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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Croatia was 3,866,200 in 2024 vs 3,524,788 people in Mongolia in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Croatia's population is 3,812,193 people compared to 3,620,317 in Mongolia.

Population statistics:

  • Croatia's population is 1.05 times bigger than Mongolia's.
  • Croatia is ranked the 129th most populous country in the world, while Mongolia is the 132nd.
  • The countries together account for 0.09% of the world: 0.05% for Croatia vs 0.04% for Mongolia.
  • For the last 10 years, Croatia has had an average growth rate of -0.82% per year vs +1.79% in Mongolia.
  • Since 2006, the population of Croatia has decreased from 4.31M people to 3.81M (11.6% decline), while Mongolia has grown from 2.57M to 3.62M (41% growth).

Croatia vs Mongolia: population by year and forecast

Croatia
Factual

Projection
Mongolia
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Croatia Mongolia
2100 2,137,465 5,629,299
2099 2,155,186 5,623,066
2098 2,173,108 5,615,212
2097 2,190,995 5,606,511
2096 2,209,326 5,597,140
2095 2,227,698 5,585,917
2094 2,246,224 5,574,522
2093 2,264,550 5,562,381
2092 2,283,068 5,549,290
2091 2,301,556 5,535,819
2090 2,319,851 5,521,210
2089 2,338,604 5,505,877
2088 2,357,581 5,490,024
2087 2,376,274 5,474,226
2086 2,395,139 5,458,465
2085 2,414,304 5,441,196
2084 2,433,813 5,423,740
2083 2,453,361 5,405,563
2082 2,473,204 5,387,443
2081 2,493,128 5,368,417
2080 2,513,378 5,348,645
2079 2,534,101 5,328,073
2078 2,554,982 5,306,120
2077 2,576,370 5,285,225
2076 2,597,887 5,263,067
2075 2,619,688 5,240,553
2074 2,641,342 5,217,755
2073 2,663,253 5,194,484
2072 2,685,714 5,171,399
2071 2,708,053 5,147,939
2070 2,730,187 5,123,730
2069 2,753,302 5,100,078
2068 2,776,996 5,075,923
2067 2,800,742 5,051,712
2066 2,824,811 5,026,451
2065 2,848,913 5,001,559
2064 2,872,881 4,977,095
2063 2,897,651 4,952,721
2062 2,922,653 4,928,284
2061 2,947,832 4,903,616
2060 2,973,162 4,877,808
2059 2,998,389 4,851,900
2058 3,023,822 4,825,704
2057 3,049,085 4,798,069
2056 3,074,796 4,770,106
2055 3,100,195 4,741,145
2054 3,125,459 4,710,703
2053 3,151,016 4,678,720
2052 3,176,316 4,645,641
2051 3,201,973 4,611,080
