International migrant stock in Croatia
International migrants made up 13.6% of the population of Croatia in 2024. The value for 2024 is the highest since 1995.
Croatia, 2024
13.6%
Change from 2020
+0.2percentage points
European Union, 2024
14.1%
Median of European Union (27 countries), 2024
14.2%
Position in 2024
66th of 216
International migrant stock in Croatia over time
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% of population. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Croatia | European Union |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 13.6% | 14.1% |
| 2020 | 13.4% | 12.2% |
| 2015 | 13.4% | 10.6% |
| 2010 | 13.3% | 9.9% |
| 2005 | 13.4% | 8.8% |
| 2000 | 13.5% | 7.5% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- The previous available figure was 13.4% in 2020, a change of +0.2 percentage points.
- Since 1990, when it was 9.8%, the figure has changed by +3.8 percentage points.
- Among the 216 countries with data for 2024, Croatia has the 66th highest value.
- The figure for the European Union in 2024 was 14.1%.
More for Croatia
All statistics for Croatia
Net migration
-3,481 people
2025 · World Bank
Immigration
70,391 immigrants
2024 · Eurostat
Emigration
38,997 emigrants
2024 · Eurostat
Acquisitions of citizenship
793 people
2024 · Eurostat
First-time asylum applicants
845 applicants
2025 · Eurostat
Net migration rate
4.9 per 1,000 people
2025 · Eurostat