NUTS 3 areas of Croatia by fertility rate, 2024
Bjelovarsko-bilogorska županija had the highest fertility rate of 21 areas in 2024, at 1.81 children per woman. Primorsko-goranska županija had the lowest, at 1.2 children per woman. The median was 1.54 children per woman and the figure for Croatia was 1.46 children per woman. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.
All areas, 2024
Full ranking
| Rank | Areas | 2024 | Change on 2023 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bjelovarsko-bilogorska županija | 1.81 | +0.09 |
| 2 | Brodsko-posavska županija | 1.72 | +0.01 |
| 3 | Koprivničko-križevačka županija | 1.69 | +0.05 |
| 3 | Požeško-slavonska županija | 1.69 | +0.16 |
| 5 | Vukovarsko-srijemska županija | 1.67 | +0.02 |
| 6 | Zadarska županija | 1.62 | +0.05 |
| 7 | Međimurska županija | 1.6 | -0.17 |
| 8 | Šibensko-kninska županija | 1.58 | +0.12 |
| 9 | Dubrovačko-neretvanska županija | 1.55 | -0.02 |
| 9 | Ličko-senjska županija | 1.55 | 0 |
| 11 | Sisačko-moslavačka županija | 1.54 | -0.1 |
| 12 | Zagrebačka županija | 1.52 | +0.01 |
| 13 | Virovitičko-podravska županija | 1.51 | -0.1 |
| 14 | Osječko-baranjska županija | 1.5 | 0 |
| 15 | Splitsko-dalmatinska županija | 1.48 | +0.06 |
| 16 | Karlovačka županija | 1.42 | -0.1 |
| 17 | Krapinsko-zagorska županija | 1.35 | -0.04 |
| 17 | Varaždinska županija | 1.35 | +0.01 |
| 19 | Grad Zagreb | 1.33 | -0.02 |
| 20 | Istarska županija | 1.25 | 0 |
| 21 | Primorsko-goranska županija | 1.2 | 0 |
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About this ranking
Average number of children a woman would have over her lifetime at current age-specific fertility rates.
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. Fertility indicators by NUTS 3 region (demo_r_find3). https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/demo_r_find3/default/table. Retrieved 2026-10-09.Use this data in your AI agent
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Which area has the highest fertility rate?
Bjelovarsko-bilogorska županija, with 1.81 children per woman in 2024, according to Eurostat, European Commission.
Which area has the lowest fertility rate?
Primorsko-goranska županija, with 1.2 children per woman 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, Fertility indicators by NUTS 3 region (demo_r_find3). Retrieved 2026-10-09.
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