Vukovar-Srijem County population contracted by a fifth
Broken down by region, the biggest drop in the population of 19.54% over the last 10 years was recorded in the eastern county of Vukovar-Srijem.
Sisak-Moslavina County saw a drop of 18.5%, and Slavonski Brod-Posavina County’s population shrank by 17.53%.
On the other hand, the slightest decline, -2.54%, was in the population of the capital city of Zagreb, to 769,944, and the population of Zagreb County shrank by 5.16% over the last decade to 301,206.
Two southern counties — Zadar and Dubrovnik County — also saw the smallest decreases, 5.47% and 5.69% respectively.