Croatia is a high-income country with a population of 3.87M people. The capital and largest city is Zagreb, with 767K residents. Croatia shares land borders with Bosnia and Herzegovina, Slovenia, Hungary, Serbia and Montenegro.
Croatia ranks 74/197 by GDP ($92.5B) and 50/197 by GDP per capita ($23,931). The top export category is transport & tourism services, while the top import is machinery & equipment.
Main facts and rankings
Croatia
|
Rank | |
|---|---|---|
| Population |
3839202
|
129/197 |
| GDP |
$92.5B
2024 |
74/197 |
| GDP per capita |
$23,931
2024 |
50/197 |
| GDP per capita, PPP |
$48,575
2024 |
47/197 |
| Government debt |
$53.3B
2024 |
71/185 |
| Debt-to-GDP ratio |
55.9%
2025 |
94/185 |
| Government debt per person |
$13,796
2024 |
42/185 |
| Average annual personal income after taxes |
$20,265
2025 |
45/197 |
| Land area | 21,606 sq mi | 123/197 |
| Population density | 178.9 ppl/mi² | 121/197 |
| Fertility rate | 1.46 | 153/196 |
| Median age | 46 years | 11/196 |
| Life expectancy | 78.9 years | 51/197 |
Croatia trends dashboard: time-series charts
| Year | GDP |
|---|---|
| 1990 | $25,650,213,280 |
| 1991 | $18,760,386,775 |
| 1992 | $10,621,169,291 |
| 1993 | $11,259,647,874 |
| 1994 | $15,062,911,617 |
| 1995 | $22,772,394,547 |
| 1996 | $24,150,978,347 |
| 1997 | $24,175,764,812 |
| 1998 | $25,890,228,430 |
| 1999 | $23,777,026,779 |
| 2000 | $22,134,411,297 |
| 2001 | $23,066,883,850 |
| 2002 | $26,757,722,429 |
| 2003 | $35,245,317,002 |
| 2004 | $41,836,292,157 |
| 2005 | $45,013,119,282 |
| 2006 | $49,590,197,657 |
| 2007 | $59,298,265,770 |
| 2008 | $68,478,776,206 |
| 2009 | $62,321,642,125 |
| 2010 | $58,981,738,869 |
| 2011 | $62,903,737,380 |
| 2012 | $57,551,963,753 |
| 2013 | $59,852,401,272 |
| 2014 | $59,612,144,078 |
| 2015 | $51,005,200,670 |
| 2016 | $52,654,855,638 |
| 2017 | $56,186,190,438 |
| 2018 | $61,668,130,123 |
| 2019 | $61,467,582,194 |
| 2020 | $57,963,370,885 |
| 2021 | $69,006,802,299 |
| 2022 | $71,198,635,102 |
| 2023 | $84,393,795,502 |
| 2024 | $92,526,176,109 |
| Year | GDP per capita |
|---|---|
| 1990 | $5,369 |
| 1991 | $4,001 |
| 1992 | $2,321 |
| 1993 | $2,448 |
| 1994 | $3,238 |
| 1995 | $4,929 |
| 1996 | $5,300 |
| 1997 | $5,331 |
| 1998 | $5,713 |
| 1999 | $5,269 |
| 2000 | $4,954 |
| 2001 | $5,365 |
| 2002 | $6,220 |
| 2003 | $8,190 |
| 2004 | $9,719 |
| 2005 | $10,444 |
| 2006 | $11,503 |
| 2007 | $13,758 |
| 2008 | $15,889 |
| 2009 | $14,476 |
| 2010 | $13,731 |
| 2011 | $14,695 |
| 2012 | $13,509 |
| 2013 | $14,136 |
| 2014 | $14,188 |
| 2015 | $12,285 |
| 2016 | $12,821 |
| 2017 | $13,903 |
| 2018 | $15,460 |
| 2019 | $15,564 |
| 2020 | $14,808 |
| 2021 | $17,790 |
| 2022 | $18,466 |
| 2023 | $21,865 |
| 2024 | $23,931 |
Croatia's life expectancy calculator
| Year | Life expectancy, years |
|---|---|
| 1950 | 58.5 |
| 1951 | 59 |
| 1952 | 59.8 |
| 1953 | 61.5 |
| 1954 | 62.2 |
