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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Croatia was 3,866,200 in 2024 vs 1,245,779 people in Mauritius in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Croatia's population is 3,812,193 people compared to 1,240,121 in Mauritius.

Population statistics:

  • Croatia's population is 3.07 times bigger than Mauritius'.
  • Croatia is ranked the 129th most populous country in the world, while Mauritius is the 157th.
  • The countries together account for 0.06% of the world: 0.05% for Croatia vs 0.01% for Mauritius.
  • For the last 10 years, Croatia has had an average growth rate of -0.82% per year vs -0.09% in Mauritius.
  • Since 2006, the population of Croatia has decreased from 4.31M people to 3.81M (11.6% decline), while Mauritius has grown from 1.23M to 1.24M (0.5% growth).

Croatia vs Mauritius: population by year and forecast

Croatia
Factual

Projection
Mauritius
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Croatia Mauritius
2100 2,137,465 573,538
2099 2,155,186 581,815
2098 2,173,108 590,276
2097 2,190,995 598,961
2096 2,209,326 607,840
2095 2,227,698 616,931
2094 2,246,224 626,226
2093 2,264,550 635,745
2092 2,283,068 645,427
2091 2,301,556 655,300
2090 2,319,851 665,341
2089 2,338,604 675,562
2088 2,357,581 685,908
2087 2,376,274 696,380
2086 2,395,139 707,018
2085 2,414,304 717,757
2084 2,433,813 728,558
2083 2,453,361 739,420
2082 2,473,204 750,402
2081 2,493,128 761,382
2080 2,513,378 772,374
2079 2,534,101 783,407
2078 2,554,982 794,452
2077 2,576,370 805,529
2076 2,597,887 816,547
2075 2,619,688 827,526
2074 2,641,342 838,506
2073 2,663,253 849,462
2072 2,685,714 860,405
2071 2,708,053 871,223
2070 2,730,187 882,091
2069 2,753,302 892,850
2068 2,776,996 903,547
2067 2,800,742 914,226
2066 2,824,811 924,869
2065 2,848,913 935,546
2064 2,872,881 946,145
2063 2,897,651 956,652
2062 2,922,653 967,159
2061 2,947,832 977,603
2060 2,973,162 988,022
2059 2,998,389 998,355
2058 3,023,822 1,008,603
2057 3,049,085 1,018,853
2056 3,074,796 1,029,103
2055 3,100,195 1,039,228
2054 3,125,459 1,049,313
2053 3,151,016 1,059,364
2052 3,176,316 1,069,276
2051 3,201,973 1,079,090
2050 3,227,869 1,088,773
2049 3,253,597 1,098,370
2048 3,279,316 1,107,805
2047 3,305,051 1,117,049
2046 3,330,260 1,126,022
2045 3,355,638 1,134,772
2044 3,381,196 1,143,155
2043 3,406,105 1,151,325
2042 3,430,854 1,159,078
2041 3,455,487 1,166,543
2040 3,479,631 1,173,673
2039 3,503,577 1,180,437
2038 3,527,583 1,186,773
2037 3,551,581 1,192,770
2036 3,574,520 1,198,476
2035 3,596,996 1,203,871
2034 3,620,363 1,208,936
2033 3,643,692 1,213,705
2032 3,667,478 1,218,138
2031 3,691,842 1,222,267
2030 3,715,373 1,226,049
2029 3,739,203 1,229,806
2028 3,762,505 1,233,411
2027 3,787,023 1,236,833
2026 3,812,193 1,240,121
2025 3,838,346 1,243,139
2024 3,866,200 1,245,779
2023 3,859,686 1,248,647
2022 3,855,641 1,262,523
2021 3,878,981 1,266,334
2020 3,914,206 1,266,014
2019 3,949,390 1,265,985
2018 3,988,775 1,265,577
2017 4,041,407 1,264,887
2016 4,106,867 1,263,747
2015 4,151,725 1,262,879
2014 4,201,598 1,261,208
2013 4,233,922 1,258,927
2012 4,260,368 1,255,882
2011 4,280,622 1,252,404
2010 4,295,427 1,250,400
2009 4,305,181 1,247,429
2008 4,309,705 1,244,121
2007 4,310,217 1,239,630
2006 4,311,159 1,233,996
2005 4,310,145 1,228,254
2004 4,304,600 1,221,003
2003 4,303,399 1,213,370
2002 4,302,174 1,204,621
2001 4,299,642 1,196,287
2000 4,468,302 1,186,873
1999 4,512,597 1,175,267
1998 4,532,135 1,160,421
1997 4,534,920 1,148,284
1996 4,557,097 1,133,996
1995 4,620,030 1,122,457
1994 4,652,024 1,112,846
1993 4,600,463 1,097,374
1992 4,575,818 1,084,441
1991 4,689,022 1,070,266
1990 4,777,368 1,058,775
1989 4,767,260 1,051,260
1988 4,755,207 1,043,239
1987 4,739,745 1,036,082
1986 4,721,446 1,028,360
1985 4,701,417 1,020,528
1984 4,680,285 1,012,221
1983 4,658,254 1,001,691
1982 4,634,234 992,521
1981 4,611,509 980,462
1980 4,599,782 966,039
1979 4,594,778 949,888
1978 4,581,085 933,499
1977 4,559,571 921,379
1976 4,535,934 906,507
1975 4,512,082 892,000
1974 4,490,660 878,042
1973 4,470,161 864,819
1972 4,450,564 852,053
1971 4,431,275 839,230
1970 4,412,252 826,000
1969 4,391,490 812,405
1968 4,365,628 798,413
1967 4,338,683 783,917
1966 4,310,701 768,813
1965 4,280,923 753,000
1964 4,252,876 736,381
1963 4,225,675 718,861
1962 4,196,712 700,349
1961 4,167,292 680,757
1960 4,140,181 680,331

