FIRST RELEASE

CROATIAN BUREAU OF STATISTICS
10000 ZAGREB, ILICA 3, PHONE: +385 1 4806-111, P.O.B. 80, CROATIA

ISSN 1334-0565

 

YEAR: XLV.

ZAGREB, 17 JUNE, 2008

NUMBER: 7.1.2.

 

 

OBLIGED TO NOTIFY DATA SOURCE

 

 

MIGRATION OF POPULATION OF THE REPUBLIC OF CROATIA, 2007

 

This First Release contains data on the internal and international migration of population of the Republic of Croatia for the period from 1998 to 2007 and data at the county level for the period from 2003 to 2007.

 

International Migration

 

In 2007, there were 14 622 persons that immigrated to the Republic of Croatia and 9 002 persons that emigrated from it.

 

The Republic of Croatia had the positive net migration with foreign countries for the whole period from 1998 to 2007 (the number of immigrants was higher then the number of emigrants) and in 2007 the net migration amounted to 5 620.

 

In 2007, there were 93.7% Croatian citizens and 6.3% foreigners that immigrated into the Republic of Croatia, while 89.8% Croatian citizens and 3.0% foreigners emigrated abroad (there were 7.2% persons whose citizenship was unknown). Out of the total number of immigrants, there were 61.2% persons who arrived from Bosnia and Herzegovina. Out of the total number of emigrants from the Republic of Croatia, 42.4% persons departed to Serbia, 16.0% to Bosnia and Herzegovina and 12.2% to Germany.

 

With regard to gender, out of the total number of immigrants and emigrants, there were more men then women (54.3% of men arrived from abroad and 50.4% of men departed to foreign countries).

 

In 2007, the greatest share in the total number of persons that immigrated to the Republic of Croatia was recorded in the City of Zagreb (16.7%), County of Split-Dalmatia (11.6%) and the County of Zadar (9.4%). The largest share of emigrants from the Republic of Croatia to foreign countries was in the County of Sisak-Moslavina (16.3%), followed by the City of Zagreb (12.6%) and the County of Osijek-Baranja (11.6%).

 

 

Internal migration

 

In 2007, there were 82 678 persons who changed their place of permanent residence within the Republic of Croatia.

 

The largest number of migrated population within the Republic of Croatia was aged 20 − 39 (47.1%), while the share of women in the total number of migrated population was 54.7%.

 

Within the total number of migrated population on the territory of the Republic of Croatia in 2007, the largest number of persons (39.2%) migrated between counties, 38.6% of persons migrated between towns/municipalities of the same county and 22.2% of persons migrated between settlements of the same town/municipality.

 

The majority of migrations between towns/municipalities within the same county in 2007 were recorded in the County of Split-
-Dalmatia and the County of Primorje-Gorski kotar. The majority of migrations between counties were recorded in the City of Zagreb and the County of Zagreb.

 

Out of the total of twenty counties and the City of Zagreb, seven counties and the City of Zagreb 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 (1 600 persons). Thirteen counties had the negative net migration between counties. The largest negative net migration was recorded in the County of Osijek-Baranja (-732 persons) and the County of Slavonski Brod-Posavina (-645 persons).

 

 

Total migration of population in 2007

 

The largest positive total net migration of population in 2007 (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 City of Zagreb (2 461 persons) and the County of Zagreb (2 100 persons). The largest negative total net migration of population was recorded in the County of Sisak-Moslavina (-1 155 persons) and the County of Osijek-Baranja (-1 053 persons).

 


I.    INTERNATIONAL MIGRATION

 

1.   INTERNATIONAL MIGRATION OF POPULATION OF REPUBLIC OF CROATIA1)

 

Immigrants

Emigrants

Net migration

 

 

 

 

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

2006.

14 978

7 692

7 286

2007.

14 622

9 002

5 620

 

 

1)   See Notes on Methodology.

 


2.     INTERNATIONAL MIGRATION OF POPULATION, BY COUNTRY OF CITIZENSHIP

Country of citizenship

2003.

2004.

2005.

2006.

2007.

