Refugees
30,182refugees and others in need of protection hosted, 2025
17,250from it, abroad, 2025
Source: UNHCR Refugee Data Finder2025
Country page · Updated 13 Nov 2026
Croatia
Croatia has 3.9 m people (World Bank, 2025) and an economy of $105 bn a year (World Bank, 2025). It imports all of the rice it uses (FAOSTAT, 2024) and 83% of the oil it uses (EIA, 2024).
Written automatically from the figures on this page.
- Population
- 3.9 m (2025)
- Member of
- European Union, NATO (as of 10 Nov 2026)
Boundaries: Natural Earth 1:50m, which shows who controls an area in practice. Borders shown do not imply endorsement.
- GDPUS$105billion72nd of 186World Bank · 2025
- Population3.9million130th of 216World Bank · 2025
- GDP per personUS$27,10446th of 186World Bank · 2025
- Military, % GDP2.0% of GDP59th of 150World Bank · 2025
- CO2 per person4.8t72nd of 213Global Carbon Budget · 2024
Dependencies at a glance
Croatia imports all of the rice it uses and 83% of the oil it uses; it exports wheat.
Imports mostImports someLow net tradeExporter
| Resource | Dependence | Position | Main partners |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oil | Imports most | Imports 83% of the oil it usesEIA, use 2024 · UN Comtrade, imports 2025 | Azerbaijan, Libya, Kazakhstan |
| Natural gas | Imports most | Imports 72% of the gas it uses PreliminaryEIA, use 2024 · UN Comtrade, imports 2025 | United States, Algeria, Trinidad and Tobago |
| Wheat | Exporter | Exports 45% of what it producesFAOSTAT, use 2024 · FAOSTAT, exports 2023 | Bosnia and Herzegovina, Malta, Serbia (buyers) |
| Maize | Exporter | Exports 48% of what it producesFAOSTAT, use 2024 · FAOSTAT, exports 2023 | Italy, Slovenia, Malta (buyers) |
| Rice | Imports most | Imports all of the rice it usesFAOSTAT, use 2024 · FAOSTAT, imports 2023 | Italy, Myanmar, Slovenia |
| Soybeans | Exporter | Exports 84% of what it producesFAOSTAT, use 2024 · FAOSTAT, exports 2023 | Serbia, Austria, Bosnia and Herzegovina (buyers) |
| Potash | Imports most | Imports 76% of its potash supply EstimateFAOSTAT, supply 2024 · UN Comtrade, imports 2025 | Slovenia, Germany, Italy |
| Phosphate | Imports most | Imports 68% of its phosphate supply EstimateFAOSTAT, supply 2024 · UN Comtrade, imports 2025 | Morocco, Italy, Poland |
| Arms | Supplier concentration only | Main supplier: France, 84% of importsSIPRI, 2021–2025 | France, United States, Türkiye |
| Chips | Supplier concentration only | Main supplier: Netherlands, 28% of importsUN Comtrade, 2025 | Netherlands, Germany, Czechia |
Dependence is net imports: imports minus exports, as a share of what the country uses; for potash and phosphate, of its supply (production plus net imports). Arms and chips show supplier concentration only: the main supplier’s share of imports (arms: five-year totals of deliveries in SIPRI’s trend-indicator value, SIPRI’s measure of military capability delivered, not price or number of weapons).
- OilImports most
Imports 83% of the oil it uses
Main partners: Azerbaijan, Libya, Kazakhstan
EIA, use 2024 · UN Comtrade, imports 2025
- Natural gasImports most
Imports 72% of the gas it uses Preliminary
Main partners: United States, Algeria, Trinidad and Tobago
EIA, use 2024 · UN Comtrade, imports 2025
- WheatExporter
Exports 45% of what it produces
Main partners: Bosnia and Herzegovina, Malta, Serbia (buyers)
FAOSTAT, use 2024 · FAOSTAT, exports 2023
- MaizeExporter
Exports 48% of what it produces
Main partners: Italy, Slovenia, Malta (buyers)
FAOSTAT, use 2024 · FAOSTAT, exports 2023
- RiceImports most
Imports all of the rice it uses
Main partners: Italy, Myanmar, Slovenia
FAOSTAT, use 2024 · FAOSTAT, imports 2023
- SoybeansExporter
Exports 84% of what it produces
Main partners: Serbia, Austria, Bosnia and Herzegovina (buyers)
FAOSTAT, use 2024 · FAOSTAT, exports 2023
- PotashImports most
Imports 76% of its potash supply Estimate
Main partners: Slovenia, Germany, Italy
FAOSTAT, supply 2024 · UN Comtrade, imports 2025
- PhosphateImports most
Imports 68% of its phosphate supply Estimate
Main partners: Morocco, Italy, Poland
FAOSTAT, supply 2024 · UN Comtrade, imports 2025
- ArmsSupplier concentration only
Main supplier: France, 84% of imports
Main partners: France, United States, Türkiye
SIPRI, 2021–2025
- ChipsSupplier concentration only
Main supplier: Netherlands, 28% of imports
Main partners: Netherlands, Germany, Czechia
UN Comtrade, 2025
Source: EIA; FAOSTAT; SIPRI; UN Comtradeyear in each rowUpdated 13 Nov 2026
Dependencies toolMoney and reserves
Croatia’s economy produced $105 bn in 2025.