2050 3,227,869 4,575,698
2049 3,253,597 4,538,221
2048 3,279,316 4,499,652
2047 3,305,051 4,459,534
2046 3,330,260 4,418,220
2045 3,355,638 4,375,263
2044 3,381,196 4,332,061
2043 3,406,105 4,288,836
2042 3,430,854 4,244,827
2041 3,455,487 4,200,917
2040 3,479,631 4,157,409
2039 3,503,577 4,114,122
2038 3,527,583 4,071,754
2037 3,551,581 4,029,761
2036 3,574,520 3,988,994
2035 3,596,996 3,949,374
2034 3,620,363 3,910,459
2033 3,643,692 3,872,505
2032 3,667,478 3,835,471
2031 3,691,842 3,799,194
2030 3,715,373 3,762,550
2029 3,739,203 3,725,673
2028 3,762,505 3,687,959
2027 3,787,023 3,649,213
2026 3,812,193 3,609,604
2025 3,838,346 3,568,196
2024 3,866,200 3,524,788
2023 3,859,686 3,481,145
2022 3,855,641 3,433,748
2021 3,878,981 3,383,741
2020 3,914,206 3,327,204
2019 3,949,390 3,267,673
2018 3,988,775 3,208,189
2017 4,041,407 3,148,917
2016 4,106,867 3,088,856
2015 4,151,725 3,026,864
2014 4,201,598 2,963,113
2013 4,233,922 2,899,011
2012 4,260,368 2,839,705
2011 4,280,622 2,786,317
2010 4,295,427 2,738,622
2009 4,305,181 2,691,115
2008 4,309,705 2,643,201
2007 4,310,217 2,601,850
2006 4,311,159 2,567,168
2005 4,310,145 2,536,407
2004 4,304,600 2,508,412
2003 4,303,399 2,480,374
2002 4,302,174 2,449,027
2001 4,299,642 2,417,751
2000 4,468,302 2,388,299
1999 4,512,597 2,356,813
1998 4,532,135 2,323,809
1997 4,534,920 2,291,750
1996 4,557,097 2,259,507
1995 4,620,030 2,224,945
1994 4,652,024 2,189,395
1993 4,600,463 2,165,130
1992 4,575,818 2,167,790
1991 4,689,022 2,165,342
1990 4,777,368 2,098,710
1989 4,767,260 2,124,185
1988 4,755,207 2,076,322
1987 4,739,745 2,022,800
1986 4,721,446 1,970,965
1985 4,701,417 1,921,514
1984 4,680,285 1,874,349
1983 4,658,254 1,829,092
1982 4,634,234 1,785,364
1981 4,611,509 1,742,857
1980 4,599,782 1,701,335
1979 4,594,778 1,660,659
1978 4,581,085 1,619,468
1977 4,559,571 1,576,245
1976 4,535,934 1,531,945
1975 4,512,082 1,488,296
1974 4,490,660 1,446,050
1973 4,470,161 1,405,502
1972 4,450,564 1,366,821
1971 4,431,275 1,330,071
1970 4,412,252 1,295,272
1969 4,391,490 1,262,284
1968 4,365,628 1,229,930
1967 4,338,683 1,196,996
1966 4,310,701 1,163,754
1965 4,280,923 1,131,177
1964 4,252,876 1,100,234
1963 4,225,675 1,071,362
1962 4,196,712 1,041,444
1961 4,167,292 1,009,284
1960 4,140,181 977,595

