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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Croatia was 3,866,200 in 2024 vs 40,583,164 people in Yemen in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Croatia's population is 3,812,193 people compared to 43,325,643 in Yemen.

Population statistics:

  • Yemen's population is 11.4 times bigger than Croatia's.
  • Croatia is ranked the 129th most populous country in the world, while Yemen is the 37th.
  • The countries together account for 0.57% of the world: 0.05% for Croatia vs 0.52% for Yemen.
  • For the last 10 years, Croatia has had an average growth rate of -0.82% per year vs +3% in Yemen.
  • Since 2006, the population of Croatia has decreased from 4.31M people to 3.81M (11.6% decline), while Yemen has grown from 23.5M to 43.3M (84% growth).

Croatia vs Yemen: population by year and forecast

Croatia
Factual

Projection
Yemen
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Croatia Yemen
2100 2,137,465 111,531,602
2099 2,155,186 111,216,538
2098 2,173,108 110,873,896
2097 2,190,995 110,513,248
2096 2,209,326 110,125,357
2095 2,227,698 109,718,989
2094 2,246,224 109,287,747
2093 2,264,550 108,834,256
2092 2,283,068 108,350,834
2091 2,301,556 107,845,139
2090 2,319,851 107,319,234
2089 2,338,604 106,769,903
2088 2,357,581 106,198,480
2087 2,376,274 105,606,248
2086 2,395,139 104,994,691
2085 2,414,304 104,356,315
2084 2,433,813 103,704,067
2083 2,453,361 103,033,111
2082 2,473,204 102,348,794
2081 2,493,128 101,642,012
2080 2,513,378 100,920,728
2079 2,534,101 100,179,245
2078 2,554,982 99,422,962
2077 2,576,370 98,654,481
2076 2,597,887 97,862,812
2075 2,619,688 97,057,105
2074 2,641,342 96,230,615
2073 2,663,253 95,389,748
2072 2,685,714 94,528,518
2071 2,708,053 93,646,094
2070 2,730,187 92,750,891
2069 2,753,302 91,836,719
2068 2,776,996 90,906,457
2067 2,800,742 89,961,778
2066 2,824,811 88,998,844
2065 2,848,913 88,022,210
2064 2,872,881 87,033,422
2063 2,897,651 86,020,867
2062 2,922,653 84,985,459
2061 2,947,832 83,934,120
2060 2,973,162 82,867,105
2059 2,998,389 81,781,887
2058 3,023,822 80,678,032
2057 3,049,085 79,563,835
2056 3,074,796 78,436,146
2055 3,100,195 77,296,391
2054 3,125,459 76,143,587
2053 3,151,016 74,985,186
2052 3,176,316 73,813,387
2051 3,201,973 72,631,340
2050 3,227,869 71,436,891
2049 3,253,597 70,243,074
2048 3,279,316 69,043,876
2047 3,305,051 67,843,741
2046 3,330,260 66,638,116
2045 3,355,638 65,433,874
2044 3,381,196 64,230,423
2043 3,406,105 63,031,296
2042 3,430,854 61,838,177
2041 3,455,487 60,651,763
2040 3,479,631 59,475,172
2039 3,503,577 58,303,694
2038 3,527,583 57,135,690
2037 3,551,581 55,973,689
2036 3,574,520 54,809,098
2035 3,596,996 53,641,994
2034 3,620,363 52,476,195
2033 3,643,692 51,307,469
2032 3,667,478 50,140,351
2031 3,691,842 48,969,961
2030 3,715,373 47,786,079
2029 3,739,203 46,594,926
2028 3,762,505 45,403,313
2027 3,787,023 44,203,683
2026 3,812,193 43,000,078
2025 3,838,346 41,792,731
2024 3,866,200 40,583,164
2023 3,859,686 39,390,799
2022 3,855,641 38,222,876
2021 3,878,981 37,140,230
2020 3,914,206 36,134,863
2019 3,949,390 35,111,408
2018 3,988,775 34,085,182
2017 4,041,407 33,090,921
2016 4,106,867 32,109,010
2015 4,151,725 31,159,379
2014 4,201,598 30,226,309
2013 4,233,922 29,312,952
2012 4,260,368 28,433,647
2011 4,280,622 27,582,897
2010 4,295,427 26,754,387
2009 4,305,181 25,927,724
2008 4,309,705 25,111,941
2007 4,310,217 24,318,082
2006 4,311,159 23,543,083
2005 4,310,145 22,790,085
2004 4,304,600 22,095,167
2003 4,303,399 21,456,379
2002 4,302,174 20,835,086
2001 4,299,642 20,226,147
2000 4,468,302 19,624,141
1999 4,512,597 19,029,420
1998 4,532,135 18,446,013
1997 4,534,920 17,873,936
1996 4,557,097 17,313,177
1995 4,620,030 16,740,058
1994 4,652,024 16,149,147
1993 4,600,463 15,563,914
1992 4,575,818 14,989,494
1991 4,689,022 14,430,201
1990 4,777,368 13,887,862
1989 4,767,260 13,364,174
1988 4,755,207 12,859,708
1987 4,739,745 12,369,912
1986 4,721,446 11,901,040
1985 4,701,417 11,453,825
1984 4,680,285 11,025,597
1983 4,658,254 10,621,499
1982 4,634,234 10,241,006
1981 4,611,509 9,882,362
1980 4,599,782 9,543,358
1979 4,594,778 9,224,194
1978 4,581,085 8,926,586
1977 4,559,571 8,648,222
1976 4,535,934 8,384,113
1975 4,512,082 8,133,598
1974 4,490,660 7,896,783
1973 4,470,161 7,672,796
1972 4,450,564 7,460,068
1971 4,431,275 7,257,462
1970 4,412,252 7,065,279
1969 4,391,490 6,875,859
1968 4,365,628 6,690,524
1967 4,338,683 6,516,444
1966 4,310,701 6,351,494
1965 4,280,923 6,195,593
1964 4,252,876 6,048,006
1963 4,225,675 5,911,135
1962 4,196,712 5,782,221
1961 4,167,292 5,655,232
1960 4,140,181 5,532,301

