According to the data of the Agency for Identification Documents, Records and Exchange of the data of Bosnia and Herzegovina, During 2024. A total of 2,391 persons officially signed out the residence for eviction abroad, he finds out noise.
The largest number of checkout was recorded for Austria – 623 persons, followed by Croatia – 421, Slovenia – 334. The Netherlands went to the Netherlands recorded in Montenegro, while 41 people were recorded in Montenegro in Montenegro in the migration profile of BiH for 2024.
These data, however, is just an administrative trace of the actual departure and do not include a huge number of those leaving the country without formal survival. Based on the international census and records of the reception countries, it is clear that the population originates from Bosnia and Herzegovina – including born in BiH, but also their offspring – counts in hundreds of thousands.
European Union countries are still the most common destinations for BH. Citizens who decide to seek better life outside the boundaries of the homeland. Many of them go through bilateral employment agreements, which would sign with countries like Slovenia and Germany, while even more independently finds work, without mediating domestic institutions.
According to the data of the Agency for the Work and Employment of Bosnia and Herzegovina, in November 2024. years, in the Republic of Slovenia, a total of 12,538 BiH citizens employed through the Agreement. In the Federal Republic of Germany, 233 medical workers from BiH is employed, which means that through institutional channels, 12,761 persons have been employed. However, the actual number of employees abroad is far higher, considering that numerous workers find direct contact with foreign employers, through private employment agencies or in their own arrangement.
The trend of departure is not present only among the work population. An increasing number of young people decides on studies abroad, which is another form of migration that often results in permanent eviction. According to UNESCO data, during 2022. As many as 14,827 students from Bosnia and Herzegovina entered the studies in 50 different countries around the world. The largest number of them selected faculties in Serbia, where 5,968 students were enrolled, then in Austria with 2,568 and Croatia with 2,360. Other popular students from BiH include Germany, Slovenia, Turkey and Italy.
Although part of young people after the study returned to the homeland, experiences and trends show that most remain in countries in which they have gained education, where faster employment, more secure living and better perspective. Given all the above, it is clear that the data on officially unsubscribed persons do not reflect the right picture of migration from Bosnia and Herzegovina, writes Noise.
The country faces a quiet but persistent departure of its people – young, educated and capable. While institutions are accompanied by only formal checkout, thousands of other departures remain invisible, scattered across Europe and the world. The question that remains in the air is: Who remains to build the future of Bosnia and Herzegovina?
