Population
3.9M
Unitary parliamentary republic
GDP per capita, PPP
$77,399
in 2031
Passport power
#19
119 visa-free destinations
Top-rated city
Zagreb
of 29 cities rated
Country overview
- Official name
- Republic of Croatia
- Capital
- Zagreb
- Continent
- Europe / Southeast Europe
- Area
- 56,594 km²
- Population
- 3.9M
- Density
- 68.4/km²
- Government
- Unitary parliamentary republic
- UN member
- Yes
- Independent
- Yes
- Driving side
- Right
- TLD
- .hr
- Calling code
- +385
- Timezone
- UTC+01:00
Visa and travel
- Passport power rank
- #19 of 199
- Visa-free destinations
- 119
- Total accessible
- 159
- Digital nomad visa
- Digital Nomad Visa $3,560/month · 12 mo
- Immigration programs
- 1 Nomad 1 Citizenship
Culture and society
- Languages
- Croatian (hrvatski jezik)
- Religions
- Christianity 87.4%, No religion 6.4%, Islam 1.3%, Other 1.9%
- Currencies
- € EUR — euro
Key figures
- HDI
- 0.889
- GDP per capita (2031)
- $77,399
- Life expectancy (2024)
- 78.9 yrs
- Internet users (2024)
- 83.6%
- Gini index (2018)
- 29.7
- Inflation (2031)
- 2.5%
- Unemployment (2031)
- 4.7%
- Urban population (2025)
- 57.8%
- Life satisfaction (2025)
- 6.0/10
- PM2.5 (2024)
- 14.6 µg/m³
- Homicide rate (2023)
- 0.7/100k
- Human capital (2020)
- 0.71
Latest news
| Update | Category | Source | Published |
|---|---|---|---|
| EU Air Passenger Rights Reform Agreed After 13-Year Deadlock | Policy & regulation | Freaking Nomads | 3 months ago |
| Australia-EU Trade Deal Contains Four-Year Professional Mobility Provisions | Visa & immigration | IMI Daily | 4 months ago |