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

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The latest officially reported population of Croatia was 3,876,200 in 2025 vs 2,249,515 people in Guinea-Bissau in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Croatia's population is 3,849,788 people compared to 2,323,460 in Guinea-Bissau.

Population statistics:

  • Croatia's population is 1.66 times bigger than Guinea-Bissau's.
  • Croatia is ranked the 130th most populous country in the world, while Guinea-Bissau is the 146th.
  • The countries together account for 0.07% of the world: 0.05% for Croatia vs 0.03% for Guinea-Bissau.
  • For the last 10 years, Croatia has had an average growth rate of -0.73% per year vs +2.36% in Guinea-Bissau.
  • Since 2006, the population of Croatia has decreased from 4.31M people to 3.85M (10.7% decline), while Guinea-Bissau has grown from 1.42M to 2.32M (64.2% growth).

Croatia vs Guinea-Bissau: population by year and forecast

Croatia
Factual

Projection
Guinea-Bissau
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Croatia Guinea-Bissau
2100 2,158,545 4,713,104
2099 2,176,440 4,706,098
2098 2,194,539 4,699,568
2097 2,212,602 4,691,855
2096 2,231,114 4,682,938
2095 2,249,667 4,674,608
2094 2,268,376 4,663,103
2093 2,286,882 4,651,788
2092 2,305,583 4,639,582
2091 2,324,254 4,628,423
2090 2,342,729 4,616,772
2089 2,361,668 4,604,837
2088 2,380,831 4,592,099
2087 2,399,709 4,578,407
2086 2,418,760 4,562,793
2085 2,438,113 4,547,020
2084 2,457,815 4,530,206
2083 2,477,556 4,514,557
2082 2,497,595 4,498,172
2081 2,517,715 4,481,590
2080 2,538,164 4,461,992
2079 2,559,092 4,440,836
2078 2,580,179 4,419,277
2077 2,601,778 4,395,599
2076 2,623,507 4,371,019
2075 2,645,523 4,343,934
2074 2,667,391 4,318,519
2073 2,689,518 4,290,772
2072 2,712,201 4,262,846
2071 2,734,759 4,234,576
2070 2,757,112 4,206,253
2069 2,780,455 4,176,501
2068 2,804,383 4,145,457
2067 2,828,363 4,114,243
2066 2,852,669 4,082,951
2065 2,877,009 4,048,502
2064 2,901,213 4,013,784
2063 2,926,228 3,978,328
2062 2,951,475 3,941,631
2061 2,976,903 3,904,197
2060 3,002,483 3,868,146
2059 3,027,959 3,829,277
2058 3,053,643 3,789,609
2057 3,079,155 3,750,140
2056 3,105,119 3,710,996
2055 3,130,769 3,670,229
2054 3,156,282 3,627,303
2053 3,182,091 3,586,333
2052 3,207,640 3,543,640
2051 3,233,551 3,498,845
2050 3,259,702 3,453,155
2049 3,285,684 3,405,764
2048 3,311,657 3,358,731
2047 3,337,645 3,310,142
2046 3,363,102 3,263,507
2045 3,388,731 3,214,677
2044 3,414,541 3,167,400
2043 3,439,695 3,120,097
2042 3,464,688 3,072,862
2041 3,489,565 3,025,833
2040 3,513,946 2,978,159
2039 3,538,129 2,929,364
2038 3,562,371 2,881,007
2037 3,586,606 2,832,794
2036 3,609,771 2,783,401
2035 3,632,470 2,736,240
2034 3,656,066 2,688,290
2033 3,679,626 2,638,427
2032 3,703,646 2,588,961
2031 3,728,250 2,540,013
2030 3,752,014 2,491,987
2029 3,776,079 2,444,278
2028 3,799,610 2,396,253
2027 3,824,370 2,347,151
2026 3,849,788 2,298,439
2025 3,876,200 2,249,515
2024 3,866,200 2,201,352
2023 3,859,686 2,153,339
2022 3,855,641 2,105,529
2021 3,878,981 2,058,841
2020 3,914,206 2,013,255
2019 3,949,390 1,967,696
2018 3,988,775 1,922,168
2017 4,041,407 1,877,072
2016 4,106,867 1,831,893
2015 4,151,725 1,786,457
2014 4,201,598 1,741,122
2013 4,233,922 1,695,973
2012 4,260,368 1,651,417
2011 4,280,622 1,608,076
2010 4,295,427 1,566,347
2009 4,305,181 1,526,377
2008 4,309,705 1,488,054
2007 4,310,217 1,450,986
2006 4,311,159 1,415,303
2005 4,310,145 1,381,585
2004 4,304,600 1,349,563
2003 4,303,399 1,318,806
2002 4,302,174 1,289,307
2001 4,299,642 1,261,273
2000 4,468,302 1,234,741
1999 4,512,597 1,210,206
1998 4,532,135 1,187,473
1997 4,534,920 1,165,545
1996 4,557,097 1,143,535
1995 4,620,030 1,119,949
1994 4,652,024 1,092,031
1993 4,600,463 1,058,745
1992 4,575,818 1,024,356
1991 4,689,022 994,639
1990 4,777,368 973,669
1989 4,767,260 957,789
1988 4,755,207 942,061
1987 4,739,745 926,862
1986 4,721,446 912,126
1985 4,701,417 897,697
1984 4,680,285 883,519
1983 4,658,254 869,592
1982 4,634,234 855,891
1981 4,611,509 842,432
1980 4,599,782 829,303
1979 4,594,778 819,867
1978 4,581,085 791,694
1977 4,559,571 741,789
1976 4,535,934 694,191
1975 4,512,082 650,966
1974 4,490,660 613,338
1973 4,470,161 592,808
1972 4,450,564 586,620
1971 4,431,275 586,221
1970 4,412,252 584,403
1969 4,391,490 581,610
1968 4,365,628 578,170
1967 4,338,683 569,011
1966 4,310,701 566,908
1965 4,280,923 575,005
1964 4,252,876 588,543
1963 4,225,675 594,418
1962 4,196,712 589,474
1961 4,167,292 582,532
1960 4,140,181 577,633

