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Population in Croatia compared to Ivory Coast: Trends, Charts, Rankings

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Croatia was 3,866,200 in 2024 vs 31,934,230 people in Ivory Coast in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Croatia's population is 3,812,193 people compared to 33,722,528 in Ivory Coast.

Population statistics:

  • Ivory Coast's population is 8.85 times bigger than Croatia's.
  • Croatia is ranked the 129th most populous country in the world, while Ivory Coast is the 50th.
  • The countries together account for 0.45% of the world: 0.05% for Croatia vs 0.41% for Ivory Coast.
  • For the last 10 years, Croatia has had an average growth rate of -0.82% per year vs +2.65% in Ivory Coast.
  • Since 2006, the population of Croatia has decreased from 4.31M people to 3.81M (11.6% decline), while Ivory Coast has grown from 20.5M to 33.7M (64.1% growth).

Croatia vs Ivory Coast: population by year and forecast

Croatia
Factual

Projection
Ivory Coast
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Croatia Ivory Coast
2100 2,137,465 104,920,371
2099 2,155,186 104,113,061
2098 2,173,108 103,291,158
2097 2,190,995 102,471,756
2096 2,209,326 101,628,301
2095 2,227,698 100,772,460
2094 2,246,224 99,898,304
2093 2,264,550 99,021,348
2092 2,283,068 98,114,023
2091 2,301,556 97,191,635
2090 2,319,851 96,263,617
2089 2,338,604 95,332,834
2088 2,357,581 94,410,464
2087 2,376,274 93,478,576
2086 2,395,139 92,531,438
2085 2,414,304 91,589,651
2084 2,433,813 90,656,883
2083 2,453,361 89,687,091
2082 2,473,204 88,713,776
2081 2,493,128 87,729,381
2080 2,513,378 86,741,632
2079 2,534,101 85,754,611
2078 2,554,982 84,755,417
2077 2,576,370 83,751,773
2076 2,597,887 82,745,768
2075 2,619,688 81,715,680
2074 2,641,342 80,699,852
2073 2,663,253 79,680,254
2072 2,685,714 78,658,967
2071 2,708,053 77,619,677
2070 2,730,187 76,578,862
2069 2,753,302 75,539,439
2068 2,776,996 74,479,930
2067 2,800,742 73,429,006
2066 2,824,811 72,362,962
2065 2,848,913 71,312,115
2064 2,872,881 70,271,852
2063 2,897,651 69,232,655
2062 2,922,653 68,207,413
2061 2,947,832 67,176,556
2060 2,973,162 66,159,709
2059 2,998,389 65,140,683
2058 3,023,822 64,110,700
2057 3,049,085 63,092,260
2056 3,074,796 62,075,281
2055 3,100,195 61,046,238
2054 3,125,459 60,014,012
2053 3,151,016 58,992,661
2052 3,176,316 57,968,005
2051 3,201,973 56,941,659
2050 3,227,869 55,918,046
2049 3,253,597 54,901,818
2048 3,279,316 53,875,709
2047 3,305,051 52,858,830
2046 3,330,260 51,844,312
2045 3,355,638 50,830,306
2044 3,381,196 49,805,598
2043 3,406,105 48,788,840
2042 3,430,854 47,784,131
2041 3,455,487 46,795,255
2040 3,479,631 45,813,266
2039 3,503,577 44,841,250
2038 3,527,583 43,881,133
2037 3,551,581 42,929,373
2036 3,574,520 41,995,248
2035 3,596,996 41,077,730
2034 3,620,363 40,171,091
2033 3,643,692 39,279,116
2032 3,667,478 38,414,277
2031 3,691,842 37,563,879
2030 3,715,373 36,733,221
2029 3,739,203 35,912,791
2028 3,762,505 35,100,748
2027 3,787,023 34,301,358
2026 3,812,193 33,507,906
2025 3,838,346 32,716,581
2024 3,866,200 31,934,230
2023 3,859,686 31,165,654
2022 3,855,641 30,395,002
2021 3,878,981 29,639,736
2020 3,914,206 28,915,449
2019 3,949,390 28,193,009
2018 3,988,775 27,464,173
2017 4,041,407 26,733,372
2016 4,106,867 25,989,405
2015 4,151,725 25,246,342
2014 4,201,598 24,527,395
2013 4,233,922 23,939,775
2012 4,260,368 23,467,078
2011 4,280,622 22,982,000
2010 4,295,427 22,488,065
2009 4,305,181 21,997,940
2008 4,309,705 21,514,439
2007 4,310,217 21,030,558
2006 4,311,159 20,546,802
2005 4,310,145 20,068,458
2004 4,304,600 19,595,000
2003 4,303,399 19,125,542
2002 4,302,174 18,654,771
2001 4,299,642 18,178,913
2000 4,468,302 17,699,004
1999 4,512,597 17,215,935
1998 4,532,135 16,663,948
1997 4,534,920 16,047,170
1996 4,557,097 15,442,312
1995 4,620,030 14,855,565
1994 4,652,024 14,287,201
1993 4,600,463 13,735,951
1992 4,575,818 13,200,310
1991 4,689,022 12,683,870
1990 4,777,368 12,189,778
1989 4,767,260 11,719,771
1988 4,755,207 11,275,189
1987 4,739,745 10,851,475
1986 4,721,446 10,440,917
1985 4,701,417 10,040,483
1984 4,680,285 9,650,516
1983 4,658,254 9,272,744
1982 4,634,234 8,907,936
1981 4,611,509 8,556,596
1980 4,599,782 8,220,714
1979 4,594,778 7,902,267
1978 4,581,085 7,603,130
1977 4,559,571 7,321,950
1976 4,535,934 7,057,958
1975 4,512,082 6,776,297
1974 4,490,660 6,474,057
1973 4,470,161 6,184,944
1972 4,450,564 5,909,716
1971 4,431,275 5,650,868
1970 4,412,252 5,411,567
1969 4,391,490 5,192,221
1968 4,365,628 4,990,021
1967 4,338,683 4,799,744
1966 4,310,701 4,617,519
1965 4,280,923 4,442,377
1964 4,252,876 4,273,952
1963 4,225,675 4,112,061
1962 4,196,712 3,956,939
1961 4,167,292 3,810,151
1960 4,140,181 3,673,666

