Net migration in Croatia
Net migration to Croatia was -3,481 people in 2025.
Croatia, 2025
-3,481
Change from 2024
+32.9%
European Union, 2025
-317,019 people
Position in 2025
132nd of 217
Net migration in Croatia over time
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The chart shows a calculation from the published values. The table below keeps the published values.
People. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Croatia | European Union |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | -3,481 people | -317,019 people |
| 2024 | -5,186 people | 194,612 people |
| 2023 | 10,202 people | 1,304,104 people |
| 2022 | 11,681 people | 4,206,655 people |
| 2021 | -4,517 people | 1,023,760 people |
| 2020 | -8,552 people | 1,066,639 people |
| 2019 | -13,239 people | 1,415,454 people |
| 2018 | -25,016 people | 1,355,231 people |
| 2017 | -44,557 people | 1,145,236 people |
| 2016 | -32,144 people | 1,025,819 people |
| 2015 | -27,501 people | 1,510,501 people |
| 2014 | -13,127 people | 777,635 people |
| 2013 | -6,245 people | 559,014 people |
| 2012 | -4,794 people | 414,115 people |
| 2011 | -17,463 people | 609,533 people |
| 2010 | -3,995 people | 656,784 people |
| 2009 | 1,358 people | 627,112 people |
| 2008 | 6,495 people | 1,020,991 people |
| 2007 | 8,893 people | 1,481,382 people |
| 2006 | 10,852 people | 610,067 people |
| 2005 | 10,629 people | 1,220,827 people |
| 2004 | 15,445 people | 1,430,224 people |
| 2003 | 12,556 people | 1,583,811 people |
| 2002 | 10,306 people | 1,523,588 people |
| 2001 | 19,298 people | 902,221 people |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of +32.9% from -5,186 people in 2024.
- Since 2015, when it was -27,501 people, the figure has changed by +87.3%.
- Among the 217 countries with data for 2025, Croatia has the 132nd highest value.
- The figure for the European Union in 2025 was -317,019 people.
More for Croatia
All statistics for Croatia
Immigration
70,391 immigrants
2024 · Eurostat
Emigration
38,997 emigrants
2024 · Eurostat
International migrant stock
13.6%
2024 · World Bank
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