| 1955 | 63.1 |
| 1956 | 63.6 |
| 1957 | 64.4 |
| 1958 | 65 |
| 1959 | 65.5 |
| 1960 | 65.9 |
| 1961 | 66.5 |
| 1962 | 67.3 |
| 1963 | 67.6 |
| 1964 | 68 |
| 1965 | 68.5 |
| 1966 | 68.9 |
| 1967 | 69 |
| 1968 | 68.9 |
| 1969 | 69 |
| 1970 | 69.2 |
| 1971 | 69.4 |
| 1972 | 69.8 |
| 1973 | 70.1 |
| 1974 | 70.6 |
| 1975 | 71 |
| 1976 | 71.4 |
| 1977 | 71.4 |
| 1978 | 71.3 |
| 1979 | 71.1 |
| 1980 | 71 |
| 1981 | 70.9 |
| 1982 | 70.7 |
| 1983 | 70.7 |
| 1984 | 71 |
| 1985 | 71.5 |
| 1986 | 71.8 |
| 1987 | 71.9 |
| 1988 | 72.2 |
| 1989 | 72.5 |
| 1990 | 72.2 |
| 1991 | 70.6 |
| 1992 | 71.7 |
| 1993 | 72.3 |
| 1994 | 72.6 |
| 1995 | 72.6 |
| 1996 | 73 |
| 1997 | 73 |
| 1998 | 73.2 |
| 1999 | 73.6 |
| 2000 | 74 |
| 2001 | 74.4 |
| 2002 | 74.6 |
| 2003 | 74.7 |
| 2004 | 75.3 |
| 2005 | 75.6 |
| 2006 | 75.7 |
| 2007 | 75.9 |
| 2008 | 76 |
| 2009 | 76.3 |
| 2010 | 76.7 |
| 2011 | 77 |
| 2012 | 77.3 |
| 2013 | 77.5 |
| 2014 | 77.5 |
| 2015 | 77.6 |
| 2016 | 77.6 |
| 2017 | 77.7 |
| 2018 | 77.9 |
| 2019 | 78.2 |
| 2020 | 77.5 |
| 2021 | 77.1 |
| 2022 | 78.3 |
| 2023 | 78.6 |
| 2024 | 78.8 |
| 2025 | 78.9 |
Croatia's population clock and projection
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1960 | 4,140,181 |
| 1961 | 4,167,292 |
| 1962 | 4,196,712 |
| 1963 | 4,225,675 |
| 1964 | 4,252,876 |
| 1965 | 4,280,923 |
| 1966 | 4,310,701 |
| 1967 | 4,338,683 |
| 1968 | 4,365,628 |
| 1969 | 4,391,490 |
| 1970 | 4,412,252 |
| 1971 | 4,431,275 |
| 1972 | 4,450,564 |
| 1973 | 4,470,161 |
| 1974 | 4,490,660 |
| 1975 | 4,512,082 |
| 1976 | 4,535,934 |
| 1977 | 4,559,571 |
| 1978 | 4,581,085 |
| 1979 | 4,594,778 |
| 1980 | 4,599,782 |
| 1981 | 4,611,509 |
| 1982 | 4,634,234 |
| 1983 | 4,658,254 |
| 1984 | 4,680,285 |
| 1985 | 4,701,417 |
| 1986 | 4,721,446 |
| 1987 | 4,739,745 |
| 1988 | 4,755,207 |
| 1989 | 4,767,260 |
| 1990 | 4,777,368 |
| 1991 | 4,689,022 |
| 1992 | 4,575,818 |
| 1993 | 4,600,463 |
| 1994 | 4,652,024 |
| 1995 | 4,620,030 |
| 1996 | 4,557,097 |
| 1997 | 4,534,920 |
| 1998 | 4,532,135 |
| 1999 | 4,512,597 |
| 2000 | 4,468,302 |
| 2001 | 4,299,642 |
| 2002 | 4,302,174 |
| 2003 | 4,303,399 |
| 2004 | 4,304,600 |
| 2005 | 4,310,145 |
| 2006 | 4,311,159 |
| 2007 | 4,310,217 |
| 2008 | 4,309,705 |
| 2009 | 4,305,181 |
| 2010 | 4,295,427 |
| 2011 | 4,280,622 |
| 2012 | 4,260,368 |
| 2013 | 4,233,922 |
| 2014 | 4,201,598 |
| 2015 | 4,151,725 |
| 2016 | 4,106,867 |
| 2017 | 4,041,407 |
| 2018 | 3,988,775 |
| 2019 | 3,949,390 |
| 2020 | 3,914,206 |
| 2021 | 3,878,981 |
| 2022 | 3,855,641 |
| 2023 | 3,859,686 |
| 2024 | 3,866,300 |
Croatia's birth and fertility rates
| Year | Fertility rate |
|---|---|
| 1960 | 2.24 |
| 1961 | 2.22 |
| 1962 | 2.19 |
| 1963 | 2.15 |
| 1964 | 2.14 |
| 1965 | 2.22 |
| 1966 | 2.23 |
| 1967 | 2.1 |
| 1968 | 2.03 |
| 1969 | 1.95 |
| 1970 | 1.88 |
| 1971 | 1.97 |
| 1972 | 2.01 |
| 1973 | 2.01 |
| 1974 | 1.98 |
| 1975 | 1.95 |
| 1976 | 1.94 |
