Businesses in Preko

Industries

Business Distribution by Industry in Preko

Industry Description	Number of Establishments
Other accommodation	48
Real estate	28
Restaurants	21
Holiday homes, cabins and resorts	17
Grocery stores and supermarkets	15
Hotels and motels	9
Bars, pubs and taverns	7
Churches	6
Travel agencies	5
Shopping	5

Preko Facts

Area	61.4 km²
Population	2,751
Male Population	1,445 (52.5%)
Female Population	1,306 (47.5%)
Population change (1975 to 2020)	-2.1%
Population change (2000 to 2020)	-15.0%
Median Age	54.8 years (Male: 53.8, Female: 56)
GDP per capita (PPP)	$34,691 (2022)
Local Time
Timezone	Central European Summer Time
Lat & Lng	44.08111, 15.18750
Postal Codes	23273

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Preko Population

Years 1975 to 2030

Data	1975	1990	2000	2015	2020	2025*	2030*
Population	2,811	3,366	3,236	3,216	2,751	2,737	2,711
Population Density	45.8 / km²	54.8 / km²	52.7 / km²	52.4 / km²	44.8 / km²	44.6 / km²	44.2 / km²

* Projected

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

Preko Population change from 2000 to 2020

Decrease of 15% from year 2000 to 2020

Location	Change since 1975	Change since 1990	Change since 2000
Preko	-2.1%	-18.3%	-15%
Zadar County	—	—	—
Croatia	—	—	—

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

Preko Median Age

Median Age: 54.8 years

Location	Median Age	Median Age (Female)	Median Age (Male)
Preko	54.8 yrs	56 yrs	53.8 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)

Preko Population Density

Population Density: 44.8 / km²

Location	Population	Area	Density
Preko	2,751	61.4 km²	44.8 / 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

Preko Historical and Projected Population

Estimated Population from 700 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.

Area Codes

Percentage Area Codes used by businesses in Preko

Price Distribution

Business distribution by price for Preko

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

Preko Gross Domestic Product (GDP)

GDP per capita, PPP (constant 2017 international $)

Data	1990	1995	2000	2005	2010	2015	2020	2022
GDP per capita	$20,167	$16,820	$21,567	$30,969	$28,396	$29,062	$29,738	$34,691
Total GDP	$31.1M	$27.4M	$34.8M	$51.6M	$49.3M	$51.5M	$53.2M	$61.6M

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

Preko CO2 Emissions

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

Location	CO2 Emissions	CO2 Emissions Per Capita	CO2 Emissions Intensity
Preko	9,442 tn	3.43 tn	153.8 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

Preko CO2 Emissions

2013 CO2 emissions (tonnes/year)	9,442 tn
2013 CO2 emissions (tonnes/year) per capita	3.43 tn
2013 CO2 emissions intensity (tonnes/km²/year)	153.8 tons/km²

Natural Hazards Risk

Relative risk out of 10

Hazard	Risk Level
Flood	Medium (4)
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 Flood Hazard Frequency and Distribution. Palisades, NY: NASA Socioeconomic Data and Applications Center (SEDAC). https://doi.org/10.7927/H4668B3D.
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	55.8 km	10,000 m	2km N of Tribunj, Croatia	usgs.gov
3/15/08	4:28 AM	3.7	38.2 km	10,000 m	Adriatic Sea	usgs.gov
12/20/07	5:57 PM	3.3	67 km	29,200 m	Adriatic Sea	usgs.gov
12/17/07	1:14 PM	3.8	24.2 km	10,000 m	Adriatic Sea	usgs.gov
7/22/07	8:57 PM	3.3	35.6 km	0 m	Adriatic Sea	usgs.gov
7/20/07	1:56 AM	3.1	35.6 km	5,000 m	Adriatic Sea	usgs.gov
7/18/07	2:33 PM	3.5	33.7 km	5,000 m	Adriatic Sea	usgs.gov
7/18/07	10:54 AM	4.7	37.8 km	3,000 m	Adriatic Sea	usgs.gov
6/27/07	11:29 PM	3.2	39.3 km	10,000 m	Croatia	usgs.gov
12/30/06	3:40 AM	3.2	31 km	10,000 m	Croatia	usgs.gov

Source: U.S. Geological Survey (USGS)

Preko

Preko is the road and administration centre of the island of Ugljan, and a municipality in Croatia in the Zadar County. Situated, as the name states, opposite Zadar. Its old centre consists of typical Dalmatian architecture and numerous patrician fam..

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