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Depopulation Processes in Northern Croatia from 1948 to 2001
Petar Feletar
; Fakultet prometnih znanosti, Zagreb
Sažetak
This paper analyses the development of population numbers in 10 counties in northern Croatia in the period 1948 to 2001. Two characteristic phases of demographic development took place in this period following World War II: in phase I, the total population grew during the intensive industrialization phase up until 1981, while in phase II, the population has been dropping at an increasing rate in the past twenty years. The depopulation process has been unfolding faster in northern Croatia than the national average. In 1948, the 10 northern Croatian counties accounted for 41.0% of the total Croatian population, while this figure dropped to 35.9% in 2001. The three most important factors contributing to the acceleration of the depopulation process are: 1. increasing drop in natality, particularly in rural places, 2. population migration, i.e. de-ruralization, which is still very high (emigration to Zagreb, western Croatia and abroad), and 3. the Homeland War which caused a drop in population numbers, particularly in the border regions of eastern Croatia. Due to these factors, the most intensive depopulation period was recorded from 1991 to the present day. According to the 2001 census, there were 10.1% more people living in the ten northern Croatian counties than in 1948; the national average is 17.3%. During this period, five counties experienced a drop while the other five experienced a rise n population. From 1991 to 2001, all the counties experienced a population decrease, except Slavonski Brod-Posavina County, which recorded an increase of only 0.8%. Depopulation is most pronounced in the rural communities. The population was halved in 24 rural municipalities, while the population doubled (in the period 1948 to 2001) in only 14 urban and suburban municipalities.
Ključne riječi
population; depopulation; northern Croatia; border region; county
Hrčak ID:
78160
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Datum izdavanja:
1.12.2007.
Posjeta: 1.711 *