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

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The latest officially reported population of Croatia was 3,876,200 in 2025 vs 32,740,678 people in Madagascar in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Croatia's population is 3,849,788 people compared to 33,936,132 in Madagascar.

Population statistics:

  • Madagascar's population is 8.82 times bigger than Croatia's.
  • Croatia is ranked the 130th most populous country in the world, while Madagascar is the 49th.
  • The countries together account for 0.45% of the world: 0.05% for Croatia vs 0.41% for Madagascar.
  • For the last 10 years, Croatia has had an average growth rate of -0.73% per year vs +2.57% in Madagascar.
  • Since 2006, the population of Croatia has decreased from 4.31M people to 3.85M (10.7% decline), while Madagascar has grown from 19.7M to 33.9M (72% growth).

Croatia vs Madagascar: population by year and forecast

Croatia
Factual

Projection
Madagascar
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Croatia Madagascar
2100 2,158,545 86,179,580
2099 2,176,440 85,790,370
2098 2,194,539 85,386,169
2097 2,212,602 84,969,767
2096 2,231,114 84,541,363
2095 2,249,667 84,101,733
2094 2,268,376 83,648,271
2093 2,286,882 83,182,675
2092 2,305,583 82,705,710
2091 2,324,254 82,216,203
2090 2,342,729 81,717,468
2089 2,361,668 81,206,806
2088 2,380,831 80,683,320
2087 2,399,709 80,148,075
2086 2,418,760 79,603,046
2085 2,438,113 79,047,406
2084 2,457,815 78,482,616
2083 2,477,556 77,906,589
2082 2,497,595 77,321,070
2081 2,517,715 76,724,415
2080 2,538,164 76,117,046
2079 2,559,092 75,497,666
2078 2,580,179 74,865,716
2077 2,601,778 74,221,281
2076 2,623,507 73,566,810
2075 2,645,523 72,899,578
2074 2,667,391 72,220,039
2073 2,689,518 71,530,359
2072 2,712,201 70,828,530
2071 2,734,759 70,115,645
2070 2,757,112 69,394,756
2069 2,780,455 68,663,443
2068 2,804,383 67,921,934
2067 2,828,363 67,170,963
2066 2,852,669 66,411,266
2065 2,877,009 65,644,233
2064 2,901,213 64,867,634
2063 2,926,228 64,083,768
2062 2,951,475 63,292,113
2061 2,976,903 62,493,456
2060 3,002,483 61,688,314
2059 3,027,959 60,876,714
2058 3,053,643 60,061,091
2057 3,079,155 59,241,569
2056 3,105,119 58,416,388
2055 3,130,769 57,588,488
2054 3,156,282 56,757,952
2053 3,182,091 55,923,669
2052 3,207,640 55,086,396
2051 3,233,551 54,246,667
2050 3,259,702 53,403,817
2049 3,285,684 52,559,645
2048 3,311,657 51,714,462
2047 3,337,645 50,868,979
2046 3,363,102 50,023,282
2045 3,388,731 49,178,377
2044 3,414,541 48,333,861
2043 3,439,695 47,489,686
2042 3,464,688 46,646,849
2041 3,489,565 45,806,003
2040 3,513,946 44,966,710
2039 3,538,129 44,130,890
2038 3,562,371 43,296,592
2037 3,586,606 42,465,456
2036 3,609,771 41,636,814
2035 3,632,470 40,810,847
2034 3,656,066 39,989,445
2033 3,679,626 39,170,206
2032 3,703,646 38,353,879
2031 3,728,250 37,539,603
2030 3,752,014 36,729,526
2029 3,776,079 35,923,382
2028 3,799,610 35,120,762
2027 3,824,370 34,322,223
2026 3,849,788 33,528,352
2025 3,876,200 32,740,678
2024 3,866,200 31,964,956
2023 3,859,686 31,195,932
2022 3,855,641 30,437,261
2021 3,878,981 29,691,083
2020 3,914,206 28,953,556
2019 3,949,390 28,219,554
2018 3,988,775 27,494,926
2017 4,041,407 26,788,375
2016 4,106,867 26,099,952
2015 4,151,725 25,426,702
2014 4,201,598 24,764,348
2013 4,233,922 24,109,290
2012 4,260,368 23,462,438
2011 4,280,622 22,822,300
2010 4,295,427 22,183,340
2009 4,305,181 21,547,280
2008 4,309,705 20,923,840
2007 4,310,217 20,318,583
2006 4,311,159 19,730,909
2005 4,310,145 19,159,707
2004 4,304,600 18,606,608
2003 4,303,399 18,071,854
2002 4,302,174 17,549,913
2001 4,299,642 17,032,939
2000 4,468,302 16,516,338
1999 4,512,597 16,000,506
1998 4,532,135 15,489,364
1997 4,534,920 14,990,814
1996 4,557,097 14,510,711
1995 4,620,030 14,051,275
1994 4,652,024 13,613,850
1993 4,600,463 13,197,345
1992 4,575,818 12,800,870
1991 4,689,022 12,421,412
1990 4,777,368 12,055,639
1989 4,767,260 11,704,998
1988 4,755,207 11,369,462
1987 4,739,745 11,047,291
1986 4,721,446 10,736,857
1985 4,701,417 10,433,142
1984 4,680,285 10,134,550
1983 4,658,254 9,843,044
1982 4,634,234 9,557,671
1981 4,611,509 9,279,011
1980 4,599,782 9,006,032
1979 4,594,778 8,737,581
1978 4,581,085 8,475,864
1977 4,559,571 8,222,240
1976 4,535,934 7,976,831
1975 4,512,082 7,739,336
1974 4,490,660 7,509,726
1973 4,470,161 7,288,048
1972 4,450,564 7,074,398
1971 4,431,275 6,868,868
1970 4,412,252 6,672,003
1969 4,391,490 6,484,716
1968 4,365,628 6,306,493
1967 4,338,683 6,136,486
1966 4,310,701 5,974,279
1965 4,280,923 5,819,116
1964 4,252,876 5,669,863
1963 4,225,675 5,525,185
1962 4,196,712 5,384,150
1961 4,167,292 5,246,158
1960 4,140,181 5,111,029

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/madagascar | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Croatia decreased by 204,292 people (a 4.74% decline), while Madagascar gained 6,369,043 people (a 32.3% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Croatia lost 257,079 people (a 6.26% decline), while Madagascar's population increased by 7,836,180 people (a 30% growth).

Croatia was ranked 120th most populous country in 2006 and is 130th in 2026. Madagascar was ranked 57th in 2006 and ranked 49th 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 Madagascar will increase by 57.4% to 53,403,817 people and rank change from 49th to 37th.

Madagascar is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 86.2M 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
Madagascar
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Croatia Madagascar
2100 -0.82% 0.45%
2099 -0.82% 0.47%
2098 -0.82% 0.49%
2097 -0.83% 0.51%
2096 -0.82% 0.52%
2095 -0.82% 0.54%
2094 -0.81% 0.56%
2093 -0.81% 0.58%
2092 -0.8% 0.6%
2091 -0.79% 0.61%
2090 -0.8% 0.63%
2089 -0.8% 0.65%
2088 -0.79% 0.67%
2087 -0.79% 0.68%
2086 -0.79% 0.7%
2085 -0.8% 0.72%
2084 -0.8% 0.74%
2083 -0.8% 0.76%
2082 -0.8% 0.78%
2081 -0.81% 0.8%
2080 -0.82% 0.82%
2079 -0.82% 0.84%
2078 -0.83% 0.87%
2077 -0.83% 0.89%
2076 -0.83% 0.92%
2075 -0.82% 0.94%
2074 -0.82% 0.96%
2073 -0.84% 0.99%
2072 -0.82% 1.02%
2071 -0.81% 1.04%
2070 -0.84% 1.07%
2069 -0.85% 1.09%
2068 -0.85% 1.12%
2067 -0.85% 1.14%
2066 -0.85% 1.17%
2065 -0.83% 1.2%
2064 -0.85% 1.22%
2063 -0.86% 1.25%
2062 -0.85% 1.28%
2061 -0.85% 1.31%
2060 -0.84% 1.33%
2059 -0.84% 1.36%
2058 -0.83% 1.38%
2057 -0.84% 1.41%
2056 -0.82% 1.44%
2055 -0.81% 1.46%
2054 -0.81% 1.49%
2053 -0.8% 1.52%
2052 -0.8% 1.55%
2051 -0.8% 1.58%
2050 -0.79% 1.61%
2049 -0.78% 1.63%
2048 -0.78% 1.66%
2047 -0.76% 1.69%
2046 -0.76% 1.72%
2045 -0.76% 1.75%
2044 -0.73% 1.78%
2043 -0.72% 1.81%
2042 -0.71% 1.84%
2041 -0.69% 1.87%
2040 -0.68% 1.89%
2039 -0.68% 1.93%
2038 -0.68% 1.96%
2037 -0.64% 1.99%
2036 -0.62% 2.02%
2035 -0.65% 2.05%
2034 -0.64% 2.09%
2033 -0.65% 2.13%
2032 -0.66% 2.17%
2031 -0.63% 2.21%
2030 -0.64% 2.24%
2029 -0.62% 2.29%
2028 -0.65% 2.33%
2027 -0.66% 2.37%
