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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Croatia was 3,866,200 in 2024 vs 5,805,962 people in Lebanon in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Croatia's population is 3,812,193 people compared to 5,906,622 in Lebanon.

Population statistics:

  • Lebanon's population is 1.55 times bigger than Croatia's.
  • Croatia is ranked the 129th most populous country in the world, while Lebanon is the 115th.
  • The countries together account for 0.12% of the world: 0.05% for Croatia vs 0.07% for Lebanon.
  • For the last 10 years, Croatia has had an average growth rate of -0.82% per year vs +0.16% in Lebanon.
  • Since 2006, the population of Croatia has decreased from 4.31M people to 3.81M (11.6% decline), while Lebanon has grown from 4.75M to 5.91M (24.3% growth).

Croatia vs Lebanon: population by year and forecast

Croatia
Factual

Projection
Lebanon
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Croatia Lebanon
2100 2,137,465 7,229,611
2099 2,155,186 7,252,189
2098 2,173,108 7,273,846
2097 2,190,995 7,298,208
2096 2,209,326 7,322,265
2095 2,227,698 7,343,287
2094 2,246,224 7,365,719
2093 2,264,550 7,386,532
2092 2,283,068 7,403,314
2091 2,301,556 7,420,036
2090 2,319,851 7,433,603
2089 2,338,604 7,444,239
2088 2,357,581 7,454,263
2087 2,376,274 7,465,163
2086 2,395,139 7,468,994
2085 2,414,304 7,477,406
2084 2,433,813 7,476,483
2083 2,453,361 7,482,841
2082 2,473,204 7,482,980
2081 2,493,128 7,484,110
2080 2,513,378 7,484,392
2079 2,534,101 7,482,168
2078 2,554,982 7,480,962
2077 2,576,370 7,474,272
2076 2,597,887 7,470,260
2075 2,619,688 7,464,057
2074 2,641,342 7,446,862
2073 2,663,253 7,432,591
2072 2,685,714 7,420,911
2071 2,708,053 7,408,401
2070 2,730,187 7,394,163
2069 2,753,302 7,382,479
2068 2,776,996 7,373,962
2067 2,800,742 7,361,021
2066 2,824,811 7,348,605
2065 2,848,913 7,332,917
2064 2,872,881 7,316,835
2063 2,897,651 7,299,642
2062 2,922,653 7,279,937
2061 2,947,832 7,262,112
2060 2,973,162 7,239,759
2059 2,998,389 7,219,520
2058 3,023,822 7,199,035
2057 3,049,085 7,176,342
2056 3,074,796 7,152,803
2055 3,100,195 7,131,059
2054 3,125,459 7,107,641
2053 3,151,016 7,085,759
2052 3,176,316 7,063,172
2051 3,201,973 7,036,781
2050 3,227,869 7,010,541
2049 3,253,597 6,983,849
2048 3,279,316 6,952,958
2047 3,305,051 6,913,262
2046 3,330,260 6,878,209
2045 3,355,638 6,839,423
2044 3,381,196 6,795,984
2043 3,406,105 6,759,252
2042 3,430,854 6,716,445
2041 3,455,487 6,668,251
2040 3,479,631 6,618,567
2039 3,503,577 6,565,787
2038 3,527,583 6,512,143
2037 3,551,581 6,456,654
2036 3,574,520 6,403,370
2035 3,596,996 6,356,407
2034 3,620,363 6,305,239
2033 3,643,692 6,257,900
2032 3,667,478 6,206,916
2031 3,691,842 6,152,022
2030 3,715,373 6,098,153
2029 3,739,203 6,044,795
2028 3,762,505 5,992,721
2027 3,787,023 5,942,870
2026 3,812,193 5,893,183
2025 3,838,346 5,846,443
2024 3,866,200 5,805,962
2023 3,859,686 5,773,493
2022 3,855,641 5,744,489
2021 3,878,981 5,718,122
2020 3,914,206 5,702,398
2019 3,949,390 5,794,594
2018 3,988,775 5,984,119
2017 4,041,407 6,160,128
2016 4,106,867 6,323,060
2015 4,151,725 6,472,469
2014 4,201,598 6,346,990
2013 4,233,922 5,743,436
2012 4,260,368 5,235,742
2011 4,280,622 5,096,020
2010 4,295,427 5,041,288
2009 4,305,181 4,992,287
2008 4,309,705 4,925,354
2007 4,310,217 4,844,118
2006 4,311,159 4,751,136
2005 4,310,145 4,671,102
2004 4,304,600 4,599,279
2003 4,303,399 4,525,508
2002 4,302,174 4,463,504
2001 4,299,642 4,401,918
2000 4,468,302 4,329,340
1999 4,512,597 4,255,277
1998 4,532,135 4,181,281
1997 4,534,920 4,108,405
1996 4,557,097 4,034,781
1995 4,620,030 3,960,735
1994 4,652,024 3,889,799
1993 4,600,463 3,820,647
1992 4,575,818 3,747,371
1991 4,689,022 3,668,912
1990 4,777,368 3,595,175
1989 4,767,260 3,525,285
1988 4,755,207 3,454,649
1987 4,739,745 3,385,555
1986 4,721,446 3,300,365
1985 4,701,417 3,217,376
1984 4,680,285 3,152,744
1983 4,658,254 3,094,996
1982 4,634,234 3,054,931
1981 4,611,509 3,008,981
1980 4,599,782 2,944,763
1979 4,594,778 2,882,635
1978 4,581,085 2,822,682
1977 4,559,571 2,762,155
1976 4,535,934 2,726,469
1975 4,512,082 2,693,191
1974 4,490,660 2,635,185
1973 4,470,161 2,572,935
1972 4,450,564 2,509,729
1971 4,431,275 2,446,314
1970 4,412,252 2,386,114
1969 4,391,490 2,328,159
1968 4,365,628 2,266,368
1967 4,338,683 2,206,731
1966 4,310,701 2,148,260
1965 4,280,923 2,088,831
1964 4,252,876 2,030,543
1963 4,225,675 1,970,316
1962 4,196,712 1,909,578
1961 4,167,292 1,850,084
1960 4,140,181 1,794,406