Immigrants

Emigrants

Immigrants

Emigrants

Immigrants

Emigrants

Immigrants

Emigrants

Immigrants

Emigrants

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total

18 455

6 534

18 383

6 812

14 230

6 012

14 978

7 692

14 622

9 002

Croatia

16 355

6 114

16 857

5 871

13 374

5 509

13 944

6 967

13 704

8 084

Europe

2 006

186

1 442

177

797

171

967

315

854

268

Austria

21

-

19

2

12

2

9

-

15

1

Belgium

3

-

1

-

1

-

3

-

2

-

Bosnia and Herzegovina

782

95

570

95

294

89

387

148

297

158

France

15

1

5

1

5

1

3

3

5

2

Italy

72

1

41

-

26

2

34

6

28

2

Serbia1)

462

53

320

53

159

32

182

80

181

60

Montenegro1

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

7

-

Hungary

9

1

5

-

11

-

11

1

8

1

Macedonia

215

10

146

8

87

17

80

26

64

13

Netherlands

10

-

6

1

4

-

6

-

3

2

Germany

116

5

98

9

63

9

107

19

78

7

Poland

21

-

18

-

7

-

10

-

12

2

Russian Federation

34

1

19

1

10

-

14

-

22

2

Romania

24

2

8

-

5

-

8

-

10

-

Slovenia

103

10

98

6

64

13

66

18

46

13

Sweden

7

-

4

-

5

-

1

1

4

2

Switzerland

15

2

14

-

9

1

3

3

4

1

Ukraine

27

2

21

-

9

3

10

4

19

-

United Kingdom

12

-

10

-

5

-

12

-

10

1

Other European countries

58

3

39

1

21

2

21

6

39

1

Asia

31

3

37

1

23

-

24

4

26

-

Africa

6

-

3

-

4

-

4

1

5

-

North and Central America

35

4

23

1

17

-

30

7

21

2

Canada

3

1

5

-

1

-

3

2

1

2

USA

25

3

18

1

14

-

27

5

20

-

Other countries

7

-

-

-

2

-

-

-

-

-

South America

7

-

12

-

4

-

3

1

5

3

Oceania

6

-

6

-

6

-

1

5

4

-

Australia

6

-

6

-

6

-

1

5

4

-

Unknown

9

227

3

762

5

332

5

392

3

645

 

1)    Until 2006, data on Montenegro were included in data on Serbia.

 

 

3.     INTERNATIONAL MIGRATION OF POPULATION, BY AGE AND SEX, 2007

Age

Immigrants

Emigrants

Total

Men

Women

Total

Men

Women

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total

14 622

7 940

6 682

9 002

4 540

4 462

 0 – 4

709

364

345

122

66

56

 5 – 9

727

363

364

149

79

70

10 – 14

708

366

342

161

97

64

15 – 19

1 315

740

575

613

387

226

20 – 24

2 032

1 215

817

764

401

363

25 – 29

1 620

862

758

942

517

425

30 – 34

1 323

791

532

764

384

380

35 – 39

1 096

629

467

711

381

330

40 – 44

1 040

589

451

640

343

297

45 – 49

928

534

394

580

309

271

50 – 54

795

411

384

618

319

299

55 – 59

689

319

370

548

240

308

60 – 64

590

262

328

459

160

299

65 – 69

488

255

233

623

306

317

70 – 74

311

147

164

638

275

363

75 and over

251

93

158

670

276

394

 


