County

Dubrovnik-Neretva County: municipalities in numbers

Dubrovnik-Neretva County has 22 municipalities and 117,270 residents across 1,012 km², or 116 people per km². Population: −1.9% between 2015 and 2025.

117,270 residents
22 municipalities
1,012 km²
116 people/km²

Map and records: Dubrovnik-Neretva County

Population

Population change over 10 years

Population density

All municipalities in Dubrovnik-Neretva 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
Dubrovnik	42,402	−0.2%	3,504 people/km²	12.1 km²	44.0	22.7%
Metković	15,460	−4.3%	302.0 people/km²	51.2 km²	40.9	17.9%
Župa dubrovačka	9,615	+11.5%	419.9 people/km²	22.9 km²	39.4	16.2%
Konavle	9,001	+7.2%	42.8 people/km²	210.1 km²	42.4	21.2%
Ploče	7,806	−15.3%	634.6 people/km²	12.3 km²	44.9	23.6%
Korčula	5,581	+0.8%	1,139 people/km²	4.9 km²	45.3	25.7%
Orebić	3,878	−2.8%	2,154 people/km²	1.8 km²	45.9	26.1%
Vela Luka	3,723	−7.0%	87.0 people/km²	42.8 km²	47.2	29.1%
Blato	3,422	−3.6%	51.5 people/km²	66.5 km²	46.6	27.9%
Opuzen	2,870	−6.9%	215.8 people/km²	13.3 km²	44.3	24.4%
Ston	2,261	−0.5%	289.9 people/km²	7.8 km²	44.7	21.9%
Slivno	1,822	−2.8%	34.5 people/km²	52.8 km²	46.5	22.1%
Dubrovačko primorje	1,575	−17.4%	8.0 people/km²	197.6 km²	48.1	29.6%
Kula Norinska	1,340	−17.2%	1,340 people/km²	1.0 km²	45.1	22.2%
Lumbarda	1,289	+6.7%	120.5 people/km²	10.7 km²	44.2	24.0%
Mljet	1,062	−5.0%	10.7 people/km²	99.3 km²	49.0	30.1%
Pojezerje	884	−6.3%	27.0 people/km²	32.8 km²	43.4	20.7%
Smokvica	841	−5.2%	19.3 people/km²	43.6 km²	45.3	26.7%
Lastovo	738	−4.3%	28.6 people/km²	25.8 km²	46.3	24.7%
Trpanj	661	−9.5%	18.6 people/km²	35.6 km²	50.4	34.3%
Janjina	566	+9.1%	82.0 people/km²	6.9 km²	56.1	42.9%
Zažablje	473	−29.5%	7.8 people/km²	60.6 km²	47.3	24.8%

Dubrovnik-Neretva County compared with the national figures

Population-weighted averages for rates; totals for counts.

Indicator	Dubrovnik-Neretva County	Croatia
Average age of residents	43.8 years	44.3 years
Share of residents aged 65 and over	22.5%	22.4%
Share of children aged 0 to 14	15.4%	14.3%
Unemployment rate	5.0%	5.3%
Employed share of residents aged 15 and over	50.2%	49.1%
Number of dwellings	73,746	2,390,500
Dwellings per 1,000 residents	637	622
Share of holiday and seasonal dwellings	6.8%	7.3%
Share of unoccupied dwellings for permanent residence	23.3%	23.7%
Average floor area of an occupied dwelling	89.6 m²	92.6 m²
Average household size in occupied dwellings	2.83	2.70
Kindergartens and preschool institutions	58	1,794
Children in kindergartens	4,954	158,685
Children in kindergartens per 1,000 residents	42	41
Primary schools	63	1,925
Primary school pupils	9,294	291,355
Primary school pupils per 1,000 residents	79	75
Pupils per teacher in primary schools	8.3	8.4
Students by place of residence	4,280	139,372
Students per 1,000 residents (by place of residence)	37	36
Persons in paid employment in legal entities	35,314	1,262,193
Persons in paid employment in legal entities per 1,000 residents	303	326
Dwellings completed in the year	402	16,654
Dwellings completed 2020-2024 per 1,000 residents	16.7	19.1
Tourist nights per resident in the year	74.0	27.6
Natural change per 1,000 residents	−2.4 ‰	−4.9 ‰
Net migration (arrivals minus departures) per 1,000 residents	9.4 ‰	5.0 ‰
Net migration with abroad per 1,000 residents	11.4 ‰	4.9 ‰
Share of residents aged 15 and over with higher education	26.9%	24.3%
Share of employed residents working outside their municipality	23.2%	33.9%
Share of employed residents in agriculture, forestry and fishing	3.4%	4.3%
Share of employed residents in mining, manufacturing, energy and water supply	7.4%	17.4%
Share of employed residents in construction	6.5%	7.7%
Share of employed residents in accommodation and food service activities	18.7%	8.1%
Share of occupied dwellings with a gas installation	8.1%	41.3%
Share of occupied dwellings with air conditioning	80.7%	52.8%
Share of occupied dwellings connected to a sewage disposal system	99.9%	99.2%
Net income per resident (per year)	9,402 €	9,698 €
Average annual net pay per employee	10,865 €	12,677 €
Average annual net pension per pensioner	7,310 €	7,010 €
Employees with pay per 1,000 residents	555	500
Pensioners per 1,000 residents	285	304
Tourist nights per resident	84.7	78.7
Average nights per arrival	3.9	5.1
Share of nights by foreign tourists	92.6%	91.6%
Beds per 1,000 residents	928	1,050
Share of beds in hotels and similar accommodation	22.5%	13.7%
Share of beds in campsites	8.9%	21.7%

Frequently asked questions

How many municipalities are there in Dubrovnik-Neretva County?

Dubrovnik-Neretva County has 22 municipalities. The most populous is Dubrovnik, with 42,402 residents.

What is the population of Dubrovnik-Neretva County?

Dubrovnik-Neretva County has 117,270 residents (2025), or 116 people per km².

Which municipality in Dubrovnik-Neretva County is growing fastest?

Župa dubrovačka has the fastest growth in Dubrovnik-Neretva County over 10 years: +11.5%.