MIGRATION OF POPULATION OF THE REPUBLIC OF CROATIA, 2005

 

This First Release contains data on the internal and international migration of population of the Republic of Croatia for the period from 1996 to 2005 and data at the county level for the period from 2001 to 2005.

 

International Migration

 

In 2005, there were 14 230 persons that immigrated to the Republic of Croatia, and 6 012 persons emigrated from the Republic of Croatia.

 

The Republic of Croatia had the positive net migration with foreign countries for the whole period from 1996 to 2005 (the number of immigrants was higher then the number of emigrants) and in 2005 the net migration amounted to 8 218.

 

In 2005, there were 94.0% Croatian citizens and 6.0% foreigners that immigrated into the Republic of Croatia, while 91.6% Croatian citizens and 2.8% foreigners emigrated abroad. Out of the total number of immigrants, there were 58.7% persons who arrived from Bosnia and Herzegovina. Out of the total number of emigrants from the Republic of Croatia, 44.2% persons departed to Serbia and Montenegro and 17.5% persons departed to Bosnia and Herzegovina.

 

Out of the total number of immigrants and emigrants, there were more men then women (53.0% of men arrived from abroad and 50.2% of men departed to foreign countries).

 

 

In 2005, the greatest share in the total number of persons that immigrated to the Republic of Croatia was recorded in the City of Zagreb (16.2%) and the County of Split-Dalmatia (16.1%). The largest share of emigrants from the Republic of Croatia to foreign countries was again in the City of Zagreb (17.4%), followed by the County of Sisak-Moslavina (11.7%) and the County of Osijek-Baranja (10.1%).

 

Internal migration

 

In 2005, there were 78 018 persons who changed their place of permanent residence (moved from one settlement to another within the Republic of Croatia).

 

The largest number of migrated population within the Republic of Croatia was aged 20 − 39 (47.3%), while the share of women in the total number of migrated population was 54.8%.

 

Within the total number of migrating population on the territory of the Republic of Croatia in 2005, the largest number of persons (40.2%) migrated between counties; 38.7% of persons migrated between towns/municipalities of the same county, and 21.1% of persons moved between settlements of the same town/municipality.

 

The majority of migrations between towns/municipalities within the same county in 2005 were recorded in the County of
Split-Dalmatia (62.6%), the County of Međimurje (62.5%) and the County of Primorje-Gorski kotar (61.5%). The majority of migrations between counties were recorded in the City of Zagreb (76.2%) and the County of Zagreb (65.4%).

 

Out of the total of twenty counties and the City of Zagreb, six counties had the positive net migration between counties (the number of immigrants was larger than the number of emigrants), and the highest one was recorded in the County of Zagreb (2 111 persons). Fourteen counties and the City of Zagreb had the negative net migration between counties. The largest negative net migration was recorded in the County of Vukovar-Sirmium (-884 persons), the County of Slavonski Brod-Posavina (-662 persons) and the County of Osijek-Baranja (-604 persons).

 

Total migration of population in 2005

 

The largest positive total net migration of population in 2005 (the difference between the total number of immigrants from another county and abroad and the total number of emigrants to another county and abroad) was recorded in the County of Zagreb (2 641 persons), the County of Zadar (1 938 persons) and the County of Split-Dalmatia (1 846 persons). The largest negative total net migration of population was recorded in the County of Vukovar-Sirmium (-718 persons), the County of Sisak-Moslavina (-638 persons) and the County of Osijek-Baranja (-623 persons).

 

 

I.       INTERNATIONAL MIGRATION

 

1.      INTERNATIONAL MIGRATION OF POPULATION OF THE REPUBLIC OF CROATIA1)

 

Immigrants

Emigrants

Net migration

 

 

 

 

1996.

44 596

10 027

34 569

1997.

52 343

18 531

33 812

1998.

51 784

7 592

44 192

1999.

32 910

14 285

18 625

2000.

29 385

5 953

23 432

2001.

24 415

7 488

16 927

2002.

20 365

11 767

8 598

2003.

18 455

6 534

11 921

2004.

18 383

6 812

11 571

2005.

14 230

6 012

8 218

 

 

1)   See Notes on Methodology.

 

 

 

2.     INTERNATIONAL MIGRATION OF POPULATION, BY COUNTRY OF CITIZENSHIP

Country of citizenship

2001.

2002.

2003.

2004.

2005.

