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

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The latest officially reported population of Croatia was 3,876,200 in 2025 vs 38,430,770 people in Morocco in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Croatia's population is 3,849,788 people compared to 38,938,817 in Morocco.

Population statistics:

  • Morocco's population is 10.1 times bigger than Croatia's.
  • Croatia is ranked the 130th most populous country in the world, while Morocco is the 41st.
  • The countries together account for 0.51% 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 -0.73% per year vs +1.06% in Morocco.
  • Since 2006, the population of Croatia has decreased from 4.31M people to 3.85M (10.7% decline), while Morocco has grown from 30.8M to 38.9M (26.5% growth).

Croatia vs Morocco: population by year and forecast

Croatia
Factual

Projection
Morocco
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Croatia Morocco
2100 2,158,545 38,169,376
2099 2,176,440 38,399,800
2098 2,194,539 38,627,357
2097 2,212,602 38,851,192
2096 2,231,114 39,072,685
2095 2,249,667 39,290,298
2094 2,268,376 39,503,336
2093 2,286,882 39,714,423
2092 2,305,583 39,921,868
2091 2,324,254 40,126,152
2090 2,342,729 40,325,215
2089 2,361,668 40,519,616
2088 2,380,831 40,706,061
2087 2,399,709 40,889,974
2086 2,418,760 41,072,468
2085 2,438,113 41,252,209
2084 2,457,815 41,425,986
2083 2,477,556 41,591,998
2082 2,497,595 41,755,476
2081 2,517,715 41,914,644
2080 2,538,164 42,069,073
2079 2,559,092 42,220,167
2078 2,580,179 42,364,299
2077 2,601,778 42,502,554
2076 2,623,507 42,634,865
2075 2,645,523 42,762,096
2074 2,667,391 42,885,545
2073 2,689,518 43,003,930
2072 2,712,201 43,115,594
2071 2,734,759 43,219,147
2070 2,757,112 43,319,278
2069 2,780,455 43,409,990
2068 2,804,383 43,494,031
2067 2,828,363 43,572,598
2066 2,852,669 43,641,156
2065 2,877,009 43,710,126
2064 2,901,213 43,767,514
2063 2,926,228 43,815,039
2062 2,951,475 43,857,629
2061 2,976,903 43,889,133
2060 3,002,483 43,913,417
2059 3,027,959 43,928,921
2058 3,053,643 43,931,406
2057 3,079,155 43,926,107
2056 3,105,119 43,914,039
2055 3,130,769 43,889,084
2054 3,156,282 43,852,920
2053 3,182,091 43,805,549
2052 3,207,640 43,745,706
2051 3,233,551 43,674,633
2050 3,259,702 43,591,589
2049 3,285,684 43,504,461
2048 3,311,657 43,404,127
2047 3,337,645 43,295,069
2046 3,363,102 43,179,153
2045 3,388,731 43,052,251
2044 3,414,541 42,912,359
2043 3,439,695 42,766,985
2042 3,464,688 42,610,691
2041 3,489,565 42,442,983
2040 3,513,946 42,267,502
2039 3,538,129 42,085,886
2038 3,562,371 41,889,492
2037 3,586,606 41,687,645
2036 3,609,771 41,476,060
2035 3,632,470 41,253,454
2034 3,656,066 41,024,367
2033 3,679,626 40,782,838
2032 3,703,646 40,532,216
2031 3,728,250 40,268,078
2030 3,752,014 39,993,270
2029 3,776,079 39,707,804
2028 3,799,610 39,409,825
2027 3,824,370 39,097,054
2026 3,849,788 38,771,691
2025 3,876,200 38,430,770
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 (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 Morocco gained 4,252,279 people (a 13.8% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Croatia lost 257,079 people (a 6.26% decline), while Morocco's population increased by 3,915,360 people (a 11.2% growth).

Croatia was ranked 120th most populous country in 2006 and is 130th 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 3,259,702 people with a rank change from 130th to 138th. The population of Morocco will increase by 11.9% to 43,591,589 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 2.16M 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 0.26% 0.92%
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 (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 Morocco's population grew by 0.92%.

Live population counters

Croatia Morocco
Current population
3849788
38938817
Population rank 130/197 41/197
Percent of world population 0.05% 0.47%
One net population change
52.7 minutes
1.51 minutes
One birth every
16.4 minutes
50.5 seconds
One death every
10.3 minutes
2.41 minutes
Daily growth/decline +27 +958
Annual growth/decline +10,000 +349,597
Annual growth/decline rate +0.26% +0.92%
Population growth rate rank 147/197 105/197
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 -18,944 -5,186 406,555 -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 -21,137 -8,552 415,999 -35,474
2019 -15,798 -13,239 457,307 -91,217
2018 -15,556 -25,016 464,375 -88,159
2017 -16,974 -44,557 471,011 -60,472
2016 -14,374 -32,144 474,637 -39,302
2015 -17,022 -27,501 477,654 -81,248
2014 -11,344 -13,127 481,295 -72,065
2013 -10,585 -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 2026-07-08).

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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 Morocco 88.6% is from natural causes (a gain of 4,420,483 people) and 11.4% is from migration (a loss of 568,820 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 (1960–2025, 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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