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

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The latest officially reported population of Croatia was 3,876,200 in 2025 vs 71,619,863 people in Thailand in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Croatia's population is 3,849,788 people compared to 71,565,981 in Thailand.

Population statistics:

  • Thailand's population is 18.6 times bigger than Croatia's.
  • Croatia is ranked the 130th most populous country in the world, while Thailand is the 21st.
  • The countries together account for 0.91% of the world: 0.05% for Croatia vs 0.86% for Thailand.
  • For the last 10 years, Croatia has had an average growth rate of -0.73% per year vs +0.18% in Thailand.
  • Since 2006, the population of Croatia has decreased from 4.31M people to 3.85M (10.7% decline), while Thailand has grown from 66.6M to 71.6M (7.51% growth).

Croatia vs Thailand: population by year and forecast

Croatia
Factual

Projection
Thailand
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Croatia Thailand
2100 2,158,545 45,708,431
2099 2,176,440 46,053,146
2098 2,194,539 46,403,189
2097 2,212,602 46,757,918
2096 2,231,114 47,118,652
2095 2,249,667 47,484,043
2094 2,268,376 47,853,561
2093 2,286,882 48,226,682
2092 2,305,583 48,605,235
2091 2,324,254 48,984,504
2090 2,342,729 49,368,049
2089 2,361,668 49,756,629
2088 2,380,831 50,142,276
2087 2,399,709 50,532,164
2086 2,418,760 50,925,294
2085 2,438,113 51,321,960
2084 2,457,815 51,724,454
2083 2,477,556 52,127,592
2082 2,497,595 52,533,368
2081 2,517,715 52,938,345
2080 2,538,164 53,347,733
2079 2,559,092 53,762,492
2078 2,580,179 54,177,529
2077 2,601,778 54,595,112
2076 2,623,507 55,015,291
2075 2,645,523 55,438,108
2074 2,667,391 55,867,914
2073 2,689,518 56,300,358
2072 2,712,201 56,735,274
2071 2,734,759 57,172,515
2070 2,757,112 57,616,731
2069 2,780,455 58,061,962
2068 2,804,383 58,512,248
2067 2,828,363 58,962,990
2066 2,852,669 59,413,893
2065 2,877,009 59,873,261
2064 2,901,213 60,331,851
2063 2,926,228 60,792,306
2062 2,951,475 61,257,068
2061 2,976,903 61,720,030
2060 3,002,483 62,187,380
2059 3,027,959 62,651,158
2058 3,053,643 63,113,332
2057 3,079,155 63,572,746
2056 3,105,119 64,027,520
2055 3,130,769 64,473,146
2054 3,156,282 64,912,210
2053 3,182,091 65,338,122
2052 3,207,640 65,758,061
2051 3,233,551 66,162,612
2050 3,259,702 66,552,915
2049 3,285,684 66,931,487
2048 3,311,657 67,291,479
2047 3,337,645 67,636,461
2046 3,363,102 67,967,131
2045 3,388,731 68,281,902
2044 3,414,541 68,579,656
2043 3,439,695 68,864,788
2042 3,464,688 69,133,982
2041 3,489,565 69,390,832
2040 3,513,946 69,626,857
2039 3,538,129 69,848,522
2038 3,562,371 70,056,903
2037 3,586,606 70,250,371
2036 3,609,771 70,429,677
2035 3,632,470 70,599,021
2034 3,656,066 70,751,094
2033 3,679,626 70,891,510
2032 3,703,646 71,019,665
2031 3,728,250 71,134,882
2030 3,752,014 71,241,584
2029 3,776,079 71,337,147
2028 3,799,610 71,423,119
2027 3,824,370 71,499,411
2026 3,849,788 71,565,981
2025 3,876,200 71,619,863
2024 3,866,200 71,668,011
2023 3,859,686 71,702,435
2022 3,855,641 71,735,329
2021 3,878,981 71,727,332
2020 3,914,206 71,641,484
2019 3,949,390 71,522,271
2018 3,988,775 71,376,079
2017 4,041,407 71,160,187
2016 4,106,867 70,859,841
2015 4,151,725 70,540,795
2014 4,201,598 70,216,367
2013 4,233,922 69,845,114
2012 4,260,368 69,436,098
2011 4,280,622 69,007,208
2010 4,295,427 68,579,447
2009 4,305,181 68,121,080
2008 4,309,705 67,619,830
2007 4,310,217 67,102,394
2006 4,311,159 66,567,687
2005 4,310,145 66,017,420
2004 4,304,600 65,452,047
2003 4,303,399 64,868,166
2002 4,302,174 64,266,437
2001 4,299,642 63,651,141
2000 4,468,302 63,007,815
1999 4,512,597 62,299,043
1998 4,532,135 61,522,630
1997 4,534,920 60,724,584
1996 4,557,097 59,920,064
1995 4,620,030 59,098,232
1994 4,652,024 58,260,854
1993 4,600,463 57,408,198
1992 4,575,818 56,528,834
1991 4,689,022 55,637,434
1990 4,777,368 54,738,329
1989 4,767,260 53,848,956
1988 4,755,207 52,969,595
1987 4,739,745 52,074,105
1986 4,721,446 51,177,834
1985 4,701,417 50,270,753
1984 4,680,285 49,351,708
1983 4,658,254 48,423,309
1982 4,634,234 47,494,577
1981 4,611,509 46,575,855
1980 4,599,782 45,650,022
1979 4,594,778 44,718,434
1978 4,581,085 43,788,976
1977 4,559,571 42,843,974
1976 4,535,934 41,896,504
1975 4,512,082 40,940,005
1974 4,490,660 39,952,891
1973 4,470,161 38,947,787
1972 4,450,564 37,933,929
1971 4,431,275 36,937,387
1970 4,412,252 35,954,408
1969 4,391,490 34,973,782
1968 4,365,628 34,002,560
1967 4,338,683 33,037,801
1966 4,310,701 32,086,071
1965 4,280,923 31,149,337
1964 4,252,876 30,232,141
1963 4,225,675 29,342,322
1962 4,196,712 28,481,040
1961 4,167,292 27,650,334
1960 4,140,181 26,851,747

