Croatia: key statistics
Population: 3.87 million (2025). GDP per capita, US dollars: $27,104 (2025). GDP per capita: €23,950 (2025). Unemployment rate: 4.9% (2025).
Population and demography
| Population | 3.87 million | 2025 | |
| Population aged 15 to 64 | 2.44 million | 2025 | |
| Population density | 69.2 inhabitants per km² | 2024 | |
| Population growth rate | 0.26% | 2025 | |
| Urban population share | 57.8% | 2025 | |
| Land area | 55,960 km² | 2024 | |
| Population aged 65 and over | 23.3% | 2025 | |
| Median age | 45.5 years | 2025 | |
| Age dependency ratio (ages 15 to 64 base) | 58.9% | 2025 | |
| Live births | 32,479 | 2025 | |
| Deaths | 50,007 | 2025 | |
| Crude birth rate | 8.4 per 1,000 inhabitants | 2025 | |
| Crude death rate | 12.9 per 1,000 inhabitants | 2025 | |
| Total fertility rate | 1.46 children per woman | 2024 | |
| Life expectancy at birth | 78.9 years | 2024 |
Labor market
| Unemployment rate | 4.9% | 2025 | |
| Youth unemployment rate (under 25) | 18.3% | 2025 | |
| Employment rate | 74.4% | 2025 | |
| Activity rate | 72.4% | 2025 |
Prices and inflation
| Inflation, annual average | 3.7% | 2025 | |
| HICP inflation (annual rate) | 4.3% | September 2026 | |
| Harmonised index of consumer prices (HICP), 2025 = 100 | 105.43 index | September 2026 |
Income and living conditions
| Household disposable income per inhabitant | €11,200 | 2023 | |
| Household disposable income per inhabitant in PPS | 15,000 PPS | 2023 | |
| Gini index | 28.5 index | 2025 | |
| Gini index (World Bank, income or consumption) | 30.1 index | 2023 | |
| At-risk-of-poverty rate | 19.5% | 2025 | |
| Monthly minimum wage | €1,050 | second half of 2026 |
Economy
| Gross domestic product (GDP) | €92.98 billion | 2025 | |
| Gross domestic product (GDP), US dollars | $105.06 billion | 2025 | |
| GDP per capita | €23,950 | 2025 | |
| GDP per capita in PPS (EU27 = 100) | 78% | 2024 | |
| GDP per capita, US dollars | $27,104 | 2025 | |
| Real GDP growth | 3.4% | 2025 |
AI and digital economy
| Internet users | 83.6% | 2024 | |
| Enterprises using artificial intelligence | 15.2% | 2025 | |
| People using generative AI | 27.5% | 2025 | |
| Internet use in the last 3 months | 85.9% | 2025 | |
| ICT specialists in employment | 4.9% | 2025 | |
| Enterprises buying cloud computing services | 46.6% | 2025 |
Housing
| House price index, 2015 = 100 | 252.62 index | Q2 2026 | |
| House prices, annual change | 12.7% | Q2 2026 | |
| Population living in owner-occupied homes | 91.4% | 2025 |
Tourism
| Nights spent in tourist accommodation | 94.79 million | 2025 |
Interest rates
| Central bank policy rate | 0% | July 2022 |
Public finance
| Government debt | 56.3% of GDP | 2025 | |
| Government balance | -3% of GDP | 2025 | |
| Military expenditure | 2% of GDP | 2025 |
Use this data in your AI agent
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Give me the latest population, unemployment and income figures for Croatia with sources.
search_indicators {"query":"population","geography":"Croatia"}
GET https://invokely.ai/api/v1/value?indicator=population&place=hr