NUTS 3 areas of Croatia by population

Name: NUTS 3 areas of Croatia by population, 2016
Creator: Eurostat, European Commission
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Grad Zagreb had the highest population of 21 areas in 2016, at 784,673. Ličko-senjska županija had the lowest, at 47,009. The median was 148,685 and the figure for Croatia was 4.13 million. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

Highest784,673Grad Zagreb

Lowest47,009Ličko-senjska županija

Median148,68521 areas

Croatia4,131,115History

All areas, 2016

CSV Chart (SVG)

persons. Source: Eurostat. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

Full ranking

Rank	Areas	2016 persons	Change on 2015
1	Grad Zagreb	784,673	-0.4%
2	Splitsko-dalmatinska županija	443,933	-0.8%
3	Zagrebačka županija	311,220	-1.1%
4	Osječko-baranjska županija	289,425	-1.7%
5	Primorsko-goranska županija	285,229	-1.4%
6	Istarska županija	201,443	-1%
7	Varaždinska županija	169,535	-1.1%
8	Vukovarsko-srijemska županija	166,867	-2.3%
9	Zadarska županija	166,747	-1.1%
10	Sisačko-moslavačka županija	158,325	-2.3%
11	Brodsko-posavska županija	148,685	-2.2%
12	Krapinsko-zagorska županija	127,302	-1.1%
13	Karlovačka županija	121,092	-1.5%
14	Dubrovačko-neretvanska županija	119,574	-0.7%
15	Bjelovarsko-bilogorska županija	112,405	-1.8%
16	Međimurska županija	111,192	-0.7%
17	Koprivničko-križevačka županija	110,475	-1.4%
18	Šibensko-kninska županija	103,403	-1.4%
19	Virovitičko-podravska županija	79,687	-2.1%
20	Požeško-slavonska županija	72,894	-2.2%
21	Ličko-senjska županija	47,009	-2.1%

Other periods

About this ranking

Resident population. Spain and the EU: 1 January, with Spanish figures from the official municipal register (Padrón). United States: Census Bureau population estimates for 1 July. Other countries and the World: World Bank mid-year estimates, which count all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship.

For Denmark, Statistics Denmark counts the registered resident population on 1 January. Greenland and the Faroe Islands are excluded. The annual series selects the first-quarter reference date from FOLK1A. The World Bank series exists for every country, so use it (through compare) to rank countries on one basis.

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 on 1 January by NUTS 3 region (demo_r_pjanaggr3). https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/demo_r_pjanaggr3/default/table. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

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Questions

Which area has the highest population?

Grad Zagreb, with 784,673 in 2016, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

Which area has the lowest population?

Ličko-senjska županija, with 47,009 in 2016.

Where does this ranking come from?

Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: Eurostat, European Commission, Population on 1 January by NUTS 3 region (demo_r_pjanaggr3). Retrieved 2026-10-08.