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 Thailand gained 4,292,154 people (a 6.45% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Croatia lost 257,079 people (a 6.26% decline), while Thailand's population increased by 706,140 people (a 1% growth).

Croatia was ranked 120th most populous country in 2006 and is 130th in 2026. Thailand was ranked 19th in 2006 and ranked 21st 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 Thailand will decrease by 7% to 66,552,915 people and rank change from 21st to 31st.

Both countries are in a period of decline and in 50 years are projected to lose 31.9% of the population in Croatia and 23.1% in Thailand.

Population growth rate by year

Croatia
Factual

Projection
Thailand
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Croatia Thailand
2100 -0.82% -0.75%
2099 -0.82% -0.75%
2098 -0.82% -0.76%
2097 -0.83% -0.77%
2096 -0.82% -0.77%
2095 -0.82% -0.77%
2094 -0.81% -0.77%
2093 -0.81% -0.78%
2092 -0.8% -0.77%
2091 -0.79% -0.78%
2090 -0.8% -0.78%
2089 -0.8% -0.77%
2088 -0.79% -0.77%
2087 -0.79% -0.77%
2086 -0.79% -0.77%
2085 -0.8% -0.78%
2084 -0.8% -0.77%
2083 -0.8% -0.77%
2082 -0.8% -0.76%
2081 -0.81% -0.77%
2080 -0.82% -0.77%
2079 -0.82% -0.77%
2078 -0.83% -0.76%
2077 -0.83% -0.76%
2076 -0.83% -0.76%
2075 -0.82% -0.77%
2074 -0.82% -0.77%
2073 -0.84% -0.77%
2072 -0.82% -0.76%
2071 -0.81% -0.77%
2070 -0.84% -0.77%
2069 -0.85% -0.77%
2068 -0.85% -0.76%
2067 -0.85% -0.76%
2066 -0.85% -0.77%
2065 -0.83% -0.76%
2064 -0.85% -0.76%
2063 -0.86% -0.76%
2062 -0.85% -0.75%
2061 -0.85% -0.75%
2060 -0.84% -0.74%
2059 -0.84% -0.73%
2058 -0.83% -0.72%
2057 -0.84% -0.71%
2056 -0.82% -0.69%
2055 -0.81% -0.68%
2054 -0.81% -0.65%
2053 -0.8% -0.64%
2052 -0.8% -0.61%
2051 -0.8% -0.59%
2050 -0.79% -0.57%
2049 -0.78% -0.53%
2048 -0.78% -0.51%
2047 -0.76% -0.49%
2046 -0.76% -0.46%
2045 -0.76% -0.43%
2044 -0.73% -0.41%
2043 -0.72% -0.39%
2042 -0.71% -0.37%
2041 -0.69% -0.34%
2040 -0.68% -0.32%
2039 -0.68% -0.3%
2038 -0.68% -0.28%
2037 -0.64% -0.25%
2036 -0.62% -0.24%
2035 -0.65% -0.21%
2034 -0.64% -0.2%
2033 -0.65% -0.18%
