The latest officially reported population of Croatia was 3,866,200 in 2024 vs 1,000 people in the Vatican in 2019. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Croatia's population is 3,813,345 people compared to 952 in the Vatican.
Population statistics:
- Croatia's population is 4,006 times bigger than the Vatican's.
- Croatia is ranked the 129th most populous country in the world, while the Vatican is the 197th.
- The countries together account for 0.05% of the world: 0.05% for Croatia vs 0.00001% for the Vatican.
- For the last 10 years, Croatia has had an average growth rate of -0.82% per year vs +1.9% in the Vatican.
- Since 2006, the population of Croatia has decreased from 4.31M people to 3.81M (11.5% decline), while the Vatican has grown from 932 to 952 (2.15% growth).
- The Vatican is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 2.51K 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 Vatican: live population counter
Croatia
|
Vatican
|
|
|---|---|---|
| Current population |
3813345
|
952
|
| Population rank | 129/197 | 197/197 |
| Percent of world population | 0.05% | 0.00001% |
| One net population change |
1.34 hours
|
2.37 weeks
|
| One birth every |
16.4 minutes
|
n/a |
| One death every |
10.2 minutes
|
n/a |
| One migration net change every |
1.69 hours
|
n/a |
| Annual migration change | -5,186 | n/a |
| Daily growth/decline | +18 | +0 |
| Annual growth/decline | +6,514 | +0 |
| Annual growth/decline rate | +0.17% | +0% |
| Population growth rate rank | 158/197 | 164/197 |
Croatia and the Vatican: population history and growth rate by year chart
| Year | Population | Growth rate | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Croatia
|
Vatican
|
Croatia
|
Vatican
|
|
| 1960 | 4,140,181 | - | - | - |
| 1961 | 4,167,292 | - | 0.65% | - |
| 1962 | 4,196,712 | - | 0.71% | - |
| 1963 | 4,225,675 | - | 0.69% | - |
| 1964 | 4,252,876 | - | 0.64% | - |
| 1965 | 4,280,923 | - | 0.66% | - |
| 1966 | 4,310,701 | - | 0.7% | - |
| 1967 | 4,338,683 | - | 0.65% | - |
| 1968 | 4,365,628 | - | 0.62% | - |
| 1969 | 4,391,490 | - | 0.59% | - |
| 1970 | 4,412,252 | - | 0.47% | - |
| 1971 | 4,431,275 | - | 0.43% | - |
| 1972 | 4,450,564 | - | 0.44% | - |
| 1973 | 4,470,161 | - | 0.44% | - |
| 1974 | 4,490,660 | - | 0.46% | - |
| 1975 | 4,512,082 | - | 0.48% | - |
| 1976 | 4,535,934 | - | 0.53% | - |
| 1977 | 4,559,571 | - | 0.52% | - |
| 1978 | 4,581,085 | - | 0.47% | - |
| 1979 | 4,594,778 | - | 0.3% | - |
| 1980 | 4,599,782 | - | 0.11% | - |
| 1981 | 4,611,509 | - | 0.25% | - |
| 1982 | 4,634,234 | - | 0.49% | - |
| 1983 | 4,658,254 | - | 0.52% | - |
| 1984 | 4,680,285 | - | 0.47% | - |
| 1985 | 4,701,417 | - | 0.45% | - |
| 1986 | 4,721,446 | - | 0.43% | - |
| 1987 | 4,739,745 | - | 0.39% | - |
| 1988 | 4,755,207 | - | 0.33% | - |
| 1989 | 4,767,260 | - | 0.25% | - |
| 1990 | 4,777,368 | - | 0.21% | - |
| 1991 | 4,689,022 | - | -1.85% | - |
| 1992 | 4,575,818 | - | -2.41% | - |
| 1993 | 4,600,463 | - | 0.54% | - |
| 1994 | 4,652,024 | - | 1.12% | - |
| 1995 | 4,620,030 | - | -0.69% | - |
| 1996 | 4,557,097 | - | -1.36% | - |
| 1997 | 4,534,920 | - | -0.49% | - |
| 1998 | 4,532,135 | - | -0.06% | - |
| 1999 | 4,512,597 | - | -0.43% | - |
| 2000 | 4,468,302 | 880 | -0.98% | - |
| 2001 | 4,299,642 | 890 | -3.77% | 1.14% |
| 2002 | 4,302,174 | 900 | 0.06% | 1.12% |
| 2003 | 4,303,399 | 911 | 0.03% | 1.22% |
