Population density — all countries

Population density — Croatia

Population density in Croatia in 2023 — 69 per km². Ranked 135 in the world out of 215. Since 1992, the indicator has fallen by 15.7%.

2023 69 per km² +0.1% vs 2022
World rank 135of 215
Period maximum 83.2 per km²1994
Period minimum 68.9 per km²2022

Trend over time

1992–2023 · people per km²

Population density — Croatia, 1992–202365707580851992199620002004200820122016202020231992: 81.8 per km²1993: 82.3 per km²1994: 83.2 per km²1995: 82.6 per km²1996: 81.4 per km²1997: 81 per km²1998: 81.1 per km²1999: 80.7 per km²2000: 79.9 per km²2001: 76.9 per km²2002: 76.9 per km²2003: 76.9 per km²2004: 76.9 per km²2005: 77 per km²2006: 77 per km²2007: 77 per km²2008: 77 per km²2009: 76.9 per km²2010: 76.8 per km²2011: 76.5 per km²2012: 76.1 per km²2013: 75.7 per km²2014: 75.1 per km²2015: 74.2 per km²2016: 73.4 per km²2017: 72.2 per km²2018: 71.3 per km²2019: 70.6 per km²2020: 69.9 per km²2021: 69.3 per km²2022: 68.9 per km²2023: 69 per km²
Change over the period: −12.9 (−15.73%) Average annual rate: -0.55 %

Comparison, 2023

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Croatia

Croatia 69 per km²
World 62.1 per km²
Europe & Central Asia 33.7 per km²
Southern Europe computed 115.7 per km²
High-income countries computed 26.6 per km²
Population density — Croatia, by year Croatia All countries CSV XLSX
Year per km² Change Change, %
2023 69 +0.1 +0.1%
2022 68.9 −0.4 −0.6%
2021 69.3 −0.6 −0.9%
2020 69.9 −0.6 −0.88%
2019 70.6 −0.7 −0.99%
2018 71.3 −0.9 −1.3%
2017 72.2 −1.2 −1.59%
2016 73.4 −0.8 −1.08%
2015 74.2 −0.9 −1.19%
2014 75.1 −0.6 −0.76%
2013 75.7 −0.5 −0.62%
2012 76.1 −0.4 −0.47%
2011 76.5 −0.3 −0.34%
2010 76.8 −0.2 −0.23%
2009 76.9 −0.1 −0.1%
2008 77 −0 −0.01%
2007 77 −0 −0.02%
2006 77 +0 +0.02%
2005 77 +0.1 +0.13%
2004 76.9 +0 +0.03%
2003 76.9 −0 −0.06%
2002 76.9 +0 +0.06%
2001 76.9 −3 −3.77%
2000 79.9 −0.8 −0.99%
1999 80.7 −0.3 −0.43%
1998 81.1 +0.1 +0.06%
1997 81 −0.4 −0.49%
1996 81.4 −1.2 −1.49%
1995 82.6 −0.6 −0.69%
1994 83.2 +0.9 +1.12%
1993 82.3 +0.4 +0.54%
1992 81.8

About the indicator

Population divided by the land area of the country (excluding inland water bodies). Average density says little about actual settlement: in countries with vast deserts or tundra almost the whole population lives on a small part of the territory, so the average figure comes out an order of magnitude below the actual density of the settled areas.

Important: The aggregate is weighted by land area: it is the whole population of the group over its whole area. It cannot be an average of country densities — otherwise Monaco would weigh as much as Russia.

Source: World Development Indicators (World Bank), license CC BY 4.0.