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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Croatia was 3,866,200 in 2024 vs 7,494,498 people in Turkmenistan in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Croatia's population is 3,812,193 people compared to 7,776,557 in Turkmenistan.

Population statistics:

  • Turkmenistan's population is 2.04 times bigger than Croatia's.
  • Croatia is ranked the 129th most populous country in the world, while Turkmenistan is the 104th.
  • The countries together account for 0.14% of the world: 0.05% for Croatia vs 0.09% for Turkmenistan.
  • For the last 10 years, Croatia has had an average growth rate of -0.82% per year vs +2.14% in Turkmenistan.
  • Since 2006, the population of Croatia has decreased from 4.31M people to 3.81M (11.6% decline), while Turkmenistan has grown from 5.15M to 7.78M (51.1% growth).

Croatia vs Turkmenistan: population by year and forecast

Croatia
Factual

Projection
Turkmenistan
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Croatia Turkmenistan
2100 2,137,465 10,046,945
2099 2,155,186 10,075,740
2098 2,173,108 10,103,319
2097 2,190,995 10,129,577
2096 2,209,326 10,154,338
2095 2,227,698 10,178,163
2094 2,246,224 10,200,371
2093 2,264,550 10,221,349
2092 2,283,068 10,240,959
2091 2,301,556 10,259,026
2090 2,319,851 10,276,261
2089 2,338,604 10,291,819
2088 2,357,581 10,306,303
2087 2,376,274 10,319,501
2086 2,395,139 10,331,090
2085 2,414,304 10,341,183
2084 2,433,813 10,349,710
2083 2,453,361 10,356,602
2082 2,473,204 10,362,422
2081 2,493,128 10,366,587
2080 2,513,378 10,369,293
2079 2,534,101 10,370,130
2078 2,554,982 10,369,013
2077 2,576,370 10,366,366
2076 2,597,887 10,361,975
2075 2,619,688 10,355,755
2074 2,641,342 10,348,384
2073 2,663,253 10,339,415
2072 2,685,714 10,328,653
2071 2,708,053 10,316,618
2070 2,730,187 10,303,565
2069 2,753,302 10,289,578
2068 2,776,996 10,274,625
2067 2,800,742 10,258,518
2066 2,824,811 10,241,362
2065 2,848,913 10,223,420
2064 2,872,881 10,204,034
2063 2,897,651 10,183,241
2062 2,922,653 10,160,903
2061 2,947,832 10,136,928
2060 2,973,162 10,111,369
2059 2,998,389 10,083,631
2058 3,023,822 10,052,905
2057 3,049,085 10,019,547
2056 3,074,796 9,983,379
2055 3,100,195 9,943,931
2054 3,125,459 9,901,473
2053 3,151,016 9,854,931
2052 3,176,316 9,804,909
