FIRST RELEASE

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

ISSN 1334-0565

 

YEAR: XLVI.

ZAGREB, 26 MAY, 2009

NUMBER: 7.1.2.

 

 

OBLIGED TO NOTIFY DATA SOURCE

 

 

MIGRATION OF POPULATION OF THE REPUBLIC OF CROATIA, 2008

 

This First Release contains data on the internal and international migration of population of the Republic of Croatia for the period from 1999 to 2008 and data at the county level for the period from 2004 to 2008.

 

International migration

 

In 2008, there were 14 541 persons that immigrated to the Republic of Croatia and 7 488 persons that emigrated from it.

 

The Republic of Croatia had the positive net migration with foreign countries for the whole period from 1999 to 2008 (the number of immigrants was higher then the number of emigrants) and in 2008 the net migration amounted to 7 053.

 

In 2008, there were 86.1% Croatian citizens and 13.9% foreigners that immigrated into the Republic of Croatia, while 88.4% Croatian citizens and 5.8% foreigners emigrated abroad (there were 5.8% persons whose citizenship was unknown). Out of the total number of immigrants, there were 56.2% persons who arrived from Bosnia and Herzegovina. Out of the total number of emigrants from the Republic of Croatia, 49.2% persons departed to Serbia, 17.1% to Bosnia and Herzegovina and 8.7% to Germany.

 

With regard to gender, out of the total number of immigrants, there were more men then women (52.9%). Out of the total number of emigrants, there were more women (50.7%).

 

In 2008, the greatest share in the total number of persons that immigrated to the Republic of Croatia was recorded in the City of Zagreb (15.6%), County of Split-Dalmatia (12.1%) 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 (15.7%), followed by the City of Zagreb (12.2%) and the County of Osijek-Baranja (8.6%).

 

Internal migration

 

In 2008, there were 75 047 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 (49.1%), while the share of women in the total number of migrated population was 54.9%.

 

Within the total number of migrated population on the territory of the Republic of Croatia in 2008, the largest number of persons (39.4%) migrated between counties, 38.9% of persons migrated between towns/municipalities of the same county and 21.7% of persons migrated between settlements of the same town/municipality.

 

The majority of migrations between towns/municipalities within the same county in 2008 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 (1 246 persons). Thirteen counties had the negative net migration between counties. The largest negative net migration was recorded in the County of Slavonski Brod-Posavina (-597 persons) and the County of Vukovar-Sirmium (-510 persons).

 

Total migration of population in 2008

 

The largest positive total net migration of population in 2008 (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 (2 385 persons) and the County of Zagreb (1 841 persons). The largest negative total net migration of population was recorded in the County of Sisak-Moslavina (-951 persons) and the County of Požega-Slavonia (-341 persons).

 

 

 

I.    INTERNATIONAL MIGRATION

 

1.   INTERNATIONAL MIGRATION OF POPULATION OF REPUBLIC OF CROATIA1)

 

Immigrants

Emigrants

Net migration

 

 

 

 

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

2008.

14 541

7 488

7 053

 

 

1)   See Notes on Methodology.

 

2.   INTERNATIONAL MIGRATION OF POPULATION, BY COUNTRY OF CITIZENSHIP

Country of citizenship

2004.

2005.

2006.

2007.

2008.

