The influence of the refugees on age structure in immigration municipalities in Vojvodina (Serbia)

Rastislav Stojsavljevic,Milana Pantelic

doi:10.5937/geopan1301026s

Abstract

A large number of civil war refugees migrated to Vojvodina in the period 1991-1996. Each of nine immigration municipalities received over 10,000 refugees. This article will try to prove that refugees changed age structure of these municipalities in the negative sense. Demographic indicators such as median age and age index are higher and unfavorable in municipalities which received the largest number of refugees than in non-immigration municipalities which received the smallest number. The most unfavorable indicators due to the arrival of refugees has Sombor municipality and the best indicators has Stara Pazova municipality. In period 1991-2002. Immigrating municipalities shows higher ageing of population then non-immigrating.

Highlights

The human suffering and adverse economic consequences inflicted by internal unrest and civil conflicts are evident to all
If we mentioned a large number of refugees in the early decades of the XX century in First and Second Balkan Wars 1912-1913, through First World War, the interwar period and especially during and after Second World War, the previous statement is true, in the Balkans previous century characterized by very turbulent times and mass migration
If there is an impact on the age structure of immigration municipalities by civil war refugees, it will be shown in comparison of demographic indicators of immigration municipalities at one side, and non-imigration municipalities

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Introduction

The human suffering and adverse economic consequences inflicted by internal unrest and civil conflicts are evident to all. Wars produce large death tolls, disrupt human and physical capital accumulation, damage the environment, weaken institutions, limit political governance, and erode civil liberties. Their horrors uproot entire populations from their lands, mostly non-combatants. In the late 80-s and to the of the 90-s of the XX century the Balkan region is characterized by intensive migration of the population, and given their scope, intensity, types, causes and consequences of the twentieth century can reasonably be called a century of migration (Raduški, 2011). If we mentioned a large number of refugees in the early decades of the XX century in First and Second Balkan Wars 1912-1913, through First World War, the interwar period and especially during and after Second World War, the previous statement is true, in the Balkans previous century characterized by very turbulent times and mass migration

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