County

Zagreb County: municipalities in numbers

Zagreb County has 34 municipalities and 312,678 residents across 1,915 km², or 163 people per km². Population: +0.5% between 2015 and 2025.

312,678 residents
34 municipalities
1,915 km²
163 people/km²

Map and records: Zagreb County

Population

Population change over 10 years

Population density

All municipalities in Zagreb 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
Velika Gorica	64,761	+3.0%	198.3 people/km²	326.6 km²	42.8	20.9%
Samobor	38,632	+3.5%	153.6 people/km²	251.5 km²	43.5	20.8%
Zaprešić	24,824	−0.7%	1,306 people/km²	19.0 km²	43.4	21.5%
Sveta Nedelja	20,098	+11.6%	505.0 people/km²	39.8 km²	42.7	19.5%
Dugo Selo	19,542	+9.0%	359.9 people/km²	54.3 km²	41.0	18.1%
Sveti Ivan Zelina	15,292	+0.1%	3,823 people/km²	4.0 km²	44.1	22.3%
Jastrebarsko	15,261	−0.3%	67.4 people/km²	226.4 km²	44.9	23.3%
Vrbovec	13,241	−6.2%	1,273 people/km²	10.4 km²	43.7	22.0%
Ivanić-Grad	13,092	−5.6%	75.5 people/km²	173.5 km²	43.5	21.2%
Brdovec	10,880	−2.7%	2,473 people/km²	4.4 km²	43.7	21.2%
Rugvica	7,729	+1.4%	644.1 people/km²	12.0 km²	42.7	19.7%
Bistra	6,710	+1.9%	126.8 people/km²	52.9 km²	43.9	20.9%
Brckovljani	6,092	−6.2%	87.3 people/km²	69.8 km²	42.2	19.4%
Križ	5,996	−9.5%	50.9 people/km²	117.8 km²	45.2	23.8%
Kloštar Ivanić	5,494	−7.6%	70.9 people/km²	77.5 km²	43.6	22.1%
Klinča Sela	5,297	+2.7%	945.9 people/km²	5.6 km²	43.7	21.7%
Dubrava	4,449	−8.1%	38.5 people/km²	115.7 km²	47.0	25.6%
Stupnik	4,439	+15.7%	179.0 people/km²	24.8 km²	42.8	19.9%
Jakovlje	3,920	+1.7%	109.8 people/km²	35.7 km²	43.5	20.8%
Pisarovina	3,566	−0.3%	294.7 people/km²	12.1 km²	44.6	23.2%
Gradec	3,123	−9.9%	495.7 people/km²	6.3 km²	44.8	23.5%
Pušća	2,597	−4.3%	152.8 people/km²	17.0 km²	44.7	24.4%
Krašić	2,194	−11.4%	30.7 people/km²	71.5 km²	49.5	29.4%
Marija Gorica	2,098	−4.1%	122.7 people/km²	17.1 km²	45.5	24.7%
Kravarsko	1,853	−2.5%	31.8 people/km²	58.3 km²	43.1	20.0%
Orle	1,833	−3.8%	31.3 people/km²	58.6 km²	44.7	23.1%
Pokupsko	1,820	−15.2%	280.0 people/km²	6.5 km²	46.1	23.8%
Farkaševac	1,473	−17.2%	199.1 people/km²	7.4 km²	44.3	21.6%
Luka	1,292	−4.0%	307.6 people/km²	4.2 km²	44.5	21.6%
Bedenica	1,265	−5.9%	58.8 people/km²	21.5 km²	43.3	20.4%
Dubravica	1,162	−12.9%	774.7 people/km²	1.5 km²	46.0	22.7%
Rakovec	1,087	−10.2%	213.1 people/km²	5.1 km²	43.9	23.8%
Preseka	1,028	−20.6%	395.4 people/km²	2.6 km²	44.1	21.4%
Žumberak	538	−27.3%	137.9 people/km²	3.9 km²	57.7	41.1%

Zagreb County compared with the national figures

Population-weighted averages for rates; totals for counts.

Indicator	Zagreb County	Croatia
Average age of residents	43.4 years	44.3 years
Share of residents aged 65 and over	21.3%	22.4%
Share of children aged 0 to 14	14.9%	14.3%
Unemployment rate	3.8%	5.3%
Employed share of residents aged 15 and over	52.2%	49.1%
Number of dwellings	144,764	2,390,500
Dwellings per 1,000 residents	481	622
Share of holiday and seasonal dwellings	9.6%	7.3%
Share of unoccupied dwellings for permanent residence	19.7%	23.7%
Average floor area of an occupied dwelling	110.9 m²	92.6 m²
Average household size in occupied dwellings	3.00	2.70
Kindergartens and preschool institutions	123	1,794
Children in kindergartens	13,110	158,685
Children in kindergartens per 1,000 residents	42	41
Primary schools	118	1,925
Primary school pupils	24,065	291,355
Primary school pupils per 1,000 residents	77	75
Pupils per teacher in primary schools	9.5	8.4
Students by place of residence	11,352	139,372
Students per 1,000 residents (by place of residence)	36	36
Persons in paid employment in legal entities	86,158	1,262,193
Persons in paid employment in legal entities per 1,000 residents	279	326
Dwellings completed in the year	1,342	16,654
Dwellings completed 2020-2024 per 1,000 residents	13.3	19.1
Tourist nights per resident in the year	0.9	27.6
Natural change per 1,000 residents	−3.1 ‰	−4.9 ‰
Net migration (arrivals minus departures) per 1,000 residents	11.1 ‰	5.0 ‰
Net migration with abroad per 1,000 residents	4.9 ‰	4.9 ‰
Share of residents aged 15 and over with higher education	20.0%	24.3%
Share of employed residents working outside their municipality	61.4%	33.9%
Share of employed residents in agriculture, forestry and fishing	2.7%	4.3%
Share of employed residents in mining, manufacturing, energy and water supply	19.7%	17.4%
Share of employed residents in construction	8.2%	7.7%
Share of employed residents in accommodation and food service activities	4.7%	8.1%
Share of occupied dwellings with a gas installation	55.7%	41.3%
Share of occupied dwellings with air conditioning	43.0%	52.8%
Share of occupied dwellings connected to a sewage disposal system	99.2%	99.2%
Net income per resident (per year)	9,898 €	9,698 €
Average annual net pay per employee	13,565 €	12,677 €
Average annual net pension per pensioner	6,957 €	7,010 €
Employees with pay per 1,000 residents	527	500
Pensioners per 1,000 residents	259	304

Frequently asked questions

How many municipalities are there in Zagreb County?

Zagreb County has 34 municipalities. The most populous is Velika Gorica, with 64,761 residents.

What is the population of Zagreb County?

Zagreb County has 312,678 residents (2025), or 163 people per km².

Which municipality in Zagreb County is growing fastest?

Stupnik has the fastest growth in Zagreb County over 10 years: +15.7%.