Immigrants

Emigrants

Immigrants

Emigrants

Immigrants

Emigrants

Immigrants

Emigrants

Immigrants

Emigrants

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total

18 383

6 812

14 230

6 012

14 978

7 692

14 622

9 002

14 541

7 488

Croatia

16 857

5 871

13 374

5 509

13 944

6 967

13 704

8 084

12 525

6 623

Europe

1 442

177

797

171

967

315

854

268

1 848

 429

European Union

333

19

225

29

284

52

251

33

536

64

Austria

19

2

12

2

9

-

15

1

 47

-

Belgium

1

-

1

-

3

-

2

-

5

-

Czech Republic

7

-

5

-

4

2

10

-

21

-

France

5

1

5

1

3

3

5

2

 8

 4

Italy

41

-

26

2

34

6

28

2

 58

 8

Hungary

5

-

11

-

11

1

8

1

 18

-

Netherlands

6

1

4

-

6

-

3

2

 6

 4

Germany

98

9

63

9

107

19

78

7

 139

 17

Poland

18

-

7

-

10

-

12

2

 16

 2

Romania

8

-

5

-

8

-

10

-

 20

 2

Slovakia

6

-

6

1

7

-

12

-

24

1

Slovenia

98

6

64

13

66

18

46

13

 127

 24

Sweden

4

-

5

-

1

1

4

2

 6

 1

United Kingdom

10

-

5

-

12

-

10

1

 22

-

Other European countries

1 109

158

572

142

683

263

603

235

1 312

365

Bosnia and Herzegovina

570

95

294

89

387

148

297

158

 639

 242

Macedonia

146

8

87

17

80

26

64

13

 169

 20

Russian Federation

19

1

10

-

14

-

22

2

 40

-

Serbia1)

320

53

159

32

182

80

181

60

 364

 95

Montenegro1)

-

-

-

-

-

-

7

-

 10

 2

Switzerland

14

-

9

1

3

3

4

1

 18

 2

Ukraine

21

-

9

3

10

4

19

-

 36

 2

Asia

37

1

23

-

24

4

26

-

 93

-

Africa

3

-

4

-

4

1

5

-

 15

 1

North and Central America

23

1

17

-

30

7

21

2

 40

 3

Canada

5

-

1

-

3

2

1

2

 4

 3

USA

18

1

14

-

27

5

20

-

 30

-

South America

12

-

4

-

3

1

5

3

 7

 1

Oceania

6

-

6

-

1

5

4

-

 10

-

Australia

6

-

6

-

1

5

4

-

 10

-

Unknown

3

762

5

332

5

392

3

645

 3

 431

 

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

 

 

3.   INTERNATIONAL MIGRATION OF POPULATION, BY AGE AND SEX, 2008

Age

Immigrants

Emigrants

Total

Men

Women

Total

Men

Women

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total

14 541

7 690

6 851

7 488

3 695

3 793

 0 – 4

 664

 345

 319

 83

 41

 42

 5 – 9

 617

 309

 308

 123

 65

 58

10 – 14

 643

 312

 331

 167

 91

 76

15 – 19

1 358

 851

 507

 479

 277

 202

20 – 24

2 051

1 094

 957

 700

 362

 338

25 – 29

1 713

 883

 830

 840

 447

 393

30 – 34

1 363

 733

 630

 730

 391

 339

35 – 39

1 127

 611

 516

 633

 320

 313

40 – 44

1 005

 554

 451

 538

 299

 239

45 – 49

 911

 516

 395

 429

 226

 203

50 – 54

 756

 352

 404

 394

 177

 217

55 – 59

 650

 310

 340

 395

 154

 241

60 – 64

 580

 266

 314

 375

 138

 237

65 – 69

 510

 286

 224

 495

 229

 266

70 – 74

 313

 155

 158

 540

 236

 304

75 and over

 280

 113

 167

 567

 242

 325

 

