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Croatia — World Gazetteer, 2005 edition

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Croatia had an estimated population of 4,459,137 in 2005, with 747 places recorded. Archived from the World Gazetteer, the reference work formerly published at this domain.

About these figures. This page is part of the restored World Gazetteer archive: the 2005 edition of Stefan Helders' reference work, which was published at this domain until 2013 and is preserved here. Figures are as of 2005 and are kept for citation continuity and historical comparison. Esta página conserva la edición de 2005 del World Gazetteer. Las cifras corresponden a 2005; para datos actuales, consulte las fuentes oficiales.

For current figures: Croatia today — population now 3,822,345, against 4,459,137 in 2005.

Source2005NowChange
World Gazetteer (the work cited)4,459,137
UN World Population Prospects4,313,9463,822,345-11%

The two 2005 figures agree closely. Use the UN pair for a like-for-like change.

Cities and towns, 2005 (top 300 of 747)

#PlaceRegionPopulation (2005)Today
1ZagrebGrad Zagreb698,966663,592 now
2SplitSplit-Dalmacija176,314149,830 now
3RijekaPrimorje-Gorski Kotar141,172107,964 now
4OsijekOsijek-Baranja88,14075,535 now
5ZadarZadar71,25867,309 now
6Slavonski BrodSlavonski Brod-Posavina60,74245,005 now
7PulaIstra59,07852,220 now
8SesveteGrad Zagreb52,41155,313 now
9KarlovacKarlovac48,12341,869 now
10VaraždinVaraždin41,80836,187 now
11ŠibenikŠibenik-Knin37,11231,115 now
12SisakSisak-Moslavina35,74827,859 now
13Velika GoricaZagreb35,07230,036 now
14VinkovciVukovar-Srijem33,31428,111 now
15VukovarVukovar-Srijem29,58422,255 now
16DubrovnikDubrovnik-Neretva28,42826,922 now
17BjelovarBjelovar-Bilogora28,27524,392 now
18KoprivnicaKoprivnica-Križevci25,57922,262 now
19ĐakovoOsijek-Baranja21,45616,875 now
20PožegaPožega-Slavonija21,15316,867 now
21ZaprešićZagreb17,62418,768 now
22SolinSplit-Dalmacija15,92720,996 now
23ČakovecMeđimurje15,86715,078 now
24ViroviticaVirovitica-Podravina15,66513,486 now
25SamoborZagreb15,22116,911 now
26KutinaSisak-Moslavina14,88612,012 now
27MetkovićDubrovnik-Neretva13,94113,971 now
28PetrinjaSisak-Moslavina13,86812,963 now
29ŽupanjaVukovar-Srijem13,8429,153 now
30RovinjIstra13,53311,629 now
31MakarskaSplit-Dalmacija13,44612,809 now
32Nova GradiškaSlavonski Brod-Posavina13,3299,820 now
33KriževciKoprivnica-Križevci11,59710,522 now
34SinjSplit-Dalmacija11,52410,771 now
35KninŠibenik-Knin11,1828,262 now
36SlatinaVirovitica-Podravina10,9738,722 now
37TrogirSplit-Dalmacija10,96010,107 now
38PorečIstra10,4998,841 now
39DaruvarBjelovar-Bilogora9,8637,440 now
40ČepinOsijek-Baranja9,5488,001 now
41Dugo SeloZagreb8,92311,097 now
42OgulinKarlovac8,7557,374 now
43Beli ManastirOsijek-Baranja8,713
44NašiceOsijek-Baranja8,2137,307 now
45LabinIstra7,943
46ValpovoOsijek-Baranja7,943
47OpatijaPrimorje-Gorski Kotar7,888
48UmagIstra7,8076,751 now
