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

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The latest officially reported population of Croatia was 3,876,200 in 2025 vs 131,946,900 people in Mexico in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Croatia's population is 3,849,788 people compared to 133,551,566 in Mexico.

Population statistics:

  • Mexico's population is 34.7 times bigger than Croatia's.
  • Croatia is ranked the 130th most populous country in the world, while Mexico is the 11th.
  • The countries together account for 1.65% of the world: 0.05% for Croatia vs 1.61% for Mexico.
  • For the last 10 years, Croatia has had an average growth rate of -0.73% per year vs +0.88% in Mexico.
  • Since 2006, the population of Croatia has decreased from 4.31M people to 3.85M (10.7% decline), while Mexico has grown from 107M to 134M (24.5% growth).

Croatia vs Mexico: population by year and forecast

Croatia
Factual

Projection
Mexico
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Croatia Mexico
2100 2,158,545 131,158,772
2099 2,176,440 131,919,278
2098 2,194,539 132,676,226
2097 2,212,602 133,430,730
2096 2,231,114 134,179,811
2095 2,249,667 134,924,667
2094 2,268,376 135,662,399
2093 2,286,882 136,390,414
2092 2,305,583 137,102,695
2091 2,324,254 137,808,909
2090 2,342,729 138,501,995
2089 2,361,668 139,183,536
2088 2,380,831 139,849,476
2087 2,399,709 140,504,916
2086 2,418,760 141,148,688
2085 2,438,113 141,779,696
2084 2,457,815 142,390,038
2083 2,477,556 142,983,168
2082 2,497,595 143,553,646
2081 2,517,715 144,112,618
2080 2,538,164 144,651,130
2079 2,559,092 145,168,756
2078 2,580,179 145,664,735
2077 2,601,778 146,138,472
2076 2,623,507 146,589,999
2075 2,645,523 147,020,176
2074 2,667,391 147,428,934
2073 2,689,518 147,814,398
2072 2,712,201 148,174,180
2071 2,734,759 148,507,034
2070 2,757,112 148,821,087
2069 2,780,455 149,107,578
2068 2,804,383 149,368,537
2067 2,828,363 149,603,163
2066 2,852,669 149,814,864
2065 2,877,009 150,001,973
2064 2,901,213 150,160,667
2063 2,926,228 150,292,498
2062 2,951,475 150,396,857
2061 2,976,903 150,474,868
2060 3,002,483 150,528,257
2059 3,027,959 150,549,825
2058 3,053,643 150,541,650
2057 3,079,155 150,507,950
2056 3,105,119 150,447,865
2055 3,130,769 150,356,976
2054 3,156,282 150,235,899
2053 3,182,091 150,083,305
2052 3,207,640 149,896,641
2051 3,233,551 149,677,830
2050 3,259,702 149,423,583
2049 3,285,684 149,138,900
2048 3,311,657 148,809,771
2047 3,337,645 148,451,951
2046 3,363,102 148,054,747
2045 3,388,731 147,620,456
2044 3,414,541 147,146,325
2043 3,439,695 146,641,077
2042 3,464,688 146,096,981
2041 3,489,565 145,517,171
2040 3,513,946 144,905,265
2039 3,538,129 144,260,027
2038 3,562,371 143,575,746
2037 3,586,606 142,857,009
2036 3,609,771 142,113,069
2035 3,632,470 141,334,167
2034 3,656,066 140,529,082
2033 3,679,626 139,687,630
2032 3,703,646 138,818,384
2031 3,728,250 137,922,237
2030 3,752,014 136,998,375
2029 3,776,079 136,046,964
2028 3,799,610 135,066,178
2027 3,824,370 134,056,943
2026 3,849,788 133,017,798
2025 3,876,200 131,946,900
2024 3,866,200 130,861,007
2023 3,859,686 129,739,759
2022 3,855,641 128,613,117
2021 3,878,981 127,648,148
2020 3,914,206 126,799,054
2019 3,949,390 125,762,982
2018 3,988,775 124,573,711
2017 4,041,407 123,400,057
2016 4,106,867 122,251,351
2015 4,151,725 121,072,306
2014 4,201,598 119,784,261
2013 4,233,922 118,343,573
2012 4,260,368 116,818,208
2011 4,280,622 115,243,504
2010 4,295,427 113,623,895
2009 4,305,181 111,999,721
2008 4,309,705 110,374,288
2007 4,310,217 108,774,360
2006 4,311,159 107,253,666
2005 4,310,145 105,811,504
2004 4,304,600 104,394,131
2003 4,303,399 102,978,515
2002 4,302,174 101,548,624
2001 4,299,642 100,099,099
2000 4,468,302 98,625,552
1999 4,512,597 97,115,707
1998 4,532,135 95,575,245
1997 4,534,920 94,021,207
1996 4,557,097 92,452,702
1995 4,620,030 90,862,455
1994 4,652,024 89,259,205
1993 4,600,463 87,653,807
1992 4,575,818 86,044,809
1991 4,689,022 84,430,572
1990 4,777,368 82,820,170
1989 4,767,260 81,247,182
1988 4,755,207 79,695,531
1987 4,739,745 78,136,651
1986 4,721,446 76,585,637
1985 4,701,417 75,043,414
1984 4,680,285 73,506,846
1983 4,658,254 71,971,240
1982 4,634,234 70,433,260
1981 4,611,509 68,892,108
1980 4,599,782 67,300,334
1979 4,594,778 65,648,865
1978 4,581,085 63,979,046
1977 4,559,571 62,308,493
1976 4,535,934 60,645,512
1975 4,512,082 58,982,400
1974 4,490,660 57,320,149
1973 4,470,161 55,667,284
1972 4,450,564 54,030,168
1971 4,431,275 52,412,558
1970 4,412,252 50,814,953
1969 4,391,490 49,233,194
1968 4,365,628 47,668,303
1967 4,338,683 46,129,608
1966 4,310,701 44,629,106
1965 4,280,923 43,174,477
1964 4,252,876 41,772,049
1963 4,225,675 40,424,065
1962 4,196,712 39,129,200
1961 4,167,292 37,890,118
1960 4,140,181 36,724,615

