Rural population as a share of total population fell 0.893% to 41.1% in Croatia in 2024, according to the National Statistical Office.
Historically, rural population as a share of total population in Croatia reached an all time high of 69.8% in 1960 and an all time low of 41.1% in 2024. When compared to Croatia's main peers, rural population as a share of total population in Bosnia and Herzegovina amounted to 49.3%, 31.2% in Montenegro, 42.6% in Serbia and 43.6% in Slovenia in 2024.
Croatia has been ranked 74th within the group of 171 countries we follow in terms of rural population as a share of total population, 7 places above the position seen 10 years ago.
| Rural Population (As % of Total) | Unit | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 |
| Albania | % | 39.7% | 38.8% | 37.9% | 37.0% | 36.2% | ||||||||||||||||
| Austria | % | 41.7% | 41.5% | 41.3% | 41.0% | 40.7% | ||||||||||||||||
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | % | 51.8% | 51.4% | 51.0% | 50.6% | 50.2% | ||||||||||||||||
| Croatia | % | 43.1% | 42.8% | 42.4% | 42.1% | 41.8% | ||||||||||||||||
| Hungary | % | 28.6% | 28.4% | 28.1% | 27.8% | 27.4% | ||||||||||||||||
| Italy | % | 29.6% | 29.3% | 29.0% | 28.7% | 28.3% | ||||||||||||||||
| Montenegro | % | 33.2% | 32.9% | 32.5% | 32.2% | 31.8% | ||||||||||||||||
| Romania | % | 46.0% | 45.9% | 45.8% | 45.7% | 45.5% | ||||||||||||||||
| Serbia | % | 43.9% | 43.7% | 43.6% | 43.3% | 43.1% | ||||||||||||||||
| Slovenia | % | 45.5% | 45.2% | 44.9% | 44.6% | 44.2% |
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