2026 -0.68% 2.41%
2025 0.26% 2.43%
2024 0.17% 2.47%
2023 0.1% 2.49%
2022 -0.6% 2.51%
2021 -0.9% 2.55%
2020 -0.89% 2.6%
2019 -0.99% 2.64%
2018 -1.3% 2.64%
2017 -1.59% 2.64%
2016 -1.08% 2.65%
2015 -1.19% 2.67%
2014 -0.76% 2.72%
2013 -0.62% 2.76%
2012 -0.47% 2.8%
2011 -0.34% 2.88%
2010 -0.23% 2.95%
2009 -0.1% 2.98%
2008 -0.01% 2.98%
2007 -0.02% 2.98%
2006 0.02% 2.98%
2005 0.13% 2.97%
2004 0.03% 2.96%
2003 0.03% 2.97%
2002 0.06% 3.04%
2001 -3.77% 3.13%
2000 -0.98% 3.22%
1999 -0.43% 3.3%
1998 -0.06% 3.33%
1997 -0.49% 3.31%
1996 -1.36% 3.27%
1995 -0.69% 3.21%
1994 1.12% 3.16%
1993 0.54% 3.1%
1992 -2.41% 3.05%
1991 -1.85% 3.03%
1990 0.21% 3%
1989 0.25% 2.95%
1988 0.33% 2.92%
1987 0.39% 2.89%
1986 0.43% 2.91%
1985 0.45% 2.95%
1984 0.47% 2.96%
1983 0.52% 2.99%
1982 0.49% 3%
1981 0.25% 3.03%
1980 0.11% 3.07%
1979 0.3% 3.09%
1978 0.47% 3.08%
1977 0.52% 3.08%
1976 0.53% 3.07%
1975 0.48% 3.06%
1974 0.46% 3.04%
1973 0.44% 3.02%
1972 0.44% 2.99%
1971 0.43% 2.95%
1970 0.47% 2.89%
1969 0.59% 2.83%
1968 0.62% 2.77%
1967 0.65% 2.72%
1966 0.7% 2.67%
1965 0.66% 2.63%
1964 0.64% 2.62%
1963 0.69% 2.62%
1962 0.71% 2.63%
1961 0.65% 2.64%

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2026–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08); World Bank | Health (1961–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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In 2025, the population of Croatia grew by 0.26%, while Madagascar's population grew by 2.43%.

Live population counters

Croatia Madagascar
Current population
3849788
33936132
Population rank 130/197 49/197
Percent of world population 0.05% 0.41%
One net population change
52.7 minutes
40.8 seconds
One birth every
16.4 minutes
31.1 seconds
One death every
10.3 minutes
2.2 minutes
Daily growth/decline +27 +2,125
Annual growth/decline +10,000 +775,722
Annual growth/decline rate +0.26% +2.43%
Population growth rate rank 147/197 28/197
One migration net change every
2.52 hours
3.94 hours
Annual migration change -3,481 -2,227
Net migration rank 112/196 100/196
Foreign-born residents 527,831 38,625
Foreign-born residents rank 78/195 158/195
Foreign-born share of population 13.6% 0.1%
Foreign-born share rank 50/195 193/195