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2026–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08); World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

GeoRank.org/population/croatia/guinea-bissau | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Croatia decreased by 204,292 people (a 4.74% decline), while Guinea-Bissau gained 416,590 people (a 29.4% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Croatia lost 257,079 people (a 6.26% decline), while Guinea-Bissau's population increased by 491,567 people (a 26.8% growth).

Croatia was ranked 120th most populous country in 2006 and is 130th in 2026. Guinea-Bissau was ranked 148th in 2006 and ranked 146th now.

The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that in 24 years (in 2050) Croatia's population will shrink by 15.3% to 3,259,702 people with a rank change from 130th to 138th. The population of Guinea-Bissau will increase by 48.6% to 3,453,155 people and rank change from 146th to 136th.

Guinea-Bissau is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 4.71M people, while Croatia's population already peaked in 1990 at 4.78M people and is projected to decrease to 2.16M people by 2100.

Population growth rate by year

Croatia
Factual

Projection
Guinea-Bissau
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Croatia Guinea-Bissau
2100 -0.82% 0.15%
2099 -0.82% 0.14%
2098 -0.82% 0.16%
2097 -0.83% 0.19%
2096 -0.82% 0.18%
2095 -0.82% 0.25%
2094 -0.81% 0.24%
2093 -0.81% 0.26%
2092 -0.8% 0.24%
2091 -0.79% 0.25%
2090 -0.8% 0.26%
2089 -0.8% 0.28%
2088 -0.79% 0.3%
2087 -0.79% 0.34%
2086 -0.79% 0.35%
2085 -0.8% 0.37%
2084 -0.8% 0.35%
2083 -0.8% 0.36%
2082 -0.8% 0.37%
2081 -0.81% 0.44%
2080 -0.82% 0.48%
2079 -0.82% 0.49%
2078 -0.83% 0.54%
2077 -0.83% 0.56%
2076 -0.83% 0.62%
2075 -0.82% 0.59%
2074 -0.82% 0.65%
2073 -0.84% 0.66%
2072 -0.82% 0.67%
2071 -0.81% 0.67%
2070 -0.84% 0.71%
2069 -0.85% 0.75%
2068 -0.85% 0.76%
2067 -0.85% 0.77%
2066 -0.85% 0.85%
2065 -0.83% 0.86%
2064 -0.85% 0.89%
2063 -0.86% 0.93%
2062 -0.85% 0.96%
2061 -0.85% 0.93%
2060 -0.84% 1.02%
2059 -0.84% 1.05%
2058 -0.83% 1.05%
2057 -0.84% 1.05%
2056 -0.82% 1.11%
2055 -0.81% 1.18%
2054 -0.81% 1.14%
2053 -0.8% 1.2%
2052 -0.8% 1.28%
2051 -0.8% 1.32%
2050 -0.79% 1.39%
2049 -0.78% 1.4%
2048 -0.78% 1.47%
2047 -0.76% 1.43%
2046 -0.76% 1.52%
2045 -0.76% 1.49%
2044 -0.73% 1.52%
2043 -0.72% 1.54%
2042 -0.71% 1.55%
2041 -0.69% 1.6%
2040 -0.68% 1.67%
