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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Croatia was 3,866,200 in 2024 vs 34,631,766 people in Mozambique in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Croatia's population is 3,812,193 people compared to 36,941,128 in Mozambique.

Population statistics:

  • Mozambique's population is 9.69 times bigger than Croatia's.
  • Croatia is ranked the 129th most populous country in the world, while Mozambique is the 43rd.
  • The countries together account for 0.49% of the world: 0.05% for Croatia vs 0.45% for Mozambique.
  • For the last 10 years, Croatia has had an average growth rate of -0.82% per year vs +2.99% in Mozambique.
  • Since 2006, the population of Croatia has decreased from 4.31M people to 3.81M (11.6% decline), while Mozambique has grown from 20.8M to 36.9M (77.7% growth).

Croatia vs Mozambique: population by year and forecast

Croatia
Factual

Projection
Mozambique
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Croatia Mozambique
2100 2,137,465 105,684,658
2099 2,155,186 105,291,198
2098 2,173,108 104,859,475
2097 2,190,995 104,428,679
2096 2,209,326 103,962,668
2095 2,227,698 103,480,514
2094 2,246,224 102,989,197
2093 2,264,550 102,464,565
2092 2,283,068 101,929,545
2091 2,301,556 101,410,418
2090 2,319,851 100,829,728
2089 2,338,604 100,211,758
2088 2,357,581 99,594,130
2087 2,376,274 98,943,096
2086 2,395,139 98,288,529
2085 2,414,304 97,609,760
2084 2,433,813 96,926,143
2083 2,453,361 96,193,441
2082 2,473,204 95,449,095
2081 2,493,128 94,708,064
2080 2,513,378 93,957,824
2079 2,534,101 93,171,561
2078 2,554,982 92,350,666
2077 2,576,370 91,530,198
2076 2,597,887 90,699,125
2075 2,619,688 89,848,943
2074 2,641,342 88,999,187
2073 2,663,253 88,113,398
2072 2,685,714 87,210,961
2071 2,708,053 86,283,286
2070 2,730,187 85,349,704
2069 2,753,302 84,361,565
2068 2,776,996 83,400,997
2067 2,800,742 82,437,397
2066 2,824,811 81,437,030
2065 2,848,913 80,446,244
2064 2,872,881 79,433,801
2063 2,897,651 78,430,632
2062 2,922,653 77,376,597
2061 2,947,832 76,274,806
2060 2,973,162 75,197,384
2059 2,998,389 74,082,771
2058 3,023,822 72,958,774
2057 3,049,085 71,828,186
2056 3,074,796 70,677,889
2055 3,100,195 69,542,373
2054 3,125,459 68,419,331
2053 3,151,016 67,306,817
2052 3,176,316 66,163,407
2051 3,201,973 65,032,770
