%0 Journal Article %T Changes in the population trends in the town of Novi Sad in the period between two censuses %A Stoj£żin Sne£żana %J Zbornik Matice Srpske za Drustvene Nauke %D 2006 %I Matica srpska, Novi Sad %R 10.2298/zmsdn0621119s %X According to the 2002 census, Novi Sad, the capital of The Autonomous Province of Vojvodina has 299.294 inhabitants, including the suburban settlements, which makes 14,7% of the total population of Vojvodina. The Town of Novi Sad includes two urban municipalities: Novi Sad and Petrovaradin that is fifteen settlements. The goal of this paper is to point to the changes in the population trends in the suburban settlements and Novi Sad which occurred in the period between the censuses 1991 and 2002. In the mentioned period, the number of inhabitants increased in all settlements except Kisa , where on the average there were 34,4 inhabitants less every year. The population of Novi Sad and Veternik increased most. The basic question to be asked is: was the growth in the number of inhabitants caused by the positive natural increase or was due to the immigrated population. %U http://www.doiserbia.nb.rs/img/doi/0352-5732/2006/0352-57320621119S.pdf