Migration trends in Serbia
Europe
963.3K people from Serbia have built lives abroad. That's 14.6% of the country population, spread across 44 different countries
6.6M
Population
696.6K
Immigrants
963.3K
Emigrants
−266.7K
Outflow
Every 8th person born in Serbia now lives abroad
The #70 largest source of emigrants worldwide
Top corridors
The largest migration routes in Serbia
Where people move to
Where people come from
Key moments
How migration has changed since 1990
1990
1M immigrants · 366.3K emigrants
1995
- Croatia overtook Bosnia and Herzegovina as the largest source of new arrivals
- Roughly 1 in 7 residents was now foreign-born
2000
- The foreign-born population peaked at 1.4M and then began to decline
2005
- Immigration contracted — the foreign-born population fell 24%
- The diaspora abroad passed 500K people
2010
- Bosnia and Herzegovina overtook Croatia as the largest source of new arrivals
- The gap between arrivals and departures was cut in half
2015
- Germany replaced Austria as the main destination for those leaving
- Surge of departures to Germany — 137.7K people left
2020
- The country became a place of departure — more people leaving than arriving
Today
- Since 1990: 346.8K fewer foreign-born residents and 597K more citizens living abroad