The Republic of Croatia has seen several large emigration waves throughout history. The last wave of emigration began with the accession of the Republic of Croatia to the European Union in 2013 and continues today. Developed European Union countries such as Germany, Austria and Ireland have become a major destination for Croatian expatriates in search of a better life. The aim of this research is to determine the actual status of the number of Croat emigrants from the Republic of Croatia, to compare the data with the official statistics of the Republic of Croatia and to conclude on the possible consequences of emigration. The results of the research show that the emigration of Croatian citizens cannot be monitored according to the official data of the Central Bureau of Statistics because they are not harmonized with the statistics of the emigration countries, i.e. the number of reported Croatian immigrants is on average 62% higher than the official data of the Republic of Croatia. Forecasts of future migration of Croatian citizens indicate that 20% of the population will lose over the next 30 years, which is why it is already necessary to develop new economic, pension, education and other policies that affect demographic change.

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This paper was dedicated to the research of the accommodation units influence on the visitation of the Plitvice Lakes NP, specifically the analysis of the existence of causative relationship between the independent variables of domestic guests overnight stays at hotels Jezero, Plitvice and Bellevue, foreign guests overnight stays at hotels Jezero, Plitvice and Bellevue, domestic guests overnight stays at Macola Hotel, foreign guests overnight stays in Macola, domestic guests overnight stays in the private accommodation and foreign guests overnight stays in the private accommodation, with a dependent variable of the number of visitors to Plitvice Lakes NP for the period from 2007 to 2017, for a total of five months from May to September. The results of the conducted analysis indicate that the huge importance of estimating the number of visitors to the national park is allocated to the following determinants: the number of foreign guests overnight stays at Macola Hotel, the domestic guests overnight stays in the private accommodation and the foreign guests overnight stays in the private accommodation. In combination with the results of previous research, it was concluded that the accommodation plays a key role in the visitation of the national park.