Population in largest city in Croatia
Croatia: Population in largest city was 684,359 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
684,359
Change on year
up 0.0%
World rank
136th
of 153 countries
All-time high
706,387
in 1991
All-time low
429,707
in 1960
Years of data
66
1960–2025
Population in largest city in Croatia, 1960–2025
Source: World Urbanization Prospects 2018, United Nations (UN).
Analysis
Croatia recorded 684,359 for population in largest city in 2025.
That represents a change of down 0.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population in largest city in Croatia peaked at 706,387 in 1991 and was at its lowest, 429,707, in 1960.
That places Croatia 136th out of 153 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 66 years of available data.
Population in largest city in Croatia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 429,707 | — |
| 1961 | 440,897 | +2.6% |
| 1962 | 452,968 | +2.7% |
| 1963 | 465,371 | +2.7% |
| 1964 | 478,131 | +2.7% |
| 1965 | 491,204 | +2.7% |
| 1966 | 504,653 | +2.7% |
| 1967 | 518,470 | +2.7% |
| 1968 | 532,686 | +2.7% |
| 1969 | 547,251 | +2.7% |
| 1970 | 562,234 | +2.7% |
| 1971 | 575,603 | +2.4% |
| 1972 | 583,190 | +1.3% |
| 1973 | 590,855 | +1.3% |
| 1974 | 598,632 | +1.3% |
| 1975 | 606,511 | +1.3% |
| 1976 | 614,505 | +1.3% |
| 1977 | 622,581 | +1.3% |
| 1978 | 630,776 | +1.3% |
| 1979 | 639,078 | +1.3% |
| 1980 | 647,501 | +1.3% |
| 1981 | 655,137 | +1.2% |
| 1982 | 660,255 | +0.8% |
| 1983 | 665,414 | +0.8% |
| 1984 | 670,619 | +0.8% |
| 1985 | 675,851 | +0.8% |
| 1986 | 681,132 | +0.8% |
| 1987 | 686,453 | +0.8% |
| 1988 | 691,823 | +0.8% |
| 1989 | 697,221 | +0.8% |
| 1990 | 702,668 | +0.8% |
| 1991 | 706,387 | +0.5% |
| 1992 | 704,866 | -0.2% |
| 1993 | 703,353 | -0.2% |
| 1994 | 701,841 | -0.2% |
| 1995 | 700,333 | -0.2% |
| 1996 | 698,825 | -0.2% |
| 1997 | 697,325 | -0.2% |
| 1998 | 695,826 | -0.2% |
| 1999 | 694,331 | -0.2% |
| 2000 | 692,836 | -0.2% |
| 2001 | 691,634 | -0.2% |
| 2002 | 691,277 | -0.1% |
| 2003 | 690,921 | -0.1% |
| 2004 | 690,564 | -0.1% |
| 2005 | 690,208 | -0.1% |
| 2006 | 689,852 | -0.1% |
| 2007 | 689,496 | -0.1% |
| 2008 | 689,140 | -0.1% |
| 2009 | 688,785 | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 688,430 | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 688,074 | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 687,718 | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 687,363 | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 687,007 | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 686,652 | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 686,297 | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 685,942 | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 685,587 | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 685,233 | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 684,878 | -0.1% |
| 2021 | 684,524 | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 684,254 | -0.0% |
| 2023 | 684,114 | -0.0% |
| 2024 | 684,142 | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 684,359 | +0.0% |
Croatia compared with similar countries
- Croatia's 684,359 is below the median for high income countries, which is 1.80 million, 38% of the median. (49 countries reporting)
- Croatia's 684,359 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 1.41 million, 48% of the median. (43 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 486,134 | 429,707 | 547,251 | 10 |
| 1970s | 602,396 | 562,234 | 639,078 | 10 |
| 1980s | 673,141 | 647,501 | 697,221 | 10 |
| 1990s | 700,576 | 694,331 | 706,387 | 10 |
| 2000s | 690,471 | 688,785 | 692,836 | 10 |
| 2010s | 686,830 | 685,233 | 688,430 | 10 |
| 2020s | 684,378 | 684,114 | 684,878 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Croatia
More urban development data for Croatia
- Population in the largest city 30.5% (2025)
- Population density 68.97 people per sq. km of land area (2023)
- PM2.5 air pollution, mean annual exposure 15.78 micrograms per cubic meter (2023)
- Establishments, bedrooms and bed-places in tourist accommodation, by 121,113 Number (2025)
- PM2.5 air pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding WHO 99.8% (2017)
- Nights spent at tourist accommodation establishments by degree of 94.79 million Number (2025)
- Housing cost overburden rate by NUTS 2 region 3.2% (2025)
- Expenditure on housing function by type of benefit and means-testing 2.32 Million euro (2024)
- Wagons and their load capacity by type of wagons 3,183 Number (2024)
- Road freight transport by load capacity (LC) of vehicle and type of 15,426 Million tonne-kilometre (TKM) (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population in largest city in Croatia?
- Population in largest city in Croatia was 684,359 in 2025, according to World Urbanization Prospects 2018, United Nations (UN).
- What is the highest population in largest city recorded in Croatia?
- The highest recorded value was 706,387 in 1991.
- What is the lowest population in largest city recorded in Croatia?
- The lowest recorded value was 429,707 in 1960.
- How does Croatia rank for population in largest city?
- Croatia ranks 136th out of 153 countries with data for 2025.
- Is population in largest city rising or falling in Croatia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Croatia data come from?
- The figures come from World Urbanization Prospects 2018, United Nations (UN), published as part of Population in largest city. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Population in largest city is the urban population living in the country's largest metropolitan area.