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); World Bank | Health (1960–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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From 2006 to 2016, the population of Croatia decreased by 204,292 people (a 4.74% decline), while Lebanon gained 1,571,924 people (a 33.1% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Croatia lost 294,674 people (a 7.18% decline), while Lebanon's population decreased by 416,438 people (a 6.59% decline).

Croatia was ranked 120th most populous country in 2006 and is 129th in 2026. Lebanon was ranked 115th in 2006 and still ranked 115th 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 Lebanon will increase by 18.7% to 7,010,541 people and will still be ranked 115th.

Lebanon is projected to reach its peak in 2080 at 7.48M 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
Lebanon
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Croatia Lebanon
2100 -0.82% -0.31%
2099 -0.82% -0.3%
2098 -0.82% -0.33%
2097 -0.83% -0.33%
2096 -0.82% -0.29%
2095 -0.82% -0.3%
2094 -0.81% -0.28%
2093 -0.81% -0.23%
2092 -0.8% -0.23%
2091 -0.79% -0.18%
2090 -0.8% -0.14%
2089 -0.8% -0.13%
2088 -0.79% -0.15%
2087 -0.79% -0.05%
2086 -0.79% -0.11%
2085 -0.8% 0.01%
2084 -0.8% -0.08%
2083 -0.8% -0.002%
2082 -0.8% -0.02%
2081 -0.81% -0.004%
2080 -0.82% 0.03%
2079 -0.82% 0.02%
2078 -0.83% 0.09%
2077 -0.83% 0.05%
2076 -0.83% 0.08%
2075 -0.82% 0.23%
2074 -0.82% 0.19%
2073 -0.84% 0.16%
2072 -0.82% 0.17%
2071 -0.81% 0.19%
2070 -0.84% 0.16%
2069 -0.85% 0.12%
2068 -0.85% 0.18%
2067 -0.85% 0.17%
2066 -0.85% 0.21%
2065 -0.83% 0.22%
2064 -0.85% 0.24%
2063 -0.86% 0.27%
2062 -0.85% 0.25%
2061 -0.85% 0.31%
2060 -0.84% 0.28%
2059 -0.84% 0.28%
2058 -0.83% 0.32%
2057 -0.84% 0.33%
2056 -0.82% 0.3%
2055 -0.81% 0.33%
2054 -0.81% 0.31%
2053 -0.8% 0.32%
2052 -0.8% 0.38%
2051 -0.8% 0.37%
2050 -0.79% 0.38%
2049 -0.78% 0.44%
2048 -0.78% 0.57%
2047 -0.76% 0.51%
2046 -0.76% 0.57%
2045 -0.76% 0.64%
2044 -0.73% 0.54%
2043 -0.72% 0.64%
2042 -0.71% 0.72%
2041 -0.69% 0.75%
2040 -0.68% 0.8%
2039 -0.68% 0.82%
2038 -0.68% 0.86%
2037 -0.64% 0.83%
2036 -0.62% 0.74%
