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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Croatia was 3,866,200 in 2024 vs 21,655,286 people in Malawi in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Croatia's population is 3,812,193 people compared to 22,949,294 in Malawi.

Population statistics:

  • Malawi's population is 6.02 times bigger than Croatia's.
  • Croatia is ranked the 129th most populous country in the world, while Malawi is the 61st.
  • The countries together account for 0.32% of the world: 0.05% for Croatia vs 0.28% for Malawi.
  • For the last 10 years, Croatia has had an average growth rate of -0.82% per year vs +2.7% in Malawi.
  • Since 2006, the population of Croatia has decreased from 4.31M people to 3.81M (11.6% decline), while Malawi has grown from 13.2M to 22.9M (73.9% growth).

Croatia vs Malawi: population by year and forecast

Croatia
Factual

Projection
Malawi
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Croatia Malawi
2100 2,137,465 59,786,744
2099 2,155,186 59,528,389
2098 2,173,108 59,275,876
2097 2,190,995 59,028,312
2096 2,209,326 58,761,888
2095 2,227,698 58,508,246
2094 2,246,224 58,240,422
2093 2,264,550 57,966,788
2092 2,283,068 57,672,738
2091 2,301,556 57,377,090
2090 2,319,851 57,060,476
2089 2,338,604 56,739,410
2088 2,357,581 56,397,330
2087 2,376,274 56,053,671
2086 2,395,139 55,706,928
2085 2,414,304 55,348,708
2084 2,433,813 54,997,097
2083 2,453,361 54,605,058
2082 2,473,204 54,206,477
2081 2,493,128 53,795,317
2080 2,513,378 53,372,779
2079 2,534,101 52,948,243
2078 2,554,982 52,521,908
2077 2,576,370 52,063,931
2076 2,597,887 51,600,404
2075 2,619,688 51,141,728
2074 2,641,342 50,684,368
2073 2,663,253 50,229,762
2072 2,685,714 49,769,904
2071 2,708,053 49,287,139
2070 2,730,187 48,797,935
2069 2,753,302 48,301,644
2068 2,776,996 47,792,308
2067 2,800,742 47,277,473
2066 2,824,811 46,752,024
2065 2,848,913 46,228,139
2064 2,872,881 45,701,844
2063 2,897,651 45,179,322
2062 2,922,653 44,638,764
2061 2,947,832 44,076,711
2060 2,973,162 43,508,702
2059 2,998,389 42,916,694
2058 3,023,822 42,344,863
2057 3,049,085 41,762,060
2056 3,074,796 41,184,161
2055 3,100,195 40,584,950
2054 3,125,459 39,994,696
2053 3,151,016 39,377,622
2052 3,176,316 38,766,890
2051 3,201,973 38,153,322
2050 3,227,869 37,545,865
2049 3,253,597 36,936,275
2048 3,279,316 36,339,833
2047 3,305,051 35,725,127
2046 3,330,260 35,107,179
2045 3,355,638 34,491,916
2044 3,381,196 33,862,279
2043 3,406,105 33,247,804
2042 3,430,854 32,636,511
2041 3,455,487 32,019,447
2040 3,479,631 31,402,305
2039 3,503,577 30,782,479
2038 3,527,583 30,166,708
2037 3,551,581 29,527,821
2036 3,574,520 28,896,515
2035 3,596,996 28,267,970
2034 3,620,363 27,643,367
2033 3,643,692 27,018,105
2032 3,667,478 26,404,071
2031 3,691,842 25,795,897
2030 3,715,373 25,181,820
2029 3,739,203 24,566,478
2028 3,762,505 23,968,071
2027 3,787,023 23,374,588
2026 3,812,193 22,791,601
2025 3,838,346 22,220,885
2024 3,866,200 21,655,286
2023 3,859,686 21,104,482
2022 3,855,641 20,568,728
2021 3,878,981 20,047,258
2020 3,914,206 19,533,888
2019 3,949,390 19,025,752
2018 3,988,775 18,528,081
2017 4,041,407 18,039,715
2016 4,106,867 17,557,739
2015 4,151,725 17,085,587
2014 4,201,598 16,621,538
2013 4,233,922 16,161,816
2012 4,260,368 15,709,577
2011 4,280,622 15,265,022
2010 4,295,427 14,826,463
2009 4,305,181 14,395,788
2008 4,309,705 13,976,417
2007 4,310,217 13,576,343
2006 4,311,159 13,198,701
2005 4,310,145 12,840,031
2004 4,304,600 12,500,737
2003 4,303,399 12,181,574
2002 4,302,174 11,880,440
2001 4,299,642 11,593,058
2000 4,468,302 11,315,942
1999 4,512,597 11,047,804
1998 4,532,135 10,792,876
1997 4,534,920 10,562,035
1996 4,557,097 10,352,228
1995 4,620,030 10,150,117
1994 4,652,024 10,164,894
1993 4,600,463 10,284,024
1992 4,575,818 10,135,079
1991 4,689,022 9,844,227
1990 4,777,368 9,545,852
1989 4,767,260 9,176,220
1988 4,755,207 8,753,262
1987 4,739,745 8,293,174
1986 4,721,446 7,906,480
1985 4,701,417 7,620,508
1984 4,680,285 7,332,810
1983 4,658,254 7,051,709
1982 4,634,234 6,778,879
1981 4,611,509 6,516,454
1980 4,599,782 6,265,529
1979 4,594,778 6,028,749
1978 4,581,085 5,810,132
1977 4,559,571 5,614,983
1976 4,535,934 5,443,384
1975 4,512,082 5,287,367
1974 4,490,660 5,141,337
1973 4,470,161 5,003,938
1972 4,450,564 4,874,475
1971 4,431,275 4,751,434
1970 4,412,252 4,633,944
1969 4,391,490 4,521,184
1968 4,365,628 4,411,054
1967 4,338,683 4,303,012
1966 4,310,701 4,197,926
1965 4,280,923 4,096,157
1964 4,252,876 3,997,305
1963 4,225,675 3,900,506
1962 4,196,712 3,806,307
1961 4,167,292 3,715,534
1960 4,140,181 3,628,134