2032 -0.66% -0.16%
2031 -0.63% -0.15%
2030 -0.64% -0.13%
2029 -0.62% -0.12%
2028 -0.65% -0.11%
2027 -0.66% -0.09%
2026 -0.68% -0.08%
2025 0.26% -0.07%
2024 0.17% -0.05%
2023 0.1% -0.05%
2022 -0.6% 0.01%
2021 -0.9% 0.12%
2020 -0.89% 0.17%
2019 -0.99% 0.2%
2018 -1.3% 0.3%
2017 -1.59% 0.42%
2016 -1.08% 0.45%
2015 -1.19% 0.46%
2014 -0.76% 0.53%
2013 -0.62% 0.59%
2012 -0.47% 0.62%
2011 -0.34% 0.62%
2010 -0.23% 0.67%
2009 -0.1% 0.74%
2008 -0.01% 0.77%
2007 -0.02% 0.8%
2006 0.02% 0.83%
2005 0.13% 0.86%
2004 0.03% 0.9%
2003 0.03% 0.94%
2002 0.06% 0.97%
2001 -3.77% 1.02%
2000 -0.98% 1.14%
1999 -0.43% 1.26%
1998 -0.06% 1.31%
1997 -0.49% 1.34%
1996 -1.36% 1.39%
1995 -0.69% 1.44%
1994 1.12% 1.49%
1993 0.54% 1.56%
1992 -2.41% 1.6%
1991 -1.85% 1.64%
1990 0.21% 1.65%
1989 0.25% 1.66%
1988 0.33% 1.72%
1987 0.39% 1.75%
1986 0.43% 1.8%
1985 0.45% 1.86%
1984 0.47% 1.92%
1983 0.52% 1.96%
1982 0.49% 1.97%
1981 0.25% 2.03%
1980 0.11% 2.08%
1979 0.3% 2.12%
1978 0.47% 2.21%
1977 0.52% 2.26%
1976 0.53% 2.34%
1975 0.48% 2.47%
1974 0.46% 2.58%
1973 0.44% 2.67%
1972 0.44% 2.7%
1971 0.43% 2.73%
1970 0.47% 2.8%
1969 0.59% 2.86%
1968 0.62% 2.92%
1967 0.65% 2.97%
1966 0.7% 3.01%
1965 0.66% 3.03%
1964 0.64% 3.03%
1963 0.69% 3.02%
1962 0.71% 3%
1961 0.65% 2.97%

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 Thailand's population declined by 0.07%.

Live population counters

Croatia Thailand
Current population
3849788
71565981
Population rank 130/197 21/197
Percent of world population 0.05% 0.86%
One net population change
52.7 minutes
10.9 minutes
One birth every
16.4 minutes
54.2 seconds
One death every
10.3 minutes
48.7 seconds
Daily growth/decline +27 -132
Annual growth/decline +10,000 -48,148
Annual growth/decline rate +0.26% -0.07%
Population growth rate rank 147/197 164/197
One migration net change every
2.52 hours
19.2 minutes
Annual migration change -3,481 +27,509
Net migration rank 112/196 30/196
Foreign-born residents 527,831 3,179,399
Foreign-born residents rank 78/195 21/195
Foreign-born share of population 13.6% 4.4%
Foreign-born share rank 50/195 100/195

