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NUTS 3 areas of Croatia by birth rate

Međimurska županija had the highest birth rate of 21 areas in 2023, at 9.7 per 1,000 inhabitants. Primorsko-goranska županija had the lowest, at 6.5 per 1,000 inhabitants. The median was 8.4 per 1,000 inhabitants and the figure for Croatia was 8.3 per 1,000 inhabitants. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

Highest9.7Međimurska županija
Lowest6.5Primorsko-goranska županija
Median8.421 areas
Croatia8.3History

All areas, 2023

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Međimurska županijaMeđimurska županija: 9.7 per 1,000 inhabitants9.7Dubrovačko-neretvanska županijaDubrovačko-neretvanska županija: 9.1 per 1,000 inhabitants9.1Grad ZagrebGrad Zagreb: 9.1 per 1,000 inhabitants9.1Zadarska županijaZadarska županija: 8.9 per 1,000 inhabitants8.9Bjelovarsko-bilogorska županijaBjelovarsko-bilogorska županija: 8.8 per 1,000 inhabitants8.8Brodsko-posavska županijaBrodsko-posavska županija: 8.8 per 1,000 inhabitants8.8Koprivničko-križevačka županijaKoprivničko-križevačka županija: 8.7 per 1,000 inhabitants8.7Zagrebačka županijaZagrebačka županija: 8.6 per 1,000 inhabitants8.6Splitsko-dalmatinska županijaSplitsko-dalmatinska županija: 8.5 per 1,000 inhabitants8.5Vukovarsko-srijemska županijaVukovarsko-srijemska županija: 8.5 per 1,000 inhabitants8.5Virovitičko-podravska županijaVirovitičko-podravska županija: 8.4 per 1,000 inhabitants8.4Osječko-baranjska županijaOsječko-baranjska županija: 8.3 per 1,000 inhabitants8.3Ličko-senjska županijaLičko-senjska županija: 8.2 per 1,000 inhabitants8.2Krapinsko-zagorska županijaKrapinsko-zagorska županija: 8 per 1,000 inhabitants8Sisačko-moslavačka županijaSisačko-moslavačka županija: 8 per 1,000 inhabitants8Požeško-slavonska županijaPožeško-slavonska županija: 7.9 per 1,000 inhabitants7.9Karlovačka županijaKarlovačka županija: 7.7 per 1,000 inhabitants7.7Varaždinska županijaVaraždinska županija: 7.5 per 1,000 inhabitants7.5Šibensko-kninska županijaŠibensko-kninska županija: 7.4 per 1,000 inhabitants7.4Istarska županijaIstarska županija: 6.9 per 1,000 inhabitants6.9Primorsko-goranska županijaPrimorsko-goranska županija: 6.5 per 1,000 inhabitants6.5
per 1,000 inhabitants. Source: Eurostat. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

Full ranking

RankAreas2023
per 1,000 inhabitants		Change on 2022
1Međimurska županija9.7-0.4 pts
2Dubrovačko-neretvanska županija9.10 pts
2Grad Zagreb9.1-0.6 pts
4Zadarska županija8.9-0.4 pts
5Bjelovarsko-bilogorska županija8.8-0.8 pts
5Brodsko-posavska županija8.80 pts
7Koprivničko-križevačka županija8.7-0.1 pts
8Zagrebačka županija8.6-0.4 pts
9Splitsko-dalmatinska županija8.5-0.5 pts
9Vukovarsko-srijemska županija8.5-0.1 pts
11Virovitičko-podravska županija8.4+0.6 pts
12Osječko-baranjska županija8.3-0.1 pts
13Ličko-senjska županija8.2-0.2 pts
14Krapinsko-zagorska županija8-0.9 pts
14Sisačko-moslavačka županija8+0.1 pts
16Požeško-slavonska županija7.9-1 pts
17Karlovačka županija7.7+0.6 pts
18Varaždinska županija7.5-0.7 pts
19Šibensko-kninska županija7.4-1.3 pts
20Istarska županija6.9-0.9 pts
21Primorsko-goranska županija6.5-0.7 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 9.7 per 1,000 inhabitants in 2023, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

Which area has the lowest birth rate?

Primorsko-goranska županija, with 6.5 per 1,000 inhabitants in 2023.

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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