49Ivanić-GradZagreb7,7528,452 now
50PodstranaSplit-Dalmacija7,3779,129 now
51NovskaSisak-Moslavina7,306
52BelišćeOsijek-Baranja7,232
53VišnjevacOsijek-Baranja7,181
54CrikvenicaPrimorje-Gorski Kotar7,156
55TenjaOsijek-Baranja6,780
56IvankovoVukovar-Srijem6,728
57Donji MiholacOsijek-Baranja6,713
58ĐurđevacKoprivnica-Križevci6,648
59Duga ResaKarlovac6,633
60OmišSplit-Dalmacija6,597
61PločeDubrovnik-Neretva6,569
62Kaštel StariSplit-Dalmacija6,4796,950 now
63Mali LošinjPrimorje-Gorski Kotar6,327
64Kaštel SućuracSplit-Dalmacija6,2666,544 now
65VodiceŠibenik-Knin6,1466,592 now
66GospićLika-Senj6,118
67Nova MokošicaDubrovnik-Neretva6,070
68IlokVukovar-Srijem5,926
69OtokVukovar-Srijem5,887
70StobrečSplit-Dalmacija5,866
71PitomačaVirovitica-Podravina5,740
72SenjLika-Senj5,518
73IvanecVaraždin5,461
74JastrebarskoZagreb5,445
75DardaOsijek-Baranja5,420
76BorovoVukovar-Srijem5,386
77Kaštel NoviSplit-Dalmacija5,335
78Biograd na MoruZadar5,285
79GunjaVukovar-Srijem5,058
80PazinIstra5,010
81Kaštel LukšićSplit-Dalmacija4,904
82VrbovecZagreb4,886
83PakracPožega-Slavonija4,795
84KrapinaKrapina-Zagorje4,725
85DaljOsijek-Baranja4,712
86BošnjaciVukovar-Srijem4,676
87Kaštel GambelovacSplit-Dalmacija4,527
88DelnicePrimorje-Gorski Kotar4,473
89NedelišćeMeđimurje4,452
90JosipovacOsijek-Baranja4,416
91Vela LukaDubrovnik-Neretva4,401
92OtočacLika-Senj4,375
93ImotskiSplit-Dalmacija4,368
94PopovačaSisak-Moslavina4,333
95PrelogMeđimurje4,309
96Babina GredaVukovar-Srijem4,283
97OrahovicaVirovitica-Podravina4,283
98GarešnicaBjelovar-Bilogora4,273
99CernaVukovar-Srijem4,169
100TrnovecVaraždin4,147
101Novi VinodolskiPrimorje-Gorski Kotar4,139
102LepoglavaVaraždin4,104
103Kaštel GomilicaSplit-Dalmacija4,095
104BibinjeZadar3,942
105GlaviceSplit-Dalmacija3,895
106PrivlakaVukovar-Srijem3,794
107PodvinjeSlavonski Brod-Posavina3,767
108PleternicaPožega-Slavonija3,757
109SračinecVaraždin3,743
110VirjeKoprivnica-Križevci3,702
111HvarSplit-Dalmacija3,690
112BlatoDubrovnik-Neretva3,677
113NuštarVukovar-Srijem3,624
114Kloštar IvanićZagreb3,615
115MatuljiPrimorje-Gorski Kotar3,587
116Dugi RatSplit-Dalmacija3,524
117BedekovčinaKrapina-Zagorje3,503
118ĐurđenovacOsijek-Baranja3,489
119LudbregVaraždin3,482
120OroslavjeKrapina-Zagorje3,437
121VodnjanIstra3,423
122GradišteVukovar-Srijem3,399
123KrkPrimorje-Gorski Kotar3,380
124KotoribaMeđimurje3,349
125DrnišŠibenik-Knin3,348
126Mursko SredišćeMeđimurje3,338
127Velika MlakaZagreb3,322
128BiljeOsijek-Baranja3,282
129LovranPrimorje-Gorski Kotar3,257
130BrnazeSplit-Dalmacija3,239
131Grubišno PoljeBjelovar-Bilogora3,186
132GoričanMeđimurje3,163
133MarinićiPrimorje-Gorski Kotar3,154
134OtokSplit-Dalmacija3,153
135KorčulaDubrovnik-Neretva3,141
136GlinaSisak-Moslavina3,131
137ČikovičiPrimorje-Gorski Kotar3,104
138FažanaIstra3,065
139DrenovciVukovar-Srijem3,064
140SupetarSplit-Dalmacija3,031
141StrmecZagreb3,027
142BujeIstra3,016
143Donji AndrijevciSlavonski Brod-Posavina2,988
144VrbanjaVukovar-Srijem2,966
