Croats

Croats (Croatian: Hrvati) are a South Slavic ethnic group mostly living in Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina and nearby countries. There are around 5 million Croats living in the southern Central Europe region, along the east bank of the Adriatic Sea and an estimated 9 million throughout the world. Large Croat communities exist in a number of countries, including Chile, the United States, Argentina, Australia, Germany, New Zealand and South Africa. Croats are noted for their unique culture, which comes from their location on the edge of the Western world which subjected them to various non European influences. The Croats are predominantly Catholic and their language is Croatian.

Croats
Hrvati

Flag of Croatia
Total population
c. 7–9 million[a]
Regions with significant populations
Croatia 3,874,321 (2011)[1]  Bosnia and Herzegovina 544,780 (2013)[2]
United States	414,714 (2012)[3] – 1.2 million[4]
Germany	441,000 (2016)[5]
Chile	200,000 – 380,000[6]
Argentina	250,000
Austria	150,719 (2001)
Australia	133,268 (2016)
Canada	114,880 (2011)[7]
Serbia	57,900 (2011)
Switzerland	40,848 (2006)
France	40,000 (est.)[8]
Slovenia	35,642
Sweden	35,000 (est.)[9]
New Zealand	2,673–60,000 (2013 est.)[10][11]
Hungary	23,561
Italy	21,360
Brazil	20,000 (est.)
Netherlands	10,000[12]
South Africa	8,000
UK	6,992
Romania	6,786
Montenegro	6,021
Peru	6,000
Denmark	5,400
Norway	5,272[13]
Paraguay	5,000[14]
Ecuador	4,000[15]
Slovakia	2,600
Czech Republic	2,490[16]
Japan	1, 100
Europe	c. 5.3 million
North America	c. 530,000 – 2,500,000[b]
South America	c. 470,000–650,000
Asia	c. 146,008-211-478
Other	c. 140,000–250,000
Languages
Croatian
Religion
Predominantly Roman Catholicism
Related ethnic groups
Other South Slavs
a The total figure is merely an estimation; sum of all the referenced populations. b References: [17][18][19] [20][21][22][23]