NUTS 3

Istarska županija

Region of Croatia · NUTS code HR036

Among 21 NUTS 3 regions of Croatia, Istarska županija ranks best in gdp per capita (3rd).

Over time

The dashed line is the value for the whole country. Where Eurostat does not publish it, only the region line is shown.

Istarska županija vs national value

Economy

GDP per capita
24,900 €/inh.
+2,000 vs 2023
3rd of 21 in the country
Croatia 23,950 €/inh. · +4%
2024 · NUTS 3 ranking

Population

Population density
72.4 /km²
+1.4 vs 2023
3rd of 15 in the country
Croatia 69.2 /km² · +5%
2024 · NUTS 3 ranking
Population change
18.1 ‰
−2.8 vs 2023
1st of 21 in the country
Croatia 0.4 ‰ · +4425%
2024 · NUTS 3 ranking
Net migration
23.6 ‰
−3.2 vs 2023
1st of 21 in the country
Croatia 4.9 ‰ · +382%
2024 · NUTS 3 ranking
Median age
47.1 years
0 vs 2024
8th of 21 in the country
Croatia 45.5 years · +4%
2025 · NUTS 3 ranking
Aged 65+
24.8 %
+0.3 vs 2024
7th of 21 in the country
Croatia 23.3 % · +6%
2025 · NUTS 3 ranking

Map

NUTS 3

 

Boundaries: Natural Earth (unofficial boundaries), simplified · sources and licences

Society

Tourist nights
138,270 per 1,000
1st of 21 in the country
Croatia 24,465 per 1,000 · +465%
2025 · NUTS 3 ranking

For Jadranska Hrvatska

Profile

Eurostat does not publish these indicators for NUTS 3 regions, only for the larger region Istarska županija belongs to.

Population
1,322,482
+12,169 vs 2024
2025 · NUTS 2 ranking
Life expectancy
79.9 years
+0.6 vs 2023
2024 · NUTS 2 ranking
Unemployment
5.5 %
−0.9 vs 2024
2025 · NUTS 2 ranking
Income per capita
11,000 €/inh.
+1,700 vs 2022
2023 · NUTS 2 ranking
Employment
73.8 %
+0.7 vs 2024
2025 · NUTS 2 ranking
Road deaths
75 per mn
−23 vs 2023
2024 · NUTS 2 ranking
Tertiary educated
31.1 %
+0.1 vs 2024
2025 · NUTS 2 ranking
Fertility
1.43
+0.03 vs 2023
2024 · NUTS 2 ranking
High-tech jobs
2.8 %
−0.2 vs 2024
2025 · NUTS 2 ranking
GDP growth
4.9 %
+3.4 vs 2023
2024 · NUTS 2 ranking
Doctors
327 per 100k
−1 vs 2019
2020 · NUTS 2 ranking

Ranks are among regions of the same NUTS level within the same country. The NUTS levels are defined by Eurostat: NUTS 1 are the largest regions, NUTS 3 the smallest.

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