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NUTS 3 areas of Croatia by natural change rate

Međimurska županija had the highest natural change rate of 21 areas in 2021, at -3.1 per 1,000 inhabitants. Ličko-senjska županija had the lowest, at -14.8 per 1,000 inhabitants. The median was -8.7 per 1,000 inhabitants and the figure for Croatia was -6.8 per 1,000 inhabitants. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

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Highest-3.1Međimurska županija
Lowest-14.8Ličko-senjska županija
Median-8.721 areas
Croatia-6.8History

All areas, 2021

Međimurska županija: -3.1 per 1,000 inhabitantsMeđimurska županija-3.1Dubrovačko-neretvanska županija: -3.7 per 1,000 inhabitantsDubrovačko-neretvanska županija-3.7Grad Zagreb: -3.8 per 1,000 inhabitantsGrad Zagreb-3.8Splitsko-dalmatinska županija: -4.2 per 1,000 inhabitantsSplitsko-dalmatinska županija-4.2Zadarska županija: -5.3 per 1,000 inhabitantsZadarska županija-5.3Zagrebačka županija: -5.3 per 1,000 inhabitantsZagrebačka županija-5.3Istarska županija: -5.8 per 1,000 inhabitantsIstarska županija-5.8Krapinsko-zagorska županija: -7.7 per 1,000 inhabitantsKrapinsko-zagorska županija-7.7Brodsko-posavska županija: -8.3 per 1,000 inhabitantsBrodsko-posavska županija-8.3Varaždinska županija: -8.4 per 1,000 inhabitantsVaraždinska županija-8.4Koprivničko-križevačka županija: -8.7 per 1,000 inhabitantsKoprivničko-križevačka županija-8.7Osječko-baranjska županija: -8.8 per 1,000 inhabitantsOsječko-baranjska županija-8.8Vukovarsko-srijemska županija: -8.8 per 1,000 inhabitantsVukovarsko-srijemska županija-8.8Primorsko-goranska županija: -9.1 per 1,000 inhabitantsPrimorsko-goranska županija-9.1Virovitičko-podravska županija: -9.1 per 1,000 inhabitantsVirovitičko-podravska županija-9.1Bjelovarsko-bilogorska županija: -9.8 per 1,000 inhabitantsBjelovarsko-bilogorska županija-9.8Požeško-slavonska županija: -10.1 per 1,000 inhabitantsPožeško-slavonska županija-10.1Šibensko-kninska županija: -10.7 per 1,000 inhabitantsŠibensko-kninska županija-10.7Sisačko-moslavačka županija: -10.8 per 1,000 inhabitantsSisačko-moslavačka županija-10.8Karlovačka županija: -13 per 1,000 inhabitantsKarlovačka županija-13Ličko-senjska županija: -14.8 per 1,000 inhabitantsLičko-senjska županija-14.8Međimurska županija: -3.1 per 1,000 inhabitantsMeđimurska županija-3.1Dubrovačko-neretvanska županija: -3.7 per 1,000 inhabitantsDubrovačko-neretvanska županija-3.7Grad Zagreb: -3.8 per 1,000 inhabitantsGrad Zagreb-3.8Splitsko-dalmatinska županija: -4.2 per 1,000 inhabitantsSplitsko-dalmatinska županija-4.2Zadarska županija: -5.3 per 1,000 inhabitantsZadarska županija-5.3Zagrebačka županija: -5.3 per 1,000 inhabitantsZagrebačka županija-5.3Istarska županija: -5.8 per 1,000 inhabitantsIstarska županija-5.8Krapinsko-zagorska županija: -7.7 per 1,000 inhabitantsKrapinsko-zagorska županija-7.7Brodsko-posavska županija: -8.3 per 1,000 inhabitantsBrodsko-posavska županija-8.3Varaždinska županija: -8.4 per 1,000 inhabitantsVaraždinska županija-8.4Koprivničko-križevačka županija: -8.7 per 1,000 inhabitantsKoprivničko-križevačka županija-8.7Osječko-baranjska županija: -8.8 per 1,000 inhabitantsOsječko-baranjska županija-8.8Vukovarsko-srijemska županija: -8.8 per 1,000 inhabitantsVukovarsko-srijemska županija-8.8Primorsko-goranska županija: -9.1 per 1,000 inhabitantsPrimorsko-goranska županija-9.1Virovitičko-podravska županija: -9.1 per 1,000 inhabitantsVirovitičko-podravska županija-9.1Bjelovarsko-bilogorska županija: -9.8 per 1,000 inhabitantsBjelovarsko-bilogorska županija-9.8Požeško-slavonska županija: -10.1 per 1,000 inhabitantsPožeško-slavonska županija-10.1Šibensko-kninska županija: -10.7 per 1,000 inhabitantsŠibensko-kninska županija-10.7Sisačko-moslavačka županija: -10.8 per 1,000 inhabitantsSisačko-moslavačka županija-10.8Karlovačka županija: -13 per 1,000 inhabitantsKarlovačka županija-13Ličko-senjska županija: -14.8 per 1,000 inhabitantsLičko-senjska županija-14.8
per 1,000 inhabitants. Source: Eurostat, Population change, crude rate of natural change of population, by NUTS 2 and 3 region (demo_r_gind3). Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankAreas2021
per 1,000 inhabitants		Change on 2020
1Međimurska županija-3.1-0.9 pts
2Dubrovačko-neretvanska županija-3.7-2.4 pts
3Grad Zagreb-3.8-1.1 pts
4Splitsko-dalmatinska županija-4.2-0.9 pts
5Zadarska županija-5.3-1.4 pts
5Zagrebačka županija-5.3-1.7 pts
7Istarska županija-5.8-1.4 pts
8Krapinsko-zagorska županija-7.70 pts
9Brodsko-posavska županija-8.3-0.9 pts
10Varaždinska županija-8.4-1.5 pts
11Koprivničko-križevačka županija-8.7-1.8 pts
12Osječko-baranjska županija-8.8-0.8 pts
12Vukovarsko-srijemska županija-8.8-0.5 pts
14Primorsko-goranska županija-9.1-2 pts
14Virovitičko-podravska županija-9.1-1.8 pts
16Bjelovarsko-bilogorska županija-9.8-1.7 pts
17Požeško-slavonska županija-10.1-3 pts
18Šibensko-kninska županija-10.7-2.6 pts
19Sisačko-moslavačka županija-10.8-0.9 pts
20Karlovačka županija-13-2.7 pts
21Ličko-senjska županija-14.8-2.7 pts

