DAILY AND INTERNAL MIGRATION OF SELECTED ETHNIC GROUPS IN MUNICIPALITIES AND TOWNS OF THE REGION OF VOJVODINA (SERBIA)

The region of Vojvodina, a region in the north of the Republic of Serbia, represents a geographical area that is ethnically very diverse. A large number of ethnic groups in the area of Vojvodina, which are present today, is the result of migrations for centuries that took place towards these areas and from these areas. The aim of this paper is to determine which ethnic group, according to the 2011 Census data, was the most active in the daily movement, which was dominant in internal migration. Mobility of the population depends on the activity pursued by them, but also on the educational level. Nine ethnic groups in the region of Vojvodina (Serbs, Hungarians, Slovaks, Croats, Bunjevci, Roma, Romanians, Ruthenians and Montenegrins) have been identified in the work, surveying primary activity of the population, level of education of the largest part of the ethnic group, and then the participation of the daily migrants by separate ethnic groups. Socioeconomic processes in the structure of the economy that took place in the second half of the 20 century led to the globalization of activities across ethnic groups, but certain differences were also sustained in the twenty-first century, which is the goal of this paper, to determine the differences between ethnic groups. The analysis used the data from the Statistical Office of the Republic of Serbia obtained through the special processing of the 2011 Census data. The mentioned ethnic groups are separated by higher shares (Hungarians, Slovaks, Roma and Croats) or by small numbers, but they are specific ethnic groups in Vojvodina (Bunjevci and Ruthenians).