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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Croatia was 3,866,200 in 2024 vs 27,032,412 people in Niger in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Croatia's population is 3,812,193 people compared to 29,080,898 in Niger.

Population statistics:

  • Niger's population is 7.63 times bigger than Croatia's.
  • Croatia is ranked the 129th most populous country in the world, while Niger is the 53rd.
  • The countries together account for 0.4% of the world: 0.05% for Croatia vs 0.35% for Niger.
  • For the last 10 years, Croatia has had an average growth rate of -0.82% per year vs +3.5% in Niger.
  • Since 2006, the population of Croatia has decreased from 4.31M people to 3.81M (11.6% decline), while Niger has grown from 14.3M to 29.1M (103.8% growth).

Croatia vs Niger: population by year and forecast

Croatia
Factual

Projection
Niger
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Croatia Niger
2100 2,137,465 92,149,803
2099 2,155,186 91,788,730
2098 2,173,108 91,409,848
2097 2,190,995 91,009,119
2096 2,209,326 90,589,670
2095 2,227,698 90,150,766
2094 2,246,224 89,694,201
2093 2,264,550 89,215,318
2092 2,283,068 88,716,114
2091 2,301,556 88,197,952
2090 2,319,851 87,660,657
2089 2,338,604 87,103,777
2088 2,357,581 86,525,686
2087 2,376,274 85,929,075
2086 2,395,139 85,313,560
2085 2,414,304 84,675,788
2084 2,433,813 84,017,371
2083 2,453,361 83,337,884
2082 2,473,204 82,638,198
2081 2,493,128 81,922,470
2080 2,513,378 81,186,181
2079 2,534,101 80,435,226
2078 2,554,982 79,665,207
2077 2,576,370 78,877,754
2076 2,597,887 78,071,174
2075 2,619,688 77,248,629
2074 2,641,342 76,412,785
2073 2,663,253 75,560,272
2072 2,685,714 74,691,713
2071 2,708,053 73,808,594
2070 2,730,187 72,912,178
2069 2,753,302 71,999,238
2068 2,776,996 71,073,720
2067 2,800,742 70,133,854
2066 2,824,811 69,181,625
2065 2,848,913 68,221,595
2064 2,872,881 67,248,034
2063 2,897,651 66,264,418
2062 2,922,653 65,270,595
2061 2,947,832 64,267,053
2060 2,973,162 63,257,169
2059 2,998,389 62,239,490
2058 3,023,822 61,213,177
2057 3,049,085 60,180,993
2056 3,074,796 59,145,841
2055 3,100,195 58,103,375
2054 3,125,459 57,056,756
2053 3,151,016 56,007,297
2052 3,176,316 54,958,567
2051 3,201,973 53,907,164
2050 3,227,869 52,858,275
