Q28 Would you like to go to live or work abroad for some time during the next five years and where would you prefer to?
Economy	Total		Western Balkans	European Union	United States	Other
	N	%
Balkan Barometer 2024
Region	6000	100	22	52	25	8
Albania	1000	17	11	50	31	3
Bosnia and Herzegovina	1000	17	22	53	18	13
Croatia	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
Kosovo*	1000	17	16	61	24	2
North Macedonia	1000	17	28	56	27	9
Montenegro	1000	17	36	44	32	8
Serbia	1000	17	18	45	19	14

 

E39 Would you consider living and working abroad?
Economy	Total		Yes	No	DK/refuse
	N	%
Balkan Barometer 2023
Region	6027	100	44	51	5
Albania	1010	17	49	48	4
Bosnia and Herzegovina	1010	17	38	54	8
Croatia	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
Kosovo*	1005	17	57	38	5
North Macedonia	1000	17	35	59	5
Montenegro	1000	17	45	52	3
Serbia	1002	17	41	55	4
Balkan Barometer 2022
Region	6029	100	39	54	8
Albania	1001	17	42	53	5
Bosnia and Herzegovina	1018	17	39	52	9
Croatia	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
Kosovo*	1002	17	59	36	5
North Macedonia	1000	17	30	63	7
Montenegro	1008	17	27	62	10
Serbia	1000	17	34	56	10
Balkan Barometer 2021
Region	6000	100	37	53	10
Albania	1000	17	46	49	5
Bosnia and Herzegovina	1000	17	39	52	10
Croatia	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
Kosovo*	1000	17	32	55	14
North Macedonia	1000	17	27	65	8
Montenegro	1000	17	45	42	13
Serbia	1000	17	35	57	8
Balkan Barometer 2020
Region	6020	100	43	49	8
Albania	1001	17	49	46	5
Bosnia and Herzegovina	1005	17	44	46	10
Croatia	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
Kosovo*	1001	17	43	46	11
North Macedonia	1000	17	41	51	8
Montenegro	1012	17	47	49	4
Serbia	1001	17	37	54	10
Balkan Barometer 2019
Region	6120	100	39	55	6
Albania	1035	15	50	47	3
Bosnia and Herzegovina	1003	21	34	58	9
Croatia	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
Kosovo*	1023	8	42	51	7
North Macedonia	1036	42	33	59	7
Montenegro	1000	3	31	64	4
Serbia	1023	11	43	52	5
Balkan Barometer 2018
Region	6025	100	39	53	8
Albania	1002	17	43	52	5
Bosnia and Herzegovina	1003	17	44	50	6
Croatia	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
Kosovo*	999	17	48	47	5
North Macedonia	1000	17	39	52	10
Montenegro	1005	17	42	48	10
Serbia	1016	17	32	58	10
Balkan Barometer 2017
Region	7.026	100	45	50	5
Albania	1000	12	50	49	1
Bosnia and Herzegovina	1002	18	50	45	5
Croatia	1005	20	43	53	4
Kosovo*	1000	6	37	56	7
North Macedonia	1005	8	45	49	6
Montenegro	1006	3	43	53	4
Serbia	1008	33	43	50	8
Balkan Barometer 2016
Region	7002	100	43	52	5
Albania	815	12	48	51	1
Bosnia and Herzegovina	1230	18	50	46	4
Croatia	1379	20	36	61	3
Kosovo*	454	6	48	49	4
North Macedonia	592	8	40	56	3
Montenegro	187	3	43	52	4
Serbia	2344	33	42	51	8
Balkan Barometer 2015
Region	7.000	100	45	52	3
Albania	815	12	38	62	0
Bosnia and Herzegovina	1230	18	58	41	2
Croatia	1379	20	42	56	2
Kosovo*	454	6	49	50	2
North Macedonia	592	8	35	59	6
Montenegro	188	3	43	53	3
Serbia	2344	33	45	50	5

 

E40 Where do you consider living and working abroad?
Economy	Total		Western Balkans	European Union	United States	Other country
	N	%
Balkan Barometer 2023
Region	6027	100	11	68	18	3
Albania	1010	17	6	67	22	5
Bosnia and Herzegovina	1010	17	4	86	9	1
Croatia	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
Kosovo*	1005	17	31	60	9	0
North Macedonia	1000	17	4	75	14	6
Montenegro	1000	17	6	54	38	2
Serbia	1002	17	7	72	17	4
Balkan Barometer 2022
Region	6029	100	9	70	17	4
Albania	1001	17	8	64	20	8
Bosnia and Herzegovina	1018	17	5	86	7	2
Croatia	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
Kosovo*	1002	17	14	67	17	2
North Macedonia	1000	17	3	73	18	6
Montenegro	1008	17	15	53	28	5
Serbia	1000	17	4	73	17	6
Balkan Barometer 2021
Region	2231	100	7	72	19	3
Albania	463	21	4	68	25	2
Bosnia and Herzegovina	387	17	8	83	8	1
Croatia	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
Kosovo*	315	14	14	65	20	1
North Macedonia	267	12	4	82	10	4
Montenegro	452	20	7	56	32	5
Serbia	347	16	4	81	11	3