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2026–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08); World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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From 2006 to 2016, the population of Croatia decreased by 204,292 people (a 4.74% decline), while Mexico gained 14,997,685 people (a 14% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Croatia lost 257,079 people (a 6.26% decline), while Mexico's population increased by 11,300,215 people (a 9.24% growth).

Croatia was ranked 120th most populous country in 2006 and is 130th in 2026. Mexico was ranked 11th in 2006 and still ranked 11th 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 Mexico will increase by 11.9% to 149,423,583 people and rank change from 11th to 12th.

Mexico is projected to reach its peak in 2059 at 151M 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
Mexico
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Croatia Mexico
2100 -0.82% -0.58%
2099 -0.82% -0.57%
2098 -0.82% -0.57%
2097 -0.83% -0.56%
2096 -0.82% -0.55%
2095 -0.82% -0.54%
2094 -0.81% -0.53%
2093 -0.81% -0.52%
2092 -0.8% -0.51%
2091 -0.79% -0.5%
2090 -0.8% -0.49%
2089 -0.8% -0.48%
2088 -0.79% -0.47%
2087 -0.79% -0.46%
2086 -0.79% -0.45%
2085 -0.8% -0.43%
2084 -0.8% -0.41%
2083 -0.8% -0.4%
2082 -0.8% -0.39%
2081 -0.81% -0.37%
2080 -0.82% -0.36%
2079 -0.82% -0.34%
2078 -0.83% -0.32%
2077 -0.83% -0.31%
2076 -0.83% -0.29%
2075 -0.82% -0.28%
2074 -0.82% -0.26%
2073 -0.84% -0.24%
2072 -0.82% -0.22%
2071 -0.81% -0.21%
2070 -0.84% -0.19%
2069 -0.85% -0.17%
2068 -0.85% -0.16%
2067 -0.85% -0.14%
2066 -0.85% -0.12%
2065 -0.83% -0.11%
2064 -0.85% -0.09%
2063 -0.86% -0.07%
2062 -0.85% -0.05%
2061 -0.85% -0.04%
2060 -0.84% -0.01%
2059 -0.84% 0.005%
2058 -0.83% 0.02%
2057 -0.84% 0.04%
2056 -0.82% 0.06%
2055 -0.81% 0.08%
2054 -0.81% 0.1%
2053 -0.8% 0.12%
2052 -0.8% 0.15%
2051 -0.8% 0.17%
2050 -0.79% 0.19%
2049 -0.78% 0.22%
2048 -0.78% 0.24%
2047 -0.76% 0.27%
2046 -0.76% 0.29%
2045 -0.76% 0.32%
2044 -0.73% 0.34%
2043 -0.72% 0.37%
2042 -0.71% 0.4%
2041 -0.69% 0.42%
2040 -0.68% 0.45%
2039 -0.68% 0.48%
2038 -0.68% 0.5%
