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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Croatia was 3,866,200 in 2024 vs 91,567,738 people in Iran in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Croatia's population is 3,812,193 people compared to 93,468,444 in Iran.

Population statistics:

  • Iran's population is 24.5 times bigger than Croatia's.
  • Croatia is ranked the 129th most populous country in the world, while Iran is the 17th.
  • The countries together account for 1.17% of the world: 0.05% for Croatia vs 1.13% for Iran.
  • For the last 10 years, Croatia has had an average growth rate of -0.82% per year vs +1.19% in Iran.
  • Since 2006, the population of Croatia has decreased from 4.31M people to 3.81M (11.6% decline), while Iran has grown from 73.4M to 93.5M (27.4% growth).

Croatia vs Iran: population by year and forecast

Croatia
Factual

Projection
Iran
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Croatia Iran
2100 2,137,465 80,713,760
2099 2,155,186 81,246,718
2098 2,173,108 81,770,953
2097 2,190,995 82,295,714
2096 2,209,326 82,818,575
2095 2,227,698 83,338,446
2094 2,246,224 83,854,648
2093 2,264,550 84,371,569
2092 2,283,068 84,888,626
2091 2,301,556 85,410,099
2090 2,319,851 85,934,675
2089 2,338,604 86,466,409
2088 2,357,581 87,004,165
2087 2,376,274 87,549,685
2086 2,395,139 88,105,571
2085 2,414,304 88,668,329
2084 2,433,813 89,239,709
2083 2,453,361 89,817,194
2082 2,473,204 90,402,538
2081 2,493,128 90,995,822
2080 2,513,378 91,595,122
2079 2,534,101 92,196,842
2078 2,554,982 92,801,160
2077 2,576,370 93,405,954
2076 2,597,887 94,007,669
2075 2,619,688 94,606,607
2074 2,641,342 95,197,577
2073 2,663,253 95,783,994
2072 2,685,714 96,355,853
2071 2,708,053 96,915,335
2070 2,730,187 97,460,813
2069 2,753,302 97,988,897
2068 2,776,996 98,496,927
2067 2,800,742 98,978,509
2066 2,824,811 99,439,391
2065 2,848,913 99,877,457
2064 2,872,881 100,288,977
2063 2,897,651 100,668,199
2062 2,922,653 101,017,348
2061 2,947,832 101,332,810
2060 2,973,162 101,612,261
2059 2,998,389 101,858,931
2058 3,023,822 102,061,144
2057 3,049,085 102,228,085
2056 3,074,796 102,358,266
2055 3,100,195 102,449,092
2054 3,125,459 102,498,594
2053 3,151,016 102,508,245
2052 3,176,316 102,480,373
2051 3,201,973 102,417,847
2050 3,227,869 102,318,917
2049 3,253,597 102,189,816
2048 3,279,316 102,024,233
2047 3,305,051 101,832,213
2046 3,330,260 101,613,554
2045 3,355,638 101,371,784
2044 3,381,196 101,104,998
2043 3,406,105 100,818,045
2042 3,430,854 100,512,032
2041 3,455,487 100,188,214
2040 3,479,631 99,849,875
2039 3,503,577 99,501,869
2038 3,527,583 99,137,385
2037 3,551,581 98,759,167
2036 3,574,520 98,366,612
2035 3,596,996 97,963,082
2034 3,620,363 97,546,148
2033 3,643,692 97,118,106
2032 3,667,478 96,671,440
2031 3,691,842 96,204,118
2030 3,715,373 95,718,604
2029 3,739,203 95,195,996
2028 3,762,505 94,623,034
2027 3,787,023 93,987,260
2026 3,812,193 93,276,075
2025 3,838,346 92,478,162
2024 3,866,200 91,567,738
2023 3,859,686 90,608,707
2022 3,855,641 89,524,246
2021 3,878,981 88,455,488
2020 3,914,206 87,723,443
2019 3,949,390 87,051,648
2018 3,988,775 86,117,998
2017 4,041,407 85,026,754
2016 4,106,867 83,812,228
2015 4,151,725 82,619,362
2014 4,201,598 81,502,045
2013 4,233,922 80,414,686
2012 4,260,368 79,370,580
2011 4,280,622 78,383,598
2010 4,295,427 77,420,842
2009 4,305,181 76,457,825
2008 4,309,705 75,514,204
2007 4,310,217 74,602,648
2006 4,311,159 73,392,747
2005 4,310,145 71,828,455
2004 4,304,600 70,256,316
2003 4,303,399 68,769,340
2002 4,302,174 68,011,317
2001 4,299,642 67,452,005
2000 4,468,302 66,418,659
1999 4,512,597 65,445,391
1998 4,532,135 64,519,859
1997 4,534,920 63,639,638
1996 4,557,097 62,881,300
1995 4,620,030 62,205,567
1994 4,652,024 61,520,598
1993 4,600,463 61,403,543
1992 4,575,818 61,184,983
1991 4,689,022 59,986,931
1990 4,777,368 58,380,092
1989 4,767,260 56,704,914
1988 4,755,207 55,072,694
1987 4,739,745 53,323,493
1986 4,721,446 51,446,045
1985 4,701,417 49,582,289
1984 4,680,285 47,793,998
1983 4,658,254 46,029,535
1982 4,634,234 44,272,141
1981 4,611,509 41,989,312
1980 4,599,782 39,842,324
1979 4,594,778 38,424,952
1978 4,581,085 37,126,535
1977 4,559,571 35,933,181
1976 4,535,934 34,837,271
1975 4,512,082 33,802,973
1974 4,490,660 32,796,463
1973 4,470,161 31,839,838
1972 4,450,564 30,921,179
1971 4,431,275 30,029,071
1970 4,412,252 29,145,100
1969 4,391,490 28,273,482
1968 4,365,628 27,437,391
1967 4,338,683 26,628,432
1966 4,310,701 25,829,270
1965 4,280,923 25,036,978
1964 4,252,876 24,262,859
1963 4,225,675 23,519,005
1962 4,196,712 22,807,907
1961 4,167,292 22,125,726
1960 4,140,181 21,470,434

