County

Varaždin County: municipalities in numbers

Varaždin County has 28 municipalities and 158,080 residents across 678 km², or 233 people per km². Population: −6.8% between 2015 and 2025.

158,080 residents
28 municipalities
678 km²
233 people/km²

Map and records: Varaždin County

Population

Population change over 10 years

Population density

All municipalities in Varaždin 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
Varaždin	44,283	−2.3%	1,284 people/km²	34.5 km²	45.1	23.2%
Ivanec	12,974	−2.2%	1,526 people/km²	8.5 km²	43.6	20.2%
Novi Marof	11,396	−11.0%	101.8 people/km²	111.9 km²	43.1	18.9%
Ludbreg	8,558	−4.1%	1,821 people/km²	4.7 km²	43.5	21.1%
Lepoglava	6,653	−14.2%	101.0 people/km²	65.9 km²	43.8	18.6%
Trnovec Bartolovečki	6,054	−8.8%	156.4 people/km²	38.7 km²	43.6	19.9%
Varaždinske Toplice	5,556	−8.7%	805.2 people/km²	6.9 km²	44.4	21.1%
Maruševec	5,539	−9.0%	110.8 people/km²	50.0 km²	43.8	20.7%
Cestica	5,477	−3.0%	978.0 people/km²	5.6 km²	43.0	21.0%
Gornji Kneginec	4,927	−6.6%	221.9 people/km²	22.2 km²	44.1	20.8%
Vidovec	4,770	−8.9%	148.6 people/km²	32.1 km²	43.1	18.8%
Sračinec	4,624	−4.6%	457.8 people/km²	10.1 km²	41.6	17.6%
Petrijanec	4,490	−4.4%	325.4 people/km²	13.8 km²	39.7	16.4%
Bednja	3,254	−13.2%	542.3 people/km²	6.0 km²	45.7	22.1%
Jalžabet	3,206	−8.9%	84.4 people/km²	38.0 km²	45.3	21.5%
Sveti Ilija	3,181	−7.8%	184.9 people/km²	17.2 km²	43.3	19.8%
Sveti Đurđ	3,098	−14.9%	755.6 people/km²	4.1 km²	43.5	21.0%
Vinica	2,955	−8.8%	91.2 people/km²	32.4 km²	42.8	19.3%
Martijanec	2,468	−15.5%	50.3 people/km²	49.1 km²	44.6	22.4%
Beretinec	2,023	−5.6%	164.5 people/km²	12.3 km²	42.8	17.9%
Donja Voća	1,928	−14.8%	198.8 people/km²	9.7 km²	43.2	17.6%
Breznica	1,900	−10.5%	184.5 people/km²	10.3 km²	42.1	18.8%
Klenovnik	1,736	−11.5%	67.5 people/km²	25.7 km²	43.1	16.6%
Mali Bukovec	1,651	−20.0%	138.7 people/km²	11.9 km²	43.8	20.3%
Ljubešćica	1,632	−8.3%	113.3 people/km²	14.4 km²	42.9	19.5%
Veliki Bukovec	1,369	+0.6%	117.0 people/km²	11.7 km²	44.1	22.1%
Visoko	1,276	−12.1%	51.5 people/km²	24.8 km²	42.9	21.4%
Breznički Hum	1,102	−13.4%	196.8 people/km²	5.6 km²	44.5	22.4%

Varaždin County compared with the national figures

Population-weighted averages for rates; totals for counts.

Indicator	Varaždin County	Croatia
Average age of residents	43.9 years	44.3 years
Share of residents aged 65 and over	20.8%	22.4%
Share of children aged 0 to 14	13.9%	14.3%
Unemployment rate	3.2%	5.3%
Employed share of residents aged 15 and over	52.1%	49.1%
Number of dwellings	81,323	2,390,500
Dwellings per 1,000 residents	510	622
Share of holiday and seasonal dwellings	14.0%	7.3%
Share of unoccupied dwellings for permanent residence	18.3%	23.7%
Average floor area of an occupied dwelling	106.7 m²	92.6 m²
Average household size in occupied dwellings	3.04	2.70
Kindergartens and preschool institutions	61	1,794
Children in kindergartens	6,538	158,685
Children in kindergartens per 1,000 residents	41	41
Primary schools	71	1,925
Primary school pupils	11,648	291,355
Primary school pupils per 1,000 residents	74	75
Pupils per teacher in primary schools	8.2	8.4
Students by place of residence	5,169	139,372
Students per 1,000 residents (by place of residence)	33	36
Persons in paid employment in legal entities	54,226	1,262,193
Persons in paid employment in legal entities per 1,000 residents	342	326
Dwellings completed in the year	394	16,654
Dwellings completed 2020-2024 per 1,000 residents	9.1	19.1
Tourist nights per resident in the year	1.4	27.6
Natural change per 1,000 residents	−6.0 ‰	−4.9 ‰
Net migration (arrivals minus departures) per 1,000 residents	0.5 ‰	5.0 ‰
Net migration with abroad per 1,000 residents	0.6 ‰	4.9 ‰
Share of residents aged 15 and over with higher education	18.2%	24.3%
Share of employed residents working outside their municipality	52.1%	33.9%
Share of employed residents in agriculture, forestry and fishing	4.5%	4.3%
Share of employed residents in mining, manufacturing, energy and water supply	32.4%	17.4%
Share of employed residents in construction	10.3%	7.7%
Share of employed residents in accommodation and food service activities	3.8%	8.1%
Share of occupied dwellings with a gas installation	64.5%	41.3%
Share of occupied dwellings with air conditioning	30.5%	52.8%
Share of occupied dwellings connected to a sewage disposal system	98.4%	99.2%
Net income per resident (per year)	8,974 €	9,698 €
Average annual net pay per employee	12,264 €	12,677 €
Average annual net pension per pensioner	6,475 €	7,010 €
Employees with pay per 1,000 residents	507	500
Pensioners per 1,000 residents	283	304

Frequently asked questions

How many municipalities are there in Varaždin County?

Varaždin County has 28 municipalities. The most populous is Varaždin, with 44,283 residents.

What is the population of Varaždin County?

Varaždin County has 158,080 residents (2025), or 233 people per km².

Which municipality in Varaždin County is growing fastest?

Veliki Bukovec has the fastest growth in Varaždin County over 10 years: +0.6%.