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); World Bank | Health (1960–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

GeoRank.org/population/croatia/yemen | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Croatia decreased by 204,292 people (a 4.74% decline), while Yemen gained 8,565,927 people (a 36.4% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Croatia lost 294,674 people (a 7.18% decline), while Yemen's population increased by 11,216,633 people (a 34.9% growth).

Croatia was ranked 120th most populous country in 2006 and is 129th in 2026. Yemen was ranked 47th in 2006 and ranked 37th 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 Yemen will increase by 64.9% to 71,436,891 people and rank change from 37th to 29th.

Yemen is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 112M 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
Yemen
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Croatia Yemen
2100 -0.82% 0.28%
2099 -0.82% 0.31%
2098 -0.82% 0.33%
2097 -0.83% 0.35%
2096 -0.82% 0.37%
2095 -0.82% 0.39%
2094 -0.81% 0.42%
2093 -0.81% 0.45%
2092 -0.8% 0.47%
2091 -0.79% 0.49%
2090 -0.8% 0.51%
2089 -0.8% 0.54%
2088 -0.79% 0.56%
2087 -0.79% 0.58%
2086 -0.79% 0.61%
2085 -0.8% 0.63%
2084 -0.8% 0.65%
2083 -0.8% 0.67%
2082 -0.8% 0.7%
2081 -0.81% 0.71%
2080 -0.82% 0.74%
2079 -0.82% 0.76%
2078 -0.83% 0.78%
2077 -0.83% 0.81%
2076 -0.83% 0.83%
2075 -0.82% 0.86%
2074 -0.82% 0.88%
2073 -0.84% 0.91%
2072 -0.82% 0.94%
2071 -0.81% 0.97%
2070 -0.84% 1%
2069 -0.85% 1.02%
2068 -0.85% 1.05%
2067 -0.85% 1.08%
2066 -0.85% 1.11%
2065 -0.83% 1.14%
2064 -0.85% 1.18%
2063 -0.86% 1.22%
2062 -0.85% 1.25%
2061 -0.85% 1.29%
2060 -0.84% 1.33%
2059 -0.84% 1.37%
2058 -0.83% 1.4%
2057 -0.84% 1.44%
2056 -0.82% 1.47%
2055 -0.81% 1.51%
2054 -0.81% 1.54%
2053 -0.8% 1.59%
2052 -0.8% 1.63%
2051 -0.8% 1.67%
2050 -0.79% 1.7%
2049 -0.78% 1.74%
2048 -0.78% 1.77%
2047 -0.76% 1.81%
2046 -0.76% 1.84%
2045 -0.76% 1.87%
2044 -0.73% 1.9%
2043 -0.72% 1.93%
2042 -0.71% 1.96%
2041 -0.69% 1.98%
2040 -0.68% 2.01%
2039 -0.68% 2.04%
2038 -0.68% 2.08%
2037 -0.64% 2.12%
2036 -0.62% 2.18%
2035 -0.65% 2.22%
2034 -0.64% 2.28%
2033 -0.65% 2.33%
2032 -0.66% 2.39%
2031 -0.63% 2.48%
