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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Croatia was 3,866,200 in 2024 vs 130,861,007 people in Mexico in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Croatia's population is 3,812,193 people compared to 133,323,134 in Mexico.

Population statistics:

  • Mexico's population is 35 times bigger than Croatia's.
  • Croatia is ranked the 129th 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 -0.82% per year vs +0.92% in Mexico.
  • Since 2006, the population of Croatia has decreased from 4.31M people to 3.81M (11.6% decline), while Mexico has grown from 107M to 133M (24.3% growth).

Croatia vs Mexico: population by year and forecast

Croatia
Factual

Projection
Mexico
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Croatia Mexico
2100 2,137,465 131,182,639
2099 2,155,186 131,943,283
2098 2,173,108 132,700,369
2097 2,190,995 133,455,010
2096 2,209,326 134,204,227
2095 2,227,698 134,949,218
2094 2,246,224 135,687,085
2093 2,264,550 136,415,232
2092 2,283,068 137,127,644
2091 2,301,556 137,833,985
2090 2,319,851 138,527,198
2089 2,338,604 139,208,862
2088 2,357,581 139,874,924
2087 2,376,274 140,530,483
2086 2,395,139 141,174,372
2085 2,414,304 141,805,496
2084 2,433,813 142,415,948
2083 2,453,361 143,009,187
2082 2,473,204 143,579,768
2081 2,493,128 144,138,842
2080 2,513,378 144,677,451
2079 2,534,101 145,195,172
2078 2,554,982 145,691,242
2077 2,576,370 146,165,064
2076 2,597,887 146,616,674
2075 2,619,688 147,046,928
2074 2,641,342 147,455,761
2073 2,663,253 147,841,295
2072 2,685,714 148,201,143
2071 2,708,053 148,534,057
2070 2,730,187 148,848,168
2069 2,753,302 149,134,711
2068 2,776,996 149,395,717
2067 2,800,742 149,630,386
2066 2,824,811 149,842,125
2065 2,848,913 150,029,268
2064 2,872,881 150,187,992
2063 2,897,651 150,319,846
2062 2,922,653 150,424,224
2061 2,947,832 150,502,250
2060 2,973,162 150,555,648
2059 2,998,389 150,577,220
2058 3,023,822 150,569,044
2057 3,049,085 150,535,337
2056 3,074,796 150,475,242
2055 3,100,195 150,384,336
2054 3,125,459 150,263,237
2053 3,151,016 150,110,615
2052 3,176,316 149,923,918
2051 3,201,973 149,705,066
2050 3,227,869 149,450,774
2049 3,253,597 149,166,038
2048 3,279,316 148,836,849
2047 3,305,051 148,478,965
2046 3,330,260 148,081,688
2045 3,355,638 147,647,318
2044 3,381,196 147,173,101
2043 3,406,105 146,667,761
2042 3,430,854 146,123,566
2041 3,455,487 145,543,650
2040 3,479,631 144,931,633
2039 3,503,577 144,286,278
2038 3,527,583 143,601,872
2037 3,551,581 142,883,005
2036 3,574,520 142,138,929
2035 3,596,996 141,359,885
2034 3,620,363 140,554,653
2033 3,643,692 139,713,048
2032 3,667,478 138,843,644
2031 3,691,842 137,947,334
2030 3,715,373 137,023,304
2029 3,739,203 136,071,720
2028 3,762,505 135,090,755
2027 3,787,023 134,081,337
2026 3,812,193 133,042,003
2025 3,838,346 131,970,909
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 (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); World Bank | Health (1960–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

GeoRank.org/population/croatia/mexico | CC BY

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 294,674 people (a 7.18% decline), while Mexico's population increased by 11,071,783 people (a 9.06% growth).

Croatia was ranked 120th most populous country in 2006 and is 129th 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 3,227,869 people with a rank change from 129th to 139th. The population of Mexico will increase by 12.1% to 149,450,774 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 2.14M 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 -0.72% 0.85%
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 (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 Mexico's population grew by 0.86%.

Live population counters

Croatia Mexico
Current population
3812193
133323134
Population rank 129/197 11/197
Percent of world population 0.05% 1.61%
One net population change
1.34 hours
28.1 seconds
One birth every
16.4 minutes
15.5 seconds
One death every
10.2 minutes
39.5 seconds
Daily growth/decline +18 +3,072
Annual growth/decline +6,514 +1,121,248
Annual growth/decline rate +0.17% +0.86%
Population growth rate rank 157/197 110/197
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 - -5,186 - -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 -20,354 -8,552 1,031,637 -147,456
2019 -15,008 -13,239 1,357,485 -169,628
2018 -15,557 -25,016 1,366,076 -175,356
2017 -16,570 -44,557 1,384,178 -227,499
2016 -13,553 -32,144 1,445,256 -304,472
2015 -16,607 -27,501 1,508,439 -291,044
2014 -11,345 -13,127 1,587,620 -228,816
2013 -10,162 -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 2026-04-06).

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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 Mexico 87.5% is from natural causes (a gain of 13,080,136 people) and 12.5% is from migration (a loss of 1,876,544 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
Tijuana 1.96M
Ecatepec de Morelos 1.93M
Leon 1.58M
Puebla 1.43M
Guadalajara 1.39M
Ciudad Juarez 1.32M
Zapopan 1.26M
Monterrey 1.14M
Ciudad Nezahualcoyotl 1.07M

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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. Wikidata (2026, retrieved 2026-02-08)
  5. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-02-20)

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