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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Croatia was 3,866,200 in 2024 vs 11,772,557 people in Haiti in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Croatia's population is 3,812,193 people compared to 12,076,663 in Haiti.

Population statistics:

  • Haiti's population is 3.17 times bigger than Croatia's.
  • Croatia is ranked the 129th 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 -0.82% per year vs +1.29% in Haiti.
  • Since 2006, the population of Croatia has decreased from 4.31M people to 3.81M (11.6% decline), while Haiti has grown from 9.22M to 12.1M (31% growth).

Croatia vs Haiti: population by year and forecast

Croatia
Factual

Projection
Haiti
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Croatia Haiti
2100 2,137,465 15,259,049
2099 2,155,186 15,299,437
2098 2,173,108 15,338,455
2097 2,190,995 15,376,492
2096 2,209,326 15,413,214
2095 2,227,698 15,448,584
2094 2,246,224 15,482,530
2093 2,264,550 15,515,275
2092 2,283,068 15,546,829
2091 2,301,556 15,576,873
2090 2,319,851 15,605,593
2089 2,338,604 15,633,063
2088 2,357,581 15,658,679
2087 2,376,274 15,682,423
2086 2,395,139 15,704,764
2085 2,414,304 15,724,953
2084 2,433,813 15,743,346
2083 2,453,361 15,759,380
2082 2,473,204 15,773,768
2081 2,493,128 15,786,254
2080 2,513,378 15,796,710
2079 2,534,101 15,804,509
2078 2,554,982 15,810,531
2077 2,576,370 15,813,971
2076 2,597,887 15,814,939
2075 2,619,688 15,813,894
2074 2,641,342 15,810,308
2073 2,663,253 15,804,302
2072 2,685,714 15,795,380
2071 2,708,053 15,783,669
2070 2,730,187 15,769,538
2069 2,753,302 15,752,007
2068 2,776,996 15,731,378
2067 2,800,742 15,707,152
2066 2,824,811 15,679,510
2065 2,848,913 15,648,952
2064 2,872,881 15,614,758
2063 2,897,651 15,576,832
2062 2,922,653 15,535,522
2061 2,947,832 15,490,720
2060 2,973,162 15,442,338
2059 2,998,389 15,389,829
2058 3,023,822 15,333,225
2057 3,049,085 15,273,178
2056 3,074,796 15,210,219
2055 3,100,195 15,143,461
2054 3,125,459 15,072,996
2053 3,151,016 14,998,576
2052 3,176,316 14,920,449
2051 3,201,973 14,838,409
2050 3,227,869 14,752,631
2049 3,253,597 14,664,689
2048 3,279,316 14,573,517
2047 3,305,051 14,480,194
2046 3,330,260 14,384,177
2045 3,355,638 14,285,803
2044 3,381,196 14,184,902
2043 3,406,105 14,081,547
2042 3,430,854 13,975,641
2041 3,455,487 13,867,631
2040 3,479,631 13,758,146
2039 3,503,577 13,646,894
2038 3,527,583 13,532,882
2037 3,551,581 13,417,458
2036 3,574,520 13,300,237
2035 3,596,996 13,181,288
2034 3,620,363 13,060,482
2033 3,643,692 12,938,038
2032 3,667,478 12,813,730
2031 3,691,842 12,688,158
2030 3,715,373 12,561,034
2029 3,739,203 12,432,856
2028 3,762,505 12,303,271
2027 3,787,023 12,172,389
2026 3,812,193 12,041,170
2025 3,838,346 11,908,056
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 (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); World Bank | Health (1960–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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 294,674 people (a 7.18% decline), while Haiti's population increased by 1,405,206 people (a 13.2% growth).

Croatia was ranked 120th most populous country in 2006 and is 129th 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 3,227,869 people with a rank change from 129th to 139th. The population of Haiti will increase by 22.2% to 14,752,631 people and rank change from 82nd to 87th.

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 2.14M 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 -0.72% 1.15%
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 (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); World Bank | Health (1961–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

GeoRank.org/population/croatia/haiti | CC BY

In 2024, the population of Croatia grew by 0.17%, while Haiti's population grew by 1.16%.

Live population counters

Croatia Haiti
Current population
3812193
12076663
Population rank 129/197 82/197
Percent of world population 0.05% 0.15%
One net population change
1.34 hours
3.89 minutes
One birth every
16.4 minutes
2.03 minutes
One death every
10.2 minutes
5.78 minutes
Daily growth/decline +18 +370
Annual growth/decline +6,514 +135,159
Annual growth/decline rate +0.17% +1.16%
Population growth rate rank 157/197 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 - -5,186 - -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 -20,354 -8,552 169,264 -33,850
2019 -15,008 -13,239 176,550 -34,612
2018 -15,557 -25,016 178,632 -34,976
2017 -16,570 -44,557 180,310 -34,742
2016 -13,553 -32,144 180,902 -33,879
2015 -16,607 -27,501 182,063 -32,669
2014 -11,345 -13,127 182,009 -31,390
2013 -10,162 -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 2026-04-06).

GeoRank.org/population/croatia/haiti | 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 Haiti 83.9% is from natural causes (a gain of 1,740,319 people) and 16.1% is from migration (a loss of 333,076 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 (1960–2024, 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. Wikidata (2026, retrieved 2026-02-08)
  5. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-02-20)

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