Tourist Activity of the Population of the Republic of Croatia
How often does the domestic population travel, why, where and when do they travel, how long do the trips last and how much is spent on them? These are just some of the questions answered by the statistical survey “Tourist Activity of the Population of the Republic of Croatia”.
This is a survey conducted every three months, and it collects data on private and business trips of the population of the Republic of Croatia aged 15 and over in the country and abroad outside their usual place of residence, whether it is going skiing, holidaying at the sea, a lake or river, visiting relatives and friends, going to a cottage, shopping, holidaying in a spa or going to an educational training, a seminar or similar.
For example, in April 2026, data are collected on trips from which Croatian residents returned in January, February and March 2026, and for respondents who did not travel, data on the main reasons for not travelling, such as lack of financial resources, health reasons and family or business obligations, are also collected.
Using a random sampling method, 22 thousand households/individuals were selected from a database of fixed and mobile telephone lines and contacted by an interviewer from the Croatian Bureau of Statistics who conducted a computer-assisted telephone interview with them. The survey covers persons aged 15 and over.
The confidentiality of the collected data is guaranteed by Regulation (EC) No 223/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 March 2009 on European statistics and the Official Statistics Act (NN, Nos 25/20, 155/23 and 124/25 - corr.), which means that the Croatian Bureau of Statistics processes and publishes the data as aggregate data and that it will not be possible to identify the person who participated in the survey from these data.
All EU Member States, according to Regulation (EU) No 692/2011 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 6 July 2011 concerning European statistics on tourism, require that this survey be conducted according to the same methodology, which enables comparability of data between Member States. Data for all EU Member States are available on the Eurostat website in the field of tourism.
The results of the survey are used to assess the importance of tourism in our national economy, for various economic analyses and forecasts, and as a sound basis for adopting various policies in the field of tourism. On the website of the Croatian Bureau of Statistics, you can find the results of the survey “Tourist Activity of the Population of the Republic of Croatia”, which are available at the following link.
The collection of data on travel in the first quarter of 2026 is underway. More precisely, in April 2026 we are collecting data on trips from which respondents returned in January, February and March 2026.
Interviewers will also ask several questions about the satisfaction of the local population with tourism (e.g. the impact of tourism on their place of residence, the involvement of citizens in the planning and development of tourism in their place of residence, and the importance of tourism for the Republic of Croatia).
The most important contribution to the survey is the active participation of the respondents as data providers. Therefore, we invite you, if you are selected for the sample or if you are included in future surveys, to take the time to answer the questions. Your answers are crucial for the production of reliable statistics on the travel of Croatian residents.
We thank all selected individuals in advance for their valuable participation in the research.
This is a survey conducted every three months, and it collects data on private and business trips of the population of the Republic of Croatia aged 15 and over in the country and abroad outside their usual place of residence, whether it is going skiing, holidaying at the sea, a lake or river, visiting relatives and friends, going to a cottage, shopping, holidaying in a spa or going to an educational training, a seminar or similar.
For example, in April 2026, data are collected on trips from which Croatian residents returned in January, February and March 2026, and for respondents who did not travel, data on the main reasons for not travelling, such as lack of financial resources, health reasons and family or business obligations, are also collected.
Using a random sampling method, 22 thousand households/individuals were selected from a database of fixed and mobile telephone lines and contacted by an interviewer from the Croatian Bureau of Statistics who conducted a computer-assisted telephone interview with them. The survey covers persons aged 15 and over.
The confidentiality of the collected data is guaranteed by Regulation (EC) No 223/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 March 2009 on European statistics and the Official Statistics Act (NN, Nos 25/20, 155/23 and 124/25 - corr.), which means that the Croatian Bureau of Statistics processes and publishes the data as aggregate data and that it will not be possible to identify the person who participated in the survey from these data.
All EU Member States, according to Regulation (EU) No 692/2011 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 6 July 2011 concerning European statistics on tourism, require that this survey be conducted according to the same methodology, which enables comparability of data between Member States. Data for all EU Member States are available on the Eurostat website in the field of tourism.
The results of the survey are used to assess the importance of tourism in our national economy, for various economic analyses and forecasts, and as a sound basis for adopting various policies in the field of tourism. On the website of the Croatian Bureau of Statistics, you can find the results of the survey “Tourist Activity of the Population of the Republic of Croatia”, which are available at the following link.
The collection of data on travel in the first quarter of 2026 is underway. More precisely, in April 2026 we are collecting data on trips from which respondents returned in January, February and March 2026.
Interviewers will also ask several questions about the satisfaction of the local population with tourism (e.g. the impact of tourism on their place of residence, the involvement of citizens in the planning and development of tourism in their place of residence, and the importance of tourism for the Republic of Croatia).
The most important contribution to the survey is the active participation of the respondents as data providers. Therefore, we invite you, if you are selected for the sample or if you are included in future surveys, to take the time to answer the questions. Your answers are crucial for the production of reliable statistics on the travel of Croatian residents.
We thank all selected individuals in advance for their valuable participation in the research.