Demographic Change in Serbian Mountain Areas - Trends, Characteristics and Pressures

Abstract

This poster is going to show the transformation of population trends and structures in Serbian mountain areas and classify them by overlapping different criteria of demographic change. Several elements of demographic change will be analysed and graphically presented, based on data from census years: population growth rate, birth rate, and share of young (0-14), working age population (15-64) and of elderly population (65 and more). An effort will be given to interpretation of migrations, although available data are limited. Comparison between trends of these indicators and trend of total population number and density will serve to explain the demographic change type and characteristics in case of Serbian mountain population. In addition, the poster will present territorial differences in the country and within the mountain area, aiming to conclude on spatial pressures that demographic changes bring and on necessary changes required in order to mitigate impacts.