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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Croatia was 3,866,200 in 2024 vs 38,081,173 people in Morocco in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Croatia's population is 3,812,193 people compared to 38,871,720 in Morocco.

Population statistics:

  • Morocco's population is 10.2 times bigger than Croatia's.
  • Croatia is ranked the 129th most populous country in the world, while Morocco is the 41st.
  • The countries together account for 0.52% of the world: 0.05% for Croatia vs 0.47% for Morocco.
  • For the last 10 years, Croatia has had an average growth rate of -0.82% per year vs +1.09% in Morocco.
  • Since 2006, the population of Croatia has decreased from 4.31M people to 3.81M (11.6% decline), while Morocco has grown from 30.8M to 38.9M (26.3% growth).

Croatia vs Morocco: population by year and forecast

Croatia
Factual

Projection
Morocco
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Croatia Morocco
2100 2,137,465 38,181,184
2099 2,155,186 38,411,679
2098 2,173,108 38,639,306
2097 2,190,995 38,863,211
2096 2,209,326 39,084,772
2095 2,227,698 39,302,453
2094 2,246,224 39,515,556
2093 2,264,550 39,726,709
2092 2,283,068 39,934,218
2091 2,301,556 40,138,565
2090 2,319,851 40,337,690
2089 2,338,604 40,532,151
2088 2,357,581 40,718,654
2087 2,376,274 40,902,624
2086 2,395,139 41,085,174
2085 2,414,304 41,264,970
2084 2,433,813 41,438,801
2083 2,453,361 41,604,865
2082 2,473,204 41,768,393
2081 2,493,128 41,927,610
2080 2,513,378 42,082,087
2079 2,534,101 42,233,228
2078 2,554,982 42,377,404
2077 2,576,370 42,515,702
2076 2,597,887 42,648,054
2075 2,619,688 42,775,325
2074 2,641,342 42,898,811
2073 2,663,253 43,017,234
2072 2,685,714 43,128,932
2071 2,708,053 43,232,517
2070 2,730,187 43,332,679
2069 2,753,302 43,423,419
2068 2,776,996 43,507,485
2067 2,800,742 43,586,077
2066 2,824,811 43,654,657
2065 2,848,913 43,723,648
2064 2,872,881 43,781,054
2063 2,897,651 43,828,593
2062 2,922,653 43,871,197
2061 2,947,832 43,902,710
2060 2,973,162 43,927,001
2059 2,998,389 43,942,510
2058 3,023,822 43,944,996
2057 3,049,085 43,939,695
2056 3,074,796 43,927,624
2055 3,100,195 43,902,661
2054 3,125,459 43,866,486
2053 3,151,016 43,819,100
2052 3,176,316 43,759,239
2051 3,201,973 43,688,144
2050 3,227,869 43,605,074
