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Croatia

Croatia / HR

01 / BASIC INFORMATION

Croatia in numbers.

Area88,070 kmยฒWorld # 114 โ†’Population3.9MWorld # 130 โ†’Population density44 people/kmยฒWorld # 157 โ†’Life expectancy78.9 yearsWorld # 58 โ†’GDP per capitaUS$ 27,104World # 61 โ†’

02 / ALL RANKINGS

Croatia across 51 rankings.

Essentials

Area88,070 kmยฒWorld # 114 / 2023 โ†’Population3.9MWorld # 130 / 2025 โ†’Population density44 people/kmยฒWorld # 157 / Population 2025 ยท area 2023 โ†’Independence / founding reference year1,991World # 9 / CIA World Factbook 2025 archive โ†’

People & society

Population growth0.3%World # 156 / 2025 โ†’Total fertility rate1.5World # 159 / 2024 โ†’Birth rate8.3 per 1,000 peopleWorld # 181 / 2024 โ†’Death rate13.2 per 1,000 peopleWorld # 10 / 2024 โ†’Median age44.8 yearsWorld # 19 / 2023 โ†’Population aged 65+23.6%World # 10 / 2025 โ†’Population aged 0โ€“1413.7%World # 200 / 2025 โ†’Urban population57.8%World # 135 / 2025 โ†’Net migration-3.5KWorld # 131 / 2025 โ†’Net migration rate-0.9 per 1,000 peopleWorld # 128 / 2025 โ†’International migrant share13.6%World # 65 / 2024 โ†’

Health

Life expectancy78.9 yearsWorld # 58 / 2024 โ†’Healthy life expectancy66.8 yearsWorld # 36 / 2021 โ†’Physicians per 1,000 people3.9 per 1,000 peopleWorld # 32 / 2022 โ†’Smoking rate34.4%World # 16 / 2024 โ†’

Economy & work

GDP per capitaUS$ 27,104World # 61 / 2025 โ†’Nominal GDPUS$ 105.1BWorld # 74 / 2025 โ†’GDP per capita (PPP)US$ 50,946World # 51 / 2025 โ†’Real GDP growth3.4%World # 101 / 2025 โ†’Inflation3.7%World # 75 / 2025 โ†’Unemployment5%World # 100 / 2025 โ†’Youth unemployment16.5%World # 69 / 2025 โ†’Average annual working hours1,974 hours/yearWorld # 66 / 2023 โ†’Average sleep timeNo dataNo rank โ†’Income inequality (Gini index)30.1World # 131 / 2023 โ†’

Education & science

Education spending (% of GDP)4.1%World # 99 / 2021 โ†’Researchers per million people2,440.3 per million peopleWorld # 40 / 2023 โ†’R&D spending (% of GDP)1.4%World # 33 / 2023 โ†’Patent applications per million people19.9 per million peopleWorld # 61 / 2021 โ†’

Food & agriculture

Calorie supply per person3,448 kcal/dayWorld # 28 / 2023 โ†’Meat supply per person99.7 kg/person/yearWorld # 19 / 2023 โ†’Rice production0 tWorld # 120 / 2024 โ†’Wheat production828.2K tWorld # 54 / 2024 โ†’Coffee productionNo dataNo rank โ†’Coffee consumption per personNo dataNo rank โ†’

Environment & digital

Forest area34.8%World # 89 / 2023 โ†’Electricity use per person4,484 kWh/personWorld # 50 / 2023 โ†’COโ‚‚ emissions per person4.8 tWorld # 72 / 2024 โ†’Internet use83.6%World # 92 / 2024 โ†’Mobile subscriptions121.7 per 100 peopleWorld # 83 / 2024 โ†’

Safety & politics

Homicide rate0.7 per 100,000 peopleWorld # 163 / 2023 โ†’Road traffic death rate7.9 per 100,000 peopleWorld # 140 / 2019 โ†’Military spending (% of GDP)1.8%World # 79 / 2024 โ†’Women in parliament33.1%World # 57 / 2025 โ†’

Travel & culture

International tourist arrivals21.6MWorld # 12 / 2020 โ†’International tourism receiptsUS$ 5.6BWorld # 30 / 2020 โ†’World Heritage sites10 sitesWorld # 33 / 2026-07 โ†’

03 / CULTURE & INDUSTRY

Society, culture and industry.

Largest religious groupChristianity2021 / 87.4%Main languageCroatianMain functional languageLeading electricity sourceHydro2025Top export categoryMachinery and electrical equipment2023Most mapped OSM sportFootball and futsal6,695 facilities countedWriting directionLeft to rightCroatianLargest staple-food calorie sourceWheat2023Current currencyEuroEURDriving sideRight-hand trafficSide of the road used by trafficCountry-name originNo dataNo comparison data for this country