Vladimir Nikitović

Fields of research

population projections, fertility, migration, population policy, geodemography

Current research projects

• Population of Serbia – dynamics and structures (EU, IPA 2018)
• Differences in fertility patterns between women and men in Serbia – understanding the decisions that lead to childbearing or giving up childbearing (UNFPA)

Biography

The year of receiving the highest degree of professional qualification  PhD 2009.

Vladimir Nikitović received his academic education at the University of Belgrade – a PhD in Demography at the Faculty of Economics (PhD dissertation: Probabilistic approach to projecting population of Serbia), MSc in Demography at the Faculty of Geography, and BSc in Geography at the Faculty of Sciences.

Nikitović started his research career in 1999 at the Geographic Institute “Jovan Cvijić” of the Serbian Academy of Sciences and Arts, before moving to the Institute of Social Sciences in 2005. From 2011 to 2024, he had been the editor-in-chief of Stanovništvo – one of the world oldest demographic journals. He was a visiting lecturer at the University of Belgrade – Faculty of Economics and the Belgrade Open School.

His publications, which include numerous research papers and conference proceedings, as well as six monographs in the field of demography, have been cited in top-grade international journals and books of leading world publishers. Nikitović had been engaged as a manager, national consultant, thematic expert and mentor in 16 national and 8 international projects supported by the European Commission, UNDP, UNFPA, International Committee of the Red Cross, International Organization for Migration, German Society for International Cooperation (GIZ), Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation, and International Centre for Migration Policy Development (ICMPD).

Since 2009, Nikitović has been engaged as a consultant in the creation of national strategies and public policies in the field of demography and spatial development. He is an evaluator of international scientific projects, a supervisor of doctoral theses, a mentor of young researchers and a reviewer in top international journals. Since 2003, Nikitović has been very active in the public of Serbia and the wider region, through debates, authored texts and interviews in the leading media, with the aim of raising awareness of the contemporary role of the population factor in the development of society. Since November 2024, he is the president of the Association of Demographers of Serbia.

Membership of professional organisations

• European Association for Population Studies – EAPS
• Association of Demographers of Serbia (president)

Work in education

• Guest lecturer at the Faculty of Economics, University of Belgrade

Major publications

• Nikitović, V., Magdalenić, , & Arsenović, D. (2024). The Demographic Future of Western Balkans: Between Depopulation and Immigration. In K. N. Zafeiris, B. Kotzamanis & C. Skiadas (Eds.), Population Studies in the Western Balkans (pp. 19-43), European Studies of Population, vol 26. Cham: Springer Nature.
• Nikitović, V., & Magdalenić, I. (2024). Gender differences in cohort fertility patterns in Serbia: the role of educational gradient. Stanovnistvo, 62(S1), S5-S35.
• Manić, E., Nikitović, V., & Djurović, P. (Eds.) (2022). The Geography of Serbia – Nature, People, Economy. World Regional Geography Book Series. Cham: Springer.
• Nikitović, V. (2019). U susret regionalnoj depopulaciji u Srbiji. Beograd: Institut društvenih nauka. http://iriss.idn.org.rs/id/eprint/412
• Nikitović, V., Bajat, B., & Blagojević, D. (2016). Spatial Patterns of Recent Demographic Trends in Serbia (1961–2010). Geografie, 121(4), 521-543.

Personal page

https://sites.google.com/view/vladimir-nikitovic

Links to multimedia

• Ministarka pozvala na demografsku obnovu nacije: „Pritiskate ljude koji nisu uključeni u reprodukciju iz raznih razloga“
• Nova S Dnevnik: GOST Vladimir Nikitović DEMOGRAF
• Demograf Nikitović o smanjenju broja stanovnika u Srbiji: Iako je tačno da zemlju napušta značajan broj građana, zanemaruje se nekoliko aspekata
• Demograf Nikitović za Marker: Negativni demografski trendovi posledica neravnomernog regionalnog razvoja
• Demograf: Od 1975. broj ljudi na Zemlji rastao za milijardu na svakih 12 godina
• Sve sumnje, nedoumice i dileme u vezi sa rezultatima popisa
• U Srbiji u 2021. umrlo najviše ljudi od Drugog svetskog rata – šta kaže demograf
• Panel of South East European Studies at Oxford: Getting older: Demographic challenges in South East Europe, St. Anthony’s College, University of Oxford
• Venerdi Repubblica: Balcani, la fuga dei migranti della ex Jugoslavia, 13 March 2023
• Pravi ugao: Vladimir Nikitović – 10.10.2022.
• Demograf Nikitović o smanjenju broja stanovnika u Srbiji: Iako je tačno da zemlju napušta značajan broj građana, zanemaruje se nekoliko aspekata
• Demograf Vladimir Nikitović: Emancipacija muškarca kasni za emancipacijom žena
• Kako da nas bude više – viši životni standard i siguran posao za mame važni faktori
• (Re)konstrukcija: Da li vlast vodi populacionu ili populističku politiku?
• The Economist: The Balkans are getting short of people, 20 August 2020
• Loš standard i neuređena država teraju mlade iz Srbije
• Gosti N1: Mere korisne, ali nisu dovoljan motiv za rađanje