Abstract
In the 21st century, the Balkan Peninsula is one of the areas in Europe experiencing global population flows. Although these population flows were well-known during prehistory, this historical trend still continues, nowadays with migrants mostly from Asia and Africa primarily using the Balkan Peninsula as a transit route to other destinations. Due to the extremely weakened economy following the war events in the area of the former Yugoslavia, the population of the new states seeks intensely some safer and more economically stable places in Europe and overseas. This has led to the establishment of a significant diaspora. The paper utilises the data obtained from the state statistical services of a number of European and non-European countries that have such data available about the foreigners residing in their territories. This paper also employs various analysis, synthesis, and comparative methods, along with the cartographic methods that were used for purposes of adequate visual presentation.
Keywords: emigration, former Yugoslavia, diaspora, migration