language knowledge /eu publishes the latest language knowledge statistics for croatian in the European Union using European Commission data published in 2024. Explore which countries croatian is most spoken in, compare native with foreign speakers, and compare age groups to see where croatian is gaining or losing popularity.
According to European Commission Eurobarometer survey data (2024), the European countries with the highest proportion of Croatian speakers are Croatia (93.4%), Slovenia (44.2%), and Austria (1.0%).
1.3% of the European Union population speaks Croatian (1.0% as a native language and 0.3% as a foreign language).
In the European Union, 1.2% of 15–34 year olds speak Croatian, compared to 1.3% of people aged 55 and over.