Counties
The population of the counties (županije) of Croatia according to census results.
| Name | Abbr. | Status | Capital | Area A (km²) | Population Census (C) 1981-03-31 | Population Census (C) 1991-03-31 | Population Census (C) 2001-03-31 | Population Census (C) 2011-03-31 | Population Census (C) 2021-08-31 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Croatia | HRV | Rep | Zagreb | 56,542 | 4,601,469 | 4,784,265 | 4,437,460 | 4,284,889 | 3,871,833 | → | ||
| Bjelovar - Bilogora | BJB | Zup | Bjelovar | 2,640 | 149,458 | 144,042 | 133,084 | 119,764 | 101,879 | 264000 | → | |
| Brod - Posavina | BRP | Zup | Slavonski Brod | 2,030 | 167,667 | 174,998 | 176,765 | 158,575 | 130,267 | 203000 | → | |
| Dubrovnik - Neretva | DUN | Zup | Dubrovnik | 1,781 | 115,683 | 126,329 | 122,870 | 122,568 | 115,564 | 178100 | → | |
| Grad Zagreb | GZA | CityCR | Zagreb | 641 | 723,065 | 777,826 | 779,145 | 790,017 | 767,131 | 64100 | → | |
| Istra [Istria] | IST | Zup | Pazin | 2,813 | 188,332 | 204,346 | 206,344 | 208,055 | 195,237 | 281300 | → | |
| Karlovac | KAR | Zup | Karlovac | 3,626 | 186,169 | 184,577 | 141,787 | 128,899 | 112,195 | 362600 | → | |
| Koprivnica - Križevci | KOK | Zup | Koprivnica | 1,748 | 133,790 | 129,397 | 124,467 | 115,584 | 101,221 | 174800 | → | |
| Krapina - Zagorje | KRZ | Zup | Krapina | 1,229 | 153,567 | 148,779 | 142,432 | 132,892 | 120,702 | 122900 | → | |
| Lika - Senj | LIS | Zup | Gospić | 5,353 | 90,836 | 85,135 | 53,677 | 50,927 | 42,748 | 535300 | → | |
| Međimurje | MED | Zup | Čakovec | 729 | 116,825 | 119,866 | 118,426 | 113,804 | 105,250 | 72900 | → | |
| Osijek - Baranja | OSB | Zup | Osijek | 4,155 | 356,286 | 367,193 | 330,506 | 305,032 | 258,026 | 415500 | → | |
| Požega - Slavonija [Pozega - Slavonia] | POS | Zup | Požega | 1,823 | 99,189 | 99,334 | 85,831 | 78,034 | 64,084 | 182300 | → | |
| Primorje - Gorski Kotar | PGK | Zup | Rijeka | 3,588 | 304,038 | 323,130 | 305,505 | 296,195 | 265,419 | 358800 | → | |
| Šibenik - Knin | SIK | Zup | Šibenik | 2,984 | 152,128 | 152,477 | 112,891 | 109,375 | 96,381 | 298400 | → | |
| Sisak - Moslavina | SIM | Zup | Sisak | 4,468 | 255,292 | 251,332 | 185,387 | 172,439 | 139,603 | 446800 | → | |
| Split - Dalmacija [Split - Dalmatia] | SPD | Zup | Split | 4,540 | 436,680 | 474,019 | 463,676 | 454,798 | 423,407 | 454000 | → | |
| Varaždin | VAR | Zup | Varaždin | 1,262 | 187,495 | 187,853 | 184,769 | 175,951 | 159,487 | 126200 | → | |
| Virovitica - Podravina | VIP | Zup | Virovitica | 2,024 | 107,339 | 104,625 | 93,389 | 84,836 | 70,368 | 202400 | → | |
| Vukovar - Srijem | VUS | Zup | Vukovar | 2,454 | 224,103 | 231,241 | 204,768 | 179,521 | 143,113 | 245400 | → | |
| Zadar | ZAD | Zup | Zadar | 3,646 | 194,098 | 214,777 | 162,045 | 170,017 | 159,766 | 364600 | → | |
| Zagreb | ZAG | Zup | Zagreb | 3,060 | 259,429 | 282,989 | 309,696 | 317,606 | 299,985 | 306000 | → |
- Croatian Bureau of Statistics (web).
Major Cities
| Name | Adm. | Population Census (C) 2021-08-31 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Zagreb | GZA | 663,592 |
| 2 | Split | SPD | 149,830 |
| 3 | Rijeka | PGK | 107,964 |
| 4 | Osijek | OSB | 75,535 |
| 5 | Zadar | ZAD | 67,309 |
| 6 | Sesvete | GZA | 55,313 |
| 7 | Pula | IST | 52,220 |
| 8 | Slavonski Brod | BRP | 45,005 |
| 9 | Karlovac | KAR | 41,869 |
| 10 | Varaždin | VAR | 36,187 |
Contents: Cities & Settlements
The population of all Croatian cities with more than 10,000 inhabitants by census years.
