АУТОР / AUTHOR(S): Saša Milosavljević 
DOI: 10.46793/CSGE5.40SM
САЖЕТАК / ABSTRACT:
The municipality of Trstenik is situated in the central part of Serbia. The territory of municipality covers the area of 448 km² with the population of 35,875. The average population density is 80 inhabitants per km². The current demographic conditions in the municipality of Trstenik are an expression of demographic changes in the past, especially in the second half of the 20th century, which, in addition to general development factors and conditions, were influenced by many specific factors (economic, social, health, political). The process of depopulation, along with the process of demographic aging, are the main processes that mark the demographic changes in the municipality of Trstenik. The reduction of the natural increase in population has been strongly influenced by the intensively changing birth rate. Since the nineties, the fall of natural increase in population has been accelerating because the birth rates have been getting less while the death rates have been increasing. Negative demographic trends are particularly present in the rural areas of the municipality. It is necessary to stimulate marriage and birth rate with adequate measures of population policy.
КЉУЧНЕ РЕЧИ / KEYWORDS:
population; demographic changes; Trstenik