Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita in Croatia
Croatia: Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita was 0.574 people per person in 2025. ▲ Rising
Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita in Croatia, 1960–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in people per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita in Croatia is 0.574 people per person, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of down 0.4% on the previous year and up 2.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita in Croatia peaked at 0.5778 people per person in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.3057 people per person, in 1960.
That places Croatia 136th out of 215 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 66 years of available data.
Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita in Croatia, year by year
| Year | people per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.3057 people per person | — |
| 1961 | 0.3145 people per person | +2.9% |
| 1962 | 0.3243 people per person | +3.1% |
| 1963 | 0.3349 people per person | +3.3% |
| 1964 | 0.346 people per person | +3.3% |
| 1965 | 0.3572 people per person | +3.2% |
| 1966 | 0.3681 people per person | +3.1% |
| 1967 | 0.379 people per person | +2.9% |
| 1968 | 0.3893 people per person | +2.7% |
| 1969 | 0.399 people per person | +2.5% |
| 1970 | 0.4082 people per person | +2.3% |
| 1971 | 0.4166 people per person | +2.1% |
| 1972 | 0.4243 people per person | +1.9% |
| 1973 | 0.4315 people per person | +1.7% |
| 1974 | 0.4384 people per person | +1.6% |
| 1975 | 0.4449 people per person | +1.5% |
| 1976 | 0.451 people per person | +1.4% |
| 1977 | 0.457 people per person | +1.3% |
| 1978 | 0.4631 people per person | +1.3% |
| 1979 | 0.4699 people per person | +1.5% |
| 1980 | 0.4776 people per person | +1.6% |
| 1981 | 0.4852 people per person | +1.6% |
| 1982 | 0.4926 people per person | +1.5% |
| 1983 | 0.5002 people per person | +1.6% |
| 1984 | 0.5081 people per person | +1.6% |
| 1985 | 0.5159 people per person | +1.5% |
| 1986 | 0.5233 people per person | +1.4% |
| 1987 | 0.5304 people per person | +1.3% |
| 1988 | 0.5368 people per person | +1.2% |
| 1989 | 0.5425 people per person | +1.1% |
| 1990 | 0.5472 people per person | +0.9% |
| 1991 | 0.5593 people per person | +2.2% |
| 1992 | 0.5703 people per person | +2.0% |
| 1993 | 0.5632 people per person | -1.2% |
| 1994 | 0.5525 people per person | -1.9% |
| 1995 | 0.5515 people per person | -0.2% |
| 1996 | 0.5538 people per person | +0.4% |
| 1997 | 0.5508 people per person | -0.5% |
| 1998 | 0.545 people per person | -1.1% |
| 1999 | 0.5407 people per person | -0.8% |
| 2000 | 0.5391 people per person | -0.3% |
| 2001 | 0.5571 people per person | +3.3% |
| 2002 | 0.5572 people per person | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.5568 people per person | -0.1% |
| 2004 | 0.5566 people per person | -0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.5558 people per person | -0.1% |
| 2006 | 0.5553 people per person | -0.1% |
| 2007 | 0.5548 people per person | -0.1% |
| 2008 | 0.5542 people per person | -0.1% |
| 2009 | 0.5538 people per person | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 0.5536 people per person | -0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.5528 people per person | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 0.5529 people per person | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.5548 people per person | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 0.557 people per person | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 0.5601 people per person | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 0.5613 people per person | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 0.5642 people per person | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 0.566 people per person | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 0.5683 people per person | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 0.571 people per person | +0.5% |
| 2021 | 0.5744 people per person | +0.6% |
| 2022 | 0.5776 people per person | +0.6% |
| 2023 | 0.5778 people per person | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 0.5765 people per person | -0.2% |
| 2025 | 0.574 people per person | -0.4% |
Croatia compared with similar countries
- Croatia's 0.574 people per person is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.8051 people per person, 71% of the median. (85 countries reporting)
- Croatia's 0.574 people per person is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.6951 people per person, 83% of the median. (56 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.3518 people per person | 0.3057 people per person | 0.399 people per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.4405 people per person | 0.4082 people per person | 0.4699 people per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.5113 people per person | 0.4776 people per person | 0.5425 people per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.5534 people per person | 0.5407 people per person | 0.5703 people per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.5541 people per person | 0.5391 people per person | 0.5572 people per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.5591 people per person | 0.5528 people per person | 0.5683 people per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.5752 people per person | 0.571 people per person | 0.5778 people per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Croatia
More population data for Croatia
- Population regions with projections, annual growth rate -0.8211 % change on previous year (2100)
- Urban and rural population 2050, annual growth rate -3.79 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population long run with projections, annual growth rate -0.8211 % change on previous year (2100)
- Un population 2024 vs 2022, annual growth rate -0.8996 % change on previous year (2100)
- Projected population under age 5, annual growth rate -0.7685 % change on previous year (2100)
- World population growth -0.8% (2100)
- Population density 38.27 people per km² (2100)
- Number of children under 5, by world region 79,027 people (2100)
- Population growth rate, by level of development -0.8% (2100)
- Number of people living in urban and rural areas, annual growth rate -0.1857 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita in Croatia?
- Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita in Croatia was 0.574 people per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita recorded in Croatia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.5778 people per person in 2023.
- What is the lowest number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita recorded in Croatia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3057 people per person in 1960.
- How does Croatia rank for number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita?
- Croatia ranks 136th out of 215 countries with data for 2025.
- Is number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita rising or falling in Croatia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Croatia data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of people living in urban and rural areas divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Number of people living in urban and rural areas ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Number of people living in urban and rural areas United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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Number of people living in urban and rural areas divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.