NUTS-3 HR061 · Croatia
Population
105,0032025
GDP
€1,886M2024
Unemployment· NUTS-2 source
3%2025
Employment· NUTS-2 source
75.8%2025
Active firms· FR-only
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Cadastral parcels· FR-only
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Area
730.9 km²
TerraSight · Compare
2 regions side-by-side
HR061 · HR063
Decision brief
Download brief (PDF)mandate-neutral · ranked by overall opportunity
Best overall fit: Međimurska županija (Opportunity 35). Runner-up: Koprivničko-križevačka županija (33).
Strengths
Industrial base (96) · Cost advantage (91)
Red flags
Talent & skills (EU bottom 15%)
Digital readiness (EU bottom 15%)
Governance (EU bottom 15%)
Strengths
Cost advantage (91) · Growth momentum (71)
Red flags
Talent & skills (EU bottom 15%)
Digital readiness (EU bottom 15%)
Governance (EU bottom 15%)
Air quality (EU bottom 15%)
Why you might not pick Međimurska županija
Talent & skills (EU bottom 15%); Digital readiness (EU bottom 15%); Governance (EU bottom 15%). Its weakest dimension is Digital readiness (EU pctl 2) — Koprivničko-križevačka županija may suit a mandate that weights that higher.
How robust is this recommendation?
The leader depends on the mandate: Logistics → Koprivničko-križevačka županija · Manufacturing → Međimurska županija · Office → Koprivničko-križevačka županija · Residential → Međimurska županija.
Phase-2 diligence checklist
- Site-level grid connection capacity and power pricing (beyond country-grain energy data)
- Local incentives, tax regimes and permitting timelines
- Workforce depth for your specific roles (the talent pillar is a proxy)
- Real-estate availability, rents and land — public pan-EU data stops at the Nordics
This is a mandate-neutral read. To weight the pillars to your thesis, run these regions through the Site Screener — it ranks all 1,211 regions under your weights and exports the full PDF. First-pass macro screening, not investment advice.
Composite intelligence · 0–100 EU-percentile scores
Opportunity Indexscale + growth + access + structure
35.4
33.0
Resilience Indexdiversification, stability, buffers
23.0
38.8
Quality of Lifeprosperity, health, safety, environment
31.8
31.6
Clean AirPM2.5 / PM10 / NO₂ inverted
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3.0
Connectivitytransit + air + market access
24.7
26.7
Talent & Human Capitalskills, learning, knowledge workers
14.5
14.5
Growth Momentumrecent GDP / employment trajectory
72.6
71.2
Trajectories · 2012–latest
Real GDP (2020 prices)
4.3% 5y
6.9% 5y
Population
0.3% 5y
0.8% 5y
Unemployment rate
9.2% 5y
9.5% 5y
Derived comparisons
GDP per capita
€17,958
€18,221
Population density
144 /km²
57 /km²
Parcels per 1k pop
FR-only
FR-only
Firms per 1k pop
FR-only
FR-only
All indicators · 85 metrics (Eurostat, all-EU)
Economy
Gross value added, total (current prices)
€1,564M
€1,499M
GVA — agriculture, forestry & fishing (A)
€132M
€214M
GVA — industry (B–E)
€642M
€361M
GVA — manufacturing (C)
€599M
€325M
GVA — construction (F)
€81M
€228M
GVA — wholesale/retail, transport, ICT (G–J)
€208M
€232M
Net disposable household income per capita (NUTS-2 source) ·N2
€10,800
€10,800
GDP per capita in PPS (purchasing-power adjusted)
25,200 PPS
25,500 PPS
GDP per capita (current prices, EUR)
€18,000
€18,200
Gross fixed capital formation — investment (total economy) ·N2
€3,296M
€3,296M
Investment in manufacturing capex (GFCF, NACE C) ·N2
€1,033M
€1,033M
Compensation of employees (total wage bill) ·N2
€6,092M
€6,092M
GVA — real estate activities (L)
€147M
€100M
GVA — information & communication (J)
€32M
€12M
GVA — finance, real estate & professional (K–N)
€263M
€197M
GVA — public admin, health & education (O–U)
€237M
€266M
Real GDP (constant 2020 prices, incl. short-term forecast)
€1,492M
€1,430M
Labour productivity per person employed (EUR)
€43,608
€44,412
Gross fixed capital formation, NUTS-3 (ARDECO)
