Businesses in Polača

Categories in Polača

Olive Oil Cooperative Catholic Church Tourist Attraction Grocery stores and supermarkets Restaurants Cemetery Holiday Apartment Holiday Home Villa

Industries

Business Distribution by Industry in Polača

Industry Description	Number of Establishments
Other accommodation	12
Churches	10

Polača Facts

Area	2.5 km²
Population	249
Male Population	125 (50.3%)
Female Population	124 (49.7%)
Population change (1975 to 2020)	-63.3%
Population change (2000 to 2020)	-64.6%
Median Age	42.9 years (Male: 42.4, Female: 43.4)
GDP per capita (PPP)	$23,187 (2022)
Local Time
Timezone	Central European Summer Time
Lat & Lng	44.01833, 15.51750
Postal Codes	23422, 23423

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Polača Population

Years 1975 to 2030

Data	1975	1990	2000	2015	2020	2025*	2030*
Population	679	744	704	708	249	246	251
Population Density	271.6 / km²	297.6 / km²	281.6 / km²	283.2 / km²	99.6 / km²	98.4 / km²	100.4 / km²

* Projected

Sources: JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid

Polača Population change from 2000 to 2020

Decrease of 64.6% from year 2000 to 2020

Location	Change since 1975	Change since 1990	Change since 2000
Polača	-63.3%	-66.5%	-64.6%
Zadar County	—	—	—
Croatia	—	—	—

Sources: JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid

Polača Median Age

Median Age: 42.9 years

Location	Median Age	Median Age (Female)	Median Age (Male)
Polača	42.9 yrs	43.4 yrs	42.4 yrs
Zadar County	41.9 yrs	43.2 yrs	40.7 yrs
Croatia	42 yrs	44.1 yrs	40 yrs

Sources: CIESIN (Center for International Earth Science Information Network)

Polača Population Density

Population Density: 99.6 / km²

Location	Population	Area	Density
Polača	249	2.5 km²	99.6 / km²
Zadar County	168,724	3,624.7 km²	46.5 / km²
Croatia	4.2 million	56,366.2 km²	73.9 / km²

Sources: JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid

Polača Historical and Projected Population

Estimated Population from 0 to 2100

Sources:

JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid
CIESIN (Center for International Earth Science Information Network)
[Link] Klein Goldewijk, K., Beusen, A., Doelman, J., and Stehfest, E.: Anthropogenic land use estimates for the Holocene – HYDE 3.2, Earth Syst. Sci. Data, 9, 927–953, https://doi.org/10.5194/essd-9-927-2017, 2017.

Price Distribution

Business distribution by price for Polača

Human Development Index (HDI)

Statistic composite index of life expectancy, education, and per capita income.

Source: [Link] Kummu, M., Taka, M. &Guillaume, J. Gridded global datasets for Gross Domestic Product and Human Development Index over 1990–2015. Sci Data 5, 180004 (2018) doi:10.1038/sdata.2018.4

Polača Gross Domestic Product (GDP)

GDP per capita, PPP (constant 2017 international $)

Data	1990	1995	2000	2005	2010	2015	2020	2022
GDP per capita	$11,087	$12,190	$14,005	$15,882	$15,741	$15,698	$15,896	$23,187
Total GDP	$34.5M	$40.5M	$47.1M	$53.7M	$54.2M	$54.1M	$54M	$79M

Source: [Link] Kummu, M., Kosonen, M. & Masoumzadeh Sayyar, S. Downscaled gridded global dataset for gross domestic product (GDP) per capita PPP over 1990–2022. Sci Data 12, 178 (2025) doi:10.1038/s41597-025-04487-x

Polača CO2 Emissions

Carbon Dioxide (CO2) Emissions Per Capita in Tonnes Per Year

Location	CO2 Emissions	CO2 Emissions Per Capita	CO2 Emissions Intensity
Polača	1,442 tn	5.79 tn	576.8 tons/km²
Zadar County	911,364 tn	5.4 tn	251.4 tons/km²
Croatia	23,288,703 tn	5.59 tn	413.2 tons/km²

Sources: [Link] Moran, D., Kanemoto K; Jiborn, M., Wood, R., Többen, J., and Seto, K.C. (2018) Carbon footprints of 13,000 cities. Environmental Research Letters DOI: 10.1088/1748-9326/aac72a

Polača CO2 Emissions

2013 CO2 emissions (tonnes/year)	1,442 tn
2013 CO2 emissions (tonnes/year) per capita	5.79 tn
2013 CO2 emissions intensity (tonnes/km²/year)	576.8 tons/km²

Natural Hazards Risk

Relative risk out of 10

Hazard	Risk Level
Earthquake	Medium (6)

* Risk, particularly concerning flood or landslide, may not be for the entire area.

Sources:

Dilley, M., R.S. Chen, U. Deichmann, A.L. Lerner-Lam, M. Arnold, J. Agwe, P. Buys, O. Kjekstad, B. Lyon, and G. Yetman. 2005. Natural Disaster Hotspots: A Global Risk Analysis. Washington, D.C.: World Bank. https://doi.org/10.1596/0-8213-5930-4.
Center for Hazards and Risk Research - CHRR - Columbia University, Center for International Earth Science Information Network - CIESIN - Columbia University. 2005. Global Earthquake Hazard Distribution - Peak Ground Acceleration. Palisades, NY: NASA Socioeconomic Data and Applications Center (SEDAC). https://doi.org/10.7927/H4BZ63ZS.

Recent Nearby Earthquakes

Magnitude 3.0 and greater

Date▼	Time↕	Magnitude↕	Distance↕	Depth↕	Location↕	Link
9/15/18	3:09 AM	4.2	32.3 km	10,000 m	2km N of Tribunj, Croatia	usgs.gov
3/15/08	4:28 AM	3.7	30.8 km	10,000 m	Adriatic Sea	usgs.gov
12/20/07	5:57 PM	3.3	49.1 km	29,200 m	Adriatic Sea	usgs.gov
12/17/07	1:14 PM	3.8	49.7 km	10,000 m	Adriatic Sea	usgs.gov
7/22/07	8:57 PM	3.3	26 km	0 m	Adriatic Sea	usgs.gov
7/20/07	1:56 AM	3.1	26 km	5,000 m	Adriatic Sea	usgs.gov
7/18/07	2:33 PM	3.5	37.4 km	5,000 m	Adriatic Sea	usgs.gov
7/18/07	10:54 AM	4.7	41.4 km	3,000 m	Adriatic Sea	usgs.gov
6/27/07	11:29 PM	3.2	19.6 km	10,000 m	Croatia	usgs.gov
12/30/06	3:40 AM	3.2	9.8 km	10,000 m	Croatia	usgs.gov

Source: U.S. Geological Survey (USGS)

Polača

Polača is a municipality in Croatia in Zadar County. According to the 2001 census, there are 1,434 inhabitants, 94% of whom are Croats.

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