Events from the year 2005 in Croatia.
| Years in Croatia: | 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 |
| Centuries: | 20th century · 21st century · 22nd century |
| Decades: | 1970s 1980s 1990s 2000s 2010s 2020s 2030s |
| Years: | 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 |
Incumbents edit
Events edit
January edit
- January 2 - First round of presidential elections. Stjepan Mesić and Jadranka Kosor enter into the second round.
- January 16 - Second round of presidential elections. Stjepan Mesić was reelected president.
October edit
- October 3 – the European Union has decided to start full membership negotiations with Croatia.
Arts and literature edit
- March 5 - Boris Novković won Dora 2005 to become Croatia's representative at the Eurovision Song Contest 2005.
Sport edit
- September 17-25 - Croatia hosted the 2005 Women's European Volleyball Championship in Pula and Zagreb.