The latest officially reported population of Croatia was 3,866,300 in 2024 vs 327,777 people in Vanuatu in 2024. In 2025, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Croatia's population is 3,839,202 people compared to 341,110 in Vanuatu.
Population statistics:
- Croatia's population is 11.3 times bigger than Vanuatu's.
- Croatia is ranked the 129th most populous country in the world, while Vanuatu is the 174th.
- The countries together account for 0.05% of the world: 0.05% for Croatia vs 0.004% for Vanuatu.
- For the last 10 years, Croatia has had an average growth rate of -0.82% per year vs +2.33% in Vanuatu.
- Since 2005, the population of Croatia has decreased from 4.31M people to 3.84M (10.9% decline), while Vanuatu has grown from 211K to 341K (61.8% growth).
- Vanuatu is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 875K people, while Croatia's population already peaked in 1990 at 4.78M people and is projected to decrease to 2.14M people by 2100.
Croatia vs Vanuatu: live population counter
Croatia
|
Vanuatu
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|
|---|---|---|
| Current population |
3839202
|
341110
|
| Population rank | 129/197 | 174/197 |
| Percent of world population | 0.05% | 0.004% |
| One net population change |
1.32 hours
|
1.19 hours
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| One birth every |
16.4 minutes
|
58.5 minutes
|
| One death every |
10.2 minutes
|
5.38 hours
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| One migration net change every |
1.69 hours
|
1.21 weeks
|
| Annual migration change | -5,186 | -43 |
| Daily growth/decline | +18 | +20 |
| Annual growth/decline | +6,614 | +7,368 |
| Annual growth/decline rate | +0.17% | +2.3% |
| Population growth rate rank | 155/197 | 40/197 |
Croatia and Vanuatu: population history and growth rate by year chart
Croatia
Population
Growth rate
Vanuatu
Population
Growth rate
| Year | Population | Growth rate | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
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Croatia
|
Vanuatu
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Croatia
|
Vanuatu
|
|
| 1960 | 4,140,181 | 64,431 | - | - |
| 1961 | 4,167,292 | 66,264 | 0.65% | 2.84% |
| 1962 | 4,196,712 | 68,174 | 0.71% | 2.88% |
| 1963 | 4,225,675 | 70,159 | 0.69% | 2.91% |
| 1964 | 4,252,876 | 72,219 | 0.64% | 2.94% |
| 1965 | 4,280,923 | 74,358 | 0.66% | 2.96% |
| 1966 | 4,310,701 | 76,590 | 0.7% | 3% |
| 1967 | 4,338,683 | 78,921 | 0.65% | 3.04% |
| 1968 | 4,365,628 | 81,314 | 0.62% | 3.03% |
| 1969 | 4,391,490 | 83,755 | 0.59% | 3% |
| 1970 | 4,412,252 | 86,266 | 0.47% | 3% |
| 1971 | 4,431,275 | 88,862 | 0.43% | 3.01% |
| 1972 | 4,450,564 | 91,562 | 0.44% | 3.04% |
| 1973 | 4,470,161 | 94,362 | 0.44% | 3.06% |
| 1974 | 4,490,660 | 97,260 | 0.46% | 3.07% |
| 1975 | 4,512,082 | 100,269 | 0.48% | 3.09% |
| 1976 | 4,535,934 | 103,388 | 0.53% | 3.11% |
| 1977 | 4,559,571 | 106,618 | 0.52% | 3.12% |
| 1978 | 4,581,085 | 109,963 | 0.47% | 3.14% |
| 1979 | 4,594,778 | 113,040 | 0.3% | 2.8% |
| 1980 | 4,599,782 | 115,660 | 0.11% | 2.32% |
| 1981 | 4,611,509 | 118,249 | 0.25% | 2.24% |
| 1982 | 4,634,234 | 121,035 | 0.49% | 2.36% |
| 1983 | 4,658,254 | 123,998 | 0.52% | 2.45% |
| 1984 | 4,680,285 | 127,109 | 0.47% | 2.51% |
| 1985 | 4,701,417 | 130,356 | 0.45% | 2.55% |
| 1986 | 4,721,446 | 133,720 | 0.43% | 2.58% |
| 1987 | 4,739,745 | 137,187 | 0.39% | 2.59% |
| 1988 | 4,755,207 | 140,756 | 0.33% | 2.6% |
| 1989 | 4,767,260 | 144,393 | 0.25% | 2.58% |
| 1990 | 4,777,368 | 148,063 | 0.21% | 2.54% |
| 1991 | 4,689,022 | 151,793 | -1.85% | 2.52% |
| 1992 | 4,575,818 | 155,608 | -2.41% | 2.51% |
| 1993 | 4,600,463 | 159,463 | 0.54% | 2.48% |
| 1994 | 4,652,024 | 163,314 | 1.12% | 2.41% |
| 1995 | 4,620,030 | 167,137 | -0.69% | 2.34% |
| 1996 | 4,557,097 | 170,911 | -1.36% | 2.26% |
| 1997 | 4,534,920 | 174,626 | -0.49% | 2.17% |
