Country Sheet : Croatia

Population : 3 848 160 (2025 est.)

Crude natural change rate : -4,9‰ (2024)

Population repartition: 13.8% under 15 years; 23.3% over 65 years and more (2025 est.)

Foreign residents: EU nationals 1%, extra-EU nationals 2% (2021)

Crude net migration rate: 8,1‰ (2024)

First time asylum applicants: 1,180 (2025)

Life expectancy: men 76 years, women 81,8 years (2024 est.)

Religions: Roman Catholic 78.97%, other Christians 5.1%, Orthodox 3.32%, Muslim 1.32%, Eastern religions 0.9%, other 0.97%, agnostic 1.68%, atheist 4.71%, unspecified 1.72% (2021)

Source : Eurostat, Croatian bureau of statistics

Currency: Euro

GDP: € 92 671 billion (2025)

GDP per capita (PPS): € 42,950 (2025)

GDP growth : 3.35% (2025)

Inflation: 3.7% (February 2026)

Public debt: 56,85% of GDP (2025)

Unemployment: 4.5% (January 2026)

Stock of foreign direct investment from the entire world: 67% of GDP (2024)

Performance sectors: tourism, buildings and construction, trade, banking, chemistry, textile

Budget balance: -2.55% of GDP (2025)

Source : Eurostat, National bank of Croatia

Current composition of Parliament (since 16th May):

• 57 seats HDZ (Croatian Democratic Union)
• 37 seats SDP (Social Democratic Party)
• 10 seats DP (Patriotic Movement)
• 10 seats Mozemo (We Can!)
• 7 seats MOST (Liberal-Conservative Party)
• 5 seats Independents
• 4 seats Centre - Northern Independent Platform (NPS)
• 3 seats Croatian Social Liberal Party (HSLS)
• 3 seats Croatian People's Party - Liberal Democrat Liberals (HNS-LD)
• 3 seats Istrian Democratic Diet (IDS)
• 3 seats Nezavisni - Croatian Party of Pensioners (HSU)
• 3 seats Croatian Sovereignists - Law and Justice
• 3 seats Croatian Peasant Party coalition
• 3 seats Serbian Independent Democratic Party (SDSS)

• in government: 4/19
• in Parliament: 49/151

Next Elections: