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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Croatia was 3,866,200 in 2024 vs 100,987,686 people in Vietnam in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Croatia's population is 3,812,193 people compared to 102,365,351 in Vietnam.

Population statistics:

  • Vietnam's population is 26.9 times bigger than Croatia's.
  • Croatia is ranked the 129th most populous country in the world, while Vietnam is the 16th.
  • The countries together account for 1.28% of the world: 0.05% for Croatia vs 1.24% for Vietnam.
  • For the last 10 years, Croatia has had an average growth rate of -0.82% per year vs +0.99% in Vietnam.
  • Since 2006, the population of Croatia has decreased from 4.31M people to 3.81M (11.6% decline), while Vietnam has grown from 82.2M to 102M (24.6% growth).

Croatia vs Vietnam: population by year and forecast

Croatia
Factual

Projection
Vietnam
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Croatia Vietnam
2100 2,137,465 92,239,801
2099 2,155,186 92,735,968
2098 2,173,108 93,227,318
2097 2,190,995 93,703,343
2096 2,209,326 94,178,675
2095 2,227,698 94,640,859
2094 2,246,224 95,098,747
2093 2,264,550 95,558,233
2092 2,283,068 96,015,030
2091 2,301,556 96,474,248
2090 2,319,851 96,938,026
2089 2,338,604 97,399,661
2088 2,357,581 97,858,300
2087 2,376,274 98,324,127
2086 2,395,139 98,788,452
2085 2,414,304 99,249,444
2084 2,433,813 99,710,990
2083 2,453,361 100,178,339
2082 2,473,204 100,650,389
2081 2,493,128 101,120,279
2080 2,513,378 101,584,408
2079 2,534,101 102,046,677
2078 2,554,982 102,496,244
2077 2,576,370 102,944,347
2076 2,597,887 103,374,514
2075 2,619,688 103,799,405
2074 2,641,342 104,214,107
2073 2,663,253 104,623,307
2072 2,685,714 105,022,092
2071 2,708,053 105,401,255
2070 2,730,187 105,773,681
2069 2,753,302 106,126,787
2068 2,776,996 106,471,025
2067 2,800,742 106,811,324
2066 2,824,811 107,143,716
2065 2,848,913 107,459,475
2064 2,872,881 107,761,108
2063 2,897,651 108,055,355
2062 2,922,653 108,339,650
2061 2,947,832 108,607,597
2060 2,973,162 108,859,065
2059 2,998,389 109,104,391
2058 3,023,822 109,337,395
2057 3,049,085 109,546,926
2056 3,074,796 109,732,352
2055 3,100,195 109,903,830
2054 3,125,459 110,052,946
2053 3,151,016 110,173,868
2052 3,176,316 110,270,266
2051 3,201,973 110,338,539
2050 3,227,869 110,361,987
2049 3,253,597 110,356,819
2048 3,279,316 110,313,849
2047 3,305,051 110,228,852
2046 3,330,260 110,108,051
2045 3,355,638 109,943,449
2044 3,381,196 109,748,671
2043 3,406,105 109,514,717
2042 3,430,854 109,242,604
2041 3,455,487 108,936,706
2040 3,479,631 108,611,523
2039 3,503,577 108,254,640
2038 3,527,583 107,877,983
2037 3,551,581 107,480,286
2036 3,574,520 107,075,099
2035 3,596,996 106,647,378
2034 3,620,363 106,206,100
2033 3,643,692 105,762,219
2032 3,667,478 105,299,476
2031 3,691,842 104,826,346
2030 3,715,373 104,330,461
2029 3,739,203 103,835,790
2028 3,762,505 103,316,499
2027 3,787,023 102,775,814
2026 3,812,193 102,213,157
2025 3,838,346 101,614,413
2024 3,866,200 100,987,686
2023 3,859,686 100,352,192
2022 3,855,641 99,680,655
2021 3,878,981 98,935,098
2020 3,914,206 98,079,191
2019 3,949,390 97,173,776
2018 3,988,775 96,237,319
2017 4,041,407 95,176,977
2016 4,106,867 94,000,117
2015 4,151,725 92,823,254
2014 4,201,598 91,679,578
2013 4,233,922 90,573,104
2012 4,260,368 89,510,356
2011 4,280,622 88,468,314
2010 4,295,427 87,455,152
2009 4,305,181 86,460,018
2008 4,309,705 85,175,788
2007 4,310,217 83,633,375
2006 4,311,159 82,167,897
2005 4,310,145 81,088,313
2004 4,304,600 80,338,971
2003 4,303,399 79,563,777
2002 4,302,174 78,772,224
2001 4,299,642 77,969,361
2000 4,468,302 77,154,011
1999 4,512,597 76,287,452
1998 4,532,135 75,299,660
1997 4,534,920 74,226,889
1996 4,557,097 73,156,447
1995 4,620,030 72,049,940
1994 4,652,024 70,854,391
1993 4,600,463 69,586,384
1992 4,575,818 68,260,337
1991 4,689,022 66,891,775
1990 4,777,368 65,504,552
1989 4,767,260 64,147,348
1988 4,755,207 62,843,228
1987 4,739,745 61,584,651
1986 4,721,446 60,347,048
1985 4,701,417 59,060,622
1984 4,680,285 57,706,067
1983 4,658,254 56,337,921
1982 4,634,234 55,011,289
1981 4,611,509 53,738,141
1980 4,599,782 52,490,101
1979 4,594,778 51,378,211
1978 4,581,085 50,249,552
1977 4,559,571 48,954,872
1976 4,535,934 47,684,931
1975 4,512,082 46,482,903
1974 4,490,660 45,413,537
1973 4,470,161 44,409,861
1972 4,450,564 43,429,168
1971 4,431,275 42,449,276
1970 4,412,252 41,475,230
1969 4,391,490 40,582,096
1968 4,365,628 39,734,609
1967 4,338,683 38,895,080
1966 4,310,701 38,024,836
1965 4,280,923 37,129,656
1964 4,252,876 36,201,563
1963 4,225,675 35,249,101
1962 4,196,712 34,288,560
1961 4,167,292 33,409,059
1960 4,140,181 32,531,933

