Demographic features of old people in Belgrade

Abstract

The process of demographic ageing is one of the most apparent features of the demographic development of Serbia. The increase of the percentage of aged population is also present in Belgrade, although Belgrade itself, being the center of immigration and the major urban agglomeration, has a specific population development. This paper analyzes the dynamics and demographic features of the citizens of Belgrade older than 60, in the period between 1981 and 2000. It discusses the changes in gender and age distribution of this population group, as well as the processes of ageing and feminization of the elders. It also indicates related differences between the municipalities of Belgrade, as well as between the City of Belgrade, the Settlement of Belgrade and the settlements of Belgrade outside the inner urban zone.

Proces demografskog starenja jedna je od osnovnih karakteristika demografskog razvitka Srbije. Povećanje udela starog stanovništva dešava se i u Beogradu iako Beograd, kao imigracioni centar i glavnu gradsku aglomeraciju, odlikuju specifičnosti populacionog razvitka. U radu se analiziraju dinamika i demografske osobenosti stanovništva Beograda starijeg od 60 godina u periodu 1981-2002. godina. Istražuju se promene njegovog polnog i starosnog sastava, odnosno proces starenja starih i feminizacije starih. Takođe se ukazuje na razlike po opštinama i na relaciji Grad Beograd - Naselje Beograd - naselja van užeg gradskog jezgra.