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/ivory-coast | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Croatia decreased by 204,292 people (a 4.74% decline), while Ivory Coast gained 5,442,603 people (a 26.5% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Croatia lost 294,674 people (a 7.18% decline), while Ivory Coast's population increased by 7,733,123 people (a 29.8% growth).

Croatia was ranked 120th most populous country in 2006 and is 129th in 2026. Ivory Coast was ranked 53rd in 2006 and ranked 50th 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 Ivory Coast will increase by 65.8% to 55,918,046 people and rank change from 50th to 36th.

Ivory Coast is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 105M 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
Ivory Coast
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Croatia Ivory Coast
2100 -0.82% 0.78%
2099 -0.82% 0.8%
2098 -0.82% 0.8%
2097 -0.83% 0.83%
2096 -0.82% 0.85%
2095 -0.82% 0.88%
2094 -0.81% 0.89%
2093 -0.81% 0.92%
2092 -0.8% 0.95%
2091 -0.79% 0.96%
2090 -0.8% 0.98%
2089 -0.8% 0.98%
2088 -0.79% 1%
2087 -0.79% 1.02%
2086 -0.79% 1.03%
2085 -0.8% 1.03%
2084 -0.8% 1.08%
2083 -0.8% 1.1%
2082 -0.8% 1.12%
2081 -0.81% 1.14%
2080 -0.82% 1.15%
2079 -0.82% 1.18%
2078 -0.83% 1.2%
2077 -0.83% 1.22%
2076 -0.83% 1.26%
2075 -0.82% 1.26%
2074 -0.82% 1.28%
2073 -0.84% 1.3%
2072 -0.82% 1.34%
2071 -0.81% 1.36%
2070 -0.84% 1.38%
2069 -0.85% 1.42%
2068 -0.85% 1.43%
2067 -0.85% 1.47%
2066 -0.85% 1.47%
2065 -0.83% 1.48%
2064 -0.85% 1.5%
2063 -0.86% 1.5%
2062 -0.85% 1.53%
2061 -0.85% 1.54%
2060 -0.84% 1.56%
2059 -0.84% 1.61%
2058 -0.83% 1.61%
2057 -0.84% 1.64%
2056 -0.82% 1.69%
2055 -0.81% 1.72%
2054 -0.81% 1.73%
2053 -0.8% 1.77%
2052 -0.8% 1.8%
2051 -0.8% 1.83%
2050 -0.79% 1.85%
2049 -0.78% 1.9%
2048 -0.78% 1.92%
2047 -0.76% 1.96%
2046 -0.76% 1.99%
2045 -0.76% 2.06%
2044 -0.73% 2.08%
2043 -0.72% 2.1%
2042 -0.71% 2.11%
2041 -0.69% 2.14%
2040 -0.68% 2.17%
2039 -0.68% 2.19%
2038 -0.68% 2.22%
2037 -0.64% 2.22%
2036 -0.62% 2.23%
2035 -0.65% 2.26%
2034 -0.64% 2.27%
2033 -0.65% 2.25%
2032 -0.66% 2.26%
2031 -0.63% 2.26%
2030 -0.64% 2.28%
2029 -0.62% 2.31%
2028 -0.65% 2.33%