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/malawi | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Croatia decreased by 204,292 people (a 4.74% decline), while Malawi gained 4,359,038 people (a 33% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Croatia lost 294,674 people (a 7.18% decline), while Malawi's population increased by 5,391,555 people (a 30.7% growth).

Croatia was ranked 120th most populous country in 2006 and is 129th in 2026. Malawi was ranked 69th in 2006 and ranked 61st 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 Malawi will increase by 63.6% to 37,545,865 people and rank change from 61st to 55th.

Malawi is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 59.8M 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
Malawi
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Croatia Malawi
2100 -0.82% 0.43%
2099 -0.82% 0.43%
2098 -0.82% 0.42%
2097 -0.83% 0.45%
2096 -0.82% 0.43%
2095 -0.82% 0.46%
2094 -0.81% 0.47%
2093 -0.81% 0.51%
2092 -0.8% 0.52%
2091 -0.79% 0.55%
2090 -0.8% 0.57%
2089 -0.8% 0.61%
2088 -0.79% 0.61%
2087 -0.79% 0.62%
2086 -0.79% 0.65%
2085 -0.8% 0.64%
2084 -0.8% 0.72%
2083 -0.8% 0.74%
2082 -0.8% 0.76%
2081 -0.81% 0.79%
2080 -0.82% 0.8%
2079 -0.82% 0.81%
2078 -0.83% 0.88%
2077 -0.83% 0.9%
2076 -0.83% 0.9%
2075 -0.82% 0.9%
2074 -0.82% 0.91%
2073 -0.84% 0.92%
2072 -0.82% 0.98%
2071 -0.81% 1%
2070 -0.84% 1.03%
2069 -0.85% 1.07%
2068 -0.85% 1.09%
2067 -0.85% 1.12%
2066 -0.85% 1.13%
2065 -0.83% 1.15%
2064 -0.85% 1.16%
2063 -0.86% 1.21%
2062 -0.85% 1.28%
2061 -0.85% 1.31%
2060 -0.84% 1.38%
2059 -0.84% 1.35%
2058 -0.83% 1.4%
2057 -0.84% 1.4%
2056 -0.82% 1.48%
2055 -0.81% 1.48%
2054 -0.81% 1.57%
2053 -0.8% 1.58%
2052 -0.8% 1.61%
2051 -0.8% 1.62%
2050 -0.79% 1.65%
2049 -0.78% 1.64%
2048 -0.78% 1.72%
2047 -0.76% 1.76%
2046 -0.76% 1.78%
2045 -0.76% 1.86%
2044 -0.73% 1.85%
2043 -0.72% 1.87%
2042 -0.71% 1.93%
2041 -0.69% 1.97%
2040 -0.68% 2.01%
2039 -0.68% 2.04%
2038 -0.68% 2.16%
2037 -0.64% 2.18%
2036 -0.62% 2.22%
2035 -0.65% 2.26%
2034 -0.64% 2.31%
2033 -0.65% 2.33%