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/mongolia | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Croatia decreased by 204,292 people (a 4.74% decline), while Mongolia gained 521,688 people (a 20.3% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Croatia lost 294,674 people (a 7.18% decline), while Mongolia's population increased by 531,461 people (a 17.2% growth).

Croatia was ranked 120th most populous country in 2006 and is 129th in 2026. Mongolia was ranked 137th in 2006 and ranked 132nd 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 Mongolia will increase by 26.4% to 4,575,698 people and rank change from 132nd to 130th.

Mongolia is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 5.63M 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
Mongolia
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Croatia Mongolia
2100 -0.82% 0.11%
2099 -0.82% 0.14%
2098 -0.82% 0.16%
2097 -0.83% 0.17%
2096 -0.82% 0.2%
2095 -0.82% 0.2%
2094 -0.81% 0.22%
2093 -0.81% 0.24%
2092 -0.8% 0.24%
2091 -0.79% 0.26%
2090 -0.8% 0.28%
2089 -0.8% 0.29%
2088 -0.79% 0.29%
2087 -0.79% 0.29%
2086 -0.79% 0.32%
2085 -0.8% 0.32%
2084 -0.8% 0.34%
2083 -0.8% 0.34%
2082 -0.8% 0.35%
2081 -0.81% 0.37%
2080 -0.82% 0.39%
2079 -0.82% 0.41%
2078 -0.83% 0.4%
2077 -0.83% 0.42%
2076 -0.83% 0.43%
2075 -0.82% 0.44%
2074 -0.82% 0.45%
2073 -0.84% 0.45%
2072 -0.82% 0.46%
2071 -0.81% 0.47%
2070 -0.84% 0.46%
2069 -0.85% 0.48%
2068 -0.85% 0.48%
2067 -0.85% 0.5%
2066 -0.85% 0.5%
2065 -0.83% 0.49%
2064 -0.85% 0.49%
2063 -0.86% 0.5%
2062 -0.85% 0.5%
2061 -0.85% 0.53%
2060 -0.84% 0.53%
2059 -0.84% 0.54%
2058 -0.83% 0.58%
2057 -0.84% 0.59%
2056 -0.82% 0.61%
2055 -0.81% 0.65%
2054 -0.81% 0.68%
2053 -0.8% 0.71%
2052 -0.8% 0.75%
2051 -0.8% 0.77%
2050 -0.79% 0.83%
2049 -0.78% 0.86%
2048 -0.78% 0.9%
2047 -0.76% 0.94%
2046 -0.76% 0.98%
2045 -0.76% 1%
2044 -0.73% 1.01%
2043 -0.72% 1.04%
2042 -0.71% 1.05%
2041 -0.69% 1.05%
2040 -0.68% 1.05%
2039 -0.68% 1.04%
2038 -0.68% 1.04%
2037 -0.64% 1.02%
2036 -0.62% 1%
2035 -0.65% 1%
2034 -0.64% 0.98%
2033 -0.65% 0.97%
2032 -0.66% 0.95%
2031 -0.63% 0.97%
2030 -0.64% 0.99%
2029 -0.62% 1.02%
2028 -0.65% 1.06%
2027 -0.66% 1.1%
2026 -0.68% 1.16%
2025 -0.72% 1.23%
2024 0.17% 1.25%
2023 0.1% 1.38%
2022 -0.6% 1.48%
2021 -0.9% 1.7%
2020 -0.89% 1.82%
2019 -0.99% 1.85%
2018 -1.3% 1.88%
2017 -1.59% 1.94%
2016 -1.08% 2.05%
2015 -1.19% 2.15%
2014 -0.76% 2.21%
2013 -0.62% 2.09%
2012 -0.47% 1.92%
2011 -0.34% 1.74%
2010 -0.23% 1.77%
2009 -0.1% 1.81%
2008 -0.01% 1.59%
2007 -0.02% 1.35%
2006 0.02% 1.21%
2005 0.13% 1.12%
2004 0.03% 1.13%
2003 0.03% 1.28%
2002 0.06% 1.29%
2001 -3.77% 1.23%
2000 -0.98% 1.34%
1999 -0.43% 1.42%
1998 -0.06% 1.4%
1997 -0.49% 1.43%
1996 -1.36% 1.55%
1995 -0.69% 1.62%
1994 1.12% 1.12%
1993 0.54% -0.12%
1992 -2.41% 0.11%
1991 -1.85% 3.17%
1990 0.21% -1.2%
1989 0.25% 2.31%
1988 0.33% 2.65%
1987 0.39% 2.63%
1986 0.43% 2.57%
1985 0.45% 2.52%
1984 0.47% 2.47%
1983 0.52% 2.45%
1982 0.49% 2.44%
1981 0.25% 2.44%
1980 0.11% 2.45%
1979 0.3% 2.54%
1978 0.47% 2.74%
1977 0.52% 2.89%
1976 0.53% 2.93%
1975 0.48% 2.92%
1974 0.46% 2.88%
1973 0.44% 2.83%
1972 0.44% 2.76%
1971 0.43% 2.69%
1970 0.47% 2.61%
1969 0.59% 2.63%
1968 0.62% 2.75%
1967 0.65% 2.86%
1966 0.7% 2.88%
1965 0.66% 2.81%
1964 0.64% 2.69%
1963 0.69% 2.87%
1962 0.71% 3.19%
1961 0.65% 3.24%

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 Mongolia's population grew by 1.25%.