2027 -0.66% 2.37%
2026 -0.68% 2.42%
2025 -0.72% 2.45%
2024 0.17% 2.47%
2023 0.1% 2.54%
2022 -0.6% 2.55%
2021 -0.9% 2.5%
2020 -0.89% 2.56%
2019 -0.99% 2.65%
2018 -1.3% 2.73%
2017 -1.59% 2.86%
2016 -1.08% 2.94%
2015 -1.19% 2.93%
2014 -0.76% 2.45%
2013 -0.62% 2.01%
2012 -0.47% 2.11%
2011 -0.34% 2.2%
2010 -0.23% 2.23%
2009 -0.1% 2.25%
2008 -0.01% 2.3%
2007 -0.02% 2.35%
2006 0.02% 2.38%
2005 0.13% 2.42%
2004 0.03% 2.45%
2003 0.03% 2.52%
2002 0.06% 2.62%
2001 -3.77% 2.71%
2000 -0.98% 2.81%
1999 -0.43% 3.31%
1998 -0.06% 3.84%
1997 -0.49% 3.92%
1996 -1.36% 3.95%
1995 -0.69% 3.98%
1994 1.12% 4.01%
1993 0.54% 4.06%
1992 -2.41% 4.07%
1991 -1.85% 4.05%
1990 0.21% 4.01%
1989 0.25% 3.94%
1988 0.33% 3.9%
1987 0.39% 3.93%
1986 0.43% 3.99%
1985 0.45% 4.04%
1984 0.47% 4.07%
1983 0.52% 4.1%
1982 0.49% 4.11%
1981 0.25% 4.09%
1980 0.11% 4.03%
1979 0.3% 3.93%
1978 0.47% 3.84%
1977 0.52% 3.74%
1976 0.53% 4.16%
1975 0.48% 4.67%
1974 0.46% 4.67%
1973 0.44% 4.66%
1972 0.44% 4.58%
1971 0.43% 4.42%
1970 0.47% 4.22%
1969 0.59% 4.05%
1968 0.62% 3.96%
1967 0.65% 3.95%
1966 0.7% 3.94%
1965 0.66% 3.94%
1964 0.64% 3.94%
1963 0.69% 3.92%
1962 0.71% 3.85%
1961 0.65% 3.72%

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); World Bank | Health (1961–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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In 2024, the population of Croatia grew by 0.17%, while Ivory Coast's population grew by 2.47%.

Live population counters

Croatia Ivory Coast
Current population
3812193
33722528
Population rank 129/197 50/197
Percent of world population 0.05% 0.41%
One net population change
1.34 hours
41 seconds
One birth every
16.4 minutes
31.6 seconds
One death every
10.2 minutes
2.2 minutes
Daily growth/decline +18 +2,106
Annual growth/decline +6,514 +768,576
Annual growth/decline rate +0.17% +2.47%
Population growth rate rank 157/197 28/197
One migration net change every
2.52 hours
46.6 minutes
Annual migration change -3,481 +11,305
Net migration rank 112/196 43/196
Foreign-born residents 527,831 2,880,839
Foreign-born residents rank 78/195 25/195
Foreign-born share of population 13.6% 9%
Foreign-born share rank 50/195 70/195

