NUTS-3 HR032 · Croatia
Ličko-senjska županija
Ličko-senjska županija generates €811M of GDP across 43.2k residents. Its Opportunity Index of 30.2/100 sits in the lower tier of EU regions, led by economic growth and livability. Its economy has grown +11.1%/yr over five years and accelerating, with the employment rate up 9.1pp. On quality of life it ranks strongest for clean environment (86.7th EU percentile) and weakest for digital connectivity (12th).
Long-run trajectory · EU percentile of real GDP per head, 1995–2024
Persistent laggard9 → 15 EU percentile since 1995 (+6 ranks)
Yearly EU-wide percentile of real GDP per head (ARDECO regional accounts, constant 2020 prices, derived over population). 50 = the EU median that year; percentiles are scale-free, so decades are directly comparable. See the backtest for what long-run prosperity ranks do — and don't — anticipate.
Mandate pillar profile · EU percentiles (screener dimensions)
Cost advantage90
Air quality86
Growth momentum79
Energy cost71
Freight intensity42
Talent & skills37
Resilience35
Quality of life31
Economic base26
Connectivity23
Labour market20
Governance12
Demographic outlook3
Industrial base2
Digital readiness0
Each bar is this region's EU percentile on a screener pillar (higher = better for siting; cost & energy are inverted so cheap scores high). These are the exact weights you tune in the Site Screener.
Opportunity Index · composite triage (experimental)
30.2
/ 100 · blends growth, livability, market access & scale · 4/4 pillars
Growth79
Livability30.6
Market access10
Economic scale1
Equal-weighted mean of four EU-percentile pillars (deliberately orthogonal: growth=trend, livability=quality, market=distance-weighted demand proxy, scale=absolute GDP). Experimental — a screening triage, not investment advice.
Resilience Index · downside / risk lens (experimental)
35.3
/ 100 · higher = more resilient to downturns · 4/4 pillars
GDP stability7
Labour stability13
Diversification92
Demographic stability29
Inverse of GDP-growth & unemployment volatility (since 2008, incl. 2009/2020 shocks), economic diversification (inverse HHI) and population stability — each EU-percentile-ranked. Higher withstands downturns better. Experimental.
Connectivity Index · transit · air · market access (experimental)
23.3
/ 100 · higher = better-connected · 3/3 facets
Transit density24
Airport access36
Market access10
Public-transport stop density, proximity to a major airport, and gravity access to surrounding economic mass — each EU-percentile-ranked. Higher = better-connected. Experimental.
Talent & Human Capital Index · skills base (experimental)
36.5
/ 100 · higher = deeper skills base than more EU regions · 4/4 facets
Young tertiary58
Lifelong learning12
Knowledge workers56
Scientists & engineers20
Young tertiary attainment (25–34), adult lifelong learning, knowledge-worker share and scientists & engineers — each EU-percentile-ranked. Higher = deeper talent pool. Experimental.
Clean-Air Score · air-quality livability (experimental)
85.7
/ 100 · higher = cleaner air than more EU regions · 3/3 pollutants
PM2.57.1 µg/m³
PM1011.7 µg/m³
NO22.1 µg/m³
PM2.5, PM10 & NO2 annual means from official monitoring networks, inverted (lower pollution = higher) and EU-percentile-ranked. Higher = cleaner air; ground-level ozone is shown separately. Experimental.
Quality of Life · composite (experimental)
30.6
/ 100 · EU-relative · 7/7 pillars
Economy18
Jobs27.5
Education22.5
Health18.5
Safety28.7
Connectivity12
Environment86.7
Equal-weighted percentile across 6 pillars vs all EU NUTS-3; lower-is-better indicators (crime, unemployment, mortality) inverted. Experimental — regional screening only.
Growth momentum · trend analytics
79
/ 100 momentum · EU-relative · 5/5 signals
GDP growth · 5-yr
+11.1%
CAGR, nominal
GDP growth · 10-yr
+7.6%
CAGR, nominal
Acceleration
+3.5 pp
5-yr vs 10-yr
vs country avg
+2.3 pp
inflation-adj.
Population · 5-yr
-0.3%
CAGR
Employment rate
+9.1 pp
5-yr change
Unemployment
-1.9 pp
5-yr change
Compound annual growth to the latest available year vs all EU NUTS-3; GDP is nominal EUR (“vs country avg” removes most national inflation). Screening signal, not a forecast.
Economic structure · gross value added by sector
Dominant: Trade · transport · ICT · 27.3%Diversified · HHI 1922
Agriculture 10.4%Industry 8.3%Construction 15.2%Trade · transport · ICT 27.3%Finance · real estate · prof. 16.8%Public · health · education 22%
Share of total GVA (latest year). HHI = sum of squared sector shares ×10,000; higher means a more concentrated, single-sector-dependent economy (more cyclicality risk).
