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Croatia – Net Migration

Name: Croatia Net Migration
Creator: World Bank
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Net migration over five-year periods. Difference between immigration and emigration, including both citizens and non-citizens. · World Bank

-3,481 +1,705 from 2024 G20 rank: 86th · all-time high: 19,298 (2001)

APA

Croatia Net Migration. HistorySaid. Retrieved March 10, 2026, from https://historysaid.com/croatia/net-migration

BibTeX

@misc{historysaid_croatia_net-migration,
  title = {Croatia Net Migration},
  url = {https://historysaid.com/croatia/net-migration},
  publisher = {HistorySaid},
  year = {2026}
}

Data & Projection▾

Year	Value	Change	Rank
2028* trend	-5,658	–	–
2027* trend	-4,178	–	–
2026* trend	-2,699	–	–
2025	-3,481	+1,705	86th
2024	-5,186	−15,388	76th
2023	10,202	−1,479	168th
2022	11,681	+16,198	151st
2021	-4,517	+4,035	69th
2020	-8,552	+4,687	56th
2019	-13,239	+11,777	57th
2018	-25,016	+19,541	41st
2017	-44,557	−12,413	24th
2016	-32,144	−4,643	30th
2015	-27,501	−14,374	42nd
2014	-13,127	−6,882	62nd
2013	-6,245	−1,451	72nd
2012	-4,794	+12,669	79th
2011	-17,463	−13,468	62nd
2010	-3,995	−5,353	83rd
2009	1,358	−5,137	145th
2008	6,495	−2,398	154th
2007	8,893	−1,959	160th
2006	10,852	+223	160th
2005	10,629	−4,816	162nd
2004	15,445	+2,889	174th
2003	12,556	+2,250	166th
2002	10,306	−8,992	166th
2001	19,298	+66,927	173rd
2000	-47,629	−211	31st
1999	-47,418	+513	31st
1998	-47,931	+4,966	28th
1997	-52,897	+791	29th
1996	-53,688	−1,806	27th
1995	-51,882	−1,438	31st
1994	-50,444	−829	31st
1993	-49,615	−1,750	32nd
1992	-47,865	−15,897	32nd
1991	-31,968	−41,506	43rd
1990	9,538	+1,067	171st
1989	8,471	+1,229	173rd
1988	7,242	+286	168th
1987	6,956	+695	168th
1986	6,261	+711	165th
1985	5,550	−207	166th
1984	5,757	−566	169th
1983	6,323	−1,152	170th
1982	7,475	+2,603	173rd
1981	4,872	+10,358	164th
1980	-5,486	+254	69th
1979	-5,740	+1,589	72nd
1978	-7,329	+10	66th
1977	-7,339	+61	65th
1976	-7,400	−34	68th
1975	-7,366	+710	63rd
1974	-8,076	+259	59th
1973	-8,335	−1,058	55th
1972	-7,277	−1,669	57th
1971	-5,608	−3,249	62nd
1970	-2,359	+437	84th
1969	-2,796	+3	76th
1968	-2,799	+719	76th
1967	-3,518	+2,823	69th
1966	-6,341	−1,088	52nd
1965	-5,253	−3,163	60th
1964	-2,090	−801	79th
1963	-1,289	+887	83rd
1962	-2,176	+4,391	78th
1961	-6,567	+15,201	50th
1960	-21,768	–	23rd

Show all years (1960–2025)

* Linear trend extrapolation from last 5 data points

Detected Pattern▾

Export Boom Cycle

Current account surplus with strong export growth (>15% YoY), reserve accumulation, and moderate GDP growth. Typical of commodity exporters during price surges.

Reserves YoY +21.7% GDP growth 12.6% C/A balance 0.8%

This pattern occurred 682 times in G20 history, 460 successful

United Arab Emirates 2024

Reserves YoY

+25.6%

GDP growth

4.0%

C/A balance

14.5%

Guatemala 2024

Reserves YoY

+14.6%

GDP growth

3.7%

C/A balance

2.9%

Cambodia 2024

Reserves YoY

+12.6%

GDP growth

6.0%

C/A balance

0.5%

Sri Lanka 2024

Reserves YoY

+38.3%

GDP growth

5.0%

C/A balance

1.2%

Lesotho 2024

Reserves YoY

+18.0%

GDP growth

2.9%

C/A balance

3.9%

Lithuania 2024

Reserves YoY

+20.1%

GDP growth

2.8%

C/A balance

3.3%

HistorySaid – pattern alert

Croatia matched the Export Boom Cycle pattern in 2021. Historically, 67% of countries showing this pattern (460 out of 682) saw net migration improve within 24 months. View full analysis →