Country Sheet : Croatia

Population : 3,861,967 (2024)

Crude natural change rate : -5‰ (2023)

Population repartition: 14.3% under 15 years; 22.7% over 65 years and more (2023)

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

Crude net migration rate: 7.8‰ (2023)

First time asylum applicants: 1,750 (2023)

Life expectancy: men 75.4 years, women 81.8 years (2023)

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: € 78,048 million (2023)

GDP per capita (PPS): € 15,020 (2023)

GDP growth : 3.3% (2023)

Inflation: 1.6% (September 2024)

Public debt: 63.3% (Q1 2024)

Unemployment: 4.6% (September 2024)

Stock of foreign direct investment from the entire world: 40% of GDP (2022)

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

Budget balance: -0.69% (2023)

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: 3/19
• in Parliament: 51/151

Next Elections: