County

Šibenik-Knin County: municipalities in numbers

Šibenik-Knin County has 20 municipalities and 96,477 residents across 2,588 km², or 37 people per km². Population: −6.7% between 2015 and 2025.

96,477 residents
20 municipalities
2,588 km²
37 people/km²

Map and records: Šibenik-Knin County

Population

Population change over 10 years

Population density

All municipalities in Šibenik-Knin 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
Šibenik	42,549	−5.3%	106.5 people/km²	399.5 km²	46.1	25.7%
Knin	10,588	−20.8%	29.8 people/km²	355.0 km²	44.6	21.7%
Vodice	9,889	+10.0%	285.0 people/km²	34.7 km²	46.6	27.9%
Drniš	6,126	−11.3%	17.4 people/km²	351.7 km²	46.7	25.7%
Tisno	3,119	+1.7%	162.4 people/km²	19.2 km²	48.7	31.7%
Skradin	2,983	−18.9%	16.2 people/km²	184.2 km²	50.2	31.1%
Bilice	2,712	+9.8%	129.8 people/km²	20.9 km²	44.1	24.5%
Primošten	2,659	−4.4%	233.2 people/km²	11.4 km²	47.9	29.3%
Kistanje	2,509	−13.5%	10.3 people/km²	243.0 km²	48.6	32.3%
Rogoznica	2,390	+3.0%	35.1 people/km²	68.1 km²	50.7	34.9%
Murter-Kornati	2,025	−1.3%	25.7 people/km²	78.7 km²	46.7	28.6%
Pirovac	1,768	−2.2%	70.4 people/km²	25.1 km²	50.1	32.7%
Tribunj	1,678	+5.7%	109.7 people/km²	15.3 km²	46.8	29.4%
Ružić	1,215	−17.1%	139.7 people/km²	8.7 km²	47.7	30.3%
Unešić	1,197	−16.4%	6.3 people/km²	188.9 km²	53.3	39.5%
Biskupija	1,081	−18.2%	8.1 people/km²	133.4 km²	57.6	47.2%
Promina	910	−10.5%	6.5 people/km²	139.3 km²	53.7	41.6%
Ervenik	679	−18.0%	3.2 people/km²	212.8 km²	58.0	44.6%
Kijevo	256	−18.7%	3.3 people/km²	76.9 km²	56.3	40.8%
Civljane	144	−12.7%	6.8 people/km²	21.2 km²	59.7	51.5%

Šibenik-Knin County compared with the national figures

Population-weighted averages for rates; totals for counts.

Indicator	Šibenik-Knin County	Croatia
Average age of residents	46.9 years	44.3 years
Share of residents aged 65 and over	27.4%	22.4%
Share of children aged 0 to 14	12.8%	14.3%
Unemployment rate	6.5%	5.3%
Employed share of residents aged 15 and over	43.3%	49.1%
Number of dwellings	106,718	2,390,500
Dwellings per 1,000 residents	1,133	622
Share of holiday and seasonal dwellings	13.7%	7.3%
Share of unoccupied dwellings for permanent residence	35.1%	23.7%
Average floor area of an occupied dwelling	82.2 m²	92.6 m²
Average household size in occupied dwellings	2.48	2.70
Kindergartens and preschool institutions	50	1,794
Children in kindergartens	3,566	158,685
Children in kindergartens per 1,000 residents	37	41
Primary schools	45	1,925
Primary school pupils	6,561	291,355
Primary school pupils per 1,000 residents	68	75
Pupils per teacher in primary schools	7.4	8.4
Students by place of residence	3,452	139,372
Students per 1,000 residents (by place of residence)	36	36
Persons in paid employment in legal entities	25,449	1,262,193
Persons in paid employment in legal entities per 1,000 residents	265	326
Dwellings completed in the year	228	16,654
Dwellings completed 2020-2024 per 1,000 residents	24.5	19.1
Tourist nights per resident in the year	61.0	27.6
Natural change per 1,000 residents	−7.0 ‰	−4.9 ‰
Net migration (arrivals minus departures) per 1,000 residents	13.0 ‰	5.0 ‰
Net migration with abroad per 1,000 residents	11.6 ‰	4.9 ‰
Share of residents aged 15 and over with higher education	20.8%	24.3%
Share of employed residents working outside their municipality	27.0%	33.9%
Share of employed residents in agriculture, forestry and fishing	2.8%	4.3%
Share of employed residents in mining, manufacturing, energy and water supply	14.2%	17.4%
Share of employed residents in construction	6.4%	7.7%
Share of employed residents in accommodation and food service activities	13.9%	8.1%
Share of occupied dwellings with a gas installation	4.5%	41.3%
Share of occupied dwellings with air conditioning	63.3%	52.8%
Share of occupied dwellings connected to a sewage disposal system	99.6%	99.2%
Net income per resident (per year)	8,587 €	9,698 €
Average annual net pay per employee	11,135 €	12,677 €
Average annual net pension per pensioner	6,873 €	7,010 €
Employees with pay per 1,000 residents	464	500
Pensioners per 1,000 residents	356	304
Tourist nights per resident	71.3	78.7
Average nights per arrival	5.4	5.1
Share of nights by foreign tourists	84.2%	91.6%
Beds per 1,000 residents	1,284	1,050
Share of beds in hotels and similar accommodation	10.5%	13.7%
Share of beds in campsites	17.2%	21.7%

Frequently asked questions

How many municipalities are there in Šibenik-Knin County?

Šibenik-Knin County has 20 municipalities. The most populous is Šibenik, with 42,549 residents.

What is the population of Šibenik-Knin County?

Šibenik-Knin County has 96,477 residents (2025), or 37 people per km².

Which municipality in Šibenik-Knin County is growing fastest?

Vodice has the fastest growth in Šibenik-Knin County over 10 years: +10.0%.