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 Mauritius gained 29,751 people (a 2.41% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Croatia lost 294,674 people (a 7.18% decline), while Mauritius' population decreased by 23,626 people (a 1.87% decline).

Croatia was ranked 120th most populous country in 2006 and is 129th in 2026. Mauritius was ranked 151st in 2006 and ranked 157th 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 Mauritius will decrease by 12.2% to 1,088,773 people and rank change from 157th to 160th.

Both countries are in a period of decline and in 50 years are projected to lose 31.9% of the population in Croatia and 34.2% in Mauritius.

Population growth rate by year

Croatia
Factual

Projection
Mauritius
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Croatia Mauritius
2100 -0.82% -1.42%
2099 -0.82% -1.43%
2098 -0.82% -1.45%
2097 -0.83% -1.46%
2096 -0.82% -1.47%
2095 -0.82% -1.48%
2094 -0.81% -1.5%
2093 -0.81% -1.5%
2092 -0.8% -1.51%
2091 -0.79% -1.51%
2090 -0.8% -1.51%
2089 -0.8% -1.51%
2088 -0.79% -1.5%
2087 -0.79% -1.5%
2086 -0.79% -1.5%
2085 -0.8% -1.48%
2084 -0.8% -1.47%
2083 -0.8% -1.46%
2082 -0.8% -1.44%
2081 -0.81% -1.42%
2080 -0.82% -1.41%
2079 -0.82% -1.39%
2078 -0.83% -1.38%
2077 -0.83% -1.35%
2076 -0.83% -1.33%
2075 -0.82% -1.31%
2074 -0.82% -1.29%
2073 -0.84% -1.27%
2072 -0.82% -1.24%
2071 -0.81% -1.23%
2070 -0.84% -1.21%
2069 -0.85% -1.18%
2068 -0.85% -1.17%
2067 -0.85% -1.15%
2066 -0.85% -1.14%
2065 -0.83% -1.12%
2064 -0.85% -1.1%
2063 -0.86% -1.09%
2062 -0.85% -1.07%
2061 -0.85% -1.05%
2060 -0.84% -1.04%
2059 -0.84% -1.02%
2058 -0.83% -1.01%
2057 -0.84% -1%
2056 -0.82% -0.97%
2055 -0.81% -0.96%
2054 -0.81% -0.95%
2053 -0.8% -0.93%
2052 -0.8% -0.91%
2051 -0.8% -0.89%
2050 -0.79% -0.87%
2049 -0.78% -0.85%
2048 -0.78% -0.83%
2047 -0.76% -0.8%
2046 -0.76% -0.77%
2045 -0.76% -0.73%
2044 -0.73% -0.71%
2043 -0.72% -0.67%
2042 -0.71% -0.64%
2041 -0.69% -0.61%
2040 -0.68% -0.57%
2039 -0.68% -0.53%
2038 -0.68% -0.5%
2037 -0.64% -0.48%
2036 -0.62% -0.45%
2035 -0.65% -0.42%
2034 -0.64% -0.39%
