Agric. Econ. - Czech, 2007, 53(1):1-8 | DOI: 10.17221/853-AGRICECON

The development of the marriage rate, the divorce rate, the birth rate and the death rate

J. Dufek
Mendel University of Agriculture and Forestry, Brno, Czech Republic

The article aims to analyze the development of the basic characteristics of the demographic dynamics in the CR in urban areas divided according to size in 1993-2004 and to express the changes in the development of the natural increase. Urban areas in the CR were divided into 3 groups according to their size (size-related groups): urban areas of up to 2 000 inhabitants - a country type, urban areas with 2 000 to 10 000 inhabitants - a transition type, urban areas with more than 10 000 inhabitants - towns. In 2004, there were 26% of inhabitants living in the country group, 20% in the transition group and 54% in towns. There was a decline in marriage rate in all the groups; in the country, with its higher level, the decline was more moderate. The divorce rate shows a moderate increase except 1999, when it dramatically fell thanks to the legislation. The divorce rate was the highest in towns and the lowest in the country. The birth rate continued its sharp decline in urban areas of all sizes during the first four years of the researched period, then it levelled off, and it has even been slightly rising in the last years. It was considerably lower in bigger towns than in the other two groups, which had practically an identical development. There was a kind of balance at the end of the period. The death rate was generally going down; it was the highest in the country areas, however, it was approximating the values in the other two groups. The dramatic fall of the natural increase levelled off and it also showed a moderate rise. Trends are expressed with polynomial functions. The article presents the characteristics development in graphs and the reasons for changes are being commented upon.

Keywords: the Czech Republic, size-related groups of urban areas, marriage rate, divorce rate, birth rate, death rate, natural increase, development

Published: January 31, 2007  Show citation

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