The latest officially reported population of Croatia was 3,866,300 in 2024 vs 37,548 people in the Marshall Islands in 2024. In 2025, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Croatia's population is 3,839,202 people compared to 36,281 in the Marshall Islands.
Population statistics:
- Croatia's population is 105.8 times bigger than the Marshall Islands'.
- Croatia is ranked the 129th most populous country in the world, while the Marshall Islands is the 192nd.
- The countries together account for 0.05% of the world: 0.05% for Croatia vs 0.0004% for the Marshall Islands.
- For the last 10 years, Croatia has had an average growth rate of -0.82% per year vs -2.69% in the Marshall Islands.
- Since 2005, the population of Croatia has decreased from 4.31M people to 3.84M (10.9% decline), while the Marshall Islands has declined from 51.9K to 36.3K (30.1% decline).
- Both countries are in a period of decline and in 50 years are projected to lose 31.8% of the population in Croatia and 32.4% in the Marshall Islands.
Croatia vs Marshall Islands: live population counter
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| Current population |
3839202
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36281
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| Population rank | 129/197 | 192/197 |
| Percent of world population | 0.05% | 0.0004% |
| One net population change |
1.32 hours
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6.85 hours
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| One birth every |
16.4 minutes
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10.7 hours
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| One death every |
10.2 minutes
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1.35 days
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| One migration net change every |
1.69 hours
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4.96 hours
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| Annual migration change | -5,186 | -1,765 |
| Daily growth/decline | +18 | -4 |
| Annual growth/decline | +6,614 | -1,279 |
| Annual growth/decline rate | +0.17% | -3.29% |
| Population growth rate rank | 155/197 | 197/197 |
Croatia and the Marshall Islands: population history and growth rate by year chart
| Year | Population | Growth rate | ||
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| 1960 | 4,140,181 | 14,703 | - | - |
| 1961 | 4,167,292 | 15,219 | 0.65% | 3.51% |
| 1962 | 4,196,712 | 15,755 | 0.71% | 3.52% |
| 1963 | 4,225,675 | 16,302 | 0.69% | 3.47% |
| 1964 | 4,252,876 | 16,852 | 0.64% | 3.37% |
| 1965 | 4,280,923 | 17,402 | 0.66% | 3.26% |
| 1966 | 4,310,701 | 17,927 | 0.7% | 3.02% |
| 1967 | 4,338,683 | 18,655 | 0.65% | 4.06% |
| 1968 | 4,365,628 | 19,862 | 0.62% | 6.47% |
| 1969 | 4,391,490 | 21,305 | 0.59% | 7.27% |
| 1970 | 4,412,252 | 22,530 | 0.47% | 5.75% |
| 1971 | 4,431,275 | 23,366 | 0.43% | 3.71% |
| 1972 | 4,450,564 | 23,992 | 0.44% | 2.68% |
| 1973 | 4,470,161 | 24,581 | 0.44% | 2.45% |
| 1974 | 4,490,660 | 25,296 | 0.46% | 2.91% |
| 1975 | 4,512,082 | 26,154 | 0.48% | 3.39% |
| 1976 | 4,535,934 | 27,021 | 0.53% | 3.31% |
| 1977 | 4,559,571 | 27,906 | 0.52% | 3.28% |
| 1978 | 4,581,085 | 28,809 | 0.47% | 3.24% |
| 1979 | 4,594,778 | 29,738 | 0.3% | 3.22% |
| 1980 | 4,599,782 | 30,774 | 0.11% | 3.48% |
| 1981 | 4,611,509 | 32,017 | 0.25% | 4.04% |
| 1982 | 4,634,234 | 33,397 | 0.49% | 4.31% |
| 1983 | 4,658,254 | 34,811 | 0.52% | 4.23% |
| 1984 | 4,680,285 | 36,264 | 0.47% | 4.17% |
| 1985 | 4,701,417 | 37,761 | 0.45% | 4.13% |
| 1986 | 4,721,446 | 39,286 | 0.43% | 4.04% |
| 1987 | 4,739,745 | 40,828 | 0.39% | 3.93% |
| 1988 | 4,755,207 | 42,321 | 0.33% | 3.66% |
| 1989 | 4,767,260 | 43,586 | 0.25% | 2.99% |
| 1990 | 4,777,368 | 44,629 | 0.21% | 2.39% |
| 1991 | 4,689,022 | 45,568 | -1.85% | 2.1% |
| 1992 | 4,575,818 | 46,388 | -2.41% | 1.8% |
| 1993 | 4,600,463 | 47,093 | 0.54% | 1.52% |
| 1994 | 4,652,024 | 47,712 | 1.12% | 1.31% |
| 1995 | 4,620,030 | 48,266 | -0.69% | 1.16% |
| 1996 | 4,557,097 | 48,775 | -1.36% | 1.05% |
