Net migration — all countries

Net migration — Croatia

Net migration in Croatia in 2025 — -3,481 people. Ranked 132 in the world out of 217. Since 1960, the indicator has risen by 84%.

2025 -3,481 people +32.88% vs 2024
World rank 132of 217
Period maximum 19,298 people2001
Period minimum -53,688 people1996

Trend over time

1960–2025 · people

Net migration — Croatia, 1960–2025-60,000-40,000-20,000020,00019601967197419811988199520022009201620231960: -21,768 people1962: -2,176 people1964: -2,090 people1966: -6,341 people1968: -2,799 people1970: -2,359 people1972: -7,277 people1974: -8,076 people1976: -7,400 people1978: -7,329 people1980: -5,486 people1982: 7,475 people1984: 5,757 people1986: 6,261 people1988: 7,242 people1990: 9,538 people1992: -47,865 people1994: -50,444 people1996: -53,688 people1998: -47,931 people2000: -47,629 people2002: 10,306 people2004: 15,445 people2006: 10,852 people2008: 6,495 people2010: -3,995 people2012: -4,794 people2014: -13,127 people2016: -32,144 people2018: -25,016 people2020: -8,552 people2022: 11,681 people2024: -5,186 people2025: -3,481 people
Change over the period: +18,287 (+84.01%)

Comparison, 2025

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Croatia

Croatia -3,481 people
World 0 people
Europe & Central Asia 1.18M people
Southern Europe computed 133,577 people
High-income countries computed 2.41M people
Net migration — Croatia, by year Croatia All countries CSV XLSX
Year people Change Change, %
2025 -3,481 +1,705 +32.88%
2024 -5,186 −15,388 −150.83%
2023 10,202 −1,479 −12.66%
2022 11,681 +16,198 +358.6%
2021 -4,517 +4,035 +47.18%
2020 -8,552 +4,687 +35.4%
2019 -13,239 +11,777 +47.08%
2018 -25,016 +19,541 +43.86%
2017 -44,557 −12,413 −38.62%
2016 -32,144 −4,643 −16.88%
2015 -27,501 −14,374 −109.5%
2014 -13,127 −6,882 −110.2%
2013 -6,245 −1,451 −30.27%
2012 -4,794 +12,669 +72.55%
2011 -17,463 −13,468 −337.12%
2010 -3,995 −5,353 −394.18%
2009 1,358 −5,137 −79.09%
2008 6,495 −2,398 −26.97%
2007 8,893 −1,959 −18.05%
2006 10,852 +223 +2.1%
2005 10,629 −4,816 −31.18%
2004 15,445 +2,889 +23.01%
2003 12,556 +2,250 +21.83%
2002 10,306 −8,992 −46.6%
2001 19,298 +66,927 +140.52%
2000 -47,629 −211 −0.44%
1999 -47,418 +513 +1.07%
1998 -47,931 +4,966 +9.39%
1997 -52,897 +791 +1.47%
1996 -53,688 −1,806 −3.48%
1995 -51,882 −1,438 −2.85%
1994 -50,444 −829 −1.67%
1993 -49,615 −1,750 −3.66%
1992 -47,865 −15,897 −49.73%
1991 -31,968 −41,506 −435.16%
1990 9,538 +1,067 +12.6%
1989 8,471 +1,229 +16.97%
1988 7,242 +286 +4.11%
1987 6,956 +695 +11.1%
1986 6,261 +711 +12.81%
1985 5,550 −207 −3.6%
1984 5,757 −566 −8.95%
1983 6,323 −1,152 −15.41%
1982 7,475 +2,603 +53.43%
1981 4,872 +10,358 +188.81%
1980 -5,486 +254 +4.43%
1979 -5,740 +1,589 +21.68%
1978 -7,329 +10 +0.14%
1977 -7,339 +61 +0.82%
1976 -7,400 −34 −0.46%
1975 -7,366 +710 +8.79%
1974 -8,076 +259 +3.11%
1973 -8,335 −1,058 −14.54%
1972 -7,277 −1,669 −29.76%
1971 -5,608 −3,249 −137.73%
1970 -2,359 +437 +15.63%
1969 -2,796 +3 +0.11%
1968 -2,799 +719 +20.44%
1967 -3,518 +2,823 +44.52%
1966 -6,341 −1,088 −20.71%
1965 -5,253 −3,163 −151.34%
1964 -2,090 −801 −62.14%
1963 -1,289 +887 +40.76%
1962 -2,176 +4,391 +66.86%
1961 -6,567 +15,201 +69.83%
1960 -21,768

About the indicator

Net migration is the number of people arriving in a country minus the number leaving it, counting both citizens and foreigners. A positive value means net inflow, a negative one net outflow. The UN Population Division publishes the indicator at five-year intervals and derives it residually, as the difference between the actual change in population and natural increase, so errors of registration end up inside it as well.

Important: The value refers to a five-year period rather than to a single year; in the years between reference points the figure repeats.

Source: World Population Prospects (UN), license CC BY 3.0 IGO.