Source: Eurostat, NUTS 2024 classification. Extracted on 2026-10-16. Compiled by IPEF. · Regions of Croatia →
Population on 1 January792,3502025+0.4% year on year GDP per capita in PPS, EU27 = 100642024 p-2 year on year3 of 4 · CroatiaUnemployment rate (15–74)3.0%2025-0.1 pp year on year1 of 4 · CroatiaHousehold disposable income per inhabitant14,500 PPS2023+7.4% year on year3 of 4 · CroatiaLife expectancy at birth78.52024+0.4 year on year3 of 4 · CroatiaPopulation aged 25–64 with tertiary education22.4%2025-1.1 pp year on year3 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. Sjeverna Hrvatska 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 | 14,400 M€ | +5.4% | — | 4 / 4 | 235 / 276 | |
| GDP per capita€ per inhabitant | 2024 p | 18,200 € | +5.2% | 22,200 € | 3 / 4 | 211 / 276 | |
| GDP per capita in purchasing power standardsPPS per inhabitant | 2024 p | 25,500 PPS | +1.2% | 31,100 PPS | 3 / 4 | 209 / 276 | |
| GDP per capita in PPS, EU27 = 100index EU27 = 100 | 2024 p | 64 | -2 | 78 | 3 / 4 | 204 / 276 | |
| Gross value addedM€ | 2024 p | 11,941 M€ | +4.4% | — | 4 / 4 | 238 / 276 | |
| Industry gross value addedM€ | 2024 p | 3,388 M€ | -7.1% | — | 1 / 4 | 147 / 205 | |
| GVA of public administration, education and healthM€ | 2024 p | 1,671 M€ | +16.0% | — | 4 / 4 | 168 / 184 | |
| Total employmentthousand persons | 2024 p | 368.3 | +4.6% | — | 4 / 4 | 192 / 248 | |
| Number of active enterprisesenterprises | 2023 | 38,940 | +5.5% | — | 4 / 4 | 201 / 233 | |
| Enterprise birth rate% | 2023 | 11.7% | +0.7 pp | 12.5% | 4 / 4 | 55 / 233 | |
| Nights spent at tourist accommodationnights | 2025 | 1,306,374 | +4.1% | — | 4 / 4 | 273 / 294 | |
| Tourism intensitynights per 1,000 inhabitants | 2025 | 1,649 | +3.7% | 24,465 | 3 / 4 | 248 / 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% | -0.1 pp | 4.9% | 1 / 4 | 26 / 286 | |
| Long-term unemployment (12 months or more)% of labour force | 2025 u | 0.9% | -0.1 pp | 1.8% | 1 / 4 | 31 / 233 | |
| Youth unemployment rate (15–24)% of labour force | 2025 u | 12.6% | -1.4 pp | 18.3% | 1 / 4 | 54 / 218 | |
| Employment rate (20–64)% of population2.2 pp below the EU 2030 target (78%) | 2025 | 75.8% | -0.2 pp | 74.4% | 2 / 4 | 168 / 289 | |
| Male employment rate (20–64)% of population | 2025 | 79.2% | -1.9 pp | 76.8% | 2 / 4 | 188 / 289 | |
| Female employment rate (20–64)% of population | 2025 | 72.1% | +1.5 pp | 71.8% | 2 / 4 | 163 / 289 | |
| Young people neither in employment nor in education (15–29)% of population aged 15–29 | 2025 | 9.1% | +0.2 pp | 10.8% | 2 / 4 | 99 / 284 | |
| Population aged 25–64 with tertiary education% | 2025 | 22.4% | -1.1 pp | 31.0% | 3 / 4 | 250 / 289 | |
| Human resources in science and technology% of labour force | 2025 | 34.9% | -0.8 pp | 43.2% | 3 / 4 | 236 / 289 | |
| R&D expenditure% of GDP | 2024 | 1.97% | +0.04 pp | 1.41% | 2 / 4 | 26 / 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 | 14,500 PPS | +7.4% | 15,000 PPS | 3 / 4 | 214 / 244 | |
| People at risk of poverty or social exclusion (AROPE)% of population | 2025 | 17.6% | -0.7 pp | 20.7% | 2 / 4 | 96 / 251 | |
| Life expectancy at birthyears | 2024 | 78.5 | +0.4 | 78.9 | 3 / 4 | 222 / 267 | |
| Infant mortality rateper 1,000 live births | 2024 | 1.8 | -1.7 | 3.2 | 1 / 4 | 20 / 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 | 792,350 | +0.4% | — | 3 / 4 | 228 / 295 | |
| Median age of populationyears | 2025 | 44.8 | 0.0 | 45.5 | 3 / 4 | 142 / 294 | |
| Old-age dependency ratio (65+ / 15–64)% | 2025 | 34.3% | +0.5 pp | 37.0% | 2 / 4 | 156 / 294 | |
| Total population changeper 1,000 inhabitants | 2024 | 4.4 | -0.3 | 3.2 | 3 / 4 | 101 / 294 | |
| Net migration (including statistical adjustment)per 1,000 inhabitants | 2024 | 8.9 | -0.3 | 8.1 | 3 / 4 | 53 / 294 | |
| Crude birth rateper 1,000 inhabitants | 2024 | 8.3 | -0.1 | 8.3 | 2 / 4 | 127 / 294 | |