# NUTS 3 areas of Croatia by population density, 2024

All 15 values come from Eurostat, European Commission for 2024, so the places are comparable.

- Indicator id: `population_density`
- Unit: inhabitants per km²
- Definition: Resident population divided by land area in km². World Bank figures use mid-year population and land area excluding inland water.
- Source: Eurostat, European Commission, Population density by NUTS 3 region (demo_r_d3dens) (https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/demo_r_d3dens/default/table)
- Retrieved: 2026-10-08
- Citation: Eurostat. Population density by NUTS 3 region (demo_r_d3dens). https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/demo_r_d3dens/default/table. Retrieved 2026-10-08.
- Web page: https://invokely.ai/rankings/population-density/croatia-provinces
- CSV: https://invokely.ai/download/rankings/population-density/croatia-provinces.csv

| Rank | Place | inhabitants per km² |
|---:|---|---:|
| 1 | Splitsko-dalmatinska županija | 95.1 |
| 2 | Primorsko-goranska županija | 74.4 |
| 3 | Istarska županija | 72.4 |
| 4 | Dubrovačko-neretvanska županija | 66 |
| 5 | Brodsko-posavska županija | 64 |
| 6 | Osječko-baranjska županija | 62 |
| 7 | Vukovarsko-srijemska županija | 57.6 |
| 8 | Zadarska županija | 45.7 |
| 9 | Bjelovarsko-bilogorska županija | 37.9 |
| 10 | Virovitičko-podravska županija | 33.8 |
| 11 | Požeško-slavonska županija | 33.7 |
| 12 | Šibensko-kninska županija | 32.5 |
| 13 | Karlovačka županija | 30.6 |
| 14 | Sisačko-moslavačka županija | 30.5 |
| 15 | Ličko-senjska županija | 8.1 |