2049 3,253,597 43,517,919
2048 3,279,316 43,417,554
2047 3,305,051 43,308,462
2046 3,330,260 43,192,511
2045 3,355,638 43,065,569
2044 3,381,196 42,925,634
2043 3,406,105 42,780,215
2042 3,430,854 42,623,872
2041 3,455,487 42,456,113
2040 3,479,631 42,280,578
2039 3,503,577 42,098,906
2038 3,527,583 41,902,451
2037 3,551,581 41,700,541
2036 3,574,520 41,488,891
2035 3,596,996 41,266,216
2034 3,620,363 41,037,058
2033 3,643,692 40,795,454
2032 3,667,478 40,544,755
2031 3,691,842 40,280,535
2030 3,715,373 40,005,642
2029 3,739,203 39,720,087
2028 3,762,505 39,422,016
2027 3,787,023 39,109,148
2026 3,812,193 38,783,685
2025 3,838,346 38,442,658
2024 3,866,200 38,081,173
2023 3,859,686 37,712,505
2022 3,855,641 37,329,064
2021 3,878,981 36,954,442
2020 3,914,206 36,584,208
2019 3,949,390 36,210,898
2018 3,988,775 35,839,760
2017 4,041,407 35,446,392
2016 4,106,867 35,023,457
2015 4,151,725 34,607,588
2014 4,201,598 34,204,780
2013 4,233,922 33,787,571
2012 4,260,368 33,355,241
2011 4,280,622 32,912,588
2010 4,295,427 32,467,016
2009 4,305,181 32,030,778
2008 4,309,705 31,606,767
2007 4,310,217 31,186,468
2006 4,311,159 30,771,178
2005 4,310,145 30,358,144
2004 4,304,600 29,953,018
2003 4,303,399 29,571,415
2002 4,302,174 29,198,142
2001 4,299,642 28,814,643
2000 4,468,302 28,423,435
1999 4,512,597 28,027,179
1998 4,532,135 27,621,648
1997 4,534,920 27,213,337
1996 4,557,097 26,808,107
1995 4,620,030 26,399,429
1994 4,652,024 26,000,822
1993 4,600,463 25,614,586
1992 4,575,818 25,212,468
1991 4,689,022 24,799,014
1990 4,777,368 24,375,551
1989 4,767,260 23,939,414
1988 4,755,207 23,500,524
1987 4,739,745 23,054,392
1986 4,721,446 22,600,803
1985 4,701,417 22,113,953
1984 4,680,285 21,593,778
1983 4,658,254 21,060,696
1982 4,634,234 20,520,318
1981 4,611,509 19,985,401
1980 4,599,782 19,459,943
1979 4,594,778 18,955,589
1978 4,581,085 18,477,385
1977 4,559,571 18,014,756
1976 4,535,934 17,574,182
1975 4,512,082 17,150,786
1974 4,490,660 16,733,842
1973 4,470,161 16,326,269
1972 4,450,564 15,924,692
1971 4,431,275 15,527,225
1970 4,412,252 15,129,449
1969 4,391,490 14,734,255
1968 4,365,628 14,347,899
1967 4,338,683 13,968,175
1966 4,310,701 13,597,065
1965 4,280,923 13,239,171
1964 4,252,876 12,898,886
1963 4,225,675 12,577,502
1962 4,196,712 12,253,092
1961 4,167,292 11,931,085
1960 4,140,181 11,624,933

