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Capital city · Croatia · Europe

Zagreb

Zagreb · Croatia
City population
663,592
#1
in Croatia
#1
in Zagreb
#835
worldwide
Zagreb
45.814, 15.978
City population
663,592
Within the city boundary, not a metro area
Rank in Croatia
#1
of 24 cities of 15,000+
World rank
#835
of 31,365 cities listed
Share of Croatia
17.1%
of the national population

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.

Position in Croatia
#1of 24
LargestSmallest
Position in Zagreb
#1of 2
LargestSmallest

Key Facts

Country
Croatia
Region
Zagreb
Rank in region
#1of 2
Capital
National capital
Elevation
135 m
Approximate — modelled, not surveyed
Time zone
Europe/Zagreb
Coordinates
45.814, 15.978
Record updated
2023-11-25
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 Croatia

Closest listed cities by great-circle distance from the city centre.

11KMSesvete55K people20KMSamobor17K people49KMKarlovac42K people50KMSisak28K people61KMVaraždin36K people

Compared with the World's Largest Cities

City-proper population against the fifteen largest cities in the dataset.

  1. Shanghai24.9M
  2. Beijing19M
  3. Shenzhen17.5M
  4. Guangzhou16.1M
  5. Kinshasa16M
  6. Istanbul15.7M
  7. Lagos15.4M
  8. Ho Chi Minh City14M
  9. Chengdu13.6M
  10. Lahore13M
  11. Mumbai12.7M
  12. São Paulo12.4M
  13. Mexico City12.3M
  14. Karachi11.6M
  15. Tianjin11.1M
  16. Zagreb664K
City-proper figures only. Administrative boundaries differ between countries, so these are not directly comparable to metropolitan-area estimates.
Zagreb compared with the fifteen largest cities
NameCity population
Shanghai24.9M
Beijing19M
Shenzhen17.5M
Guangzhou16.1M
Kinshasa16M
Istanbul15.7M
Lagos15.4M
Ho Chi Minh City14M
Chengdu13.6M
Lahore13M
Mumbai12.7M
São Paulo12.4M
Mexico City12.3M
Karachi11.6M
Tianjin11.1M
Zagreb664K

Zagreb Population FAQ

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.

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 of 15,000 or more listed in Croatia, holding 17.1% of the national population.

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