Natural population change vs migration

Croatia
Natural

Migration
Thailand
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Croatia Thailand
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -3,481 - 27,509
2024 -18,944 -5,186 -65,720 23,321
2023 -19,298 10,202 -46,105 19,648
2022 -23,134 11,681 -61,046 21,683
2021 -26,377 -4,517 57,382 -2,093
2020 -21,137 -8,552 84,107 32,277
2019 -15,798 -13,239 116,867 5,221
2018 -15,556 -25,016 159,383 10,984
2017 -16,974 -44,557 194,695 66,805
2016 -14,374 -32,144 226,255 112,978
2015 -17,022 -27,501 266,362 32,500
2014 -11,344 -13,127 294,628 55,358
2013 -10,585 -6,245 325,059 67,452
2012 -9,799 -4,794 351,485 74,033
2011 -9,846 -17,463 365,670 66,607
2010 -8,591 -3,995 370,466 52,791
2009 -7,319 1,358 382,636 110,883
2008 -8,188 6,495 401,730 107,333
2007 -10,335 8,893 425,362 100,486
2006 -8,669 10,852 441,211 102,362
2005 -9,022 10,629 456,378 100,542
2004 -9,040 15,445 466,542 107,199
2003 -12,480 12,556 488,003 105,917
2002 -10,325 10,306 504,299 105,215
2001 -8,599 19,298 524,230 96,817
2000 -6,255 -47,629 543,884 121,640
1999 -6,769 -47,418 578,073 173,924
1998 -4,985 -47,931 617,318 183,471
1997 3,175 -52,897 644,834 150,411
1996 3,190 -53,688 661,397 152,397
1995 0 -51,882 682,703 147,226
1994 -930 -50,444 712,589 132,271
1993 -2,301 -49,615 737,696 122,746
1992 -4,576 -47,865 754,999 143,318
1991 -2,813 -31,968 760,508 124,034
1990 3,344 9,538 760,808 152,916
1989 3,337 8,471 774,563 90,497
1988 5,707 7,242 765,252 128,469
1987 6,161 6,956 774,498 122,791
1986 8,499 6,261 783,430 111,820
1985 10,343 5,550 776,935 141,963
1984 10,764 5,757 779,856 139,345
1983 10,714 6,323 794,239 143,393
1982 15,756 7,475 817,951 101,885
1981 15,680 4,872 839,297 78,337
1980 17,939 -5,486 845,575 88,478
1979 21,136 -5,740 843,434 85,693
1978 20,157 -7,329 847,799 82,011
1977 22,798 -7,339 871,232 88,937
1976 22,226 -7,400 894,072 40,656
1975 21,658 -7,366 911,980 66,306
1974 22,453 -8,076 923,151 72,801
1973 21,904 -8,335 933,540 80,704
1972 17,802 -7,277 940,420 73,082
1971 19,941 -5,608 936,215 43,400
1970 16,767 -2,359 937,116 49,221
1969 16,688 -2,796 948,314 26,551
1968 21,828 -2,799 953,806 13,718
1967 26,032 -3,518 944,980 17,005
1966 33,192 -6,341 929,469 12,016
1965 31,251 -5,253 909,000 22,995
1964 25,942 -2,090 885,137 17,249
1963 31,270 -1,289 860,728 16,494
1962 30,216 -2,176 828,741 16,605
1961 36,255 -6,567 801,140 14,968
1960 34,778 -21,768 774,190 6,886

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 Thailand 74.2% is from natural causes (a gain of 932,180 people) and 25.8% is from migration (a gain of 323,324 people).

As of 2024, 527,831 residents or 13.6% of the population were not native-born in Croatia, compared to 3,179,399 people or 4.4% in Thailand.

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
Thailand
City Population
Bangkok 5.68M
Chiang Mai 1.2M
Nonthaburi 256K
Pak Kret 190K
Hat Yai 159K
Nakhon Ratchasima 134K
Chaophraya Surasak 133K
Surat Thani 131K
Udon Thani 130K
Klaeng 130K

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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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