The aim of the article is to integrally assess the demographic changes after 1990. It is presumed that considerable variations exist in terms of intensity of demographic processes. The following analyses encompassed the relevant national or regional statistics, employing methodological adjustment in order to enable data comparison. Herewith, the changing definitions of population presented a special analytical problem. The so-called principle of ?permanent? residence was largely replaced with the principle of ?usual? residence. By way of the usual residence it was possible to single out the present population and thus to approach the analysis. The main goal was to assess the direct and indirect demographic loss within the post-Yugoslav space. The combined analysis showed that the whole post Yugoslav area suffered a loss of about 5 million inhabitants (including the permanent emigration of the former guest-workers). Except from Slovenia, and stagnating Montenegro and Macedonia, all other countries from the Yugoslav space have lost more or less of their population. Losing a quarter of its pre-war population, Bosnia-Herzegovina suffered the most (1.093 million), but the high loss was determined also for the neighboring Serbia and Croatia. Serbia within its pre-war territory lost almost a million or one tenth of its population, while Croatia lost more than half a million or one ninth of its population. The three core Yugoslav areas lost more than 2.5 million. The analyses confirmed the striking regional differences as well. The highest relative depopulation was recorded in Republika Srpska of Bosnia-Herzegovina.

Upad deleža Slovencev v obdobju med zadnjima popisoma (1991)(1992)(1993)(1994)(1995)(1996)(1997)(1998)(1999)(2000)(2001)(2002): dejstvo ali utvara? .

The contribution presents findings from the research on a constitution of new ethnic identities in Alps-Adriatic region. The key question dealt here with was to which extent the recent demographical processes impact the peripheral, mountainous, and ethnically specific cross-border region between Slovenia and Italy. In lay and professional discourse there is still omnipresent mentality of extinguishing Slovene minority in Italy. Applying various demographical methods the article resolves the demographical processes and quantifies the extent of the local Slovene speakers. The author argues that the recent demographical processes of heavy depopulation tend to stabilize towards stagnation. Depopulation is stronger in the Slovenian part of the region, though the traditional Slovene-speaking areas in Italy aren't as threatened as the adjacent Friulian areas. New migration trends along with the generally low fertility contribute to changes in traditional dualistic structure and bring refreshment to remote parts of the border region as well.Izvleček: Prispevek predstavlja izsledke raziskave o konstituciji novih etničnih identitet v prostoru Alpe-Jadran. Temeljno vprašanje, ki ga prispevek razrešuje, je, na kakšen način aktualni demografski procesi vplivajo na prekomejno periferno gorsko območje, ki je zaznamovano tudi z etničnimi specifikami. V strokovnem in laičnem diskurzu je še vedno močno prisotna miselnost, da slovenska manjšina na italijanski strani meje izumira.Članek preko aplikacije različnih demografskih metod opredeli trenutne demografske procese in tudi kvantitativno oceni stanje slovenske manjšine in prebivalstva v tem območju sploh. Avtor ugotavlja, da recentni demografski procesi ne znižujejo števila prebivalcev tako močno kot v preteklosti. Depopulacija je sicer močnejša na slovenski strani meje, vendar na italijanski strani meje območja tradicionalne slovenske poseljenosti niso bolj ogrožena od sosednjih furlanskih. Novi migracijski trendi ob splošni nizki rodnosti pa prispevajo k spremembi tradicionalnih dualističnih razmerij in prinašajo demografsko osvežitev tudi v bolj odročne predele.

This paper presents the problems of determining and identifying fertility factors and fertility behaviour. Analysis shows that a group of geographical factors should be added to the present six identified groups of fertility factors or fertility behaviour factors.KEY WORDS: factors of fertility behaviour, determinants of fertility, fertility behaviour, fertility, demo-geography, demography, Slovenia.

The paper deals with the demographic and settlement characteristics of the Romany in Prekmurje (northeastern Slovenia). Along with ethnic characteristics, there is a series of weaknesses in their socioeconomic structure, particularly poor education and a high proportion of unemployment, that separates them from the rest of the population of the region. Social marginality is a reason that social integration is often linked with ethnic assimilation. Statistical sources indicate that the number of Romany is largely underestimated.