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Demographic decline in Balkan regions

Overview

Demographic crises characterized by depopulation and declining birth rates are affecting regions in Croatia and Montenegro.

In the Vrgorac area of Croatia, student enrollment in the Zabiokovlje region has decreased by nearly 40 percent over fifteen years, resulting in the closure of seven out of eleven local schools. While rural villages face desertion, the town of Vrgorac has seen an influx of foreign workers from countries such as Nepal to address labor shortages.

Similarly, the Bihor region in northern Montenegro is experiencing significant population depletion. In the Petnjica municipality, first-grade enrollment has dropped by 42 percent compared to the 2021/22 school year. Local officials in Petnjica are attempting to encourage higher birth rates to combat the trend of more deaths than births and high migration rates.

Entities

Vrgorac · Petnjica · Samir Agović · Split-Dalmatia County · Bihor

Timeline

  1. 6 days ago

    [POLITICS] 4 sources
    Bihor region faces demographic decline as student enrollment drops

    The Bihor region in Montenegro faces a demographic crisis, with first-grade enrollments in Petnjica dropping 42% compared to 2021/22 due to migration and falling birth rates.

  2. 8 days ago

    [INTERNATIONAL] 2 sources
    Vrgorac faces demographic decline and school closures

    Vrgorac faces severe depopulation and school closures as local student numbers drop by 40 percent, even as the town increasingly relies on foreign workers to fill labor shortages.

Sources

oslobodjenje.ba · otvoreno.me · pogled.ba · sib.net.hr · sjevercg.me · vrisak.info