GDP, 2000–2025
Source: World Bank Indicators2000–2025Updated 13 Nov 2026
Economic growth3.4%2025 · 92nd of 186 · World Bank
Inflation3.7%2025 · 65th of 169 · World Bank
Unemployment5.0%2025 · 95th of 181 · World Bank
ReservesUS$3.34billion2024 · 111th of 164 · World Bank
Trade105% of GDP2024 · 56th of 172 · World Bank
Foreign investment inUS$2.99billion2025 · 61st of 200 · World Bank
People
Croatia had 3.9 m people in 2025.
Population, 1950–2100
Projection: UN projection, medium variant, after 2023Range between the UN low- and high-fertility scenarios
Source: UN World Population ProspectsUpdated 13 Nov 2026Projection
Croatia’s population by age
1950200020502100
Source: UN World Population Prospects1950–2100Updated 13 Nov 2026Projection
Births per woman1.472023 · 178th of 237 · UN WPP 2024
Median age44.82023 · 19th of 237 · UN WPP 2024
Aged 65 and over24%2025, Projection, medium variant · UN WPP 2024
Technology and space
Satellites owned in Croatia numbered 1 at the end of 2026.
Notable AI models11976 · Epoch AI
Climate and hazards
Croatia emitted 18.5 Mt of CO2 from fossil fuels and cement in 2024.
Croatia’s CO2 emissions, million tonnes, 1990–2024
Source: Our World in Data CO21990–2024Updated 13 Nov 2026
CO2 emissions18Mt2024 · 93rd of 214 · Global Carbon Budget
CO2 per person4.8t2024 · 72nd of 213 · Global Carbon Budget
CO2 since 17501,185Mt2024 · 79th of 214 · Global Carbon Budget
Water stress0.22023 · 140th of 164 · WRI Aqueduct, accessed on 25 Oct 2026, aqueduct.wri.org (CC BY 4.0)
More figures
Shown only where a source covers Croatia.
Sanctions
7entries on the US, EU and UK lists give it as an address or nationality: US 4 and UK 3
Counts entries (people, companies, ships and aircraft), not how strict the measures are.
Source: US CSL; EU sanctions list; UK Sanctions ListUpdated 13 Nov 2026
Cyber incidents
7publicly known incidents affecting Croatia, 2000–2024
Counts compare documented incidents, not how often a country is targeted. Who they were attributed to
Source: EuRepoC Global Dataset of Cyber Incidents 1.3.2 (4 Mar 2025), CC BY-NC 4.02000–2024
All figures
53 measures on this site have a recent figure for Croatia.
| GDP | $105 bn | 2025 | 72nd of 186 | World Bank |
| GDP per person | $27,104 | 2025 | 46th of 186 | World Bank |
| Economic growth | 3.4% | 2025 | 92nd of 186 | World Bank |
| Inflation | 3.7% | 2025 | 65th of 169 | World Bank |
| Government debt | 56% | 2025 | 86th of 191 | IMF World Economic Outlook, October 2026 |
| Government budget balance | −3.0% | 2025 | 111th of 195 | IMF World Economic Outlook, October 2026 |
| Current account balance | −3.5% | 2025 | 122nd of 194 | IMF World Economic Outlook, October 2026 |
| Unemployment | 5.0% | 2025 | 95th of 181 | World Bank |
| Reserves, including gold | $3.3 bn | 2024 | 111th of 164 | World Bank |
| Trade | 105% | 2024 | 56th of 172 | World Bank |
| Foreign investment in | $3.0 bn | 2025 | 61st of 200 | World Bank |
| Remittances received | 7.2% | 2024 | 37th of 162 | World Bank |
| Population | 3.9 m | 2025 | 130th of 216 | World Bank |
| Population with UN projections | 3.9 m | 2023 | 130th of 237 | UN WPP 2024 |
| Births per woman | 1.47 | 2023 | 178th of 237 | UN WPP 2024 |
| Median age | 44.8 | 2023 | 19th of 237 | UN WPP 2024 |
| Life expectancy | 78.6 | 2023 | 71st of 237 | UN WPP 2024 |
| Refugees from the country | 17,250 | 2025 | 73rd of 206 | UNHCR |
| Refugees and others needing protection, by host | 30,182 | 2025 | 90th of 176 | UNHCR |
| Refugees hosted per 1,000 people | 7.8 | 2025 | 68th of 176 | UNHCR |
