Migration is a consequence of various social factors of a particular historical, economic and social context, which confirms the necessity of a more extensive and thorough study. Throughout the history of migration, they played a key role in the settlement of spaces and the structure of their population. Since migration is not only an act, but a continuous and unstoppable process, it will continue to construct a world picture of the future. The refugee crisis has been intensified by wars in Arab countries in the Mediterranean, but also by the unprecedented intervention of Western allies in the crackdown on dictatorship regimes there in the Arab Spring. In recent years, the public has witnessed a refugee crisis in Europe, which has been happening in Croatia for the first time since the war in the former Yugoslavia. Given the numerical criterion and the migration route, current migration patterns to the EU show a significant deviation from previous years, primarily considering the numerical criterion