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/iran | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Croatia decreased by 204,292 people (a 4.74% decline), while Iran gained 10,419,481 people (a 14.2% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Croatia lost 294,674 people (a 7.18% decline), while Iran's population increased by 9,656,216 people (a 11.5% growth).

Croatia was ranked 120th most populous country in 2006 and is 129th in 2026. Iran was ranked 17th in 2006 and still ranked 17th 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 Iran will increase by 9.47% to 102,318,917 people and rank change from 17th to 18th.

Iran is projected to reach its peak in 2053 at 103M 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
Iran
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Croatia Iran
2100 -0.82% -0.66%
2099 -0.82% -0.64%
2098 -0.82% -0.64%
2097 -0.83% -0.63%
2096 -0.82% -0.62%
2095 -0.82% -0.62%
2094 -0.81% -0.61%
2093 -0.81% -0.61%
2092 -0.8% -0.61%
2091 -0.79% -0.61%
2090 -0.8% -0.61%
2089 -0.8% -0.62%
2088 -0.79% -0.62%
2087 -0.79% -0.63%
2086 -0.79% -0.63%
2085 -0.8% -0.64%
2084 -0.8% -0.64%
2083 -0.8% -0.65%
2082 -0.8% -0.65%
2081 -0.81% -0.65%
2080 -0.82% -0.65%
2079 -0.82% -0.65%
2078 -0.83% -0.65%
2077 -0.83% -0.64%
2076 -0.83% -0.63%
2075 -0.82% -0.62%
2074 -0.82% -0.61%
2073 -0.84% -0.59%
2072 -0.82% -0.58%
2071 -0.81% -0.56%
2070 -0.84% -0.54%
2069 -0.85% -0.52%
2068 -0.85% -0.49%
2067 -0.85% -0.46%
2066 -0.85% -0.44%
2065 -0.83% -0.41%
2064 -0.85% -0.38%
2063 -0.86% -0.35%
2062 -0.85% -0.31%
2061 -0.85% -0.28%
2060 -0.84% -0.24%
2059 -0.84% -0.2%
2058 -0.83% -0.16%
2057 -0.84% -0.13%
2056 -0.82% -0.09%
2055 -0.81% -0.05%
2054 -0.81% -0.009%
2053 -0.8% 0.03%
2052 -0.8% 0.06%
2051 -0.8% 0.1%
2050 -0.79% 0.13%
2049 -0.78% 0.16%
2048 -0.78% 0.19%
2047 -0.76% 0.22%
2046 -0.76% 0.24%
2045 -0.76% 0.26%
2044 -0.73% 0.28%
2043 -0.72% 0.3%
2042 -0.71% 0.32%
2041 -0.69% 0.34%
2040 -0.68% 0.35%
2039 -0.68% 0.37%
2038 -0.68% 0.38%
2037 -0.64% 0.4%
2036 -0.62% 0.41%
2035 -0.65% 0.43%
2034 -0.64% 0.44%
2033 -0.65% 0.46%
2032 -0.66% 0.49%
