Croatia
Population 2026
3,822,346
Overview
- Yearly change
- -0.67%
- Density
- 68 per km²
- Land area
- 55,960 km²
- Capital
- Zagreb
- Currency
- Euro (EUR)
- Official languages
- HR-HR, SR
- Urban population
- 57.8%
- Continent
- EU
Demographics
- Births
- 30,6092026
- Deaths
- 53,4332026
- Birth rate
- 8.3per 1,000
- Death rate
- 13.2per 1,000
- Fertility rate
- 1.46
- Life expectancy
- 78.9At birth, years
- Median age
- 45.5
- Net migration
- -3,481
Age distribution
- 0–1413.7%
- 15–6462.7%
- 65+23.6%
Population by year
Economy
- GDP
- $105B
- GDP per capita
- $27.1K
- GDP growth
- +3.4%
- Inflation
- 3.7%
- Unemployment
- 5.0%
- Exports
- $50.4B
- Imports
- $55.7B
- Tourism receipts
- 23.4%% of exports
Economic output by sector (% of GDP)
- Agriculture2.8%
- Industry19.0%
- Manufacturing10.1%
- Services60.9%
Employment by sector (%)
- Agriculture4.3%
- Industry26.4%
- Services69.3%
Largest cities
| # | City | Population |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | ZagrebZagreb | 663,5922023 |
| 2 | SplitSplit-Dalmatia | 149,8302023 |
| 3 | RijekaPrimorje-Gorski Kotar | 107,9642023 |
| 4 | OsijekCounty of Osijek-Baranja | 75,5352025 |
| 5 | ZadarZadar | 67,3092024 |
| 6 | SesveteZagreb | 55,3132023 |
| 7 | PulaIstria | 52,2202024 |
| 8 | Slavonski BrodBrod-Posavina | 45,0052025 |
| 9 | KarlovacKarlovac | 41,8692023 |
| 10 | VaraždinVaraždin | 36,1872023 |
Populated place as listed by GeoNames. Not a metropolitan-area figure.
Historical statistics
| Year | Population | Births | Deaths |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 3,822,346 | 30.6K | 53.4K |
| 2020 | 3,953,956 | 33.5K | 57.1K |
| 2010 | 4,301,150 | 43.4K | 52.0K |
| 2000 | 4,326,105 | 40.9K | 52.6K |
| 1990 | 4,835,067 | 56.9K | 52.2K |
| 1980 | 4,643,900 | 69.7K | 48.3K |
| 1970 | 4,462,673 | 63.3K | 43.6K |
| 1960 | 4,200,272 | 78.9K | 40.8K |
| 1950 | 3,864,992 | 97.1K | 47.4K |