Croatia’s tourism posted a record 110 million overnight stays in 2025, with 21.8 million visitors, tourism data shows.
Most stays were logged along the Adriatic coast, with growth in Zagreb and inland regions during 2025.
Adriatic leads count
Most of the overnight stays recorded came from the Adriatic coast, according to data from Croatia’s eVisitor system. Coastal counties logged about 104.6 million overnight stays, up roughly 1% from the year before.
Istria again ranked first with roughly 30.3 million overnight stays, followed by Split-Dalmatia County at about 20.9 million. Kvarner and Zadar County followed, while Dubrovnik-Neretva County recorded just over 9 million overnight stays.
Hotels, private rentals, campsites, and nautical tourism all contributed to the total, based on registrations across commercial and non-commercial accommodation.
Growth beyond coast
Inland Croatia also saw higher tourism numbers during 2025, though totals remained significantly lower than those along the coast.
Continental regions, including Zagreb, recorded about 5.6 million overnight stays, an increase of roughly 2% compared with the previous year.
Zagreb recorded the highest number of inland overnight stays, with increased activity during December. Other continental areas also contributed to the total, supported by domestic travel and shorter stays recorded throughout the year.
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Record numbers confirmed
According to data published by the Croatian National Tourist Board, Croatia recorded more than 21.8 million tourist arrivals during 2025. Tourist arrivals rose by about 2% year on year, while overnight stays increased by approximately 1%.
The totals include travel in commercial and non-commercial accommodation, as well as nautical charter stays, as registered in the eVisitor and eCrew systems. December accounted for more than 1.1 million overnight stays nationwide.
Holiday travels boost
Tourism figures show higher activity during the end-of-year holiday period.
Between December 24 and January 1, Croatia recorded more than 188,000 tourist arrivals and over 541,000 overnight stays, representing an increase compared with the same period in 2024.
During this period, the highest numbers of overnight stays were recorded in destinations including Zagreb, Dubrovnik, Opatija, Split, and Rovinj. Hotels accounted for the largest share of overnight stays, followed by private accommodation. More