4.   INTERNATIONAL MIGRATION, BY COUNTRY OF PREVIOUS RESIDENCE/DESTINATION AND CITIZENSHIP, 2008

Country of previous residence/destination

Immigrants

Emigrants

Total

Croatian
 citizens

Foreigners

Unknown

Total

Croatian
 citizens

Foreigners

Unknown

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total

14 541

12 525

2 013

 3

7 488

6 623

 434

 431

Europe

13 328

11 533

1 794

 1

6 347

6 158

-

 189

European Union

2 820

2 269

551

-

1 299

1 298

-

1

Austria

 298

 250

 48

-

 432

 432

-

-

Belgium

26

20

6

-

1

1

-

-

Czech Republic

29

6

23

-

10

10

-

-

France

 92

 85

 7

-

10

10

-

-

Italy

 248

 192

 56

-

 33

 33

-

-

Hungary

 51

 32

 19

-

-

-

-

-

Netherlands

 57

 50

 7

-

 16

 16

-

-

Germany

1 148

 995

 153

-

 655

 654

-

 1

Poland

16

2

14

-

1

1

-

-

Romania

 43

 23

 20

-

 1

 1

-

-

Slovakia

29

6

23

-

-

-

-

-

Slovenia

 571

 438

 133

-

 122

 122

-

-

Sweden

 100

 93

 7

-

 6

 6

-

-

United Kingdom

46

29

17

-

4

4

-

-

Other European countries

10 508

9 264

1 243

1

5 048

4 860

-

188

Bosnia and Herzegovina

8 172

7 577

 595

-

1 283

1 273

-

10

Macedonia

 271

 106

 165

-

 9

 9

-

-

Russian Federation

72

33

39

-

1

1

-

-

Serbia

1 456

1 102

 353

 1

3 682

3 508

-

 174

Montenegro

 25

 19

 6

-

 44

 41

-

 3

Switzerland

 420

 400

 20

-

 18

 17

-

 1

Ukraine

43

10

33

-

-

-

-

-

Asia

 102

 10

 91

1

9

9

-

-

Africa

 37

 21

 16

-

 3

 3

-

-

North and Central America

 494

 457

 37

-

 36

 36

-

-

Canada

 151

 147

 4

-

 9

 9

-

-

USA

 332

 305

 27

-

 26

 26

-

-

South America

 45

 38

 7

-

 4

 4

-

-

Oceania

 372

 364

 8

-

 27

 26

-

 1

Australia

 361

 353

 8

-

 27

 26

-

 1

New Zealand

 10

 10

-

-

-

-

-

-

Unknown

 163

 102

 60

 1

1 062

 387

 434

 241

 

5.   INTERNATIONAL MIGRATION OF POPULATION, BY COUNTIES

 

2004.

2005.

2006.

2007.

2008.

Immigrants

Emigrants

Immigrants

Emigrants

Immigrants

Emigrants

Immigrants

Emigrants

Immigrants

Emigrants

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Republic of Croatia

18 383

6 812

14 230

6 012

14 978

7 692

14 622

9 002

14 541

7 488

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

County of Zagreb

1 219

417

 808

 278

 881

377

828

328

819

224

County of Krapina-Zagorje

111

57

 98

 69

 106

111

123

54

110

41

County of Sisak-Moslavina

672

538

 597

 702

 580

738

576

1 464

571

1 172

County of Karlovac

399

305

 311

 331

 290

422

354

458

337

402

County of Varaždin

167

97

 175

 74

 183

177

172

101

175

83

County of Koprivnica-Križevci

151

65

 98

 45

 120

66

117

74

118

69

County of Bjelovar-Bilogora

243

176

 211

 214

 232

236

222

285

228

187

County of Primorje-Gorski  kotar

1 003

343

 848

 273

 825

326

858

340

943

299

County of Lika-Senj

226

178

 221

 243

 175

317

215

387

226

392

County of Virovitica-Podravina

338

666

 228

 209

 214

246

233

279

273

224

County of Požega-Slavonia

210

198

 164

 194

 165

212

173

253

152

216

County of Slavonski Brod-Posavina

748

272

 732

 232

 766

363

824

362

668

265

County of Zadar

1 360

284

1 311

 258

1 526

330

1 376

404

1 368

504

County of Osijek-Baranja

658

620

 588

 607

 696

863

721

1 042

765

643

County of Šibenik-Knin

896

246

 790

 259

 887

247

770

362

871

483

County of Vukovar-Sirmium

518

493

 590

 424

 614

580

854

598

763

500

County of Split-Dalmatia

3 185

330

2 289

 246

2 103

425

1 693

510

1 756

466

County of Istria

1 049

209

 996

 148

 961

185

1 023

237

1 088

174

County of Dubrovnik-Neretva

779

108

 741

 102

 901

224

910

245

939

166

County of Međimurje

124

78

 123

 60

 123

112

142

85

106

66

City of Zagreb

4 327

1 132

2 311

1 044

2 630

1 135

2 438

1 134

2 265

912

 

 

 

 

 

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

 

 

 

 

 

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

2008.