2035 -0.65% 0.81%
2034 -0.64% 0.76%
2033 -0.65% 0.82%
2032 -0.66% 0.89%
2031 -0.63% 0.88%
2030 -0.64% 0.88%
2029 -0.62% 0.87%
2028 -0.65% 0.84%
2027 -0.66% 0.84%
2026 -0.68% 0.8%
2025 -0.72% 0.7%
2024 0.17% 0.56%
2023 0.1% 0.5%
2022 -0.6% 0.46%
2021 -0.9% 0.28%
2020 -0.89% -1.59%
2019 -0.99% -3.17%
2018 -1.3% -2.86%
2017 -1.59% -2.58%
2016 -1.08% -2.31%
2015 -1.19% 1.98%
2014 -0.76% 10.5%
2013 -0.62% 9.7%
2012 -0.47% 2.74%
2011 -0.34% 1.09%
2010 -0.23% 0.98%
2009 -0.1% 1.36%
2008 -0.01% 1.68%
2007 -0.02% 1.96%
2006 0.02% 1.71%
2005 0.13% 1.56%
2004 0.03% 1.63%
2003 0.03% 1.39%
2002 0.06% 1.4%
2001 -3.77% 1.68%
2000 -0.98% 1.74%
1999 -0.43% 1.77%
1998 -0.06% 1.77%
1997 -0.49% 1.82%
1996 -1.36% 1.87%
1995 -0.69% 1.82%
1994 1.12% 1.81%
1993 0.54% 1.96%
1992 -2.41% 2.14%
1991 -1.85% 2.05%
1990 0.21% 1.98%
1989 0.25% 2.04%
1988 0.33% 2.04%
1987 0.39% 2.58%
1986 0.43% 2.58%
1985 0.45% 2.05%
1984 0.47% 1.87%
1983 0.52% 1.31%
1982 0.49% 1.53%
1981 0.25% 2.18%
1980 0.11% 2.16%
1979 0.3% 2.12%
1978 0.47% 2.19%
1977 0.52% 1.31%
1976 0.53% 1.24%
1975 0.48% 2.2%
1974 0.46% 2.42%
1973 0.44% 2.52%
1972 0.44% 2.59%
1971 0.43% 2.52%
1970 0.47% 2.49%
1969 0.59% 2.73%
1968 0.62% 2.7%
1967 0.65% 2.72%
1966 0.7% 2.85%
1965 0.66% 2.87%
1964 0.64% 3.06%
1963 0.69% 3.18%
1962 0.71% 3.22%
1961 0.65% 3.1%

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 Lebanon's population grew by 0.56%.

Live population counters

Croatia Lebanon
Current population
3812193
5906622
Population rank 129/197 115/197
Percent of world population 0.05% 0.07%
One net population change
1.34 hours
16.2 minutes
One birth every
16.4 minutes
5.64 minutes
One death every
10.2 minutes
15.3 minutes
Daily growth/decline +18 +89
Annual growth/decline +6,514 +32,469
Annual growth/decline rate +0.17% +0.56%
Population growth rate rank 157/197 129/197
One migration net change every
2.52 hours
51.5 minutes
Annual migration change -3,481 -10,230
Net migration rank 112/196 133/196
Foreign-born residents 527,831 1,422,583
Foreign-born residents rank 78/195 47/195
Foreign-born share of population 13.6% 24.5%
Foreign-born share rank 50/195 24/195