2033 -0.65% -0.36%
2032 -0.66% -0.34%
2031 -0.63% -0.31%
2030 -0.64% -0.31%
2029 -0.62% -0.29%
2028 -0.65% -0.28%
2027 -0.66% -0.27%
2026 -0.68% -0.24%
2025 -0.72% -0.21%
2024 0.17% -0.23%
2023 0.1% -1.1%
2022 -0.6% -0.3%
2021 -0.9% 0.03%
2020 -0.89% 0.002%
2019 -0.99% 0.03%
2018 -1.3% 0.05%
2017 -1.59% 0.09%
2016 -1.08% 0.07%
2015 -1.19% 0.13%
2014 -0.76% 0.18%
2013 -0.62% 0.24%
2012 -0.47% 0.28%
2011 -0.34% 0.16%
2010 -0.23% 0.24%
2009 -0.1% 0.27%
2008 -0.01% 0.36%
2007 -0.02% 0.46%
2006 0.02% 0.47%
2005 0.13% 0.59%
2004 0.03% 0.63%
2003 0.03% 0.73%
2002 0.06% 0.7%
2001 -3.77% 0.79%
2000 -0.98% 0.99%
1999 -0.43% 1.28%
1998 -0.06% 1.06%
1997 -0.49% 1.26%
1996 -1.36% 1.03%
1995 -0.69% 0.86%
1994 1.12% 1.41%
1993 0.54% 1.19%
1992 -2.41% 1.32%
1991 -1.85% 1.09%
1990 0.21% 0.71%
1989 0.25% 0.77%
1988 0.33% 0.69%
1987 0.39% 0.75%
1986 0.43% 0.77%
1985 0.45% 0.82%
1984 0.47% 1.05%
1983 0.52% 0.92%
1982 0.49% 1.23%
1981 0.25% 1.49%
1980 0.11% 1.7%
1979 0.3% 1.76%
1978 0.47% 1.32%
1977 0.52% 1.64%
1976 0.53% 1.63%
1975 0.48% 1.59%
1974 0.46% 1.53%
1973 0.44% 1.5%
1972 0.44% 1.53%
1971 0.43% 1.6%
1970 0.47% 1.67%
1969 0.59% 1.75%
1968 0.62% 1.85%
1967 0.65% 1.96%
1966 0.7% 2.1%
1965 0.66% 2.26%
1964 0.64% 2.44%
1963 0.69% 2.64%
1962 0.71% 2.88%
1961 0.65% 0.06%

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 Mauritius' population declined by 0.23%.

Live population counters

Croatia Mauritius
Current population
3812193
1240121
Population rank 129/197 157/197
Percent of world population 0.05% 0.01%
One net population change
1.34 hours
3.05 hours
One birth every
16.4 minutes
41.3 minutes
One death every
10.2 minutes
44.8 minutes
Daily growth/decline +18 -8
Annual growth/decline +6,514 -2,868
Annual growth/decline rate +0.17% -0.23%
Population growth rate rank 157/197 178/197
One migration net change every
2.52 hours
3.16 hours
Annual migration change -3,481 -2,784
Net migration rank 112/196 103/196
Foreign-born residents 527,831 29,142
Foreign-born residents rank 78/195 165/195
Foreign-born share of population 13.6% 2.3%
Foreign-born share rank 50/195 129/195

