Abstract
The paper discusses population dynamics of Vis Island along with geographic, demographic and social features related to this process. Data from demographic statistics and research results show that Vis Island has been affected by strong populational regression. This process originated at the beginning of the 20th century, and intensified after the Second World War. Depopulation was generated by retardation in socio-economic development, but it was directly caused by centennial emigration. At the beginning of 1960s, natural decrease occurred as another important cause of depopulation. It was the result of postponed effect of emigration, demographic losses in world wars and birth rate transition (changes in number of children per family). Long-term unfavorable demographic processes (emigration, depopulation, demographic aging, reduced birth rates) have led to weakening of (bio)reproduction and vital potential. The above-mentioned fact has also influencedthe age structure of the population. Population of Vis Island has aged and belongs to a particular demographic type named very old population. However, depopulation, that used to be the result of social phenomena, has become an important factor of social and spatial processes.
Highlights
Croatian islands comprise almost all islands on eastern Adriatic coast and it is the second largest archipelago in the Mediterranean
In order to support the thesis that depopulation has been the most prominent demographic process on the islands, we present the following facts: in 1900 there were 167,000 inhabitants on Croatian islands, which was about 5.3 per cent of total population; at the end of the 20th century there were 117,000 inhabitants, which was 2.8 per cent of total population
We can say that Vis Island was affected by strong depopulation in the 20th century, and by demographic aging
Summary
Croatian islands comprise almost all islands on eastern Adriatic coast and it is the second largest (second most numerous) archipelago in the Mediterranean. On those that failed to follow contemporary tourism economy, the emigration of young people turned into an extensive exodus Such extinction has become a demographic perspective for more than a fourth of insular settlements (NEJAŠMIĆ, 1991a). Stoljeću u ovom ćemo radu ukratko razmotriti i predočiti uzroke i posljedice tog procesa, njegov intenzitet i dinamiku i možebitne prostorne (naseljske) razlike te ukazati na usporedne demografske procese This way, population dynamics becomes more logic result of demographic aging. In order to investigate thoroughly the depopulation of Vis Island in the 20th century, the authors will discuss and present the causes and results of this process, its intensity and dynamics, as well as its possible spatial differences, and indicate the parallel demographic processes
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