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Live births minus deaths during the year per 1,000 average residents (Eurostat crude rate of natural change).

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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.

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Eurostat, European Commission. (2026). Population change, crude rate of natural change of population, by NUTS 2 and 3 region (demo_r_gind3) (NUTS 3 areas of Croatia by natural change rate, 2021) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/demo_r_gind3/default/table

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Population change, crude rate of natural change of population, by NUTS 2 and 3 region (demo_r_gind3), NUTS 3 areas of Croatia by natural change rate, 2021. Eurostat, European Commission, 21 July 2026, https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/demo_r_gind3/default/table. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/natural-change-rate/croatia-provinces?period=2021. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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Eurostat, European Commission. 2026. Population change, crude rate of natural change of population, by NUTS 2 and 3 region (demo_r_gind3). NUTS 3 areas of Croatia by natural change rate, 2021. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/demo_r_gind3/default/table. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/natural-change-rate/croatia-provinces?period=2021.

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Eurostat, European Commission (2026) Population change, crude rate of natural change of population, by NUTS 2 and 3 region (demo_r_gind3), NUTS 3 areas of Croatia by natural change rate, 2021 [Dataset]. Available at: https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/demo_r_gind3/default/table, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/natural-change-rate/croatia-provinces?period=2021 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which area has the highest natural change rate?

Međimurska županija, with -3.1 per 1,000 inhabitants in 2021, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

Which area has the lowest natural change rate?

Ličko-senjska županija, with -14.8 per 1,000 inhabitants in 2021.

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