Immigrants

Emigrants

Immigrants

Emigrants

Immigrants

Emigrants

Immigrants

Emigrants

Immigrants

Emigrants

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total

24 415

7 488

20 365

11 767

18 455

6 534

18 383

6 812

14 230

6 012

Croatia

22 256

6 670

18 368

11 120

16 355

6 114

16 857

5 871

13 374

5 509

Europe

1 991

244

1 762

325

2 006

186

1 442

177

797

171

Austria

11

-

27

1

21

-

19

2

12

2

Belgium

4

-

1

-

3

-

1

-

1

-

Bosnia and Herzegovina

843

131

678

203

782

95

570

95

294

89

France

8

-

12

-

15

1

5

1

5

1

Italy

38

1

48

-

72

1

41

-

26

2

Serbia and Montenegro

438

69

341

80

462

53

320

53

159

32

Hungary

10

-

7

-

9

1

5

-

11

-

Macedonia

213

22

224

20

215

10

146

8

87

17

Netherlands

9

1

13

1

10

-

6

1

4

-

Germany

105

4

100

5

116

5

98

9

63

9

Poland

8

2

17

2

21

-

18

-

7

-

Russian Federation

57

6

46

1

34

1

19

1

10

-

Romania

16

-

21

-

24

2

8

-

5

-

Slovenia

99

6

98

8

103

10

98

6

64

13

Sweden

3

-

3

-

7

-

4

-

5

-

Switzerland

18

1

18

-

15

2

14

-

9

1

Ukraine

34

1

39

3

27

2

21

-

9

3

Great Britain

8

-

15

-

12

-

10

-

5

-

Other European countries

69

-

54

1

58

3

39

1

21

2

Asia

23

1

34

-

31

3

37

1

23

-

Africa

16

-

11

-

6

-

3

-

4

-

North and Central America

21

2

19

1

35

4

23

1

17

-

Canada

6

-

7

1

3

1

5

-

1

-

USA

11

2

11

-

25

3

18

1

14

-

Other countries

4

-

1

-

7

-

-

-

2

-

South America

11

-

12

-

7

-

12

-

4

-

Oceania

7

-

4

-

6

-

6

-

6

-

Australia

7

-

1

-

6

-

6

-

6

-

Unknown

90

571

155

321

9

227

3

762

5

332

 

 

 

 

3.   INTERNATIONAL MIGRATION OF POPULATION, BY AGE AND SEX, 2005

Age

Immigrants

Emigrants

Total

Men

Women

Total

Men

Women

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total

14 230

7 540

6 690

6 012

3 018

2 994

 0 – 4

 759

 379

 380

 71

 32

 39

 5 – 9

 959

 455

 504

 96

 49

 47

10 – 14

 756

 375

 381

 143

 79

 64

15 – 19

1 115

 592

 523

 371

 231

 140

20 – 24

1 709

 945

 764

 440

 233

 207

25 – 29

1 451

 759

 692

 574

 358

 216

30 – 34

1 269

 697

 572

 440

 226

 214

35 – 39

1 198

 698

 500

 351

 175

 176

40 – 44

1 036

 603

 433

 326

 161

 165

45 – 49

 878

 512

 366

 269

 154

 115

50 – 54

 768

 382

 386

 252

 130

 122

55 – 59

 663

 339

 324

 321

 118

 203

60 – 64

 579

 309

 270

 410

 142

 268

65 – 69

 534

 275

 259

 744

 367

 377

70 – 74

 307

 134

 173

 660

 327

 333

75 and over

249

86

163

544

236

308

 

 