Natural population change vs migration

Croatia
Natural

Migration
Mauritius
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Croatia Mauritius
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -3,481 - -2,784
2024 - -5,186 - -2,787
2023 -19,298 10,202 999 -2,824
2022 -23,134 11,681 -757 -2,824
2021 -26,377 -4,517 -253 -4,324
2020 -20,354 -8,552 2,405 -5,895
2019 -15,008 -13,239 1,773 -5,202
2018 -15,557 -25,016 2,151 -5,084
2017 -16,570 -44,557 3,415 -5,322
2016 -13,553 -32,144 2,906 -4,483
2015 -16,607 -27,501 3,031 -3,645
2014 -11,345 -13,127 3,657 -3,691
2013 -10,162 -6,245 4,281 -3,617
2012 -9,799 -4,794 5,149 -3,663
2011 -9,846 -17,463 5,511 -2,465
2010 -8,591 -3,995 5,877 -2,624
2009 -7,319 1,358 6,113 -2,467
2008 -8,188 6,495 7,465 -2,589
2007 -10,335 8,893 8,429 -2,642
2006 -8,669 10,852 8,515 -2,757
2005 -9,022 10,629 10,195 -2,840
2004 -9,040 15,445 10,745 -3,001
2003 -12,480 12,556 10,799 -3,141
2002 -10,325 10,306 11,685 -3,150
2001 -8,599 19,298 11,723 -3,225
2000 -6,255 -47,629 12,224 -2,326
1999 -6,769 -47,418 12,341 -1,463
1998 -4,985 -47,931 11,489 -1,292
1997 3,175 -52,897 11,943 -1,199
1996 3,190 -53,688 13,041 -1,092
1995 0 -51,882 13,020 -1,144
1994 -930 -50,444 14,355 -1,112
1993 -2,301 -49,615 14,814 -1,189
1992 -4,576 -47,865 15,833 -1,254
1991 -2,813 -31,968 15,091 -1,333
1990 3,344 9,538 15,564 -1,938
1989 3,337 8,471 14,718 -2,463
1988 5,707 7,242 14,084 -1,399
1987 6,161 6,956 13,262 -300
1986 8,499 6,261 12,340 852
1985 10,343 5,550 12,451 615
1984 10,764 5,757 13,665 -258
1983 10,714 6,323 14,525 -1,756
1982 15,756 7,475 15,880 -2,226
1981 15,680 4,872 18,334 -1,559
1980 17,939 -5,486 19,321 -1,739
1979 21,136 -5,740 19,282 -2,363
1978 20,157 -7,329 18,670 -3,129
1977 22,798 -7,339 16,769 -3,749
1976 22,226 -7,400 16,407 -3,807
1975 21,658 -7,366 15,342 -3,869
1974 22,453 -8,076 17,561 -4,908
1973 21,904 -8,335 13,145 -2,144
1972 17,802 -7,277 14,825 -2,408
1971 19,941 -5,608 15,441 -960
1970 16,767 -2,359 16,190 -1,281
1969 16,688 -2,796 15,761 -674
1968 21,828 -2,799 17,884 -2,445
1967 26,032 -3,518 17,560 -1,257
1966 33,192 -6,341 20,758 -4,123
1965 31,251 -5,253 20,482 -3,597
1964 25,942 -2,090 22,239 -4,850
1963 31,270 -1,289 22,069 -5,236
1962 30,216 -2,176 20,660 -6,107
1961 36,255 -6,567 20,355 -8,984
1960 34,778 -21,768 19,931 -7,083

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 Mauritius 30.9% is from natural causes (a gain of 19,327 people) and 69.1% is from migration (a loss of 43,294 people).

As of 2024, 527,831 residents or 13.6% of the population were not native-born in Croatia, compared to 29,142 people or 2.3% in Mauritius.

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
Mauritius
City Population
Port Louis 149K
Quatre Bornes 81.8K
Curepipe 77.5K
Triolet 23.4K
Goodlands 20.7K
Centre de Flacq 15.8K
Mahebourg 15.8K
Bambous 15.3K

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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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