4.   INTERNATIONAL MIGRATION, BY COUNTRY OF PREVIOUS RESIDENCE/DESTINATION AND CITIZENSHIP, 2007

Country of previous residence/destination

Immigrants

Emigrants

Total

Croatian citizens

Foreigners

Unknown

Total

Croatian citizens

Foreigners

Unknown

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total

14 622

13 704

915

3

9 002

8 084

273

645

Europe

13 564

12 737

824

3

7 660

7 494

9

157

Austria

304

286

18

-

885

885

-

-

Bosnia and Herzegovina

8 944

8 662

280

2

1 443

1 423

7

13

France

89

85

4

-

8

8

-

-

Italy

228

201

27

-

36

36

-

-

Serbia

1 479

1 310

168

1

3 817

3 676

1

140

Montenegro

23

17

6

-

40

39

-

1

Hungary

26

18

8

-

10

10

-

-

Macedonia

138

77

61

-

5

5

-

-

Netherlands

61

58

3

-

13

11

-

2

Germany

1 081

999

82

-

1 096

1 095

-

1

Romania

39

28

11

-

3

3

-

-

Slovenia

492

448

44

-

206

205

1

-

Sweden

99

95

4

-

17

17

-

-

Switzerland

310

305

5

-

39

39

-

-

Other European countries

251

148

103

-

42

42

-

-

Asia

35

9

26

-

-

-

-

-

Africa

26

19

7

-

-

-

-

-

North and Central America

504

483

21

-

41

40

1

-

Canada

148

147

1

-

13

12

1

-

USA

355

335

20

-

28

28

-

-

South America

50

44

6

-

1

1

-

-

Oceania

332

328

4

-

14

14

-

-

Australia

309

305

4

-

14

14

-

-

New Zealand

22

22

-

-

-

-

-

-

Unknown

111

84

27

-

1 286

535

263

488

 


5.   INTERNATIONAL MIGRATION OF POPULATION, BY COUNTIES

 

2003.

2004.

2005.

2006.

2007.

Immigrants

Emigrants

Immigrants

Emigrants

Immigrants

Emigrants

Immigrants

Emigrants

Immigrants

Emigrants

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Republic of Croatia

18 455

6 534

18 383

6 812

14 230

6 012

14 978

7 692

14 622

9 002

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

County of Zagreb

1 572

434

1 219

417

 808

 278

 881

377

828

328

County of Krapina-Zagorje

146

64

111

57

 98

 69

 106

111

123

54

County of Sisak-Moslavina

788

419

672

538

 597

 702

 580

738

576

1 464

County of Karlovac

408

279

399

305

 311

 331

 290

422

354

458

County of Varaždin

207

108

167

97

 175

 74

 183

177

172

101

County of Koprivnica-Križevci

156

87

151

65

 98

 45

 120

66

117

74

County of Bjelovar-Bilogora

267

163

243

176

 211

 214

 232

236

222

285

County of Primorje-Gorski  kotar

1 135

441

1 003

343

 848

 273

 825

326

858

340

County of Lika-Senj

268

107

226

178

 221

 243

 175

317

215

387

County of Virovitica-Podravina

298

220

338

666

 228

 209

 214

246

233

279

County of Požega-Slavonia

210

159

210

198

 164

 194

 165

212

173

253

County of Slavonski Brod-Posavina

816

279

748

272

 732

 232

 766

363

824

362

County of Zadar

1 230

272

1 360

284

1 311

 258

1 526

330

1 376

404

County of Osijek-Baranja

781

474

658

620

 588

 607

 696

863

721

1 042

County of Šibenik-Knin

826

201

896

246

 790

 259

 887

247

770

362

County of Vukovar-Sirmium

618

411

518

493

 590

 424

 614

580

854

598

County of Split-Dalmatia

2 693

382

3 185

330

2 289

 246

2 103

425

1 693

510

County of Istria

1 169

217

1 049

209

 996

 148

 961

185

1 023

237

County of Dubrovnik-Neretva

694

156

779

108

 741

 102

 901

224

910

245

County of Međimurje

192

128

124

78

 123

 60

 123

112

142

85

City of Zagreb

3 981

1 533

4 327

1 132

2 311

1 044

2 630

1 135

2 438

1 134

 


II.   INTERNAL MIGRATION

 

1.   INTERNAL MIGRATION OF POPULATION OF 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

 

 

 

 

 

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

2006.

80 757

17 999

30 747

32 011

2007.

82 678

18 369

31 891

32 418

 

 

1)   See Notes on Methodology.

 


2.     INTERNAL MIGRATION OF POPULATION, BY AGE, SEX AND PLACE OF MIGRATION, 2007

Age

Sex

Total

Migrating population

Between settlements of the same town/municipality

Between towns/municipalities of the same county

Between counties

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total

Total

82 678

18 369

31 891

32 418

 

Men

37 437

8 119

14 191

15 127

 

Women

45 241

10 250

17 700

17 291

0 – 4

Total

5 070

1 095

2 031

1 944

 

Men

2 572

 552

1 050

970

 

Women

2 498

 543

 981

974

5 – 9

Total

4 545

1 230

1 781

1 534

 

Men

2 336

 613

 929

794

 

Women

2 209

 617

 852

740

10 – 14

Total

3 575

1 067

1 437

1 071

 

Men

1 799

 526

 720

553

 

Women

1 776

 541

 717

518

15 – 19

Total

5 215

1 396

2 097

1 722

 

Men

2 199

 623

 837

739

 