2049 3,253,597 51,810,418
2048 3,279,316 50,763,456
2047 3,305,051 49,719,695
2046 3,330,260 48,677,799
2045 3,355,638 47,638,048
2044 3,381,196 46,602,104
2043 3,406,105 45,572,618
2042 3,430,854 44,546,381
2041 3,455,487 43,525,533
2040 3,479,631 42,508,212
2039 3,503,577 41,495,840
2038 3,527,583 40,485,407
2037 3,551,581 39,476,789
2036 3,574,520 38,472,178
2035 3,596,996 37,470,776
2034 3,620,363 36,477,557
2033 3,643,692 35,487,806
2032 3,667,478 34,508,717
2031 3,691,842 33,538,029
2030 3,715,373 32,574,145
2029 3,739,203 31,620,865
2028 3,762,505 30,680,257
2027 3,787,023 29,750,695
2026 3,812,193 28,832,547
2025 3,838,346 27,926,917
2024 3,866,200 27,032,412
2023 3,859,686 26,159,867
2022 3,855,641 25,311,973
2021 3,878,981 24,502,140
2020 3,914,206 23,717,613
2019 3,949,390 22,947,757
2018 3,988,775 22,188,069
2017 4,041,407 21,435,446
2016 4,106,867 20,685,753
2015 4,151,725 19,939,498
2014 4,201,598 19,215,909
2013 4,233,922 18,519,898
2012 4,260,368 17,836,769
2011 4,280,622 17,176,283
2010 4,295,427 16,548,835
2009 4,305,181 15,943,675
2008 4,309,705 15,361,915
2007 4,310,217 14,803,610
2006 4,311,159 14,268,581
2005 4,310,145 13,756,192
2004 4,304,600 13,265,836
2003 4,303,399 12,796,984
2002 4,302,174 12,349,144
2001 4,299,642 11,920,647
2000 4,468,302 11,509,630
1999 4,512,597 11,117,411
1998 4,532,135 10,741,413
1997 4,534,920 10,383,969
1996 4,557,097 10,044,852
1995 4,620,030 9,714,529
1994 4,652,024 9,398,258
1993 4,600,463 9,100,789
1992 4,575,818 8,817,633
1991 4,689,022 8,546,900
1990 4,777,368 8,286,059
1989 4,767,260 8,034,780
1988 4,755,207 7,793,748
1987 4,739,745 7,561,150
1986 4,721,446 7,335,811
1985 4,701,417 7,118,457
1984 4,680,285 6,909,971
1983 4,658,254 6,708,644
1982 4,634,234 6,512,732
1981 4,611,509 6,322,006
1980 4,599,782 6,135,971
1979 4,594,778 5,955,556
1978 4,581,085 5,782,932
1977 4,559,571 5,619,716
1976 4,535,934 5,464,962
1975 4,512,082 5,317,019
1974 4,490,660 5,174,953
1973 4,470,161 5,037,865
1972 4,450,564 4,904,845
1971 4,431,275 4,776,225
1970 4,412,252 4,650,275
1969 4,391,490 4,525,725
1968 4,365,628 4,403,637
1967 4,338,683 4,283,590
1966 4,310,701 4,165,544
1965 4,280,923 4,049,695
1964 4,252,876 3,935,814
1963 4,225,675 3,823,873
1962 4,196,712 3,714,520
1961 4,167,292 3,608,162
1960 4,140,181 3,505,050

