What is the population of Zagreb?
Zagreb has a city population of 663,592. That is the population within the city's own boundary, not its wider metropolitan area. City population, GeoNames.
Capital city · Croatia · Europe
Zagreb
City population
663,592
#1
in Croatia
#1
in Zagreb
#835
worldwide
45.814, 15.978
About Zagreb
The capital is ringed by smaller cities within short distances: Sesvete lies 11 km away with a population of 55,313, while Velika Gorica (30,036) and Zaprešić (18,768) are each 14 km distant. Zagreb itself holds 663,592 residents, accounting for 17.1% of Croatia's national population. The city sits at 135 m elevation.
This summary is AI-generated from the figures on this page. The figures themselves come from the sources cited beside each value.
Key Facts
Country
Region
Zagreb
Rank in region
#1of 2
Coordinates
45.814, 15.978
Record updated
25 November 2023
Entry edited, not measured
City population, GeoNames. GeoNames publishes no year for its population figures, so “record updated” is when the entry was last edited — not the date the population was measured. Elevation is modelled from a digital elevation model rather than surveyed, so it is approximate.
Nearby Cities
All 24 in CroatiaClosest listed cities by great-circle distance from the city centre.
Compared with the World's Largest Cities
City-proper population against the fifteen largest cities in the dataset.
| Name | City population |
|---|---|
| Shanghai | 24.9M |
| Beijing | 19M |
| Shenzhen | 17.5M |
| Guangzhou | 16.1M |
| Kinshasa | 16M |
| Istanbul | 15.7M |
| Lagos | 15.4M |
| Ho Chi Minh City | 14M |
| Chengdu | 13.6M |
| Lahore | 13M |
| Mumbai | 12.7M |
| São Paulo | 12.4M |
| Mexico City | 12.3M |
| Karachi | 11.6M |
| Tianjin | 11.1M |
| Zagreb | 664K |
Zagreb Population FAQ
Where is Zagreb?
Zagreb is in Zagreb, Croatia. Its coordinates are 45.814, 15.978.
How big is Zagreb compared with other cities in Croatia?
It is the 1st largest of the 24 cities listed in Croatia, holding 17.1% of the national population.