| 1977 | 1.95 |
| 1978 | 1.96 |
| 1979 | 1.95 |
| 1980 | 1.93 |
| 1981 | 1.93 |
| 1982 | 1.9 |
| 1983 | 1.88 |
| 1984 | 1.87 |
| 1985 | 1.82 |
| 1986 | 1.76 |
| 1987 | 1.64 |
| 1988 | 1.79 |
| 1989 | 1.63 |
| 1990 | 1.63 |
| 1991 | 1.53 |
| 1992 | 1.48 |
| 1993 | 1.52 |
| 1994 | 1.47 |
| 1995 | 1.58 |
| 1996 | 1.67 |
| 1997 | 1.69 |
| 1998 | 1.45 |
| 1999 | 1.38 |
| 2000 | 1.39 |
| 2001 | 1.46 |
| 2002 | 1.42 |
| 2003 | 1.41 |
| 2004 | 1.43 |
| 2005 | 1.5 |
| 2006 | 1.47 |
| 2007 | 1.48 |
| 2008 | 1.47 |
| 2009 | 1.5 |
| 2010 | 1.46 |
| 2011 | 1.41 |
| 2012 | 1.52 |
| 2013 | 1.46 |
| 2014 | 1.46 |
| 2015 | 1.41 |
| 2016 | 1.43 |
| 2017 | 1.42 |
| 2018 | 1.47 |
| 2019 | 1.47 |
| 2020 | 1.48 |
| 2021 | 1.62 |
| 2022 | 1.53 |
| 2023 | 1.46 |
| Year | Median age, years |
|---|---|
| 1960 | 29 |
| 1961 | 29.4 |
| 1962 | 29.7 |
| 1963 | 30 |
| 1964 | 30.3 |
| 1965 | 30.6 |
| 1966 | 30.9 |
| 1967 | 31.2 |
| 1968 | 31.5 |
| 1969 | 31.8 |
| 1970 | 32.1 |
| 1971 | 32.3 |
| 1972 | 32.5 |
| 1973 | 32.7 |
| 1974 | 32.8 |
| 1975 | 33 |
| 1976 | 33.1 |
| 1977 | 33.2 |
| 1978 | 33.3 |
| 1979 | 33.4 |
| 1980 | 33.4 |
| 1981 | 33.5 |
| 1982 | 33.6 |
| 1983 | 33.8 |
| 1984 | 34 |
| 1985 | 34.2 |
| 1986 | 34.4 |
| 1987 | 34.7 |
| 1988 | 35 |
| 1989 | 35.3 |
| 1990 | 35.6 |
| 1991 | 36 |
| 1992 | 36.4 |
| 1993 | 36.9 |
| 1994 | 37.3 |
| 1995 | 37.8 |
| 1996 | 38.2 |
| 1997 | 38.6 |
| 1998 | 38.9 |
| 1999 | 39.2 |
| 2000 | 39.6 |
| 2001 | 39.9 |
| 2002 | 40.2 |
| 2003 | 40.5 |
| 2004 | 40.7 |
| 2005 | 40.9 |
| 2006 | 41.2 |
| 2007 | 41.4 |
| 2008 | 41.6 |
| 2009 | 41.8 |
| 2010 | 41.9 |
| 2011 | 42.2 |
| 2012 | 42.5 |
| 2013 | 42.7 |
| 2014 | 43 |
| 2015 | 43.3 |
| 2016 | 43.7 |
| 2017 | 44.2 |
| 2018 | 44.6 |
| 2019 | 45 |
| 2020 | 45.2 |
| 2021 | 45.4 |
| 2022 | 45.6 |
| 2023 | 45.8 |
| 2024 | 46 |
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Croatia: National Statistics
Finance
|
Croatia
|
Rank | |
|---|---|---|
| GNI, Atlas method |
$85.4B
2024 |
71/194 |
| Government expenditure, % of GDP |
48.9%
2025 |
23/195 |
| Education expenditure, % of GDP |
4.09%
2021 |
96/193 |
| Military expenditure, % of GDP |
1.78%
2023 |
72/163 |
| Armed forces personnel |
20,000
2020 |
106/174 |
| Deficit/surplus, % of GDP |
-2.36%
2025 |
67/188 |
| Unemployment rate |
5.03%
2024 |
105/196 |
| Services, % of GDP |
59.7%
2024 |
77/191 |
| Industry, % of GDP |
19.8%
2024 |
131/194 |
| Economic freedom index |
68.7
2025 |
45/197 |
| Income share by richest 10% |
23.3%
2023 |
142/169 |
| Income share by poorest 10% |
2.9%
2023 |
68/169 |
| Number of billionaires |
1
2025 |
66/78 |
| Percentage of billionaires |
0.00003%
2025 |
56/78 |
| Listed domestic companies |
81
2024 |
56/103 |
| Market capitalization of domestic companies |
$27.8B
2024 |
55/100 |
| Total reserves including gold |
$3.34B
2024 |
116/177 |
| Personal remittances received |
$6.74B
2024 |
30/190 |
| International tourist arrivals |
