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NUTS 3 areas of Croatia by birth rate

Međimurska županija had the highest birth rate of 21 areas in 2016, at 11 per 1,000 inhabitants. Ličko-senjska županija had the lowest, at 7.9 per 1,000 inhabitants. The median was 8.7 per 1,000 inhabitants and the figure for Croatia was 9.1 per 1,000 inhabitants. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

Highest11Međimurska županija
Lowest7.9Ličko-senjska županija
Median8.721 areas
Croatia9.1History

All areas, 2016

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Međimurska županijaMeđimurska županija: 11 per 1,000 inhabitants11Dubrovačko-neretvanska županijaDubrovačko-neretvanska županija: 10.7 per 1,000 inhabitants10.7Grad ZagrebGrad Zagreb: 10.4 per 1,000 inhabitants10.4Zadarska županijaZadarska županija: 9.5 per 1,000 inhabitants9.5Splitsko-dalmatinska županijaSplitsko-dalmatinska županija: 9.4 per 1,000 inhabitants9.4Koprivničko-križevačka županijaKoprivničko-križevačka županija: 9.2 per 1,000 inhabitants9.2Brodsko-posavska županijaBrodsko-posavska županija: 8.9 per 1,000 inhabitants8.9Varaždinska županijaVaraždinska županija: 8.9 per 1,000 inhabitants8.9Zagrebačka županijaZagrebačka županija: 8.9 per 1,000 inhabitants8.9Virovitičko-podravska županijaVirovitičko-podravska županija: 8.7 per 1,000 inhabitants8.7Vukovarsko-srijemska županijaVukovarsko-srijemska županija: 8.7 per 1,000 inhabitants8.7Bjelovarsko-bilogorska županijaBjelovarsko-bilogorska županija: 8.6 per 1,000 inhabitants8.6Požeško-slavonska županijaPožeško-slavonska županija: 8.6 per 1,000 inhabitants8.6Sisačko-moslavačka županijaSisačko-moslavačka županija: 8.6 per 1,000 inhabitants8.6Osječko-baranjska županijaOsječko-baranjska županija: 8.4 per 1,000 inhabitants8.4Istarska županijaIstarska županija: 8.3 per 1,000 inhabitants8.3Krapinsko-zagorska županijaKrapinsko-zagorska županija: 8.3 per 1,000 inhabitants8.3Karlovačka županijaKarlovačka županija: 8.2 per 1,000 inhabitants8.2Primorsko-goranska županijaPrimorsko-goranska županija: 8.1 per 1,000 inhabitants8.1Šibensko-kninska županijaŠibensko-kninska županija: 8.1 per 1,000 inhabitants8.1Ličko-senjska županijaLičko-senjska županija: 7.9 per 1,000 inhabitants7.9
per 1,000 inhabitants. Source: Eurostat. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

Full ranking

RankAreas2016
per 1,000 inhabitants		Change on 2015
1Međimurska županija11+0.2 pts
2Dubrovačko-neretvanska županija10.70 pts
3Grad Zagreb10.4+0.2 pts
4Zadarska županija9.5+0.2 pts
5Splitsko-dalmatinska županija9.4+0.2 pts
6Koprivničko-križevačka županija9.2+0.1 pts
7Brodsko-posavska županija8.9+0.2 pts
7Varaždinska županija8.9+0.4 pts
7Zagrebačka županija8.9+0.2 pts
10Virovitičko-podravska županija8.7+0.1 pts
10Vukovarsko-srijemska županija8.7+0.2 pts
12Bjelovarsko-bilogorska županija8.60 pts
12Požeško-slavonska županija8.60 pts
12Sisačko-moslavačka županija8.6+0.7 pts
15Osječko-baranjska županija8.4-0.3 pts
16Istarska županija8.3-0.1 pts
16Krapinsko-zagorska županija8.3+0.2 pts
18Karlovačka županija8.2+0.4 pts
19Primorsko-goranska županija8.1-0.1 pts
19Šibensko-kninska županija8.1+0.2 pts
21Ličko-senjska županija7.9-0.2 pts

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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.

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Which area has the highest birth rate?

Međimurska županija, with 11 per 1,000 inhabitants in 2016, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

Which area has the lowest birth rate?

Ličko-senjska županija, with 7.9 per 1,000 inhabitants in 2016.

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.

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