County

Bjelovar-Bilogora County: municipalities in numbers

Bjelovar-Bilogora County has 23 municipalities and 97,492 residents across 1,715 km², or 57 people per km². Population: −13.3% between 2015 and 2025.

97,492 residents
23 municipalities
1,715 km²
57 people/km²

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Population

Population change over 10 years

Population density

All municipalities in Bjelovar-Bilogora County

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Municipality	Population	Population change over 10 years	Population density	Area	Average age of residents	Share of residents aged 65 and over
Bjelovar	35,631	−8.1%	189.6 people/km²	187.9 km²	44.7	23.3%
Daruvar	9,664	−12.0%	1,137 people/km²	8.5 km²	46.3	26.2%
Garešnica	8,110	−16.1%	491.5 people/km²	16.5 km²	45.6	23.7%
Čazma	6,789	−10.6%	798.7 people/km²	8.5 km²	43.8	22.3%
Grubišno Polje	5,056	−15.3%	19.1 people/km²	265.2 km²	45.1	23.5%
Rovišće	3,910	−13.6%	49.6 people/km²	78.8 km²	41.4	19.1%
Đulovac	2,711	−11.1%	14.5 people/km²	187.0 km²	38.0	15.2%
Nova Rača	2,514	−20.4%	571.4 people/km²	4.4 km²	44.3	21.6%
Veliko Trojstvo	2,250	−12.7%	34.4 people/km²	65.5 km²	46.4	25.5%
Kapela	2,224	−20.2%	239.1 people/km²	9.3 km²	44.0	21.8%
Veliki Grđevac	2,086	−20.5%	12.3 people/km²	169.3 km²	44.7	22.5%
Ivanska	2,035	−21.4%	15.4 people/km²	132.1 km²	45.6	24.7%
Dežanovac	1,817	−25.5%	17.7 people/km²	102.7 km²	45.3	22.9%
Hercegovac	1,795	−17.4%	35.5 people/km²	50.6 km²	46.3	23.4%
Sirač	1,743	−14.0%	12.0 people/km²	145.2 km²	46.3	23.8%
Končanica	1,653	−23.9%	19.7 people/km²	84.0 km²	47.9	26.1%
Štefanje	1,620	−13.9%	202.5 people/km²	8.0 km²	42.9	21.3%
Šandrovac	1,360	−15.3%	79.1 people/km²	17.2 km²	45.8	26.4%
Velika Pisanica	1,172	−24.4%	14.0 people/km²	84.0 km²	45.6	25.4%
Berek	1,018	−24.3%	87.0 people/km²	11.7 km²	44.6	23.8%
Velika Trnovitica	1,003	−20.8%	45.4 people/km²	22.1 km²	44.2	19.9%
Zrinski Topolovac	681	−17.0%	22.4 people/km²	30.4 km²	41.6	22.8%
Severin	650	−21.1%	25.1 people/km²	25.9 km²	47.3	27.9%

Bjelovar-Bilogora County compared with the national figures

Population-weighted averages for rates; totals for counts.

Indicator	Bjelovar-Bilogora County	Croatia
Average age of residents	44.7 years	44.3 years
Share of residents aged 65 and over	23.2%	22.4%
Share of children aged 0 to 14	14.4%	14.3%
Unemployment rate	6.0%	5.3%
Employed share of residents aged 15 and over	45.0%	49.1%
Number of dwellings	56,129	2,390,500
Dwellings per 1,000 residents	550	622
Share of holiday and seasonal dwellings	4.7%	7.3%
Share of unoccupied dwellings for permanent residence	27.2%	23.7%
Average floor area of an occupied dwelling	99.1 m²	92.6 m²
Average household size in occupied dwellings	2.72	2.70
Kindergartens and preschool institutions	40	1,794
Children in kindergartens	3,496	158,685
Children in kindergartens per 1,000 residents	36	41
Primary schools	90	1,925
Primary school pupils	7,506	291,355
Primary school pupils per 1,000 residents	77	75
Pupils per teacher in primary schools	7.4	8.4
Students by place of residence	2,867	139,372
Students per 1,000 residents (by place of residence)	30	36
Persons in paid employment in legal entities	24,769	1,262,193
Persons in paid employment in legal entities per 1,000 residents	253	326
Dwellings completed in the year	178	16,654
Dwellings completed 2020-2024 per 1,000 residents	10.4	19.1
Tourist nights per resident in the year	0.9	27.6
Natural change per 1,000 residents	−6.5 ‰	−4.9 ‰
Net migration (arrivals minus departures) per 1,000 residents	−0.8 ‰	5.0 ‰
Net migration with abroad per 1,000 residents	1.4 ‰	4.9 ‰
Share of residents aged 15 and over with higher education	14.6%	24.3%
Share of employed residents working outside their municipality	33.0%	33.9%
Share of employed residents in agriculture, forestry and fishing	12.7%	4.3%
Share of employed residents in mining, manufacturing, energy and water supply	21.4%	17.4%
Share of employed residents in construction	8.2%	7.7%
Share of employed residents in accommodation and food service activities	6.8%	8.1%
Share of occupied dwellings with a gas installation	52.0%	41.3%
Share of occupied dwellings with air conditioning	28.6%	52.8%
Share of occupied dwellings connected to a sewage disposal system	96.3%	99.2%
Net income per resident (per year)	7,772 €	9,698 €
Average annual net pay per employee	11,761 €	12,677 €
Average annual net pension per pensioner	6,311 €	7,010 €
Employees with pay per 1,000 residents	432	500
Pensioners per 1,000 residents	317	304

Frequently asked questions

How many municipalities are there in Bjelovar-Bilogora County?

Bjelovar-Bilogora County has 23 municipalities. The most populous is Bjelovar, with 35,631 residents.

What is the population of Bjelovar-Bilogora County?

Bjelovar-Bilogora County has 97,492 residents (2025), or 57 people per km².

Which municipality in Bjelovar-Bilogora County is growing fastest?

Bjelovar has the fastest growth in Bjelovar-Bilogora County over 10 years: −8.1%.