Földes 2019

Demographic Change and Labour Migration in Cluj County, Romania

Ionuţ Földes

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Abstract

Suburbanisation of Romania’s growth poles represents one of the most important demographic phenomena in the country’s recent history. Cluj-Napoca, one of the growth poles of Romania, is well known for its massive ongoing suburbanization process, where adjacent rural areas become actual components of the city. However, while the centre part of the county is continuously growing, the periphery follows a different path. By approaching a descriptive manner, this paper provides insights into the growing gap between Cluj-Napoca and its areas of influence on one hand and the periphery on the other. Data shows that Cluj-Napoca and the Urban Functional Area with the highest share of commuters have the most favourable demographic conditions. The other cities and many rural settlements of the county face population decline, demographic ageing, low fertility and increased outmigration.

Keywords: demographic dynamics, suburbanisation, growth poles, Cluj county, population change, peripheralization.

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