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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Croatia was 3,866,200 in 2024 vs 14,256,567 people in Rwanda in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Croatia's population is 3,812,193 people compared to 14,975,051 in Rwanda.

Population statistics:

  • Rwanda's population is 3.93 times bigger than Croatia's.
  • Croatia is ranked the 129th most populous country in the world, while Rwanda is the 77th.
  • The countries together account for 0.23% of the world: 0.05% for Croatia vs 0.18% for Rwanda.
  • For the last 10 years, Croatia has had an average growth rate of -0.82% per year vs +2.31% in Rwanda.
  • Since 2006, the population of Croatia has decreased from 4.31M people to 3.81M (11.6% decline), while Rwanda has grown from 9.3M to 15M (61% growth).

Croatia vs Rwanda: population by year and forecast

Croatia
Factual

Projection
Rwanda
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Croatia Rwanda
2100 2,137,465 33,092,520
2099 2,155,186 32,987,847
2098 2,173,108 32,907,335
2097 2,190,995 32,832,706
2096 2,209,326 32,747,490
2095 2,227,698 32,615,044
2094 2,246,224 32,529,590
2093 2,264,550 32,396,544
2092 2,283,068 32,274,083
2091 2,301,556 32,171,077
2090 2,319,851 32,068,626
2089 2,338,604 31,872,593
2088 2,357,581 31,726,882
2087 2,376,274 31,533,364
2086 2,395,139 31,379,315
2085 2,414,304 31,235,000
2084 2,433,813 31,092,940
2083 2,453,361 30,917,707
2082 2,473,204 30,733,578
2081 2,493,128 30,557,819
2080 2,513,378 30,367,298
2079 2,534,101 30,176,627
2078 2,554,982 29,997,866
2077 2,576,370 29,800,561
2076 2,597,887 29,627,021
2075 2,619,688 29,423,503
2074 2,641,342 29,225,643
2073 2,663,253 29,007,777
2072 2,685,714 28,780,763
2071 2,708,053 28,560,382
2070 2,730,187 28,316,533
2069 2,753,302 28,103,541
2068 2,776,996 27,854,906
2067 2,800,742 27,591,747
2066 2,824,811 27,355,659
2065 2,848,913 27,084,704
2064 2,872,881 26,821,315
2063 2,897,651 26,543,184
2062 2,922,653 26,296,132
2061 2,947,832 25,985,356
2060 2,973,162 25,712,904
2059 2,998,389 25,437,446
2058 3,023,822 25,106,242
2057 3,049,085 24,837,928
2056 3,074,796 24,566,784
2055 3,100,195 24,266,669
2054 3,125,459 23,976,914
2053 3,151,016 23,690,426
2052 3,176,316 23,406,346
2051 3,201,973 23,099,207
2050 3,227,869 22,800,250
