Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/10419/289714 
Year of Publication: 
2022
Citation: 
[Journal:] Comparative Economic Research. Central and Eastern Europe [ISSN:] 2082-6737 [Volume:] 25 [Issue:] 3 [Year:] 2022 [Pages:] 161-182
Publisher: 
Lodz University Press, Lodz
Abstract: 
The study analyses the demographic changes in five countries of the Western Balkans - Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Montenegro, North Macedonia, and Serbia - which are associated with and are potential candidates for European Union (EU) member states. Due to a lack of data, Kosovo was excluded. The research was based on selected measures, both static and dynamic. The analysis was conducted against the background of the indicators presented for the EU, with the longest time sample covering the years 1960-2020. The study presents the scope of demographic changes and the advancement of the population ageing of these countries using selected static measures and showing their dynamics. The methods used are based on data analysis and cluster analysis. The results point to the advancement of demographic changes and ageing in the region. The comparison of calculated measures indicates that the demographic structure in the region has shifted towards "old", with the share of people aged 65 and over higher than 14% in 2020. The most advanced stages concern Bosnia and Herzegovina, where the transformation from a "young" demographic structure to an "old" was very dynamic and deep.
Subjects: 
demographic ageing
Western Balkans
demographic changes
ageing index
population aged 65 andover
cluster analysis
JEL: 
J10
J11
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Document Type: 
Article

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