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Primorje-Gorski Kotar County: municipalities in numbers

Primorje-Gorski Kotar County has 36 municipalities and 266,480 residents across 2,062 km², or 129 people per km². Population: −6.6% between 2015 and 2025.

266,480 residents
36 municipalities
2,062 km²
129 people/km²

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Population

Population change over 10 years

Population density

All municipalities in Primorje-Gorski Kotar 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
Rijeka	104,856	−12.6%	2,416 people/km²	43.4 km²	47.3	26.5%
Viškovo	17,028	+8.2%	5,008 people/km²	3.4 km²	41.1	17.0%
Matulji	11,016	−1.7%	3,672 people/km²	3.0 km²	45.3	23.2%
Opatija	10,946	−1.7%	162.9 people/km²	67.2 km²	48.8	30.8%
Kastav	10,359	+0.5%	908.7 people/km²	11.4 km²	44.2	21.9%
Crikvenica	9,951	−8.1%	1,228 people/km²	8.1 km²	48.2	29.5%
Mali Lošinj	7,940	−0.7%	635.2 people/km²	12.5 km²	46.3	23.9%
Bakar	7,685	−4.2%	2,562 people/km²	3.0 km²	45.7	23.9%
Krk	7,472	+13.8%	406.1 people/km²	18.4 km²	45.1	24.4%
Rab	7,219	−7.8%	95.1 people/km²	75.9 km²	46.7	27.3%
Čavle	7,214	−1.4%	3,435 people/km²	2.1 km²	45.0	23.2%
Jelenje	5,168	−3.8%	100.9 people/km²	51.2 km²	44.7	21.8%
Delnice	5,046	−9.9%	206.8 people/km²	24.4 km²	47.1	26.3%
Kostrena	4,741	+9.9%	395.1 people/km²	12.0 km²	44.5	21.8%
Novi Vinodolski	4,395	−8.6%	430.9 people/km²	10.2 km²	48.8	29.8%
Kraljevica	4,195	−4.8%	749.1 people/km²	5.6 km²	47.3	27.9%
Lovran	3,673	−5.4%	1,933 people/km²	1.9 km²	49.1	31.3%
Vrbovsko	3,627	−20.6%	13.0 people/km²	279.9 km²	50.6	30.0%
Malinska-Dubašnica	3,499	+6.7%	80.3 people/km²	43.6 km²	45.4	25.3%
Vinodol	3,278	−4.5%	21.4 people/km²	152.9 km²	47.8	28.0%
Omišalj	3,104	+0.5%	85.0 people/km²	36.5 km²	45.1	24.3%
Čabar	2,957	−17.5%	10.6 people/km²	279.9 km²	48.2	27.3%
Cres	2,880	+1.8%	9.9 people/km²	291.5 km²	46.7	24.9%
Dobrinj	2,526	+18.0%	1,148 people/km²	2.2 km²	48.3	28.7%
Ravna Gora	2,001	−11.7%	23.9 people/km²	83.6 km²	49.6	30.2%
Punat	1,910	−4.2%	56.2 people/km²	34.0 km²	47.2	28.1%
Klana	1,875	−0.5%	19.9 people/km²	94.3 km²	46.1	25.6%
Baška	1,791	+5.3%	18.1 people/km²	98.9 km²	48.2	29.2%
Fužine	1,420	−3.1%	16.6 people/km²	85.8 km²	50.9	31.1%
Mošćenička Draga	1,283	−11.5%	855.3 people/km²	1.5 km²	50.2	33.2%
Vrbnik	1,195	−2.1%	40.1 people/km²	29.8 km²	46.2	27.3%
Lopar	1,105	−11.0%	42.2 people/km²	26.2 km²	45.0	21.9%
Mrkopalj	882	−16.6%	5.6 people/km²	156.3 km²	52.2	33.2%
Lokve	835	−12.2%	177.7 people/km²	4.7 km²	50.5	31.6%
Skrad	774	−20.0%	258.0 people/km²	3.0 km²	52.1	34.4%
Brod Moravice	634	−20.7%	186.5 people/km²	3.4 km²	50.1	31.2%

Primorje-Gorski Kotar County compared with the national figures

Population-weighted averages for rates; totals for counts.

Indicator	Primorje-Gorski Kotar County	Croatia
Average age of residents	46.6 years	44.3 years
Share of residents aged 65 and over	25.8%	22.4%
Share of children aged 0 to 14	12.5%	14.3%
Unemployment rate	4.0%	5.3%
Employed share of residents aged 15 and over	50.8%	49.1%
Number of dwellings	208,353	2,390,500
Dwellings per 1,000 residents	793	622
Share of holiday and seasonal dwellings	11.0%	7.3%
Share of unoccupied dwellings for permanent residence	21.1%	23.7%
Average floor area of an occupied dwelling	84.1 m²	92.6 m²
Average household size in occupied dwellings	2.42	2.70
Kindergartens and preschool institutions	135	1,794
Children in kindergartens	9,312	158,685
Children in kindergartens per 1,000 residents	35	41
Primary schools	99	1,925
Primary school pupils	18,300	291,355
Primary school pupils per 1,000 residents	69	75
Pupils per teacher in primary schools	8.2	8.4
Students by place of residence	8,642	139,372
Students per 1,000 residents (by place of residence)	33	36
Persons in paid employment in legal entities	93,107	1,262,193
Persons in paid employment in legal entities per 1,000 residents	350	326
Dwellings completed in the year	932	16,654
Dwellings completed 2020-2024 per 1,000 residents	17.9	19.1
Tourist nights per resident in the year	59.1	27.6
Natural change per 1,000 residents	−7.7 ‰	−4.9 ‰
Net migration (arrivals minus departures) per 1,000 residents	9.1 ‰	5.0 ‰
Net migration with abroad per 1,000 residents	8.7 ‰	4.9 ‰
Share of residents aged 15 and over with higher education	28.0%	24.3%
Share of employed residents working outside their municipality	38.8%	33.9%
Share of employed residents in agriculture, forestry and fishing	2.0%	4.3%
Share of employed residents in mining, manufacturing, energy and water supply	14.0%	17.4%
Share of employed residents in construction	7.2%	7.7%
Share of employed residents in accommodation and food service activities	11.3%	8.1%
Share of occupied dwellings with a gas installation	23.2%	41.3%
Share of occupied dwellings with air conditioning	64.6%	52.8%
Share of occupied dwellings connected to a sewage disposal system	99.9%	99.2%
Net income per resident (per year)	10,457 €	9,698 €
Average annual net pay per employee	12,574 €	12,677 €
Average annual net pension per pensioner	7,408 €	7,010 €
Employees with pay per 1,000 residents	526	500
Pensioners per 1,000 residents	333	304
Tourist nights per resident	66.3	78.7
Average nights per arrival	4.9	5.1
Share of nights by foreign tourists	89.4%	91.6%
Beds per 1,000 residents	875	1,050
Share of beds in hotels and similar accommodation	13.0%	13.7%
Share of beds in campsites	22.7%	21.7%

Frequently asked questions

How many municipalities are there in Primorje-Gorski Kotar County?

Primorje-Gorski Kotar County has 36 municipalities. The most populous is Rijeka, with 104,856 residents.

What is the population of Primorje-Gorski Kotar County?

Primorje-Gorski Kotar County has 266,480 residents (2025), or 129 people per km².

Which municipality in Primorje-Gorski Kotar County is growing fastest?

Dobrinj has the fastest growth in Primorje-Gorski Kotar County over 10 years: +18.0%.