The subject of this paper is the unemployment problem in the Republic of Croatia and poverty as its consequence. This is one of the main reasons why Croatian people have migrated into more developed countries in the last decade. This paper further compares the number of emigrated and immigrated persons in the Republic of Croatia, as well as the difference in the number of persons who died and were born, which is all a consequence of unemployment. A primary research has been conducted in the form of a survey with 93 respondents. In its first part, the survey contains personal questions on age, sex and level of education, whereas the other questions are related to the possibilities of migrating into other countries for reasons of finding employment. When taking into consideration the obtained results, it is possible to conclude that there is an equal number of respondents who would possibly migrate into other countries and who wouldn’t because they are satisfied with their current job in the Republic of Croatia. The largest percentage of respondents has not migrated, whereas the country that most inhabitants choose as their destination is Germany. With respect to the population growth, it has been negative in the last few years. The number of immigrants into Croatia has remained unchanged in the last few years, whereas the number of persons emigrating every year is significantly growing.