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Croatia
Republic of Croatia · Southeast Europe
At a glance
CapitalZagreb
Most common first languageCroatian95.2% speak it as a mother tongue
Official languageCroatian
Currencyeuro
Drives on theright
Highest pointDinara1,831 m
Biggest category of goods exportedmanufactured goods63% of goods exports, 2024
Services share of exports53%of everything sold abroad, 2024
Internet domain.hr
Croatia by the numbers
Rank is out of the countries with data for that measure. Every figure is the latest year the source publishes.
| Measure | Value | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| PopulationEveryone living in the country, all ages, counted mid-year. | 3.88m (2025) | 130th of 209 |
| GDPThe total value of everything the country produces in a year, at current prices. | $105bn (2025) | 73rd of 203 |
| Land areaTotal land area, excluding inland water and offshore territory. | 56.0k km² (2023) | 124th of 209 |
| Military spending, totalWhat the government spends on its armed forces in a year — pay, equipment and operations. | $1.63bn (2024) | 65th of 151 |
| Exports of goods & servicesThe value of everything the country sells abroad in a year, goods and services combined. | $50.4bn (2025) | 66th of 180 |
| Mobile subscriptionsActive mobile phone subscriptions — NOT the same as people. Many people hold two, so a country can have more subscriptions than residents. | 4.72m (2024) | 128th of 205 |
| Forest areaLand under natural or planted trees, whether or not it is productive. | 19.5k km² (2023) | 111th of 203 |
| Agricultural landCropland, land under permanent crops, and permanent pasture. | 14.9k km² (2023) | 130th of 206 |
| COâ‚‚ emissionsCarbon dioxide released in a year, in millions of tonnes. | 19 Mt (2024) | 93rd of 198 |
| Urban populationThe number of people living in urban areas, as each country defines them. | 2.24m (2025) | 134th of 209 |
| Life expectancyHow long a baby born today would live if death rates never changed. | 78.9 years (2024) | 56th of 209 |
| GDP per personEverything the country produces in a year, divided by its population. | $27,104 (2025) | 58th of 205 |
| Internet useThe share of people who have used the internet in the last three months. | 83.6% (2024) | 88th of 191 |
| InflationHow much prices rose over the year, measured on a basket of consumer goods. | 3.7% (2025) | 72nd of 182 |
| UnemploymentThe share of people who want a job and are looking for one but do not have one. | 5.0% (2025) | 99th of 185 |
| Urban shareThe share of the population living in urban areas. | 57.8% (2025) | 130th of 209 |
| Births per womanHow many children a woman would have across her life at current birth rates. | 1.46 (2024) | 157th of 209 |
| Military spending, share of GDPWhat the country spends on its armed forces, as a share of everything it produces. | 1.79% of GDP (2024) | 76th of 155 |
| Trade opennessImports plus exports as a share of GDP. Above 100% is normal for small trading economies. | 101.0% of GDP (2025) | 61st of 183 |
| COâ‚‚ per personCarbon dioxide from fuel and industry, divided by the population. | 4.82 t (2024) | 56th of 198 |
| Human Development IndexThe UN’s combined measure of health, education and income, on a scale from 0 to 1. | 0.889 (2023) | 41st of 193 |
Land borders
Croatia shares these with other countries
Drives on the right 149Has a coast and land neighbours 115Has croatian as an official language 2Uses the euro 20Is a member of nato 30Is a member of the schengen area 28Is a member of the european union 26Mainly exports manufactured goods 83Earns most of its export income from services 48Is in southeast europe 8
Croatia in the Daily Ceteris
Questions from the daily puzzle where the answer is Croatia.
In Europe, whose young people stay living with their parents the longest?
Croatians move out at an average age of 31.3. Finns leave at 21.4 — a full decade earlier. Southern and eastern Europe cluster at the late end, the Nordics at the early end, and housing costs plus youth unemployment explain most of the gap. source
Keep going
Country data from the World Bank (CC BY 4.0) and the UNDP Human Development Report (CC BY 3.0 IGO)
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