4.   INTERNATIONAL MIGRATION, BY COUNTRY OF PREVIOUS RESIDENCE/DESTINATION AND CITIZENSHIP, 2005

Country of previous residence/destination

Immigrants

Emigrants

Total

Croatian citizens

Foreigners

Unknown

Total

Croatian citizens

Foreigners

Unknown

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total

14 230

13 374

851

5

6 012

5 509

171

332

Europe

12 493

12 491

1

1

5 018

4 869

3

146

Austria

260

260

-

-

580

579

1

-

Bosnia and Herzegovina

8 358

8 357

1

-

1 055

1 037

-

18

France

89

89

-

-

4

4

-

-

Italy

195

195

-

-

31

31

-

-

Serbia and Montenegro

1 176

1 176

-

-

2 656

2 529

-

127

Hungary

28

28

-

-

-

-

-

-

Macedonia

90

90

-

-

9

9

-

-

Netherlands

51

51

-

-

12

12

-

-

Germany

1 130

1 130

-

-

500

498

2

-

Romania

28

28

-

-

2

2

-

-

Slovenia

394

393

-

1

118

117

-

1

Sweden

91

91

-

-

6

6

-

-

Switzerland

487

487

-

-

29

29

-

-

Other European countries

116

116

-

-

16

16

-

-

Asia

13

13

-

-

2

2

-

-

Africa

12

12

-

-

3

3

-

-

North and Central America

351

351

-

-

39

39

-

-

Canada

126

126

-

-

14

14

-

-

USA

225

225

-

-

25

25

-

-

South America

43

43

-

-

1

1

-

-

Oceania

256

256

-

-

19

18

-

1

Australia

247

247

-

-

19

18

-

1

New Zealand

9

9

-

-

-

-

-

-

Unknown

1 062

208

850

4

930

577

168

185

 

 

5.   INTERNATIONAL MIGRATION OF POPULATION, BY COUNTIES

 

2001.

2002.

2003.

2004.

2005.

Immigrants

Emigrants

Immigrants

Emigrants

Immigrants

Emigrants

Immigrants

Emigrants

Immigrants

Emigrants

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Republic of Croatia

24 415

7 488

20 365

11 767

18 455

6 534

18 383

6 812

14 230

6 012

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

County of Zagreb

1 712

420

1 543

511

1 572

434

1 219

417

 808

 278

County of Krapina-Zagorje

148

62

162

139

146

64

111

57

 98

 69

County of Sisak-Moslavina

981

459

903

667

788

419

672

538

 597

 702

County of Karlovac

486

342

428

381

408

279

399

305

 311

 331

County of Varaždin

225

142

181

165

207

108

167

97

 175

 74

County of Koprivnica-Križevci

228

92

149

128

156

87

151

65

 98

 45

County of Bjelovar-Bilogora

405

231

321

215

267

163

243

176

 211

 214

County of Primorje-Gorski  kotar

1 139

537

1 123

589

1 135

441

1 003

343

 848

 273

County of Lika-Senj

213

102

228

174

268

107

226

178

 221

 243

County of Virovitica-Podravina

473

378

505

298

298

220

338

666

 228

 209

County of Požega-Slavonia

479

162

295

183

210

159

210

198

 164

 194

County of Slavonski Brod-Posavina

1 195

298

994

570

816

279

748

272

 732

 232

County of Zadar

1 433

280

1 487

398

1 230

272

1 360

284

1 311

 258

County of Osijek-Baranja

1 112

500

986

539

781

474

658

620

 588

 607

County of Šibenik-Knin

918

181

842

193

826

201

896

246

 790

 259

County of Vukovar-Sirmium

1 044

630

620

611

618

411

518

493

 590

 424

County of Split-Dalmatia

4 654

416

3 128

551

2 693

382

3 185

330

2 289

 246

County of Istria

1 171

362

1 174

442

1 169

217

1 049

209

 996

 148

County of Dubrovnik-Neretva

1 080

257

852

291

694

156

779

108

 741

 102

County of Međimurje

222

134

212

170

192

128

124

78

 123

 60

City of Zagreb

5 097

1 503

4 232

4 552

3 981

1 533

4 327

1 132

2 311

1 044

 

 

 

II.      INTERNAL MIGRATION

 

1.   INTERNAL MIGRATION OF POPULATION OF THE REPUBLIC OF CROATIA, BY PLACE OF MIGRATION1)

               

Total

Migrating population

Between settlements of the same town/municipality

Between towns/municipalities
of the same county

Between counties

 

 

 

 

 

1996.

64 755

9 479

21 774

33 502

1997.

79 501

12 340

28 385

38 776

1998.

78 005

12 856

28 455

36 694

1999.

68 392

11 366

25 843

31 183

2000.

84 363

16 048

35 145

33 170

2001.

73 089

13 931

28 313

30 845

2002.

77 154

14 847

29 465

32 842

2003.

84 444

18 545

32 610

33 289

2004.

79 800

16 993

30 930

31 877

2005.

78 018

16 464

30 224

31 330

 

 

1)   See Notes on Methodology.

