Bulgarians in Croatia

Bulgarians in Croatia (Croatian: Bugari Hrvatske, Bulgarian: Българи в Хърватия) are one of 22 national minorities in Croatia. According to the last census from 2011, there were 872 Bulgarians living in Croatia, from which most of them lived in Zagreb.

Bulgarians in Croatia
Total population
350
Languages
Croatian, Bulgarian
Religion
Bulgarian Orthodox (45%)
Catholic (23%)
Related ethnic groups
Croatian Macedonians

Bulgarians are officially recognized as an autochthonous national minority, and as such, they elect a special representative to the Croatian Parliament, shared with members of eleven other national minorities.

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