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Croatia

Destination country · migration, permits and visas

First residence permits, 2025 (Eurostat)
50,959
Schengen visa refusal rate, 2024
19.0%
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Data as at 2025
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International migrants

People living in Croatia who were born in another country, or who hold foreign citizenship where country of birth is not recorded: mid-year estimates (UN DESA).

Largest countries of birth, 2024
  1. Bosnia and Herzegovina363,041
  2. Serbia45,887
  3. Germany30,277
  4. Ukraine25,475
  5. Slovenia17,559
  6. North Macedonia9,014
  7. Montenegro5,539
  8. Austria4,614
  9. Italy2,813
  10. Switzerland2,696
  11. France1,577
  12. United States1,447

International migrants by year

337k674k19901995200020052010201520202024
337k674k19902000201020202024
Data table
1990475,438
1995674,085
2000585,298
2005579,273
2010573,248
2015561,093
2020528,056
2024527,831
International migrants, 2024
527,831
Share of the population, 2024
13.6%
Counted by
country of birth
Source: United Nations, DESA Population Division, International Migrant Stock 2024 (CC BY 3.0 IGO)Data as at 2024

Migrants in the labour market

Labour force survey results for Croatia: residents aged 15 and over who were born abroad, compared with those born in the country (ILOSTAT).

IndicatorBorn in the countryBorn abroad
Employment-to-population ratio, 202552.4%44.6%
Unemployment rate, 20245.1%4.5%
Born abroad: share of all workers, 2025
10.5%
Born abroad: share of high-skill jobs, 2025
9.8%
Born abroad: share of medium-skill jobs, 2025
10.4%
Born abroad: share of elementary jobs, 2025
16.5%
Source: International Labour Organization, ILOSTAT (CC BY 4.0)Data as at 2025

Earnings by occupation

Mean gross annual earnings of employees in Croatia by major occupation group, in enterprises with 10 or more employees (Eurostat, Structure of Earnings Survey 2022).

Occupation groupMean annual earnings, EURIndex, all occupations = 100
All occupations16,802100
Managers31,781189
Professionals24,616147
Technicians and associate professionals18,411110
Clerical support workers16,20896
Service and sales workers12,66075
Skilled agricultural, forestry and fishery workers11,18267
Craft and related trades workers13,16278
Plant and machine operators and assemblers13,99883
Elementary occupations10,65263
Mean gross annual earnings, all employees, 2022
16,802 EUR
Women's mean earnings as a share of men's, 2022
90.6%
Source: Eurostat, Structure of Earnings Survey 2022 (CC BY 4.0)Data as at 2022

Residence permits

First residence permits issued by Croatia to non-EU citizens (Eurostat).

First permits by year

45k90k2013201520172019202120232025
45k90k20132016201920222025
Data table
20133,309
20143,327
20153,431
20165,309
20179,729
201826,289
201950,413
202035,108
202133,567
202257,328
202381,340
202489,803
202550,959
By reason, 2025
  1. Work47,380
  2. Family2,524
  3. Other reasons675
  4. Education380
By citizenship, 2025
  1. Nepal10,319
  2. Bosnia and Herzegovina7,104
  3. Serbia6,738
  4. Philippines6,100
  5. India4,427
  6. North Macedonia2,857
  7. Uzbekistan1,879
  8. Kosovo1,817
  9. Egypt1,811
  10. Türkiye1,264
  11. Albania858
  12. Bangladesh662
  13. China508
  14. Russia362
  15. United States354
EU Blue Cards granted by citizenship, 2024
  1. Russia226
  2. India144
  3. Ukraine131
  4. Bosnia and Herzegovina130
  5. Türkiye101
  6. Serbia87
  7. North Macedonia55
  8. United Kingdom45
  9. China31
  10. United States28
  11. Mexico20
  12. Belarus19
Work permits by type, 2025
  1. Other paid activities47,380
Valid residence permits, 31 Dec 2025
135,015
Long-term residence permits issued, 2025
1,406
Changed status into work, 2025
322
Intra-corporate transferee permits, 2025
18
Seasonal work authorisations, 2024
16,554
Source: Eurostat (migr_resfirst, migr_resbc11, migr_acq, educ_uoe_mobs02, migr_eirfs, migr_pop1ctz), CC BY 4.0Data as at 2025

Schengen visas issued by Croatia

Short-stay visa applications at Croatia's consulates worldwide.

Applications by year

21k42k20232024
21k42k20232024
Data table
202338,511
202442,165
Country of the consulateApplications 2024Refusal rate
China8,1252.9%
South Africa5,39615.9%
Türkiye4,65528.2%
Indonesia3,3007.0%
India2,31526.2%
United Arab Emirates2,09544.8%
Qatar1,75947.9%
United Kingdom1,7576.5%
Russia1,7015.5%
Kazakhstan1,16114.0%
Morocco1,11075.6%
Egypt1,06734.1%
Kuwait1,0285.4%
Montenegro92614.4%
United States8520.9%
Source: European Commission, DG Migration and Home Affairs, visa statistics for consulates (CC BY 4.0)Data as at 2024

Croatia's embassies and consulates abroad

Countries in which Croatia has an embassy or consulate, as recorded in Wikidata.

CountryEmbassiesConsulates-generalConsulates
Albania1——
Algeria1——
Argentina1——
Australia1——
Austria1——
Azerbaijan1——
Belgium1——
Bosnia and Herzegovina11—
Brazil1——
Bulgaria1——
Canada1——
Chile1——
China1——
Czechia1——
Egypt1——
Finland1——
France1——
Germany1——
Greece1——
Hungary1——
India1——
Indonesia1——
Iran1——
Iraq1——
Ireland1——
Israel1——
Italy2——
Japan1——
Kazakhstan1——
Kosovo1——
Kuwait1——
Libya1——
Lithuania1——
Malaysia1——
Montenegro1——
Morocco1——
North Macedonia1——
Norway1——
Poland1——
Portugal1——
Qatar1——
Romania1——
Russia1——
Serbia1——
Slovakia1——
Slovenia1——
South Africa1——
South Korea1——
Spain1——
Sweden1——
Switzerland1——
Türkiye1——
Ukraine1——
United Kingdom1——
United States1——
Countries
55
Missions
57
Source: Wikidata (CC0)Data as at Oct 2026

Remittances sent abroad

Personal remittances paid from Croatia to other countries, in current US dollars (World Bank).

Remittances paid by year, US$ million

1,1992,3972000200320062009201220152018202120242025
1,1992,397200020052010201520202025
Data table
200065
200171
200287
2003109
2004117
2005197
2006262
2007345
2008393
2009350
2010333
2011363
2012247
2013268
2014298
2015274
2016277
2017359
2018454
2019568
2020636
2021782
2022938
20231,290
20241,966
20252,397
Remittances paid, 2025
US$2,397 million
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0)Data as at 2025

Corridors into Croatia

Nationalities with a dedicated corridor page.

  • Nepal → Croatia
  • Bosnia and Herzegovina → Croatia
  • Serbia → Croatia
  • Philippines → Croatia
  • India → Croatia
  • North Macedonia → Croatia
  • Uzbekistan → Croatia
  • Kosovo → Croatia
  • Egypt → Croatia
  • Türkiye → Croatia
  • Albania → Croatia
  • China → Croatia
  • Bangladesh → Croatia
  • South Africa → Croatia
Source: OECD, International Migration Database (OECD.ELS.IMD), accessed 24 Oct 2026Data as at 2023

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