Human migration has been present since time immemorial and the main driver has always been running away from the bad and pursuing better living conditions. Migration can be caused by economic, political and geographical reasons. The aim of this paper is to determine the causes of youth emigration, the main cause of which seems to be unemployment. Unemployment is one of the most difficult problems of our time, both for the economy of a country and the individual. After the introduction, the second chapter presents the theoretical knowledge of human migration (youth), with their causes and consequences, while the third chapter focuses on the migratory movements of the Croatian population. The fourth chapter analyses unemployment in Croatia and the discrepancies in the labour market. Possible solutions for unemployment and youth emigration are presented in the fifth chapter. Young people are considered to be the social wealth of every country, without them there is no demographic renewal, no growth or development of the country. The trend of young people leaving the country should be reduced to a minimum in order to avoid having to "import" workforce and less qualified experts from less developed countries, because our young people are trying to find a happier and better life in another country.