Montenegro Emigration and Immigration

Montenegro Emigration and Immigration
"Emigration" means moving out of a country. "Immigration" means moving into a country. Emigration and immigration sources list the names of people leaving (emigrating) or arriving (immigrating) in the country. These sources may be passenger lists, permissions to emigrate, or records of passports issued. The information in these records may include the emigrants’ names, ages, occupations, destinations, and places of origin or birthplaces. Sometimes they also show family groups.

Immigration into Montenegro

 * The name Montenegro was first used to refer to the country in the late 15th century. After falling under Ottoman rule, Montenegro regained its independence in 1696. Montenegro's independence was recognized by the Great Powers at the Congress of Berlin in 1878. In 1910, the country became a kingdom. After World War I, it became part of Yugoslavia. Following the breakup of Yugoslavia, the republics of Serbia and Montenegro together proclaimed a federation. Following an independence referendum held in May 2006, Montenegro declared its independence and the confederation peacefully dissolved.
 * Montenegro is a multiethnic state in which no ethnic group forms a majority. Major ethnic groups include Montenegrins and Serbs; others are Bosniaks, Albanians and Croats .

Emigration From Montenegro
KNOMAD Statistics: Emigrants: 281,800. Top destination countries: Serbia, Turkey, Croatia, Germany, the United States, Austria, Luxembourg, the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Albania, Italy