European Journal of Population
Volume 24, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 245-263

Native and migrant fertility patterns in Greece: A cohort approach (Article)

Bagavos C. , Tsimbos C. , Verropoulou G.*
  • a Panteion University of Athens, Syngrou Av. 136, Athens 176 71, Greece
  • b Department of Statistics and Insurance Science, University of Piraeus, 80, Karaoli and Dimitriou Street, Piraeus 185 34, Greece
  • c Department of Statistics and Insurance Science, University of Piraeus, 80, Karaoli and Dimitriou Street, Piraeus 185 34, Greece, Centre for Longitudinal Studies, Institute of Education, University of London, 20 Bedford Way, London WC1H OAL, United Kingdom

Abstract

This article examines fertility patterns and differentials between native women, and Albanian and Bulgarian immigrants, using data from the 2001 census of Greece on the reported numbers of children ever-born alive by citizenship. The analysis focuses on changing fertility timing and quantum of women born between 1950 and 1970, and reveals that cohort fertility is highest among Albanians and lowest among Bulgarians, while levels for native women are somewhere in between. Completed cohort fertility is decreasing over time for all nationalities, while the gap observed among the ethnic groups has been narrowing. Evidence based on the 2001 censuses of Albania and Bulgaria indicates that immigrants in Greece constitute, to some extent, selected groups, compared to the inhabitants of their countries of origin. © Springer Science+Business Media B.V. 2007.

Author Keywords

Migrant fertility Cohort analysis Migrant selectivity Albanian immigrants Greek census data Bulgarian immigrants

Index Keywords

demographic transition ethnic group census Eurasia cohort analysis Greece fertility Europe Southern Europe European immigrant
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DOI: 10.1007/s10680-007-9142-6
ISSN: 01686577
Cited by: 9
Original Language: English