75 047

16 301

29 189

29 557

 

 

1)   See Notes on Methodology.

 

2.   INTERNAL MIGRATION OF POPULATION, BY AGE, SEX AND PLACE OF MIGRATION, 2008

Age

Sex

Total

Migrating population

Between settlements of the same town/municipality

Between towns/municipalities of the same county

Between counties

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total

Total

75 047

16 301

29 189

29 557

 

Men

33 872

7 249

12 855

13 768

 

Women

41 175

9 052

16 334

15 789

0 – 4

Total

4 790

1 074

1 964

1 752

 

Men

2 500

 554

1 021

 925

 

Women

2 290

 520

 943

 827

5 – 9

Total

3 926

1 044

1 629

1 253

 

Men

1 983

 526

 848

 609

 

Women

1 943

 518

 781

 644

10 – 14

Total

3 159

 930

1 308

 921

 

Men

1 557

 455

 646

 456

 

Women

1 602

 475

 662

 465

15 – 19

Total

4 956

1 330

2 060

1 566

 

Men

2 068

 599

 828

 641

 

Women

2 888

 731

1 232

 925

20 – 24

Total

9 246

1 922

3 737

3 587

 

Men

2 798

 500

1 029

1 269

 

Women

6 448

1 422

2 708

2 318

25 – 29

Total

12 373

2 415

4 644

5 314

 

Men

4 749

 902

1 665

2 182

 

Women

7 624

1 513

2 979

3 132

30 – 34

Total

8 823

1 795

3 343

3 685

 

Men

4 180

 862

1 509

1 809

 

Women

4 643

 933

1 834

1 876

35 – 39

Total

6 437

1 455

2 388

2 594

 

Men

3 378

 736

1 228

1 414

 

Women

3 059

 719

1 160

1 180

40 – 44

Total

4 882

1 151

1 878

1 853

 

Men

2 638

 612

 984

1 042

 

Women

2 244

 539

 894

 811

45 – 49

Total

3 829

 835

1 533

1 461

 

Men

1 987

 424

 808

 755

 

Women

1 842

 411

 725

 706

50 – 54

Total

3 386

 695

1 325

1 366

 

Men

1 716

 331

 669

 716

 

Women

1 670

 364

 656

 650

55 – 59

Total

3 090

 574

1 203

1 313

 

Men

1 511

 286

 591

 634

 

Women

1 579

 288

 612

 679

60 – 64

Total

2 052

 369

 762

 921

 

Men

1 038

 183

 393

 462

 

Women

1 014

 186

 369

 459

65 – 69

Total

1 601

 265

 553

 783

 

Men

 780

 125

 266

 389

 

Women

 821

 140

 287

 394

70 – 74

Total

1 194

 224

 431

 539

 

Men

 559

 85

 208

 266

 

Women

 635

 139

 223

 273

75 and over

Total

1 303

 223

 431

 649

 

Men

 430

 69

 162

 199

 

Women

 873

 154

 269

 450

 

3.     INTERNAL MIGRATION OF POPULATION, BY COUNTIES AND PLACE OF IMMIGRATION AND EMIGRATION, 2008

 

