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The family, its evolution, has a direct impact on the reproductive potential of the population. For this reason its study is necessary. Possibilities or impossibilities for employment, income levels, economical structure and the development, education level, the level of urbanization, gender and age composition of the population the birth rate, family planning, mortality general and specific, emigration, the force of tradition, etc., are the main factors have determined the sociogeographical characteristic features of Albanian society, during the transition political, economic and demographic period in Albania. The substitution of the centrally planned socialist economy with the free market. Economic crisis at the beginning of 1990. The increase of the unemployment. The reduction of income. The family planning policy. The flow of rural population to the cities. The abandonment of the villages. The emigration, The aging demographic The change of gender ratio (because of male emigration). The traditional psychology, The economic insecurity. These are the main factors that brought evident change in the Albanian family performance and characteristics, marriage, divorce rate and civil structure of the population too, in the south of Albania. This region is distinguished for a clear profile emigration, because of the positioning of the neighboring country, Greece, and the presence of the Greek minority. Decrease or reduction of the total number of the families, marriages too, after 1990 in this area, has been analyzed under the influence of economical changes, which have an important impact on the creation of new families. Meanwhile, the index of divorce rate per 1000 inhabitants is increased, compared with 1989. INTRODUCTION During and after 1990, some political, economic and social changes occurred which greatly influenced the demographic developments in Albania. Migration is one of the most determining factors which brought those changes closely into every Albanian family during this economic transition. Albanian families came from a large unit of two or more pairs (crowns in English), and many family members, while now it is replaced by smaller families (parents) with only two children per family. From 7 children in 1950, down to 5 children in1970, followed by 4 children in1980, and down again to 3 children in1990. International Scientific Conference GEOBALCANICA 2015 414 The impact of immigration in the country, mostly affecting the young generation followed by a low birth rate (from 31.1 ‰ to 7.0 ‰ 1960 (2011), was reinforced by a decline in marriage rates. Another factor to be mentioned was a high increase in divorce rates which contributed greatly to those factors. In comparison to other European countries, the fertility decline came late, but this process was conducted with the highest intensity. This phenomenon is very striking, especially when it comes to a large family unit, reduced to only three family members (two parents plus a child). THE FAMILY DYNAMICS, THE NUMBER OF HOUSEHOLDS AND ITS STRUCTURE AFTER 1990. The family, with a concrete number structure and its evolution in time and space, has a direct impact on the reproductive potential of the population. In this regard its study constitutes a necessity. The developing of numerical structure family, it’s been seen as a process with a number of factors such as demographic, economic, social, psychological, tradition etc. Studimi i dinamikës së numrit të familjeve ne jug te Shqiperise, tregon se ky numër është rritur 17.8 %, kundrejt vitit 1989. Pas ketij viti(1989), ne Shqiperi ndodhin ndryshime te rendesishme ne sistemin politik, ekonomik etj. Sistemi socialist zevendesohet nga ekonomia e lire e tregut, pronesia shteterore nga ajo private, politika pronataliste nga planifikimi familjar, rifillon emigrimi i jashtem, etj. The study in the dynamics of the number of families in southern Albania shows that this number has increased by up to 17.8%, compared to 1989. After that year (1989), important political and economical changes took place. The socialist system is replaced by a free market economy; state ownership replaced by private ownership, followed by family planning policies, migration etc. Figure Nr 1. The number of households in Gjirokastra region[5] [3 ] The graphic prepared by V.Duri Dynamics (performance) of the number of households fails to give a complete picture of the changes that have taken place within it. For this purpose, we have to analyze only the dynamics of the average number per family member. According to settlements (urbanrural), this indicator is higher (4.4 members / family) in the village and a low of 3.7 members families in the city. The reason lies in the greater fertility of the rural population 1989 1994 1999 2009 QARKU QYTET FSHAT 21831 22584 22028 1573

SOCIO-GEOGRAPHIC CHARACTERISTICS OF THE ALBANIAN FAMILY DURING THE TRANSITION PERIOD (IN THE SOUTH OF ALBANIA)