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/niger | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Croatia decreased by 204,292 people (a 4.74% decline), while Niger gained 6,417,172 people (a 45% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Croatia lost 294,674 people (a 7.18% decline), while Niger's population increased by 8,395,145 people (a 40.6% growth).

Croatia was ranked 120th most populous country in 2006 and is 129th in 2026. Niger was ranked 64th in 2006 and ranked 53rd 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 Niger will increase by 81.8% to 52,858,275 people and rank change from 53rd to 38th.

Niger is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 92.1M 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
Niger
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Croatia Niger
2100 -0.82% 0.39%
2099 -0.82% 0.41%
2098 -0.82% 0.44%
2097 -0.83% 0.46%
2096 -0.82% 0.49%
2095 -0.82% 0.51%
2094 -0.81% 0.54%
2093 -0.81% 0.56%
2092 -0.8% 0.59%
2091 -0.79% 0.61%
2090 -0.8% 0.64%
2089 -0.8% 0.67%
2088 -0.79% 0.69%
2087 -0.79% 0.72%
2086 -0.79% 0.75%
2085 -0.8% 0.78%
2084 -0.8% 0.82%
2083 -0.8% 0.85%
2082 -0.8% 0.87%
2081 -0.81% 0.91%
2080 -0.82% 0.93%
2079 -0.82% 0.97%
2078 -0.83% 1%
2077 -0.83% 1.03%
2076 -0.83% 1.06%
2075 -0.82% 1.09%
2074 -0.82% 1.13%
2073 -0.84% 1.16%
2072 -0.82% 1.2%
2071 -0.81% 1.23%
2070 -0.84% 1.27%
2069 -0.85% 1.3%
2068 -0.85% 1.34%
2067 -0.85% 1.38%
2066 -0.85% 1.41%
2065 -0.83% 1.45%
2064 -0.85% 1.48%
2063 -0.86% 1.52%
2062 -0.85% 1.56%
2061 -0.85% 1.6%
2060 -0.84% 1.64%
2059 -0.84% 1.68%
2058 -0.83% 1.72%
2057 -0.84% 1.75%
2056 -0.82% 1.79%
2055 -0.81% 1.83%
2054 -0.81% 1.87%
2053 -0.8% 1.91%
2052 -0.8% 1.95%
2051 -0.8% 1.98%
2050 -0.79% 2.02%
2049 -0.78% 2.06%
2048 -0.78% 2.1%
2047 -0.76% 2.14%
2046 -0.76% 2.18%
2045 -0.76% 2.22%
2044 -0.73% 2.26%
2043 -0.72% 2.3%
2042 -0.71% 2.35%
2041 -0.69% 2.39%
2040 -0.68% 2.44%
2039 -0.68% 2.5%
2038 -0.68% 2.55%
2037 -0.64% 2.61%
2036 -0.62% 2.67%
2035 -0.65% 2.72%
2034 -0.64% 2.79%
2033 -0.65% 2.84%
2032 -0.66% 2.89%
2031 -0.63% 2.96%
2030 -0.64% 3.01%
2029 -0.62% 3.07%
2028 -0.65% 3.12%
2027 -0.66% 3.18%
2026 -0.68% 3.24%
2025 -0.72% 3.31%
2024 0.17% 3.34%
2023 0.1% 3.35%
2022 -0.6% 3.31%
2021 -0.9% 3.31%
2020 -0.89% 3.35%
2019 -0.99% 3.42%
2018 -1.3% 3.51%
2017 -1.59% 3.62%
2016 -1.08% 3.74%
2015 -1.19% 3.77%
2014 -0.76% 3.76%
2013 -0.62% 3.83%
2012 -0.47% 3.85%
2011 -0.34% 3.79%
2010 -0.23% 3.8%
2009 -0.1% 3.79%
2008 -0.01% 3.77%
2007 -0.02% 3.75%
2006 0.02% 3.72%
2005 0.13% 3.7%
2004 0.03% 3.66%
2003 0.03% 3.63%
2002 0.06% 3.59%
2001 -3.77% 3.57%
2000 -0.98% 3.53%
1999 -0.43% 3.5%
1998 -0.06% 3.44%
1997 -0.49% 3.38%
1996 -1.36% 3.4%
1995 -0.69% 3.37%
1994 1.12% 3.27%
1993 0.54% 3.21%
1992 -2.41% 3.17%
1991 -1.85% 3.15%
1990 0.21% 3.13%
1989 0.25% 3.09%
1988 0.33% 3.08%
1987 0.39% 3.07%
1986 0.43% 3.05%
1985 0.45% 3.02%
1984 0.47% 3%
1983 0.52% 3.01%
1982 0.49% 3.02%
1981 0.25% 3.03%
1980 0.11% 3.03%
1979 0.3% 2.99%
1978 0.47% 2.9%
1977 0.52% 2.83%
1976 0.53% 2.78%
1975 0.48% 2.75%
1974 0.46% 2.72%
1973 0.44% 2.71%
1972 0.44% 2.69%
1971 0.43% 2.71%
1970 0.47% 2.75%
1969 0.59% 2.77%
1968 0.62% 2.8%
1967 0.65% 2.83%
1966 0.7% 2.86%
1965 0.66% 2.89%
1964 0.64% 2.93%
1963 0.69% 2.94%
1962 0.71% 2.95%
1961 0.65% 2.94%

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); World Bank | Health (1961–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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

In 2024, the population of Croatia grew by 0.17%, while Niger's population grew by 3.34%.

