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Albania → Croatia

Migration corridor · visas, permits and flows

From
Albania
To
Croatia
Inflow 2023—OECD
Data as at 2025
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Migrant population

People born in Albania who live in Croatia: mid-year estimates of the international migrant stock (UN DESA).

Migrant population by year

8717319901995200020052010201520202024
8717319902000201020202024
Data table
1990122
199583
2000157
2005165
2010172
2015173
2020160
2024152
Estimate, 2024
152
Share of all international migrants in the destination, 2024
0.03%
Rank among countries of birth, 2024
33
Counted by
country of birth
Source: United Nations, DESA Population Division, International Migrant Stock 2024 (CC BY 3.0 IGO)Data as at 2024

Croatia's consulates in Albania

Short-stay Schengen (C) visa applications at Croatia's consulates located in Albania.

YearApplicationsIssuedNot issuedRefusal rate
202431266.7%
2023330—

Applications by year

2320232024
2320232024
Data table
20233
20243
Source: European Commission, DG Migration and Home Affairs, visa statistics for consulates (CC BY 4.0)Data as at 2024

Residence permits in Croatia

First residence permits issued by Croatia to citizens of Albania (Eurostat).

First permits by reason, 2025
  1. Work781
  2. Family72
  3. Education3
  4. Other reasons2
YearFirst permitsEU Blue CardsCitizenships acquiredStudents
2025858100
20241,5061416
20231,8001014
20222,0030217
20211,8190414
20201,6950112
20192,216238
20181,088016
2017306239
201621013
201516016
201418047
201318011
Work permits by type, 2025
  1. Other paid activities781
Valid residence permits, 31 Dec 2025
2,516
Long-term residence permits issued, 2025
16
Changed status into work, 2025
13
Seasonal work authorisations, 2024
83
Source: Eurostat (migr_resfirst, migr_resbc11, migr_acq, educ_uoe_mobs02, migr_eirfs, migr_pop1ctz), CC BY 4.0Data as at 2025

Embassy and consulates

Missions of Croatia in Albania, as recorded in Wikidata. Details change; the mission's official website is authoritative.

MissionCityOfficial website
EmbassyTiranamvep.gov.hr
Source: Wikidata (CC0)Data as at Oct 2026

Compared with other corridors

Where else people from Albania move (OECD, 2023).

Other destinations for people from Albania, 2023
  1. Italy29,990
  2. Germany22,097
  3. United States4,630
  4. France2,460
  5. Belgium1,132
  6. Sweden788
  7. Austria671
  8. Canada655
  9. Switzerland495
  10. Finland425
Source: OECD, International Migration Database (OECD.ELS.IMD), accessed 24 Oct 2026Data as at 2023

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