Women

3 016

 773

1 260

983

20 – 24

Total

9 792

2 080

3 901

3 811

 

Men

3 021

 594

1 069

1 358

 

Women

6 771

1 486

2 832

2 453

25 – 29

Total

12 991

2 666

4 910

5 415

 

Men

5 146

 995

1 856

2 295

 

Women

7 845

1 671

3 054

3 120

30 – 34

Total

9 177

1 824

3 487

3 866

 

Men

4 432

 866

1 662

1 904

 

Women

4 745

 958

1 825

1 962

35 – 39

Total

6 957

1 622

2 591

2 744

 

Men

3 615

 819

1 328

1 468

 

Women

3 342

 803

1 263

1 276

40 – 44

Total

5 481

1 298

2 021

2 162

 

Men

2 894

 666

1 045

1 183

 

Women

2 587

 632

 976

979

45 – 49

Total

4 307

 976

1 694

1 637

 

Men

2 177

 477

 826

874

 

Women

2 130

 499

 868

763

50 – 54

Total

4 110

 896

1 621

1 593

 

Men

2 000

 436

 780

784

 

Women

2 110

 460

 841

809

55 – 59

Total

3 607

 712

1 464

1 431

 

Men

1 748

 335

 741

672

 

Women

1 859

 377

 723

759

60 – 64

Total

2 503

 472

 918

1 113

 

Men

1 256

 214

 468

574

 

Women

1 247

 258

 450

539

65 – 69

Total

2 081

 408

 790

883

 

Men

 978

 180

 392

406

 

Women

1 103

 228

 398

477

70 – 74

Total

1 679

 363

 622

694

 

Men

 704

 137

 280

287

 

Women

 975

 226

 342

407

75 and over

Total

1 588

 264

 526

798

 

Men

 560

 86

 208

266

 

Women

1 028

 178

 318

532

 


3.     INTERNAL MIGRATION OF POPULATION, BY COUNTIES AND PLACE OF IMMIGRATION AND EMIGRATION, 2007

 

Immigrants

Emigrants

Net migration

between
counties

Migrating population within the county

Total

From
 another county

Total

Into another
county

Between settlements of the same town/municipality

Between towns/municipalities
of the same county

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Republic of Croatia

82 678

32 418

82 678

32 418

0

18 369

31 891

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

County of Zagreb

8 047

5 052

6 447

3 452

1 600

1 576

1 419

County of Krapina-Zagorje

1 878

649

1 991

762

-113

 479

 750

County of Sisak-Moslavina

4 583

1 267

4 850

1 534

-267

1 731

1 585

County of Karlovac

2 626

802

2 780

956

-154

 845

 979

County of Varaždin

2 708

712

2 640

644

68

 692

1 304

County of Koprivnica-Križevci

1 765

604

1 830

669

-65

 393

 768

County of Bjelovar-Bilogora

2 207

637

2 667

1 097

-460

 757

 813

County of Primorje-Gorski  kotar

7 266

2 064

7 032

1 830

234

 760

4 442

County of Lika-Senj

1 299

558

1 294

553

5

 504

 237

County of Virovitica-Podravina

1 680

485

2 045

850

-365

 496

 699

County of Požega-Slavonia

1 549

412

1 821

684

-272

 473

 664

County of Slavonski Brod-Posavina

2 489

781

3 134

1 426

-645

 333

1 375

County of Zadar

4 212

1 790

3 556

1 134

656

 806

1 616

County of Osijek-Baranja

6 076

1 306

6 808

2 038

-732

1 601

3 169

County of Šibenik-Knin

2 575

986

2 557

968

18

 747

 842

County of Vukovar-Sirmium

3 524

1 267

3 971

1 714

-447

 289

1 968

County of Split-Dalmatia

7 693

1 746

8 155

2 208

-462

1 094

4 853

County of Istria

4 773

1 545

4 202

974

571

 924

2 304

County of Dubrovnik-Neretva

2 457

656

2 604

803

-147

 738

1 063

County of Međimurje

1 798

258

1 978

438

-180

 499

1 041

City of Zagreb

11 473

8 841

10 316

7 684

1 157

2 6321)

-

 

 

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

 


III.      TOTAL MIGRATION IN 2007

 

1.     TOTAL NUMBER OF IMMIGRANTS AND EMIGRANTS, BY COUNTIES, 2007

 

