Croatia (Republic of Croatia), HR
Croatia: This Central European country lies on the Adriatic Sea, bordering Slovenia, Hungary, Serbia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, and Montenegro.
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Republic of Croatia at a glance
Republic of Croatia currently has 208 quality-checked populated place pages and 21 state or regional pages linked on MapSof.
Mapped cities & towns
208
These counts use a stricter populated-place filter so the main lists stay focused on real city and town pages.
States & regions
21
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ZagrebPopulation 698,966
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Quick Facts about Republic of Croatia
| Population | 3,866,233 |
| Country | Croatia |
| Plate code | HR |
| Area | 56594 km2 |
| Official name | la République de Croatie, Chorvatská republika, Хрватска, Republica Croația, Republika Hrvatska, Hrvatska |
| Continent | Europe |
| Easternmost point | Point(19.4480136 45.19537138) |
| Northernmost point | Point(16.37 46.55) |
| Latitude & Longitude | 45.1667,15.5000 |
| Legislative body | Parliament of Croatia |
| Official language | Croatian |
| Capital | Zagreb |
| Establishment | June 25, 1991 (34 years ago) |
| Time Zone | Europe/Zagreb, Central European Time, UTC+02:00, UTC+01:00 |
| Local time | 10:50:51 (19th April 2026) |
Geography
Republic of Croatia is located at 45°10'0"N 15°30'0"E (45.1666667, 15.5). It has 6 neighbors: Hun, Slovenia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Montenegro, Union and Serbia.
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The largest city of Republic of Croatia is Zagreb with a population of 698,966. Other cities include, Split population 176,314, Rijeka population 141,172, Osijek population 88,140 and Pula population 57,053. See all Republic of Croatia cities & populated places.
Compare Republic of Croatia with
- Osijek-Baranja County
- Krapina-Zagorje County
- Dubrovnik-Neretva County
- Varaždin County
- Požega-Slavonia County
- Zagreb
- Šibenik-Knin County
- Koprivnica-Križevci County
- Split-Dalmatia County
- Istria County
- Međimurje County
- Vukovar-Syrmia County
- Bjelovar-Bilogora County
- Brod-Posavina County
- Karlovac County
- Zadar County
- Sisak-Moslavina County
- Zagreb County
- Virovitica-Podravina County
- Lika-Senj County
- Primorje-Gorski Kotar County
Demographics
| Year | Population | % Change | Method |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 4,140,181 | - | (Worldbank) |
| 1961 | 4,167,292 | 0.65% | (Worldbank) |
| 1962 | 4,196,712 | 0.7% | (Worldbank) |
| 1963 | 4,225,675 | 0.69% | (Worldbank) |
| 1964 | 4,252,876 | 0.64% | (Worldbank) |
| 1965 | 4,280,923 | 0.66% | (Worldbank) |
| 1966 | 4,310,701 | 0.69% | (Worldbank) |
| 1967 | 4,338,683 | 0.64% | (Worldbank) |
| 1968 | 4,365,628 | 0.62% | (Worldbank) |
| 1969 | 4,391,490 | 0.59% | (Worldbank) |
| 1970 | 4,412,252 | 0.47% | (Worldbank) |
| 1971 | 4,431,275 | 0.43% | (Worldbank) |
| 1972 | 4,450,564 | 0.43% | (Worldbank) |
| 1973 | 4,470,161 | 0.44% | (Worldbank) |
| 1974 | 4,490,660 | 0.46% | (Worldbank) |
| 1975 | 4,512,082 | 0.47% | (Worldbank) |
| 1976 | 4,535,934 | 0.53% | (Worldbank) |
| 1977 | 4,559,571 | 0.52% | (Worldbank) |
| 1978 | 4,581,085 | 0.47% | (Worldbank) |
| 1979 | 4,594,778 | 0.3% | (Worldbank) |
| 1980 | 4,599,782 | 0.11% | (Worldbank) |
| 1981 | 4,611,509 | 0.25% | (Worldbank) |
| 1982 | 4,634,234 | 0.49% | (Worldbank) |
| 1983 | 4,658,254 | 0.52% | (Worldbank) |
| 1984 | 4,680,285 | 0.47% | (Worldbank) |
| 1985 | 4,701,417 | 0.45% | (Worldbank) |
| 1986 | 4,721,446 | 0.42% | (Worldbank) |
| 1987 | 4,739,745 | 0.39% | (Worldbank) |
| 1988 | 4,755,207 | 0.33% | (Worldbank) |
| 1989 | 4,767,260 | 0.25% | (Worldbank) |
| 1990 | 4,777,368 | 0.21% | (Worldbank) |
| 1991 | 4,689,022 | -1.88% | (Worldbank) |
| 1992 | 4,575,818 | -2.47% | (Worldbank) |
| 1993 | 4,600,463 | 0.54% | (Worldbank) |
| 1994 | 4,652,024 | 1.11% | (Worldbank) |
| 1995 | 4,620,030 | -0.69% | (Worldbank) |
| 1996 | 4,557,097 | -1.38% | (Worldbank) |
| 1997 | 4,534,920 | -0.49% | (Worldbank) |
| 1998 | 4,532,135 | -0.06% | (Worldbank) |
| 1999 | 4,512,597 | -0.43% | (Worldbank) |
| 2000 | 4,468,302 | -0.99% | (Worldbank) |
| 2001 | 4,299,642 | -3.92% | (Worldbank) |
| 2002 | 4,302,174 | 0.06% | (Worldbank) |
| 2003 | 4,303,399 | 0.03% | (Worldbank) |
| 2004 | 4,304,600 | 0.03% | (Worldbank) |
| 2005 | 4,310,145 | 0.13% | (Worldbank) |
| 2006 | 4,311,159 | 0.02% | (Worldbank) |
| 2007 | 4,310,217 | -0.02% | (Worldbank) |
| 2008 | 4,309,705 | -0.01% | (Worldbank) |
| 2009 | 4,305,181 | -0.11% | (Worldbank) |
| 2010 | 4,295,427 | -0.23% | (Worldbank) |
| 2011 | 4,284,889 | -0.25% | census |
| 2012 | 4,267,558 | -0.41% | (Worldbank) |
| 2013 | 4,255,689 | -0.28% | (Worldbank) |
| 2014 | 4,238,389 | -0.41% | (Worldbank) |
| 2015 | 4,203,604 | -0.83% | (Worldbank) |
| 2016 | 4,174,349 | -0.7% | (Worldbank) |
| 2017 | 4,124,531 | -1.21% | (Worldbank) |
| 2018 | 4,105,493 | -0.46% | demographic balance |
| 2019 | 4,067,500 | -0.93% | (Worldbank) |
| 2026 | 3,866,233 | -5.21% |