2030 -0.64% 2.56%
2029 -0.62% 2.62%
2028 -0.65% 2.71%
2027 -0.66% 2.8%
2026 -0.68% 2.89%
2025 -0.72% 2.98%
2024 0.17% 3.03%
2023 0.1% 3.06%
2022 -0.6% 2.92%
2021 -0.9% 2.78%
2020 -0.89% 2.91%
2019 -0.99% 3.01%
2018 -1.3% 3%
2017 -1.59% 3.06%
2016 -1.08% 3.05%
2015 -1.19% 3.09%
2014 -0.76% 3.12%
2013 -0.62% 3.09%
2012 -0.47% 3.08%
2011 -0.34% 3.1%
2010 -0.23% 3.19%
2009 -0.1% 3.25%
2008 -0.01% 3.26%
2007 -0.02% 3.29%
2006 0.02% 3.3%
2005 0.13% 3.15%
2004 0.03% 2.98%
2003 0.03% 2.98%
2002 0.06% 3.01%
2001 -3.77% 3.07%
2000 -0.98% 3.13%
1999 -0.43% 3.16%
1998 -0.06% 3.2%
1997 -0.49% 3.24%
1996 -1.36% 3.42%
1995 -0.69% 3.66%
1994 1.12% 3.76%
1993 0.54% 3.83%
1992 -2.41% 3.88%
1991 -1.85% 3.91%
1990 0.21% 3.92%
1989 0.25% 3.92%
1988 0.33% 3.96%
1987 0.39% 3.94%
1986 0.43% 3.9%
1985 0.45% 3.88%
1984 0.47% 3.8%
1983 0.52% 3.72%
1982 0.49% 3.63%
1981 0.25% 3.55%
1980 0.11% 3.46%
1979 0.3% 3.33%
1978 0.47% 3.22%
1977 0.52% 3.15%
1976 0.53% 3.08%
1975 0.48% 3%
1974 0.46% 2.92%
1973 0.44% 2.85%
1972 0.44% 2.79%
1971 0.43% 2.72%
1970 0.47% 2.75%
1969 0.59% 2.77%
1968 0.62% 2.67%
1967 0.65% 2.6%
1966 0.7% 2.52%
1965 0.66% 2.44%
1964 0.64% 2.32%
1963 0.69% 2.23%
1962 0.71% 2.25%
1961 0.65% 2.22%

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); World Bank | Health (1961–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

GeoRank.org/population/croatia/yemen | CC BY

In 2024, the population of Croatia grew by 0.17%, while Yemen's population grew by 3.03%.

Live population counters

Croatia Yemen
Current population
3812193
43325643
Population rank 129/197 37/197
Percent of world population 0.05% 0.52%
One net population change
1.34 hours
26.4 seconds
One birth every
16.4 minutes
22.7 seconds
One death every
10.2 minutes
2.78 minutes
Daily growth/decline +18 +3,267
Annual growth/decline +6,514 +1,192,365
Annual growth/decline rate +0.17% +3.03%
Population growth rate rank 157/197 13/197
One migration net change every
2.52 hours
32.4 minutes
Annual migration change -3,481 -16,291
Net migration rank 112/196 148/196
Foreign-born residents 527,831 392,997
Foreign-born residents rank 78/195 89/195
Foreign-born share of population 13.6% 1%
Foreign-born share rank 50/195 156/195

