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National or local matter? D emographic challenges in Hungary

This presentation discusses the effects of demographic change on urban structures in Hungary and explores policy recommendations for addressing these challenges. It also highlights the priorities and programs of the Hungarian EU Presidency regarding urban demography.

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National or local matter? D emographic challenges in Hungary

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  1. Dr. Péter Szaló Deputy State Secretary Ministry of Internal Affairs Effects of demographic change on urban structures EUKN Annual Conference Budapest, 13-14 September 2010. National or local matter? Demographicchallenges in Hungary

  2. Structure of the presentation • Demographic trends in Hungary • Prognosis and policy recommendations • Priorities and programs of the Hungarian • EU Presidency- concerning urban demography

  3. Demographic trends in Hungary • After the WW2 ‘Ratkó-era’ - prohibition of abortion - natural population increase • In the 1960 HU among the lowest fertility rates • In the 1970s a supportive social policy pack and the productivity of the Ratkó-children generated natural increase • From the 1980s population decline • After 1990 immigration diminshed natural population decrease, but still a negative balance • After 1990 metropolises effected by urban sprawl and suburbanisation, but the funcional urban areas are still stagnating or increasing

  4. Population change in Hungary between 1910-2009 Source: http://hu.wikipedia.org/wiki/F%C3%A1jl:Hungary_1910-2009.png

  5. Recent trends

  6. Population change 2007/2001

  7. Population decline of the Hungarian cities between 1990-2007

  8. Natural increase/decrease 2001-2007

  9. Natural increase /decrease 1990-2007, by settlement size

  10. Average age of the mother, when she gives birth for the first time 2001. and 2008. Proportion of families with 3 or more children, by settlement size, 2001.

  11. Balance of internal migration 2001-2007

  12. Main challenges of Hungarian cities • Aging and depopulation, natural decrease • Suburbanisation, urban sprawl • Increasing segregation – Roma population • Provision of public and social services adaptively to the demographic change

  13. What can be expected?

  14. Population change 2021/2007, forecast

  15. Change of the proportion of 60< 2007-2021, forecast

  16. Challenges and recommendations • Strengthening integrative and inclusive policies to ‘replace’ population decline by internal immigration • Family- and child-friendly social policies to encourage natural population increase • Rise of economic productivity, a more flexible employment of women • Integrative spatial development policies and finance system to avoid territorial polarisation, and social marginalisation of peripheral, disadvantaged status areas

  17. Priorities and programs • of the Hungarian • EU Presidency

  18. Priorities of the HU PRES Urban dimension of combating climate change Urban aspects of demographic change/migration

  19. 1. Urban dimension of combating climate change The Hungarian Presidency will issue a practical handbook („Climate-friendly cities and towns”) present in UDG meeting in February and in DG meeting in April

  20. 2. Urban aspects of demographic change/migration The Hungarian Presidency will prepare a background report on different policy reactions on demographic changes by urban and regional governments organize a one-day high-level seminar to discuss the possibilities and constraints of urban policies related to the expected demographic shock

  21. About the background report Analysis of the three major trends in Europe: Decrease of fertility rates Ageing of the population Increase of migration Migration (especially migrants from third countries) can only alleviate population loss, not fully compensate it The present welfare systems in most countries will face unprecedented fiscal shock and are unsustainable The economic gap between the western and eastern parts of Europe will be deepened by the demographic gap

  22. About the high-level seminar main target: to show differences and variations of urban policies related to the demographic and economic position of the cities (or/and regions) potentially small workshop in November 2010 (with the participation of researchers dealing with regional/urban responses to the demographic challenges) other ideas: an ‘Advisory Board’could be set up meeting could bein early 2011, to discuss the background report and the planned program, exact topics, speakers etc. of the seminar

  23. Planned timetable

  24. Please provide us information about • problem-analysis • concrete projects • policies • carried out by local or regionalgovernments/municipalities related to the aspects of demographic change. • Contact person at Metropolitan Research Institute: Mr. Iván Tosics (tosics@mri.hu • +36-1-217-9041/115)- before the middle of October

  25. Thank you for your attention! peter.szalo@bm.gov.hu

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