2049 3,253,597 22,484,698
2048 3,279,316 22,157,938
2047 3,305,051 21,834,786
2046 3,330,260 21,540,566
2045 3,355,638 21,215,262
2044 3,381,196 20,902,695
2043 3,406,105 20,535,605
2042 3,430,854 20,201,608
2041 3,455,487 19,832,577
2040 3,479,631 19,463,015
2039 3,503,577 19,096,860
2038 3,527,583 18,761,626
2037 3,551,581 18,421,864
2036 3,574,520 18,116,691
2035 3,596,996 17,753,910
2034 3,620,363 17,421,234
2033 3,643,692 17,089,349
2032 3,667,478 16,811,505
2031 3,691,842 16,485,559
2030 3,715,373 16,167,916
2029 3,739,203 15,858,862
2028 3,762,505 15,544,959
2027 3,787,023 15,207,733
2026 3,812,193 14,888,776
2025 3,838,346 14,560,205
2024 3,866,200 14,256,567
2023 3,859,686 13,954,471
2022 3,855,641 13,651,030
2021 3,878,981 13,355,260
2020 3,914,206 13,065,837
2019 3,949,390 12,776,103
2018 3,988,775 12,487,996
2017 4,041,407 12,202,060
2016 4,106,867 11,919,183
2015 4,151,725 11,640,022
2014 4,201,598 11,364,757
2013 4,233,922 11,093,340
2012 4,260,368 10,829,901
2011 4,280,622 10,573,733
2010 4,295,427 10,317,553
2009 4,305,181 10,060,432
2008 4,309,705 9,804,269
2007 4,310,217 9,549,933
2006 4,311,159 9,299,246
2005 4,310,145 9,054,528
2004 4,304,600 8,816,844
2003 4,303,399 8,586,875
2002 4,302,174 8,400,180
2001 4,299,642 8,287,094
2000 4,468,302 8,213,931
1999 4,512,597 8,147,912
1998 4,532,135 8,081,681
1997 4,534,920 7,755,238
1996 4,557,097 6,708,764
1995 4,620,030 5,674,118
1994 4,652,024 6,792,352
1993 4,600,463 7,981,132
1992 4,575,818 7,683,266
1991 4,689,022 7,526,966
1990 4,777,368 7,375,307
1989 4,767,260 7,184,706
1988 4,755,207 6,968,071
1987 4,739,745 6,749,493
1986 4,721,446 6,531,881
1985 4,701,417 6,317,228
1984 4,680,285 6,107,627
1983 4,658,254 5,905,311
1982 4,634,234 5,711,549
1981 4,611,509 5,527,230
1980 4,599,782 5,353,259
1979 4,594,778 5,189,541
1978 4,581,085 5,035,171
1977 4,559,571 4,888,240
1976 4,535,934 4,745,954
1975 4,512,082 4,607,728
1974 4,490,660 4,474,228
1973 4,470,161 4,345,047
1972 4,450,564 4,220,335
1971 4,431,275 4,100,044
1970 4,412,252 3,980,669
1969 4,391,490 3,861,271
1968 4,365,628 3,744,010
1967 4,338,683 3,629,577
1966 4,310,701 3,521,626
1965 4,280,923 3,423,210
1964 4,252,876 3,334,834
1963 4,225,675 3,258,890
1962 4,196,712 3,186,025
1961 4,167,292 3,106,779
1960 4,140,181 3,022,294

