Many Portuguese individuals moved to Croatia for work or study opportunities, particularly in fields like tourism, language teaching, and business.

For instance, in 2023 footballers Danilo Veiga (Rijeka), Ferro (Hajduk Split), Miguel Campos (Rudeš), Rafa Pereira (Varaždin) and Leandro Gerson Da Silva E Costa (NK Nedelišće) were playing in the country.

[16] The Portuguese community in Croatia retains strong ties with its homeland and, between 2000 and 2021, it has sent approximately 1.4 million euros (€) to Portugal in remittances.

Despite the scarce presence of the Portuguese language in the country, Portugal and Croatia have signed an agreement in 1998 in order to promote and enhance cultural cooperation.

[19][20][21][22] In general, there is interest towards Portuguese culture and products (such as Porco Alentejano meat), especially because seen as more exotic than the primary choices such as English, German, Romance or fellow Slavic languages.

[27][28][29][30][31][32][33] As of today, the Portuguese are part of a wider Portuguese-speaking community in Croatia, comprising around 10 people from PALOP countries (the majority being from Angola), Timor-Leste or Macau and around 265 Brazilians.