2032 -0.66% 2.36%
2031 -0.63% 2.44%
2030 -0.64% 2.5%
2029 -0.62% 2.5%
2028 -0.65% 2.54%
2027 -0.66% 2.56%
2026 -0.68% 2.57%
2025 -0.72% 2.61%
2024 0.17% 2.61%
2023 0.1% 2.6%
2022 -0.6% 2.6%
2021 -0.9% 2.63%
2020 -0.89% 2.67%
2019 -0.99% 2.69%
2018 -1.3% 2.71%
2017 -1.59% 2.75%
2016 -1.08% 2.76%
2015 -1.19% 2.79%
2014 -0.76% 2.84%
2013 -0.62% 2.88%
2012 -0.47% 2.91%
2011 -0.34% 2.96%
2010 -0.23% 2.99%
2009 -0.1% 3%
2008 -0.01% 2.95%
2007 -0.02% 2.86%
2006 0.02% 2.79%
2005 0.13% 2.71%
2004 0.03% 2.62%
2003 0.03% 2.53%
2002 0.06% 2.48%
2001 -3.77% 2.45%
2000 -0.98% 2.43%
1999 -0.43% 2.36%
1998 -0.06% 2.19%
1997 -0.49% 2.03%
1996 -1.36% 1.99%
1995 -0.69% -0.15%
1994 1.12% -1.16%
1993 0.54% 1.47%
1992 -2.41% 2.95%
1991 -1.85% 3.13%
1990 0.21% 4.03%
1989 0.25% 4.83%
1988 0.33% 5.55%
1987 0.39% 4.89%
1986 0.43% 3.75%
1985 0.45% 3.92%
1984 0.47% 3.99%
1983 0.52% 4.02%
1982 0.49% 4.03%
1981 0.25% 4%
1980 0.11% 3.93%
1979 0.3% 3.76%
1978 0.47% 3.48%
1977 0.52% 3.15%
1976 0.53% 2.95%
1975 0.48% 2.84%
1974 0.46% 2.75%
1973 0.44% 2.66%
1972 0.44% 2.59%
1971 0.43% 2.54%
1970 0.47% 2.49%
1969 0.59% 2.5%
1968 0.62% 2.51%
1967 0.65% 2.5%
1966 0.7% 2.48%
1965 0.66% 2.47%
1964 0.64% 2.48%
1963 0.69% 2.47%
1962 0.71% 2.44%
1961 0.65% 2.41%

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 Malawi's population grew by 2.61%.

Live population counters

Croatia Malawi
Current population
3812193
22949294
Population rank 129/197 61/197
Percent of world population 0.05% 0.28%
One net population change
1.34 hours
57.3 seconds
One birth every
16.4 minutes
47.6 seconds
One death every
10.2 minutes
4.64 minutes
Daily growth/decline +18 +1,509
Annual growth/decline +6,514 +550,804
Annual growth/decline rate +0.17% +2.61%
Population growth rate rank 157/197 26/197
One migration net change every
2.52 hours
1.56 hours
Annual migration change -3,481 -5,628
Net migration rank 112/196 118/196
Foreign-born residents 527,831 186,719
Foreign-born residents rank 78/195 117/195
Foreign-born share of population 13.6% 0.9%
Foreign-born share rank 50/195 158/195