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 Rwanda gained 2,619,937 people (a 28.2% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Croatia lost 294,674 people (a 7.18% decline), while Rwanda's population increased by 3,055,868 people (a 25.6% growth).

Croatia was ranked 120th most populous country in 2006 and is 129th in 2026. Rwanda was ranked 86th in 2006 and ranked 77th 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 Rwanda will increase by 52.3% to 22,800,250 people and rank change from 77th to 72nd.

Rwanda is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 33.1M 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
Rwanda
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Croatia Rwanda
2100 -0.82% 0.32%
2099 -0.82% 0.24%
2098 -0.82% 0.23%
2097 -0.83% 0.26%
2096 -0.82% 0.41%
2095 -0.82% 0.26%
2094 -0.81% 0.41%
2093 -0.81% 0.38%
2092 -0.8% 0.32%
2091 -0.79% 0.32%
2090 -0.8% 0.62%
2089 -0.8% 0.46%
2088 -0.79% 0.61%
2087 -0.79% 0.49%
2086 -0.79% 0.46%
2085 -0.8% 0.46%
2084 -0.8% 0.57%
2083 -0.8% 0.6%
2082 -0.8% 0.58%
2081 -0.81% 0.63%
2080 -0.82% 0.63%
2079 -0.82% 0.6%
2078 -0.83% 0.66%
2077 -0.83% 0.59%
2076 -0.83% 0.69%
2075 -0.82% 0.68%
2074 -0.82% 0.75%
2073 -0.84% 0.79%
2072 -0.82% 0.77%
2071 -0.81% 0.86%
2070 -0.84% 0.76%
2069 -0.85% 0.89%
2068 -0.85% 0.95%
2067 -0.85% 0.86%
2066 -0.85% 1%
2065 -0.83% 0.98%
2064 -0.85% 1.05%
2063 -0.86% 0.94%
2062 -0.85% 1.2%
2061 -0.85% 1.06%
2060 -0.84% 1.08%
2059 -0.84% 1.32%
2058 -0.83% 1.08%
2057 -0.84% 1.1%
2056 -0.82% 1.24%
2055 -0.81% 1.21%
2054 -0.81% 1.21%
2053 -0.8% 1.21%
2052 -0.8% 1.33%
2051 -0.8% 1.31%
2050 -0.79% 1.4%
2049 -0.78% 1.47%
2048 -0.78% 1.48%
2047 -0.76% 1.37%
2046 -0.76% 1.53%
2045 -0.76% 1.5%
2044 -0.73% 1.79%
2043 -0.72% 1.65%
2042 -0.71% 1.86%
2041 -0.69% 1.9%
2040 -0.68% 1.92%
2039 -0.68% 1.79%
2038 -0.68% 1.84%
2037 -0.64% 1.68%
2036 -0.62% 2.04%
2035 -0.65% 1.91%
2034 -0.64% 1.94%
2033 -0.65% 1.65%
2032 -0.66% 1.98%
2031 -0.63% 1.96%
2030 -0.64% 1.95%
2029 -0.62% 2.02%
2028 -0.65% 2.22%
2027 -0.66% 2.14%
2026 -0.68% 2.26%
2025 -0.72% 2.13%
2024 0.17% 2.16%
2023 0.1% 2.22%
2022 -0.6% 2.21%
2021 -0.9% 2.22%
2020 -0.89% 2.27%
2019 -0.99% 2.31%
2018 -1.3% 2.34%
2017 -1.59% 2.37%
2016 -1.08% 2.4%
2015 -1.19% 2.42%
2014 -0.76% 2.45%
2013 -0.62% 2.43%
2012 -0.47% 2.42%
2011 -0.34% 2.48%
2010 -0.23% 2.56%
2009 -0.1% 2.61%
2008 -0.01% 2.66%
2007 -0.02% 2.7%
2006 0.02% 2.7%
2005 0.13% 2.7%
2004 0.03% 2.68%
2003 0.03% 2.22%
2002 0.06% 1.36%
2001 -3.77% 0.89%
2000 -0.98% 0.81%
1999 -0.43% 0.82%
1998 -0.06% 4.21%
1997 -0.49% 15.6%
1996 -1.36% 18.2%
1995 -0.69% -16.5%
1994 1.12% -14.9%
1993 0.54% 3.88%
1992 -2.41% 2.08%
1991 -1.85% 2.06%
1990 0.21% 2.65%
1989 0.25% 3.11%
1988 0.33% 3.24%
1987 0.39% 3.33%
1986 0.43% 3.4%
1985 0.45% 3.43%
1984 0.47% 3.43%
1983 0.52% 3.39%
1982 0.49% 3.33%
1981 0.25% 3.25%
1980 0.11% 3.15%
1979 0.3% 3.07%
1978 0.47% 3.01%
1977 0.52% 3%
1976 0.53% 3%
1975 0.48% 2.98%
1974 0.46% 2.97%
1973 0.44% 2.96%
1972 0.44% 2.93%
1971 0.43% 3%
1970 0.47% 3.09%
1969 0.59% 3.13%
1968 0.62% 3.15%
1967 0.65% 3.07%
1966 0.7% 2.87%
1965 0.66% 2.65%
1964 0.64% 2.33%
1963 0.69% 2.29%
1962 0.71% 2.55%
1961 0.65% 2.8%

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 Rwanda's population grew by 2.16%.

Live population counters

Croatia Rwanda
Current population
3812193
14975051
Population rank 129/197 77/197
Percent of world population 0.05% 0.18%
One net population change
1.34 hours
1.74 minutes
One birth every
16.4 minutes
1.33 minutes
One death every
10.2 minutes
6.35 minutes
Daily growth/decline +18 +828
Annual growth/decline +6,514 +302,096
Annual growth/decline rate +0.17% +2.16%
Population growth rate rank 157/197 45/197
One migration net change every
2.52 hours
1.4 hours
Annual migration change -3,481 +6,282
Net migration rank 112/196 48/196
Foreign-born residents 527,831 513,316
Foreign-born residents rank 78/195 80/195
Foreign-born share of population 13.6% 3.6%
Foreign-born share rank 50/195 109/195