 

2.     INTERNAL MIGRATION OF POPULATION, BY AGE, SEX AND PLACE OF MIGRATION, 2005

Age

Sex

Total

Migrating population

Between settlements of the same town/municipality

Between towns/municipalities of the same county

Between counties

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total

Total

78 018

16 464

30 224

31 330

 

Men

35 293

7 311

13 468

14 514

 

Women

42 725

9 153

16 756

16 816

0 – 4

Total

4 704

 933

1 912

1 859

 

Men

2 322

 452

 959

 911

 

Women

2 382

 481

 953

 948

5 – 9

Total

4 798

1 180

1 981

1 637

 

Men

2 501

 598

1 057

 846

 

Women

2 297

 582

 924

 791

10 – 14

Total

3 561

 977

1 419

1 165

 

Men

1 787

 513

 698

 576

 

Women

1 774

 464

 721

 589

15 – 19

Total

5 688

1 549

2 347

1 792

 

Men

2 329

 687

 924

 718

 

Women

3 359

 862

1 423

1 074

20 – 24

Total

9 811

2 036

3 913

3 862

 

Men

2 875

 574

1 022

1 279

 

Women

6 936

1 462

2 891

2 583

25 – 29

Total

11 901

2 385

4 500

5 016

 

Men

4 624

 895

1 644

2 085

 

Women

7 277

1 490

2 856

2 931

30 – 34

Total

8 669

1 703

3 347

3 619

 

Men

4 217

 782

1 617

1 818

 

Women

4 452

 921

1 730

1 801

35 – 39

Total

6 487

1 433

2 489

2 565

 

Men

3 413

 713

1 295

1 405

 

Women

3 074

 720

1 194

1 160

40 – 44

Total

5 058

1 192

1 891

1 975

 

Men

2 707

 597

1 000

1 110

 

Women

2 351

 595

 891

 865

45 – 49

Total

3 921

 844

1 502

1 575

 

Men

2 040

 417

 792

 831

 

Women

1 881

 427

 710

 744

50 – 54

Total

3 612

 656

1 390

1 566

 

Men

1 869

 355

 717

 797

 

Women

1 743

 301

 673

 769

55 – 59

Total

3 023

 473

1 176

1 374

 

Men

1 513

 238

 604

 671

 

Women

1 510

 235

 572

 703

60 – 64

Total

2 152

 357

 800

 995

 

Men

1 103

 180

 417

 506

 

Women

1 049

 177

 383

 489

65 – 69

Total

1 948

 358

 671

 919

 

Men

 948

 162

 335

 451

 

Women

1 000

 196

 336

 468

70 – 74

Total

1 352

 222

 493

 637

 

Men

 599

 91

 236

 272

 

Women

 753

 131

 257

 365

75 and over

Total

1 333

 166

 393

 774

 

Men

 446

 57

 151

 238

 

Women

 887

 109

 242

 536

 

 

3.     INTERNAL MIGRATION OF POPULATION, BY COUNTIES AND PLACE OF IMMIGRATION AND
        EMIGRATION, 2005

 

Immigrants

Emigrants

Net migration

between counties

Total

From another

settlement of
the same town/municipality

From another town/municipality of the same county

From

 another county

Total

Into another

settlement of
the same town/municipality

Into another town/municipality of the same county

Into

another county

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Republic of Croatia

78 0181)

16 4641)

30 2241)

31 3301)

78 6261)

16 4531)

30 3541)

31 8191)