2031 -0.63% 0.51%
2030 -0.64% 0.55%
2029 -0.62% 0.61%
2028 -0.65% 0.68%
2027 -0.66% 0.76%
2026 -0.68% 0.86%
2025 -0.72% 0.99%
2024 0.17% 1.06%
2023 0.1% 1.21%
2022 -0.6% 1.21%
2021 -0.9% 0.83%
2020 -0.89% 0.77%
2019 -0.99% 1.08%
2018 -1.3% 1.28%
2017 -1.59% 1.45%
2016 -1.08% 1.44%
2015 -1.19% 1.37%
2014 -0.76% 1.35%
2013 -0.62% 1.32%
2012 -0.47% 1.26%
2011 -0.34% 1.24%
2010 -0.23% 1.26%
2009 -0.1% 1.25%
2008 -0.01% 1.22%
2007 -0.02% 1.65%
2006 0.02% 2.18%
2005 0.13% 2.24%
2004 0.03% 2.16%
2003 0.03% 1.11%
2002 0.06% 0.83%
2001 -3.77% 1.56%
2000 -0.98% 1.49%
1999 -0.43% 1.43%
1998 -0.06% 1.38%
1997 -0.49% 1.21%
1996 -1.36% 1.09%
1995 -0.69% 1.11%
1994 1.12% 0.19%
1993 0.54% 0.36%
1992 -2.41% 2%
1991 -1.85% 2.75%
1990 0.21% 2.95%
1989 0.25% 2.96%
1988 0.33% 3.28%
1987 0.39% 3.65%
1986 0.43% 3.76%
1985 0.45% 3.74%
1984 0.47% 3.83%
1983 0.52% 3.97%
1982 0.49% 5.44%
1981 0.25% 5.39%
1980 0.11% 3.69%
1979 0.3% 3.5%
1978 0.47% 3.32%
1977 0.52% 3.15%
1976 0.53% 3.06%
1975 0.48% 3.07%
1974 0.46% 3%
1973 0.44% 2.97%
1972 0.44% 2.97%
1971 0.43% 3.03%
1970 0.47% 3.08%
1969 0.59% 3.05%
1968 0.62% 3.04%
1967 0.65% 3.09%
1966 0.7% 3.16%
1965 0.66% 3.19%
1964 0.64% 3.16%
1963 0.69% 3.12%
1962 0.71% 3.08%
1961 0.65% 3.05%

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/iran | CC BY

In 2024, the population of Croatia grew by 0.17%, while Iran's population grew by 1.06%.

Live population counters

Croatia Iran
Current population
3812193
93468444
Population rank 129/197 17/197
Percent of world population 0.05% 1.13%
One net population change
1.34 hours
32.9 seconds
One birth every
16.4 minutes
26.9 seconds
One death every
10.2 minutes
1.24 minutes
Daily growth/decline +18 +2,627
Annual growth/decline +6,514 +959,031
Annual growth/decline rate +0.17% +1.06%
Population growth rate rank 157/197 98/197
One migration net change every
2.52 hours
4.51 minutes
Annual migration change -3,481 +116,786
Net migration rank 112/196 14/196
Foreign-born residents 527,831 3,840,654
Foreign-born residents rank 78/195 17/195
Foreign-born share of population 13.6% 4.2%
Foreign-born share rank 50/195 103/195