Live population counters

Croatia Mongolia
Current population
3812193
3620317
Population rank 129/197 132/197
Percent of world population 0.05% 0.04%
One net population change
1.34 hours
12 minutes
One birth every
16.4 minutes
7.95 minutes
One death every
10.2 minutes
27.5 minutes
Daily growth/decline +18 +120
Annual growth/decline +6,514 +43,643
Annual growth/decline rate +0.17% +1.25%
Population growth rate rank 157/197 86/197
One migration net change every
2.52 hours
4.63 days
Annual migration change -3,481 +79
Net migration rank 112/196 74/196
Foreign-born residents 527,831 22,589
Foreign-born residents rank 78/195 169/195
Foreign-born share of population 13.6% 0.6%
Foreign-born share rank 50/195 171/195

Natural population change vs migration

Croatia
Natural

Migration
Mongolia
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Croatia Mongolia
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -3,481 - 79
2024 - -5,186 - 83
2023 -19,298 10,202 46,995 0
2022 -23,134 11,681 47,730 0
2021 -26,377 -4,517 52,109 0
2020 -20,354 -8,552 60,888 0
2019 -15,008 -13,239 61,433 8,660
2018 -15,557 -25,016 60,635 7,811
2017 -16,570 -44,557 57,940 6,831
2016 -13,553 -32,144 62,086 5,633
2015 -16,607 -27,501 64,473 4,307
2014 -11,345 -13,127 66,078 2,921
2013 -10,162 -6,245 62,618 1,505
2012 -9,799 -4,794 55,942 351
2011 -9,846 -17,463 50,711 -505
2010 -8,591 -3,995 44,914 -6,444
2009 -7,319 1,358 48,876 -15,007
2008 -8,188 6,495 45,843 -17,277
2007 -10,335 8,893 39,636 -15,220
2006 -8,669 10,852 33,609 -11,934
2005 -9,022 10,629 29,290 -8,924
2004 -9,040 15,445 28,418 -8,148
2003 -12,480 12,556 28,827 -7,986
2002 -10,325 10,306 30,439 -8,934
2001 -8,599 19,298 32,052 -10,244
2000 -6,255 -47,629 32,753 -11,241
1999 -6,769 -47,418 32,283 -13,481
1998 -4,985 -47,931 31,757 -10,315
1997 3,175 -52,897 32,403 -9,132
1996 3,190 -53,688 33,741 -8,626
1995 0 -51,882 34,473 -7,346
1994 -930 -50,444 34,711 -5,449
1993 -2,301 -49,615 36,924 -5,429
1992 -4,576 -47,865 42,437 -8,404
1991 -2,813 -31,968 47,884 -11,427
1990 3,344 9,538 49,443 -11,881
1989 3,337 8,471 51,420 -9,757
1988 5,707 7,242 51,588 2,459
1987 6,161 6,956 51,140 1,855
1986 8,499 6,261 50,329 354
1985 10,343 5,550 49,944 -1,719
1984 10,764 5,757 48,562 -2,452
1983 10,714 6,323 46,919 -2,522
1982 15,756 7,475 45,179 -2,132
1981 15,680 4,872 43,588 -1,615
1980 17,939 -5,486 42,343 -1,268
1979 21,136 -5,740 41,568 -1,296
1978 20,157 -7,329 40,276 1,833
1977 22,798 -7,339 38,995 5,354
1976 22,226 -7,400 37,670 6,577
1975 21,658 -7,366 36,490 6,556
1974 22,453 -8,076 35,297 6,153
1973 21,904 -8,335 33,993 5,647
1972 17,802 -7,277 32,727 4,999
1971 19,941 -5,608 31,536 4,238
1970 16,767 -2,359 30,558 3,263
1969 16,688 -2,796 29,781 2,366
1968 21,828 -2,799 29,017 3,535
1967 26,032 -3,518 28,178 5,139
1966 33,192 -6,341 27,338 5,837
1965 31,251 -5,253 26,364 5,610
1964 25,942 -2,090 25,317 4,599
1963 31,270 -1,289 24,142 3,687
1962 30,216 -2,176 22,960 9,049
1961 36,255 -6,567 21,873 10,440
1960 34,778 -21,768 20,726 10,334

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 Mongolia 94.1% is from natural causes (a gain of 580,367 people) and 5.87% is from migration (a gain of 36,163 people).

As of 2024, 527,831 residents or 13.6% of the population were not native-born in Croatia, compared to 22,589 people or 0.6% in Mongolia.

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
Mongolia
City Population
Ulaanbaatar 1.4M
Bulgan 12.3K

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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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