Counties
The population of the counties (županije) of Croatia according to census results and latest official estimates.
| 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 Estimate (E) 2016-12-31 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Croatia | HRV | Rep | Zagreb | 56,542 | 4,601,469 | 4,784,265 | 4,437,460 | 4,284,889 | 4,154,213 | |||
| Bjelovar - Bilogora | BJB | Cnty | Bjelovar | 2,640 | 149,458 | 144,042 | 133,084 | 119,764 | 110,841 | 264000 | → | |
| Brod - Posavina | BRP | Cnty | Slavonski Brod | 2,030 | 167,667 | 174,998 | 176,765 | 158,575 | 146,288 | 203000 | → | |
| Dubrovnik - Neretva | DUN | Cnty | Dubrovnik | 1,781 | 115,683 | 126,329 | 122,870 | 122,568 | 121,671 | 178100 | → | |
| Grad Zagreb | GZA | CityCR | Zagreb | 641 | 723,065 | 777,826 | 779,145 | 790,017 | 803,647 | 64100 | → | |
| Istra [Istria] | IST | Cnty | Pazin | 2,813 | 188,332 | 204,346 | 206,344 | 208,055 | 208,109 | 281300 | → | |
| Karlovac | KAR | Cnty | Karlovac | 3,626 | 186,169 | 184,577 | 141,787 | 128,899 | 119,464 | 362600 | → | |
| Koprivnica - Križevci | KOK | Cnty | Koprivnica | 1,748 | 133,790 | 129,397 | 124,467 | 115,584 | 110,129 | 174800 | → | |
| Krapina - Zagorje | KRZ | Cnty | Krapina | 1,229 | 153,567 | 148,779 | 142,432 | 132,892 | 127,060 | 122900 | → | |
| Lika - Senj | LIS | Cnty | Gospić | 5,353 | 90,836 | 85,135 | 53,677 | 50,927 | 46,485 | 535300 | → | |
| Međimurje | MED | Cnty | Čakovec | 729 | 116,825 | 119,866 | 118,426 | 113,804 | 111,669 | 72900 | → | |
| Osijek - Baranja | OSB | Cnty | Osijek | 4,155 | 356,286 | 367,193 | 330,506 | 305,032 | 287,124 | 415500 | → | |
| Požega - Slavonija [Pozega - Slavonia] | POS | Cnty | Požega | 1,823 | 99,189 | 99,334 | 85,831 | 78,034 | 70,937 | 182300 | → | |
| Primorje - Gorski Kotar | PGK | Cnty | Rijeka | 3,588 | 304,038 | 323,130 | 305,505 | 296,195 | 288,328 | 358800 | → | |
| Šibenik - Knin | SIK | Cnty | Šibenik | 2,984 | 152,128 | 152,477 | 112,891 | 109,375 | 102,238 | 298400 | → | |
| Sisak - Moslavina | SIM | Cnty | Sisak | 4,468 | 255,292 | 251,332 | 185,387 | 172,439 | 155,251 | 446800 | → | |
| Split - Dalmacija [Split - Dalmatia] | SPD | Cnty | Split | 4,540 | 436,680 | 474,019 | 463,676 | 454,798 | 451,226 | 454000 | → | |
| Varaždin | VAR | Cnty | Varaždin | 1,262 | 187,495 | 187,853 | 184,769 | 175,951 | 169,805 | 126200 | → | |
| Virovitica - Podravina | VIP | Cnty | Virovitica | 2,024 | 107,339 | 104,625 | 93,389 | 84,836 | 78,239 | 202400 | → | |
| Vukovar - Srijem | VUS | Cnty | Vukovar | 2,454 | 224,103 | 231,241 | 204,768 | 179,521 | 163,324 | 245400 | → | |
| Zadar | ZAD | Cnty | Zadar | 3,646 | 194,098 | 214,777 | 162,045 | 170,017 | 169,306 | 364600 | → | |
| Zagreb | ZAG | Cnty | Zagreb | 3,060 | 259,429 | 282,989 | 309,696 | 317,606 | 313,072 | 306000 | → |
- Croatian Bureau of Statistics (web).