Natural population change vs migration

Croatia
Natural

Migration
Iran
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Croatia Iran
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -3,481 - 116,786
2024 - -5,186 - 190,156
2023 -19,298 10,202 750,150 262,044
2022 -23,134 11,681 753,525 403,190
2021 -26,377 -4,517 645,725 334,967
2020 -20,354 -8,552 663,978 -180,680
2019 -15,008 -13,239 893,063 -32,794
2018 -15,557 -25,016 1,035,052 -27,946
2017 -16,570 -44,557 1,140,549 34,849
2016 -13,553 -32,144 1,186,949 66,630
2015 -16,607 -27,501 1,178,317 -46,239
2014 -11,345 -13,127 1,158,552 -56,042
2013 -10,162 -6,245 1,119,533 -47,322
2012 -9,799 -4,794 1,073,804 -57,823
2011 -9,846 -17,463 1,023,925 -65,924
2010 -8,591 -3,995 980,380 -12,849
2009 -7,319 1,358 958,322 211
2008 -8,188 6,495 940,983 -12,184
2007 -10,335 8,893 919,254 -24,950
2006 -8,669 10,852 884,529 640,932
2005 -9,022 10,629 837,305 765,873
2004 -9,040 15,445 801,203 739,996
2003 -12,480 12,556 732,600 700,222
2002 -10,325 10,306 752,205 -668,962
2001 -8,599 19,298 743,658 291,692
2000 -6,255 -47,629 731,203 300,133
1999 -6,769 -47,418 723,237 191,988
1998 -4,985 -47,931 717,655 218,171
1997 3,175 -52,897 726,574 98,009
1996 3,190 -53,688 784,508 -92,435
1995 0 -51,882 879,648 -220,258
1994 -930 -50,444 1,008,076 -297,487
1993 -2,301 -49,615 1,219,658 -1,696,091
1992 -4,576 -47,865 1,365,466 -451,945
1991 -2,813 -31,968 1,495,594 -13,059
1990 3,344 9,538 1,530,434 200,711
1989 3,337 8,471 1,609,739 9,460
1988 5,707 7,242 1,614,512 30,688
1987 6,161 6,956 1,639,644 213,524
1986 8,499 6,261 1,659,289 242,411
1985 10,343 5,550 1,661,750 163,999
1984 10,764 5,757 1,653,051 97,748
1983 10,714 6,323 1,573,612 204,544
1982 15,756 7,475 1,514,240 222,390
1981 15,680 4,872 1,376,830 1,452,169
1980 17,939 -5,486 1,361,293 103,674
1979 21,136 -5,740 1,294,306 75,451
1978 20,157 -7,329 1,156,974 70,088
1977 22,798 -7,339 1,091,542 68,093
1976 22,226 -7,400 1,013,347 18,825
1975 21,658 -7,366 929,481 106,921
1974 22,453 -8,076 873,369 103,252
1973 21,904 -8,335 831,880 104,779
1972 17,802 -7,277 804,043 96,614
1971 19,941 -5,608 805,830 77,717
1970 16,767 -2,359 794,612 89,757
1969 16,688 -2,796 780,660 78,196
1968 21,828 -2,799 743,992 69,342
1967 26,032 -3,518 727,276 77,313
1966 33,192 -6,341 695,040 98,709
1965 31,251 -5,253 663,029 127,808
1964 25,942 -2,090 635,589 121,817
1963 31,270 -1,289 620,126 110,190
1962 30,216 -2,176 595,538 96,332
1961 36,255 -6,567 594,674 77,811
1960 34,778 -21,768 584,060 54,041

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

GeoRank.org/population/croatia/iran | 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 Iran 92.5% is from natural causes (a gain of 9,405,860 people) and 7.46% is from migration (a gain of 757,979 people).

As of 2024, 527,831 residents or 13.6% of the population were not native-born in Croatia, compared to 3,840,654 people or 4.2% in Iran.

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
Iran
City Population
Tehran 8.69M
Mashhad 3M
Isfahan 1.96M
Karaj 1.59M
Shiraz 1.57M
Tabriz 1.56M
Qom 1.2M
Ahvaz 1.18M
Kermanshah 947K
Urmia 736K

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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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