IFES Election Guide | Country Profile: Croatia

Republic of Croatia

3,859,690
Population (as of Jan. 1, 2023)

3,533,441
Registered Voters (as of Jan. 12, 2025)

52.42%
Average Turnout

22
Elections in our database

V-Dem* Score: 0.723
Regimes of the World Classification: Electoral Democracy
*Varieties of Democracy Electoral Democracy Index (2024)

CEDAW Status: N/A

SIGI* Score: 16.9
Level of Discrimination: Very Low
*Social Institutions and Gender Index (2023)

CRPD Status: Signed and Ratified
Signed Date: March 30, 2007
Ratified Date: Aug. 15, 2007

HDI* Score: 0.889
Category: Very High
*UNDP Human Development Index (2023)

Name	Official Name	Type
Croatian Presidency	None	Head of State
Croatian Assembly	Hrvatski Sabor	Assembly

Government Structure:

Chief of State: President Zoran MILANOVIĆ (since 18 February 2020)

Head of Government: Prime Minister Andrej PLENKOVIĆ (since 19 October 2016)

Assembly: unicameral Assembly (Hrvatski Sabor) with 151 seats.

Electoral System:

The President is elected by absolute majority vote in up to 2 rounds to a 5-year term, once renewable.

The Prime Minister is appointed by the President and approved by the Assembly.

140 of the 151 members of the Assembly are elected in 10-seat constituencies. 8 members are elected by simple majority vote in a national constituency by recognized minority groups: Serbs (3), Hungarians (1), Italians (1), Czechs/Slovaks (1), other minorities (1). The remaining 3 members are elected by the Croatian diaspora in a single constituency. All members are elected to 4-year terms.

Elections

2025-01-12 | Status: Held
Croatian Presidency
Votes 1,561,223
Registered 3,533,441
Turnout 44.18

2024-12-29 | Status: Held
Croatian Presidency
Votes 1,625,458
Registered 3,531,622
Turnout 46.03

2024-04-17 | Status: Held
Croatian Assembly
Votes 2,180,411
Registered 3,523,268
Turnout 61.89

2020-07-05 | Status: Held
Croatian Assembly
Votes 1,705,686
Registered 3,672,555
Turnout 46.44

2020-01-05 | Status: Held
Croatian Presidency
Votes 2,053,292
Registered 3,734,115
Turnout 54.99

2019-12-22 | Status: Held
Croatian Presidency
Votes 1,903,861
Registered 3,719,741
Turnout 51.18

2016-09-11 | Status: Held
Croatian Assembly
Votes 1,979,277
Registered 3,763,769
Turnout 52.59

2015-11-08 | Status: Held
Croatian Assembly
Votes 2,353,465
Registered 3,592,341
Turnout 65.51

2015-01-11 | Status: Held
Croatian Presidency
Votes 2,258,887
Registered 3,825,242
Turnout 59.05

2014-12-28 | Status: Held
Croatian Presidency
Votes 1,787,003
Registered 3,794,293
Turnout 47.1

2013-12-01 | Status: Held
Referendum
Votes 1,436,163
Registered 3,791,000
Turnout 37.88

2012-01-22 | Status: Held
Referendum
Votes 1,959,564
Registered 4,504,765
Turnout 43.5

2011-12-04 | Status: Held
Croatian Assembly
Votes 2,446,831
Registered 4,504,251
Turnout 54.32

2010-01-10 | Status: Held
Croatian Presidency
Votes 2,253,154
Registered 4,495,528
Turnout 50.12

2009-12-27 | Status: Held
Croatian Presidency
Votes 1,975,909
Registered 4,495,233
Turnout 43.96

2007-11-25 | Status: Held
Croatian Assembly
Votes 2,425,269
Registered 3,824,731
Turnout 63.41

2005-01-16 | Status: Held
Croatian Presidency
Votes 2,241,760
Registered 4,392,220
Turnout 51.04

2005-01-02 | Status: Held
Croatian Presidency
Votes 2,227,073
Registered 4,403,933
Turnout 50.57

2003-11-23 | Status: Held
Croatian Assembly
Votes 2,520,008
Registered 4,087,553
Turnout 61.65

2000-01-25 | Status: Held
Croatian Presidency
Votes -
Registered -
Turnout -

2000-01-24 | Status: Held
Croatian Presidency
Votes 2,677,561
Registered 4,252,921
Turnout 62.96

2000-01-03 | Status: Held
Croatian Assembly
Votes -
Registered -
Turnout -

Election For	Date	Status	Votes	Registered Voters	Turnout
Croatian Presidency	2025-01-12	Held	1,561,223	3,533,441	44.18
Croatian Presidency	2024-12-29	Held	1,625,458	3,531,622	46.03
Croatian Assembly	2024-04-17	Held	2,180,411	3,523,268	61.89
Croatian Assembly	2020-07-05	Held	1,705,686	3,672,555	46.44
Croatian Presidency	2020-01-05	Held	2,053,292	3,734,115	54.99
Croatian Presidency	2019-12-22	Held	1,903,861	3,719,741	51.18
Croatian Assembly	2016-09-11	Held	1,979,277	3,763,769	52.59
Croatian Assembly	2015-11-08	Held	2,353,465	3,592,341	65.51
Croatian Presidency	2015-01-11	Held	2,258,887	3,825,242	59.05
Croatian Presidency	2014-12-28	Held	1,787,003	3,794,293	47.1
Referendum	2013-12-01	Held	1,436,163	3,791,000	37.88
Referendum	2012-01-22	Held	1,959,564	4,504,765	43.5
Croatian Assembly	2011-12-04	Held	2,446,831	4,504,251	54.32
Croatian Presidency	2010-01-10	Held	2,253,154	4,495,528	50.12
Croatian Presidency	2009-12-27	Held	1,975,909	4,495,233	43.96
Croatian Assembly	2007-11-25	Held	2,425,269	3,824,731	63.41
Croatian Presidency	2005-01-16	Held	2,241,760	4,392,220	51.04
Croatian Presidency	2005-01-02	Held	2,227,073	4,403,933	50.57
Croatian Assembly	2003-11-23	Held	2,520,008	4,087,553	61.65
Croatian Presidency	2000-01-25	Held	-	-	-
Croatian Presidency	2000-01-24	Held	2,677,561	4,252,921	62.96
Croatian Assembly	2000-01-03	Held	-	-	-

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