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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Croatia was 3,866,200 in 2024 vs 5,169,395 people in Mauritania in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Croatia's population is 3,812,193 people compared to 5,505,206 in Mauritania.

Population statistics:

  • Mauritania's population is 1.44 times bigger than Croatia's.
  • Croatia is ranked the 129th most populous country in the world, while Mauritania is the 122nd.
  • The countries together account for 0.11% of the world: 0.05% for Croatia vs 0.07% for Mauritania.
  • For the last 10 years, Croatia has had an average growth rate of -0.82% per year vs +3% in Mauritania.
  • Since 2006, the population of Croatia has decreased from 4.31M people to 3.81M (11.6% decline), while Mauritania has grown from 3.01M to 5.51M (82.7% growth).

Croatia vs Mauritania: population by year and forecast

Croatia
Factual

Projection
Mauritania
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Croatia Mauritania
2100 2,137,465 17,309,980
2099 2,155,186 17,202,690
2098 2,173,108 17,090,030
2097 2,190,995 16,975,270
2096 2,209,326 16,857,252
2095 2,227,698 16,739,240
2094 2,246,224 16,617,272
2093 2,264,550 16,492,589
2092 2,283,068 16,366,098
2091 2,301,556 16,235,771
2090 2,319,851 16,103,700
2089 2,338,604 15,969,059
2088 2,357,581 15,831,339
2087 2,376,274 15,690,143
2086 2,395,139 15,547,605
2085 2,414,304 15,403,967
2084 2,433,813 15,257,740
2083 2,453,361 15,108,271
2082 2,473,204 14,958,279
2081 2,493,128 14,805,332
2080 2,513,378 14,651,508
2079 2,534,101 14,496,397
2078 2,554,982 14,337,117
2077 2,576,370 14,175,812
2076 2,597,887 14,013,255
2075 2,619,688 13,849,027
2074 2,641,342 13,684,146
2073 2,663,253 13,517,681
2072 2,685,714 13,349,376
2071 2,708,053 13,178,237
2070 2,730,187 13,007,812
2069 2,753,302 12,835,311
2068 2,776,996 12,662,862
2067 2,800,742 12,487,379
2066 2,824,811 12,311,503
2065 2,848,913 12,136,616
2064 2,872,881 11,958,955
2063 2,897,651 11,783,144
2062 2,922,653 11,606,044
2061 2,947,832 11,428,738
2060 2,973,162 11,251,427
2059 2,998,389 11,072,236
2058 3,023,822 10,892,076
2057 3,049,085 10,713,858
2056 3,074,796 10,536,935
2055 3,100,195 10,358,532
2054 3,125,459 10,179,658
2053 3,151,016 9,999,712
2052 3,176,316 9,819,098