Live population counters

Croatia Niger
Current population
3812193
29080898
Population rank 129/197 53/197
Percent of world population 0.05% 0.35%
One net population change
1.34 hours
36.1 seconds
One birth every
16.4 minutes
28.8 seconds
One death every
10.2 minutes
2.27 minutes
Daily growth/decline +18 +2,391
Annual growth/decline +6,514 +872,545
Annual growth/decline rate +0.17% +3.34%
Population growth rate rank 157/197 10/197
One migration net change every
2.52 hours
1.14 hours
Annual migration change -3,481 -7,704
Net migration rank 112/196 126/196
Foreign-born residents 527,831 449,236
Foreign-born residents rank 78/195 85/195
Foreign-born share of population 13.6% 1.7%
Foreign-born share rank 50/195 140/195

Natural population change vs migration

Croatia
Natural

Migration
Niger
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Croatia Niger
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -3,481 - -7,704
2024 - -5,186 - -4,041
2023 -19,298 10,202 864,139 995
2022 -23,134 11,681 829,651 995
2021 -26,377 -4,517 793,428 -4,405
2020 -20,354 -8,552 784,437 -4,402
2019 -15,008 -13,239 775,474 -15,778
2018 -15,557 -25,016 763,536 -3,830
2017 -16,570 -44,557 752,384 -6,830
2016 -13,553 -32,144 738,999 14,833
2015 -16,607 -27,501 721,630 17,051
2014 -11,345 -13,127 704,609 3,891
2013 -10,162 -6,245 686,070 -2,543
2012 -9,799 -4,794 664,009 18,714
2011 -9,846 -17,463 645,175 -6,941
2010 -8,591 -3,995 624,685 -8,033
2009 -7,319 1,358 602,671 -9,014
2008 -8,188 6,495 579,727 -9,847
2007 -10,335 8,893 556,808 -10,069
2006 -8,669 10,852 533,374 -10,054
2005 -9,022 10,629 511,167 -9,700
2004 -9,040 15,445 488,328 -9,070
2003 -12,480 12,556 467,295 -8,841
2002 -10,325 10,306 446,767 -9,550
2001 -8,599 19,298 428,417 -8,654
2000 -6,255 -47,629 410,779 -8,522
1999 -6,769 -47,418 394,212 -12,037
1998 -4,985 -47,931 377,120 -7,298
1997 3,175 -52,897 358,745 -13,680
1996 3,190 -53,688 341,223 -8,057
1995 0 -51,882 323,630 3,843
1994 -930 -50,444 306,026 -959
1993 -2,301 -49,615 292,135 -2,269
1992 -4,576 -47,865 278,690 -2,258
1991 -2,813 -31,968 266,527 -1,500
1990 3,344 9,538 256,594 73
1989 3,337 8,471 245,278 613
1988 5,707 7,242 237,296 -1,139
1987 6,161 6,956 231,371 -2,338
1986 8,499 6,261 224,365 -2,728
1985 10,343 5,550 219,206 -6,126
1984 10,764 5,757 213,111 -9,208
1983 10,714 6,323 207,962 -9,209
1982 15,756 7,475 202,012 -8,935
1981 15,680 4,872 195,938 -7,559
1980 17,939 -5,486 189,251 -5,564
1979 21,136 -5,740 180,632 -3,495
1978 20,157 -7,329 171,614 -3,494
1977 22,798 -7,339 161,792 -3,476
1976 22,226 -7,400 154,489 -3,308
1975 21,658 -7,366 147,962 -3,254
1974 22,453 -8,076 142,606 -3,179
1973 21,904 -8,335 137,695 -2,942
1972 17,802 -7,277 133,813 -2,525
1971 19,941 -5,608 128,223 -2,277
1970 16,767 -2,359 128,184 -2,225
1969 16,688 -2,796 125,389 -2,245
1968 21,828 -2,799 123,301 -2,277
1967 26,032 -3,518 121,358 -2,289
1966 33,192 -6,341 119,314 -2,289
1965 31,251 -5,253 116,963 -2,289
1964 25,942 -2,090 115,386 -2,289
1963 31,270 -1,289 113,072 -2,289
1962 30,216 -2,176 110,280 -2,369
1961 36,255 -6,567 107,693 -2,893
1960 34,778 -21,768 105,081 -3,641

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 Niger 100% is from natural causes (a gain of 7,728,287 people) and 0.03% is from migration (a gain of 2,520 people).

As of 2024, 527,831 residents or 13.6% of the population were not native-born in Croatia, compared to 449,236 people or 1.7% in Niger.

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
Niger
City Population
Niamey 1.5M
Maradi 267K
Zinder 236K

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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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