County

Zadar County: municipalities in numbers

Zadar County has 34 municipalities and 167,501 residents across 2,370 km², or 71 people per km². Population: +0.5% between 2015 and 2025.

167,501 residents
34 municipalities
2,370 km²
71 people/km²

Map and records: Zadar County

Population

Population change over 10 years

Population density

All municipalities in Zadar 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
Zadar	74,393	+1.4%	1,450 people/km²	51.3 km²	43.2	21.5%
Benkovac	8,995	−16.8%	2,367 people/km²	3.8 km²	44.6	22.7%
Biograd na Moru	6,203	+10.5%	166.7 people/km²	37.2 km²	43.7	23.5%
Poličnik	5,157	+12.6%	63.1 people/km²	81.7 km²	42.0	19.1%
Sukošan	4,998	+6.5%	90.4 people/km²	55.3 km²	43.3	23.0%
Sveti Filip i Jakov	4,854	+7.5%	102.0 people/km²	47.6 km²	43.8	22.7%
Pakoštane	4,339	+5.0%	52.0 people/km²	83.5 km²	42.9	21.8%
Bibinje	4,246	+5.6%	296.9 people/km²	14.3 km²	40.6	19.7%
Preko	3,675	−5.3%	67.3 people/km²	54.6 km²	51.1	36.2%
Vir	3,646	+13.7%	164.2 people/km²	22.2 km²	50.5	36.5%
Posedarje	3,441	−4.4%	44.4 people/km²	77.5 km²	44.4	23.6%
Obrovac	3,422	−9.2%	2,852 people/km²	1.2 km²	48.9	29.1%
Pag	3,358	−3.3%	25.3 people/km²	132.8 km²	48.3	30.3%
Nin	3,259	+18.8%	407.4 people/km²	8.0 km²	45.9	27.2%
Ražanac	2,864	−2.8%	229.1 people/km²	12.5 km²	47.1	28.1%
Gračac	2,814	−27.7%	2.9 people/km²	958.3 km²	47.7	27.2%
Privlaka	2,429	+10.3%	218.8 people/km²	11.1 km²	48.4	31.1%
Pašman	2,334	+6.4%	48.2 people/km²	48.4 km²	50.3	33.9%
Zemunik Donji	2,314	+12.2%	42.2 people/km²	54.8 km²	44.7	24.7%
Vrsi	2,211	+6.8%	59.8 people/km²	37.0 km²	47.0	27.6%
Novigrad	2,090	−8.2%	40.8 people/km²	51.2 km²	46.6	25.1%
Sali	1,929	+8.2%	57.1 people/km²	33.8 km²	53.9	39.9%
Stankovci	1,769	−9.5%	25.7 people/km²	68.7 km²	44.8	24.2%
Starigrad	1,768	−5.0%	10.5 people/km²	168.7 km²	49.1	29.6%
Kali	1,651	+1.4%	175.6 people/km²	9.4 km²	47.1	28.8%
Škabrnja	1,647	−5.4%	110.5 people/km²	14.9 km²	41.4	19.7%
Jasenice	1,480	+4.6%	25.5 people/km²	58.1 km²	44.0	20.8%
Polača	1,390	−3.3%	46.3 people/km²	30.0 km²	44.7	23.5%
Galovac	1,251	+1.5%	116.9 people/km²	10.7 km²	42.8	22.1%
Kolan	880	+9.0%	38.8 people/km²	22.7 km²	44.9	26.0%
Tkon	779	+1.2%	52.3 people/km²	14.9 km²	43.6	26.5%
Povljana	726	+3.4%	18.9 people/km²	38.4 km²	50.4	33.5%
Kukljica	641	−11.8%	94.3 people/km²	6.8 km²	53.5	41.4%
Lišane Ostrovičke	548	−16.5%	11.2 people/km²	49.0 km²	46.0	27.3%

Zadar County compared with the national figures

Population-weighted averages for rates; totals for counts.

Indicator	Zadar County	Croatia
Average age of residents	44.6 years	44.3 years
Share of residents aged 65 and over	24.0%	22.4%
Share of children aged 0 to 14	14.6%	14.3%
Unemployment rate	4.6%	5.3%
Employed share of residents aged 15 and over	46.3%	49.1%
Number of dwellings	156,903	2,390,500
Dwellings per 1,000 residents	1,001	622
Share of holiday and seasonal dwellings	16.9%	7.3%
Share of unoccupied dwellings for permanent residence	27.9%	23.7%
Average floor area of an occupied dwelling	94.6 m²	92.6 m²
Average household size in occupied dwellings	2.66	2.70
Kindergartens and preschool institutions	95	1,794
Children in kindergartens	6,478	158,685
Children in kindergartens per 1,000 residents	39	41
Primary schools	112	1,925
Primary school pupils	13,110	291,355
Primary school pupils per 1,000 residents	78	75
Pupils per teacher in primary schools	8.8	8.4
Students by place of residence	6,213	139,372
Students per 1,000 residents (by place of residence)	37	36
Persons in paid employment in legal entities	45,382	1,262,193
Persons in paid employment in legal entities per 1,000 residents	274	326
Dwellings completed in the year	2,578	16,654
Dwellings completed 2020-2024 per 1,000 residents	73.7	19.1
Tourist nights per resident in the year	64.1	27.6
Natural change per 1,000 residents	−3.7 ‰	−4.9 ‰
Net migration (arrivals minus departures) per 1,000 residents	14.0 ‰	5.0 ‰
Net migration with abroad per 1,000 residents	11.7 ‰	4.9 ‰
Share of residents aged 15 and over with higher education	22.3%	24.3%
Share of employed residents working outside their municipality	34.2%	33.9%
Share of employed residents in agriculture, forestry and fishing	5.7%	4.3%
Share of employed residents in mining, manufacturing, energy and water supply	10.8%	17.4%
Share of employed residents in construction	7.3%	7.7%
Share of employed residents in accommodation and food service activities	12.9%	8.1%
Share of occupied dwellings with a gas installation	5.0%	41.3%
Share of occupied dwellings with air conditioning	71.4%	52.8%
Share of occupied dwellings connected to a sewage disposal system	99.8%	99.2%
Net income per resident (per year)	8,574 €	9,698 €
Average annual net pay per employee	11,201 €	12,677 €
Average annual net pension per pensioner	6,929 €	7,010 €
Employees with pay per 1,000 residents	489	500
Pensioners per 1,000 residents	309	304
Tourist nights per resident	64.6	78.7
Average nights per arrival	5.4	5.1
Share of nights by foreign tourists	87.2%	91.6%
Beds per 1,000 residents	1,008	1,050
Share of beds in hotels and similar accommodation	7.5%	13.7%
Share of beds in campsites	22.5%	21.7%

Frequently asked questions

How many municipalities are there in Zadar County?

Zadar County has 34 municipalities. The most populous is Zadar, with 74,393 residents.

What is the population of Zadar County?

Zadar County has 167,501 residents (2025), or 71 people per km².

Which municipality in Zadar County is growing fastest?

Nin has the fastest growth in Zadar County over 10 years: +18.8%.