2037 -0.64% 0.52%
2036 -0.62% 0.55%
2035 -0.65% 0.57%
2034 -0.64% 0.6%
2033 -0.65% 0.63%
2032 -0.66% 0.65%
2031 -0.63% 0.67%
2030 -0.64% 0.7%
2029 -0.62% 0.73%
2028 -0.65% 0.75%
2027 -0.66% 0.78%
2026 -0.68% 0.81%
2025 0.26% 0.83%
2024 0.17% 0.86%
2023 0.1% 0.88%
2022 -0.6% 0.76%
2021 -0.9% 0.67%
2020 -0.89% 0.82%
2019 -0.99% 0.95%
2018 -1.3% 0.95%
2017 -1.59% 0.94%
2016 -1.08% 0.97%
2015 -1.19% 1.08%
2014 -0.76% 1.22%
2013 -0.62% 1.31%
2012 -0.47% 1.37%
2011 -0.34% 1.43%
2010 -0.23% 1.45%
2009 -0.1% 1.47%
2008 -0.01% 1.47%
2007 -0.02% 1.42%
2006 0.02% 1.36%
2005 0.13% 1.36%
2004 0.03% 1.37%
2003 0.03% 1.41%
2002 0.06% 1.45%
2001 -3.77% 1.49%
2000 -0.98% 1.55%
1999 -0.43% 1.61%
1998 -0.06% 1.65%
1997 -0.49% 1.7%
1996 -1.36% 1.75%
1995 -0.69% 1.8%
1994 1.12% 1.83%
1993 0.54% 1.87%
1992 -2.41% 1.91%
1991 -1.85% 1.94%
1990 0.21% 1.94%
1989 0.25% 1.95%
1988 0.33% 2%
1987 0.39% 2.03%
1986 0.43% 2.06%
1985 0.45% 2.09%
1984 0.47% 2.13%
1983 0.52% 2.18%
1982 0.49% 2.24%
1981 0.25% 2.37%
1980 0.11% 2.52%
1979 0.3% 2.61%
1978 0.47% 2.68%
1977 0.52% 2.74%
1976 0.53% 2.82%
1975 0.48% 2.9%
1974 0.46% 2.97%
1973 0.44% 3.03%
1972 0.44% 3.09%
1971 0.43% 3.14%
1970 0.47% 3.21%
1969 0.59% 3.28%
1968 0.62% 3.34%
1967 0.65% 3.36%
1966 0.7% 3.37%
1965 0.66% 3.36%
1964 0.64% 3.33%
1963 0.69% 3.31%
1962 0.71% 3.27%
1961 0.65% 3.17%

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 Mexico's population grew by 0.83%.

Live population counters

Croatia Mexico
Current population
3849788
133551566
Population rank 130/197 11/197
Percent of world population 0.05% 1.61%
One net population change
52.7 minutes
29.1 seconds
One birth every
16.4 minutes
15.6 seconds
One death every
10.3 minutes
38.8 seconds
Daily growth/decline +27 +2,975
Annual growth/decline +10,000 +1,085,893
Annual growth/decline rate +0.26% +0.83%
Population growth rate rank 147/197 109/197
One migration net change every
2.52 hours
4.88 minutes
Annual migration change -3,481 -108,037
Net migration rank 112/196 181/196
Foreign-born residents 527,831 1,726,089
Foreign-born residents rank 78/195 42/195
Foreign-born share of population 13.6% 1.3%
Foreign-born share rank 50/195 149/195

