Source: Eurostat, NUTS 2024 classification. Extracted on 2026-10-16. Compiled by IPEF. · Regions of Croatia →
Population on 1 January777,3592025+0.7% year on year GDP per capita in PPS, EU27 = 1001312024 p0 year on year1 of 4 · CroatiaUnemployment rate (15–74)3.0%2025+0.4 pp year on year1 of 4 · CroatiaHousehold disposable income per inhabitant17,500 PPS2023+18.2% year on year1 of 4 · CroatiaLife expectancy at birth80.22024+0.7 year on year1 of 4 · CroatiaPopulation aged 25–64 with tertiary education51.7%2025+0.4 pp year on year1 of 4 · Croatia
How it compares with the other regions of Croatia
Each dot is a NUTS 2 region of Croatia, for the same period. Grad Zagreb in blue; the dark grey line marks Croatia. Better values to the right.
Compare with
Regional economy
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| Indicator | Period | Value | Year-on-year change | Trend |  Croatia | Europe | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Value | Rank | Rank NUTS 2 | |||||
| Regional GDPM€ | 2024 p | 29,117 M€ | +9.2% | — | 1 / 4 | 183 / 276 | |
| GDP per capita€ per inhabitant | 2024 p | 37,500 € | +8.7% | 22,200 € | 1 / 4 | 117 / 276 | |
| GDP per capita in purchasing power standardsPPS per inhabitant | 2024 p | 52,500 PPS | +4.6% | 31,100 PPS | 1 / 4 | 28 / 276 | |
| GDP per capita in PPS, EU27 = 100index EU27 = 100 | 2024 p | 131 | 0 | 78 | 1 / 4 | 28 / 276 | |
| Gross value addedM€ | 2024 p | 24,145 M€ | +8.2% | — | 1 / 4 | 194 / 276 | |
| Industry gross value addedM€ | 2024 p | 2,735 M€ | -7.3% | — | 2 / 4 | 157 / 205 | |
| GVA of public administration, education and healthM€ | 2024 p | 4,220 M€ | +17.0% | — | 1 / 4 | 118 / 184 | |
| Total employmentthousand persons | 2024 p | 387.2 | +6.2% | — | 3 / 4 | 189 / 248 | |
| Number of active enterprisesenterprises | 2023 | 67,348 | +4.4% | — | 2 / 4 | 158 / 233 | |
| Enterprise birth rate% | 2023 | 12.2% | +0.6 pp | 12.5% | 3 / 4 | 46 / 233 | |
| Nights spent at tourist accommodationnights | 2025 | 2,721,617 | +2.8% | — | 2 / 4 | 238 / 294 | |
| Tourism intensitynights per 1,000 inhabitants | 2025 | 3,501 | +2.1% | 24,465 | 2 / 4 | 187 / 293 | |
Regional labour market
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| Indicator | Period | Value | Year-on-year change | Trend | Croatia | Europe | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Value | Rank | Rank NUTS 2 | |||||
| Unemployment rate (15–74)% of labour force | 2025 | 3.0% | +0.4 pp | 4.9% | 1 / 4 | 26 / 286 | |
| Long-term unemployment (12 months or more)% of labour force | 2025 u | 0.9% | 0.0 pp | 1.8% | 1 / 4 | 31 / 233 | |
| Youth unemployment rate (15–24)% of labour force | 2025 u | 15.3% | +7.4 pp | 18.3% | 2 / 4 | 86 / 218 | |
| Employment rate (20–64)% of population2.8 pp above the EU 2030 target (78%) | 2025 | 80.8% | +1.1 pp | 74.4% | 1 / 4 | 73 / 289 | |
| Male employment rate (20–64)% of population | 2025 | 81.4% | +2.2 pp | 76.8% | 1 / 4 | 134 / 289 | |
| Female employment rate (20–64)% of population | 2025 | 80.2% | 0.0 pp | 71.8% | 1 / 4 | 34 / 289 | |
| Young people neither in employment nor in education (15–29)% of population aged 15–29 | 2025 u | 7.9% | +2.3 pp | 10.8% | 1 / 4 | 59 / 284 | |
| Population aged 25–64 with tertiary education% | 2025 | 51.7% | +0.4 pp | 31.0% | 1 / 4 | 23 / 289 | |
| Human resources in science and technology% of labour force | 2025 | 63.2% | 0.0 pp | 43.2% | 1 / 4 | 20 / 289 | |
| R&D expenditure% of GDP | 2024 | 2.32% | +0.15 pp | 1.41% | 1 / 4 | 12 / 163 | |
Regional households and well-being
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| Indicator | Period | Value | Year-on-year change | Trend | Croatia | Europe | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Value | Rank | Rank NUTS 2 | |||||
| Household disposable income per inhabitantPPS per inhabitant | 2023 | 17,500 PPS | +18.2% | 15,000 PPS | 1 / 4 | 170 / 244 | |
| People at risk of poverty or social exclusion (AROPE)% of population | 2025 | 12.4% | +1.3 pp | 20.7% | 1 / 4 | 23 / 251 | |
| Life expectancy at birthyears | 2024 | 80.2 | +0.7 | 78.9 | 1 / 4 | 199 / 267 | |
| Infant mortality rateper 1,000 live births | 2024 | 3.1 | +0.7 | 3.2 | 2 / 4 | 100 / 252 | |
Regional demography
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| Indicator | Period | Value | Year-on-year change | Trend | Croatia | Europe | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Value | Rank | Rank NUTS 2 | |||||
| Population on 1 Januarypersons | 2025 | 777,359 | +0.7% | — | 4 / 4 | 230 / 295 | |
| Median age of populationyears | 2025 | 43.1 | 0.0 | 45.5 | 4 / 4 | 197 / 294 | |
| Old-age dependency ratio (65+ / 15–64)% | 2025 | 32.1% | 0.0 pp | 37.0% | 1 / 4 | 104 / 294 | |
| Total population changeper 1,000 inhabitants | 2024 | 6.8 | +2.3 | 3.2 | 2 / 4 | 65 / 294 | |
| Net migration (including statistical adjustment)per 1,000 inhabitants | 2024 | 9.0 | +1.8 | 8.1 | 2 / 4 | 52 / 294 | |
| Crude birth rateper 1,000 inhabitants | 2024 | 8.9 | -0.2 | 8.3 | 1 / 4 | 79 / 294 | |