Natural population change vs migration

Croatia
Natural

Migration
Yemen
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Croatia Yemen
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -3,481 - -16,291
2024 - -5,186 - -10,482
2023 -19,298 10,202 1,198,150 -5,233
2022 -23,134 11,681 1,153,375 -10,448
2021 -26,377 -4,517 1,103,622 -81,248
2020 -20,354 -8,552 1,086,322 -97,982
2019 -15,008 -13,239 1,056,432 2,129
2018 -15,557 -25,016 1,020,238 -26,335
2017 -16,570 -44,557 1,006,725 -12,086
2016 -13,553 -32,144 975,697 -6,492
2015 -16,607 -27,501 939,922 -9,883
2014 -11,345 -13,127 920,330 15,764
2013 -10,162 -6,245 884,929 5,697
2012 -9,799 -4,794 845,645 22,349
2011 -9,846 -17,463 806,359 27,184
2010 -8,591 -3,995 803,246 20,269
2009 -7,319 1,358 798,911 30,919
2008 -8,188 6,495 779,123 22,621
2007 -10,335 8,893 764,780 21,210
2006 -8,669 10,852 750,082 13,940
2005 -9,022 10,629 726,708 15,283
2004 -9,040 15,445 710,493 -62,641
2003 -12,480 12,556 694,457 -64,737
2002 -10,325 10,306 672,494 -59,648
2001 -8,599 19,298 658,704 -53,698
2000 -6,255 -47,629 646,694 -47,713
1999 -6,769 -47,418 633,166 -42,731
1998 -4,985 -47,931 615,488 -39,096
1997 3,175 -52,897 604,443 -36,694
1996 3,190 -53,688 588,786 -35,043
1995 0 -51,882 607,966 -15,485
1994 -930 -50,444 602,363 -13,040
1993 -2,301 -49,615 595,459 -14,332
1992 -4,576 -47,865 582,072 -14,372
1991 -2,813 -31,968 565,837 -14,964
1990 3,344 9,538 549,654 -15,847
1989 3,337 8,471 530,464 -16,876
1988 5,707 7,242 513,296 -17,952
1987 6,161 6,956 493,337 -9,097
1986 8,499 6,261 464,665 -11,151
1985 10,343 5,550 455,576 -14,660
1984 10,764 5,757 434,674 -19,143
1983 10,714 6,323 414,823 -22,152
1982 15,756 7,475 392,302 -23,981
1981 15,680 4,872 374,482 -25,499
1980 17,939 -5,486 355,767 -26,740
1979 21,136 -5,740 336,378 -27,090
1978 20,157 -7,329 312,439 -26,524
1977 22,798 -7,339 296,115 -25,305
1976 22,226 -7,400 281,078 -23,669
1975 21,658 -7,366 266,815 -23,192
1974 22,453 -8,076 252,737 -22,726
1973 21,904 -8,335 240,235 -22,282
1972 17,802 -7,277 229,322 -21,826
1971 19,941 -5,608 219,095 -21,386
1970 16,767 -2,359 207,613 -20,966
1969 16,688 -2,796 196,305 -4,121
1968 21,828 -2,799 182,518 -4,031
1967 26,032 -3,518 173,637 -3,959
1966 33,192 -6,341 164,091 -3,874
1965 31,251 -5,253 155,398 -3,797
1964 25,942 -2,090 147,299 -3,712
1963 31,270 -1,289 133,781 -3,640
1962 30,216 -2,176 131,262 -3,572
1961 36,255 -6,567 129,787 -3,503
1960 34,778 -21,768 122,994 -3,431

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 Yemen 97.8% is from natural causes (a gain of 10,460,813 people) and 2.17% is from migration (a loss of 231,814 people).

As of 2024, 527,831 residents or 13.6% of the population were not native-born in Croatia, compared to 392,997 people or 1% in Yemen.

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
Yemen
City Population
Sanaa 2.96M
Aden 1.15M
Al Hudaydah 618K
Taiz 615K
Ibb 351K
Dhamar 160K
Mukalla 144K
Sa'dah 70.2K
Sayyan 70K
Zabid 50.8K

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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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