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tourism in protected areas and the transformation of mljet island, croatia
Tab. 6 Composition of the population of Mljet by economic activity and composition
of the working population by the sector of activity in the 1961-2011 period
Economic activity (%) Sector of employed persons (%) Labour
force par-
Year Active With Depen- Primary Secondary Tertiary ticipation
income dent rate (%)
1961 81.4 5.8 12.8
1971 50.7 2.1 47.2 71.6 6.4 22.1 81.4
1981 61.5
1991 39.1 10.9 50.1 --- 48.8
2001 14.6 2.8 82.6 58.0
2011 29.1 22.0 48.9 7.8 6.2 86.0 55.5
3.3 11.9 84.8 62.2
33.9 26.6 39.6
30.6 35.0 34.4
39.4 37.4 23.2
Sources: FBS (1965; 1972; RBS (1983); CBS (1994; 2003)
The analysed processes continued on Mljet with lower intensity after
the War and the recovery of tourism. The further decrease in agriculture
(3% in 2011) is associated with advanced population ageing and growing
orientation towards tourism, which has all the characteristics of a mono-
culture (85% of the population worked in services in 2011) (Tab. 6). Southern
Dalmatia, in contrast, has a more diversified composition of active popula-
tion, due to its more complex economy—in 2011, 7% worked in the primary
sector, 15% in the secondary sector, and 78% in services (CBS, 2013).
Mljet still belongs to the group of less developed regions with lower
economic activity and fewer jobs, expressed depopulation and population
ageing, lower educational levels and lack of initiatives for further develop-
ment. In 2011, the island had the lowest share of active population (39%)
and one of the lowest labour force participation rates in southern Dalmatia
(62%), while the share of people with personal income was high (37%)6.
However, lower activity rates hide the level of real employment, as a signif-
icant part of the population with income work occasionally or seasonally
in tourism.
The analysis revealed that in the period of socio-economic transfor-
mation of the island, tourism absorbed a part of the population that had
left agriculture and that would otherwise have left the island. However, as
is the case with educational level, it is not possible to draw a direct connec-
6 In 2011, the activity rate in southern Dalmatia was 51%, the labour participation rate
was 65%, and the share of persons with income was 28% (CBS, 2013).
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Tab. 6 Composition of the population of Mljet by economic activity and composition
of the working population by the sector of activity in the 1961-2011 period
Economic activity (%) Sector of employed persons (%) Labour
force par-
Year Active With Depen- Primary Secondary Tertiary ticipation
income dent rate (%)
1961 81.4 5.8 12.8
1971 50.7 2.1 47.2 71.6 6.4 22.1 81.4
1981 61.5
1991 39.1 10.9 50.1 --- 48.8
2001 14.6 2.8 82.6 58.0
2011 29.1 22.0 48.9 7.8 6.2 86.0 55.5
3.3 11.9 84.8 62.2
33.9 26.6 39.6
30.6 35.0 34.4
39.4 37.4 23.2
Sources: FBS (1965; 1972; RBS (1983); CBS (1994; 2003)
The analysed processes continued on Mljet with lower intensity after
the War and the recovery of tourism. The further decrease in agriculture
(3% in 2011) is associated with advanced population ageing and growing
orientation towards tourism, which has all the characteristics of a mono-
culture (85% of the population worked in services in 2011) (Tab. 6). Southern
Dalmatia, in contrast, has a more diversified composition of active popula-
tion, due to its more complex economy—in 2011, 7% worked in the primary
sector, 15% in the secondary sector, and 78% in services (CBS, 2013).
Mljet still belongs to the group of less developed regions with lower
economic activity and fewer jobs, expressed depopulation and population
ageing, lower educational levels and lack of initiatives for further develop-
ment. In 2011, the island had the lowest share of active population (39%)
and one of the lowest labour force participation rates in southern Dalmatia
(62%), while the share of people with personal income was high (37%)6.
However, lower activity rates hide the level of real employment, as a signif-
icant part of the population with income work occasionally or seasonally
in tourism.
The analysis revealed that in the period of socio-economic transfor-
mation of the island, tourism absorbed a part of the population that had
left agriculture and that would otherwise have left the island. However, as
is the case with educational level, it is not possible to draw a direct connec-
6 In 2011, the activity rate in southern Dalmatia was 51%, the labour participation rate
was 65%, and the share of persons with income was 28% (CBS, 2013).
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