Socio-demographic analysis of border regions of Bosnia and Herzegovina

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https://doi.org/10.3986/AGS.10859

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border regions, Bosnia and Herzegovina, socio-demographic analysis, depopulation, natural change, ageing, education

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This paper analyses the statistical parameters that give a comprehensive overview of the socio-demographic state of the border areas of Bosnia and Herzegovina, and it represents a novel attempt to examine the disparity and relationships between central and peripheral parts of national territory. The methodology is based on examining the differences between border and non-border municipalities/cities according to four groups of indicators, to obtain four indices: depopulation, natural change, ageing and education. Statistically significant differences were found primarily in the context of population age structure, and it can be concluded that the ageing process has affected bordering regions more than the rest of the country.

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Avdić, A., Avdić, B., & Zupanc, I. (2022). Socio-demographic analysis of border regions of Bosnia and Herzegovina. Acta Geographica Slovenica, 62(3), 7–19. https://doi.org/10.3986/AGS.10859

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