evidence: Depopulation is an ongoing process on the European continent (Eberhardt, 1993; Lukić et al., 2012). It is particularly prominent in less developed and developing countries, and Serbia is no exception in that respect (Rikalović et al., 2016). Ediev (2001) used a mathematical model to precisely determine that population growth leads to a decrease in demographic potential. During the final decades of the 20th and beginning of the 21st century, even the settlements in the South Banat district were affected by depopulation. It has been the root cause of their complete devastation, not only in a demographic but also in a broader economic and social sense. [...] The depopulation process was analyzed based on complex indicators. The demographic indicators used were actually data from the Statistical Office of the Republic of Serbia (SORS) regarding the number of inhabitants in each area included in the Census of 1991, 2002, and 2011 (SORS, 2011a). They are presented as relative values. The estimated number of citizens in mid-2018 (as of June 30, 2018) was calculated based on data from the population census, data on the population growth, and data on internal migrations. [...] Citation: Gatarić D, Đerčan B, Živković MB, Ostojić M, Manojlović S, Sibinović M, Lukić T, Jeftić M, Lutovac M and Lutovac M (2022) Can Depopulation Stop Deforestation? The Impact of Demographic Movement on Forest Cover Changes in the Settlements of the South Banat District (Serbia). Front. Environ. Sci. 10:897201. doi: 10.3389/fenvs.2022.897201