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 Morocco gained 4,252,279 people (a 13.8% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Croatia lost 294,674 people (a 7.18% decline), while Morocco's population increased by 3,848,263 people (a 11% growth).

Croatia was ranked 120th most populous country in 2006 and is 129th in 2026. Morocco was ranked 37th in 2006 and ranked 41st 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 Morocco will increase by 12.2% to 43,605,074 people and rank change from 41st to 50th.

Morocco is projected to reach its peak in 2058 at 43.9M 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
Morocco
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Croatia Morocco
2100 -0.82% -0.6%
2099 -0.82% -0.59%
2098 -0.82% -0.58%
2097 -0.83% -0.57%
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% -0.49%
2090 -0.8% -0.48%
2089 -0.8% -0.46%
2088 -0.79% -0.45%
2087 -0.79% -0.44%
2086 -0.79% -0.44%
2085 -0.8% -0.42%
2084 -0.8% -0.4%
2083 -0.8% -0.39%
2082 -0.8% -0.38%
2081 -0.81% -0.37%
2080 -0.82% -0.36%
2079 -0.82% -0.34%
2078 -0.83% -0.33%
2077 -0.83% -0.31%
2076 -0.83% -0.3%
2075 -0.82% -0.29%
2074 -0.82% -0.28%
2073 -0.84% -0.26%
2072 -0.82% -0.24%
2071 -0.81% -0.23%
2070 -0.84% -0.21%
2069 -0.85% -0.19%
2068 -0.85% -0.18%
2067 -0.85% -0.16%
2066 -0.85% -0.16%
2065 -0.83% -0.13%
2064 -0.85% -0.11%
2063 -0.86% -0.1%
2062 -0.85% -0.07%
2061 -0.85% -0.06%
2060 -0.84% -0.04%
2059 -0.84% -0.006%
2058 -0.83% 0.01%
2057 -0.84% 0.03%
2056 -0.82% 0.06%
2055 -0.81% 0.08%
2054 -0.81% 0.11%
2053 -0.8% 0.14%
2052 -0.8% 0.16%
2051 -0.8% 0.19%
2050 -0.79% 0.2%
2049 -0.78% 0.23%
2048 -0.78% 0.25%
2047 -0.76% 0.27%
2046 -0.76% 0.29%
2045 -0.76% 0.33%
2044 -0.73% 0.34%
2043 -0.72% 0.37%
2042 -0.71% 0.4%
2041 -0.69% 0.42%
2040 -0.68% 0.43%
2039 -0.68% 0.47%
2038 -0.68% 0.48%
2037 -0.64% 0.51%
2036 -0.62% 0.54%
2035 -0.65% 0.56%
2034 -0.64% 0.59%
2033 -0.65% 0.62%
2032 -0.66% 0.66%
2031 -0.63% 0.69%
2030 -0.64% 0.72%
2029 -0.62% 0.76%
2028 -0.65% 0.8%
2027 -0.66% 0.84%
2026 -0.68% 0.89%
2025 -0.72% 0.95%
2024 0.17% 0.98%
2023 0.1% 1.03%
2022 -0.6% 1.01%
2021 -0.9% 1.01%
2020 -0.89% 1.03%
2019 -0.99% 1.04%
2018 -1.3% 1.11%
2017 -1.59% 1.21%
2016 -1.08% 1.2%
2015 -1.19% 1.18%
2014 -0.76% 1.23%
2013 -0.62% 1.3%
2012 -0.47% 1.34%
2011 -0.34% 1.37%
2010 -0.23% 1.36%
2009 -0.1% 1.34%
2008 -0.01% 1.35%
2007 -0.02% 1.35%
2006 0.02% 1.36%
2005 0.13% 1.35%
2004 0.03% 1.29%
2003 0.03% 1.28%
2002 0.06% 1.33%
2001 -3.77% 1.38%
2000 -0.98% 1.41%
1999 -0.43% 1.47%
1998 -0.06% 1.5%
1997 -0.49% 1.51%
1996 -1.36% 1.55%
1995 -0.69% 1.53%
1994 1.12% 1.51%
1993 0.54% 1.59%
1992 -2.41% 1.67%
1991 -1.85% 1.74%
1990 0.21% 1.82%
1989 0.25% 1.87%
1988 0.33% 1.94%
1987 0.39% 2.01%
1986 0.43% 2.2%
1985 0.45% 2.41%
1984 0.47% 2.53%
1983 0.52% 2.63%
1982 0.49% 2.68%
1981 0.25% 2.7%
1980 0.11% 2.66%
1979 0.3% 2.59%
1978 0.47% 2.57%
1977 0.52% 2.51%
1976 0.53% 2.47%
1975 0.48% 2.49%
1974 0.46% 2.5%
1973 0.44% 2.52%
1972 0.44% 2.56%
1971 0.43% 2.63%
1970 0.47% 2.68%
1969 0.59% 2.69%
1968 0.62% 2.72%
1967 0.65% 2.73%
1966 0.7% 2.7%
1965 0.66% 2.64%
1964 0.64% 2.56%
1963 0.69% 2.65%
1962 0.71% 2.7%
1961 0.65% 2.63%

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 Morocco's population grew by 0.98%.

Live population counters

Croatia Morocco
Current population
3812193
38871720
Population rank 129/197 41/197
Percent of world population 0.05% 0.47%
One net population change
1.34 hours
1.43 minutes
One birth every
16.4 minutes
50.1 seconds
One death every
10.2 minutes
2.47 minutes
Daily growth/decline +18 +1,010
Annual growth/decline +6,514 +368,668
Annual growth/decline rate +0.17% +0.98%
Population growth rate rank 157/197 104/197
One migration net change every
2.52 hours
9.37 minutes
Annual migration change -3,481 -56,254
Net migration rank 112/196 176/196
Foreign-born residents 527,831 111,069
Foreign-born residents rank 78/195 129/195
Foreign-born share of population 13.6% 0.3%
Foreign-born share rank 50/195 182/195

