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

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The latest officially reported population of Croatia was 3,876,200 in 2025 vs 25,198,821 people in Mali in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Croatia's population is 3,849,788 people compared to 26,322,576 in Mali.

Population statistics:

  • Mali's population is 6.84 times bigger than Croatia's.
  • Croatia is ranked the 130th most populous country in the world, while Mali is the 58th.
  • The countries together account for 0.36% of the world: 0.05% for Croatia vs 0.32% for Mali.
  • For the last 10 years, Croatia has had an average growth rate of -0.73% per year vs +3.1% in Mali.
  • Since 2006, the population of Croatia has decreased from 4.31M people to 3.85M (10.7% decline), while Mali has grown from 14M to 26.3M (88.2% growth).

Croatia vs Mali: population by year and forecast

Croatia
Factual

Projection
Mali
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Croatia Mali
2100 2,158,545 80,362,778
2099 2,176,440 80,043,103
2098 2,194,539 79,704,143
2097 2,212,602 79,354,569
2096 2,231,114 78,987,874
2095 2,249,667 78,602,449
2094 2,268,376 78,192,601
2093 2,286,882 77,771,649
2092 2,305,583 77,337,997
2091 2,324,254 76,884,320
2090 2,342,729 76,409,599
2089 2,361,668 75,916,129
2088 2,380,831 75,405,009
2087 2,399,709 74,874,565
2086 2,418,760 74,331,613
2085 2,438,113 73,769,979
2084 2,457,815 73,189,821
2083 2,477,556 72,588,675
2082 2,497,595 71,975,720
2081 2,517,715 71,340,622
2080 2,538,164 70,699,377
2079 2,559,092 70,036,857
2078 2,580,179 69,359,523
2077 2,601,778 68,668,133
2076 2,623,507 67,965,034
2075 2,645,523 67,249,105
2074 2,667,391 66,516,075
2073 2,689,518 65,768,739
2072 2,712,201 65,009,716
2071 2,734,759 64,232,600
2070 2,757,112 63,450,597
2069 2,780,455 62,657,123
2068 2,804,383 61,850,168
2067 2,828,363 61,035,806
2066 2,852,669 60,215,831
2065 2,877,009 59,394,005
2064 2,901,213 58,560,766
2063 2,926,228 57,720,905
2062 2,951,475 56,873,801
2061 2,976,903 56,020,633
2060 3,002,483 55,160,220
2059 3,027,959 54,298,509
2058 3,053,643 53,431,783
2057 3,079,155 52,559,686
2056 3,105,119 51,686,173
2055 3,130,769 50,807,502
2054 3,156,282 49,930,546
2053 3,182,091 49,048,457
2052 3,207,640 48,161,836
2051 3,233,551 47,275,159
2050 3,259,702 46,385,854
2049 3,285,684 45,500,920
2048 3,311,657 44,612,126
2047 3,337,645 43,725,546
2046 3,363,102 42,836,054
2045 3,388,731 41,946,522
2044 3,414,541 41,057,406
2043 3,439,695 40,168,481
2042 3,464,688 39,281,666
2041 3,489,565 38,402,142
2040 3,513,946 37,521,801
2039 3,538,129 36,648,491
2038 3,562,371 35,768,661
2037 3,586,606 34,898,973
2036 3,609,771 34,032,460
2035 3,632,470 33,174,985
2034 3,656,066 32,324,451
2033 3,679,626 31,482,783
2032 3,703,646 30,652,485
2031 3,728,250 29,830,213
2030 3,752,014 29,025,640
2029 3,776,079 28,232,427
2028 3,799,610 27,453,124
2027 3,824,370 26,687,226
2026 3,849,788 25,937,442
2025 3,876,200 25,198,821
2024 3,866,200 24,478,595
2023 3,859,686 23,769,127
2022 3,855,641 23,072,640
2021 3,878,981 22,388,630
2020 3,914,206 21,713,836
2019 3,949,390 21,068,405
2018 3,988,775 20,442,030
2017 4,041,407 19,813,011
2016 4,106,867 19,191,289
2015 4,151,725 18,593,022
2014 4,201,598 18,020,267
2013 4,233,922 17,459,615
2012 4,260,368 16,957,033
2011 4,280,622 16,469,049
2010 4,295,427 15,945,198
2009 4,305,181 15,435,539
2008 4,309,705 14,940,782
2007 4,310,217 14,457,775
2006 4,311,159 13,990,139
2005 4,310,145 13,538,647
2004 4,304,600 13,102,409
2003 4,303,399 12,684,955
2002 4,302,174 12,288,050
2001 4,299,642 11,912,158
2000 4,468,302 11,559,290
1999 4,512,597 11,227,415
1998 4,532,135 10,919,573
1997 4,534,920 10,646,495
1996 4,557,097 10,407,278
1995 4,620,030 10,185,365
1994 4,652,024 9,967,031
1993 4,600,463 9,754,786
1992 4,575,818 9,553,540
1991 4,689,022 9,362,888
1990 4,777,368 9,178,830
1989 4,767,260 8,999,938
1988 4,755,207 8,833,996
1987 4,739,745 8,681,164
1986 4,721,446 8,531,277
1985 4,701,417 8,374,663
1984 4,680,285 8,208,599
1983 4,658,254 8,034,400
1982 4,634,234 7,860,194
1981 4,611,509 7,692,766
1980 4,599,782 7,530,515
1979 4,594,778 7,375,266
1978 4,581,085 7,229,651
1977 4,559,571 7,090,979
1976 4,535,934 6,960,979
1975 4,512,082 6,837,261
1974 4,490,660 6,715,436
1973 4,470,161 6,597,106
1972 4,450,564 6,483,726
1971 4,431,275 6,377,944
1970 4,412,252 6,276,472
1969 4,391,490 6,177,704
1968 4,365,628 6,082,979
1967 4,338,683 5,990,906
1966 4,310,701 5,902,204
1965 4,280,923 5,815,487
1964 4,252,876 5,730,125
1963 4,225,675 5,646,605
1962 4,196,712 5,563,917
1961 4,167,292 5,482,283
1960 4,140,181 5,402,550

