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https://doi.org/10.5559/di.33.4.05
Changes in the Demographic Depression Index by Settlements of Croatia in the Inter-Census Period 2011–2021
Ivan Marić
orcid.org/0000-0002-9723-6778
; Odjel za geografiju, Sveučilište u Zadru, Zadar, Hrvatska
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Silvija Šiljeg
; Odjel za geografiju, Sveučilište u Zadru, Zadar, Hrvatska
Snježana Mrđen
; Odjel za geografiju, Sveučilište u Zadru, Zadar, Hrvatska
* Dopisni autor.
Sažetak
The long-term decrease in the total number of inhabitants, the
ageing of the population and the social marginalisation of rural
areas have caused negative demographic trends in almost the
entire Croatia. The concepts of extinction, demographic depres-
sion, and demographic endangerment are most often associat-
ed with the phenomenon of demographic decline and economic
decline in settlements. This paper compares the demographic
depression index (IDD) by settlements in Croatia for the 2011–
2021 period, based on 11 demographic criteria defined by
Mrđen and Marić (2018). The average IDD value of all
settlements in Croatia for 2011 was 2.22 (depressed/edge of
demographic depression), while for 2021 it was 2.20. The
largest share of settlements for both 2011 and 2021 belongs to
demographically depressed area. The smallest share of
settlements belongs to the category of extremely vital area. If the
absolute change in the number of settlements by IDD is ob-
served, the largest increase was recorded in the demographical-
ly depressed area, and the largest decrease was recorded for
the edge of demographic depression. The categories of vital and
extremely vital areas did not register an increase. IDD can be
applied in the analysis, i.e., recognition of the demographic
resources of an area with the aim of reducing inequality in
socio-economic development, i.e. spatial imbalance.
Ključne riječi
demographic depression; depopulation; ageing; Croatia
Hrčak ID:
326478
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Datum izdavanja:
10.12.2024.
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