2050 3,227,869 63,898,302
2049 3,253,597 62,731,532
2048 3,279,316 61,579,833
2047 3,305,051 60,424,101
2046 3,330,260 59,273,421
2045 3,355,638 58,132,244
2044 3,381,196 56,969,604
2043 3,406,105 55,814,906
2042 3,430,854 54,633,120
2041 3,455,487 53,476,191
2040 3,479,631 52,305,805
2039 3,503,577 51,136,087
2038 3,527,583 49,973,820
2037 3,551,581 48,827,661
2036 3,574,520 47,668,628
2035 3,596,996 46,520,419
2034 3,620,363 45,358,645
2033 3,643,692 44,229,218
2032 3,667,478 43,102,655
2031 3,691,842 41,993,535
2030 3,715,373 40,901,742
2029 3,739,203 39,818,379
2028 3,762,505 38,748,841
2027 3,787,023 37,696,739
2026 3,812,193 36,660,958
2025 3,838,346 35,650,681
2024 3,866,200 34,631,766
2023 3,859,686 33,635,160
2022 3,855,641 32,656,246
2021 3,878,981 31,707,800
2020 3,914,206 30,783,688
2019 3,949,390 29,884,380
2018 3,988,775 29,018,644
2017 4,041,407 28,166,393
2016 4,106,867 27,337,105
2015 4,151,725 26,547,572
2014 4,201,598 25,788,475
2013 4,233,922 25,051,611
2012 4,260,368 24,337,846
2011 4,280,622 23,649,039
2010 4,295,427 22,999,235
2009 4,305,181 22,391,745
2008 4,309,705 21,819,036
2007 4,310,217 21,287,635
2006 4,311,159 20,787,087
2005 4,310,145 20,304,569
2004 4,304,600 19,840,313
2003 4,303,399 19,392,475
2002 4,302,174 18,958,338
2001 4,299,642 18,537,729
2000 4,468,302 18,129,653
1999 4,512,597 17,734,506
1998 4,532,135 17,340,464
1997 4,534,920 16,949,982
1996 4,557,097 16,492,480
1995 4,620,030 15,960,530
1994 4,652,024 15,033,853
1993 4,600,463 14,051,192
1992 4,575,818 13,613,316
1991 4,689,022 13,352,090
1990 4,777,368 13,094,537
1989 4,767,260 12,906,842
1988 4,755,207 12,800,558
1987 4,739,745 12,822,574
1986 4,721,446 12,770,578
1985 4,701,417 12,548,949
1984 4,680,285 12,315,954
1983 4,658,254 12,073,822
1982 4,634,234 11,824,370
1981 4,611,509 11,568,127
1980 4,599,782 11,336,221
1979 4,594,778 11,028,809
1978 4,581,085 10,618,250
1977 4,559,571 10,224,975
1976 4,535,934 9,867,209
1975 4,512,082 9,540,817
1974 4,490,660 9,236,093
1973 4,470,161 8,954,242
1972 4,450,564 8,692,935
1971 4,431,275 8,456,317
1970 4,412,252 8,250,506
1969 4,391,490 8,066,951
1968 4,365,628 7,892,613
1967 4,338,683 7,724,550
1966 4,310,701 7,562,990
1965 4,280,923 7,406,421
1964 4,252,876 7,255,061
1963 4,225,675 7,109,828
1962 4,196,712 6,969,364
1961 4,167,292 6,834,936
1960 4,140,181 6,713,695