2051 3,201,973 9,639,209
2050 3,227,869 9,461,249
2049 3,253,597 9,283,353
2048 3,279,316 9,104,299
2047 3,305,051 8,926,851
2046 3,330,260 8,748,845
2045 3,355,638 8,572,397
2044 3,381,196 8,397,189
2043 3,406,105 8,222,194
2042 3,430,854 8,048,139
2041 3,455,487 7,876,803
2040 3,479,631 7,706,696
2039 3,503,577 7,537,689
2038 3,527,583 7,369,184
2037 3,551,581 7,202,472
2036 3,574,520 7,036,729
2035 3,596,996 6,871,981
2034 3,620,363 6,708,364
2033 3,643,692 6,546,168
2032 3,667,478 6,385,827
2031 3,691,842 6,227,564
2030 3,715,373 6,070,865
2029 3,739,203 5,916,516
2028 3,762,505 5,764,060
2027 3,787,023 5,613,919
2026 3,812,193 5,464,898
2025 3,838,346 5,317,228
2024 3,866,200 5,169,395
2023 3,859,686 5,022,441
2022 3,855,641 4,875,637
2021 3,878,981 4,734,874
2020 3,914,206 4,600,131
2019 3,949,390 4,467,708
2018 3,988,775 4,337,685
2017 4,041,407 4,210,600
2016 4,106,867 4,086,657
2015 4,151,725 3,965,959
2014 4,201,598 3,848,514
2013 4,233,922 3,734,318
2012 4,260,368 3,619,034
2011 4,280,622 3,502,811
2010 4,295,427 3,390,965
2009 4,305,181 3,284,448
2008 4,309,705 3,183,269
2007 4,310,217 3,093,059
2006 4,311,159 3,013,660
2005 4,310,145 2,939,059
2004 4,304,600 2,868,664
2003 4,303,399 2,802,046
2002 4,302,174 2,738,655
2001 4,299,642 2,678,760
2000 4,468,302 2,613,441
1999 4,512,597 2,541,698
1998 4,532,135 2,474,651
1997 4,534,920 2,411,306
1996 4,557,097 2,358,188
1995 4,620,030 2,312,017
1994 4,652,024 2,249,454
1993 4,600,463 2,174,328
1992 4,575,818 2,088,135
1991 4,689,022 2,009,738
1990 4,777,368 1,951,878
1989 4,767,260 1,903,048
1988 4,755,207 1,855,859
1987 4,739,745 1,803,014
1986 4,721,446 1,751,835
1985 4,701,417 1,702,107
1984 4,680,285 1,653,693
1983 4,658,254 1,606,746
1982 4,634,234 1,561,176
1981 4,611,509 1,516,877
1980 4,599,782 1,474,043
1979 4,594,778 1,432,758
1978 4,581,085 1,392,713
1977 4,559,571 1,353,768
1976 4,535,934 1,315,336
1975 4,512,082 1,277,330
1974 4,490,660 1,240,188
1973 4,470,161 1,203,838
1972 4,450,564 1,168,355
1971 4,431,275 1,133,702
1970 4,412,252 1,099,806
1969 4,391,490 1,066,754
1968 4,365,628 1,034,739
1967 4,338,683 1,003,843
1966 4,310,701 974,157
1965 4,280,923 945,838
1964 4,252,876 918,955
1963 4,225,675 893,423
1962 4,196,712 869,184
1961 4,167,292 846,167
1960 4,140,181 824,298

