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U radu se razmatraju podaci popisa 1991. za kontingent hrvatskih građana na radu u inozemstvu ("radnici") i za članove obitelji koji s njima borave ("članovi obitelji") te uspoređuju s podacima prijašnjih popisa (1971. i 1981). Godine 1991. u inozemstvu je radilo/boravilo 285 216 hrvatskih građana (11,9% više nego 1971 ). Glavne podskupine imaju suprotno kretanje: broj se "radnika" smanjio 22,0%, a "članova obitelji" povećao tri i pol puta. Zbog toga je došlo do promjene omjera: "radnici" 61,5%, "članovi obitelji" 38,5% (1971. bilo je 88,2:11,8). Strukturne promjene pokazuju zrelost procesa. Među zemljama rada Njemačka je na piVom e mjestu u svim popisima, ali se udjel "radnika" koji u njoj rade smanjio sa 70,1 (1971) na 53,5% (1991). Najveći porast broja "radnika" i "članova" bilježe prekomorske zemlje (djelomice i zbog boljega popisnoga obuhvata). Među "radnicima" (1991) bilo je 62% muškaraca i 38% žena (indeks udjela žena 1991/71 . iznosi 103,3). Više od 2/3 "radnika" (67,7%) radi u inozemstvu "10 i više godina". Starenje je promatrane skupine očigledno; udjel "mladih" (do 29 godina) triput je manji nego 1971, a "starih" (55 i više godina) čak četiri puta veći. Prosječna dob radnika u inozemstvu bila je 1971. oko 30,7 godina, 1981. 37,6 te 1991. 41,2 godine. U razmatranu razdoblju došlo je i do vidljiva poboljšanja obrazovne strukture. Udjel pojedinih narodnosti među "radnicima" nije razmjeran udjelu u ukupnom stanovništvu Hrvatske; prisutna je selektivnost po narodnosnom obilježju., The paper examines the contingent of Croatian citizens working abroad (“workers”) and members of their families living with them (“family members”) as recorded by the 1991 census, and compares the situation with data from the two previous censuses (1971 and 1981). In 1991 285,216 Croatian citizens worked/resided abroad (11.9% more than in 1971). The main groups showed opposite trends: the number of “workers” fell by 22.0%, and the number of “family members” increased three and a half times. Thus a reversal of the proportion was produced: “workers” 61.5%, “family members” 38.5% (in 1971 the respective proportions were 88.2% to 11.8%). Structural changes show a maturing of the process. Among host countries Germany heads the list in all the censuses, but the percentage of “workers” among Croatian citizens in this country fell from 70.1% (1971) to 53.5% (1991). The greatest increase of “workers” and “family members” was registered in regard to overseas countries (partially due to better coverage in the last census). Among “workers” (1991) there were 62% males and 38% females (the index of women in 1991/1971 was 103.3). More than two thirds of the “workers” (67.7%) had been abroad “10 years and more”. Ageing in the examined group was evident. The number of “young people” (to 29 years of age) was three times less than in 1971, and the number of “old people” (55 and more years of age) was as much as four times higher. The average age of workers abroad was about 30.7 in 1971, 37.6 in 1981 and 41.2 in 1992. In the examined period the educational structure markedly improved. The percentage of ethnic minorities among “workers” was not proportional to their presence in the population of Croatia – thus selectivity appears in regard to the ethnic trait.