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Croatia: area, population and density
Croatia has 55,960 sq km of land and a 2025 population estimate of 3,876,200; calculated population density is 69 people/km².
Sources: World Bank — Land area · 2023 · World Bank — Population, total · 2025.
Croatia ranks 123rd of 196 by land area, 130th by population and 120th by calculated population density among the the supported country set. Density uses the displayed population divided by land area converted to square kilometres.
- Land area
- 55,960 sq kmWorld Bank — Land area · 2023
- Population
- 3,876,200World Bank — Population, total · 2025
- Calculated density
- 69 people/km²Population ÷ land area in km²
Reading the figures
Croatia in the country comparison set
Croatia has 55,960 sq km of land area and a population value of 3,876,200 for 2025. In the 196-profile supported country set, it is 123rd by land area, 130th by population, and 120th by calculated density.
Density is calculated from the two values above; it is not presented as an independent statistic. World Bank population and land-area series can refer to different years, so both years remain visible.
Country outline: Natural Earth Admin 0 at 1:10m. The drawing is fitted to this profile panel; use a comparison page for a shared-area scale.
Browse a separate Croatia first-level divisions map and list. It includes generalized reference boundaries and approximate outline-area comparisons, not official regional population or land-area statistics.
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