Statistical Performances of Population Migration in the Republic of Macedonia at the Beginning of the 21st Century

Abstract

The Republic of Macedonia has always been considered a highly intensive migration area, characterized by both exhaustive inner movements of its citizens, as well as continuous emigration processes towards other countries. This paper is focused on exploring and analyzing the volume, dynamics, trends, demographic characteristics, and the variability of migration flow modalities in the country during the first decade of the 21st century, as well as their conjunction and effects on the socio-economic factors. Having in mind the diversities of the migration flows within the country, the expected outcomes are projected towards discovering relevant information about their changes, their trends, and the interaction between the basic indicators being acquired by appliance of relevant statistical migration-related metrics and those portraying the statistical regions’ development in the specified period of time.

Keywords

• migration balance
• immigration
• emigration
• indicators of regional development
• statistical inference
• Republic of Macedonia