Tabulated figures refer to the corresponding settlement (and not to the municipality).
| Name | Adm. | Population Census (C) 1981-03-31 | Population Census (C) 1991-03-31 | Population Census (C) 2001-03-31 | Population Census (C) 2011-03-31 | Population Census (C) 2021-08-31 | Area | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bjelovar | BJB | 25,203 | 26,926 | 27,783 | 27,024 | 24,392 | 2390 | → | |
| Čakovec | MED | 14,595 | 15,999 | 15,790 | 15,147 | 15,078 | 1664 | → | |
| Đakovo | OSB | 18,105 | 20,317 | 20,912 | 19,491 | 16,875 | 4001 | → | |
| Dubrovnik | DUN | 41,864 | 47,348 | 30,436 | 28,434 | 26,922 | 1209 | → | |
| Dugo Selo | ZAG | 5,471 | 6,508 | 8,880 | 10,453 | 11,097 | 1204 | → | |
| Gospić | LIS | 8,725 | 9,025 | 6,088 | 6,575 | 6,362 | 2069 | → | |
| Karlovac | KAR | 55,031 | 59,999 | 49,082 | 46,833 | 41,869 | 9464 | → | |
| Kastav | PGK | 4,485 | 5,995 | 8,891 | 10,440 | 10,202 | 1144 | → | |
| Koprivnica | KOK | 20,812 | 24,238 | 24,809 | 23,955 | 22,262 | 3889 | → | |
| Krapina | KRZ | 3,998 | 4,481 | 4,647 | 4,471 | 4,201 | 255 | → | |
| Križevci | KOK | 9,900 | 11,236 | 11,541 | 11,231 | 10,522 | 3204 | → | |
| Kutina | SIM | 13,209 | 14,992 | 14,814 | 13,735 | 12,012 | 4977 | → | |
| Makarska | SPD | 9,342 | 11,743 | 13,381 | 13,426 | 12,809 | 2620 | → | |
| Metković | DUN | 9,845 | 13,873 | 15,384 | 15,329 | 13,971 | 2326 | → | |
| Nova Gradiška | BRP | 13,293 | 14,044 | 13,264 | 11,821 | 9,820 | 1410 | → | |
| Osijek | OSB | 103,026 | 104,761 | 90,411 | 84,104 | 75,535 | 5904 | → | |
| Pazin | IST | 4,842 | 5,282 | 4,986 | 4,386 | 3,981 | 1597 | → | |
| Petrinja | SIM | 15,778 | 18,706 | 13,801 | 15,683 | 12,963 | 3934 | → | |
| Podstrana | SPD | 2,798 | 5,240 | 7,341 | 9,129 | 10,403 | 1162 | → | |
| Požega (Slavonska Požega) | POS | 19,867 | 21,046 | 20,943 | 19,506 | 16,867 | 2443 | → | |
| Pula (Pola) | IST | 56,153 | 62,378 | 58,594 | 57,460 | 52,220 | 5355 | → | |
| Rijeka | PGK | 158,030 | 165,693 | 143,800 | 128,384 | 107,964 | 4273 | → | |
| Rovinj | IST | 11,271 | 12,910 | 13,467 | 13,056 | 11,629 | 6260 | → | |
| Samobor | ZAG | 12,404 | 14,170 | 15,147 | 15,956 | 16,911 | 1656 | → | |
| Sesvete | GZA | 28,340 | 35,337 | 44,914 | 54,085 | 55,313 | 3623 | → | |
| Šibenik | SIK | 36,952 | 41,012 | 37,060 | 34,302 | 31,115 | 4373 | → | |
| Sinj | SPD | 9,177 | 11,378 | 11,468 | 11,478 | 10,771 | 730 | → | |
| Sisak | SIM | 43,494 | 45,792 | 36,785 | 33,322 | 27,859 | 3201 | → | |
| Slavonski Brod | BRP | 47,583 | 55,683 | 58,642 | 53,531 | 45,005 | 4168 | → | |
| Solin | SPD | 11,176 | 12,575 | 15,850 | 20,212 | 20,996 | 1154 | → | |
| Split | SPD | 169,322 | 189,388 | 175,140 | 167,121 | 149,830 | 2297 | → | |
| Trogir | SPD | 8,588 | 10,266 | 10,907 | 10,923 | 10,107 | 1151 | → | |
| Varaždin | VAR | 39,545 | 41,846 | 41,434 | 38,839 | 36,187 | 3429 | → | |
| Velika Gorica | ZAG | 24,834 | 31,614 | 33,339 | 31,553 | 30,036 | 3169 | → | |
| Vinkovci | VUS | 33,004 | 35,347 | 33,239 | 32,029 | 28,111 | 6786 | → | |
| Virovitica | VIP | 15,075 | 16,262 | 15,814 | 14,688 | 13,486 | 3773 | → | |
| Vukovar | VUS | 39,898 | 44,639 | 30,126 | 26,468 | 22,255 | 6128 | → | |
| Zadar | ZAD | 63,364 | 76,343 | 69,556 | 71,471 | 67,309 | 5203 | → | |
| Zagreb | GZA | 656,380 | 706,770 | 691,724 | 688,163 | 663,592 | 30598 | → | |
| Zaprešić | ZAG | 8,201 | 15,678 | 17,538 | 19,644 | 18,768 | 1891 | → |
- Croatian Bureau of Statistics (web).