County

Međimurje County: municipalities in numbers

Međimurje County has 25 municipalities and 104,849 residents across 578 km², or 182 people per km². Population: −5.7% between 2015 and 2025.

104,849 residents
25 municipalities
578 km²
182 people/km²

Map and records: Međimurje County

Population

Population change over 10 years

Population density

All municipalities in Međimurje 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
Čakovec	27,989	+1.6%	364.0 people/km²	76.9 km²	43.2	21.4%
Nedelišće	11,146	−5.4%	189.6 people/km²	58.8 km²	40.9	18.3%
Prelog	7,063	−5.7%	111.2 people/km²	63.5 km²	43.0	20.1%
Mursko Središće	5,606	−9.6%	448.5 people/km²	12.5 km²	43.0	20.3%
Sveti Juraj na Bregu	4,795	−7.3%	159.3 people/km²	30.1 km²	42.1	18.0%
Mala Subotica	4,256	−7.9%	332.5 people/km²	12.8 km²	39.3	17.8%
Donji Kraljevec	4,211	−2.8%	116.0 people/km²	36.3 km²	45.3	23.7%
Podturen	3,340	−12.3%	327.5 people/km²	10.2 km²	43.2	21.0%
Pribislavec	3,047	−1.6%	274.5 people/km²	11.1 km²	37.1	14.1%
Kotoriba	2,821	−9.4%	106.1 people/km²	26.6 km²	43.2	22.4%
Belica	2,751	−9.9%	99.3 people/km²	27.7 km²	44.2	20.8%
Orehovica	2,749	+3.4%	127.3 people/km²	21.6 km²	37.0	16.2%
Strahoninec	2,746	+4.2%	326.9 people/km²	8.4 km²	43.6	21.9%
Šenkovec	2,627	−9.1%	291.9 people/km²	9.0 km²	44.2	22.1%
Selnica	2,530	−13.9%	460.0 people/km²	5.5 km²	44.7	22.7%
Sveti Martin na Muri	2,344	−8.6%	710.3 people/km²	3.3 km²	43.7	19.7%
Štrigova	2,322	−12.5%	1,106 people/km²	2.1 km²	46.9	24.4%
Goričan	2,144	−19.0%	98.8 people/km²	21.7 km²	44.0	20.3%
Sveta Marija	1,896	−12.7%	82.4 people/km²	23.0 km²	44.7	21.7%
Domašinec	1,795	−17.5%	60.8 people/km²	29.5 km²	44.2	22.7%
Gornji Mihaljevec	1,662	−9.6%	51.8 people/km²	32.1 km²	45.7	23.5%
Donja Dubrava	1,624	−9.5%	85.5 people/km²	19.0 km²	46.9	25.5%
Vratišinec	1,558	−18.3%	95.6 people/km²	16.3 km²	44.7	20.7%
Donji Vidovec	1,141	−14.7%	82.7 people/km²	13.8 km²	44.7	22.4%
Dekanovec	686	−10.9%	114.3 people/km²	6.0 km²	43.2	20.8%

Međimurje County compared with the national figures

Population-weighted averages for rates; totals for counts.

Indicator	Međimurje County	Croatia
Average age of residents	42.9 years	44.3 years
Share of residents aged 65 and over	20.6%	22.4%
Share of children aged 0 to 14	16.1%	14.3%
Unemployment rate	3.9%	5.3%
Employed share of residents aged 15 and over	50.7%	49.1%
Number of dwellings	45,217	2,390,500
Dwellings per 1,000 residents	429	622
Share of holiday and seasonal dwellings	3.7%	7.3%
Share of unoccupied dwellings for permanent residence	18.9%	23.7%
Average floor area of an occupied dwelling	114.3 m²	92.6 m²
Average household size in occupied dwellings	3.07	2.70
Kindergartens and preschool institutions	62	1,794
Children in kindergartens	5,324	158,685
Children in kindergartens per 1,000 residents	51	41
Primary schools	59	1,925
Primary school pupils	9,009	291,355
Primary school pupils per 1,000 residents	86	75
Pupils per teacher in primary schools	8.2	8.4
Students by place of residence	2,926	139,372
Students per 1,000 residents (by place of residence)	28	36
Persons in paid employment in legal entities	33,572	1,262,193
Persons in paid employment in legal entities per 1,000 residents	320	326
Dwellings completed in the year	280	16,654
Dwellings completed 2020-2024 per 1,000 residents	16.3	19.1
Tourist nights per resident in the year	2.0	27.6
Natural change per 1,000 residents	−2.7 ‰	−4.9 ‰
Net migration (arrivals minus departures) per 1,000 residents	0.6 ‰	5.0 ‰
Net migration with abroad per 1,000 residents	1.6 ‰	4.9 ‰
Share of residents aged 15 and over with higher education	16.1%	24.3%
Share of employed residents working outside their municipality	54.9%	33.9%
Share of employed residents in agriculture, forestry and fishing	4.4%	4.3%
Share of employed residents in mining, manufacturing, energy and water supply	36.3%	17.4%
Share of employed residents in construction	11.7%	7.7%
Share of employed residents in accommodation and food service activities	3.9%	8.1%
Share of occupied dwellings with a gas installation	75.1%	41.3%
Share of occupied dwellings with air conditioning	31.1%	52.8%
Share of occupied dwellings connected to a sewage disposal system	98.4%	99.2%
Net income per resident (per year)	8,032 €	9,698 €
Average annual net pay per employee	11,948 €	12,677 €
Average annual net pension per pensioner	5,740 €	7,010 €
Employees with pay per 1,000 residents	469	500
Pensioners per 1,000 residents	257	304

Frequently asked questions

How many municipalities are there in Međimurje County?

Međimurje County has 25 municipalities. The most populous is Čakovec, with 27,989 residents.

What is the population of Međimurje County?

Međimurje County has 104,849 residents (2025), or 182 people per km².

Which municipality in Međimurje County is growing fastest?

Strahoninec has the fastest growth in Međimurje County over 10 years: +4.2%.