One in Five Croatian Residents Lives in the City of Zagreb

City of Zagreb as a share of Croatia's mid-year population; percent, 2024.

What the Data Shows

The City of Zagreb had an estimated 774,225 residents at mid-2024, compared with 3,866,233 in Croatia. Both counts come from the same DZS estimate release and observation date. Zagreb therefore contained 20.0% of Croatia’s estimated population. The result refers to the administrative City of Zagreb rather than a wider metropolitan area.

Data table

Unit: % of population · Period: 2024

RankEntryValuePeriod
1City of Zagreb774,2252024
2Croatia3,866,2332024

Sources

Source 1: Population Estimate of the Republic of Croatia, 2024

Publisher: Croatian Bureau of Statistics (DZS)

Dataset/table: Mid-year population estimates

Units: persons; percent

Date checked: 2026-07-19

Evidence: Supports the 2022–2024 mid-year estimates and the 2024 City of Zagreb and national totals.

Data notes & caveats

The geography is the administrative City of Zagreb, not the broader metropolitan area. The values are population estimates, not census counts.

Methodology

Divides the City of Zagreb mid-year estimate by the national mid-year estimate from the same DZS release.

Source consistency notes

Numerator and denominator are same-date DZS estimates in persons.

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