Croatia

Population on 1 January 3,874,350 people 2025 · Eurostat Population by age and sex 3,874,350 people 2025 · Eurostat Crude birth rate 8.4 per 1,000 people 2025 · Eurostat Crude death rate 12.9 per 1,000 people 2025 · Eurostat Total fertility rate 1.46 births per woman 2024 · Eurostat Population aged 65 and over 23.3% 2025 · Eurostat Median age of the population 45.5 years 2025 · Eurostat Old-age dependency ratio 37.0 per 100 working-age people 2025 · Eurostat Natural population change -4.5 per 1,000 people 2025 · Eurostat Population estimates and projections 3,896,023 people 2023 · UN Population Division Median age estimates and projections 44.8 years 2023 · UN Population Division Fertility rate estimates and projections 1.47 births per woman 2023 · UN Population Division Population growth estimates and projections -0.34% 2023 · UN Population Division Population 3,876,200 people 2025 · World Bank Population growth 0.26% 2025 · World Bank Population aged 65 and over 23.6% 2025 · World Bank Population aged 0 to 14 13.7% 2025 · World Bank Fertility rate 1.46 births per woman 2024 · World Bank Crude birth rate 8.3 per 1,000 people 2024 · World Bank Crude death rate 13.2 per 1,000 people 2024 · World Bank Urban population share 57.8% 2025 · World Bank Adolescent birth rate 6.3 per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19 2024 · World Bank Age dependency ratio 59.5 per 100 working-age people 2025 · World Bank Population density 69.1 people per km² 2024 · World Bank Urban population growth 0.78% 2025 · World Bank

Immigration 70,391 immigrants 2024 · Eurostat Emigration 38,997 emigrants 2024 · Eurostat Acquisitions of citizenship 793 people 2024 · Eurostat First-time asylum applicants 845 applicants 2025 · Eurostat Net migration rate 4.9 per 1,000 people 2025 · Eurostat Net migration estimates and projections 2.6 per 1,000 people 2023 · UN Population Division Net migration -3,481 people 2025 · World Bank International migrant stock 13.6% 2024 · World Bank Personal remittances received 6.9% 2025 · World Bank

Unemployment rate, ages 15 to 74 4.9% 2025 · Eurostat Youth unemployment rate, ages 15 to 24 18.3% 2025 · Eurostat Long-term unemployment rate 1.8% 2025 · Eurostat Employment rate, ages 20 to 64 74.4% 2025 · Eurostat Employment rate of women, ages 20 to 64 71.8% 2025 · Eurostat Monthly unemployment rate (seasonally adjusted) 4.3% September 2026 · Eurostat Usual weekly working hours 39.6 hours per week 2025 · Eurostat Part-time employment 3.0% 2025 · Eurostat Monthly youth unemployment 16.1% September 2026 · Eurostat Employment of older workers 54.9% 2025 · Eurostat ILO estimate of the unemployment rate 5.0% 2025 · ILOSTAT ILO estimate of youth unemployment 16.5% 2025 · ILOSTAT Labour force participation 52.1% 2025 · ILOSTAT Women's labour force participation 47.4% 2025 · ILOSTAT Employment-to-population ratio 49.5% 2025 · ILOSTAT OECD monthly unemployment rate 4.3% September 2026 · OECD Employment in agriculture 4.3% 2025 · World Bank Employment in industry 26.4% 2025 · World Bank Employment in services 69.3% 2025 · World Bank

Median equivalised net income €15,057 per year 2025 · Eurostat Unadjusted gender pay gap 6.6%p (Provisional) 2024 · Eurostat Hourly labour cost €18.4 per hour 2025 · Eurostat Monthly minimum wage €1,050 per month H2 2026 · Eurostat Net annual earnings €16,892 per year 2025 · Eurostat

GDP per capita in euro €24,220p (Provisional) per person 2025 · Eurostat GDP per capita in PPS 77p (Provisional) (EU = 100) 2024 · Eurostat Real GDP growth 3.5%p (Provisional) 2025 · Eurostat GDP in euro 94,026p (Provisional) million € 2025 · Eurostat Quarterly GDP growth (seasonally adjusted) 0.4%p (Provisional) Q2 2026 · Eurostat Labour productivity growth 3.3%p (Provisional) 2025 · Eurostat GDP growth, year on year 1.7%p (Provisional) Q2 2026 · Eurostat GDP in US dollars US$105.1 billion 2025 · World Bank GDP per capita in US dollars US$27,104 per person 2025 · World Bank GDP per capita, PPP Int$44,172 per person 2025 · World Bank GNI per capita, Atlas method US$25,360 per person 2025 · World Bank Real GDP growth 3.4% 2025 · World Bank Services share of GDP 60.9% 2025 · World Bank Investment share of GDP 24.6% 2025 · World Bank Savings share of GDP 21.0% 2025 · World Bank Household consumption per person US$10,985 per person 2025 · World Bank