-2)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

County of Zagreb

8 188

1 525

1 312

5 351

6 071

1 524

1 307

3 240

2 111

County of Krapina-Zagorje

1 882

 409

 723

 750

1 791

 405

 730

 656

 94

County of Sisak-Moslavina

3 839

1 444

1 369

1 026

4 381

1 442

1 380

1 559

- 533

County of Karlovac

2 619

 898

 956

 765

2 822

 895

 978

 949

- 184

County of Varaždin

2 487

 549

1 351

 587

2 590

 549

1 355

 686

- 99

County of Koprivnica-Križevci

1 730

 393

 773

 564

1 860

 392

 775

 693

- 129

County of Bjelovar-Bilogora

1 958

 639

 696

 623

2 380

 638

 697

1 045

- 422

County of Primorje-Gorski  kotar

6 881

 641

4 232

2 008

6 465

 639

4 236

1 590

 418

County of Lika-Senj

1 225

 424

 240

 561

1 256

 424

 242

 590

- 29

County of Virovitica-Podravina

1 438

 401

 571

 466

1 751

 400

 572

 779

- 313

County of Požega-Slavonia

1 494

 368

 687

 439

1 780

 367

 682

 731

- 292

County of Slavonski Brod-Posavina

2 438

 321

1 365

 752

3 102

 321

1 367

1 414

- 662

County of Zadar

4 235

 508

1 882

1 845

3 364

 507

1 897

 960

 885

County of Osijek-Baranja

5 376

1 374

2 800

1 202

5 995

1 373

2 816

1 806

- 604

County of Šibenik-Knin

2 520

 682

 781

1 057

2 337

 681

 782

 874

 183

County of Vukovar-Sirmium

2 830

 246

1 646

 938

3 723

 246

1 655

1 822

- 884

County of Split-Dalmatia

7 680

1 029

4 810

1 841

7 909

1 028

4 843

2 038

- 197

County of Istria

4 774

1 138

2 094

1 542

4 185

1 136

2 098

 951

 591

County of Dubrovnik-Neretva

2 204

 641

 941

 622

2 344

 639

 947

 758

- 136

County of Međimurje

1 591

 307

 995

 289

1 726

 308

 995

 423

- 134

City of Zagreb

10 629

2 5273)

-

8 102

10 794

2 5393)

-

8 255

- 153

 

 

 

1)    Difference between the number of immigrants and emigrants refers to registrations/cancelled registrations of permanent residence at the end of calendar year.

2)    Collective data are not presented, because they refer to migration within the Republic of Croatia.

3)    Data for the City of Zagreb refer to migration between settlements within the City of Zagreb.

 

 

III.    TOTAL MIGRATION IN 2005

 

1.     TOTAL NUMBER OF IMMIGRANTS AND EMIGRANTS, BY COUNTIES, 2005

 

Immigrants

Emigrants

Total net

migration

Net migration between counties

Net migration with foreign countries

Total

From another county

From abroad

Total

Into another county

Abroad

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Republic of Croatia

-1)

31 3302)

14 230

-1)

31 8192)

6 012

-1)

-1)

8 218

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

County of Zagreb

6 159

5 351

 808

3 518

3 240

 278

2 641

2 111

 530

County of Krapina-Zagorje

 848

 750

 98

 725

 656

 69

 123

 94

 29

County of Sisak-Moslavina

1 623

1 026

 597

2 261

1 559

 702

- 638

- 533

- 105

County of Karlovac

1 076

 765

 311

1 280

 949

 331

- 204

- 184

- 20

County of Varaždin

 762

 587

 175

 760

 686

 74

 2

- 99

 101

County of Koprivnica-Križevci

 662

 564

 98

 738

 693

 45

- 76

- 129

 53

County of Bjelovar-Bilogora

 834

 623

 211

1 259

1 045

 214

- 425

- 422

- 3

County of Primorje-Gorski  kotar

2 856

2 008

 848

1 863

1 590

 273

 993

 418

 575

County of Lika-Senj

 782

 561

 221

 833

 590

 243

- 51

- 29

- 22

County of Virovitica-Podravina

 694

 466

 228

 988

 779

 209

- 294

- 313

 19

County of Požega-Slavonia

 603

 439

 164

 925

 731

 194

- 322

- 292

- 30

County of Slavonski Brod-Posavina

1 484

 752

 732

1 646

1 414

 232

- 162

- 662

 500

County of Zadar

3 156

1 845

1 311

1 218

 960

 258

1 938

 885

1 053

County of Osijek-Baranja

1 790

1 202

 588

2 413

1 806

 607

- 623

- 604

- 19

County of Šibenik-Knin

1 847

1 057

 790

1 133

 874

 259

 714

 183

 531

County of Vukovar-Sirmium

1 528

 938

 590

2 246

1 822

 424

- 718

- 884

 166

County of Split-Dalmatia

4 130

1 841

2 289

2 284

2 038

 246

1 846

- 197

2 043

County of Istria

2 538

1 542

 996

1 099

 951

 148

1 439

 591

 848

County of Dubrovnik-Neretva

1 363

 622

 741

 860

 758

 102

 503

- 136

 639

County of Međimurje

 412

 289

 123

 483

 423

 60

- 71

- 134

 63

City of Zagreb

10 413

8 102

2 311

9 299

8 255

1 044

1 114

- 153

1 267

 

 

 

1)    Collective data are not presented, because they refer to migration within the Republic of Croatia.

