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

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The latest officially reported population of Croatia was 3,876,200 in 2025 vs 11,906,095 people in Haiti in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Croatia's population is 3,849,788 people compared to 12,106,577 in Haiti.

Population statistics:

  • Haiti's population is 3.14 times bigger than Croatia's.
  • Croatia is ranked the 130th most populous country in the world, while Haiti is the 82nd.
  • The countries together account for 0.19% of the world: 0.05% for Croatia vs 0.15% for Haiti.
  • For the last 10 years, Croatia has had an average growth rate of -0.73% per year vs +1.26% in Haiti.
  • Since 2006, the population of Croatia has decreased from 4.31M people to 3.85M (10.7% decline), while Haiti has grown from 9.22M to 12.1M (31.4% growth).

Croatia vs Haiti: population by year and forecast

Croatia
Factual

Projection
Haiti
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Croatia Haiti
2100 2,158,545 15,256,536
2099 2,176,440 15,296,917
2098 2,194,539 15,335,929
2097 2,212,602 15,373,959
2096 2,231,114 15,410,676
2095 2,249,667 15,446,039
2094 2,268,376 15,479,980
2093 2,286,882 15,512,720
2092 2,305,583 15,544,268
2091 2,324,254 15,574,307
2090 2,342,729 15,603,023
2089 2,361,668 15,630,488
2088 2,380,831 15,656,100
2087 2,399,709 15,679,840
2086 2,418,760 15,702,178
2085 2,438,113 15,722,363
2084 2,457,815 15,740,753
2083 2,477,556 15,756,784
2082 2,497,595 15,771,170
2081 2,517,715 15,783,654
2080 2,538,164 15,794,108
2079 2,559,092 15,801,906
2078 2,580,179 15,807,927
2077 2,601,778 15,811,367
2076 2,623,507 15,812,334
2075 2,645,523 15,811,289
2074 2,667,391 15,807,704
2073 2,689,518 15,801,699
2072 2,712,201 15,792,778
2071 2,734,759 15,781,069
2070 2,757,112 15,766,941
2069 2,780,455 15,749,412
2068 2,804,383 15,728,787
2067 2,828,363 15,704,565
2066 2,852,669 15,676,927
2065 2,877,009 15,646,375
2064 2,901,213 15,612,187
2063 2,926,228 15,574,267
2062 2,951,475 15,532,963
2061 2,976,903 15,488,168
2060 3,002,483 15,439,794
2059 3,027,959 15,387,295
2058 3,053,643 15,330,700
2057 3,079,155 15,270,662
2056 3,105,119 15,207,713
2055 3,130,769 15,140,966
2054 3,156,282 15,070,514
2053 3,182,091 14,996,105
2052 3,207,640 14,917,991
2051 3,233,551 14,835,965
2050 3,259,702 14,750,202
2049 3,285,684 14,662,274
2048 3,311,657 14,571,117
2047 3,337,645 14,477,810
2046 3,363,102 14,381,808
2045 3,388,731 14,283,450
2044 3,414,541 14,182,565
2043 3,439,695 14,079,228
2042 3,464,688 13,973,340
2041 3,489,565 13,865,347
2040 3,513,946 13,755,880
2039 3,538,129 13,644,647
2038 3,562,371 13,530,653
2037 3,586,606 13,415,248
2036 3,609,771 13,298,046
2035 3,632,470 13,179,117
2034 3,656,066 13,058,331
2033 3,679,626 12,935,907
2032 3,703,646 12,811,620
2031 3,728,250 12,686,068
2030 3,752,014 12,558,965
2029 3,776,079 12,430,808
2028 3,799,610 12,301,245
2027 3,824,370 12,170,384
2026 3,849,788 12,039,187
2025 3,876,200 11,906,095
2024 3,866,200 11,772,557
2023 3,859,686 11,637,398
2022 3,855,641 11,503,606
2021 3,878,981 11,374,586
2020 3,914,206 11,243,848
2019 3,949,390 11,105,163
2018 3,988,775 10,962,362
2017 4,041,407 10,817,754
2016 4,106,867 10,671,457
2015 4,151,725 10,523,242
2014 4,201,598 10,373,235
2013 4,233,922 10,222,362
2012 4,260,368 10,069,771
2011 4,280,622 9,914,904
2010 4,295,427 9,803,294
2009 4,305,181 9,689,581
2008 4,309,705 9,530,774
2007 4,310,217 9,373,296
2006 4,311,159 9,216,562
2005 4,310,145 9,061,273
2004 4,304,600 8,910,263
2003 4,303,399 8,759,912
2002 4,302,174 8,607,641
2001 4,299,642 8,455,918
2000 4,468,302 8,303,151
1999 4,512,597 8,151,296
1998 4,532,135 8,002,143
1997 4,534,920 7,854,298
1996 4,557,097 7,707,557
1995 4,620,030 7,562,546
1994 4,652,024 7,419,771
1993 4,600,463 7,278,181
1992 4,575,818 7,136,571
1991 4,689,022 6,995,450
1990 4,777,368 6,854,441
1989 4,767,260 6,714,730
1988 4,755,207 6,578,145
1987 4,739,745 6,445,123
1986 4,721,446 6,316,122
1985 4,701,417 6,190,862
1984 4,680,285 6,069,230
1983 4,658,254 5,951,096
1982 4,634,234 5,835,937
1981 4,611,509 5,723,725
1980 4,599,782 5,614,493
1979 4,594,778 5,507,590
1978 4,581,085 5,402,580
1977 4,559,571 5,299,476
1976 4,535,934 5,198,357
1975 4,512,082 5,099,086
1974 4,490,660 5,001,796
1973 4,470,161 4,906,743
1972 4,450,564 4,813,868
1971 4,431,275 4,723,244
1970 4,412,252 4,635,124
1969 4,391,490 4,549,334
1968 4,365,628 4,465,328
1967 4,338,683 4,382,999
1966 4,310,701 4,302,639
1965 4,280,923 4,223,820
1964 4,252,876 4,146,244
1963 4,225,675 4,073,068
1962 4,196,712 4,001,575
1961 4,167,292 3,929,030
1960 4,140,181 3,858,443

