1. Recent immigration from Serbia to Italy: The beginning of a new tradition?
Cecilia Reynaud University Roma Tre, Rome
Vladimir Nikitović Institute of Social Sciences, Belgrade Enrico Tucci ISTAT, Rome

2. Serbian citizens abroad – Destination countries (2011)
The highest increase of the share of Serbian citizens abroad between 2002 and 2011 Census relates to Italy (51%)
Distribution (%) of Serbian citizens according to the most popular destination countries Census
Source: our elaboration on Serbian 2011 census data

3. Serbian citizens abroad – Duration of stay (2011 census)
The average length of stay of Serbian citizens in Italy (8.0 years) is considerably shorter than in traditional destinations
Distribution (%) of Serbian citizens according to the duration of stay - selected destination countries
Source: our elaboration on Serbian 2011 census data

4. Serbian citizens abroad – Educational attainment (2011)
Emigrants from Serbia with high education – total number and share
Italy is the most similar to the traditional destinations of Serbian citizens according to the share of people with tertiary education
Source: our elaboration on Serbian 2011 census data
Note: Yugoslav successor states and countries with small number of Serbian citizens are not presented in the table.

5. Serbian citizens abroad – Returnees (2011 census)
Returnees from Italy consist 3.9% of the total number of returnees – while 7.4% of all Serbian emigrants reside in Italy
Distribution of returnees according to the period of return (%), selected countries of residence
Source: our elaboration on Serbian 2011 census data

6. Immigration in Italy
During the 80’s Italy becomes an immigration country
In the following years immigration became the most important demographic phenomenon (foreigners 8,3% of the resident pop)
Resident foreign population in Italy (in thousands). Years
Source: our elaboration on Istat data

7. The trend of immigration from Fed Rep Yug countries to Italy
In the 1995-’99 period, the FRY trend seems to follow different patterns of immigration
In the 2000-’13 period, the trend of the arrivals of ex-FRY citizens seems to follow the trend of the total immigration
Immigration to Italy of FRY citizens and total foreign citizens. Years
Source: our elaboration on Istat data

8. Resident population from FRY countries in Italy
Serbian citizens are still the majority but the share of Kosovars is increasing
Resident population of FRY citizens by citizenship. Years
Source: our elaboration on Istat data

9. Resident population from Serbia in Italy
Serbian resident population is young and shows a balanced structure by sex (more females in class of age)
Serbian citizens by class of age and sex Census
Source: our elaboration on Istat data

10. General age profile of migrants from Serbia, 2009-2011
Males
Females
Emigration
Immigration
Emigration
Immigration
Age
Age
Source: Eurostat online database

11. Serbian residents in Italy
Serbian citizens prefer to settle in the Nord-East of the country, which implies the geographic proximity as the main factor.
Serbian citizens by province. Years 2007, 2011, 2013
Source: our elaboration on Istat data

12. Inferences Italy as a new destination since the 1990s wars
Serbian citizens in Italy are closer to the compatriots in traditional destinations in terms of educational attainment
Serbian citizens will strive to permanently settle down in Italy unlike the typical ’guest workers’ to Germany between 1960s and 1980s
The migration flows are concentrated in the younger ages (20-24 and 25-29)
Increasing percentage of females due to a strong demand for caregivers caused by population ageing in Italy
Economic crisis reduces the demand for dominanlty male jobs
The size of the flows could be significantly depleted due to intensified population ageing and lack of labor force in Serbia
Considering the geographical proximity, the increase of new kinds of migration between Italy and Serbia, such as circular, is possible

13. Recent immigration from Serbia to Italy: The beginning of a new tradition?
Cecilia Reynaud University Roma Tre, Rome
Vladimir Nikitović Institute of Social Sciences, Belgrade Enrico Tucci ISTAT, Rome