MigrantoMigration trends in Croatia
Europe
Croatia loses more people than it takes in: 826.2K emigrants against 523.1K immigrants. Net balance −303K — 8% of the country's population
3.9M
Population
523.1K
Immigrants
826.2K
Emigrants
−303K
Outflow
1 in 7 residents of Croatia was born abroad — and 1 in 6 people born in Croatia lives abroad
#76 in the world by net migration loss
Top corridors
The largest migration flows in Croatia
Key moments
How migration has changed since 1990
1990
417.9K immigrants · 840.8K emigrants
1995
- A surge of arrivals — the foreign-born population jumped 50%
- Roughly 1 in 10 residents was now foreign-born
- Surge of departures to Germany — 86.6K people left
- The diaspora passed 1M people
2020
- Germany replaced Serbia as the main destination for those leaving
Today
- Since 1990: 105.2K more foreign-born residents and roughly the same number of emigrants
Data source: International Migrant Stock 2024 (UN DESA, Population Division)
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