2051 3,201,973 9,751,221
2050 3,227,869 9,693,713
2049 3,253,597 9,632,600
2048 3,279,316 9,567,946
2047 3,305,051 9,500,139
2046 3,330,260 9,429,355
2045 3,355,638 9,356,194
2044 3,381,196 9,280,988
2043 3,406,105 9,204,466
2042 3,430,854 9,126,898
2041 3,455,487 9,048,356
2040 3,479,631 8,969,478
2039 3,503,577 8,890,225
2038 3,527,583 8,810,850
2037 3,551,581 8,731,367
2036 3,574,520 8,651,719
2035 3,596,996 8,572,231
2034 3,620,363 8,492,483
2033 3,643,692 8,412,113
2032 3,667,478 8,330,912
2031 3,691,842 8,248,129
2030 3,715,373 8,163,024
2029 3,739,203 8,070,023
2028 3,762,505 7,969,080
2027 3,787,023 7,860,774
2026 3,812,193 7,745,331
2025 3,838,346 7,623,184
2024 3,866,200 7,494,498
2023 3,859,686 7,364,438
2022 3,855,641 7,230,193
2021 3,878,981 7,092,043
2020 3,914,206 6,949,912
2019 3,949,390 6,803,944
2018 3,988,775 6,655,524
2017 4,041,407 6,507,061
2016 4,106,867 6,360,041
2015 4,151,725 6,215,770
2014 4,201,598 6,075,283
2013 4,233,922 5,939,341
2012 4,260,368 5,808,546
2011 4,280,622 5,683,417
2010 4,295,427 5,564,356
2009 4,305,181 5,451,592
2008 4,309,705 5,345,029
2007 4,310,217 5,244,046
2006 4,311,159 5,147,105
2005 4,310,145 5,052,257
2004 4,304,600 4,958,093
2003 4,303,399 4,863,865
2002 4,302,174 4,769,465
2001 4,299,642 4,675,409
2000 4,468,302 4,582,677
1999 4,512,597 4,492,170
1998 4,532,135 4,410,507
1997 4,534,920 4,336,730
1996 4,557,097 4,263,819
1995 4,620,030 4,191,203
1994 4,652,024 4,116,662
1993 4,600,463 4,032,407
1992 4,575,818 3,944,689
1991 4,689,022 3,855,894
1990 4,777,368 3,760,562
1989 4,767,260 3,662,459
1988 4,755,207 3,559,363
1987 4,739,745 3,452,731
1986 4,721,446 3,347,809
1985 4,701,417 3,247,534
1984 4,680,285 3,154,079
1983 4,658,254 3,067,534
1982 4,634,234 2,985,557
1981 4,611,509 2,907,187
1980 4,599,782 2,832,203
1979 4,594,778 2,760,358
1978 4,581,085 2,691,088
1977 4,559,571 2,623,948
1976 4,535,934 2,558,521
1975 4,512,082 2,494,570
1974 4,490,660 2,432,028
1973 4,470,161 2,370,919
1972 4,450,564 2,311,430
1971 4,431,275 2,253,119
1970 4,412,252 2,195,616
1969 4,391,490 2,139,024
1968 4,365,628 2,083,069
1967 4,338,683 2,027,403
1966 4,310,701 1,971,737
1965 4,280,923 1,915,916
1964 4,252,876 1,859,997
1963 4,225,675 1,804,272
1962 4,196,712 1,749,214
1961 4,167,292 1,695,400
1960 4,140,181 1,643,457