145DraganićKarlovac2,964
146PribislavecMeđimurje2,943
147KraljevicaPrimorje-Gorski Kotar2,911
148ZlatarKrapina-Zagorje2,903
149ČazmaBjelovar-Bilogora2,892
150SuhopoljeVirovitica-Podravina2,879
151ZabokKrapina-Zagorje2,873
152LučkoGrad Zagreb2,855
153KutjevoPožega-Slavonija2,840
154LipovljaniSisak-Moslavina2,791
155Sveti Ivan ZelinaZagreb2,786
156Okrug GornjiSplit-Dalmacija2,781
157StrizivojnaOsijek-Baranja2,771
158OpuzenDubrovnik-Neretva2,743
159StrahoninecMeđimurje2,741
160SibinjSlavonski Brod-Posavina2,736
161Stari MikanovciVukovar-Srijem2,723
162PagZadar2,714
163GračacZadar2,702
164DugopoljeSplit-Dalmacija2,687
165MirkovciVukovar-Srijem2,686
166RešetariSlavonski Brod-Posavina2,685
167Kaštel ŠtafilićSplit-Dalmacija2,663
168NovigradIstra2,642
169JarminaVukovar-Srijem2,640
170BenkovacZadar2,635
171JakovljeZagreb2,635
172ŠtitarVukovar-Srijem2,621
173SukošanZadar2,616
174MedulinIstra2,593
175KlisSplit-Dalmacija2,569
176BreganaZagreb2,540
177ŽrnovnicaSplit-Dalmacija2,536
178Donja StubicaKrapina-Zagorje2,536
179DavorSlavonski Brod-Posavina2,525
180BelicaMeđimurje2,521
181Seget DonjiSplit-Dalmacija2,478
182Hrvatski LeskovacGrad Zagreb2,465
183PetrijevciOsijek-Baranja2,451
184TriljSplit-Dalmacija2,393
185BrodaricaŠibenik-Knin2,366
186ŠenkovecMeđimurje2,361
187ČačinciVirovitica-Podravina2,360
188MoščenicaSisak-Moslavina2,359
189CresPrimorje-Gorski Kotar2,344
190TovarnikVukovar-Srijem2,337
191BrdovecZagreb2,321
192LipikPožega-Slavonija2,311
193GundinciSlavonski Brod-Posavina2,305
194AntunovacOsijek-Baranja2,294
195BizovacOsijek-Baranja2,285
196Donja DubravaMeđimurje2,285
197BestovjeZagreb2,272
198VelikaPožega-Slavonija2,260
199Brodski VarošSlavonski Brod-Posavina2,232
200PrivlakaZadar2,210
201IvanovecMeđimurje2,206
202VrgoracSplit-Dalmacija2,199
203KamenSplit-Dalmacija2,195
204Novigrad PodravskiKoprivnica-Križevci2,194
205BiliceŠibenik-Knin2,190
206AndrijaševciVukovar-Srijem2,176
207JeseniceSplit-Dalmacija2,169
208Mala SuboticaMeđimurje2,167
209RakitjeZagreb2,167
210ZmijavciSplit-Dalmacija2,140
211Velika KopanicaSlavonski Brod-Posavina2,130
212Bijelo BrdoOsijek-Baranja2,129
213PakoštaneZadar2,123
214VođinciVukovar-Srijem2,123
215VrpoljeSlavonski Brod-Posavina2,120
216RokovciVukovar-Srijem2,094
217NovaljaLika-Senj2,088
218RunovićSplit-Dalmacija2,081
219MurterŠibenik-Knin2,078
220Donji VinjaniSplit-Dalmacija2,073
221Baška VodaSplit-Dalmacija2,055
222KastavPrimorje-Gorski Kotar2,047
223Staro Petrovo SeloSlavonski Brod-Posavina2,044
224OriovacSlavonski Brod-Posavina2,031
225PiškorevciOsijek-Baranja2,029
226CavtatDubrovnik-Neretva2,025
227JakšićPožega-Slavonija2,013
228Hrvatska KostajnicaSisak-Moslavina2,003
229Selci ĐakovackiOsijek-Baranja1,995
230FerdinandovacKoprivnica-Križevci1,994
231HreljinPrimorje-Gorski Kotar1,992
232Novi MarofVaraždin1,991
233BanjolPrimorje-Gorski Kotar1,981
234SikirevciSlavonski Brod-Posavina1,979
235OrebićDubrovnik-Neretva1,959
236RepušnicaSisak-Moslavina1,956
237OkučaniSlavonski Brod-Posavina1,950
