Population density in Croatia

Croatia had 69.1 people per km² in 2024.

Measure: Population density Unit: People per square kilometre of land Data: 1992 to 2024 Source: World Bank
Croatia, 2024 69.1 People per square kilometre of land
Change from 2023 +0.2% 2023: 69.0 people per km²
European Union, 2023 112.6 people per km² Official aggregate Not the same period as Croatia (2024).
Median of European Union (27 countries), 2024 111.2 people per km² Middle value of 27 countries
Position in 2024 135th of 214 See the full ranking

Population density in Croatia over time

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People per square kilometre of land. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.

Population density (people per square kilometre of land), 2000 to 2024
Period CroatiaEuropean 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.

Source and dates

Original producer
Food and Agriculture Organization and World Bank population estimates
Distributed by
World Bank, World Development Indicators
Dataset or series code
EN.POP.DNST · dataset details · view at source
Observation period
1992 to 2024 for Croatia
Provider update
8 October 2026
Retrieved
9 November 2026
Published here
9 November 2026
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (per series metadata)
Attribution
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators, original data: Food and Agriculture Organization and World Bank population estimates