County

Požega-Slavonia County: municipalities in numbers

Požega-Slavonia County has 10 municipalities and 60,091 residents across 1,477 km², or 41 people per km². Population: −17.6% between 2015 and 2025.

60,091 residents
10 municipalities
1,477 km²
41 people/km²

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Population

Population change over 10 years

Population density

All municipalities in Požega-Slavonia 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
Požega	21,181	−14.6%	158.3 people/km²	133.8 km²	44.7	23.0%
Pleternica	8,455	−20.9%	40.9 people/km²	206.6 km²	43.6	21.1%
Pakrac	6,792	−11.9%	556.7 people/km²	12.2 km²	45.3	24.9%
Lipik	4,974	−12.0%	23.8 people/km²	208.7 km²	45.2	25.0%
Kutjevo	4,389	−24.3%	25.2 people/km²	174.0 km²	44.5	21.5%
Velika	4,215	−19.5%	27.2 people/km²	154.9 km²	43.8	22.4%
Jakšić	3,209	−16.6%	73.9 people/km²	43.4 km²	42.4	20.9%
Brestovac	2,594	−24.2%	9.3 people/km²	279.5 km²	45.2	25.5%
Kaptol	2,376	−26.9%	27.8 people/km²	85.4 km²	42.9	19.6%
Čaglin	1,906	−23.1%	10.7 people/km²	178.2 km²	46.5	24.2%

Požega-Slavonia County compared with the national figures

Population-weighted averages for rates; totals for counts.

Indicator	Požega-Slavonia County	Croatia
Average age of residents	44.5 years	44.3 years
Share of residents aged 65 and over	22.9%	22.4%
Share of children aged 0 to 14	14.3%	14.3%
Unemployment rate	7.7%	5.3%
Employed share of residents aged 15 and over	42.5%	49.1%
Number of dwellings	35,343	2,390,500
Dwellings per 1,000 residents	552	622
Share of holiday and seasonal dwellings	2.5%	7.3%
Share of unoccupied dwellings for permanent residence	28.6%	23.7%
Average floor area of an occupied dwelling	102.0 m²	92.6 m²
Average household size in occupied dwellings	2.67	2.70
Kindergartens and preschool institutions	24	1,794
Children in kindergartens	2,336	158,685
Children in kindergartens per 1,000 residents	39	41
Primary schools	57	1,925
Primary school pupils	4,727	291,355
Primary school pupils per 1,000 residents	79	75
Pupils per teacher in primary schools	7.9	8.4
Students by place of residence	2,200	139,372
Students per 1,000 residents (by place of residence)	37	36
Persons in paid employment in legal entities	15,171	1,262,193
Persons in paid employment in legal entities per 1,000 residents	251	326
Dwellings completed in the year	72	16,654
Dwellings completed 2020-2024 per 1,000 residents	6.3	19.1
Tourist nights per resident in the year	0.7	27.6
Natural change per 1,000 residents	−6.9 ‰	−4.9 ‰
Net migration (arrivals minus departures) per 1,000 residents	−1.9 ‰	5.0 ‰
Net migration with abroad per 1,000 residents	0.2 ‰	4.9 ‰
Share of residents aged 15 and over with higher education	16.2%	24.3%
Share of employed residents working outside their municipality	37.1%	33.9%
Share of employed residents in agriculture, forestry and fishing	10.1%	4.3%
Share of employed residents in mining, manufacturing, energy and water supply	20.8%	17.4%
Share of employed residents in construction	8.2%	7.7%
Share of employed residents in accommodation and food service activities	6.4%	8.1%
Share of occupied dwellings with a gas installation	48.6%	41.3%
Share of occupied dwellings with air conditioning	20.4%	52.8%
Share of occupied dwellings connected to a sewage disposal system	98.1%	99.2%
Net income per resident (per year)	7,917 €	9,698 €
Average annual net pay per employee	11,729 €	12,677 €
Average annual net pension per pensioner	6,387 €	7,010 €
Employees with pay per 1,000 residents	425	500
Pensioners per 1,000 residents	339	304

Frequently asked questions

How many municipalities are there in Požega-Slavonia County?

Požega-Slavonia County has 10 municipalities. The most populous is Požega, with 21,181 residents.

What is the population of Požega-Slavonia County?

Požega-Slavonia County has 60,091 residents (2025), or 41 people per km².

Which municipality in Požega-Slavonia County is growing fastest?

Pakrac has the fastest growth in Požega-Slavonia County over 10 years: −11.9%.