Europe & Central Asia · High income
Croatia: key statistics
Croatia has 3.9m people (2025) and a GDP per person of $27,104. Below: 77 indicators with the latest year, world rank and change over ten years.
- Capital
- Zagreb
- Region
- Europe & Central Asia
- Income group
- High income
- Currency
- euro EUR
- Languages
- Croatian
- ISO codes
- HRHRV
- Land neighbours
- Bosnia and Herzegovina, Hungary, Montenegro, Serbia, Slovenia
Population3.9m2025 · rank 130 of 217GDP$105bn2025 · rank 74 of 211GDP per capita$27,1042025 · rank 62 of 211Life expectancy78.9 yrs2024 · rank 59 of 217Internet users83.6%2024 · rank 88 of 188Fertility1.462024 · rank 160 of 217CO₂ per person4.83 t2024 · rank 56 of 203Inflation3.7%2025 · rank 71 of 180
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Croatia, topic by topic
Each profile brings together the indicators of one topic with world and regional rank, values since 2000, group averages and a comparison with neighbours.
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Croatia by topic
World rank counts countries with a value in the recent window; regional rank is within Europe & Central Asia.
PopulationFull population profile
| Indicator | Value | Year | World rank | In region | 10-year change | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Population | 3.9m | 2025 | 130/217 | 35/58 | −6.6% | 8.2bn | |
| Population growth | 0.26% | 2025 | 156/217 | 30/58 | +1.5 pp | 0.91% | |
| Urban share | 57.8% | 2025 | 135/217 | 44/58 | +2.2 pp | 57.8% | |
| Fertility | 1.46 | 2024 | 160/217 | 26/58 | ±0.0% | 2.19 | |
| Aged 65+ | 23.6% | 2025 | 10/217 | 7/58 | +4.4 pp | 10.4% | |
| Aged 0–14 | 13.7% | 2025 | 202/217 | 50/58 | −0.9 pp | 24.4% | |
| Density | 69.1 | 2024 | 136/216 | 38/57 | −8.0% | 62.1 | |
| Birth rate | 8.3 | 2024 | 183/217 | 37/58 | −12% | 16.3 | |
| Area | 88,070 km² | 2024 | 115/216 | 27/57 | ±0.0% | 140,539,257 km² |
EconomyFull economy profile
| Indicator | Value | Year | World rank | In region | 10-year change | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GDP | $105bn | 2025 | 74/211 | 28/57 | +106% | $118tn | |
| GDP per capita | $27,104 | 2025 | 62/211 | 33/57 | +121% | $14,406 | |
| GDP per capita, PPP | $50,946 | 2025 | 51/199 | 28/53 | +115% | $25,704 | |
| GNI per capita | $25,360 | 2025 | 56/201 | 29/53 | +87% | $14,244 | |
| GDP growth | 3.4% | 2025 | 102/210 | 18/56 | +1.1 pp | 2.9% | |
| GDP per capita growth | 3.1% | 2025 | 79/210 | 19/56 | −0.4 pp | 2.0% | |
| Agriculture share | 2.8% | 2025 | 129/198 | 26/56 | −0.1 pp | 4.0% | |
| Industry share | 19.0% | 2025 | 131/201 | 38/57 | −1.4 pp | 25.0% | |
| Services share | 60.9% | 2025 | 80/201 | 33/57 | +1.6 pp | 63.3% | |
| Investment | 24.6% | 2025 | 72/175 | 22/51 | +5.1 pp | 26.3% | |
| Savings | 21.0% | 2025 | 92/163 | 32/49 | −1.2 pp | 26.0% |
Prices & public financeFull prices & public finance profile
| Indicator | Value | Year | World rank | In region | 10-year change | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Inflation | 3.7% | 2025 | 71/180 | 26/49 | +4.2 pp | 3.0% | |
| Real interest rate | 8.4% | 2014 | — | — | +0.6 pp | — | |
| Lending rate | 8.6% | 2014 | — | — | −3.2 pp | — | |
| Exchange rate | 0.88 | 2025 | 180/210 | 34/57 | −87% | — | |
| Tax revenue | 21.2% | 2023 | 41/142 | 22/48 | +0.6 pp | 13.9% | |
| Government expense | 38.1% | 2023 | 23/142 | 17/47 | −2.2 pp | 28.5% | |
| Military spending | 2.02% | 2025 | 63/156 | 26/47 | +0.3 pp | 2.48% |
Trade & investmentFull trade & investment profile
| Indicator | Value | Year | World rank | In region | 10-year change | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Exports | 48.0% | 2025 | 57/184 | 25/52 | +2.5 pp | 29.5% | |
| Imports | 53.0% | 2025 | 73/184 | 26/52 | +7.8 pp | 28.5% | |
| Trade openness | 101.0% | 2025 | 63/184 | 26/52 | +10.3 pp | 68.5% | |
| Current account | -3.2% | 2025 | 112/185 | 32/50 | −6.0 pp | — | |
| FDI inflows | 2.8% | 2025 | 73/197 | 16/51 | +1.9 pp | 1.4% | |
| Remittances | 6.9% | 2025 | 45/178 | 10/50 | +1.6 pp | 0.8% | |
| Tourist arrivals | 21.6m | 2020 | 12/196 | 7/51 | −56% | 2.4bn |