Natural population change vs migration

Croatia
Natural

Migration
Malawi
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Croatia Malawi
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -3,481 - -5,628
2024 - -5,186 - -1,507
2023 -19,298 10,202 549,096 -5,811
2022 -23,134 11,681 533,450 -5,231
2021 -26,377 -4,517 517,400 -2,666
2020 -20,354 -8,552 514,659 -2,655
2019 -15,008 -13,239 506,104 -1,837
2018 -15,557 -25,016 494,348 -3,267
2017 -16,570 -44,557 484,655 982
2016 -13,553 -32,144 474,779 3,505
2015 -16,607 -27,501 472,484 -6,471
2014 -11,345 -13,127 472,418 -10,317
2013 -10,162 -6,245 470,293 -12,934
2012 -9,799 -4,794 460,684 -13,561
2011 -9,846 -17,463 454,149 -12,170
2010 -8,591 -3,995 444,468 -9,327
2009 -7,319 1,358 434,811 -8,590
2008 -8,188 6,495 421,781 -9,264
2007 -10,335 8,893 410,290 -22,680
2006 -8,669 10,852 397,123 -29,450
2005 -9,022 10,629 381,130 -31,462
2004 -9,040 15,445 361,133 -32,221
2003 -12,480 12,556 341,133 -31,729
2002 -10,325 10,306 322,863 -30,013
2001 -8,599 19,298 310,833 -28,933
2000 -6,255 -47,629 300,439 -28,098
1999 -6,769 -47,418 295,629 -31,686
1998 -4,985 -47,931 285,407 -39,491
1997 3,175 -52,897 277,433 -61,646
1996 3,190 -53,688 270,048 -66,212
1995 0 -51,882 266,745 -66,366
1994 -930 -50,444 275,439 -505,365
1993 -2,301 -49,615 276,538 -284,867
1992 -4,576 -47,865 269,066 37,142
1991 -2,813 -31,968 260,193 15,291
1990 3,344 9,538 250,159 71,111
1989 3,337 8,471 237,967 180,031
1988 5,707 7,242 226,911 201,011
1987 6,161 6,956 220,566 271,693
1986 8,499 6,261 218,519 62,615
1985 10,343 5,550 216,179 74,625
1984 10,764 5,757 212,146 72,435
1983 10,714 6,323 209,422 68,197
1982 15,756 7,475 205,386 62,661
1981 15,680 4,872 199,436 57,376
1980 17,939 -5,486 192,746 52,294
1979 21,136 -5,740 182,123 46,388
1978 20,157 -7,329 172,503 36,225
1977 22,798 -7,339 161,930 19,638
1976 22,226 -7,400 153,422 8,206
1975 21,658 -7,366 145,254 5,162
1974 22,453 -8,076 137,819 3,833
1973 21,904 -8,335 131,529 1,623
1972 17,802 -7,277 125,728 48
1971 19,941 -5,608 121,015 -710
1970 16,767 -2,359 116,822 -2,147
1969 16,688 -2,796 113,120 -2,266
1968 21,828 -2,799 110,329 -924
1967 26,032 -3,518 106,668 0
1966 33,192 -6,341 103,512 0
1965 31,251 -5,253 100,040 0
1964 25,942 -2,090 97,658 0
1963 31,270 -1,289 95,933 0
1962 30,216 -2,176 92,463 0
1961 36,255 -6,567 89,091 0
1960 34,778 -21,768 85,718 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 Malawi 99.3% is from natural causes (a gain of 5,019,393 people) and 0.67% is from migration (a loss of 33,768 people).

As of 2024, 527,831 residents or 13.6% of the population were not native-born in Croatia, compared to 186,719 people or 0.9% in Malawi.

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
Malawi
City Population
Lilongwe 989K
Blantyre 800K
Mzuzu 150K
Zomba 101K
Mangochi 53.5K
Mzimba 26.1K
Mulanje 14.8K
Ntcheu 14.6K
Monkey Bay 14.6K

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

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