Natural population change vs migration

Croatia
Natural

Migration
Mexico
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Croatia Mexico
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -3,481 - -108,037
2024 -18,944 -5,186 1,209,810 -104,581
2023 -19,298 10,202 1,238,366 -101,044
2022 -23,134 11,681 1,224,397 -108,438
2021 -26,377 -4,517 936,682 -122,791
2020 -21,137 -8,552 1,031,637 -147,456
2019 -15,798 -13,239 1,357,485 -169,628
2018 -15,556 -25,016 1,366,076 -175,356
2017 -16,974 -44,557 1,384,178 -227,499
2016 -14,374 -32,144 1,445,256 -304,472
2015 -17,022 -27,501 1,508,439 -291,044
2014 -11,344 -13,127 1,587,620 -228,816
2013 -10,585 -6,245 1,642,609 -120,058
2012 -9,799 -4,794 1,656,599 -128,485
2011 -9,846 -17,463 1,659,161 -37,826
2010 -8,591 -3,995 1,658,682 -40,845
2009 -7,319 1,358 1,661,180 -30,809
2008 -8,188 6,495 1,670,846 -50,347
2007 -10,335 8,893 1,684,915 -105,524
2006 -8,669 10,852 1,706,084 -244,140
2005 -9,022 10,629 1,732,663 -310,278
2004 -9,040 15,445 1,759,250 -346,912
2003 -12,480 12,556 1,788,016 -369,183
2002 -10,325 10,306 1,820,665 -379,812
2001 -8,599 19,298 1,836,418 -378,348
2000 -6,255 -47,629 1,845,383 -356,433
1999 -6,769 -47,418 1,859,475 -328,773
1998 -4,985 -47,931 1,871,650 -321,385
1997 3,175 -52,897 1,898,383 -340,546
1996 3,190 -53,688 1,922,554 -343,399
1995 0 -51,882 1,941,458 -340,091
1994 -930 -50,444 1,959,775 -354,573
1993 -2,301 -49,615 1,963,708 -358,039
1992 -4,576 -47,865 1,956,659 -344,313
1991 -2,813 -31,968 1,942,832 -326,691
1990 3,344 9,538 1,926,480 -321,764
1989 3,337 8,471 1,927,752 -386,467
1988 5,707 7,242 1,936,601 -374,544
1987 6,161 6,956 1,971,231 -415,521
1986 8,499 6,261 1,998,043 -451,756
1985 10,343 5,550 1,983,622 -445,447
1984 10,764 5,757 1,960,428 -425,467
1983 10,714 6,323 1,939,193 -402,937
1982 15,756 7,475 1,921,772 -382,048
1981 15,680 4,872 1,904,384 -361,791
1980 17,939 -5,486 1,893,158 -252,177
1979 21,136 -5,740 1,908,018 -246,034
1978 20,157 -7,329 1,921,419 -243,714
1977 22,798 -7,339 1,902,964 -239,521
1976 22,226 -7,400 1,891,958 -229,450
1975 21,658 -7,366 1,880,241 -216,556
1974 22,453 -8,076 1,868,809 -207,995
1973 21,904 -8,335 1,845,593 -200,688
1972 17,802 -7,277 1,823,302 -193,965
1971 19,941 -5,608 1,790,990 -185,062
1970 16,767 -2,359 1,753,370 -164,100
1969 16,688 -2,796 1,711,297 -137,051
1968 21,828 -2,799 1,671,918 -116,358
1967 26,032 -3,518 1,620,534 -98,680
1966 33,192 -6,341 1,566,170 -87,018
1965 31,251 -5,253 1,508,344 -78,288
1964 25,942 -2,090 1,447,360 -72,581
1963 31,270 -1,289 1,387,678 -66,515
1962 30,216 -2,176 1,328,319 -59,833
1961 36,255 -6,567 1,265,833 -56,174
1960 34,778 -21,768 1,206,955 -85,591

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 Mexico 87.9% is from natural causes (a gain of 12,702,326 people) and 12.1% is from migration (a loss of 1,752,309 people).

As of 2024, 527,831 residents or 13.6% of the population were not native-born in Croatia, compared to 1,726,089 people or 1.3% in Mexico.

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
Mexico
City Population
Mexico 9.21M
Veracruz 8.06M
San Luis Potosi 2.82M
Tijuana 1.96M
Leon 1.58M
Puebla 1.43M
Guadalajara 1.39M
Ciudad Juarez 1.32M
Zapopan 1.26M
Monterrey 1.14M

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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. Wikidata (2026, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  5. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-07-08)

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