2039 -0.68% 1.68%
2038 -0.68% 1.7%
2037 -0.64% 1.77%
2036 -0.62% 1.72%
2035 -0.65% 1.78%
2034 -0.64% 1.89%
2033 -0.65% 1.91%
2032 -0.66% 1.93%
2031 -0.63% 1.93%
2030 -0.64% 1.95%
2029 -0.62% 2%
2028 -0.65% 2.09%
2027 -0.66% 2.12%
2026 -0.68% 2.17%
2025 0.26% 2.19%
2024 0.17% 2.23%
2023 0.1% 2.27%
2022 -0.6% 2.27%
2021 -0.9% 2.26%
2020 -0.89% 2.32%
2019 -0.99% 2.37%
2018 -1.3% 2.4%
2017 -1.59% 2.47%
2016 -1.08% 2.54%
2015 -1.19% 2.6%
2014 -0.76% 2.66%
2013 -0.62% 2.7%
2012 -0.47% 2.7%
2011 -0.34% 2.66%
2010 -0.23% 2.62%
2009 -0.1% 2.58%
2008 -0.01% 2.55%
2007 -0.02% 2.52%
2006 0.02% 2.44%
2005 0.13% 2.37%
2004 0.03% 2.33%
2003 0.03% 2.29%
2002 0.06% 2.22%
2001 -3.77% 2.15%
2000 -0.98% 2.03%
1999 -0.43% 1.91%
1998 -0.06% 1.88%
1997 -0.49% 1.92%
1996 -1.36% 2.11%
1995 -0.69% 2.56%
1994 1.12% 3.14%
1993 0.54% 3.36%
1992 -2.41% 2.99%
1991 -1.85% 2.15%
1990 0.21% 1.66%
1989 0.25% 1.67%
1988 0.33% 1.64%
1987 0.39% 1.62%
1986 0.43% 1.61%
1985 0.45% 1.6%
1984 0.47% 1.6%
1983 0.52% 1.6%
1982 0.49% 1.6%
1981 0.25% 1.58%
1980 0.11% 1.15%
1979 0.3% 3.56%
1978 0.47% 6.73%
1977 0.52% 6.86%
1976 0.53% 6.64%
1975 0.48% 6.13%
1974 0.46% 3.46%
1973 0.44% 1.05%
1972 0.44% 0.07%
1971 0.43% 0.31%
1970 0.47% 0.48%
1969 0.59% 0.59%
1968 0.62% 1.61%
1967 0.65% 0.37%
1966 0.7% -1.41%
1965 0.66% -2.3%
1964 0.64% -0.99%
1963 0.69% 0.84%
1962 0.71% 1.19%
1961 0.65% 0.85%

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2026–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08); World Bank | Health (1961–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

GeoRank.org/population/croatia/guinea-bissau | CC BY

In 2025, the population of Croatia grew by 0.26%, while Guinea-Bissau's population grew by 2.19%.

Live population counters

Croatia Guinea-Bissau
Current population
3849788
2323460
Population rank 130/197 146/197
Percent of world population 0.05% 0.03%
One net population change
52.7 minutes
10.9 minutes
One birth every
16.4 minutes
8.08 minutes
One death every
10.3 minutes
34.1 minutes
Daily growth/decline +27 +132
Annual growth/decline +10,000 +48,163
Annual growth/decline rate +0.26% +2.19%
Population growth rate rank 147/197 41/197
One migration net change every
2.52 hours
6.4 hours
Annual migration change -3,481 -1,373
Net migration rank 112/196 96/196
Foreign-born residents 527,831 15,064
Foreign-born residents rank 78/195 172/195
Foreign-born share of population 13.6% 0.7%
Foreign-born share rank 50/195 165/195

