RISE IN THE URBAN POPULATION, 1969— 1971 (IN YUGOSLAVIA)
RISE IN THE URBAN POPULATION, 1969— 1971 (IN YUGOSLAVIA)
Author(s): Ivanka GinićSubject(s): Demography and human biology, Rural and urban sociology, Economic development, Socio-Economic Research
Published by: Jugoslovenski Pregled
Keywords: Urban population; Yugoslavia; Agriculture; Social and economical development;
Summary/Abstract: Yugoslavia’s postwar social and economic development has been accompanied by absolute and relative decreases in the population living from agriculture. Thus the proportion of agricultural in total population decreased from 77 per cent in 1931 to under 61 per cent in 1953, 50 per cent in 1961 and 38.2 per cent in 1971. The process has primarily been marked by a shift of agricultural labor to industry, but increasingly also to tertiary activities. This has resulted in a steady rise in the number of urban localities and a growth of the urban population. Migrations have thus become the prime source of increase in the urban population, exceeding considerably other contributory factors, i.e. the natural increment of the urban population.
Journal: Yugoslav Survey. A Record of Facts and Information
- Issue Year: XIV/1973
- Issue No: 2
- Page Range: 45-54
- Page Count: 10
- Language: English