| 2004 | 4,304,600 | 921 | 0.03% | 1.1% |
| 2005 | 4,310,145 | 921 | 0.13% | 0% |
| 2006 | 4,311,159 | 932 | 0.02% | 1.19% |
| 2007 | 4,310,217 | 821 | -0.02% | -11.9% |
| 2008 | 4,309,705 | 824 | -0.01% | 0.37% |
| 2009 | 4,305,181 | 826 | -0.1% | 0.24% |
| 2010 | 4,295,427 | 829 | -0.23% | 0.36% |
| 2011 | 4,280,622 | 832 | -0.34% | 0.36% |
| 2012 | 4,260,368 | 836 | -0.47% | 0.48% |
| 2013 | 4,233,922 | 839 | -0.62% | 0.36% |
| 2014 | 4,201,598 | 842 | -0.76% | 0.36% |
| 2015 | 4,151,725 | 1,000 | -1.19% | 18.8% |
| 2016 | 4,106,867 | - | -1.08% | 0% |
| 2017 | 4,041,407 | 1,000 | -1.59% | 0% |
| 2018 | 3,988,775 | - | -1.3% | 0% |
| 2019 | 3,949,390 | 1,000 | -0.99% | 0% |
| 2020 | 3,914,206 | 987 | -0.89% | -1.29% |
| 2021 | 3,878,981 | 970 | -0.9% | -1.68% |
| 2022 | 3,855,641 | 944 | -0.6% | -2.66% |
| 2023 | 3,859,686 | 922 | 0.1% | -2.34% |
| 2024 | 3,866,200 | 933 | 0.17% | 1.2% |
| 2025 | 3,839,102 | 939 | -0.7% | 0.59% |
| 2026 | 3,813,345 | 952 | -0.67% | 1.37% |
| 2027 | 3,788,411 | 974 | -0.65% | 2.32% |
| 2028 | 3,764,412 | 985 | -0.63% | 1.13% |
| 2029 | 3,740,768 | 983 | -0.63% | -0.19% |
| 2030 | 3,716,995 | 976 | -0.64% | -0.75% |
| 2031 | 3,692,964 | 968 | -0.65% | -0.75% |
| 2032 | 3,668,796 | 968 | -0.65% | 0% |
| 2033 | 3,645,158 | 988 | -0.64% | 2.09% |
| 2034 | 3,621,729 | 992 | -0.64% | 0.37% |
| 2035 | 3,598,724 | 1,000 | -0.64% | 0.74% |
| 2036 | 3,575,930 | 998 | -0.63% | -0.18% |
| 2037 | 3,552,378 | 1,003 | -0.66% | 0.55% |
| 2038 | 3,528,291 | 1,022 | -0.68% | 1.83% |
| 2039 | 3,504,229 | 1,060 | -0.68% | 3.78% |
| 2040 | 3,480,092 | 1,095 | -0.69% | 3.3% |
| 2041 | 3,455,620 | 1,127 | -0.7% | 2.86% |
| 2042 | 3,430,837 | 1,149 | -0.72% | 1.96% |
| 2043 | 3,405,931 | 1,169 | -0.73% | 1.76% |
| 2044 | 3,380,593 | 1,186 | -0.74% | 1.42% |
| 2045 | 3,355,044 | 1,209 | -0.76% | 2.02% |
| 2046 | 3,329,650 | 1,224 | -0.76% | 1.22% |
| 2047 | 3,304,087 | 1,248 | -0.77% | 1.95% |
| 2048 | 3,278,267 | 1,272 | -0.78% | 1.92% |
| 2049 | 3,252,449 | 1,296 | -0.79% | 1.88% |
| 2050 | 3,226,539 | 1,325 | -0.8% | 2.27% |
From 2006 to 2016, the population of Croatia decreased by 204,292 people (a 4.74% decline), while the Vatican gained 68 people (a 7.3% growth).
For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Croatia lost -293,522 (a 7.15% decline), while the Vatican's population decreased by -48 (a 4.8% decline).
Croatia was ranked 120th most populous country in 2006 and is 129th in 2026. The Vatican was ranked 197th in 2006 and still ranked 197th now.
The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that with changing growth rate trends in 24 years (in 2050) Croatia's population will shrink by 15.4% to 3,226,539 people with a rank change from 129th to 139th. The population of the Vatican will increase by 39.2% to 1,325 people and will still be ranked 197th.
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 |
|
Vatican
|
|
|---|---|
| City | Population |
| Vatican City | 882 |
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Population differences between Croatia and the Vatican
|
Croatia
|
Vatican
|
|
|---|---|---|
| Life expectancy | 79.1 years | 83.4 years |
| Average age | 44.6 years | n/a |
| Median age | 46 years | n/a |
| Male:Female ratio | 48.2:51.8 | n/a |
| Fertility rate | 1.46 births per woman | n/a |
| Population density | 178.9 ppl/mi² | 5,886 ppl/mi² |
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