NUTS 3 areas of Croatia by birth rate, 2024
Bjelovarsko-bilogorska županija had the highest birth rate of 21 areas in 2024, at 9.2 per 1,000 inhabitants. Primorsko-goranska županija had the lowest, at 6.5 per 1,000 inhabitants. The median was 8.5 per 1,000 inhabitants and the figure for Croatia was 8.3 per 1,000 inhabitants. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.
All areas, 2024
Full ranking
| Rank | Areas | 2024 | Change on 2023 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bjelovarsko-bilogorska županija | 9.2 | +0.4 pts |
| 1 | Zadarska županija | 9.2 | +0.3 pts |
| 3 | Dubrovačko-neretvanska županija | 8.9 | -0.2 pts |
| 3 | Grad Zagreb | 8.9 | -0.2 pts |
| 3 | Splitsko-dalmatinska županija | 8.9 | +0.4 pts |
| 6 | Brodsko-posavska županija | 8.8 | 0 pts |
| 6 | Koprivničko-križevačka županija | 8.8 | +0.1 pts |
| 6 | Požeško-slavonska županija | 8.8 | +0.9 pts |
| 9 | Međimurska županija | 8.6 | -1.1 pts |
| 9 | Zagrebačka županija | 8.6 | 0 pts |
| 11 | Vukovarsko-srijemska županija | 8.5 | 0 pts |
| 12 | Osječko-baranjska županija | 8.2 | -0.1 pts |
| 13 | Ličko-senjska županija | 8 | -0.2 pts |
| 13 | Šibensko-kninska županija | 8 | +0.6 pts |
| 15 | Virovitičko-podravska županija | 7.8 | -0.6 pts |
| 16 | Krapinsko-zagorska županija | 7.6 | -0.4 pts |
| 17 | Sisačko-moslavačka županija | 7.5 | -0.5 pts |
| 18 | Varaždinska županija | 7.4 | -0.1 pts |
| 19 | Karlovačka županija | 7.1 | -0.6 pts |
| 20 | Istarska županija | 6.9 | 0 pts |
| 21 | Primorsko-goranska županija | 6.5 | 0 pts |
Other periods
About this ranking
Live births per 1,000 residents during the year.
Every value in the ranking comes from the same publisher and the same period, so the areas are compared on one definition. Equal values share a rank.
How to cite
Eurostat. Crude birth rate per 1,000 average residents by NUTS 2 and 3 region (demo_r_gind3). https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/demo_r_gind3/default/table. Retrieved 2026-10-08.Use this data in your AI agent
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Which area has the highest birth rate?
Bjelovarsko-bilogorska županija, with 9.2 per 1,000 inhabitants in 2024, according to Eurostat, European Commission.
Which area has the lowest birth rate?
Primorsko-goranska županija, with 6.5 per 1,000 inhabitants in 2024.
Where does this ranking come from?
Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: Eurostat, European Commission, Crude birth rate per 1,000 average residents by NUTS 2 and 3 region (demo_r_gind3). Retrieved 2026-10-08.
Crude birth rate: other rankings
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