Contemporary demographic changes and problems in the City of Nis

Abstract

An intensive process of demographic change in the City of Nis started in the second half of the 20th century. Socio-economic development of the territory caused the increase in population. While the city center demographically get stronger, peripheral urban areas of the municipality were stagnating or very slightly number grew its demographic score. Along with population growth, took place in the process of increasing the number of households that had a smaller number of members. The aging population is a particular problem which greatly affects economic growth. During the last decade of the 20th century, this area has gone through a transition phase where large number of industrial giants were closed. As a consequence it appeared the changes in the economic structure of the population.