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/haiti | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Croatia decreased by 204,292 people (a 4.74% decline), while Haiti gained 1,454,895 people (a 15.8% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Croatia lost 257,079 people (a 6.26% decline), while Haiti's population increased by 1,435,120 people (a 13.4% growth).

Croatia was ranked 120th most populous country in 2006 and is 130th in 2026. Haiti was ranked 87th in 2006 and ranked 82nd 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 Haiti will increase by 21.8% to 14,750,202 people and rank change from 82nd to 86th.

Haiti is projected to reach its peak in 2076 at 15.8M 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
Haiti
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Croatia Haiti
2100 -0.82% -0.26%
2099 -0.82% -0.25%
2098 -0.82% -0.25%
2097 -0.83% -0.24%
2096 -0.82% -0.23%
2095 -0.82% -0.22%
2094 -0.81% -0.21%
2093 -0.81% -0.2%
2092 -0.8% -0.19%
2091 -0.79% -0.18%
2090 -0.8% -0.18%
2089 -0.8% -0.16%
2088 -0.79% -0.15%
2087 -0.79% -0.14%
2086 -0.79% -0.13%
2085 -0.8% -0.12%
2084 -0.8% -0.1%
2083 -0.8% -0.09%
2082 -0.8% -0.08%
2081 -0.81% -0.07%
2080 -0.82% -0.05%
2079 -0.82% -0.04%
2078 -0.83% -0.02%
2077 -0.83% -0.006%
2076 -0.83% 0.007%
2075 -0.82% 0.02%
2074 -0.82% 0.04%
2073 -0.84% 0.06%
2072 -0.82% 0.07%
2071 -0.81% 0.09%
2070 -0.84% 0.11%
2069 -0.85% 0.13%
2068 -0.85% 0.15%
2067 -0.85% 0.18%
2066 -0.85% 0.2%
2065 -0.83% 0.22%
2064 -0.85% 0.24%
2063 -0.86% 0.27%
2062 -0.85% 0.29%
2061 -0.85% 0.31%
2060 -0.84% 0.34%
2059 -0.84% 0.37%
2058 -0.83% 0.39%
2057 -0.84% 0.41%
2056 -0.82% 0.44%
2055 -0.81% 0.47%
2054 -0.81% 0.5%
2053 -0.8% 0.52%
2052 -0.8% 0.55%
2051 -0.8% 0.58%
2050 -0.79% 0.6%
2049 -0.78% 0.63%
2048 -0.78% 0.64%
2047 -0.76% 0.67%
2046 -0.76% 0.69%
2045 -0.76% 0.71%
2044 -0.73% 0.73%
2043 -0.72% 0.76%
2042 -0.71% 0.78%
2041 -0.69% 0.8%
2040 -0.68% 0.82%
2039 -0.68% 0.84%
2038 -0.68% 0.86%
2037 -0.64% 0.88%
2036 -0.62% 0.9%
2035 -0.65% 0.92%
2034 -0.64% 0.95%
2033 -0.65% 0.97%
2032 -0.66% 0.99%
2031 -0.63% 1.01%