2)    Difference between the number of immigrants and emigrants refers to registrations/cancelled registrations of permanent residence at the end of calendar year.

 

 

 

 

NOTES ON METHODOLOGY

 

 

Data source

 

Surveys on internal and international migration of population of the Republic of Croatia are carried out based on data collected in the Registration Department of the Ministry of the Interior. Persons' legal duty to register changes of their place of permanent residence is based on the Act on Permanent and Temporary Residence of Citizens (NN, No. 53/91, 26/93 and 11/00) and the Foreigners Act (NN, No. 109/03).

 

 

Coverage

 

Data in this First Release comprise all Croatian citizens and permanently resident foreigners who reported/unreported their place of permanent residence in the Republic of Croatia at the Registration Department of the Ministry of the Interior.

 

Data on migration of population in the 1996 and 1997 have not been collected for the territory of the Republic of Croatia occupied at that time.

 

 

Definitions and explanations

 

Migration is the spatial movement of people, that is, mechanical movement.

 

Statistics of Internal migration of population collects and processes data on migration flows of population on the territory of the Republic of Croatia, that is, the data on number and characteristics of persons who changed their place of permanent residence in a given calendar year.

 

Statistics of International migration of population collects and processes data on international migration flows, that is, the data on number and characteristics of persons who changed their country of permanent residence in a given calendar year.

 

Internal migration is the change of permanent residence of population on the territory of the Republic of Croatia; that is, both place of previous residence and place of destination are within the Republic of Croatia.

 

International migration of population is the change of country of permanent residence for the purpose of establishing a new permanent residence in another country.

 

Place of permanent residence, according to Article 2 of the Act on Permanent and Temporary Residence of Citizens, is "a place where a person settled with an intention of staying permanently".

 

Permanent residence of foreigners, according to Article 47 of the Foreigners Act, "shall be granted to a foreigner who holds, by the date of submitting the requirement for permanent residence, a temporary residence permit lasting constantly for five years or who is at least three years married to a Croatian citizen or a foreigner with granted permanent residence, in which case the submitter has to be granted a temporary residence permit in the Republic of Croatia”.

 

A migrant is a person who changed a place of permanent residence (immigrant, emigrant).

 

Immigrants are persons who reported a place of permanent residence in any settlement of the Republic of Croatia, while their previous place of permanent residence was situated in another settlement in the Republic of Croatia or abroad.

 

Emigrants are persons who unreported their place of permanent residence situated within the Republic of Croatia with an intention to register it in another settlement either in the Republic of Croatia or abroad.

 

Net migration of population (migration balance) is the difference between the number of immigrants and emigrants of a particular country in a given period of time. The positive net migration, that is, mechanical increase of population of the country, is a situation when the number of immigrants is larger than the number of emigrants. The negative net migration, that is, mechanical decrease of population of the country, is a situation when the number of emigrants is larger than the number of immigrants.

 

Total net migration of population of the county is the difference between the total number of immigrants from another county and abroad and the total number of emigrants to another county and abroad.

 

Age of migrants is presented as an age reached at the moment of migration. Each age group includes persons who reached age within limits of an interval. For example, the age group from 15 to 19 years includes all persons who have reached 15 years and more, but have not yet turned 20.

 

Citizenship is defined as person's permanent legal relation with a state, which admits a special legal status to a person.

 

Croatian citizenship can be obtained according to the Croatian Citizenship Act (NN, No. 53/91) and the Act on Amendments to the Croatian Citizenship Act (NN, No. 28/92) by: origin, birth on the territory of the Republic of Croatia (besides other conditions), naturalisation (foreigner older than 18 besides other conditions) and on the basis of international contracts.

 

Foreigner, according to Article 2 of the Foreigners Act, is "a person who is not a citizen of the Republic of Croatia".

 

 

Territorial constitution

 

Data on migration are presented by territorial constitution as on 31st December 2005, according to the Act on the Territory of Counties, Cities and Municipalities in the Republic of Croatia (NN, Nos. 69/95, 10/97, 124/97, 68/98, 22/99, 117/99, 128/99, 129/00, 92/01, 79/02, 83/02, 25/03, 107/03 and 175/03).

 

 

Abbreviations

 

NN  Narodne novine, official gazette of the Republic of Croatia

 

 

 

Symbols

 

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