Population density in Croatia
Croatia had 69.1 people per km² in 2024.
Croatia, 2024
69.1
Change from 2023
+0.2%
European Union, 2023
112.6 people per km²
Median of European Union (27 countries), 2024
111.2 people per km²
Position in 2024
135th of 214
Population density in Croatia over time
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The chart shows a calculation from the published values. The table below keeps the published values.
People per square kilometre of land. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Croatia | European Union |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 69.1 people per km² | – |
| 2023 | 69.0 people per km² | 112.6 people per km² |
| 2022 | 68.9 people per km² | 112.1 people per km² |
| 2021 | 69.3 people per km² | 111.9 people per km² |
| 2020 | 69.9 people per km² | 112.1 people per km² |
| 2019 | 70.6 people per km² | 112.1 people per km² |
| 2018 | 71.3 people per km² | 111.8 people per km² |
| 2017 | 72.2 people per km² | 111.7 people per km² |
| 2016 | 73.4 people per km² | 111.5 people per km² |
| 2015 | 74.2 people per km² | 111.3 people per km² |
| 2014 | 75.1 people per km² | 111.0 people per km² |
| 2013 | 75.7 people per km² | 110.9 people per km² |
| 2012 | 76.1 people per km² | 110.9 people per km² |
| 2011 | 76.5 people per km² | 110.7 people per km² |
| 2010 | 76.8 people per km² | 110.9 people per km² |
| 2009 | 76.9 people per km² | 110.8 people per km² |
| 2008 | 77.0 people per km² | 110.5 people per km² |
| 2007 | 77.0 people per km² | 110.1 people per km² |
| 2006 | 77.0 people per km² | 109.7 people per km² |
| 2005 | 77.0 people per km² | 109.3 people per km² |
| 2004 | 76.9 people per km² | 108.9 people per km² |
| 2003 | 76.9 people per km² | 108.5 people per km² |
| 2002 | 76.9 people per km² | 108.1 people per km² |
| 2001 | 76.9 people per km² | 107.8 people per km² |
| 2000 | 79.9 people per km² | 107.7 people per km² |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of +0.2% from 69.0 people per km² in 2023.
- Since 2014, when it was 75.1 people per km², the figure has changed by −8.0%.
- Among the 214 countries with data for 2024, Croatia has the 135th highest value.
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Population
3,876,200 people
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Urban population share
57.8%
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Population on 1 January
3,874,350 people
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Population by age and sex
3,874,350 people
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Crude birth rate
8.4 per 1,000 people
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Crude death rate
12.9 per 1,000 people
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