Urban Population: Croatia
Croatia's urban population is currently 57.5% as of 2024. # Croatia Urban Population Croatia's urban population reached 57.
Current (2024)
57.5%
+0.5% y/y
Peak (2024)
57.5%
Low (1960)
30.1%
Source
World Bank World Development Indicators
1960–2024 · 65 pts
Urban Population — Croatia
1960 — 2024
Urban Population — Croatia
Analysis# Croatia Urban Population
Croatia's urban population reached 57.516% in 2024, marking an all-time high for the country. This represents a dramatic shift from 1960, when only 30.129% of the population lived in urban areas—a 90.9% increase over six decades. The current figure sits at the peak of Croatia's urbanization cycle, reflecting the nation's sustained migration from rural to urban centers throughout the second half of the twentieth century and into the twenty-first.
The upward trend has accelerated notably since 2015, when urban population stood at 55.581%. Annual growth has remained consistent, averaging roughly 0.2 percentage points per year through 2024. This steady climb suggests urbanization continues as a dominant demographic pattern in Croatia, driven by economic opportunities and services concentrated in major cities.
Historical Data
65 Rows| Year | Value | Change % |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 57.5% | +0.48% |
| 2023 | 57.2% | +0.43% |
| 2022 | 57.0% | +0.41% |
| 2021 | 56.8% | +0.42% |
| 2020 | 56.5% | +0.40% |
| 2019 | 56.3% | +0.37% |
| 2018 | 56.1% | +0.34% |
| 2017 | 55.9% | +0.31% |
| 2016 | 55.7% | +0.27% |
| 2015 | 55.6% | +0.22% |
| 2014 | 55.5% | +0.17% |
| 2013 | 55.4% | +0.11% |
| 2012 | 55.3% | +0.05% |
| 2011 | 55.3% | -0.01% |
| 2010 | 55.3% | -0.05% |
| 2009 | 55.3% | -0.08% |
| 2008 | 55.4% | -0.10% |
| 2007 | 55.4% | -0.11% |
| 2006 | 55.5% | -0.11% |
| 2005 | 55.5% | -0.10% |
Show all 65 rows
| Year | Value | Change % |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 55.6% | -0.09% |
| 2003 | 55.6% | -0.06% |
| 2002 | 55.7% | -0.03% |
| 2001 | 55.7% | +0.02% |
| 2000 | 55.7% | +0.08% |
| 1999 | 55.6% | +0.14% |
| 1998 | 55.6% | +0.19% |
| 1997 | 55.5% | +0.24% |
| 1996 | 55.3% | +0.29% |
| 1995 | 55.2% | +0.33% |
| 1994 | 55.0% | +0.36% |
| 1993 | 54.8% | +0.39% |
| 1992 | 54.6% | +0.40% |
| 1991 | 54.3% | +0.52% |
| 1990 | 54.1% | +0.78% |
| 1989 | 53.7% | +1.01% |
| 1988 | 53.1% | +1.21% |
| 1987 | 52.5% | +1.37% |
| 1986 | 51.8% | +1.49% |
| 1985 | 51.0% | +1.56% |
| 1984 | 50.2% | +1.59% |
| 1983 | 49.4% | +1.57% |
| 1982 | 48.7% | +1.48% |
| 1981 | 48.0% | +1.40% |
| 1980 | 47.3% | +1.38% |
| 1979 | 46.7% | +1.38% |
| 1978 | 46.0% | +1.40% |
| 1977 | 45.4% | +1.43% |
| 1976 | 44.8% | +1.48% |
| 1975 | 44.1% | +1.55% |
| 1974 | 43.4% | +1.65% |
| 1973 | 42.7% | +1.76% |
| 1972 | 42.0% | +1.89% |
| 1971 | 41.2% | +2.09% |
| 1970 | 40.4% | +2.36% |
| 1969 | 39.4% | +2.61% |
| 1968 | 38.4% | +2.83% |
| 1967 | 37.4% | +3.00% |
| 1966 | 36.3% | +3.13% |
| 1965 | 35.2% | +3.21% |
| 1964 | 34.1% | +3.24% |
| 1963 | 33.0% | +3.20% |
| 1962 | 32.0% | +3.09% |
| 1961 | 31.0% | +2.99% |
| 1960 | 30.1% | — |
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