| Crude oil production | 9 kb/d | 2025 | 75th of 214 | EIA |
| Oil consumption | 82 kb/d | 2024 | 93rd of 212 | EIA |
| Natural gas production | Preliminary | 2024 | 68th of 213 | EIA |
| Natural gas consumption | 2.3 bcm | 2024 | 82nd of 213 | EIA |
| Electricity generated | 15 TWh | 2024 | 96th of 193 | Ember |
| Low-carbon electricity | 73% | 2024 | 50th of 193 | Ember |
| Electricity from coal | 5.2% | 2024 | 58th of 193 | Ember |
| Electricity from wind and solar | 23% | 2024 | 29th of 193 | Ember |
| Wheat production | 0.8 Mt | 2024 | 54th of 123 | FAOSTAT |
| Wheat imports | 0.1 Mt | 2024 | 108th of 180 | FAOSTAT |
| Maize production | 2.1 Mt | 2024 | 45th of 169 | FAOSTAT |
| Maize imports | 0.0 Mt | 2024 | 107th of 196 | FAOSTAT |
| Rice production | 0.0 Mt | 2024 | 116th of 135 | FAOSTAT |
| Rice imports | 0.0 Mt | 2024 | 136th of 197 | FAOSTAT |
| Soybean production | 0.3 Mt | 2024 | 24th of 108 | FAOSTAT |
| Soybean imports | 0.0 Mt | 2024 | 67th of 179 | FAOSTAT |
| Potash fertiliser use | 0.03 Mt | 2024 | 63rd of 199 | FAOSTAT |
| Phosphate fertiliser use | 0.03 Mt | 2024 | 67th of 199 | FAOSTAT |
| CO2 emissions | 18 Mt | 2024 | 93rd of 214 | Global Carbon Budget |
| CO2 per person | 4.8 t | 2024 | 72nd of 213 | Global Carbon Budget |
| CO2 emitted since 1750 | 1,185 Mt | 2024 | 79th of 214 | Global Carbon Budget |
| Net CO2 imports through trade | 28% | 2023 | 52nd of 120 | Global Carbon Budget |
| Water stress | 0.2 | 2023 | 140th of 164 | WRI Aqueduct, accessed on 25 Oct 2026, aqueduct.wri.org (CC BY 4.0) |
| Water from abroad | 64% | 2023 | 28th of 193 | FAO AQUASTAT |
| Military spending, share of GDP | 2.0% | 2025 | 59th of 150 | World Bank |
| Military spending | $2.1 bn | 2025 | 63rd of 150 | World Bank |
| Arms imports | 141 TIV m | 2025 | 42nd of 108 | SIPRI |
| Arms exports | 53 TIV m | 2024 | 30th of 50 | SIPRI |
| Satellites in orbit | 1 | 2026 | 64th of 81 | Orbital data from CelesTrak |
| People using the internet | 84% | 2024 | 85th of 182 | World Bank |
| ICT service exports | $1.9 bn | 2024 | 52nd of 162 | World Bank |
| ICT service exports, share of service exports | 7.8% | 2024 | 74th of 162 | World Bank |
| Sanctions list entries (US, EU, UK) | 7 | 2026 | 130th of 181 | US CSL |
Sources for this page
- World Bank IndicatorsGDP, GDP per person, Economic growth, Inflation, Unemployment, Reserves, …
- IMF World Economic Outlook, October 2026Debt, Budget balance, Current account
- UN World Population ProspectsPopulation (UN), Births per woman, Median age, Life expectancy
- UNHCR Refugee Data FinderRefugees from, Refugees hosted, Refugees per 1,000
- U.S. Energy Information AdministrationOil output, Oil use, Gas output, Gas use, Dependencies at a glance
- Ember electricity dataElectricity, Low-carbon electricity, Electricity from coal, Electricity from wind and solar
- FAOSTATWheat production, Wheat imports, Maize production, Maize imports, Rice production, Rice imports, …
- Our World in Data CO2CO2 emissions, CO2 per person, CO2 since 1750, Net CO2 imports through trade
- WRI Aqueduct, accessed on 25 Oct 2026, aqueduct.wri.org (CC BY 4.0)Water stress
- FAO AQUASTATWater from abroad
- SIPRI Arms Transfers DatabaseArms imports, Arms exports, Dependencies at a glance
- CelesTrak SATCATSatellites in orbit
- US Consolidated Screening ListSanctions list entries, Sanctions
- UN ComtradeDependencies at a glance
- EU financial sanctions listSanctions
- UK Sanctions ListSanctions
- EuRepoC cyber incidentsCyber incidents
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