HICP inflation 4.4% 2025 · Eurostat HICP price index 137.82 (2015 = 100) 2025 · Eurostat Monthly HICP inflation 4.4%e (Estimated) October 2026 · Eurostat Consumer price level index 73 (EU = 100) 2024 · Eurostat Food price inflation (HICP) 5.3% 2025 · Eurostat Energy price inflation (HICP) 3.3% 2025 · Eurostat OECD monthly CPI inflation 4.7% September 2026 · OECD Consumer price inflation 3.7% 2025 · World Bank Consumer price index 144.0 (2010 = 100) 2025 · World Bank Inflation measured by the GDP deflator 4.7% 2025 · World Bank Exchange rate to the US dollar 0.885 per US$ 2025 · World Bank

House price change 13.9% 2025 · Eurostat Housing cost overburden rate 3.2% 2025 · Eurostat Overcrowding rate 31.8% 2025 · Eurostat Home ownership rate 91.4% 2025 · Eurostat Inability to keep home adequately warm 4.2% 2025 · Eurostat Average household size 2.6 people per household 2025 · Eurostat House prices, quarterly 12.7%p (Provisional) Q2 2026 · Eurostat Arrears on utility bills 7.3% 2025 · Eurostat Mortgage interest rate 2.94% September 2026 · ECB Slum population 0.5% 2022 · World Bank

NEET rate, ages 15 to 29 10.8% 2025 · Eurostat Tertiary education attainment, ages 25 to 34 42.0% 2025 · Eurostat Early leavers from education and training 2.1%u (Low reliability) 2025 · Eurostat Adult participation in learning 6.5% 2025 · Eurostat ILO estimate of the youth NEET rate 8.1% 2025 · ILOSTAT Primary completion (UIS) 99.8% 2021 · UNESCO UIS Lower secondary completion 99.6% 2021 · UNESCO UIS Upper secondary completion 97.5% 2021 · UNESCO UIS Out-of-school children 1.8%nat_est (National estimate) 2023 · UNESCO UIS Out-of-school adolescents 1.5%nat_est (National estimate) 2017 · UNESCO UIS Out-of-school youth 7.0%nat_est (National estimate) 2023 · UNESCO UIS Primary net enrolment 98.2%nat_est (National estimate) 2023 · UNESCO UIS Youth literacy 99.7% 2001 · UNESCO UIS Qualified primary teachers 100.0% 2003 · UNESCO UIS Education share of public spending 8.5% 2021 · UNESCO UIS Education spending 4.1% 2021 · World Bank Primary school enrolment (gross) 101.2% 2023 · World Bank Tertiary education enrolment (gross) 81.2% 2023 · World Bank Adult literacy rate 98.2% 2001 · World Bank Primary school completion rate 100.5% 2023 · World Bank Secondary school enrolment (gross) 105.0% 2023 · World Bank

Life expectancy at birth 78.9 years 2024 · Eurostat Infant mortality rate 3.2 per 1,000 live births 2024 · Eurostat Hospital beds 558 per 100,000 people 2024 · Eurostat Practising physicians 410 per 100,000 people 2024 · Eurostat People reporting good or very good health 68.5% 2025 · Eurostat Health spending share of GDP 7.6% 2024 · Eurostat Practising nurses 265 per 100,000 people 2024 · Eurostat Healthy life years at birth 63.1 years 2024 · Eurostat Life expectancy at age 65 18.0 years 2024 · Eurostat Adults with obesity 22.6% 2019 · Eurostat Daily smokers 22.1% 2019 · Eurostat Life expectancy estimates and projections 78.6 years 2023 · UN Population Division Life expectancy at 65, estimates and projections 17.6 years 2023 · UN Population Division Healthy life expectancy 67.3 years 2023 · WHO UHC service coverage 76 2023 · WHO Alcohol consumption 10.82 litres 2024 · WHO Adult obesity 30.8% 2024 · WHO Hypertension 48.4% 2019 · WHO Suicide rate 11.9 per 100,000 people 2023 · WHO Premature NCD mortality 15.2% 2023 · WHO Physical inactivity 33.0% 2022 · WHO DTP3 immunisation 91% 2025 · WHO Anaemia in women 23.3% 2023 · WHO Poisoning deaths 0.3 per 100,000 people 2023 · WHO Nurses and midwives 80.5 per 10,000 people 2023 · WHO Dentists 9.56 per 10,000 people 2023 · WHO Life expectancy at birth 78.9 years 2024 · World Bank Life expectancy at birth, women 81.9 years 2024 · World Bank Life expectancy at birth, men 76.1 years 2024 · World Bank Health spending share of GDP 7.1% 2023 · World Bank Under-five mortality rate 5.6 per 1,000 live births 2024 · World Bank Infant mortality rate 4.1 per 1,000 live births 2024 · World Bank Maternal mortality ratio 3 per 100,000 live births 2023 · World Bank Physicians 3.91 per 1,000 people 2022 · World Bank Hospital beds 5.6 per 1,000 people 2023 · World Bank Measles immunisation 90% 2024 · World Bank Tobacco use 34.4% 2024 · World Bank Out-of-pocket health spending 9.4% 2023 · World Bank Health spending per person US$1,548 per person 2023 · World Bank Diabetes prevalence 10.5% 2024 · World Bank Neonatal mortality rate 2.8 per 1,000 live births 2024 · World Bank Tuberculosis incidence 7 per 100,000 people 2024 · World Bank HIV incidence 0.10 per 1,000 people aged 15 to 49 2024 · World Bank