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 Mauritania gained 1,072,997 people (a 35.6% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Croatia lost 294,674 people (a 7.18% decline), while Mauritania's population increased by 1,418,549 people (a 34.7% growth).

Croatia was ranked 120th most populous country in 2006 and is 129th in 2026. Mauritania was ranked 132nd in 2006 and ranked 122nd 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 Mauritania will increase by 71.9% to 9,461,249 people and rank change from 122nd to 102nd.

Mauritania is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 17.3M 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
Mauritania
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Croatia Mauritania
2100 -0.82% 0.62%
2099 -0.82% 0.66%
2098 -0.82% 0.68%
2097 -0.83% 0.7%
2096 -0.82% 0.7%
2095 -0.82% 0.73%
2094 -0.81% 0.76%
2093 -0.81% 0.77%
2092 -0.8% 0.8%
2091 -0.79% 0.82%
2090 -0.8% 0.84%
2089 -0.8% 0.87%
2088 -0.79% 0.9%
2087 -0.79% 0.92%
2086 -0.79% 0.93%
2085 -0.8% 0.96%
2084 -0.8% 0.99%
2083 -0.8% 1%
2082 -0.8% 1.03%
2081 -0.81% 1.05%
2080 -0.82% 1.07%
2079 -0.82% 1.11%
2078 -0.83% 1.14%
2077 -0.83% 1.16%
2076 -0.83% 1.19%
2075 -0.82% 1.2%
2074 -0.82% 1.23%
2073 -0.84% 1.26%
2072 -0.82% 1.3%
2071 -0.81% 1.31%
2070 -0.84% 1.34%
2069 -0.85% 1.36%
2068 -0.85% 1.41%
2067 -0.85% 1.43%
2066 -0.85% 1.44%
2065 -0.83% 1.49%
2064 -0.85% 1.49%
2063 -0.86% 1.53%
2062 -0.85% 1.55%
2061 -0.85% 1.58%
2060 -0.84% 1.62%
2059 -0.84% 1.65%
2058 -0.83% 1.66%
2057 -0.84% 1.68%
2056 -0.82% 1.72%
2055 -0.81% 1.76%
2054 -0.81% 1.8%
2053 -0.8% 1.84%
2052 -0.8% 1.87%
2051 -0.8% 1.88%
2050 -0.79% 1.92%
2049 -0.78% 1.97%
2048 -0.78% 1.99%
2047 -0.76% 2.03%
2046 -0.76% 2.06%
2045 -0.76% 2.09%
2044 -0.73% 2.13%
2043 -0.72% 2.16%
2042 -0.71% 2.18%
2041 -0.69% 2.21%
2040 -0.68% 2.24%
2039 -0.68% 2.29%
2038 -0.68% 2.31%
2037 -0.64% 2.36%
2036 -0.62% 2.4%
2035 -0.65% 2.44%
2034 -0.64% 2.48%
2033 -0.65% 2.51%
2032 -0.66% 2.54%
2031 -0.63% 2.58%
2030 -0.64% 2.61%
2029 -0.62% 2.64%
2028 -0.65% 2.67%
2027 -0.66% 2.73%
2026 -0.68% 2.78%
2025 -0.72% 2.86%
2024 0.17% 2.93%
2023 0.1% 3.01%
2022 -0.6% 2.97%
2021 -0.9% 2.93%
2020 -0.89% 2.96%
2019 -0.99% 3%
2018 -1.3% 3.02%
2017 -1.59% 3.03%
2016 -1.08% 3.04%
2015 -1.19% 3.05%
2014 -0.76% 3.06%
2013 -0.62% 3.19%
2012 -0.47% 3.32%
2011 -0.34% 3.3%
2010 -0.23% 3.24%
2009 -0.1% 3.18%
2008 -0.01% 2.92%
2007 -0.02% 2.63%
2006 0.02% 2.54%
2005 0.13% 2.45%
2004 0.03% 2.38%
2003 0.03% 2.31%
2002 0.06% 2.24%
2001 -3.77% 2.5%
2000 -0.98% 2.82%
1999 -0.43% 2.71%
1998 -0.06% 2.63%
1997 -0.49% 2.25%
1996 -1.36% 2%
1995 -0.69% 2.78%
1994 1.12% 3.46%
1993 0.54% 4.13%
1992 -2.41% 3.9%
1991 -1.85% 2.96%
1990 0.21% 2.57%
1989 0.25% 2.54%
1988 0.33% 2.93%
1987 0.39% 2.92%
1986 0.43% 2.92%
1985 0.45% 2.93%
1984 0.47% 2.92%
1983 0.52% 2.92%
1982 0.49% 2.92%
1981 0.25% 2.91%
1980 0.11% 2.88%
1979 0.3% 2.88%
1978 0.47% 2.88%
1977 0.52% 2.92%
1976 0.53% 2.98%
1975 0.48% 2.99%
1974 0.46% 3.02%
1973 0.44% 3.04%
1972 0.44% 3.06%
1971 0.43% 3.08%
1970 0.47% 3.1%
1969 0.59% 3.09%
1968 0.62% 3.08%
1967 0.65% 3.05%
1966 0.7% 2.99%
1965 0.66% 2.93%
1964 0.64% 2.86%
1963 0.69% 2.79%
1962 0.71% 2.72%
1961 0.65% 2.65%

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 Mauritania's population grew by 2.93%.

