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Changes in the Socio-demographic Structure of the Rural Population
Maja Štambuk
Sažetak
This article treats changes in the
rural population, with a special
accent on the decrease of the
agricultural population within the
frame work of the rural population.
The study is based on data
from the last population census.
In the whole post-war period the
rural population in the S. R. Croatia
has decreased (absolutely
and relatively), and the urban population
has increased. In 1981
this resulted for the first time
in a more numerous urban population
(50.8% of the total population
of the republic). The rates
of change to date indicate the
further decrease of the rural population.
In the S. R. Croatia the
agricultural population has decreased
to 14.5%. In some regions
it has almost completely disappeared.
Thus in the community
of municipal communes of Zagreb
there are only 2.7% agricultural
inhabitants, in the community
of communes of Rijeka —
3.7%, ond of Split — 6.6%. If we
bear in mind that almost half the
population of the republic lives
in these three communities of communes
(47.6%), then we should
look again into the trend of development
of such great agglomerations
without almost any plans
for the production of food. In
other communities the percentage
of the agricultural population
is between 18% and 36%.
If we take into account the present
demographic situation in the
village, the decrease of the industrial
investment programme
and the more fovourable position
of agriculture, we can expect a
smaller rate of decrease among the rural population. In regions
where there still are farmers —
there are enough of them. The
economic policy should take adequate
measures to prevent further
deagrarization, especially
where there are favourable conditions
for agricultural production.
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119654
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Datum izdavanja:
8.9.1983.
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