Households with internet access 87.9% 2025 · Eurostat Internet use in the last three months 85.9% 2025 · Eurostat Daily internet use 82.6% 2025 · Eurostat Basic digital skills 63.4% 2025 · Eurostat Online shopping 61.7% 2025 · Eurostat ICT specialists in employment 4.9%e (Estimated) 2025 · Eurostat Internet users 83.6% 2024 · World Bank Mobile subscriptions 122 per 100 people 2024 · World Bank Fixed broadband subscriptions 29.6 per 100 people 2024 · World Bank

Industrial production 102.9 (2021 = 100) 2025 · Eurostat Enterprise birth rate 11.9% 2024 · Eurostat Monthly industrial production 7.0% September 2026 · Eurostat Business loan interest rate 3.70% September 2026 · ECB Industry share of GDP 19.0% 2025 · World Bank New businesses registered 14,324 companies 2024 · World Bank Medium and high-tech manufacturing 30.5% 2024 · World Bank Manufacturing share of GDP 10.1% 2025 · World Bank

Exports share of GDP 48.0%p (Provisional) 2025 · Eurostat Imports share of GDP 53.5%p (Provisional) 2025 · Eurostat Current account balance, quarterly -7.4% Q2 2026 · Eurostat Exports share of GDP 48.0% 2025 · World Bank Imports share of GDP 53.0% 2025 · World Bank Trade as a share of GDP 101.0% 2025 · World Bank Foreign direct investment inflows 2.8% 2025 · World Bank Current account balance -3.2% 2025 · World Bank High-technology exports 11.7% 2024 · World Bank

Nights spent in tourist accommodation 94,785,576 nights 2025 · Eurostat Arrivals at tourist accommodation 20,693,012 arrivals 2025 · Eurostat Bed-place occupancy rate in hotels 60.6% 2025 · Eurostat

Car share of passenger transport 83.0% 2024 · Eurostat Car ownership 531 per 1,000 people 2025 · Eurostat Road traffic deaths 6.2 per 100,000 people 2024 · Eurostat Rail passenger transport 1,229 million passenger-km 2025 · Eurostat Road share of inland freight transport 71.5% 2024 · Eurostat New zero-emission cars 1.9% 2025 · Eurostat Road traffic deaths 7.9 per 100,000 people 2019 · World Bank Air passengers carried 1,670,012 passengers 2023 · World Bank

Renewable energy share 28.5%p (Provisional) 2025 · Eurostat Renewable electricity share 58.8%p (Provisional) 2025 · Eurostat Energy import dependency 59.9% 2024 · Eurostat Electricity price for households €0.1816 per kWh H1 2026 · Eurostat Natural gas price for households €0.0502 per kWh H1 2026 · Eurostat Primary energy consumption 8.8 Mtoe 2024 · Eurostat Access to electricity 100.0% 2024 · World Bank Clean cooking access 97.0% 2024 · World Bank Renewable energy share 34.1% 2021 · World Bank Fossil electricity share 26.5% 2024 · World Bank Net energy imports 62.7% 2024 · World Bank

Greenhouse gas emissions per person 6.5 t CO2e per person 2024 · Eurostat Total greenhouse gas emissions 25.3 Mt CO2e 2024 · Eurostat Temperature change 2.13e (Estimate) °C 2025 · FAOSTAT Agrifood emissions per person 1.85e (Estimate) t CO2e per person 2024 · FAOSTAT Total greenhouse gas emissions 26.8 Mt CO2e 2024 · World Bank Greenhouse gas emissions per person 6.9 t CO2e per person 2024 · World Bank CO2 emissions per person 4.83 t CO2 per person 2024 · World Bank Methane emissions 3.9 Mt CO2e 2024 · World Bank Nitrous oxide emissions 2.21 Mt CO2e 2024 · World Bank