Live population counters

Croatia Mauritania
Current population
3812193
5505206
Population rank 129/197 122/197
Percent of world population 0.05% 0.07%
One net population change
1.34 hours
3.58 minutes
One birth every
16.4 minutes
3.04 minutes
One death every
10.2 minutes
19 minutes
Daily growth/decline +18 +403
Annual growth/decline +6,514 +146,954
Annual growth/decline rate +0.17% +2.93%
Population growth rate rank 157/197 17/197
One migration net change every
2.52 hours
1.74 hours
Annual migration change -3,481 -5,044
Net migration rank 112/196 115/196
Foreign-born residents 527,831 195,937
Foreign-born residents rank 78/195 113/195
Foreign-born share of population 13.6% 3.8%
Foreign-born share rank 50/195 107/195

Natural population change vs migration

Croatia
Natural

Migration
Mauritania
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Croatia Mauritania
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -3,481 - -5,044
2024 - -5,186 - -2,185
2023 -19,298 10,202 145,164 2,999
2022 -23,134 11,681 142,451 2,999
2021 -26,377 -4,517 137,557 -1,483
2020 -20,354 -8,552 134,899 -1,483
2019 -15,008 -13,239 134,460 -3,019
2018 -15,557 -25,016 131,584 -2,987
2017 -16,570 -44,557 128,562 -3,001
2016 -13,553 -32,144 125,342 -3,008
2015 -16,607 -27,501 122,092 -3,019
2014 -11,345 -13,127 118,792 -2,980
2013 -10,162 -6,245 115,558 -2,987
2012 -9,799 -4,794 113,489 4,515
2011 -9,846 -17,463 111,165 3,272
2010 -8,591 -3,995 108,121 1,128
2009 -7,319 1,358 105,273 -1,481
2008 -8,188 6,495 102,432 -3,860
2007 -10,335 8,893 98,895 -17,048
2006 -8,669 10,852 94,991 -18,033
2005 -9,022 10,629 90,940 -18,693
2004 -9,040 15,445 87,578 -19,042
2003 -12,480 12,556 83,804 -19,104
2002 -10,325 10,306 80,993 -18,903
2001 -8,599 19,298 78,769 -21,067
2000 -6,255 -47,629 75,929 -2,997
1999 -6,769 -47,418 73,554 -2,999
1998 -4,985 -47,931 72,045 -8,504
1997 3,175 -52,897 71,327 -8,187
1996 3,190 -53,688 71,939 -28,840
1995 0 -51,882 72,244 -22,997
1994 -930 -50,444 70,570 5,304
1993 -2,301 -49,615 68,167 6,217
1992 -4,576 -47,865 63,501 34,505
1991 -2,813 -31,968 61,782 -2,997
1990 3,344 9,538 59,934 -3,000
1989 3,337 8,471 58,666 -17,941
1988 5,707 7,242 56,654 -2,997
1987 6,161 6,956 55,037 -2,998
1986 8,499 6,261 53,313 -2,998
1985 10,343 5,550 52,125 -2,998
1984 10,764 5,757 50,705 -2,998
1983 10,714 6,323 49,187 -2,998
1982 15,756 7,475 47,947 -2,998
1981 15,680 4,872 46,641 -2,998
1980 17,939 -5,486 45,026 -2,997
1979 21,136 -5,740 43,537 -2,997
1978 20,157 -7,329 42,539 -2,998
1977 22,798 -7,339 41,352 -2,999
1976 22,226 -7,400 40,149 -1,645
1975 21,658 -7,366 38,975 -1,472
1974 22,453 -8,076 38,106 -1,321
1973 21,904 -8,335 37,122 -1,201
1972 17,802 -7,277 36,184 -1,139
1971 19,941 -5,608 35,279 -1,014
1970 16,767 -2,359 34,382 -855
1969 16,688 -2,796 33,252 -688
1968 21,828 -2,799 32,029 -565
1967 26,032 -3,518 30,853 -514
1966 33,192 -6,341 29,502 -466
1965 31,251 -5,253 28,028 -434
1964 25,942 -2,090 26,565 -390
1963 31,270 -1,289 25,250 -362
1962 30,216 -2,176 23,927 -342
1961 36,255 -6,567 22,781 -332
1960 34,778 -21,768 21,604 -318

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 Mauritania 98.9% is from natural causes (a gain of 1,320,903 people) and 1.12% is from migration (a loss of 14,982 people).

As of 2024, 527,831 residents or 13.6% of the population were not native-born in Croatia, compared to 195,937 people or 3.8% in Mauritania.

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
Mauritania
City Population
Nouakchott 1.45M
Rosso 61.2K

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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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