Abstract
The population in the Fier region during the transition period went through a lot of changes. Such changes were accompanied by economic, social and political processes which were inevitably marked by the intra-regional specifications of the region. According the statistics, the population in this region after the year of 1990 experienced a decrease of about 1.3 % compared with the previous period. This situation is due to two reasons: the decrease in natural growth (reduced by over 3 times), and the impact of internal migration from the county mainly to the capital city of Albania but also as a result of emigration abroad. The greatest impact is a result of the reduction which is linked with a decrease in the birth rate coefficient from 24.3 ‰ (1989) to 10.1 % in 2001 to 14.5 % at present. Changes identified in the density of the county population. The average population density has fallen to163 h/km² in (2011) from 202 h/km²(1989). Population in the county is on average older than it was 22 years ago. The old population (+ 65 years), has increased to 12.1% from 7.1% which was in 2001, and the reduction of the new age (1-15 years old), is greater than the increase of population over 65 years old. During its evolution, the population in this county presents differences along spatial distribution\ according settlements city - village, district and municipalities. The phenomenon as analyzed according to the division between the two kinds of settlements urban-rural show that the increase in urban population is more than its natural growth and the opposite is true for the village population mainly due to the urbanization phenomenon. DOI: 10.5901/ajis.2016.v5n3s1p151
Highlights
After the year 1990, population in the Fier county experienced many changes which had a strong effect on both its quantitative and qualitative indicators
This paper tries to analyse and highlight the changes and trends observed in the quantitative dimension, in the light of new socio-economic and political circumstances, which dictated the development of the Albanian society, at the end of 1980
The Fier county consists of three districts: Fier, Lushnje and Mallakaster
Summary
After the year 1990, population in the Fier county experienced many changes which had a strong effect on both its quantitative and qualitative indicators. This paper tries to analyse and highlight the changes and trends observed in the quantitative dimension (the general number of population in the county), in the light of new socio-economic and political circumstances, which dictated the development of the Albanian society, at the end of 1980. The Fier county consists of three districts: Fier (the county seat), Lushnje and Mallakaster. The demographic situation in this region after 1989 is inextricably related to a host of factors, such as, geographic, political, economic, social and demographic factors etc. According to the statistics after 1990, the population in the Fier region has increased by 1.3 times compared with the year 1989
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