LabourFull labour profile
| Indicator | Value | Year | World rank | In region | 10-year change | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unemployment | 5.0% | 2025 | 101/187 | 29/49 | −11.1 pp | 4.8% | |
| Youth unemployment | 16.5% | 2025 | 69/187 | 21/49 | −25.8 pp | 13.4% | |
| Participation rate | 52.1% | 2025 | 151/187 | 42/49 | −0.4 pp | 61.0% | |
| Women's participation | 47.4% | 2025 | 130/187 | 39/49 | +0.7 pp | 48.9% |
Aid, poverty & equalityFull aid, poverty & equality profile
| Indicator | Value | Year | World rank | In region | 10-year change | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net ODA received | $150m | 2010 | 102/145 | 14/19 | +130% | $259bn | |
| ODA, % of GNI | 0.3% | 2010 | — | — | ±0.0 pp | 0.2% | |
| ODA per person | $35.0 | 2010 | 101/145 | 13/19 | +139% | $32.2 | |
| Extreme poverty | 0.3% | 2023 | 121/151 | 27/47 | −0.9 pp | 10.1% | |
| Poverty, $4.20/day | 0.6% | 2023 | 118/151 | 25/47 | −1.5 pp | 18.2% | |
| National poverty rate | 20.3% | 2024 | 77/145 | 10/47 | — | — | |
| Gini index | 30.1 | 2023 | 120/151 | 27/47 | −5.9% | — | |
| Undernourishment | 2.5% | 2024 | 118/167 | 13/47 | ±0.0 pp | 8.1% | |
| Women in parliament | 33.1% | 2025 | 57/190 | 28/52 | +17.9 pp | 27.2% |
EducationFull education profile
| Indicator | Value | Year | World rank | In region | 10-year change | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adult literacy | 98.2% | 2001 | — | — | — | 87.7% | |
| Female literacy | 97.1% | 2001 | — | — | — | 84.6% | |
| Primary enrolment | 101.2% | 2023 | 84/191 | 28/53 | +2.6 pp | 102.2% | |
| Secondary enrolment | 105.0% | 2023 | 41/176 | 23/53 | +3.2 pp | 77.3% | |
| Tertiary enrolment | 81.2% | 2023 | 25/172 | 15/52 | +14.5 pp | 43.6% | |
| Primary completion | 100.5% | 2023 | 29/168 | 11/47 | +2.8 pp | 88.0% | |
| Pupils per teacher | 13.5 | 2016 | 128/173 | 23/48 | −21% | 23.4 | |
| Education spending | 4.1% | 2021 | 96/184 | 33/49 | ±0.0 pp | 3.6% |
HealthFull health profile
| Indicator | Value | Year | World rank | In region | 10-year change | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Life expectancy | 78.9 yrs | 2024 | 59/217 | 32/58 | +1.6% | 73.5 yrs | |
| Infant mortality | 4.1 | 2024 | 155/196 | 19/52 | −2.4% | 27.7 | |
| Under-5 mortality | 5.6 | 2024 | 151/196 | 18/52 | +12% | 37.4 | |
| Maternal mortality | 3 | 2023 | 182/194 | 43/51 | −40% | 197 | |
| Health spending | 7.1% | 2023 | 81/193 | 34/52 | +0.8 pp | 10.1% | |
| Health spending per person | $1,548 | 2023 | 51/193 | 31/52 | +73% | $1,317 | |
| Physicians | 3.91 | 2022 | 32/180 | 23/50 | +30% | 1.86 | |
| Measles vaccination | 90% | 2024 | 93/193 | 34/51 | −4.0 pp | 84% | |
| HIV prevalence | 0.1% | 2024 | 119/153 | 25/35 | ±0.0 pp | 0.7% | |
| Basic water | 99.9% | 2024 | 54/206 | 30/56 | ±0.0 pp | 91.5% | |
| Basic sanitation | 95.8% | 2021 | 92/203 | 45/54 | −0.5 pp | 82.2% |
Digital & energy accessFull digital & energy access profile
| Indicator | Value | Year | World rank | In region | 10-year change | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Internet users | 83.6% | 2024 | 88/188 | 46/51 | +15.1 pp | 73.6% | |
| Mobile subscriptions | 121.7 | 2024 | 83/210 | 29/56 | +15% | 111.5 | |
| Fixed broadband | 29.6 | 2024 | 62/208 | 41/55 | +27% | 20.1 | |
| Electricity access | 100.0% | 2024 | 25/215 | 11/57 | ±0.0 pp | 91.9% | |
| Clean cooking | 97.0% | 2024 | 72/192 | 35/51 | +7.0 pp | 75.4% |
EnvironmentFull environment profile
| Indicator | Value | Year | World rank | In region | 10-year change | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CO₂ per person | 4.83 t | 2024 | 56/203 | 27/49 | +15% | 4.69 t | |
| Renewable energy | 34.1% | 2021 | 73/212 | 14/54 | +6.9 pp | 19.7% | |
| Renewable power | 69.9% | 2021 | 38/206 | 11/51 | +22.2 pp | 27.8% | |
| Forest cover | 34.8% | 2024 | 96/214 | 23/57 | +0.4 pp | 31.1% | |
| Arable land | 15.2% | 2024 | 75/206 | 31/53 | +0.7 pp | 10.7% | |
| Water withdrawals | 1.8% | 2022 | 136/177 | 41/47 | +0.1 pp | 9.0% |
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0)
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