Natural population change vs migration

Croatia
Natural

Migration
Ivory Coast
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Croatia Ivory Coast
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -3,481 - 11,305
2024 - -5,186 - 7,838
2023 -19,298 10,202 758,261 6,002
2022 -23,134 11,681 750,270 26,777
2021 -26,377 -4,517 732,191 1,322
2020 -20,354 -8,552 727,455 -12,390
2019 -15,008 -13,239 727,774 2,043
2018 -15,557 -25,016 722,445 5,395
2017 -16,570 -44,557 734,553 -796
2016 -13,553 -32,144 735,630 18,568
2015 -16,607 -27,501 731,387 522
2014 -11,345 -13,127 728,978 -23,011
2013 -10,162 -6,245 720,228 -250,964
2012 -9,799 -4,794 708,847 -232,712
2011 -9,846 -17,463 694,033 -200,010
2010 -8,591 -3,995 676,554 -182,689
2009 -7,319 1,358 654,439 -168,027
2008 -8,188 6,495 630,610 -150,037
2007 -10,335 8,893 617,247 -130,079
2006 -8,669 10,852 605,001 -124,651
2005 -9,022 10,629 593,685 -117,342
2004 -9,040 15,445 579,424 -108,869
2003 -12,480 12,556 568,220 -99,880
2002 -10,325 10,306 563,692 -90,503
2001 -8,599 19,298 555,220 -76,679
2000 -6,255 -47,629 545,129 -63,843
1999 -6,769 -47,418 527,634 -42,777
1998 -4,985 -47,931 509,167 109,961
1997 3,175 -52,897 489,984 124,443
1996 3,190 -53,688 469,740 125,556
1995 0 -51,882 453,719 124,501
1994 -930 -50,444 438,274 120,247
1993 -2,301 -49,615 430,759 113,215
1992 -4,576 -47,865 423,294 104,006
1991 -2,813 -31,968 413,354 92,228
1990 3,344 9,538 402,629 79,979
1989 3,337 8,471 390,081 67,324
1988 5,707 7,242 378,575 53,187
1987 6,161 6,956 370,654 45,028
1986 8,499 6,261 357,205 48,233
1985 10,343 5,550 344,549 50,872
1984 10,764 5,757 331,910 52,594
1983 10,714 6,323 317,379 53,646
1982 15,756 7,475 305,204 53,384
1981 15,680 4,872 292,755 51,354
1980 17,939 -5,486 280,630 47,031
1979 21,136 -5,740 268,875 40,355
1978 20,157 -7,329 257,222 31,822
1977 22,798 -7,339 250,858 22,452
1976 22,226 -7,400 241,939 12,735
1975 21,658 -7,366 228,883 79,766
1974 22,453 -8,076 216,389 79,445
1973 21,904 -8,335 203,429 78,963
1972 17,802 -7,277 190,842 77,213
1971 19,941 -5,608 179,918 69,728
1970 16,767 -2,359 170,070 58,883
1969 16,688 -2,796 161,541 48,192
1968 21,828 -2,799 153,464 41,198
1967 26,032 -3,518 145,773 40,125
1966 33,192 -6,341 138,438 40,125
1965 31,251 -5,253 131,601 40,125
1964 25,942 -2,090 124,996 40,125
1963 31,270 -1,289 118,526 40,125
1962 30,216 -2,176 111,930 39,670
1961 36,255 -6,567 105,568 36,410
1960 34,778 -21,768 99,681 31,307

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

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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 Ivory Coast 99.7% is from natural causes (a gain of 7,348,944 people) and 0.33% is from migration (a gain of 24,432 people).

As of 2024, 527,831 residents or 13.6% of the population were not native-born in Croatia, compared to 2,880,839 people or 9% in Ivory Coast.

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
Ivory Coast
City Population
Abidjan 5.62M
Bouake 740K
Korhogo 441K
Yamoussoukro 340K
Divo 295K
Gagnoa 277K
Abengourou 164K
Dabou 138K
Agboville 135K
Grand-Bassam 125K

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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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