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/mali | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Croatia decreased by 204,292 people (a 4.74% decline), while Mali gained 5,201,150 people (a 37.2% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Croatia lost 257,079 people (a 6.26% decline), while Mali's population increased by 7,131,287 people (a 37.2% growth).

Croatia was ranked 120th most populous country in 2006 and is 130th in 2026. Mali was ranked 66th in 2006 and ranked 58th 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 Mali will increase by 76.2% to 46,385,854 people and rank change from 58th to 47th.

Mali is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 80.4M 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
Mali
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Croatia Mali
2100 -0.82% 0.4%
2099 -0.82% 0.43%
2098 -0.82% 0.44%
2097 -0.83% 0.46%
2096 -0.82% 0.49%
2095 -0.82% 0.52%
2094 -0.81% 0.54%
2093 -0.81% 0.56%
2092 -0.8% 0.59%
2091 -0.79% 0.62%
2090 -0.8% 0.65%
2089 -0.8% 0.68%
2088 -0.79% 0.71%
2087 -0.79% 0.73%
2086 -0.79% 0.76%
2085 -0.8% 0.79%
2084 -0.8% 0.83%
2083 -0.8% 0.85%
2082 -0.8% 0.89%
2081 -0.81% 0.91%
2080 -0.82% 0.95%
2079 -0.82% 0.98%
2078 -0.83% 1.01%
2077 -0.83% 1.03%
2076 -0.83% 1.06%
2075 -0.82% 1.1%
2074 -0.82% 1.14%
2073 -0.84% 1.17%
2072 -0.82% 1.21%
2071 -0.81% 1.23%
2070 -0.84% 1.27%
2069 -0.85% 1.3%
2068 -0.85% 1.33%
2067 -0.85% 1.36%
2066 -0.85% 1.38%
2065 -0.83% 1.42%
2064 -0.85% 1.46%
2063 -0.86% 1.49%
2062 -0.85% 1.52%
2061 -0.85% 1.56%
2060 -0.84% 1.59%
2059 -0.84% 1.62%
2058 -0.83% 1.66%
2057 -0.84% 1.69%
2056 -0.82% 1.73%
2055 -0.81% 1.76%
2054 -0.81% 1.8%
2053 -0.8% 1.84%
2052 -0.8% 1.88%
2051 -0.8% 1.92%
2050 -0.79% 1.94%
2049 -0.78% 1.99%
2048 -0.78% 2.03%
2047 -0.76% 2.08%
2046 -0.76% 2.12%
2045 -0.76% 2.17%
2044 -0.73% 2.21%
2043 -0.72% 2.26%
2042 -0.71% 2.29%
2041 -0.69% 2.35%
2040 -0.68% 2.38%
2039 -0.68% 2.46%
2038 -0.68% 2.49%
2037 -0.64% 2.55%
2036 -0.62% 2.58%
2035 -0.65% 2.63%
2034 -0.64% 2.67%
2033 -0.65% 2.71%
