Editing Demographics of Croatia (section)

==Religions==
[[File:Religious Believers (%) by County - 2021 Census.png|thumb|Religious Believers (%) by County – 2021 Census]]
{{Main|Religion in Croatia}}
{{Pie chart
|thumb = right
|caption = Religion in Croatia (2021 census)<ref name="census2021-ethnorelig"/>
|label1 = [[Catholic Church in Croatia|Catholicism]]
|value1 = 83.04
|color1 = Purple
|label2 = [[Eastern Orthodoxy in Croatia|Eastern Orthodoxy]]
|value2 = 3.35
|color2 = Orchid
|label3 = [[Protestantism in Croatia|Protestantism]]
|value3 = 0.26
|color3 = DodgerBlue
|label4 = Other [[Christian]] 
|value4 = 0.73
|color4 =Blue
|label5 = [[Irreligion in Croatia|No religion]]
|value5 = 6.39
|color5 = Grey
|label6 = Others
|value6 = 1.87
|color6 = Yellow
|label8 = Undeclared
|value8 = 3.86
|color8 = Dark
|label7 = [[Islam]]
|value7 = 1.32
|color7 = Green
}}
The main religions of Croatia are [[Catholic Church in Croatia|Roman Catholicism]] 83.04%, no religion 6.39%, other Christianity 0.73%,  undeclared 3.86%, [[Eastern Orthodoxy in Croatia|Eastern Orthodoxy]] 3.35%, [[Islam in Croatia|Islam]] 1.32%, [[Protestantism]] 0.26%, others 1.87%.<ref name="census2021-ethnorelig">{{cite web|url=https://www.croatiaweek.com/share-of-croats-in-croatia-increases-as-census-results-published/|accessdate=2022-09-25|title=Share of Croats in Croatia increases as census results published |date=22 September 2022 }}</ref>  In the [[Eurostat]] Eurobarometer Poll of 2005, 67% of the population of Croatia responded that "they believe there is a God" and 7% said they do not believe "there is any sort of spirit, God, or life force", while 25% expressed a belief in "some sort of spirit or life force".<ref>{{cite web|publisher=[[Eurostat]] |url=http://ec.europa.eu/public_opinion/archives/ebs/ebs_225_report_en.pdf|title=Social values, Science and Technology |date=June 2005|url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060524004644/http://ec.europa.eu/public_opinion/archives/ebs/ebs_225_report_en.pdf |archive-date=24 May 2006}}</ref> In a 2009 [[The Gallup Organization|Gallup]] poll, 70% answered affirmatively when asked "Is religion an important part of your daily life?"<ref>{{cite web|publisher=[[The Gallup Organization]]|url=http://www.gallup.com/poll/142727/religiosity-highest-world-poorest-nations.aspx#2|title=Religiosity Highest in World's Poorest Nations|date=31 August 2010}}</ref> Significantly, a 2008 Gallup survey of the [[Balkans]] indicated church and religious organisations as the most trusted institutions in the country. The survey revealed that 62% of the respondents assigned "a lot" or "some" trust to those institutions, ranking them ahead of all types of governmental, international or non-governmental institutions.<ref>{{cite web|publisher=Gallup |url=http://www.balkan-monitor.eu/files/BalkanMonitor-2008_Summary_of_Findings.pdf|title=Balkan Monitor, 2008 Summary of Findings |year=2008|url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111025091705/http://www.balkan-monitor.eu/files/BalkanMonitor-2008_Summary_of_Findings.pdf |archive-date=25 October 2011 }}</ref>

[[Public school (government funded)|Public schools]] allow religious education, in cooperation with religious communities that have agreements with the government, but attendance is not mandatory. The classes are organized widely in public elementary and secondary schools. In 2009, 92% of elementary school pupils and 87% of secondary school students attended the religious education classes.<ref>{{cite news|publisher=[[Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty]]|url=http://www.slobodnaevropa.org/content/tema_sedmice_vjeronauka_hrvatske/24324338.html|language=hr|author=Ankica Barbir-Mladinović|title=Vjeronauk kao sredstvo ideologizacije|newspaper=Radio Slobodna Evropa |date=10 September 2011}}</ref> [[Public holidays in Croatia]] also include the [[religious festival]]s of [[Epiphany (holiday)|Epiphany]], [[Easter Monday]], [[Feast of Corpus Christi]], [[Assumption Day]], [[All Saints' Day]], [[Christmas]], and [[Saint Stephen's Day|St. Stephen's]] or [[Boxing Day]]. The religious festival public holidays are based on the Catholic [[liturgical year]], but citizens of the Republic of Croatia who celebrate different religious holidays have the right not to work on those dates. This includes Christians who celebrate Christmas on 7 January per the [[Julian calendar]], [[Muslims]] on the days of [[Eid al-Fitr]] and [[Eid al-Adha]], and Jews on the days of [[Rosh Hashanah]] and [[Yom Kippur]].<ref>{{cite news|newspaper=[[Narodne Novine]]|url=http://narodne-novine.nn.hr/clanci/sluzbeni/2002_11_136_2194.html|language=hr|title=Zakon o blagdanima, spomendanima i neradnim danima u Republici Hrvatskoj|date=15 November 2002}}</ref> [[Marriage]]s performed by the religious communities having agreements with the state are officially recognized, eliminating the need to register the marriages in a registrar office.<ref>{{cite news|newspaper=[[Vjesnik]]|url=http://www.monitor.hr/clanci/dva-kljuca-za-crkveni-brak/2504/|language=hr|author=Marijana Matković|title=Dva "ključa" za crkveni brak?|date=9 June 1999|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120401134838/http://www.monitor.hr/clanci/dva-kljuca-za-crkveni-brak/2504/|archive-date=1 April 2012|url-status=dead}}</ref>

The legal position of religious communities is defined by special legislation, specifically regarding government funding, tax benefits, and religious education in schools. Other matters are left to each religious community to negotiate separately with the government. Registration of the communities is not mandatory, but registered communities become [[legal person]]s and enjoy tax and other benefits. The law stipulates that to be eligible for registration, a religious group must have at least 500 believers and be registered as a civil association for 5 years.  Religious groups based abroad must submit written permission for registration from their country of origin.<ref>{{cite news|publisher=Narodne Novine|url=http://narodne-novine.nn.hr/clanci/sluzbeni/309118.html|language=hr|title=Zakon o pravnom položaju vjerskih zajednica|date=8 July 2002}}</ref>