Natural population change vs migration

Croatia
Natural

Migration
Lebanon
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Croatia Lebanon
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -3,481 - -10,230
2024 - -5,186 - -17,267
2023 -19,298 10,202 58,786 -34,193
2022 -23,134 11,681 60,909 -27,507
2021 -26,377 -4,517 46,614 -27,290
2020 -20,354 -8,552 59,903 -47,787
2019 -15,008 -13,239 70,486 -266,992
2018 -15,557 -25,016 77,165 -259,700
2017 -16,570 -44,557 84,172 -253,664
2016 -13,553 -32,144 91,551 -247,921
2015 -16,607 -27,501 97,385 -239,829
2014 -11,345 -13,127 92,285 301,111
2013 -10,162 -6,245 80,218 733,500
2012 -9,799 -4,794 77,248 124,427
2011 -9,846 -17,463 75,523 2,246
2010 -8,591 -3,995 72,605 -40,915
2009 -7,319 1,358 69,004 -2,700
2008 -8,188 6,495 67,132 430
2007 -10,335 8,893 66,965 27,944
2006 -8,669 10,852 65,932 25,126
2005 -9,022 10,629 67,778 1,224
2004 -9,040 15,445 69,675 4,974
2003 -12,480 12,556 71,232 1,674
2002 -10,325 10,306 72,648 -21,543
2001 -8,599 19,298 73,160 -1,094
2000 -6,255 -47,629 72,642 455
1999 -6,769 -47,418 72,437 2,589
1998 -4,985 -47,931 71,889 1,062
1997 3,175 -52,897 71,486 1,313
1996 3,190 -53,688 71,286 3,164
1995 0 -51,882 71,016 2,634
1994 -930 -50,444 73,069 -4,850
1993 -2,301 -49,615 75,278 -5,196
1992 -4,576 -47,865 77,447 -970
1991 -2,813 -31,968 79,274 1,159
1990 3,344 9,538 73,629 -6,595
1989 3,337 8,471 74,577 -1,827
1988 5,707 7,242 70,444 -1,916
1987 6,161 6,956 69,058 607
1986 8,499 6,261 67,162 33,549
1985 10,343 5,550 66,368 -1,108
1984 10,764 5,757 66,785 -2,785
1983 10,714 6,323 66,056 -14,558
1982 15,756 7,475 41,602 -12,981
1981 15,680 4,872 65,084 -1,799
1980 17,939 -5,486 63,053 2,104
1979 21,136 -5,740 61,184 -2,103
1978 20,157 -7,329 60,829 0
1977 22,798 -7,339 60,232 0
1976 22,226 -7,400 11,138 0
1975 21,658 -7,366 55,423 0
1974 22,453 -8,076 64,425 -3,831
1973 21,904 -8,335 63,420 482
1972 17,802 -7,277 62,216 294
1971 19,941 -5,608 61,278 3,042
1970 16,767 -2,359 60,593 -4,508
1969 16,688 -2,796 59,829 0
1968 21,828 -2,799 59,247 4,506
1967 26,032 -3,518 58,957 -3,434
1966 33,192 -6,341 58,546 2,864
1965 31,251 -5,253 58,195 -742
1964 25,942 -2,090 57,808 1,311
1963 31,270 -1,289 57,054 4,269
1962 30,216 -2,176 55,585 4,569
1961 36,255 -6,567 53,995 4,844
1960 34,778 -21,768 52,515 0

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 Lebanon 40.1% is from natural causes (a gain of 739,256 people) and 59.9% is from migration (a loss of 1,103,772 people).

As of 2024, 527,831 residents or 13.6% of the population were not native-born in Croatia, compared to 1,422,583 people or 24.5% in Lebanon.

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
Lebanon
City Population
Beirut 2.42M
Tripoli 863K
Sidon 164K
Tyre 160K
Jounieh 102K
Zahle 100K

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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. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-02-20)
  5. Wikidata (2026, retrieved 2026-02-08)

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