🇭🇷 Croatia Demographics - Population, Culture & Society

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🇭🇷 Croatia HR / HRV #124

Nomad Score 64.0

Cities 29

Region European Union, Balkans, Mediterranean, Slavic Countries, Danube Region, Digital Nomad Hubs, Remote Work Friendly Countries, Coworking Hotspots, Nomad Visa Countries, Affordable Nomad Destinations, Nomad Retreats, Adriatic, Europe, Europe, Southeast Europe

Currency EUR

📊 KEY DEMOGRAPHICS

Population 3.9M

Density 68.4/km²

HDI 0.889 (Very High)

Gini Index (2018) 29.7

Life Expectancy (2024) 78.9 yrs

Fertility Rate (2024) 1.46

Urban Population (2024) 57.5%

Labor Force (2025) 70.4%

Sources: REST Countries v4, World Bank, OWID

🗣 LANGUAGES & CULTURE

Languages

Language	Native Name
Croatian	hrvatski jezik

Religions

Religion	Percentage
Christianity	87.4%
No religion	6.4%
Islam	1.3%
Other	1.9%
Undeclared	3.9%

Ethnicities

Ethnicity	Percentage
Croats	91.6%
Serbs	3.2%
Others	5.2%

Demonym (male) Croatian

Demonym (female) Croatian

National Anthem Lijepa naša domovino

📈 POPULATION STRUCTURE

Age Group	Distribution	Share
0-14 Youth		13.9%
15-64 Working		62.9%
65+ Elderly		23.2%

Dependency Ratio 59%

Profile Aging

Urban Pop. (2024) 57.5%

Birth Rate (2024) 8.3 /1000

Death Rate (2024) 13.2 /1000

Largest City (2025) 30.8%

Fertility Rate (2024) 1.46

Infant Mortality (2024) 4.1 /1000

Slum Pop. (2022) 0.5%

Tourism (2020) 21.6M

Source: World Bank

🏥 HEALTHCARE

Life Expectancy (2024) 78.9 yrs

HALE (2021) 66.8 yrs

Health Spending (2023) 7.2% of GDP

Infant Mortality (2024) 4.1/1000

UHC Index (2021) 80/100

Hospital Beds (2023) 5.6/1000

Physicians (2022) 3.91/1000

Nurses (2022) 8.00/1000

Health Spending/cap (2023) $1,548

Out-of-Pocket (2023) 9.4%

Source: World Bank, WHO

🎓 EDUCATION & TECHNOLOGY

Education Spending (2021) 4.1% of GDP

Learning Outcomes (2020) 488

Internet Users (2024) 83.6%

Mobile Subscriptions (2024) 121.7/100

Broadband (2023) 28.5/100

Secure Servers (2024) 29,459/1M

Source: World Bank, OWID

🌐 BROADBAND CONNECTIVITY

Broadband per 100 (2023) 28.5

Source: ITU / World Bank via OWID. Fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people.

🌍 GEOGRAPHY & PRACTICAL

Area 56,594 km²

Capital Zagreb 📍

Continent Europe

Region Europe

Subregion Southeast Europe

Landlocked No

Driving Side Right

Timezones UTC+01:00

Calling Codes +385

Postal Code HR-#####

TLD .hr

Maps Google Maps | OpenStreetMap

Borders 🇧🇦 Bosnia and Herzegovina, 🇭🇺 Hungary, 🇲🇪 Montenegro, 🇷🇸 Serbia, 🇸🇮 Slovenia

🏅 NATIONAL SYMBOLS

Flag The flag of Croatia is composed of three equal horizontal bands of red, white and blue, with the coat of arms of Croatia superimposed in the center.