2030 -0.64% 1.03%
2029 -0.62% 1.05%
2028 -0.65% 1.08%
2027 -0.66% 1.09%
2026 -0.68% 1.12%
2025 0.26% 1.13%
2024 0.17% 1.16%
2023 0.1% 1.16%
2022 -0.6% 1.13%
2021 -0.9% 1.16%
2020 -0.89% 1.25%
2019 -0.99% 1.3%
2018 -1.3% 1.34%
2017 -1.59% 1.37%
2016 -1.08% 1.41%
2015 -1.19% 1.45%
2014 -0.76% 1.48%
2013 -0.62% 1.52%
2012 -0.47% 1.56%
2011 -0.34% 1.14%
2010 -0.23% 1.17%
2009 -0.1% 1.67%
2008 -0.01% 1.68%
2007 -0.02% 1.7%
2006 0.02% 1.71%
2005 0.13% 1.69%
2004 0.03% 1.72%
2003 0.03% 1.77%
2002 0.06% 1.79%
2001 -3.77% 1.84%
2000 -0.98% 1.86%
1999 -0.43% 1.86%
1998 -0.06% 1.88%
1997 -0.49% 1.9%
1996 -1.36% 1.92%
1995 -0.69% 1.92%
1994 1.12% 1.95%
1993 0.54% 1.98%
1992 -2.41% 2.02%
1991 -1.85% 2.06%
1990 0.21% 2.08%
1989 0.25% 2.08%
1988 0.33% 2.06%
1987 0.39% 2.04%
1986 0.43% 2.02%
1985 0.45% 2%
1984 0.47% 1.99%
1983 0.52% 1.97%
1982 0.49% 1.96%
1981 0.25% 1.95%
1980 0.11% 1.94%
1979 0.3% 1.94%
1978 0.47% 1.95%
1977 0.52% 1.95%
1976 0.53% 1.95%
1975 0.48% 1.95%
1974 0.46% 1.94%
1973 0.44% 1.93%
1972 0.44% 1.92%
1971 0.43% 1.9%
1970 0.47% 1.89%
1969 0.59% 1.88%
1968 0.62% 1.88%
1967 0.65% 1.87%
1966 0.7% 1.87%
1965 0.66% 1.87%
1964 0.64% 1.8%
1963 0.69% 1.79%
1962 0.71% 1.85%
1961 0.65% 1.83%

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/haiti | CC BY

In 2025, the population of Croatia grew by 0.26%, while Haiti's population grew by 1.13%.

Live population counters

Croatia Haiti
Current population
3849788
12106577
Population rank 130/197 82/197
Percent of world population 0.05% 0.15%
One net population change
52.7 minutes
3.95 minutes
One birth every
16.4 minutes
2.03 minutes
One death every
10.3 minutes
5.72 minutes
Daily growth/decline +27 +366
Annual growth/decline +10,000 +133,538
Annual growth/decline rate +0.26% +1.13%
Population growth rate rank 147/197 92/197
One migration net change every
2.52 hours
16.4 minutes
Annual migration change -3,481 -32,052
Net migration rank 112/196 168/196
Foreign-born residents 527,831 19,581
Foreign-born residents rank 78/195 170/195
Foreign-born share of population 13.6% 0.2%
Foreign-born share rank 50/195 187/195

