Urban population growth in Croatia
The urban population of Croatia changed by 0.78% in 2025. The value for 2025 is the highest since 1994.
Croatia, 2025
0.78%
Change from 2024
+0.13percentage points
European Union, 2025
0.39%
Median of European Union (27 countries), 2025
0.50%
Position in 2025
135th of 217
Urban population growth in Croatia over time
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The chart shows a calculation from the published values. The table below keeps the published values.
Annual % change. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Croatia | European Union |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 0.78% | 0.39% |
| 2024 | 0.64% | 0.48% |
| 2023 | 0.53% | 0.55% |
| 2022 | -0.20% | 0.38% |
| 2021 | -0.48% | -0.01% |
| 2020 | -0.50% | 0.11% |
| 2019 | -0.62% | 0.37% |
| 2018 | -0.97% | 0.35% |
| 2017 | -1.30% | 0.29% |
| 2016 | -0.82% | 0.49% |
| 2015 | -0.97% | 0.44% |
| 2014 | -0.60% | 0.33% |
| 2013 | -0.51% | 0.33% |
| 2012 | -0.43% | 0.33% |
| 2011 | -0.35% | -0.01% |
| 2010 | -0.28% | 0.38% |
| 2009 | -0.18% | 0.43% |
| 2008 | -0.11% | 0.52% |
| 2007 | -0.13% | 0.52% |
| 2006 | -0.09% | 0.56% |
| 2005 | 0.02% | 0.60% |
| 2004 | -0.06% | 0.58% |
| 2003 | -0.04% | 0.57% |
| 2002 | 0.03% | 0.50% |
| 2001 | -3.83% | 0.46% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of +0.13 percentage points from 0.64% in 2024.
- Since 2015, when it was -0.97%, the figure has changed by +1.75 percentage points.
- Among the 217 countries with data for 2025, Croatia has the 135th highest value.
- The figure for the European Union in 2025 was 0.39%.
More for Croatia
All statistics for Croatia
Urban population share
57.8%
2025 · World Bank
Population growth
0.26%
2025 · World Bank
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