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 Vietnam gained 11,832,220 people (a 14.4% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Croatia lost 294,674 people (a 7.18% decline), while Vietnam's population increased by 8,365,234 people (a 8.9% growth).

Croatia was ranked 120th most populous country in 2006 and is 129th in 2026. Vietnam was ranked 15th in 2006 and ranked 16th 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 Vietnam will increase by 7.81% to 110,361,987 people and will still be ranked 16th.

Vietnam is projected to reach its peak in 2050 at 110M 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
Vietnam
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Croatia Vietnam
2100 -0.82% -0.54%
2099 -0.82% -0.53%
2098 -0.82% -0.51%
2097 -0.83% -0.5%
2096 -0.82% -0.49%
2095 -0.82% -0.48%
2094 -0.81% -0.48%
2093 -0.81% -0.48%
2092 -0.8% -0.48%
2091 -0.79% -0.48%
2090 -0.8% -0.47%
2089 -0.8% -0.47%
2088 -0.79% -0.47%
2087 -0.79% -0.47%
2086 -0.79% -0.46%
2085 -0.8% -0.46%
2084 -0.8% -0.47%
2083 -0.8% -0.47%
2082 -0.8% -0.46%
2081 -0.81% -0.46%
2080 -0.82% -0.45%
2079 -0.82% -0.44%
2078 -0.83% -0.44%
2077 -0.83% -0.42%
2076 -0.83% -0.41%
2075 -0.82% -0.4%
2074 -0.82% -0.39%
2073 -0.84% -0.38%
2072 -0.82% -0.36%
2071 -0.81% -0.35%
2070 -0.84% -0.33%
2069 -0.85% -0.32%
2068 -0.85% -0.32%
2067 -0.85% -0.31%
2066 -0.85% -0.29%
2065 -0.83% -0.28%
2064 -0.85% -0.27%
2063 -0.86% -0.26%
2062 -0.85% -0.25%
2061 -0.85% -0.23%
2060 -0.84% -0.22%
2059 -0.84% -0.21%
2058 -0.83% -0.19%
2057 -0.84% -0.17%
2056 -0.82% -0.16%
2055 -0.81% -0.14%
2054 -0.81% -0.11%
2053 -0.8% -0.09%
2052 -0.8% -0.06%
2051 -0.8% -0.02%
2050 -0.79% 0.005%
2049 -0.78% 0.04%
2048 -0.78% 0.08%
2047 -0.76% 0.11%
2046 -0.76% 0.15%
2045 -0.76% 0.18%
2044 -0.73% 0.21%
2043 -0.72% 0.25%
2042 -0.71% 0.28%
2041 -0.69% 0.3%
2040 -0.68% 0.33%
2039 -0.68% 0.35%
2038 -0.68% 0.37%
2037 -0.64% 0.38%
2036 -0.62% 0.4%
2035 -0.65% 0.42%
2034 -0.64% 0.42%
2033 -0.65% 0.44%
2032 -0.66% 0.45%
2031 -0.63% 0.48%