Natural population change vs migration

Croatia
Natural

Migration
Haiti
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Croatia Haiti
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -3,481 - -32,052
2024 -18,944 -5,186 166,463 -31,747
2023 -19,298 10,202 167,381 -31,786
2022 -23,134 11,681 164,214 -32,220
2021 -26,377 -4,517 158,994 -32,952
2020 -21,137 -8,552 169,264 -33,850
2019 -15,798 -13,239 176,550 -34,612
2018 -15,556 -25,016 178,632 -34,976
2017 -16,974 -44,557 180,310 -34,742
2016 -14,374 -32,144 180,902 -33,879
2015 -17,022 -27,501 182,063 -32,669
2014 -11,344 -13,127 182,009 -31,390
2013 -10,585 -6,245 181,457 -30,323
2012 -9,799 -4,794 183,702 -29,658
2011 -9,846 -17,463 184,695 -29,029
2010 -8,591 -3,995 95,965 -28,416
2009 -7,319 1,358 187,804 -27,924
2008 -8,188 6,495 185,364 -27,630
2007 -10,335 8,893 184,223 -26,995
2006 -8,669 10,852 182,866 -26,629
2005 -9,022 10,629 180,618 -26,276
2004 -9,040 15,445 174,071 -26,399
2003 -12,480 12,556 179,543 -26,518
2002 -10,325 10,306 178,126 -26,626
2001 -8,599 19,298 178,741 -26,812
2000 -6,255 -47,629 180,677 -27,075
1999 -6,769 -47,418 177,421 -27,317
1998 -4,985 -47,931 175,687 -27,476
1997 3,175 -52,897 174,962 -27,492
1996 3,190 -53,688 173,351 -27,348
1995 0 -51,882 171,852 -27,826
1994 -930 -50,444 169,260 -27,744
1993 -2,301 -49,615 169,240 -27,584
1992 -4,576 -47,865 168,980 -27,415
1991 -2,813 -31,968 167,919 -27,245
1990 3,344 9,538 167,420 -26,075
1989 3,337 8,471 163,947 -25,857
1988 5,707 7,242 160,750 -25,662
1987 6,161 6,956 156,468 -25,518
1986 8,499 6,261 152,288 -25,257
1985 10,343 5,550 148,364 -24,887
1984 10,764 5,757 144,211 -24,427
1983 10,714 6,323 140,422 -23,944
1982 15,756 7,475 137,214 -23,375
1981 15,680 4,872 133,695 -23,106
1980 17,939 -5,486 130,773 -22,900
1979 21,136 -5,740 128,206 -22,280
1978 20,157 -7,329 125,885 -21,809
1977 22,798 -7,339 123,520 -21,401
1976 22,226 -7,400 120,992 -20,870
1975 21,658 -7,366 118,508 -20,074
1974 22,453 -8,076 115,941 -19,792
1973 21,904 -8,335 113,223 -19,278
1972 17,802 -7,277 110,709 -18,916
1971 19,941 -5,608 107,968 -18,509
1970 16,767 -2,359 105,208 -18,425
1969 16,688 -2,796 103,133 -18,340
1968 21,828 -2,799 101,300 -18,087
1967 26,032 -3,518 99,266 -17,827
1966 33,192 -6,341 96,973 -17,690
1965 31,251 -5,253 95,754 -17,404
1964 25,942 -2,090 93,987 -17,179
1963 31,270 -1,289 86,394 -16,846
1962 30,216 -2,176 89,683 -16,253
1961 36,255 -6,567 87,563 -15,902
1960 34,778 -21,768 85,368 -15,862

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

GeoRank.org/population/croatia/haiti | 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 Haiti 83.8% is from natural causes (a gain of 1,724,773 people) and 16.2% is from migration (a loss of 333,433 people).

As of 2024, 527,831 residents or 13.6% of the population were not native-born in Croatia, compared to 19,581 people or 0.2% in Haiti.

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
Haiti
City Population
Port-au-Prince 987K
Carrefour 511K
Petion-Ville 377K
Gonaives 356K
Delmas 284K
Saint-Marc 267K
Cap-Haitien 190K
Miragoane 62.5K
Cerca-la-Source 56.5K
Anse-a-Veau 34.6K

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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. Wikidata (2026, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  5. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-07-08)

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