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

75 047

29 557

75 047

29 557

0

16 301

29 189

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

County of Zagreb

7 411

4 535

6 165

3 289

1 246

1 531

1 345

County of Krapina-Zagorje

1 749

 606

1 775

 632

- 26

 427

 716

County of Sisak-Moslavina

3 403

 989

3 753

1 339

- 350

1 209

1 205

County of Karlovac

2 134

 650

2 291

 807

- 157

 641

 843

County of Varaždin

2 515

 627

2 473

 585

 42

 633

1 255

County of Koprivnica-Križevci

1 713

 526

1 729

 542

- 16

 436

 751

County of Bjelovar-Bilogora

2 163

 661

2 475

 973

- 312

 700

 802

County of Primorje-Gorski  kotar

6 578

1 772

6 569

1 763

 9

 730

4 076

County of Lika-Senj

1 135

 537

1 067

 469

 68

 398

 200

County of Virovitica-Podravina

1 384

 440

1 650

 706

- 266

 365

 579

County of Požega-Slavonia

1 439

 407

1 716

 684

- 277

 385

 647

County of Slavonski Brod-Posavina

2 320

 747

2 917

1 344

- 597

 298

1 275

County of Zadar

3 951

1 611

3 359

1 019

 592

 646

1 694

County of Osijek-Baranja

5 562

1 285

5 991

1 714

- 429

1 325

2 952

County of Šibenik-Knin

2 178

 932

2 084

 838

 94

 552

 694

County of Vukovar-Sirmium

2 790

 986

3 300

1 496

- 510

 227

1 577

County of Split-Dalmatia

7 397

1 691

7 827

2 121

- 430

1 086

4 620

County of Istria

4 289

1 425

3 815

 951

 474

 912

1 952

County of Dubrovnik-Neretva

2 265

 643

2 305

 683

- 40

 717

 905

County of Međimurje

1 742

 254

1 889

 401

- 147

 387

1 101

City of Zagreb

10 929

8 233

9 897

7 201

1 032

2 6961)

-

 

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

 

III.  TOTAL MIGRATION IN 2008

 

1.   TOTAL NUMBER OF IMMIGRANTS AND EMIGRANTS, BY COUNTIES, 2008

 

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)

29 557

14 541

-1)

29 557

7 488

-1)

0

7 053

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

County of Zagreb

5 354

4 535

819

3 513

3 289

224

1 841

1 246

 595

County of Krapina-Zagorje

 716

 606

110

 673

 632

41

 43

- 26

 69

County of Sisak-Moslavina

1 560

 989

571

2 511

1 339

1 172

- 951

- 350

- 601

County of Karlovac

 987

 650

337

1 209

 807

402

- 222

- 157

- 65

County of Varaždin

 802

 627

175

 668

 585

83

 134

 42

 92

County of Koprivnica-Križevci

 644

 526

118

 611

 542

69

 33

- 16

 49

County of Bjelovar-Bilogora

 889

 661

228

1 160

 973

187

- 271

- 312

 41

County of Primorje-Gorski  kotar

2 715

1 772

943

2 062

1 763

299

 653

 9

 644

County of Lika-Senj

 763

 537

226

 861

 469

392

- 98

 68

- 166

County of Virovitica-Podravina

 713

 440

273

 930

 706

224

- 217

- 266

 49

County of Požega-Slavonia

 559

 407

152

 900

 684

216

- 341

- 277

- 64

County of Slavonski Brod-Posavina

1 415

 747

668

1 609

1 344

265

- 194

- 597

 403

County of Zadar

2 979

1 611

1 368

1 523

1 019

504

1 456

 592

 864

County of Osijek-Baranja

2 050

1 285

765

2 357

1 714

643

- 307

- 429

 122

County of Šibenik-Knin

1 803

 932

871

1 321

 838

483

 482

 94

 388

County of Vukovar-Sirmium

1 749

 986

763

1 996

1 496

500

- 247

- 510

 263

County of Split-Dalmatia

3 447

1 691

1 756

2 587

2 121

466

 860

- 430

1 290

County of Istria

2 513

1 425

1 088

1 125

 951

174

1 388

 474

 914

County of Dubrovnik-Neretva

1 582

 643

939

 849

 683

166

 733

- 40

 773

County of Međimurje

 360

 254

106

 467

 401

66

- 107

- 147

 40

City of Zagreb

10 498

8 233

2 265

8 113

7 201

912

2 385

1 032

1 353

 

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 who have been granted permanent stay in the Republic of Croatia who registered their place of permanent residence 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 foreigner had approved temporary stay for an uninterrupted period of 5 years before the submission of the application. It shall be deemed that foreigner 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.

 

Foreigner, according to Article 2 of the Aliens 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 31 December 2008, 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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