2030 -0.64% 0.48%
2029 -0.62% 0.5%
2028 -0.65% 0.53%
2027 -0.66% 0.55%
2026 -0.68% 0.59%
2025 -0.72% 0.62%
2024 0.17% 0.63%
2023 0.1% 0.67%
2022 -0.6% 0.75%
2021 -0.9% 0.87%
2020 -0.89% 0.93%
2019 -0.99% 0.97%
2018 -1.3% 1.11%
2017 -1.59% 1.25%
2016 -1.08% 1.27%
2015 -1.19% 1.25%
2014 -0.76% 1.22%
2013 -0.62% 1.19%
2012 -0.47% 1.18%
2011 -0.34% 1.16%
2010 -0.23% 1.15%
2009 -0.1% 1.51%
2008 -0.01% 1.84%
2007 -0.02% 1.78%
2006 0.02% 1.33%
2005 0.13% 0.93%
2004 0.03% 0.97%
2003 0.03% 1%
2002 0.06% 1.03%
2001 -3.77% 1.06%
2000 -0.98% 1.14%
1999 -0.43% 1.31%
1998 -0.06% 1.45%
1997 -0.49% 1.46%
1996 -1.36% 1.54%
1995 -0.69% 1.69%
1994 1.12% 1.82%
1993 0.54% 1.94%
1992 -2.41% 2.05%
1991 -1.85% 2.12%
1990 0.21% 2.12%
1989 0.25% 2.08%
1988 0.33% 2.04%
1987 0.39% 2.05%
1986 0.43% 2.18%
1985 0.45% 2.35%
1984 0.47% 2.43%
1983 0.52% 2.41%
1982 0.49% 2.37%
1981 0.25% 2.38%
1980 0.11% 2.16%
1979 0.3% 2.25%
1978 0.47% 2.64%
1977 0.52% 2.66%
1976 0.53% 2.59%
1975 0.48% 2.35%
1974 0.46% 2.26%
1973 0.44% 2.26%
1972 0.44% 2.31%
1971 0.43% 2.35%
1970 0.47% 2.2%
1969 0.59% 2.13%
1968 0.62% 2.16%
1967 0.65% 2.29%
1966 0.7% 2.41%
1965 0.66% 2.56%
1964 0.64% 2.7%
1963 0.69% 2.8%
1962 0.71% 2.63%
1961 0.65% 2.7%

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 Vietnam's population grew by 0.63%.

Live population counters

Croatia Vietnam
Current population
3812193
102365351
Population rank 129/197 16/197
Percent of world population 0.05% 1.24%
One net population change
1.34 hours
49.6 seconds
One birth every
16.4 minutes
22.7 seconds
One death every
10.2 minutes
47.8 seconds
Daily growth/decline +18 +1,741
Annual growth/decline +6,514 +635,494
Annual growth/decline rate +0.17% +0.63%
Population growth rate rank 157/197 123/197
One migration net change every
2.52 hours
10.9 minutes
Annual migration change -3,481 -48,171
Net migration rank 112/196 174/196
Foreign-born residents 527,831 326,418
Foreign-born residents rank 78/195 95/195
Foreign-born share of population 13.6% 0.3%
Foreign-born share rank 50/195 185/195

