Abstract
A sociodemographic profile of the participants in the Croatian Islands' Birth Cohort Study (CRIBS)
Highlights
In recent decades, almost all Europske unije (EU) countries have faced similar demographic trends and changes
This paper presents the socio-demographic profile of pregnant women in the CRIBS study in relation to the general population of the Republic of Croatia
The 19.4% of participants were born on the islands, as well as the 17.9% of fathers
Summary
Almost all EU countries have faced similar demographic trends and changes. The Republic of Croatia is not an exception: its population has been declining for a quarter of a century, recently reaching the same population of more than 50 years ago (Čipin et al, 2016). Reasons for this trend vary: low fertility rates; changing family structure and migration; natural depopulation (negative natural change); total depopulation (from 1990); and intense population ageing (Wertheimer-Baletić, 2004; Nejašmić, 2008; Nejašmić and Toskić, 2013). There was a change in the longterm birth rate in relation to the age of women bearing children, and the same trend continued in 2017. Pregnancies were the most common in women 30 to 34 years old (ASFR1 was 88.9 in 2016 and 91.4 in 2017) (Rodin et al, 2018)
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