NATURAL DYNAMICS OF THE DEMOGRAPHIC
COMPONENT IN THE APUSENI MOUNTAINS AT THE END OF THE 20th CENTURY AND THE
BEGINNING OF THE 21st CENTURY (1981-2018)
Mădălin-Sebastian Lung1, Gabriela-Alina Mureșan2
1 Ph.D. Student, Babeș-Bolyai University, Doctoral
School of Geography, Cluj-Napoca, 5-7 Clinicilor Street, Romania, email:
lungmadalin@yahoo.com
2 Faculty of Geography, Babeș-Bolyai University, Cluj-Napoca,
Romania, email: muresan.alina@gmail.com
Abstract: The study aims to analyse the natural dynamics of the
demographic component in the Apuseni Mountains. The period considered is
1981-2018. The study will include demographic indicators such as birth rates,
mortality, natural growth, nuptiality and divorce. Some of the necessary
statistical data were obtained from the National Institute of Statistics
website, and another part from the specialized bibliography. After statistical
processing, rates of those indicators were obtained, and several factors were
identified underlying their evolution. The conclusions show that the Apuseni
Mountains are in a visible demographic decline. Mortality is higher than birth
rates, the natural growth being negative. In a similar situation are nuptiality
and divorce. Basically, natural dynamics is and has been influenced by social,
economic, political factors. Unfortunately, some of these factors had negative
influences on the Apuseni Mountains, giving the opportunity to develop risk
phenomena such as: ageing population, depopulation.
Key-words: natural dynamics, demographic component, Apuseni Mountains.
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