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)

32 418

14 622

-1)

32 418

9 002

-1)

0

5 620

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

County of Zagreb

5 880

5 052

828

3 780

3 452

328

2 100

1 600

 500

County of Krapina-Zagorje

 772

649

123

 816

762

54

- 44

-113

 69

County of Sisak-Moslavina

1 843

1 267

576

2 998

1 534

1 464

-1 155

-267

- 888

County of Karlovac

1 156

802

354

1 414

956

458

- 258

-154

- 104

County of Varaždin

 884

712

172

 745

644

101

 139

68

 71

County of Koprivnica-Križevci

 721

604

117

 743

669

74

- 22

-65

 43

County of Bjelovar-Bilogora

 859

637

222

1 382

1 097

285

- 523

-460

- 63

County of Primorje-Gorski  kotar

2 922

2 064

858

2 170

1 830

340

 752

234

 518

County of Lika-Senj

 773

558

215

 940

553

387

- 167

5

- 172

County of Virovitica-Podravina

 718

485

233

1 129

850

279

- 411

-365

- 46

County of Požega-Slavonia

 585

412

173

 937

684

253

- 352

-272

- 80

County of Slavonski Brod-Posavina

1 605

781

824

1 788

1 426

362

- 183

-645

 462

County of Zadar

3 166

1 790

1 376

1 538

1 134

404

1 628

656

 972

County of Osijek-Baranja

2 027

1 306

721

3 080

2 038

1 042

-1 053

-732

- 321

County of Šibenik-Knin

1 756

986

770

1 330

968

362

 426

18

 408

County of Vukovar-Sirmium

2 121

1 267

854

2 312

1 714

598

- 191

-447

 256

County of Split-Dalmatia

3 439

1 746

1 693

2 718

2 208

510

 721

-462

1 183

County of Istria

2 568

1 545

1 023

1 211

974

237

1 357

571

 786

County of Dubrovnik-Neretva

1 566

656

910

1 048

803

245

 518

-147

 665

County of Međimurje

 400

258

142

 523

438

85

- 123

-180

 57

City of Zagreb

11 279

8 841

2 438

8 818

7 684

1 134

2 461

1 157

1 304

 

 

1)    Data for Total are not presented since data on migrations within the Republic of Croatia were included as well.

 


 

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 Department for Administrative Affairs of the Ministry of 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, Nos. 53/91, 26/93 and 11/00) and the Aliens Act (NN, No. 79/07).

 

 

Coverage

 

Data in this first release comprise all Croatian citizens and foreigners on permanent stay in the Republic of Croatia who registered their place of permanent residence in the Republic of Croatia at the Ministry of Interior as well as persons who have cancelled their residence with an intention to permanently take up residence in another settlement in the Republic of Croatia or abroad.

 

 

Definitions and explanations

 

Migration is the spatial movement of people.

 

 

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 the previous residence and the place of destination are situated within the Republic of Croatia.

 

International migration of population is the change of a 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 stay, according to Article 78 of the Aliens Act, “may be granted if an alien had approved temporary stay for an uninterrupted period of 5 years before the submission of the application. It shall be deemed that an alien had an uninterrupted stay in the Republic of Croatia if his several-time absence from the Republic of Croatia within a period of five years is not longer than 10 months, that is, if his one-time absence from the Republic of Croatia within a period of five years is not longer than 6 months“.

 

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

 

Immigrants are persons who registered their 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 cancelled 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 area or country in a given period of time. The contribution of migration to overall population growth or decline is due to positive or negative net migration (net migration is positive when the number of immigrants exceeds the number of emigrants, or net migration is negative when the opposite is true).

 

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, Nos. 53/91, 28/92 and 113/93) by origin, birth on the territory of the Republic of Croatia, naturalisation and on the basis of international contracts. Citizenship of the Republic of Croatia terminates: by discharge, renouncement and in accordance with international agreements.

 

Alien, according to Article 2 of the Aliens Act, ”shall be any person who is not a Croatian national".

 

Territorial constitution

 

Data on migration are presented by territorial constitution as on 31 December 2007, according to the Act on the Territory of Counties, Cities and Municipalities in the Republic of Croatia (NN, Nos. 86/06, 125/06 and 16/07).

 

Abbreviations

NN  Narodne novine, official gazette of the Republic of Croatia

 

 

Symbols

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