| 1997 | 4,534,920 | 49,259 | -0.49% | 0.99% |
| 1998 | 4,532,135 | 49,717 | -0.06% | 0.93% |
| 1999 | 4,512,597 | 50,202 | -0.43% | 0.98% |
| 2000 | 4,468,302 | 50,706 | -0.98% | 1% |
| 2001 | 4,299,642 | 51,123 | -3.77% | 0.82% |
| 2002 | 4,302,174 | 51,425 | 0.06% | 0.59% |
| 2003 | 4,303,399 | 51,639 | 0.03% | 0.42% |
| 2004 | 4,304,600 | 51,791 | 0.03% | 0.29% |
| 2005 | 4,310,145 | 51,906 | 0.13% | 0.22% |
| 2006 | 4,311,159 | 51,992 | 0.02% | 0.17% |
| 2007 | 4,310,217 | 52,035 | -0.02% | 0.08% |
| 2008 | 4,309,705 | 52,030 | -0.01% | -0.01% |
| 2009 | 4,305,181 | 52,019 | -0.1% | -0.02% |
| 2010 | 4,295,427 | 52,044 | -0.23% | 0.05% |
| 2011 | 4,280,622 | 51,907 | -0.34% | -0.26% |
| 2012 | 4,260,368 | 51,419 | -0.47% | -0.94% |
| 2013 | 4,233,922 | 50,681 | -0.62% | -1.44% |
| 2014 | 4,201,598 | 49,796 | -0.76% | -1.75% |
| 2015 | 4,151,725 | 48,800 | -1.19% | -2% |
| 2016 | 4,106,867 | 47,709 | -1.08% | -2.24% |
| 2017 | 4,041,407 | 46,529 | -1.59% | -2.47% |
| 2018 | 3,988,775 | 45,285 | -1.3% | -2.67% |
| 2019 | 3,949,390 | 44,007 | -0.99% | -2.82% |
| 2020 | 3,914,206 | 42,706 | -0.89% | -2.96% |
| 2021 | 3,878,981 | 41,367 | -0.9% | -3.14% |
| 2022 | 3,855,641 | 40,077 | -0.6% | -3.12% |
| 2023 | 3,859,686 | 38,827 | 0.1% | -3.12% |
| 2024 | 3,866,300 | 37,548 | 0.17% | -3.29% |
| 2025 | 3,839,202 | 36,281 | -0.7% | -3.37% |
| 2026 | 3,813,444 | 35,078 | -0.67% | -3.32% |
| 2027 | 3,788,509 | 33,976 | -0.65% | -3.14% |
| 2028 | 3,764,509 | 32,977 | -0.63% | -2.94% |
| 2029 | 3,740,864 | 32,054 | -0.63% | -2.8% |
| 2030 | 3,717,091 | 31,191 | -0.64% | -2.69% |
| 2031 | 3,693,060 | 30,420 | -0.65% | -2.47% |
| 2032 | 3,668,891 | 29,740 | -0.65% | -2.23% |
| 2033 | 3,645,252 | 29,142 | -0.64% | -2.01% |
| 2034 | 3,621,822 | 28,608 | -0.64% | -1.83% |
| 2035 | 3,598,817 | 28,147 | -0.64% | -1.61% |
| 2036 | 3,576,022 | 27,751 | -0.63% | -1.41% |
| 2037 | 3,552,470 | 27,405 | -0.66% | -1.25% |
| 2038 | 3,528,382 | 27,092 | -0.68% | -1.14% |
| 2039 | 3,504,319 | 26,836 | -0.68% | -0.94% |
| 2040 | 3,480,182 | 26,598 | -0.69% | -0.89% |
| 2041 | 3,455,709 | 26,396 | -0.7% | -0.76% |
| 2042 | 3,430,926 | 26,217 | -0.72% | -0.68% |
| 2043 | 3,406,019 | 26,054 | -0.73% | -0.62% |
| 2044 | 3,380,680 | 25,913 | -0.74% | -0.54% |
| 2045 | 3,355,131 | 25,777 | -0.76% | -0.52% |
| 2046 | 3,329,736 | 25,653 | -0.76% | -0.48% |
| 2047 | 3,304,173 | 25,543 | -0.77% | -0.43% |
| 2048 | 3,278,352 | 25,429 | -0.78% | -0.45% |
| 2049 | 3,252,533 | 25,311 | -0.79% | -0.46% |
| 2050 | 3,226,623 | 25,195 | -0.8% | -0.46% |
From 2005 to 2015, the population of Croatia decreased by 158,420 people (a 3.68% decline), while the Marshall Islands lost 3,106 people (a 5.98% decline).
For the next 10 years, from 2015 to 2025, Croatia lost -312,523 (a 7.53% decline), while the Marshall Islands' population decreased by -12,519 (a 25.7% decline).
Croatia was ranked 117th most populous country in 2005 and is 129th in 2025. The Marshall Islands was ranked 188th in 2005 and ranked 192nd now.
The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that with changing growth rate trends in 25 years (in 2050) Croatia's population will shrink by 16% to 3,226,623 people with a rank change from 129th to 139th. The population of the Marshall Islands will decrease by 30.6% to 25,195 people and rank change from 192nd to 193rd.
Biggest cities by population
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| 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 |
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| City | Population |
| Majuro | 30K |
| Djarrit | 7.1K |
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Population differences between Croatia and the Marshall Islands
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| Life expectancy | 78.9 years | 67.2 years |
| Average age | 44.6 years | 27.5 years |
| Median age | 46 years | 21.8 years |
| Male:Female ratio | 48.2:51.8 | 51.2:48.8 |
| Fertility rate | 1.46 births per woman | 2.92 births per woman |
| Population density | 178.9 ppl/mi² | 540 ppl/mi² |
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