Natural population change vs migration

Croatia
Natural

Migration
Rwanda
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Croatia Rwanda
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -3,481 - 6,282
2024 - -5,186 - -15,582
2023 -19,298 10,202 312,762 -9,001
2022 -23,134 11,681 312,145 -9,001
2021 -26,377 -4,517 309,895 -21,492
2020 -20,354 -8,552 312,692 -22,251
2019 -15,008 -13,239 313,525 -24,492
2018 -15,557 -25,016 312,512 -25,323
2017 -16,570 -44,557 310,323 -25,634
2016 -13,553 -32,144 305,549 -24,474
2015 -16,607 -27,501 299,114 -21,862
2014 -11,345 -13,127 292,779 -19,505
2013 -10,162 -6,245 286,331 -16,779
2012 -9,799 -4,794 282,584 -25,260
2011 -9,846 -17,463 282,922 -27,915
2010 -8,591 -3,995 286,848 -29,501
2009 -7,319 1,358 287,034 -30,128
2008 -8,188 6,495 287,334 -31,913
2007 -10,335 8,893 285,791 -32,537
2006 -8,669 10,852 282,149 -34,008
2005 -9,022 10,629 275,121 -33,830
2004 -9,040 15,445 265,273 -31,214
2003 -12,480 12,556 251,243 -25,355
2002 -10,325 10,306 239,036 -91,518
2001 -8,599 19,298 230,845 -152,197
2000 -6,255 -47,629 221,276 -153,588
1999 -6,769 -47,418 210,518 -146,162
1998 -4,985 -47,931 197,185 -129,089
1997 3,175 -52,897 174,687 410,106
1996 3,190 -53,688 140,455 1,367,700
1995 0 -51,882 121,137 439,995
1994 -930 -50,444 -719,479 -2,078,111
1993 -2,301 -49,615 183,926 236,110
1992 -4,576 -47,865 188,025 -12,334
1991 -2,813 -31,968 196,431 -59,519
1990 3,344 9,538 207,895 -41,483
1989 3,337 8,471 217,632 -2,826
1988 5,707 7,242 223,759 -5,285
1987 6,161 6,956 225,744 -7,062
1986 8,499 6,261 225,526 -8,982
1985 10,343 5,550 223,794 -11,031
1984 10,764 5,757 219,337 -12,899
1983 10,714 6,323 212,750 -14,560
1982 15,756 7,475 205,147 -15,818
1981 15,680 4,872 195,769 -16,453
1980 17,939 -5,486 184,988 -16,359
1979 21,136 -5,740 174,477 -15,669
1978 20,157 -7,329 163,779 -13,838
1977 22,798 -7,339 155,011 -11,084
1976 22,226 -7,400 147,665 -7,027
1975 21,658 -7,366 140,596 -4,791
1974 22,453 -8,076 135,743 -4,535
1973 21,904 -8,335 131,021 -3,862
1972 17,802 -7,277 126,403 -4,156
1971 19,941 -5,608 122,567 -4,230
1970 16,767 -2,359 119,273 1,149
1969 16,688 -2,796 115,394 2,983
1968 21,828 -2,799 111,422 4,728
1967 26,032 -3,518 108,053 4,655
1966 33,192 -6,341 105,128 -1,930
1965 31,251 -5,253 103,422 -9,774
1964 25,942 -2,090 102,562 -19,458
1963 31,270 -1,289 94,296 -25,524
1962 30,216 -2,176 102,548 -25,594
1961 36,255 -6,567 102,051 -20,508
1960 34,778 -21,768 100,627 -13,198

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 Rwanda 93.8% is from natural causes (a gain of 3,081,296 people) and 6.18% is from migration (a loss of 203,035 people).

As of 2024, 527,831 residents or 13.6% of the population were not native-born in Croatia, compared to 513,316 people or 3.6% in Rwanda.

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
Rwanda
City Population
Kigali 1.75M
Ruhengeri 153K
Gisenyi 53.6K
Byumba 36.4K
Cyangugu 27.4K
Nyanza 25.4K
Butare 19.9K
Kibuye 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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