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Quick Facts about the Population and Population Age Distribution in Montenegro: Overview
Authors: Jelisavka Bulatović, Goran Rajović
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Demographic movements in Montenegro are the result of natural and mechanical movements conditioned by various factors, but the crucial ones were: for the natural movement downward trend in the birth rate, which started in the 70’s in the city and later in rural areas, and for the mechanical movement, industrialisation was crucial, industrialisation which from the 60's to the 80's was intense, causing mass migration from villages to the city, as well as economic conditions, which, unfortunately, have never been at such a level to keep the population within the Republic, so, besides interior, external migration from Montenegro was always present to a greater or lesser extent (Mijanović at al., 2017). Therefore, in the interests of overall progress, more balanced regional development and population distribution are necessary. Above all, this implies: development and distribution that will offer the population approximately similar living standards (personal, cultural, health-care...) and in which opportunities will not depend on place of residence and a distribution that will facilitate the utilization of the country’s entire territory and all available natural and human resources (Nejamšić, Njegač, 2001).