Natural population change vs migration

Croatia
Natural

Migration
Madagascar
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Croatia Madagascar
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -3,481 - -2,227
2024 -18,944 -5,186 774,926 -1,795
2023 -19,298 10,202 766,391 -1,487
2022 -23,134 11,681 753,931 -1,487
2021 -26,377 -4,517 741,416 -1,480
2020 -21,137 -8,552 736,607 -1,480
2019 -15,798 -13,239 735,853 -2,976
2018 -15,556 -25,016 719,267 -2,887
2017 -16,974 -44,557 699,498 -2,784
2016 -14,374 -32,144 682,801 -2,687
2015 -17,022 -27,501 668,977 -2,594
2014 -11,344 -13,127 660,837 -2,522
2013 -10,585 -6,245 654,230 -2,445
2012 -9,799 -4,794 644,255 -2,334
2011 -9,846 -17,463 640,577 -2,219
2010 -8,591 -3,995 641,543 -1,979
2009 -7,319 1,358 634,008 -1,429
2008 -8,188 6,495 615,580 -1,255
2007 -10,335 8,893 597,772 -1,563
2006 -8,669 10,852 581,489 -2,336
2005 -9,022 10,629 568,143 -4,869
2004 -9,040 15,445 556,319 -13,393
2003 -12,480 12,556 544,903 -18,345
2002 -10,325 10,306 535,518 -18,209
2001 -8,599 19,298 529,656 -13,014
2000 -6,255 -47,629 520,860 -4,298
1999 -6,769 -47,418 516,976 -1,891
1998 -4,985 -47,931 508,408 -1,222
1997 3,175 -52,897 490,905 -986
1996 3,190 -53,688 471,453 -1,161
1995 0 -51,882 450,259 -1,670
1994 -930 -50,444 428,169 -1,905
1993 -2,301 -49,615 408,801 -2,063
1992 -4,576 -47,865 388,430 -2,216
1991 -2,813 -31,968 375,040 -2,330
1990 3,344 9,538 360,621 -1,777
1989 3,337 8,471 344,279 -1,848
1988 5,707 7,242 330,510 -1,883
1987 6,161 6,956 317,621 -1,896
1986 8,499 6,261 307,074 -1,914
1985 10,343 5,550 304,199 -1,947
1984 10,764 5,757 296,892 -1,965
1983 10,714 6,323 290,085 -1,979
1982 15,756 7,475 284,733 -2,093
1981 15,680 4,872 277,535 -2,864
1980 17,939 -5,486 275,287 -4,005
1979 21,136 -5,740 270,752 -5,126
1978 20,157 -7,329 263,684 -5,874
1977 22,798 -7,339 255,399 -5,957
1976 22,226 -7,400 247,026 -5,655
1975 21,658 -7,366 238,774 -5,173
1974 22,453 -8,076 230,233 -4,607
1973 21,904 -8,335 221,768 -4,037
1972 17,802 -7,277 213,138 -3,583
1971 19,941 -5,608 204,617 -3,118
1970 16,767 -2,359 194,889 -2,658
1969 16,688 -2,796 184,562 -2,216
1968 21,828 -2,799 175,869 -1,766
1967 26,032 -3,518 167,287 -1,383
1966 33,192 -6,341 159,483 -964
1965 31,251 -5,253 152,362 -550
1964 25,942 -2,090 146,894 -204
1963 31,270 -1,289 142,666 0
1962 30,216 -2,176 139,412 0
1961 36,255 -6,567 136,578 0
1960 34,778 -21,768 133,684 0

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

GeoRank.org/population/croatia/madagascar | 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 Madagascar 99.7% is from natural causes (a gain of 7,279,667 people) and 0.3% is from migration (a loss of 21,657 people).

As of 2024, 527,831 residents or 13.6% of the population were not native-born in Croatia, compared to 38,625 people or 0.1% in Madagascar.

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
Madagascar
City Population
Antananarivo 1.28M
Antsirabe 265K
Toamasina 225K
Toliara 169K

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

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