PM2.5 air pollution 13.3 µg/m³ 2023 · WHO Forest area 34.8% 2024 · World Bank Protected areas 24.1% 2025 · World Bank PM2.5 air pollution exposure 15.8 µg/m³ 2023 · World Bank Terrestrial protected areas 38.4% 2025 · World Bank

Municipal waste generated per person 486 kg per person 2024 · Eurostat Recycling rate of municipal waste 36.7% 2024 · Eurostat Total waste generated per person 2,015 kg per person 2024 · Eurostat Basic drinking water access 99.9% 2024 · World Bank Safely managed drinking water 87.3% 2024 · World Bank Basic sanitation access 95.8% 2021 · World Bank Level of water stress 1.5% 2022 · World Bank Renewable internal freshwater per person 9,778 m³ per person 2022 · World Bank Safely managed sanitation 74.7% 2021 · World Bank

Area under organic farming 9.0% 2024 · Eurostat Cost of a healthy diet Int$5.10e (Estimate) per person per day 2025 · FAOSTAT Healthy diet unaffordable 12.0%e (Estimate) 2025 · FAOSTAT Pesticide use 1.72e (Estimate) kg/ha 2024 · FAOSTAT Nitrogen fertiliser use 97.6e (Estimate) kg/ha 2024 · FAOSTAT Agriculture share of GDP 2.8% 2025 · World Bank Cereal yield 6,571 kg per hectare 2024 · World Bank Agricultural land 26.2% 2024 · World Bank Capture fisheries production 42,857 tonnes 2024 · World Bank Prevalence of undernourishment 2.5% 2024 · World Bank Food production index 92.2 (2014-16 = 100) 2024 · World Bank Fertiliser use 181.8 kg per hectare 2024 · World Bank Land area 55,960 km² 2024 · World Bank

At-risk-of-poverty rate 19.5% 2025 · Eurostat Poverty or social exclusion rate 20.7% 2025 · Eurostat Income inequality (Gini) 28.5 (0 to 100) 2025 · Eurostat Income quintile share ratio (S80/S20) 4.78 times 2025 · Eurostat Severe material and social deprivation 2.0% 2025 · Eurostat Gini index 30.1 (0 to 100) 2023 · World Bank Income share held by the richest 10% 23.3% 2023 · World Bank Extreme poverty rate 0.3% 2023 · World Bank Poverty rate at national poverty lines 20.3% 2024 · World Bank Poverty rate at $4.20 a day (2021 PPP) 0.6% 2023 · World Bank Poverty rate at $8.30 a day (2021 PPP) 2.0% 2023 · World Bank

Government debt 55.7% 2025 · Eurostat Government deficit or surplus -3.0% 2025 · Eurostat Government spending 49.4% 2025 · Eurostat Tax-to-GDP ratio 38.9% 2025 · Eurostat Government spending on health 9.0% 2024 · Eurostat Government spending on education 5.0% 2024 · Eurostat Government spending on social protection 13.8% 2024 · Eurostat Government spending on defence 1.5% 2024 · Eurostat Government debt, quarterly 56.2%p (Provisional) Q2 2026 · Eurostat Tax revenue 21.2% 2023 · World Bank Central government expense 38.1% 2023 · World Bank

R&D spending share of GDP 1.37%p (Provisional) 2025 · Eurostat Researchers as a share of the labour force 0.54% 2024 · Eurostat European patent applications 10.3p (Provisional) per million people 2025 · Eurostat R&D spending share of GDP 1.39% 2023 · World Bank Researchers per million people 2,440 per million people 2023 · World Bank Scientific and technical journal articles 5,504 articles 2023 · World Bank

Intentional homicides 1.01 per 100,000 people 2024 · Eurostat Crime or vandalism in the area 1.4% 2023 · Eurostat Robberies recorded by the police 19.6 per 100,000 people 2024 · Eurostat Burglaries recorded by the police 186.7 per 100,000 people 2024 · Eurostat Thefts recorded by the police 301 per 100,000 people 2024 · Eurostat Intentional homicides 0.7 per 100,000 people 2023 · World Bank

Cultural employment 4.0% 2025 · Eurostat Average life satisfaction 7.4 out of 10 2025 · Eurostat Women in national parliament 33.1% 2025 · World Bank