21,608,000
2020 |
12/188 |
| International tourism as share of exports |
23.4%
2020 |
32/184 |
| Banked people share |
92.6%
2024 |
30/158 |
Energy
|
Croatia
|
Rank | |
|---|---|---|
| Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita |
2,237 kg
2023 |
53/177 |
| GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use |
$20.4
2023 |
34/173 |
| Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions |
17.5 megatons
2023 |
92/187 |
| CO2 emissions per capita |
4.52 tons
2023 |
55/187 |
| Fossil fuel energy use share |
68%
2022 |
80/176 |
| Renewable energy use share |
34.1%
2021 |
73/193 |
| Alternative and nuclear energy use share |
11.5%
2023 |
47/147 |
| Net energy imports use share |
57.3%
2023 |
43/144 |
| Electric power consumption per capita |
4,484 kWh
2023 |
48/147 |
| Renewable electricity output share |
69.9%
2021 |
40/192 |
| Hydroelectric share |
47%
2023 |
52/192 |
| Nuclear share |
0%
2021 |
66/192 |
| Electricity access |
100%
2023 |
24/195 |
Society
|
Croatia
|
Rank | |
|---|---|---|
| % of world population |
0.05%
2024 |
129/197 |
| Annual migration change |
-5,186
2024 |
122/196 |
| Urban population |
58.9%
2024 |
111/195 |
| Male:Female ratio |
50:50
2024 |
N/A |
| Average male height |
5.93 ft
2025 |
12/190 |
| Average female height |
5.47 ft
2025 |
16/190 |
| Quality of life index |
73
2025 |
43/197 |
| Corruption Perceptions Index |
47
2024 |
79/197 |
| Higher education index |
83
2025 |
33/183 |
| Homicides per 100K people |
0.77
2022 |
167/197 |
| Road traffic mortality per 100K people |
7.9
2019 |
142/197 |
| Visa free countries |
173
2025 |
22/195 |
| Adult literacy rate |
99.4%
2021 |
31/196 |
| English speaking |
57.1%
2023 |
56/197 |
| People using the Internet |
83.6%
2024 |
83/195 |
Health
|
Croatia
|
Rank | |
|---|---|---|
| Government health expenditure per capita |
$1,344
2022 |
51/191 |
| Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita |
$123.5
2022 |
91/191 |
| Life expectancy |
78.9 years
2025 |
51/197 |
| Foreign aid share of health expenditure |
0.009%
2022 |
148/178 |
| Physicians per 1,000 people |
3.61
2021 |
36/193 |
| Age at first childbirth |
29.3 years
2023 |
27/137 |
| Maternal mortality per 100K births |
3
2023 |
181/193 |
| Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births |
4.6
2023 |
154/192 |
| Obesity rate |
31.4%
2022 |
44/189 |
| Diabetes prevalence |
10.5%
2024 |
66/195 |
| Air quality index |
64
2025 |
72/197 |
| Tobacco use prevalence |
37%
2022 |
9/164 |
| Pure alcohol consumption per capita |
7.65 liters
2020 |
54/186 |
Territory
|
Croatia
|
Rank | |
|---|---|---|
| % of world land |
0.04%
2025 |
123/197 |
| Land area per capita |
5,588 sq mi
2024 |
77/197 |
| Agricultural land area |
5,737 sq mi
2025 |
130/194 |
| Forest area |
7,516 sq mi
2025 |
112/196 |
| Roads length |
16,751 mi
2015 |
86/175 |
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