Zagreb: population and official figures

In depth

• Economy, jobs and prices in Zagreb: The unemployment rate in Zagreb was 2.8% in 2024 (2.3% for women, 3.4% for men).
• Poverty and living standards in Zagreb: An apartment in Zagreb cost €78,803 to buy on average in 2017.

More figures

• 74% of people in Zagreb agreed that there is corruption in their local public administration (EU quality of life in European cities survey, 2023). Source: Eurostat · saved copy
• In the EU's 2023 survey of quality of life in European cities, 29% of residents of Zagreb were satisfied with how long the local administration takes to deal with a request. Source: Eurostat · saved copy
• In the EU's 2023 survey of quality of life in European cities, 35% of residents of Zagreb found the local administration's procedures straightforward and easy to understand. Source: Eurostat · saved copy
• In the EU's 2023 survey of quality of life in European cities, 38% of residents of Zagreb thought the fees charged by the local administration were reasonable. Source: Eurostat · saved copy
• 53% of people in Zagreb said the local administration's information and services were easy to access online (EU quality of life in European cities survey, 2023). Source: Eurostat · saved copy
• 86% of people in Zagreb were satisfied to live in the city (EU quality of life in European cities survey, 2023). Source: Eurostat · saved copy
• 61% of people in Zagreb were satisfied with health care services, doctors and hospitals (EU quality of life in European cities survey, 2023). Source: Eurostat · saved copy
• In the EU's 2023 survey of quality of life in European cities, 65% of residents of Zagreb were satisfied with schools and other educational facilities. Source: Eurostat · saved copy

Who runs Zagreb?

In Croatia, cities and towns are run by counties – županije: County assembly and county prefect (župan) directly elected. Secondary schools, hospitals, county roads, regional planning; since 2020 also many former state administration tasks.

How local power works in Croatia

Up a level: all cities in Croatia · Croatia · government and power

Sources

• United Nations Statistics Division: Demographic Yearbook 2024, Table 8: Population of capital cities and cities of 100 000 or more inhabitants, latest available year, 2005-2024, read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 0c6784df022e…)
• Eurostat: Eurostat dataset urb_ctour: Urban Audit: culture and tourism (cities), read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 235d13e6125c…)
• Eurostat: Eurostat dataset urb_percep: Quality of life in European cities survey 2023: perception (cities), read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 81bd3e277f3e…)
• Eurostat: Eurostat dataset urb_clivcon: Urban Audit: living conditions (cities), read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 bc58ab68d418…)
• Eurostat: Eurostat dataset urb_ceduc: Urban Audit: education (cities), read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 af187c7040a4…)
• Eurostat: Eurostat dataset urb_cpop1: Urban Audit: population on 1 January by age groups and sex (cities), read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 0ef23d60abc9…)
• Eurostat: Eurostat dataset urb_clma: Urban Audit: labour market (cities), read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 be050965f9c6…)
• Eurostat: Eurostat dataset urb_ctran: Urban Audit: transport (cities), read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 c4e74aa07496…)

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