# NUTS 3 areas of Croatia by fertility rate, 2024

All 21 values come from Eurostat, European Commission for 2024, so the places are comparable.

- Indicator id: `fertility_rate`
- Unit: children per woman
- Definition: Average number of children a woman would have over her lifetime at current age-specific fertility rates.
- Source: Eurostat, European Commission, 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
- Citation: 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.
- Web page: https://invokely.ai/rankings/fertility-rate/croatia-provinces
- CSV: https://invokely.ai/download/rankings/fertility-rate/croatia-provinces.csv

| Rank | Place | children per woman |
|---:|---|---:|
| 1 | Bjelovarsko-bilogorska županija | 1.81 |
| 2 | Brodsko-posavska županija | 1.72 |
| 3 | Koprivničko-križevačka županija | 1.69 |
| 3 | Požeško-slavonska županija | 1.69 |
| 5 | Vukovarsko-srijemska županija | 1.67 |
| 6 | Zadarska županija | 1.62 |
| 7 | Međimurska županija | 1.6 |
| 8 | Šibensko-kninska županija | 1.58 |
| 9 | Dubrovačko-neretvanska županija | 1.55 |
| 9 | Ličko-senjska županija | 1.55 |
| 11 | Sisačko-moslavačka županija | 1.54 |
| 12 | Zagrebačka županija | 1.52 |
| 13 | Virovitičko-podravska županija | 1.51 |
| 14 | Osječko-baranjska županija | 1.5 |
| 15 | Splitsko-dalmatinska županija | 1.48 |
| 16 | Karlovačka županija | 1.42 |
| 17 | Krapinsko-zagorska županija | 1.35 |
| 17 | Varaždinska županija | 1.35 |
| 19 | Grad Zagreb | 1.33 |
| 20 | Istarska županija | 1.25 |
| 21 | Primorsko-goranska županija | 1.2 |