€477M
€457M
Labour market
Employment, total persons
46,120
43,410
Self-employed persons
4,650
6,580
Employment in manufacturing (C)
17,140
12,090
Activity rate, 15–64 (NUTS-2 source) ·N2
72.6%
72.6%
Youth unemployment rate (15–24) ·N2
12.6%
12.6%
Unemployment rate 15-74, NUTS-3 native (ARDECO)
2.9%
3.1%
Labour force aged 15+ (ARDECO)
48,200
45,800
Business demography
Active enterprises (business economy, all sizes)
5,062
3,861
Enterprise births
526
499
Enterprise deaths
294
216
3-year enterprise survival rate
5.5%
6.3%
Innovation & R&D
R&D expenditure as % of GDP ·N2
1.9%
1.9%
Employment in high-tech sectors (% of total) ·N2
4.4%
4.4%
R&D personnel (% of active population, FTE) ·N2
0.4%
0.4%
Education
Tertiary education attainment, age 25–64 ·N2
22.4%
22.4%
Tertiary attainment, age 25–34 (young talent pool) ·N2
32.6%
32.6%
Adult participation in learning, age 25–64 (last 4 weeks) ·N2
4.3%
4.3%
Knowledge workers — tertiary-educated & in science/tech (% of labour force) ·N2
17.8%
17.8%
Scientists & engineers (% of labour force) ·N2
6.0%
6.0%
Digital
Households with internet access ·N2
87.4%
87.4%
Tourism
Nights spent at tourist accommodation (total)
240,351
46,225
Mobility
Passenger cars per 1,000 inhabitants ·N2
500 /1k
500 /1k
Road freight loaded (annual, thousand tonnes)
1,978 kt
2,797 kt
Distinct public-transport stop locations within the region (GTFS feeds, deduplicated across overlapping feeds by coordinate). A measure of transit-network extent.
16
25
Motorway density (km per 1,000 km²) ·N2
31 km/1000km²
31 km/1000km²
Public-transport stops per 100,000 inhabitants — transit service density relative to population (GTFS feeds, coordinate-deduplicated).
15
25
Distance from the region centroid to the nearest major (large) airport, in km - air-connectivity accessibility. Lower is better.
82
69
Number of major (large) airports within 100 km of the region centroid - air-hub catchment richness.
1
1
Demography
Population aged 15–64 (working age)
65,546
62,305
Population aged 65+
23,014
22,790
Population aged under 15
16,443
14,108
Median age of population
43.9 yrs
45.9 yrs
Old-age dependency ratio (65+ / 15–64)
35.1%
36.6%
Crude rate of total population change
-0.1 /1k
-4.0 /1k
Crude rate of net migration plus adjustment
2.6 /1k
2.6 /1k
Crude birth rate
8.6 /1k
8.8 /1k
Crude death rate
11.3 /1k
15.4 /1k
Live births
907
878
Deaths
1,191
1,528
Total age-dependency ratio (young+old / 15-64)
60.2%
59.2%
Total fertility rate (births per woman)
1.60
1.69
Social
At risk of poverty or social exclusion (AROPE) ·N2
17.6%
17.6%
Life expectancy at birth ·N2
78.5 yrs
78.5 yrs
At-risk-of-poverty rate (regional) ·N2
16.9%
16.9%
Health
Hospital beds per 100k inhabitants ·N2
465 /100k
465 /100k
Mortality, all causes (age-standardised rate) ·N2
1,622 /100k
1,622 /100k
Cancer mortality (age-standardised rate) ·N2
305 /100k
305 /100k
Safety & crime
Intentional homicides per 100k inhabitants
0.9 /100k
0.0 /100k
Robberies per 100k inhabitants
9.5 /100k
2.0 /100k
Burglaries per 100k inhabitants
140 /100k
135 /100k
Thefts per 100k inhabitants
270 /100k
170 /100k
Road traffic deaths per million inhabitants ·N2
42 /M
42 /M
Governance & institutions
Government effectiveness, WGI score -2.5..2.5 (country)
0.72
0.72
Regulatory quality, WGI score -2.5..2.5 (country)
0.30
0.30
Rule of law, WGI score -2.5..2.5 (country)
0.43
0.43
Control of corruption, WGI score -2.5..2.5 (country)
0.11
0.11
Political stability & absence of violence, WGI score (country)
0.73
0.73
Energy
Industrial electricity price, 2-20 GWh band, excl. taxes (national)
€0.126/kWh
€0.126/kWh
Industrial gas price, 10-100k GJ band, excl. taxes (national)
€0.048/kWh
€0.048/kWh
Climate
Elevation at region centroid (Copernicus DEM)
182 m
233 m
Hot days ≥30°C (avg per year)
18 days/yr
20 days/yr
Frost days ≤0°C (avg per year)
68 days/yr
62 days/yr
Heavy-precipitation days ≥20mm (avg per year)
6 days/yr
8 days/yr