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 Turkmenistan gained 1,212,936 people (a 23.6% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Croatia lost 294,674 people (a 7.18% decline), while Turkmenistan's population increased by 1,416,516 people (a 22.3% growth).

Croatia was ranked 120th most populous country in 2006 and is 129th in 2026. Turkmenistan was ranked 113th in 2006 and ranked 104th 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 Turkmenistan will increase by 24.7% to 9,693,713 people and rank change from 104th to 101st.

Turkmenistan is projected to reach its peak in 2079 at 10.4M 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
Turkmenistan
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Croatia Turkmenistan
2100 -0.82% -0.29%
2099 -0.82% -0.27%
2098 -0.82% -0.26%
2097 -0.83% -0.24%
2096 -0.82% -0.23%
2095 -0.82% -0.22%
2094 -0.81% -0.21%
2093 -0.81% -0.19%
2092 -0.8% -0.18%
2091 -0.79% -0.17%
2090 -0.8% -0.15%
2089 -0.8% -0.14%
2088 -0.79% -0.13%
2087 -0.79% -0.11%
2086 -0.79% -0.1%
2085 -0.8% -0.08%
2084 -0.8% -0.07%
2083 -0.8% -0.06%
2082 -0.8% -0.04%
2081 -0.81% -0.03%
2080 -0.82% -0.008%
2079 -0.82% 0.01%
2078 -0.83% 0.03%
2077 -0.83% 0.04%
2076 -0.83% 0.06%
2075 -0.82% 0.07%
2074 -0.82% 0.09%
2073 -0.84% 0.1%
2072 -0.82% 0.12%
2071 -0.81% 0.13%
2070 -0.84% 0.14%
2069 -0.85% 0.15%
2068 -0.85% 0.16%
2067 -0.85% 0.17%
2066 -0.85% 0.18%
2065 -0.83% 0.19%
2064 -0.85% 0.2%
2063 -0.86% 0.22%
2062 -0.85% 0.24%
2061 -0.85% 0.25%
2060 -0.84% 0.28%
2059 -0.84% 0.31%
2058 -0.83% 0.33%
2057 -0.84% 0.36%
2056 -0.82% 0.4%
2055 -0.81% 0.43%
2054 -0.81% 0.47%
2053 -0.8% 0.51%
2052 -0.8% 0.55%
2051 -0.8% 0.59%
2050 -0.79% 0.63%
2049 -0.78% 0.68%
2048 -0.78% 0.71%
2047 -0.76% 0.75%
2046 -0.76% 0.78%
2045 -0.76% 0.81%
2044 -0.73% 0.83%
2043 -0.72% 0.85%
2042 -0.71% 0.87%
2041 -0.69% 0.88%
2040 -0.68% 0.89%
2039 -0.68% 0.9%
2038 -0.68% 0.91%
2037 -0.64% 0.92%
2036 -0.62% 0.93%
2035 -0.65% 0.94%
2034 -0.64% 0.96%
2033 -0.65% 0.97%
2032 -0.66% 1%
2031 -0.63% 1.04%
2030 -0.64% 1.15%
2029 -0.62% 1.27%
2028 -0.65% 1.38%
2027 -0.66% 1.49%
2026 -0.68% 1.6%
2025 -0.72% 1.72%
2024 0.17% 1.77%
2023 0.1% 1.86%
2022 -0.6% 1.95%
2021 -0.9% 2.05%
2020 -0.89% 2.15%
2019 -0.99% 2.23%
2018 -1.3% 2.28%
2017 -1.59% 2.31%
2016 -1.08% 2.32%
2015 -1.19% 2.31%
2014 -0.76% 2.29%
2013 -0.62% 2.25%
2012 -0.47% 2.2%
2011 -0.34% 2.14%
2010 -0.23% 2.07%
2009 -0.1% 1.99%
2008 -0.01% 1.93%
2007 -0.02% 1.88%
2006 0.02% 1.88%
2005 0.13% 1.9%
2004 0.03% 1.94%
2003 0.03% 1.98%
2002 0.06% 2.01%
2001 -3.77% 2.02%
2000 -0.98% 2.01%
1999 -0.43% 1.85%
1998 -0.06% 1.7%
1997 -0.49% 1.71%
1996 -1.36% 1.73%
1995 -0.69% 1.81%
1994 1.12% 2.09%
1993 0.54% 2.22%
1992 -2.41% 2.3%
1991 -1.85% 2.54%
1990 0.21% 2.68%
1989 0.25% 2.9%
1988 0.33% 3.09%
1987 0.39% 3.13%
1986 0.43% 3.09%
1985 0.45% 2.96%
1984 0.47% 2.82%
1983 0.52% 2.75%
1982 0.49% 2.7%
1981 0.25% 2.65%
1980 0.11% 2.6%
1979 0.3% 2.57%
1978 0.47% 2.56%
1977 0.52% 2.56%
1976 0.53% 2.56%
1975 0.48% 2.57%
1974 0.46% 2.58%
1973 0.44% 2.57%
1972 0.44% 2.59%
1971 0.43% 2.62%
1970 0.47% 2.65%
1969 0.59% 2.69%
1968 0.62% 2.75%
1967 0.65% 2.82%
1966 0.7% 2.91%
1965 0.66% 3.01%
1964 0.64% 3.09%
1963 0.69% 3.15%
1962 0.71% 3.17%
1961 0.65% 3.16%

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 Turkmenistan's population grew by 1.77%.

