County

Krapina-Zagorje County: municipalities in numbers

Krapina-Zagorje County has 32 municipalities and 118,726 residents across 626 km², or 190 people per km². Population: −6.7% between 2015 and 2025.

118,726 residents
32 municipalities
626 km²
190 people/km²

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Population

Population change over 10 years

Population density

All municipalities in Krapina-Zagorje 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
Krapina	11,485	−5.6%	240.8 people/km²	47.7 km²	44.2	21.2%
Zabok	8,729	−1.2%	1,781 people/km²	4.9 km²	44.1	21.2%
Bedekovčina	7,022	−9.8%	512.6 people/km²	13.7 km²	43.1	18.4%
Oroslavje	5,918	−2.4%	758.7 people/km²	7.8 km²	44.8	22.6%
Pregrada	5,858	−7.1%	1,331 people/km²	4.4 km²	42.5	18.4%
Sveti Križ Začretje	5,618	−6.0%	3,745 people/km²	1.5 km²	43.9	19.7%
Zlatar	5,477	−6.9%	72.1 people/km²	76.0 km²	42.9	19.1%
Marija Bistrica	5,385	−6.3%	1,346 people/km²	4.0 km²	44.5	21.8%
Donja Stubica	5,279	−3.9%	121.4 people/km²	43.5 km²	42.7	20.1%
Krapinske Toplice	4,776	−6.3%	1,137 people/km²	4.2 km²	45.3	22.6%
Gornja Stubica	4,437	−11.7%	91.1 people/km²	48.7 km²	42.9	18.9%
Hum na Sutli	4,421	−6.7%	119.8 people/km²	36.9 km²	43.8	20.1%
Veliko Trgovišće	4,405	−7.8%	688.3 people/km²	6.4 km²	44.2	21.4%
Đurmanec	3,644	−9.8%	63.0 people/km²	57.8 km²	43.3	18.4%
Konjščina	3,186	−10.5%	2,655 people/km²	1.2 km²	44.4	22.7%
Radoboj	2,972	−7.2%	89.8 people/km²	33.1 km²	43.5	19.9%
Stubičke Toplice	2,905	+8.8%	518.8 people/km²	5.6 km²	45.7	24.6%
Lobor	2,594	−9.6%	267.4 people/km²	9.7 km²	46.0	23.2%
Desinić	2,536	−2.5%	1,691 people/km²	1.5 km²	47.8	26.1%
Klanjec	2,429	−12.0%	1,429 people/km²	1.7 km²	43.9	20.7%
Zlatar-Bistrica	2,261	−9.4%	91.5 people/km²	24.7 km²	45.2	23.4%
Mače	2,201	−10.4%	366.8 people/km²	6.0 km²	43.0	18.6%
Tuhelj	2,195	+7.1%	91.8 people/km²	23.9 km²	45.4	24.2%
Petrovsko	2,174	−12.8%	115.0 people/km²	18.9 km²	42.8	17.8%
Budinščina	2,086	−12.2%	37.9 people/km²	55.0 km²	42.2	17.1%
Kraljevec na Sutli	1,603	−1.7%	59.8 people/km²	26.8 km²	43.7	20.2%
Mihovljan	1,548	−15.2%	99.2 people/km²	15.6 km²	44.2	20.3%
Kumrovec	1,343	−10.0%	639.5 people/km²	2.1 km²	46.6	23.9%
Jesenje	1,305	−11.9%	53.3 people/km²	24.5 km²	43.4	17.9%
Hrašćina	1,286	−14.0%	2,572 people/km²	0.5 km²	45.2	22.3%
Zagorska Sela	891	−6.7%	217.3 people/km²	4.1 km²	49.3	28.3%
Novi Golubovec	757	−19.8%	55.3 people/km²	13.7 km²	43.9	19.4%

Krapina-Zagorje County compared with the national figures

Population-weighted averages for rates; totals for counts.

Indicator	Krapina-Zagorje County	Croatia
Average age of residents	44.1 years	44.3 years
Share of residents aged 65 and over	20.8%	22.4%
Share of children aged 0 to 14	13.7%	14.3%
Unemployment rate	3.2%	5.3%
Employed share of residents aged 15 and over	50.9%	49.1%
Number of dwellings	63,592	2,390,500
Dwellings per 1,000 residents	528	622
Share of holiday and seasonal dwellings	15.8%	7.3%
Share of unoccupied dwellings for permanent residence	21.4%	23.7%
Average floor area of an occupied dwelling	109.1 m²	92.6 m²
Average household size in occupied dwellings	3.08	2.70
Kindergartens and preschool institutions	40	1,794
Children in kindergartens	4,297	158,685
Children in kindergartens per 1,000 residents	36	41
Primary schools	79	1,925
Primary school pupils	8,594	291,355
Primary school pupils per 1,000 residents	72	75
Pupils per teacher in primary schools	8.1	8.4
Students by place of residence	3,661	139,372
Students per 1,000 residents (by place of residence)	31	36
Persons in paid employment in legal entities	29,951	1,262,193
Persons in paid employment in legal entities per 1,000 residents	251	326
Dwellings completed in the year	243	16,654
Dwellings completed 2020-2024 per 1,000 residents	7.7	19.1
Tourist nights per resident in the year	5.1	27.6
Natural change per 1,000 residents	−6.5 ‰	−4.9 ‰
Net migration (arrivals minus departures) per 1,000 residents	0.9 ‰	5.0 ‰
Net migration with abroad per 1,000 residents	0.1 ‰	4.9 ‰
Share of residents aged 15 and over with higher education	15.7%	24.3%
Share of employed residents working outside their municipality	63.5%	33.9%
Share of employed residents in agriculture, forestry and fishing	1.8%	4.3%
Share of employed residents in mining, manufacturing, energy and water supply	29.7%	17.4%
Share of employed residents in construction	11.4%	7.7%
Share of employed residents in accommodation and food service activities	4.8%	8.1%
Share of occupied dwellings with a gas installation	64.5%	41.3%
Share of occupied dwellings with air conditioning	23.3%	52.8%
Share of occupied dwellings connected to a sewage disposal system	98.4%	99.2%
Net income per resident (per year)	9,106 €	9,698 €
Average annual net pay per employee	12,929 €	12,677 €
Average annual net pension per pensioner	6,237 €	7,010 €
Employees with pay per 1,000 residents	499	500
Pensioners per 1,000 residents	292	304

Frequently asked questions

How many municipalities are there in Krapina-Zagorje County?

Krapina-Zagorje County has 32 municipalities. The most populous is Krapina, with 11,485 residents.

What is the population of Krapina-Zagorje County?

Krapina-Zagorje County has 118,726 residents (2025), or 190 people per km².

Which municipality in Krapina-Zagorje County is growing fastest?

Stubičke Toplice has the fastest growth in Krapina-Zagorje County over 10 years: +8.8%.