Changes in the reproduction of Vojvodina population

Abstract

Important changes in the reproduction of Vojvodina population happened in the second half of XX century. In the end of the century, the society was ruined. A large inflow of refugees in that period, as well as a social and economic situation inappropriate for making birth giving decisions, raised the questions like how such conditions have influenced the fertility in the population, and whether the trends have continued. This paper analyzes several fertility indicators in Vojvodina over the last five decades focusing especially on the 1990s and early 2000s, in order to explain the major tendencies and the intensity of changes. It shows changes in the number of live births, specific fertility rates, total fertility rates, cohort fertility, woman’s age at first birth, and divorce frequency.

U drugoj polovini 20. veka u Vojvodini su se desile velike promene u reprodukciji stanovništva. Kraj veka obeležilo je razaranje društva. Veliki priliv izbeglica u tom periodu i nepovoljan društveni i ekonomski ambijent za donošenje odluka o rađanju su otvarali pitanja kako se to odrazilo na plodnost stanovništva i da li su se trendovi nastavili. U radu se kroz nekoliko pokazatelja plodnosti u pedesetogodišnjem periodu, sa posebnim akcentom na devedesete i početak novog veka, osvetljavaju osnovne tendencije i intenzitet promena. Predstavljene su promene u broju živorođenih, specifičnim stopama fertiliteta, prosečnom broju dece po ženi, generacijskom fertilitetu, starost pri rađanju prvog deteta i učestalost razvoda.