Czech Republic

For the first time since 2001, the Czech Republic experienced a net migration outflow in 2013, based on information from the Ministry of Interior and the Foreign Police: the migration outflow of 31 000 persons exceeded the migration inflow by more than 1 000 persons. The migration outflow has thus reached pre-crisis levels – it had stood at 33 000 in 2006 but hardly exceeded 20 000 in the years 2007-12. By contrast, the migration inflow of 30 000 in 2013 remained far below pre-crisis levels. The largest groups of incoming migrants in 2013 came from the Slovak Republic (6 000 persons), Ukraine (4 000) and the Russian Federation (3 000), while the largest groups among those leaving were Ukrainians (11 000), Czech nationals (4 000) and Russians (3 000). The largest net flows were a net outflow of 7 000 Ukrainians and a net inflow of 5 000 Slovaks.