Share of population living in rural areas in Croatia
Croatia: Share of population living in rural areas was 45.6% in 2020. ▼ Falling
Share of population living in rural areas in Croatia, 1950–2020
Source: European Commission, Joint Research Centre (JRC) (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2020, share of population living in rural areas in Croatia stood at 45.6%.
The figure is up 1.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of population living in rural areas in Croatia peaked at 53.5% in 1950 and was at its lowest, 44.8%, in 2015.
That places Croatia 39th out of 236 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 15 years of available data.
Share of population living in rural areas in Croatia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 53.5% | — |
| 1955 | 51.8% | -3.2% |
| 1960 | 50.8% | -2.0% |
| 1965 | 49.7% | -2.1% |
| 1970 | 48.8% | -1.8% |
| 1975 | 48.1% | -1.3% |
| 1980 | 47.0% | -2.3% |
| 1985 | 46.4% | -1.4% |
| 1990 | 45.6% | -1.6% |
| 1995 | 45.9% | +0.8% |
| 2000 | 46.1% | +0.4% |
| 2005 | 45.6% | -1.3% |
| 2010 | 44.9% | -1.5% |
| 2015 | 44.8% | -0.2% |
| 2020 | 45.6% | +1.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 52.7% | 51.8% | 53.5% | 2 |
| 1960s | 50.2% | 49.7% | 50.8% | 2 |
| 1970s | 48.5% | 48.1% | 48.8% | 2 |
| 1980s | 46.7% | 46.4% | 47.0% | 2 |
| 1990s | 45.8% | 45.6% | 45.9% | 2 |
| 2000s | 45.9% | 45.6% | 46.1% | 2 |
| 2010s | 44.8% | 44.8% | 44.9% | 2 |
| 2020s | 45.6% | 45.6% | 45.6% | 1 |
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 share of population living in rural areas in Croatia?
- Share of population living in rural areas in Croatia was 45.6% in 2020, according to European Commission, Joint Research Centre (JRC) (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of population living in rural areas recorded in Croatia?
- The highest recorded value was 53.5% in 1950.
- What is the lowest share of population living in rural areas recorded in Croatia?
- The lowest recorded value was 44.8% in 2015.
- How does Croatia rank for share of population living in rural areas?
- Croatia ranks 39th out of 236 countries with data for 2020.
- Is share of population living in rural areas rising or falling in Croatia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Croatia data come from?
- The figures come from European Commission, Joint Research Centre (JRC) (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of population living in rural areas. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 15 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data).
About this data
Estimated share of the population living in rural areas. Rural areas are identified using satellite imagery and population data, applying the same definitions across countries.