Natural population change vs migration

Croatia
Natural

Migration
Guinea-Bissau
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Croatia Guinea-Bissau
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -3,481 - -1,373
2024 -18,944 -5,186 49,642 -1,712
2023 -19,298 10,202 49,498 -1,400
2022 -23,134 11,681 48,920 -1,400
2021 -26,377 -4,517 47,242 -1,395
2020 -21,137 -8,552 46,718 -1,394
2019 -15,798 -13,239 47,196 -1,395
2018 -15,556 -25,016 46,659 -1,396
2017 -16,974 -44,557 46,318 -1,398
2016 -14,374 -32,144 46,814 -1,392
2015 -17,022 -27,501 46,846 -1,393
2014 -11,344 -13,127 46,615 -1,393
2013 -10,585 -6,245 46,472 -1,395
2012 -9,799 -4,794 45,480 -1,442
2011 -9,846 -17,463 44,405 -1,760
2010 -8,591 -3,995 43,067 -2,257
2009 -7,319 1,358 41,950 -2,821
2008 -8,188 6,495 40,841 -3,313
2007 -10,335 8,893 40,288 -3,676
2006 -8,669 10,852 38,886 -4,142
2005 -9,022 10,629 37,347 -4,662
2004 -9,040 15,445 36,495 -5,144
2003 -12,480 12,556 35,649 -5,487
2002 -10,325 10,306 34,561 -5,712
2001 -8,599 19,298 33,461 -6,239
2000 -6,255 -47,629 32,816 -6,971
1999 -6,769 -47,418 30,916 -7,686
1998 -4,985 -47,931 30,390 -8,163
1997 3,175 -52,897 29,792 -8,176
1996 3,190 -53,688 29,778 -7,369
1995 0 -51,882 29,142 -4,376
1994 -930 -50,444 27,895 3,174
1993 -2,301 -49,615 26,943 8,562
1992 -4,576 -47,865 25,747 7,531
1991 -2,813 -31,968 24,527 1,621
1990 3,344 9,538 23,936 -8,151
1989 3,337 8,471 24,286 -8,296
1988 5,707 7,242 23,940 -8,473
1987 6,161 6,956 23,549 -8,622
1986 8,499 6,261 23,301 -8,748
1985 10,343 5,550 23,116 -8,812
1984 10,764 5,757 22,861 -8,812
1983 10,714 6,323 22,542 -8,729
1982 15,756 7,475 22,131 -8,539
1981 15,680 4,872 21,611 -8,291
1980 17,939 -5,486 21,024 -8,086
1979 21,136 -5,740 19,736 -13,801
1978 20,157 -7,329 17,468 32,936
1977 22,798 -7,339 15,484 33,922
1976 22,226 -7,400 13,688 32,113
1975 21,658 -7,366 11,998 28,645
1974 22,453 -8,076 10,321 24,290
1973 21,904 -8,335 8,430 -1,985
1972 17,802 -7,277 7,911 -1,985
1971 19,941 -5,608 8,183 -13,302
1970 16,767 -2,359 7,632 1,123
1969 16,688 -2,796 7,857 -11,033
1968 21,828 -2,799 7,289 2,769
1967 26,032 -3,518 6,742 1,516
1966 33,192 -6,341 6,955 -11,006
1965 31,251 -5,253 7,789 -19,928
1964 25,942 -2,090 8,989 -23,936
1963 31,270 -1,289 9,190 -5,993
1962 30,216 -2,176 10,662 -3,960
1961 36,255 -6,567 10,756 -3,575
1960 34,778 -21,768 10,618 -8,007

Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

GeoRank.org/population/croatia/guinea-bissau | CC BY

Over the last 10 years, 57.6% of the population change in Croatia is from natural causes (a loss of 188,614 people) and 42.4% is from migration (a loss of 138,829 people). In Guinea-Bissau 97.1% is from natural causes (a gain of 475,853 people) and 2.91% is from migration (a loss of 14,275 people).

As of 2024, 527,831 residents or 13.6% of the population were not native-born in Croatia, compared to 15,064 people or 0.7% in Guinea-Bissau.

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-Bissau
City Population
Bissau 492K
Bafata 29.6K

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Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08); United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2026, retrieved 2026-07-08); U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08); Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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Data sources:

  1. World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  2. United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  3. U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  4. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  5. Wikidata (2026, retrieved 2026-07-08)

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