Migration balance in the northern part of Montenegro

Throughout history, migrations have been common and have occurred, either voluntarily or forcibly, within a country or across borders, in small or large groups, which have certainly affected the migration balance of the place. Various causes have been identified for the emergence of migration, such as reasons related to religion, class, nationality or economy. Montenegro is characterized by significant regional differences in the level of development, mainly due to the less developed northern region and the more developed central and southern regions. Throughout history, Montenegro has traditionally been a country of emigration and the main reasons that led to that are socio-economic factors. In this study, the focus is on the main reasons that influenced the occurrence of emigration of residents from the north of Montenegro focusing on the period 2010-2019. The main motives that influenced the emergence of emigration from the north of Montenegro are the reasons that were identified as unemployment, then for personal development. In this study, a quantitative research method was used, and a survey was used as an instrument. However, due to an unforeseen outbreak of Covid 19 surveys were done through online platforms. As a researcher, who is very careful in the current environment, I have used internet platforms, such as Google Forms, as a secure method of collecting data that did not put people at risk of spreading Covid 19. After analyzing the samples, the conclusion is that the biggest reason that leads to the emergence of emigration are economic conditions, such as unemployment and low wages. Such a fact leads to the appearance of a negative migration balance, which leads to the possible occurrence of depopulation in the northern region.