Do more people live in urban or rural areas? in Croatia

Croatia: Do more people live in urban or rural areas? was 57.8% in 2025. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2025)
57.8%
Change on year
up 0.5%
World rank
151st
of 238 countries
All-time high
57.8%
in 2025
All-time low
0.0%
in 1000
Years of data
108
1000–2025

Do more people live in urban or rural areas? in Croatia, 1000–2025

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Source: HYDE (2023); United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.

Analysis

Croatia recorded 57.8% for do more people live in urban or rural areas? in 2025. That is the highest value across all 108 years on record.

That represents a change of up 0.5% on the previous year and up 4.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, do more people live in urban or rural areas? in Croatia peaked at 57.8% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 1000.

Croatia ranks 151st of 238 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1000s 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 1
1100s 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 1
1200s 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 1
1300s 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 1
1400s 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 1
1500s 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% 1
1600s 0.3% 0.3% 0.3% 1
1700s 1.0% 1.0% 1.0% 1
1710s 1.0% 1.0% 1.0% 1
1720s 1.0% 1.0% 1.0% 1
1730s 1.0% 1.0% 1.0% 1
1740s 1.0% 1.0% 1.0% 1
1750s 1.0% 1.0% 1.0% 1
1760s 1.0% 1.0% 1.0% 1
1770s 1.0% 1.0% 1.0% 1
1780s 1.0% 1.0% 1.0% 1
1790s 1.0% 1.0% 1.0% 1
1800s 1.0% 1.0% 1.0% 1
1810s 1.0% 1.0% 1.0% 1
1820s 1.2% 1.2% 1.2% 1
1830s 1.5% 1.5% 1.5% 1
1840s 1.9% 1.9% 1.9% 1
1850s 2.4% 2.4% 2.4% 1
1860s 3.0% 3.0% 3.0% 1
1870s 3.7% 3.7% 3.7% 1
1880s 4.7% 4.7% 4.7% 1
1890s 5.8% 5.8% 5.8% 1
1900s 7.3% 7.3% 7.3% 1
1910s 9.1% 9.1% 9.1% 1
1920s 11.4% 11.4% 11.4% 1
1930s 14.3% 14.3% 14.3% 1
1940s 17.8% 17.8% 17.8% 1
1950s 25.7% 22.3% 29.3% 10
1960s 34.7% 30.1% 39.4% 10
1970s 43.7% 40.4% 46.7% 10
1980s 50.6% 47.3% 53.7% 10
1990s 55.0% 54.1% 55.6% 10
2000s 55.5% 55.3% 55.7% 10
2010s 55.6% 55.3% 56.3% 10
2020s 57.1% 56.5% 57.8% 6

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  3. 150 Azerbaijan 58.6% compare
  4. 152 British Virgin Islands 57.4% compare
  5. 153 Guatemala 56.3% compare
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Frequently asked questions

What is do more people live in urban or rural areas? in Croatia?
Do more people live in urban or rural areas? in Croatia was 57.8% in 2025, according to HYDE (2023); United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
What is the highest do more people live in urban or rural areas? recorded in Croatia?
The highest recorded value was 57.8% in 2025.
What is the lowest do more people live in urban or rural areas? recorded in Croatia?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 1000.
How does Croatia rank for do more people live in urban or rural areas??
Croatia ranks 151st out of 238 countries with data for 2025.
Is do more people live in urban or rural areas? rising or falling in Croatia?
Over the last ten years it is up 4.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Croatia data come from?
The figures come from HYDE (2023); United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Do more people live in urban or rural areas?. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Do more people live in urban or rural areas?
Unit
%
Source
HYDE (2023); United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
239 places, 24,444 data points, 1000–2025
Last refreshed

Share of the population living in urban areas, combining UN estimates with modelled historical data.