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 Mozambique gained 6,550,018 people (a 31.5% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Croatia lost 294,674 people (a 7.18% decline), while Mozambique's population increased by 9,604,023 people (a 35.1% growth).

Croatia was ranked 120th most populous country in 2006 and is 129th in 2026. Mozambique was ranked 52nd in 2006 and ranked 43rd 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 Mozambique will increase by 73% to 63,898,302 people and rank change from 43rd to 32nd.

Mozambique is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 106M 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
Mozambique
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Croatia Mozambique
2100 -0.82% 0.37%
2099 -0.82% 0.41%
2098 -0.82% 0.41%
2097 -0.83% 0.45%
2096 -0.82% 0.47%
2095 -0.82% 0.48%
2094 -0.81% 0.51%
2093 -0.81% 0.52%
2092 -0.8% 0.51%
2091 -0.79% 0.58%
2090 -0.8% 0.62%
2089 -0.8% 0.62%
2088 -0.79% 0.66%
2087 -0.79% 0.67%
2086 -0.79% 0.7%
2085 -0.8% 0.71%
2084 -0.8% 0.76%
2083 -0.8% 0.78%
2082 -0.8% 0.78%
2081 -0.81% 0.8%
2080 -0.82% 0.84%
2079 -0.82% 0.89%
2078 -0.83% 0.9%
2077 -0.83% 0.92%
2076 -0.83% 0.95%
2075 -0.82% 0.95%
2074 -0.82% 1.01%
2073 -0.84% 1.03%
2072 -0.82% 1.08%
2071 -0.81% 1.09%
2070 -0.84% 1.17%
2069 -0.85% 1.15%
2068 -0.85% 1.17%
2067 -0.85% 1.23%
2066 -0.85% 1.23%
2065 -0.83% 1.27%
2064 -0.85% 1.28%
2063 -0.86% 1.36%
2062 -0.85% 1.44%
2061 -0.85% 1.43%
2060 -0.84% 1.5%
2059 -0.84% 1.54%
2058 -0.83% 1.57%
2057 -0.84% 1.63%
2056 -0.82% 1.63%
2055 -0.81% 1.64%
2054 -0.81% 1.65%
2053 -0.8% 1.73%
2052 -0.8% 1.74%
2051 -0.8% 1.78%
2050 -0.79% 1.86%
2049 -0.78% 1.87%
2048 -0.78% 1.91%
2047 -0.76% 1.94%
2046 -0.76% 1.96%
2045 -0.76% 2.04%
2044 -0.73% 2.07%
2043 -0.72% 2.16%
2042 -0.71% 2.16%
2041 -0.69% 2.24%
2040 -0.68% 2.29%
2039 -0.68% 2.33%
2038 -0.68% 2.35%
2037 -0.64% 2.43%
2036 -0.62% 2.47%
2035 -0.65% 2.56%
2034 -0.64% 2.55%
2033 -0.65% 2.61%
2032 -0.66% 2.64%
2031 -0.63% 2.67%
2030 -0.64% 2.72%
2029 -0.62% 2.76%
2028 -0.65% 2.79%
2027 -0.66% 2.83%
2026 -0.68% 2.83%
2025 -0.72% 2.94%
2024 0.17% 2.96%
2023 0.1% 3%
2022 -0.6% 2.99%
2021 -0.9% 3%
2020 -0.89% 3.01%
2019 -0.99% 2.98%
2018 -1.3% 3.03%
2017 -1.59% 3.03%
2016 -1.08% 2.97%
2015 -1.19% 2.94%
2014 -0.76% 2.94%
2013 -0.62% 2.93%
2012 -0.47% 2.91%
2011 -0.34% 2.83%
2010 -0.23% 2.71%
2009 -0.1% 2.62%
2008 -0.01% 2.5%
2007 -0.02% 2.41%
2006 0.02% 2.38%
2005 0.13% 2.34%
2004 0.03% 2.31%
2003 0.03% 2.29%
2002 0.06% 2.27%
2001 -3.77% 2.25%
2000 -0.98% 2.23%
1999 -0.43% 2.27%
1998 -0.06% 2.3%
1997 -0.49% 2.77%
1996 -1.36% 3.33%
1995 -0.69% 6.16%
1994 1.12% 6.99%
1993 0.54% 3.22%
1992 -2.41% 1.96%
1991 -1.85% 1.97%
1990 0.21% 1.45%
1989 0.25% 0.83%
1988 0.33% -0.17%
1987 0.39% 0.41%
1986 0.43% 1.77%
1985 0.45% 1.89%
1984 0.47% 2.01%
1983 0.52% 2.11%
1982 0.49% 2.22%
1981 0.25% 2.05%
1980 0.11% 2.79%
1979 0.3% 3.87%
1978 0.47% 3.85%
1977 0.52% 3.63%
1976 0.53% 3.42%
1975 0.48% 3.3%
1974 0.46% 3.15%
1973 0.44% 3.01%
1972 0.44% 2.8%
1971 0.43% 2.49%
1970 0.47% 2.28%
1969 0.59% 2.21%
1968 0.62% 2.18%
1967 0.65% 2.14%
1966 0.7% 2.11%
1965 0.66% 2.09%
1964 0.64% 2.04%
1963 0.69% 2.02%
1962 0.71% 1.97%
1961 0.65% 1.81%

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 Mozambique's population grew by 2.96%.

Live population counters

Croatia Mozambique
Current population
3812193
36941128
Population rank 129/197 43/197
Percent of world population 0.05% 0.45%
One net population change
1.34 hours
31.6 seconds
One birth every
16.4 minutes
25 seconds
One death every
10.2 minutes
2.23 minutes
Daily growth/decline +18 +2,730
Annual growth/decline +6,514 +996,606
Annual growth/decline rate +0.17% +2.96%
Population growth rate rank 157/197 16/197
One migration net change every
2.52 hours
8.04 minutes
Annual migration change -3,481 -65,573
Net migration rank 112/196 178/196
Foreign-born residents 527,831 353,143
Foreign-born residents rank 78/195 93/195
Foreign-born share of population 13.6% 1%
Foreign-born share rank 50/195 154/195

