9,799 -4,794 298,094 -32,808
2011 -9,846 -17,463 293,318 -29,069
2010 -8,591 -3,995 288,512 -31,327
2009 -7,319 1,358 281,920 -34,007
2008 -8,188 6,495 274,327 -32,925
2007 -10,335 8,893 266,070 -34,311
2006 -8,669 10,852 258,518 -48,078
2005 -9,022 10,629 251,209 -71,015
2004 -9,040 15,445 242,075 -56,036
2003 -12,480 12,556 234,774 -36,934
2002 -10,325 10,306 229,022 -33,450
2001 -8,599 19,298 227,642 -155,020
2000 -6,255 -47,629 227,081 -77,450
1999 -6,769 -47,418 223,968 -46,183
1998 -4,985 -47,931 219,385 -30,903
1997 3,175 -52,897 220,373 -107,614
1996 3,190 -53,688 214,896 -4,973
1995 0 -51,882 205,644 18,021
1994 -930 -50,444 201,439 -8,826
1993 -2,301 -49,615 195,612 45,616
1992 -4,576 -47,865 189,682 -3,285
1991 -2,813 -31,968 181,299 66,718
1990 3,344 9,538 169,926 107,641
1989 3,337 8,471 164,707 -5,150
1988 5,707 7,242 159,566 -637
1987 6,161 6,956 154,178 -350
1986 8,499 6,261 148,137 -2,900
1985 10,343 5,550 142,313 -6,965
1984 10,764 5,757 136,640 -11,439
1983 10,714 6,323 130,629 -15,265
1982 15,756 7,475 126,831 -17,920
1981 15,680 4,872 121,223 -21,367
1980 17,939 -5,486 117,186 -25,287
1979 21,136 -5,740 113,141 -28,770
1978 20,157 -7,329 109,415 -30,933
1977 22,798 -7,339 105,990 -31,004
1976 22,226 -7,400 102,449 -29,220
1975 21,658 -7,366 99,267 -26,221
1974 22,453 -8,076 96,315 -22,637
1973 21,904 -8,335 93,764 -19,065
1972 17,802 -7,277 91,147 -15,782
1971 19,941 -5,608 88,358 -11,543
1970 16,767 -2,359 85,418 -6,906
1969 16,688 -2,796 82,799 -2,844
1968 21,828 -2,799 79,892 -345
1967 26,032 -3,518 77,251 0
1966 33,192 -6,341 74,748 0
1965 31,251 -5,253 72,134 0
1964 25,942 -2,090 69,848 0
1963 31,270 -1,289 67,690 0
1962 30,216 -2,176 65,672 0
1961 36,255 -6,567 63,766 0
1960 34,778 -21,768 61,848 0

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

GeoRank.org/population/croatia/guinea | 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 Guinea 97.2% is from natural causes (a gain of 3,346,936 people) and 2.76% is from migration (a loss of 94,924 people).

As of 2024, 527,831 residents or 13.6% of the population were not native-born in Croatia, compared to 117,416 people or 0.8% in Guinea.

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
Guinea
City Population
Conakry 1.67M
Mamou 376K
Nzerekore 280K
Gueckedou 222K
Kankan 191K
Boffa 27K
Forecariah 23K

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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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