Croatia

Government
Name	Republic of Croatia
Croatian	Republika Hrvatska
Government type	Parliamentary republic
Capital	Zagreb (1,228,941 (2011))
Currency	Kuna (HRK)
People
Population (2020)	4,105,268 (130th)
Density of population	73 P/km² (109st)
Nationality	Croatian
Official languages
Croatian
Ethnic groups (2011)
Croat	90.4%
Serb	4.4
Other	4.4%
Unspecified	0.8%
Religions (2011)
Roman Catholic	86.3%
Orthodox	4.4%
Muslim	1.5%
Other	1.5%
Unspecified	2.5%
Not religious or atheist	3.8%
Life expectancy (2020)
Male	73.6 years
Female	80.1 years
Total population	76.7 years (88th)
Homicides
Total (2018)	0.6 per 100,000 people (158th)
Geography
Land area	55,974 km²
water area	620 km²
total area	56,594 km² (128th)
Mean elevation	331 m
Lowest point
Adriatic Sea	0 m
Highest point
Dinara	1,831 m
Land use (2011)
Agricultural land	23.7%
Arable land	16%
Permanent crops	1.5%
Permanent pasture	6.2%
Forest	34.4%
Other	41.9%
Urbanization
Urban population (2020)	57.6%
Rate of urbanization	-0.08% annual rate of change (2015 – 2020)
Economy
Labor force (2017)	1.559 million (130th)
Labor force by occupation (2017)
Agriculture	1.9%
Industry	27.3%
Services	70.8%
Unemployment rate (2017)	12.4% (164th)
GDP (PPP) (estimate 2020)
Total	$117.928 billion (81st)
Per capita	$29,207 (55th)
GDP (nominal) (estimate 2020)
Total	$63.172 billion (77th)
Per capita	$15,646 (55th)
GDP by sector (estimate 2017)
Agriculture	3.7%
Industry	26.2%
Services	70.1%
Exports (2017)	$13.15 billion (80th)
Exports partners (2017)
Italy	13.4%
Germany	12.2%
Slovenia	10.6%
Bosnia and Herzegovina	9.8%
Austria	6.2%
Serbia	4.8%
Imports (2017)	$22.34 billion (71st)
Imports partners (2017)
Germany	15.7%
Italy	12.9%
Slovenia	10.7%
Hungary	7.5%
Austria	7.5%

Croatia on the world map

Croatia top 10 largest cities (2011)

Zagreb (1,228,941)
Split (178,102)
Rijeka (128,624)
Osijek (108,048)
Zadar (75,082)
Pula (57,460)
Slavonski Brod (59,143)
Karlovac (55,705)
Varaždin (46,946)
Šibenik (46,332)

Demography

Population pyramid

Age structure data

Estimate for 2020:

0-14 years: 14.16% (male 308,668/female 289,996)
15-24 years: 10.76% (male 233,602/female 221,495)
25-54 years: 39.77% (male 841,930/female 839,601)
55-64 years: 14.24% (male 290,982/female 310,969)
65 years and over: 21.06% (male 364,076/female 526,427)

Remark: the age structure of a population affects a nation’s key socioeconomic issues. Countries with young populations (high percentage under age 15) need to invest more in schools, while countries with older populations (high percentage ages 65 and over) need to invest more in the health sector. The age structure can also be used to help predict potential political issues. For example, the rapid growth of a young adult population unable to find employment can lead to unrest.

Population from 1950 to 2020

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Source: United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2019). World Population Prospects 2019, Online Edition. Rev. 1.

Evolution of the life expectancy from 1960 to 2018

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Source: World Development Indicators, The World Bank

Economy

Agriculture:

arable crops (wheat, corn, barley, sugar beet, sunflower, rapeseed, alfalfa, clover); vegetables (potatoes, cabbage, onion, tomato, pepper); fruits (apples, plum, mandarins, olives), grapes for wine; livestock (cattle, cows, pigs); dairy products

Industries:

chemicals and plastics, machine tools, fabricated metal, electronics, pig iron and rolled steel products, aluminum, paper, wood products, construction materials, textiles, shipbuilding, petroleum and petroleum refining, food and beverages, tourism

Exports – commodities:

transport equipment, machinery, textiles, chemicals, foodstuffs, fuels

Imports – commodities:

machinery, transport and electrical equipment, chemicals, fuels and lubricants, foodstuffs