County

Karlovac County: municipalities in numbers

Karlovac County has 22 municipalities and 108,539 residents across 1,780 km², or 61 people per km². Population: −10.4% between 2015 and 2025.

108,539 residents
22 municipalities
1,780 km²
61 people/km²

Map and records: Karlovac County

Population

Population change over 10 years

Population density

All municipalities in Karlovac 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
Karlovac	47,773	−9.5%	501.3 people/km²	95.3 km²	46.2	24.8%
Ogulin	11,993	−9.9%	312.3 people/km²	38.4 km²	45.4	22.9%
Duga Resa	10,008	−6.5%	164.3 people/km²	60.9 km²	46.1	24.0%
Ozalj	5,758	−10.8%	32.1 people/km²	179.4 km²	45.8	23.4%
Slunj	4,029	−12.5%	10.2 people/km²	393.4 km²	47.8	25.8%
Josipdol	3,324	−8.2%	19.9 people/km²	167.2 km²	44.2	21.8%
Vojnić	3,187	−23.4%	13.3 people/km²	238.9 km²	47.8	27.8%
Draganić	2,619	−2.1%	36.1 people/km²	72.5 km²	45.1	24.6%
Barilović	2,604	−8.5%	482.2 people/km²	5.4 km²	45.6	22.9%
Rakovica	2,426	+4.5%	1,155 people/km²	2.1 km²	42.4	16.4%
Netretić	2,330	−12.5%	1,942 people/km²	1.2 km²	47.6	25.5%
Generalski Stol	2,034	−16.7%	20.3 people/km²	100.0 km²	48.8	26.4%
Žakanje	1,617	−12.3%	36.2 people/km²	44.7 km²	44.0	19.4%
Plaški	1,542	−16.5%	9.9 people/km²	156.5 km²	47.1	28.6%
Lasinja	1,266	−13.0%	230.2 people/km²	5.5 km²	46.7	26.6%
Cetingrad	1,263	−27.2%	293.7 people/km²	4.3 km²	47.4	24.1%
Krnjak	1,244	−19.6%	11.1 people/km²	111.8 km²	50.6	33.9%
Bosiljevo	1,002	−14.2%	3,340 people/km²	0.3 km²	48.4	26.5%
Tounj	986	−8.1%	82.2 people/km²	12.0 km²	47.6	27.4%
Kamanje	809	−5.8%	55.4 people/km²	14.6 km²	45.4	23.2%
Saborsko	410	−23.9%	5.9 people/km²	69.8 km²	50.7	29.8%
Ribnik	315	−25.7%	56.3 people/km²	5.6 km²	50.7	27.6%

Karlovac County compared with the national figures

Population-weighted averages for rates; totals for counts.

Indicator	Karlovac County	Croatia
Average age of residents	46.2 years	44.3 years
Share of residents aged 65 and over	24.4%	22.4%
Share of children aged 0 to 14	12.9%	14.3%
Unemployment rate	5.5%	5.3%
Employed share of residents aged 15 and over	46.1%	49.1%
Number of dwellings	69,553	2,390,500
Dwellings per 1,000 residents	618	622
Share of holiday and seasonal dwellings	8.4%	7.3%
Share of unoccupied dwellings for permanent residence	27.1%	23.7%
Average floor area of an occupied dwelling	91.5 m²	92.6 m²
Average household size in occupied dwellings	2.61	2.70
Kindergartens and preschool institutions	32	1,794
Children in kindergartens	3,511	158,685
Children in kindergartens per 1,000 residents	32	41
Primary schools	62	1,925
Primary school pupils	7,610	291,355
Primary school pupils per 1,000 residents	70	75
Pupils per teacher in primary schools	8.2	8.4
Students by place of residence	3,466	139,372
Students per 1,000 residents (by place of residence)	32	36
Persons in paid employment in legal entities	29,920	1,262,193
Persons in paid employment in legal entities per 1,000 residents	273	326
Dwellings completed in the year	115	16,654
Dwellings completed 2020-2024 per 1,000 residents	6.3	19.1
Tourist nights per resident in the year	6.0	27.6
Natural change per 1,000 residents	−8.3 ‰	−4.9 ‰
Net migration (arrivals minus departures) per 1,000 residents	−0.9 ‰	5.0 ‰
Net migration with abroad per 1,000 residents	0.3 ‰	4.9 ‰
Share of residents aged 15 and over with higher education	18.9%	24.3%
Share of employed residents working outside their municipality	40.5%	33.9%
Share of employed residents in agriculture, forestry and fishing	4.6%	4.3%
Share of employed residents in mining, manufacturing, energy and water supply	24.3%	17.4%
Share of employed residents in construction	8.5%	7.7%
Share of employed residents in accommodation and food service activities	6.9%	8.1%
Share of occupied dwellings with a gas installation	6.9%	41.3%
Share of occupied dwellings with air conditioning	28.7%	52.8%
Share of occupied dwellings connected to a sewage disposal system	98.9%	99.2%
Net income per resident (per year)	9,306 €	9,698 €
Average annual net pay per employee	13,111 €	12,677 €
Average annual net pension per pensioner	6,700 €	7,010 €
Employees with pay per 1,000 residents	463	500
Pensioners per 1,000 residents	358	304

Frequently asked questions

How many municipalities are there in Karlovac County?

Karlovac County has 22 municipalities. The most populous is Karlovac, with 47,773 residents.

What is the population of Karlovac County?

Karlovac County has 108,539 residents (2025), or 61 people per km².

Which municipality in Karlovac County is growing fastest?

Rakovica has the fastest growth in Karlovac County over 10 years: +4.5%.