TOTAL NUMBER OF INHABITANTS: 206.344 or 4,65 % of the population of the Republic of Croatia
NUMBER OF MEN: 99.969 or 48,45 % of the population of the Istrian Region
NUMBER OF WOMEN: 106.375 or 51,55 % of the population of Istria
AVERAGE AGE: 40,2
AVERAGE POPULATION DENSITY: 73 inhabitants per square kilometer
POPULATION IN TOWNS: 145.894 or 70,7% of the population
POPULATION IN MUNICIPALITIES: 60.450 or 29,3% of the population
Age groups
| Age |
Total number |
Share in the total number of inhabitants in % |
| 0-19 |
44971 |
21,8 |
| 20-39 |
56781 |
27,5 |
| 40-59 |
59029 |
28,6 |
| 60-79 |
39662 |
19,2 |
| above 80 |
5901 |
2,9 |
Structure of the population by nationality
| Nationality |
Total number |
Share in the total number of inhabitants in % |
| Croats |
148328 |
71,9 |
| Italians |
14284 |
6,9 |
| Serbs |
6614 |
3,2 |
| Bosnians |
3077 |
1,5 |
| Albanians |
2032 |
1 |
| Slovenians |
2020 |
1 |
| Montenegrins |
732 |
0,3 |
| Roma |
600 |
0,3 |
| Other |
5.785 |
2,8 |
| Not specified |
22.873 |
11,1 |
Structure of the population by religious belief
| Religious belief |
Total number |
Share in the total number of inhabitants in % |
| Catholics |
161132 |
78,09 |
| Orthodox |
6096 |
2,95 |
| Followers of the Islam |
8623 |
4,18 |
| Adventists |
163 |
0,08 |
| Baptists |
23 |
0,01 |
| Evangelists |
112 |
0,05 |
| Jehovah's Witnesses |
342 |
0,17 |
| Agnostics and unspecified |
15513 |
7,52 |
| Non believers |
12599 |
6,11 |
| Other faiths |
312 |
0,15 |
| Unknown |
1346 |
0,65 |
