Demographic Developments in Fier Region During the Transition Peroid

Abstract

During the transition period, the population in Fier region is characterized by dynamics (by the change and the movement). First of all, this dynamic has been followed by the dynamic of the total economic -social -political processes, and changes in some stages and regional specifications too. According to statistics, the population of the county after 1990 there was a decrease of about 1.3 times less than before. This situation, has two reasons: the decline of natural increase (reduced by over 3 times), and the impact of migration from the county to the capital city of Albania and to abroad. The greatest impact is because of the reduce of the natural growth has been the decline of the birth rate coefficient from 14.5 ‰ to 10.1 ‰ (2001) and 24.3 ‰ (1989). The evolution of the population in this county presents differences in spatial terms: according settlements city -village, district and municipalities. The phenomenon that is observed by urban-rural settlements is that the growth of urban population is more than its natural growth and for the village has been the reverse. The changes identified in the density of the county population. The average population density has fallen to 163 h/km² of 202 h/km² (1989). Population in this county is older than 22 years ago. The population over 65 years is 12.1% from 7.1% in 2001, and the reduction of the new age (1-15 years old), is greater than the increase of population over 65 years old. KEY WORDS:Average annual growth, rate of birth, natural growth, mechanical change, migration INTRODUCTIONAfter the year 1990, population in the Fier county underwent a lot of changes which affected its quantitative and qualitative indicators. This article focuses on the analysis and highlighting of changes and tendencies noticed in the quantitative dimension (the general number of population in the county), under the influence of new socio-economic and political circumtances, which affected the Albanian society, at the end of 1980. The Fier county comprises three districts: Fier (the county seat), Lushnje and Mallakaster.