Trends · 2009–2024
GDP (current prices)
€811M2024
9.8% 1y 11.1% 5y CAGR
EU percentile 1
Real GDP (2020 prices)
€644M2025
3.4% 1y 7.2% 5y CAGR
EU percentile 1
Population
43,2002025
0.9% 1y 0.3% 5y CAGR
EU percentile 3
Unemployment rate
5.6%2025
9.7% 1y 5.2% 5y CAGR
EU percentile 65
Employment
19,1702024
7.8% 1y 4.4% 5y CAGR
EU percentile 2
Productivity / employee
€45,1252025
6.7% 1y 10.6% 5y CAGR
EU percentile 15
Gross value added
€672M2024
8.8% 1y 11.5% 5y CAGR
EU percentile 1
All indicators · 89 more metrics (Eurostat, all-EU)
Economy
Gross value added, total (current prices)
€672M
2024 · EU pctl 1
GVA — agriculture, forestry & fishing (A)
€70M
2024 · EU pctl 27
GVA — industry (B–E)
€55M
2024 · EU pctl 1
GVA — manufacturing (C)
€19M
2024 · EU pctl 1
GVA — construction (F)
€102M
2024 · EU pctl 9
GVA — wholesale/retail, transport, ICT (G–J)
€184M
2024 · EU pctl 2
Net disposable household income per capita (NUTS-2 source)
€11,000
2023 · EU pctl 10 · NUTS-2 src
GDP per capita in PPS (purchasing-power adjusted)
26,300 PPS
2024 · EU pctl 26
GDP per capita (current prices, EUR)
€18,800
2024 · EU pctl 18
Gross fixed capital formation — investment (total economy)
€7,641M
2024 · EU pctl 23 · NUTS-2 src
Investment in manufacturing capex (GFCF, NACE C)
€658M
2024 · EU pctl 15 · NUTS-2 src
Compensation of employees (total wage bill)
€13,216M
2024 · EU pctl 21 · NUTS-2 src
GVA — real estate activities (L)
€84M
2024 · EU pctl 2
GVA — information & communication (J)
€14M
2024 · EU pctl 8
GVA — finance, real estate & professional (K–N)
€113M
2024 · EU pctl 1
GVA — public admin, health & education (O–U)
€148M
2024 · EU pctl 1
Real GDP (constant 2020 prices, incl. short-term forecast)
€644M
2025 · EU pctl 1
Labour productivity per person employed (EUR)
€45,125
2025 · EU pctl 15
Gross fixed capital formation, NUTS-3 (ARDECO)
€248M
2025 · EU pctl 3
Labour market
Employment, total persons
19,170
2024 · EU pctl 2
Self-employed persons
3,340
2024 · EU pctl 5
Employment in manufacturing (C)
1,510
2024 · EU pctl 2
Activity rate, 15–64 (NUTS-2 source)
72.4%
2025 · EU pctl 19 · NUTS-2 src
Youth unemployment rate (15–24)
18.0%
2025 · EU pctl 63 · NUTS-2 src
Unemployment rate 15-74, NUTS-3 native (ARDECO)
5.6%
2025 · EU pctl 65
Labour force aged 15+ (ARDECO)
19,600
2025 · EU pctl 2
Business demography
Active enterprises (business economy, all sizes)
2,029
2023 · EU pctl 2
Enterprise births
256
2023 · EU pctl 9
Enterprise deaths
98
2023 · EU pctl 1
3-year enterprise survival rate
4.3%
2023 · EU pctl 49
Innovation & R&D
R&D expenditure as % of GDP
0.7%
2023 · EU pctl 12 · NUTS-2 src
Employment in high-tech sectors (% of total)
2.8%
2025 · EU pctl 15 · NUTS-2 src
R&D personnel (% of active population, FTE)
0.6%
2023 · EU pctl 18 · NUTS-2 src
Education
Tertiary education attainment, age 25–64
31.1%
2025 · EU pctl 33 · NUTS-2 src
Tertiary attainment, age 25–34 (young talent pool)
43.1%
2025 · EU pctl 58 · NUTS-2 src
Adult participation in learning, age 25–64 (last 4 weeks)
6.5%
2025 · EU pctl 12 · NUTS-2 src
Knowledge workers — tertiary-educated & in science/tech (% of labour force)
23.9%
2025 · EU pctl 56 · NUTS-2 src
Scientists & engineers (% of labour force)
6.5%
2025 · EU pctl 20 · NUTS-2 src
Digital
Households with internet access
87.1%
2025 · EU pctl 0 · NUTS-2 src
Tourism
Nights spent at tourist accommodation (total)
2,966,687
2025 · EU pctl 77
Mobility
Passenger cars per 1,000 inhabitants
549 /1k pop
2024 · EU pctl 31 · NUTS-2 src
Distinct public-transport stop locations within the region (GTFS feeds, deduplicated across overlapping feeds by coordinate). A measure of transit-network extent.
