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NUTS 3 areas of Croatia by birth rate

Međimurska županija had the highest birth rate of 21 areas in 2017, at 10.8 per 1,000 inhabitants. Šibensko-kninska županija had the lowest, at 7.6 per 1,000 inhabitants. The median was 8.5 per 1,000 inhabitants and the figure for Croatia was 9 per 1,000 inhabitants. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

Highest10.8Međimurska županija
Lowest7.6Šibensko-kninska županija
Median8.521 areas
Croatia9History

All areas, 2017

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Međimurska županijaMeđimurska županija: 10.8 per 1,000 inhabitants10.8Dubrovačko-neretvanska županijaDubrovačko-neretvanska županija: 10.3 per 1,000 inhabitants10.3Grad ZagrebGrad Zagreb: 10.3 per 1,000 inhabitants10.3Splitsko-dalmatinska županijaSplitsko-dalmatinska županija: 9.3 per 1,000 inhabitants9.3Zadarska županijaZadarska županija: 9.3 per 1,000 inhabitants9.3Koprivničko-križevačka županijaKoprivničko-križevačka županija: 9.1 per 1,000 inhabitants9.1Brodsko-posavska županijaBrodsko-posavska županija: 9 per 1,000 inhabitants9Zagrebačka županijaZagrebačka županija: 8.9 per 1,000 inhabitants8.9Požeško-slavonska županijaPožeško-slavonska županija: 8.7 per 1,000 inhabitants8.7Krapinsko-zagorska županijaKrapinsko-zagorska županija: 8.6 per 1,000 inhabitants8.6Bjelovarsko-bilogorska županijaBjelovarsko-bilogorska županija: 8.5 per 1,000 inhabitants8.5Istarska županijaIstarska županija: 8.5 per 1,000 inhabitants8.5Osječko-baranjska županijaOsječko-baranjska županija: 8.5 per 1,000 inhabitants8.5Varaždinska županijaVaraždinska županija: 8.4 per 1,000 inhabitants8.4Virovitičko-podravska županijaVirovitičko-podravska županija: 8.4 per 1,000 inhabitants8.4Ličko-senjska županijaLičko-senjska županija: 8.3 per 1,000 inhabitants8.3Vukovarsko-srijemska županijaVukovarsko-srijemska županija: 8.2 per 1,000 inhabitants8.2Sisačko-moslavačka županijaSisačko-moslavačka županija: 8.1 per 1,000 inhabitants8.1Karlovačka županijaKarlovačka županija: 8 per 1,000 inhabitants8Primorsko-goranska županijaPrimorsko-goranska županija: 7.7 per 1,000 inhabitants7.7Šibensko-kninska županijaŠibensko-kninska županija: 7.6 per 1,000 inhabitants7.6
per 1,000 inhabitants. Source: Eurostat. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

Full ranking

RankAreas2017
per 1,000 inhabitants		Change on 2016
1Međimurska županija10.8-0.2 pts
2Dubrovačko-neretvanska županija10.3-0.4 pts
2Grad Zagreb10.3-0.1 pts
4Splitsko-dalmatinska županija9.3-0.1 pts
4Zadarska županija9.3-0.2 pts
6Koprivničko-križevačka županija9.1-0.1 pts
7Brodsko-posavska županija9+0.1 pts
8Zagrebačka županija8.90 pts
9Požeško-slavonska županija8.7+0.1 pts
10Krapinsko-zagorska županija8.6+0.3 pts
11Bjelovarsko-bilogorska županija8.5-0.1 pts
11Istarska županija8.5+0.2 pts
11Osječko-baranjska županija8.5+0.1 pts
14Varaždinska županija8.4-0.5 pts
14Virovitičko-podravska županija8.4-0.3 pts
16Ličko-senjska županija8.3+0.4 pts
17Vukovarsko-srijemska županija8.2-0.5 pts
18Sisačko-moslavačka županija8.1-0.5 pts
19Karlovačka županija8-0.2 pts
20Primorsko-goranska županija7.7-0.4 pts
21Šibensko-kninska županija7.6-0.5 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 10.8 per 1,000 inhabitants in 2017, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

Which area has the lowest birth rate?

Šibensko-kninska županija, with 7.6 per 1,000 inhabitants in 2017.

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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