| 1998 | 4,532,135 | 178,313 | -0.06% | 2.11% |
| 1999 | 4,512,597 | 182,048 | -0.43% | 2.09% |
| 2000 | 4,468,302 | 186,281 | -0.98% | 2.33% |
| 2001 | 4,299,642 | 191,031 | -3.77% | 2.55% |
| 2002 | 4,302,174 | 195,863 | 0.06% | 2.53% |
| 2003 | 4,303,399 | 200,746 | 0.03% | 2.49% |
| 2004 | 4,304,600 | 205,711 | 0.03% | 2.47% |
| 2005 | 4,310,145 | 210,760 | 0.13% | 2.45% |
| 2006 | 4,311,159 | 215,923 | 0.02% | 2.45% |
| 2007 | 4,310,217 | 221,276 | -0.02% | 2.48% |
| 2008 | 4,309,705 | 226,896 | -0.01% | 2.54% |
| 2009 | 4,305,181 | 232,731 | -0.1% | 2.57% |
| 2010 | 4,295,427 | 238,248 | -0.23% | 2.37% |
| 2011 | 4,280,622 | 243,474 | -0.34% | 2.19% |
| 2012 | 4,260,368 | 248,883 | -0.47% | 2.22% |
| 2013 | 4,233,922 | 254,482 | -0.62% | 2.25% |
| 2014 | 4,201,598 | 260,240 | -0.76% | 2.26% |
| 2015 | 4,151,725 | 266,101 | -1.19% | 2.25% |
| 2016 | 4,106,867 | 272,087 | -1.08% | 2.25% |
| 2017 | 4,041,407 | 278,507 | -1.59% | 2.36% |
| 2018 | 3,988,775 | 285,259 | -1.3% | 2.42% |
| 2019 | 3,949,390 | 291,985 | -0.99% | 2.36% |
| 2020 | 3,914,206 | 298,858 | -0.89% | 2.35% |
| 2021 | 3,878,981 | 305,868 | -0.9% | 2.35% |
| 2022 | 3,855,641 | 313,046 | -0.6% | 2.35% |
| 2023 | 3,859,686 | 320,409 | 0.1% | 2.35% |
| 2024 | 3,866,300 | 327,777 | 0.17% | 2.3% |
| 2025 | 3,839,202 | 335,169 | -0.7% | 2.26% |
| 2026 | 3,813,444 | 342,565 | -0.67% | 2.21% |
| 2027 | 3,788,509 | 349,970 | -0.65% | 2.16% |
| 2028 | 3,764,509 | 357,397 | -0.63% | 2.12% |
| 2029 | 3,740,864 | 364,883 | -0.63% | 2.09% |
| 2030 | 3,717,091 | 372,429 | -0.64% | 2.07% |
| 2031 | 3,693,060 | 380,015 | -0.65% | 2.04% |
| 2032 | 3,668,891 | 387,657 | -0.65% | 2.01% |
| 2033 | 3,645,252 | 395,366 | -0.64% | 1.99% |
| 2034 | 3,621,822 | 403,188 | -0.64% | 1.98% |
| 2035 | 3,598,817 | 411,061 | -0.64% | 1.95% |
| 2036 | 3,576,022 | 419,006 | -0.63% | 1.93% |
| 2037 | 3,552,470 | 427,031 | -0.66% | 1.92% |
| 2038 | 3,528,382 | 435,150 | -0.68% | 1.9% |
| 2039 | 3,504,319 | 443,311 | -0.68% | 1.88% |
| 2040 | 3,480,182 | 451,509 | -0.69% | 1.85% |
| 2041 | 3,455,709 | 459,733 | -0.7% | 1.82% |
| 2042 | 3,430,926 | 468,003 | -0.72% | 1.8% |
| 2043 | 3,406,019 | 476,308 | -0.73% | 1.77% |
| 2044 | 3,380,680 | 484,636 | -0.74% | 1.75% |
| 2045 | 3,355,131 | 492,989 | -0.76% | 1.72% |
| 2046 | 3,329,736 | 501,316 | -0.76% | 1.69% |
| 2047 | 3,304,173 | 509,621 | -0.77% | 1.66% |
| 2048 | 3,278,352 | 517,889 | -0.78% | 1.62% |
| 2049 | 3,252,533 | 526,138 | -0.79% | 1.59% |
| 2050 | 3,226,623 | 534,374 | -0.8% | 1.57% |
From 2005 to 2015, the population of Croatia decreased by 158,420 people (a 3.68% decline), while Vanuatu gained 55,341 people (a 26.3% growth).
For the next 10 years, from 2015 to 2025, Croatia lost -312,523 (a 7.53% decline), while Vanuatu's population increased by 75,009 (a 28.2% growth).
Croatia was ranked 117th most populous country in 2005 and is 129th in 2025. Vanuatu was ranked 175th in 2005 and ranked 174th now.
The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that with changing growth rate trends in 25 years (in 2050) Croatia's population will shrink by 16% to 3,226,623 people with a rank change from 129th to 139th. The population of Vanuatu will increase by 56.7% to 534,374 people and rank change from 174th to 169th.
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 |
|
Vanuatu
|
|
|---|---|
| City | Population |
| Port Vila | 49K |
| Luganville | 17.7K |
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Population differences between Croatia and Vanuatu
|
Croatia
|
Vanuatu
|
|
|---|---|---|
| Life expectancy | 78.9 years | 71.8 years |
| Average age | 44.6 years | 25.6 years |
| Median age | 46 years | 21.3 years |
| Male:Female ratio | 48.2:51.8 | 50.5:49.5 |
| Fertility rate | 1.46 births per woman | 3.6 births per woman |
| Population density | 178.9 ppl/mi² | 69.6 ppl/mi² |
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