Major Cities
| Name | Adm. | Population Census (C) 2011-03-31 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Zagreb | GZA | 688,163 |
| 2 | Split | SPD | 167,121 |
| 3 | Rijeka | PGK | 128,384 |
| 4 | Osijek | OSB | 84,104 |
| 5 | Zadar | ZAD | 71,471 |
| 6 | Pula | IST | 57,460 |
| 7 | Sesvete | GZA | 54,085 |
| 8 | Slavonski Brod | BRP | 53,531 |
Contents: Cities & Settlements
The population of all Croatian cities with more than 15,000 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 | Area | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bjelovar | BJB | 25,203 | 26,926 | 27,783 | 27,024 | 0 | → | |
| Čakovec | MED | 14,706 | 15,999 | 15,790 | 15,147 | 0 | → | |
| Đakovo | OSB | 18,105 | 20,317 | 20,912 | 19,491 | 0 | → | |
| Dubrovnik | DUN | 43,990 | 49,728 | 31,756 | 28,434 | 0 | → | |
| Gospić | LIS | 8,725 | 9,025 | 6,088 | 6,575 | 0 | → | |
| Karlovac | KAR | 55,031 | 59,999 | 49,082 | 46,833 | 0 | → | |
| Koprivnica | KOK | 20,812 | 24,238 | 24,809 | 23,955 | 0 | → | |
| Krapina | KRZ | 3,998 | 4,481 | 4,647 | 4,471 | 0 | → | |
| Metković | DUN | ... | 12,000 | 15,384 | 15,329 | 0 | → | |
| Osijek | OSB | 104,775 | 104,761 | 90,411 | 84,104 | 0 | → | |
| Pazin | IST | 4,842 | 5,282 | 4,986 | 4,386 | 0 | → | |
| Petrinja | SIM | ... | 18,700 | 13,801 | 15,683 | 0 | → | |
| Požega (Slavonska Požega) | POS | 19,867 | 21,046 | 20,943 | 19,506 | 0 | → | |
| Pula (Pola) | IST | 56,153 | 62,378 | 58,594 | 57,460 | 0 | → | |
| Rijeka | PGK | 159,433 | 167,964 | 143,800 | 128,384 | 0 | → | |
| Samobor | ZAG | 12,404 | 14,100 | 15,147 | 15,956 | 0 | → | |
| Sesvete | GZA | 17,975 | 35,337 | 44,914 | 54,085 | 0 | → | |
| Šibenik | SIK | 36,952 | 41,012 | 37,060 | 34,302 | 0 | → | |
| Sisak | SIM | 43,494 | 45,792 | 36,785 | 33,322 | 0 | → | |
| Slavonski Brod | BRP | 47,583 | 55,683 | 58,642 | 53,531 | 0 | → | |
| Solin | SPD | 11,880 | 12,575 | 15,850 | 20,212 | 0 | → | |
| Split | SPD | 169,322 | 189,388 | 188,694 | 167,121 | 0 | → | |
| Varaždin | VAR | 39,545 | 41,846 | 41,434 | 38,839 | 0 | → | |
| Velika Gorica | ZAG | 24,834 | 31,614 | 33,339 | 31,553 | 0 | → | |
| Vinkovci | VUS | 33,004 | 35,347 | 33,239 | 32,029 | 0 | → | |
| Virovitica | VIP | 18,330 | 16,167 | 15,589 | 14,688 | 0 | → | |
| Vukovar | VUS | 33,649 | 44,639 | 30,126 | 26,468 | 0 | → | |
| Zadar | ZAD | 60,371 | 76,343 | 69,556 | 71,471 | 0 | → | |
| Zagreb | GZA | 653,853 | 706,770 | 691,724 | 688,163 | 0 | → | |
| Zaprešić | ZAG | 8,201 | 15,678 | 17,538 | 19,644 | 0 | → |
- (1981) Statistical Yearbook of Yugoslavia 1987, plus population figures provided by Dragan Markovic.
(1991) (2001) (2011) Croatian Bureau of Statistics (web).