Natural population change vs migration

Croatia
Natural

Migration
Mozambique
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Croatia Mozambique
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -3,481 - -65,573
2024 - -5,186 - -38,940
2023 -19,298 10,202 1,025,334 -36,276
2022 -23,134 11,681 1,003,689 -34,936
2021 -26,377 -4,517 951,234 -23,103
2020 -20,354 -8,552 945,952 -25,864
2019 -15,008 -13,239 927,581 -49,080
2018 -15,557 -25,016 903,176 -50,224
2017 -16,570 -44,557 876,594 -25,043
2016 -13,553 -32,144 850,430 -43,398
2015 -16,607 -27,501 824,435 -52,374
2014 -11,345 -13,127 799,778 -53,625
2013 -10,162 -6,245 784,641 -57,067
2012 -9,799 -4,794 763,088 -63,131
2011 -9,846 -17,463 741,303 -63,638
2010 -8,591 -3,995 719,025 -97,079
2009 -7,319 1,358 693,673 -100,625
2008 -8,188 6,495 654,920 -102,534
2007 -10,335 8,893 610,913 -100,490
2006 -8,669 10,852 586,009 -95,333
2005 -9,022 10,629 570,132 -95,770
2004 -9,040 15,445 554,973 -100,824
2003 -12,480 12,556 540,992 -99,484
2002 -10,325 10,306 529,867 -103,102
2001 -8,599 19,298 519,594 -105,130
2000 -6,255 -47,629 506,162 -104,476
1999 -6,769 -47,418 491,814 -103,223
1998 -4,985 -47,931 474,453 -74,952
1997 3,175 -52,897 461,209 -79,732
1996 3,190 -53,688 442,559 90,975
1995 0 -51,882 421,630 108,751
1994 -930 -50,444 384,821 938,163
1993 -2,301 -49,615 369,518 272,829
1992 -4,576 -47,865 362,373 -128,960
1991 -2,813 -31,968 357,676 -68,644
1990 3,344 9,538 353,290 -127,215
1989 3,337 8,471 348,833 -199,509
1988 5,707 7,242 349,480 -286,247
1987 6,161 6,956 334,438 -441,710
1986 8,499 6,261 332,609 -121,350
1985 10,343 5,550 307,625 -75,642
1984 10,764 5,757 304,524 -70,532
1983 10,714 6,323 324,158 -73,899
1982 15,756 7,475 321,493 -72,852
1981 15,680 4,872 322,207 -58,347
1980 17,939 -5,486 349,586 -149,650
1979 21,136 -5,740 331,162 83,699
1978 20,157 -7,329 310,403 95,859
1977 22,798 -7,339 289,193 91,082
1976 22,226 -7,400 273,924 61,326
1975 21,658 -7,366 257,984 59,562
1974 22,453 -8,076 240,665 51,238
1973 21,904 -8,335 226,847 44,951
1972 17,802 -7,277 215,793 35,023
1971 19,941 -5,608 211,137 11,297
1970 16,767 -2,359 207,385 -18,197
1969 16,688 -2,796 202,174 -24,251
1968 21,828 -2,799 197,623 -26,872
1967 26,032 -3,518 193,044 -27,672
1966 33,192 -6,341 189,218 -31,462
1965 31,251 -5,253 185,931 -30,538
1964 25,942 -2,090 182,334 -35,005
1963 31,270 -1,289 180,867 -37,738
1962 30,216 -2,176 176,297 -38,504
1961 36,255 -6,567 171,236 -40,181
1960 34,778 -21,768 165,774 -54,351

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 Mozambique 95.9% is from natural causes (a gain of 9,108,203 people) and 4.15% is from migration (a loss of 393,923 people).

As of 2024, 527,831 residents or 13.6% of the population were not native-born in Croatia, compared to 353,143 people or 1% in Mozambique.

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
Mozambique
City Population
Maputo 1.13M
Matola 1.03M
Nampula 743K
Beira 531K
Quelimane 350K
Chimoio 239K
Nacala 225K
Tete 153K
Pemba 141K
Xai-Xai 116K

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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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