2032 -0.66% 2.76%
2031 -0.63% 2.77%
2030 -0.64% 2.81%
2029 -0.62% 2.84%
2028 -0.65% 2.87%
2027 -0.66% 2.89%
2026 -0.68% 2.93%
2025 0.26% 2.94%
2024 0.17% 2.98%
2023 0.1% 3.02%
2022 -0.6% 3.06%
2021 -0.9% 3.11%
2020 -0.89% 3.06%
2019 -0.99% 3.06%
2018 -1.3% 3.17%
2017 -1.59% 3.24%
2016 -1.08% 3.22%
2015 -1.19% 3.18%
2014 -0.76% 3.21%
2013 -0.62% 2.96%
2012 -0.47% 2.96%
2011 -0.34% 3.29%
2010 -0.23% 3.3%
2009 -0.1% 3.31%
2008 -0.01% 3.34%
2007 -0.02% 3.34%
2006 0.02% 3.33%
2005 0.13% 3.33%
2004 0.03% 3.29%
2003 0.03% 3.23%
2002 0.06% 3.16%
2001 -3.77% 3.05%
2000 -0.98% 2.96%
1999 -0.43% 2.82%
1998 -0.06% 2.56%
1997 -0.49% 2.3%
1996 -1.36% 2.18%
1995 -0.69% 2.19%
1994 1.12% 2.18%
1993 0.54% 2.11%
1992 -2.41% 2.04%
1991 -1.85% 2.01%
1990 0.21% 1.99%
1989 0.25% 1.88%
1988 0.33% 1.76%
1987 0.39% 1.76%
1986 0.43% 1.87%
1985 0.45% 2.02%
1984 0.47% 2.17%
1983 0.52% 2.22%
1982 0.49% 2.18%
1981 0.25% 2.15%
1980 0.11% 2.1%
1979 0.3% 2.01%
1978 0.47% 1.96%
1977 0.52% 1.87%
1976 0.53% 1.81%
1975 0.48% 1.81%
1974 0.46% 1.79%
1973 0.44% 1.75%
1972 0.44% 1.66%
1971 0.43% 1.62%
1970 0.47% 1.6%
1969 0.59% 1.56%
1968 0.62% 1.54%
1967 0.65% 1.5%
1966 0.7% 1.49%
1965 0.66% 1.49%
1964 0.64% 1.48%
1963 0.69% 1.49%
1962 0.71% 1.49%
1961 0.65% 1.48%

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 Mali's population grew by 2.94%.

Live population counters

Croatia Mali
Current population
3849788
26322576
Population rank 130/197 58/197
Percent of world population 0.05% 0.32%
One net population change
52.7 minutes
43.9 seconds
One birth every
16.4 minutes
32.6 seconds
One death every
10.3 minutes
2.52 minutes
Daily growth/decline +27 +1,973
Annual growth/decline +10,000 +720,226
Annual growth/decline rate +0.26% +2.94%
Population growth rate rank 147/197 14/197
One migration net change every
2.52 hours
11 minutes
Annual migration change -3,481 -48,019
Net migration rank 112/196 173/196
Foreign-born residents 527,831 545,323
Foreign-born residents rank 78/195 76/195
Foreign-born share of population 13.6% 2.2%
Foreign-born share rank 50/195 131/195

