Number of people using the Internet in Croatia
Croatia: Number of people using the Internet was 3.23 million people in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Number of people using the Internet in Croatia, 1990–2024
Source: World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database - International Telecommunication Union (ITU), via World Bank (2026); United Nations Population Division, national statistical offices, and Eurostat, vi. Measured in people.
Analysis
Croatia recorded 3.23 million people for number of people using the internet in 2024. That is the highest value across all 33 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.6% on the previous year and up 12.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of people using the internet in Croatia peaked at 3.23 million people in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0 people, in 1990.
Croatia ranks 118th of 208 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Number of people using the Internet in Croatia, year by year
| Year | people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0 people | — |
| 1993 | 4,472 people | — |
| 1994 | 12,467 people | +178.8% |
| 1995 | 23,747 people | +90.5% |
| 1996 | 39,146 people | +64.8% |
| 1997 | 78,454 people | +100.4% |
| 1998 | 148,201 people | +88.9% |
| 1999 | 199,006 people | +34.3% |
| 2000 | 296,913 people | +49.2% |
| 2001 | 496,977 people | +67.4% |
| 2002 | 764,066 people | +53.7% |
| 2003 | 979,023 people | +28.1% |
| 2004 | 1.33 million people | +35.9% |
| 2005 | 1.43 million people | +7.4% |
| 2006 | 1.64 million people | +14.6% |
| 2007 | 1.79 million people | +9.1% |
| 2008 | 1.91 million people | +6.7% |
| 2009 | 2.18 million people | +14.2% |
| 2010 | 2.43 million people | +11.5% |
| 2011 | 2.47 million people | +1.8% |
| 2012 | 2.64 million people | +6.7% |
| 2013 | 2.83 million people | +7.1% |
| 2014 | 2.88 million people | +1.9% |
| 2015 | 2.90 million people | +0.7% |
| 2016 | 2.99 million people | +3.0% |
| 2017 | 2.71 million people | -9.2% |
| 2018 | 3.00 million people | +10.8% |
| 2019 | 3.12 million people | +4.0% |
| 2020 | 3.07 million people | -1.8% |
| 2021 | 3.15 million people | +2.8% |
| 2022 | 3.16 million people | +0.4% |
| 2023 | 3.21 million people | +1.5% |
| 2024 | 3.23 million people | +0.6% |
Croatia compared with similar countries
- Croatia's 3.23 million people is below the median for high income countries, which is 3.26 million people, 99% of the median. (78 countries reporting)
- Croatia's 3.23 million people is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 5.52 million people, 59% of the median. (55 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Number of people using the Internet in Croatia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | +178.8% | 4,472 people | 12,467 people |
| 1997 | +100.4% | 39,146 people | 78,454 people |
| 1995 | +90.5% | 12,467 people | 23,747 people |
| 1998 | +88.9% | 78,454 people | 148,201 people |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 63,187 people | 0 people | 199,006 people | 8 |
| 2000s | 1.28 million people | 296,913 people | 2.18 million people | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.80 million people | 2.43 million people | 3.12 million people | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.17 million people | 3.07 million people | 3.23 million people | 5 |
Countries ranked near Croatia
More science & technology data for Croatia
- Mobile landline subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, gaps filled 121.73 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per capita 1.22 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, gaps filled 4.72 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per square kilometre 81.54 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, annual growth rate 3.94 % change on previous year (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, annual growth rate 3.39 % change on previous year (2024)
- Scientific and technical journal articles 5,504 (2023)
- Scientific and technical journal articles, per capita 0.0014 units per person (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of people using the internet in Croatia?
- Number of people using the internet in Croatia was 3.23 million people in 2024, according to World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database - International Telecommunication Union (ITU), via World Bank (2026); United Nations Population Division, national statistical offices, and Eurostat, vi.
- What is the highest number of people using the internet recorded in Croatia?
- The highest recorded value was 3.23 million people in 2024.
- What is the lowest number of people using the internet recorded in Croatia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 people in 1990.
- How does Croatia rank for number of people using the internet?
- Croatia ranks 118th out of 208 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of people using the internet rising or falling in Croatia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Croatia data come from?
- The figures come from World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database - International Telecommunication Union (ITU), via World Bank (2026); United Nations Population Division, national statistical offices, and Eurostat, vi, published as part of Number of people using the Internet. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of people who used the Internet in the last three months.