Net migration in Croatia

Net migration to Croatia was -3,481 people in 2025.

Measure: Net migration Unit: People Data: 1960 to 2025 Source: World Bank
Croatia, 2025 -3,481 People
Change from 2024 +32.9% 2024: -5,186 people
European Union, 2025 -317,019 people Official aggregate
Position in 2025 132nd of 217 See the full ranking

Net migration in Croatia over time

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People. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.

Net migration (people), 2001 to 2025
Period CroatiaEuropean 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.

Source and dates

Original producer
United Nations Population Division, World Population Prospects
Distributed by
World Bank, World Development Indicators
Dataset or series code
SM.POP.NETM · dataset details · view at source
Observation period
1960 to 2025 for Croatia
Provider update
8 October 2026
Retrieved
9 November 2026
Published here
9 November 2026
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (per series metadata)
Attribution
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators, original data: United Nations Population Division, World Population Prospects