NUTS 3 areas of Croatia by population density

Name: NUTS 3 areas of Croatia by population density, 2021
Creator: Eurostat, European Commission
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Splitsko-dalmatinska županija had the highest population density of 15 areas in 2021, at 99.2 inhabitants per km². Ličko-senjska županija had the lowest, at 8.2 inhabitants per km². The median was 46.7 inhabitants per km² and the figure for Croatia was 72.4 inhabitants per km². Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

Highest99.2Splitsko-dalmatinska županija

Lowest8.2Ličko-senjska županija

Median46.715 areas

Croatia72.4History

All areas, 2021

CSV Chart (SVG)

inhabitants per km². Source: Eurostat. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

Full ranking

Rank	Areas	2021 inhabitants per km²	Change on 2020
1	Splitsko-dalmatinska županija	99.2	-0.2%
2	Primorsko-goranska županija	78.8	-0.6%
3	Istarska županija	75	+0.3%
4	Dubrovačko-neretvanska županija	69.8	+0.6%
5	Brodsko-posavska županija Series break	66.7	n/a
6	Osječko-baranjska županija Series break	64.9	n/a
7	Vukovarsko-srijemska županija Series break	60.5	n/a
8	Zadarska županija	46.7	0%
9	Bjelovarsko-bilogorska županija Series break	39.5	n/a
10	Požeško-slavonska županija Series break	35.4	n/a
10	Virovitičko-podravska županija Series break	35.4	n/a
12	Šibensko-kninska županija	33.4	-0.9%
13	Sisačko-moslavačka županija Series break	31.9	n/a
14	Karlovačka županija Series break	31.4	n/a
15	Ličko-senjska županija	8.2	-1.2%

Other periods

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2023
2022
2021

About this ranking

Resident population divided by land area in km². World Bank figures use mid-year population and land area excluding inland water.

United States: Census Bureau population estimates for 1 July divided by land area (water excluded) from the latest Census Gazetteer files. US tables often give people per square mile; multiply persons per km² by 2.59 to compare.

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. 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.

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Questions

Which area has the highest population density?

Splitsko-dalmatinska županija, with 99.2 inhabitants per km² in 2021, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

Which area has the lowest population density?

Ličko-senjska županija, with 8.2 inhabitants per km² in 2021.

Where does this ranking come from?

Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: Eurostat, European Commission, Population density by NUTS 3 region (demo_r_d3dens). Retrieved 2026-10-08.