Natural population change vs migration

Croatia
Natural

Migration
Morocco
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Croatia Morocco
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -3,481 - -56,254
2024 - -5,186 - -46,802
2023 -19,298 10,202 417,213 -39,650
2022 -23,134 11,681 427,903 -38,594
2021 -26,377 -4,517 407,829 -47,902
2020 -20,354 -8,552 415,999 -35,474
2019 -15,008 -13,239 457,307 -91,217
2018 -15,557 -25,016 464,375 -88,159
2017 -16,570 -44,557 471,011 -60,472
2016 -13,553 -32,144 474,637 -39,302
2015 -16,607 -27,501 477,654 -81,248
2014 -11,345 -13,127 481,295 -72,065
2013 -10,162 -6,245 492,284 -67,096
2012 -9,799 -4,794 504,698 -65,251
2011 -9,846 -17,463 513,305 -67,447
2010 -8,591 -3,995 515,804 -70,510
2009 -7,319 1,358 509,386 -82,203
2008 -8,188 6,495 499,766 -78,912
2007 -10,335 8,893 493,526 -73,759
2006 -8,669 10,852 483,200 -72,364
2005 -9,022 10,629 474,285 -59,024
2004 -9,040 15,445 461,756 -66,749
2003 -12,480 12,556 452,650 -84,460
2002 -10,325 10,306 446,147 -67,802
2001 -8,599 19,298 452,621 -63,967
2000 -6,255 -47,629 461,341 -67,569
1999 -6,769 -47,418 473,071 -74,343
1998 -4,985 -47,931 492,604 -80,286
1997 3,175 -52,897 500,807 -96,502
1996 3,190 -53,688 501,499 -95,331
1995 0 -51,882 496,573 -85,386
1994 -930 -50,444 501,426 -115,404
1993 -2,301 -49,615 507,707 -121,254
1992 -4,576 -47,865 525,680 -107,911
1991 -2,813 -31,968 539,850 -130,717
1990 3,344 9,538 535,506 -97,711
1989 3,337 8,471 538,996 -104,509
1988 5,707 7,242 545,800 -102,484
1987 6,161 6,956 553,005 -104,029
1986 8,499 6,261 558,105 -99,905
1985 10,343 5,550 560,810 -45,336
1984 10,764 5,757 564,159 -39,319
1983 10,714 6,323 566,301 -24,988
1982 15,756 7,475 564,904 -25,471
1981 15,680 4,872 552,936 -22,553
1980 17,939 -5,486 534,448 -13,899
1979 21,136 -5,740 515,554 -27,374
1978 20,157 -7,329 498,834 -30,600
1977 22,798 -7,339 489,173 -32,161
1976 22,226 -7,400 482,130 -58,019
1975 21,658 -7,366 474,631 -51,968
1974 22,453 -8,076 464,147 -52,927
1973 21,904 -8,335 455,699 -51,772
1972 17,802 -7,277 446,449 -47,226
1971 19,941 -5,608 435,104 -39,385
1970 16,767 -2,359 426,015 -26,168
1969 16,688 -2,796 414,931 -24,389
1968 21,828 -2,799 407,437 -25,267
1967 26,032 -3,518 400,594 -23,309
1966 33,192 -6,341 391,881 -26,945
1965 31,251 -5,253 383,989 -33,139
1964 25,942 -2,090 375,835 -46,106
1963 31,270 -1,289 369,250 -56,214
1962 30,216 -2,176 363,843 -28,071
1961 36,255 -6,567 348,650 -40,413
1960 34,778 -21,768 323,499 -19,434

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 Morocco 88.3% is from natural causes (a gain of 4,495,223 people) and 11.7% is from migration (a loss of 594,083 people).

As of 2024, 527,831 residents or 13.6% of the population were not native-born in Croatia, compared to 111,069 people or 0.3% in Morocco.

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
Morocco
City Population
Casablanca 3.22M
Tangier 1.28M
Fez 1.17M
Marrakesh 1M
Sale 945K
Meknes 601K
Rabat 573K
Agadir 538K
Kenitra 508K
Oujda 506K

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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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