13
CURRENT · EU pctl 9
Road freight loaded (annual, thousand tonnes)
1,085 kt
2025 · EU pctl 4
Public-transport stops per 100,000 inhabitants — transit service density relative to population (GTFS feeds, coordinate-deduplicated).
30
CURRENT · EU pctl 24
Motorway density (km per 1,000 km²)
27 km/1000km²
2024 · EU pctl 59 · NUTS-2 src
Distance from the region centroid to the nearest major (large) airport, in km - air-connectivity accessibility. Lower is better.
68
CURRENT · EU pctl 64
Number of major (large) airports within 100 km of the region centroid - air-hub catchment richness.
2
CURRENT · EU pctl 50
Demography
Population aged 15–64 (working age)
26,445
2025 · EU pctl 2
Population aged 65+
11,151
2025 · EU pctl 3
Population aged under 15
5,604
2025 · EU pctl 2
Median age of population
48.3 yrs
2025 · EU pctl 71
Old-age dependency ratio (65+ / 15–64)
42.2%
2025 · EU pctl 77
Crude rate of total population change
8.7 /1k
2024 · EU pctl 89
Crude rate of net migration plus adjustment
18.9 /1k
2024 · EU pctl 97
Crude birth rate
8.0 /1k
2024 · EU pctl 56
Crude death rate
18.3 /1k
2024 · EU pctl 99
Live births
346
2024 · EU pctl 3
Deaths
785
2024 · EU pctl 6
Total age-dependency ratio (young+old / 15-64)
63.4%
2025 · EU pctl 75
Total fertility rate (births per woman)
1.55
2024 · EU pctl 82
Population density (persons per km²)
8 /km²
2024 · EU pctl 1
Projected population, 2030–2040 (EUROPOP2019 baseline)
22,811
2100 · EU pctl 1
Health
Hospital beds per 100k inhabitants
531 /100k
2024 · EU pctl 59 · NUTS-2 src
Mortality, all causes (age-standardised rate)
1,391 /100k
2021 · EU pctl 82 · NUTS-2 src
Cancer mortality (age-standardised rate)
295 /100k
2023 · EU pctl 96 · NUTS-2 src
Safety & crime
Intentional homicides per 100k inhabitants
2.3 /100k
2024 · EU pctl 94
Robberies per 100k inhabitants
9.3 /100k
2024 · EU pctl 23
Burglaries per 100k inhabitants
269 /100k
2024 · EU pctl 61
Thefts per 100k inhabitants
483 /100k
2024 · EU pctl 30
Road traffic deaths per million inhabitants
75 /M pop
2024 · EU pctl 90 · NUTS-2 src
Governance & institutions
Government effectiveness, WGI score -2.5..2.5 (country)
0.72
2022 · EU pctl 19
Regulatory quality, WGI score -2.5..2.5 (country)
0.30
2022 · EU pctl 4
Rule of law, WGI score -2.5..2.5 (country)
0.43
2022 · EU pctl 10
Control of corruption, WGI score -2.5..2.5 (country)
0.11
2022 · EU pctl 8
Political stability & absence of violence, WGI score (country)
0.73
2022 · EU pctl 86
Energy
Industrial electricity price, 2-20 GWh band, excl. taxes (national)
€0.126/kWh
2025-S2 · EU pctl 29
Industrial gas price, 10-100k GJ band, excl. taxes (national)
€0.048/kWh
2025-S2 · EU pctl 19
Climate
Elevation at region centroid (Copernicus DEM)
691 m
CURRENT · EU pctl 90
Hot days ≥30°C (avg per year)
13 days/yr
CLIM_2014_2023 · EU pctl 69
Frost days ≤0°C (avg per year)
86 days/yr
CLIM_2014_2023 · EU pctl 78
Heavy-precipitation days ≥20mm (avg per year)
17 days/yr
CLIM_2014_2023 · EU pctl 93
Environment
PM10 (coarse particulate matter) annual mean concentration — mean across EEA air-quality monitoring stations within the region (verified E1a data). Lower is better.
12
2024 · EU pctl 17
NO2 (nitrogen dioxide) annual mean concentration — a traffic / combustion pollutant; mean across EEA monitoring stations within the region (verified E1a data). Lower is better.
2
2024 · EU pctl 1
O3 (ground-level ozone) annual mean concentration — a summer-smog pollutant; mean across EEA monitoring stations within the region (verified E1a data).
63
2024 · EU pctl 85
Industrial facilities per 100k inhabitants (E-PRTR)
7.0 /100k
2023 · EU pctl 10
Population in the 100-year river floodplain (% of residents, EFAS × census grid)
2.7%
2021 · EU pctl 47
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