December the 11th, 2025 – Croatian tourism has seen a bit of a drop in numbers in November, but 2025’s figures as a whole have been more than positive.
As Poslovni Dnevnik writes, 424,000 tourists were registered as having visited Croatia in November this year (-7% compared to November 2024), achieving a total of 1.1 million overnight stays (-4%), according to data from the eVisitor system of the Croatian National Tourist Board (HTZ).
Foreign tourists numbered 225,000 (-10%) with 683,000 overnight stays recorded (-6%), while domestic tourists (199,000, -4%) achieved 407,000 overnight stays in total (-2%).
Commercial accommodation accounted for 90% of all stays with 983,000 overnight stays recorded (-6.3%), mainly in hotels (600,000, -4.2%) and commercial facilities in private accommodation and households (227,000, -3.8%). Non-commercial accommodation increased by 21.6% to 98,000 overnight stays, while nautical tourism fell by -21.6% to 8.7000.
Domestic tourists from across Croatia accounted for 38% of all overnight stays recorded, the neighbouring Slovenians made up 9%, the Germans made up 7%, the Austrians and guests from neighbouring Bosnia and Herzegovina realised 6% each, the Serbs realised 4%, the Italians and Americans realised 3% each, and Asians and the Brits realised 2% respectively. The highest number of overnight stays was recorded in Kvarner, Zagreb and Istria, with growth seen only in Kvarner, Zadar and the continental part of Croatia in general.
The leading destinations were Zagreb, Dubrovnik, Opatija, Split and Zadar. During the first eleven months of 2025, 21.4 million tourists visited Croatia in total, representing a 2% increase when compared to the same period last year, with 109 million overnight stays and growth of 1% achieved.
Foreign tourists accounted for a massive 18.3 million arrivals and 95.6 million registered overnight stays, both of which were up by 1%. Domestic tourists contributed significantly to this overall increase with 3.1 million arrivals (+7 percent) and 13.4 million overnight stays recorded (+3 percent).