Live population counters

Croatia Turkmenistan
Current population
3812193
7776557
Population rank 129/197 104/197
Percent of world population 0.05% 0.09%
One net population change
1.34 hours
4.04 minutes
One birth every
16.4 minutes
3.28 minutes
One death every
10.2 minutes
12.3 minutes
Daily growth/decline +18 +356
Annual growth/decline +6,514 +130,060
Annual growth/decline rate +0.17% +1.77%
Population growth rate rank 157/197 61/197
One migration net change every
2.52 hours
39.7 minutes
Annual migration change -3,481 +13,268
Net migration rank 112/196 39/196
Foreign-born residents 527,831 193,763
Foreign-born residents rank 78/195 115/195
Foreign-born share of population 13.6% 2.6%
Foreign-born share rank 50/195 125/195

Natural population change vs migration

Croatia
Natural

Migration
Turkmenistan
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Croatia Turkmenistan
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -3,481 - 13,268
2024 - -5,186 - 14,646
2023 -19,298 10,202 117,529 15,005
2022 -23,134 11,681 121,814 14,141
2021 -26,377 -4,517 122,721 17,617
2020 -20,354 -8,552 124,014 19,913
2019 -15,008 -13,239 128,275 19,735
2018 -15,557 -25,016 129,537 19,293
2017 -16,570 -44,557 131,417 16,678
2016 -13,553 -32,144 132,581 13,365
2015 -16,607 -27,501 132,663 9,936
2014 -11,345 -13,127 129,677 8,696
2013 -10,162 -6,245 126,217 7,287
2012 -9,799 -4,794 120,957 7,125
2011 -9,846 -17,463 115,197 6,992
2010 -8,591 -3,995 109,318 6,621
2009 -7,319 1,358 102,931 6,656
2008 -8,188 6,495 96,815 6,734
2007 -10,335 8,893 92,038 6,388
2006 -8,669 10,852 87,840 7,613
2005 -9,022 10,629 83,968 10,263
2004 -9,040 15,445 79,850 14,242
2003 -12,480 12,556 76,737 17,625
2002 -10,325 10,306 75,639 18,803
2001 -8,599 19,298 76,682 16,982
2000 -6,255 -47,629 76,875 14,925
1999 -6,769 -47,418 76,362 12,859
1998 -4,985 -47,931 77,342 -3,239
1997 3,175 -52,897 79,045 -5,600
1996 3,190 -53,688 80,996 -8,627
1995 0 -51,882 86,289 -13,423
1994 -930 -50,444 89,319 -13,094
1993 -2,301 -49,615 92,596 -312
1992 -4,576 -47,865 96,668 -13,517
1991 -2,813 -31,968 99,297 -4,864
1990 3,344 9,538 101,099 -4,864
1989 3,337 8,471 103,553 -3,576
1988 5,707 7,242 104,802 1,408
1987 6,161 6,956 103,885 3,161
1986 8,499 6,261 100,930 1,878
1985 10,343 5,550 95,890 1,861
1984 10,764 5,757 90,591 -1,427
1983 10,714 6,323 85,183 -1,264
1982 15,756 7,475 80,989 -961
1981 15,680 4,872 77,829 -1,102
1980 17,939 -5,486 74,394 -1,152
1979 21,136 -5,740 71,135 -677
1978 20,157 -7,329 68,437 -350
1977 22,798 -7,339 66,318 -132
1976 22,226 -7,400 64,513 160
1975 21,658 -7,366 62,681 550
1974 22,453 -8,076 60,925 924
1973 21,904 -8,335 59,169 1,194
1972 17,802 -7,277 57,326 1,293
1971 19,941 -5,608 56,666 1,348
1970 16,767 -2,359 55,617 1,376
1969 16,688 -2,796 54,791 1,397
1968 21,828 -2,799 54,324 1,401
1967 26,032 -3,518 54,209 1,397
1966 33,192 -6,341 54,353 1,377
1965 31,251 -5,253 54,558 1,366
1964 25,942 -2,090 54,574 1,340
1963 31,270 -1,289 54,203 1,332
1962 30,216 -2,176 53,248 1,337
1961 36,255 -6,567 51,659 1,372
1960 34,778 -21,768 49,436 1,421

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 Turkmenistan 89.2% is from natural causes (a gain of 1,270,228 people) and 10.8% is from migration (a gain of 154,379 people).

As of 2024, 527,831 residents or 13.6% of the population were not native-born in Croatia, compared to 193,763 people or 2.6% in Turkmenistan.

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
Turkmenistan
City Population
Ashgabat 1.03M
Turkmenabat 231K
Dasoguz 227K
Mary 126K
Anau 29.6K
Baherden 24.7K

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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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