238VoloderSisak-Moslavina1,943
239Stari GradSplit-Dalmacija1,915
240KrižZagreb1,914
241NijemciVukovar-Srijem1,914
242KomletinciVukovar-Srijem1,906
243VrbovskoPrimorje-Gorski Kotar1,903
244Varaždinske TopliceVaraždin1,886
245VrsarIstra1,881
246Špišić BukovicaVirovitica-Podravina1,880
247DomašinecMeđimurje1,880
248Ravna GoraPrimorje-Gorski Kotar1,878
249BukovljeSlavonski Brod-Posavina1,867
250LekenikSisak-Moslavina1,866
251FeričanciOsijek-Baranja1,863
252CernikSlavonski Brod-Posavina1,848
253TrpinjaVukovar-Srijem1,846
254Gornji StupnikZagreb1,830
255Gornja VrbaSlavonski Brod-Posavina1,823
256DražicePrimorje-Gorski Kotar1,814
257JelsaSplit-Dalmacija1,807
258OmišaljPrimorje-Gorski Kotar1,799
259Stubičke TopliceKrapina-Zagorje1,797
260PunatPrimorje-Gorski Kotar1,793
261Ivanja RekaGrad Zagreb1,792
262Podravske SesveteKoprivnica-Križevci1,787
263SlunjKarlovac1,785
264VisSplit-Dalmacija1,785
265Brodski StupnikSlavonski Brod-Posavina1,781
266Lički OsikLika-Senj1,781
267Glavina DonjaSplit-Dalmacija1,779
268Stari JankovciVukovar-Srijem1,778
269TučepiSplit-Dalmacija1,772
270PrimoštenŠibenik-Knin1,770
271GradićiZagreb1,768
272VidovciPožega-Slavonija1,768
273BribirPrimorje-Gorski Kotar1,762
274KistanjeŠibenik-Knin1,761
275KošuteSplit-Dalmacija1,761
276NovakiZagreb1,757
277ViškovoPrimorje-Gorski Kotar1,740
278KaliZadar1,739
279Satnica ĐakovačkaOsijek-Baranja1,731
280RubešiPrimorje-Gorski Kotar1,730
281BuzetIstra1,729
282KupinečkiGrad Zagreb1,726
283Kneževi VinogradiOsijek-Baranja1,723
284Markovac NašičkiOsijek-Baranja1,723
285BrinjeLika-Senj1,715
286Kloštar PodravskiKoprivnica-Križevci1,715
287RekaKoprivnica-Križevci1,710
288Donji KraljevecMeđimurje1,702
289KoškaOsijek-Baranja1,699
290Sveta MarijaMeđimurje1,698
291BudaševoSisak-Moslavina1,688
292Donji ProložacSplit-Dalmacija1,688
293BistrinciOsijek-Baranja1,686
294Donja LomnicaZagreb1,673
295Gornji KneginecVaraždin1,672
296LadimirevciOsijek-Baranja1,670
297Sveti Filip i JakovZadar1,669
298OrehovicaMeđimurje1,667
299MilanovacVirovitica-Podravina1,662
300PregradaKrapina-Zagorje1,662

The Today column links to our current page for the same place, where one matches by name and plausible size; the figure shown there is today's, never 2005's. A dash means no confident match, which is more honest than a guessed link.

Administrative divisions, 2005

#NamePopulation (2005)
1Grad Zagreb782,951
2Split-Dalmacija465,941
3Osijek-Baranja332,121
4Zagreb311,209
5Primorje-Gorski Kotar306,997
6Istra207,352
7Vukovar-Srijem205,768
8Sisak-Moslavina186,293
9Varaždin185,672
10Slavonski Brod-Posavina177,628
11Zadar162,837
12Krapina-Zagorje143,128
13Karlovac142,480
14Bjelovar-Bilogora133,734
15Koprivnica-Križevci125,075
16Dubrovnik-Neretva123,470
17Međimurje119,005
18Šibenik-Knin113,442
19Virovitica-Podravina93,845
20Požega-Slavonija86,250
21Lika-Senj53,939

The complete dataset is available as a free CSV download, with attribution to Stefan Helders / World Gazetteer.