Natural population change vs migration

Croatia
Natural

Migration
Vietnam
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Croatia Vietnam
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -3,481 - -48,171
2024 - -5,186 - -59,645
2023 -19,298 10,202 727,955 -81,789
2022 -23,134 11,681 775,914 -78,977
2021 -26,377 -4,517 799,593 -5,418
2020 -20,354 -8,552 924,004 -6,457
2019 -15,008 -13,239 895,262 -2,051
2018 -15,557 -25,016 882,977 96,650
2017 -16,570 -44,557 1,001,833 139,245
2016 -13,553 -32,144 1,045,094 167,652
2015 -16,607 -27,501 1,145,903 -4,888
2014 -11,345 -13,127 1,151,221 -4,894
2013 -10,162 -6,245 1,071,570 -4,979
2012 -9,799 -4,794 1,063,741 -4,851
2011 -9,846 -17,463 1,029,859 -4,602
2010 -8,591 -3,995 1,005,559 -4,443
2009 -7,319 1,358 1,007,778 -18,560
2008 -8,188 6,495 1,008,141 571,113
2007 -10,335 8,893 981,689 523,784
2006 -8,669 10,852 943,041 482,399
2005 -9,022 10,629 942,084 -208,337
2004 -9,040 15,445 985,438 -220,458
2003 -12,480 12,556 1,001,470 -216,062
2002 -10,325 10,306 991,427 -193,766
2001 -8,599 19,298 985,610 -177,586
2000 -6,255 -47,629 966,894 -144,298
1999 -6,769 -47,418 925,519 -15,010
1998 -4,985 -47,931 959,016 106,091
1997 3,175 -52,897 1,028,116 52,382
1996 3,190 -53,688 1,108,686 -48,235
1995 0 -51,882 1,203,666 -51,147
1994 -930 -50,444 1,291,534 -53,012
1993 -2,301 -49,615 1,370,365 -72,931
1992 -4,576 -47,865 1,419,952 -65,285
1991 -2,813 -31,968 1,459,311 -76,829
1990 3,344 9,538 1,449,157 -57,221
1989 3,337 8,471 1,423,622 -101,113
1988 5,707 7,242 1,370,108 -84,361
1987 6,161 6,956 1,359,481 -128,095
1986 8,499 6,261 1,407,957 -164,183
1985 10,343 5,550 1,453,954 -124,910
1984 10,764 5,757 1,477,448 -97,339
1983 10,714 6,323 1,453,913 -97,706
1982 15,756 7,475 1,407,959 -110,901
1981 15,680 4,872 1,358,500 -109,259
1980 17,939 -5,486 1,321,595 -74,791
1979 21,136 -5,740 1,314,563 -337,597
1978 20,157 -7,329 1,286,991 -6,592
1977 22,798 -7,339 1,259,315 49,655
1976 22,226 -7,400 1,232,608 -1,733
1975 21,658 -7,366 1,175,181 -2,010
1974 22,453 -8,076 1,000,505 -34,940
1973 21,904 -8,335 1,061,707 -19,937
1972 17,802 -7,277 921,524 -1,920
1971 19,941 -5,608 963,259 76,961
1970 16,767 -2,359 905,902 1,997
1969 16,688 -2,796 878,359 0
1968 21,828 -2,799 815,116 1,489
1967 26,032 -3,518 862,071 394
1966 33,192 -6,341 876,283 1,769
1965 31,251 -5,253 913,761 -1,438
1964 25,942 -2,090 950,219 -6,328
1963 31,270 -1,289 961,067 0
1962 30,216 -2,176 960,046 0
1961 36,255 -6,567 798,978 0
1960 34,778 -21,768 955,268 0

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 Vietnam 97.7% is from natural causes (a gain of 9,349,756 people) and 2.29% is from migration (a gain of 219,073 people).

As of 2024, 527,831 residents or 13.6% of the population were not native-born in Croatia, compared to 326,418 people or 0.3% in Vietnam.

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
Vietnam
City Population
Ho Chi Minh 14M
Hanoi 8.72M
Can Tho 3.21M
Da Nang 2.82M
Haiphong 2.12M
Bien Hoa 1.1M
Hue 653K
Bac Ninh 520K
Hai Duong 507K
Vinh 490K

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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. Wikidata (2026, retrieved 2026-02-08)
  5. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-02-20)

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