Natural population change vs migration

Croatia
Natural

Migration
Mali
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Croatia Mali
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -3,481 - -48,019
2024 -18,944 -5,186 759,375 -46,880
2023 -19,298 10,202 746,398 -39,953
2022 -23,134 11,681 726,465 -39,951
2021 -26,377 -4,517 703,674 -22,210
2020 -21,137 -8,552 683,053 -14,962
2019 -15,798 -13,239 667,110 -44,373
2018 -15,556 -25,016 670,723 -40,710
2017 -16,974 -44,557 661,973 -33,942
2016 -14,374 -32,144 645,652 -30,251
2015 -17,022 -27,501 630,006 -48,872
2014 -11,344 -13,127 614,419 -50,068
2013 -10,585 -6,245 597,887 -40,951
2012 -9,799 -4,794 588,748 -140,507
2011 -9,846 -17,463 570,899 -43,160
2010 -8,591 -3,995 554,447 -34,483
2009 -7,319 1,358 533,730 -34,383
2008 -8,188 6,495 514,665 -24,509
2007 -10,335 8,893 495,800 -19,945
2006 -8,669 10,852 477,665 -18,247
2005 -9,022 10,629 460,964 -17,413
2004 -9,040 15,445 439,717 -10,796
2003 -12,480 12,556 417,766 -11,768
2002 -10,325 10,306 396,732 -8,914
2001 -8,599 19,298 376,472 -12,507
2000 -6,255 -47,629 359,159 -17,395
1999 -6,769 -47,418 343,705 -21,702
1998 -4,985 -47,931 323,940 -30,255
1997 3,175 -52,897 308,429 -55,978
1996 3,190 -53,688 293,953 -67,974
1995 0 -51,882 285,598 -67,763
1994 -930 -50,444 282,356 -63,533
1993 -2,301 -49,615 274,480 -68,816
1992 -4,576 -47,865 267,605 -70,789
1991 -2,813 -31,968 261,656 -77,172
1990 3,344 9,538 252,308 -68,668
1989 3,337 8,471 249,929 -75,771
1988 5,707 7,242 245,682 -87,952
1987 6,161 6,956 238,871 -90,940
1986 8,499 6,261 233,799 -81,970
1985 10,343 5,550 224,734 -63,347
1984 10,764 5,757 218,078 -47,331
1983 10,714 6,323 211,795 -34,132
1982 15,756 7,475 204,892 -34,140
1981 15,680 4,872 198,227 -34,130
1980 17,939 -5,486 190,560 -30,156
1979 21,136 -5,740 182,449 -32,353
1978 20,157 -7,329 172,652 -31,520
1977 22,798 -7,339 165,071 -28,853
1976 22,226 -7,400 157,778 -33,999
1975 21,658 -7,366 150,222 -26,572
1974 22,453 -8,076 142,448 -22,449
1973 21,904 -8,335 135,801 -19,137
1972 17,802 -7,277 129,687 -19,594
1971 19,941 -5,608 123,591 -22,127
1970 16,767 -2,359 118,952 -17,479
1969 16,688 -2,796 114,361 -18,302
1968 21,828 -2,799 111,403 -18,015
1967 26,032 -3,518 107,650 -16,900
1966 33,192 -6,341 103,684 -17,032
1965 31,251 -5,253 100,451 -13,662
1964 25,942 -2,090 97,166 -13,226
1963 31,270 -1,289 95,055 -11,951
1962 30,216 -2,176 93,101 -10,821
1961 36,255 -6,567 91,115 -10,139
1960 34,778 -21,768 88,802 -10,314

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

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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 Mali 95% is from natural causes (a gain of 6,894,429 people) and 4.99% is from migration (a loss of 362,104 people).

As of 2024, 527,831 residents or 13.6% of the population were not native-born in Croatia, compared to 545,323 people or 2.2% in Mali.

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
Mali
City Population
Bamako 4.23M
Sikasso 226K
Segou 131K
Bougouni 59.7K
Markala 46K
Koulikoro 43.2K
Banamba 30.6K

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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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