Naslov
Contemporary Demographic Development of the City of Zagreb with Special Reference to External Migration
(Suvremeni demografski razvoj Grada Zagreba s posebnim osvrtom na migraciju s inozemstvom)

Autori
Balija, Monika

Vrsta, podvrsta i kategorija rada
Sažeci sa skupova, sažetak, znanstveni

Skup
Demographic Challenges in Bosnia and Herzegovina and the World

Mjesto i datum
Sarajevo, Bosna i Hercegovina, 08.06.2023. - 09.06.2023

Vrsta sudjelovanja
Predavanje

Vrsta recenzije
Međunarodna recenzija

Ključne riječi
Republic of Croatia, City of Zagreb, 2021 Census, natural decline, emigration
(Republika Hrvatska, Grad Zagreb, popis 2021, prirodni pad, iseljavanje)

Sažetak
The results of the 2021 Census and the decrease of the total population of Croatia by almost 10% in the last inter-census period confirmed all expectations based on the indicators of the natural and spatial movement of the population of Croatia in the last few decades. Among the extremely unfavourable results of the 2021 Census, the data on the inter-census decrease in the total number of population of all Croatian counties is of particular concern. Therefore, the City of Zagreb today, although it is the most populated area in Croatia, is no longer characterized by extremely favourable demographic indicators. Regarding the latter and the trend of emigration from Croatia after its joining the EU, the research aims to determine the volume, direction and motives of emigration of the population of the City of Zagreb abroad, as well as the impact of migration movements of the population of the City of Zagreb abroad on the overall movement of the population of the county in the last inter-census period. Analytical procedures determined that the population of the City of Zagreb decreased by 2.9% in 2011-2021, primarily due to the negative trends of natural movement and spatial movement of the population of the City of Zagreb abroad. The City of Zagreb recorded the largest negative balance of migration with foreign countries in 2011-2021 with Germany, where 17, 888 people emigrated to. At the same time, only 3, 270 people immigrated from Germany to the City of Zagreb (CBS). The most frequent motives for the emigration of the 487 respondents who migrated from the City of Zagreb to Germany after Croatia’s accession to the EU are economic and relate primarily to low/unsatisfying wages and low standard of living, as well as the inability to solve the housing issue. The latter once again confirms the necessity of defining more effective demographic policies to reduce the emigration of the population of the Republic of Croatia.

Izvorni jezik
Engleski

Znanstvena područja
Demografija, Interdisciplinarne društvene znanosti, Geografija

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