# NUTS 3 areas of Croatia by natural change rate, 2024

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

- Indicator id: `natural_change_rate`
- Unit: per 1,000 inhabitants
- Definition: Live births minus deaths during the year per 1,000 average residents (Eurostat crude rate of natural change).
- Source: Eurostat, European Commission, Population change, crude rate of natural change of population, by NUTS 2 and 3 region (demo_r_gind3) (https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/demo_r_gind3/default/table)
- Publisher page: https://invokely.ai/en/publishers/eurostat
- Retrieved: 2026-10-12
- Citation: Eurostat. Population change, crude rate of natural change of population, by NUTS 2 and 3 region (demo_r_gind3). https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/demo_r_gind3/default/table. Retrieved 2026-10-12.
- Web page: https://invokely.ai/rankings/natural-change-rate/croatia-provinces

| Rank | Place | per 1,000 inhabitants |
|---:|---|---:|
| 1 | Grad Zagreb | -2.3 |
| 2 | Dubrovačko-neretvanska županija | -2.4 |
| 3 | Splitsko-dalmatinska županija | -2.6 |
| 4 | Međimurska županija | -2.7 |
| 5 | Zagrebačka županija | -3.1 |
| 6 | Zadarska županija | -3.7 |
| 7 | Istarska županija | -5.4 |
| 8 | Brodsko-posavska županija | -6 |
| 8 | Varaždinska županija | -6 |
| 10 | Bjelovarsko-bilogorska županija | -6.5 |
| 10 | Koprivničko-križevačka županija | -6.5 |
| 10 | Krapinsko-zagorska županija | -6.5 |
| 13 | Požeško-slavonska županija | -6.9 |
| 14 | Osječko-baranjska županija | -7 |
| 14 | Šibensko-kninska županija | -7 |
| 16 | Vukovarsko-srijemska županija | -7.5 |
| 17 | Primorsko-goranska županija | -7.7 |
| 18 | Karlovačka županija | -8.4 |
| 19 | Virovitičko-podravska županija | -8.8 |
| 20 | Sisačko-moslavačka županija | -9.4 |
| 21 | Ličko-senjska županija | -10.2 |