The Demographic Characteristics of the Rural Areas of Selected Districts of the Czech Republic

The theoretical part of the bachelor thesis is focused on explaining the terms such as countryside and its demarcation, the typology of the countryside and the formation of the Czech countryside. The following chapter explains the terms of demography, the connection between demography and countryside and the basic demographic indicators were introduced. The population structure was classified by gender, age, education, mortality rate, birth rate, fertility rate, abortion rate, marriage rate, divorce rate and migration. The demographic characteristics of rural areas of South Bohemian Region for 2016 is compiled in the practical part. In order to define the rural area in the South Bohemian Region, a population density indicator of up to 150 inhabitants per square kilometre was applied. The main aim of this bachelor thesis is the demographic characteristics of rural areas of selected districts of the Czech Republic based on the obtained data. It is followed by their comparison among each other