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Romania People - 2024


SOURCE: 2024 CIA WORLD FACTBOOK

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Population

18,326,327 (2023 est.)

Nationality

noun: Romanian(s)

adjective: Romanian

Ethnic groups

Romanian 89.3%, Hungarian 6%, Romani 3.4%, Ukrainian 0.3%, German 0.1%, other 0.9% (2021 est.)

note: data represent individuals who declared an ethnic group in the 2021 national census; 13% did not respond; Romani populations are usually underestimated in official statistics and may represent 5–11% of Romania's population

Languages

Romanian (official) 91.6%, Hungarian 6.3%, Romani 1.2%, other 0.7% (2021 est.)

note: data represent individuals who declared a maternal language in the 2021 national census; 13.1% did not respond

major-language sample(s):
Cartea informativa a lumii, sursa indispensabila pentru informatii de baza. (Romanian)

The World Factbook, the indispensable source for basic information.

Romanian audio sample:

Religions

Romanian Orthodox 85.3%, Roman Catholic 4.5%, Reformed 3%, Pentecostal 2.5%, other 4.7% (2021 est.)

note: data represent individuals who declared a religion in the 2021 national census; 13.9% did not respond

Age structure

0-14 years: 15.63% (male 1,472,449/female 1,391,671)

15-64 years: 62.13% (male 5,689,908/female 5,696,224)

65 years and over: 22.24% (2023 est.) (male 1,682,695/female 2,393,380)

2023 population pyramid:

Dependency ratios

total dependency ratio: 53.7

youth dependency ratio: 24.6

elderly dependency ratio: 29.1

potential support ratio: 3.4 (2021 est.)

Median age

total: 45.1 years (2023 est.)

male: 43.6 years

female: 46.5 years

Population growth rate

-1.01% (2023 est.)

Birth rate

8.6 births/1,000 population (2023 est.)

Death rate

14.9 deaths/1,000 population (2023 est.)

Net migration rate

-3.9 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2023 est.)

Population distribution

urbanization is not particularly high, and a fairly even population distribution can be found throughout most of the country, with urban areas attracting larger and denser populations; Hungarians, the country's largest minority, have a particularly strong presence in eastern Transylvania

Urbanization

urban population: 54.7% of total population (2023)

rate of urbanization: -0.15% annual rate of change (2020-25 est.)

Major urban areas - population

1.776 million BUCHAREST (capital) (2023)

Sex ratio

at birth: 1.06 male(s)/female

0-14 years: 1.06 male(s)/female

15-64 years: 1 male(s)/female

65 years and over: 0.7 male(s)/female

total population: 0.93 male(s)/female (2023 est.)

Mother's mean age at first birth

27.1 years (2020 est.)

Maternal mortality ratio

10 deaths/100,000 live births (2020 est.)

Infant mortality rate

total: 5.7 deaths/1,000 live births (2023 est.)

male: 5.9 deaths/1,000 live births

female: 5.4 deaths/1,000 live births

Life expectancy at birth

total population: 76.3 years (2023 est.)

male: 72.9 years

female: 80 years

Total fertility rate

1.63 children born/woman (2023 est.)

Gross reproduction rate

0.79 (2023 est.)

Contraceptive prevalence rate

N/A

Drinking water source

improved: urban: 100% of population

rural: 100% of population

total: 100% of population

unimproved: urban: 0% of population

rural: 0% of population

total: 0% of population (2020 est.)

Current health expenditure

6.3% of GDP (2020)

Physicians density

2.98 physicians/1,000 population (2017)

Hospital bed density

6.9 beds/1,000 population (2017)

Sanitation facility access

improved: urban: 96.9% of population

rural: 76% of population

total: 87.3% of population

unimproved: urban: 3.1% of population

rural: 24% of population

total: 12.7% of population (2020 est.)

Obesity - adult prevalence rate

22.5% (2016)

Alcohol consumption per capita

total: 10.96 liters of pure alcohol (2019 est.)

beer: 5.33 liters of pure alcohol (2019 est.)

wine: 3.38 liters of pure alcohol (2019 est.)

spirits: 2.25 liters of pure alcohol (2019 est.)

other alcohols: 0 liters of pure alcohol (2019 est.)

Tobacco use

total: 28% (2020 est.)

male: 35.9% (2020 est.)

female: 20% (2020 est.)

Children under the age of 5 years underweight

N/A

Currently married women (ages 15-49)

54.8% (2023)

Education expenditures

3.7% of GDP (2020 est.)

Literacy

definition: age 15 and over can read and write

total population: 98.9%

male: 99.1%

female: 98.7% (2021)

School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education)

total: 14 years

male: 14 years

female: 15 years (2020)

NOTE: The information regarding Romania on this page is re-published from the 2024 World Fact Book of the United States Central Intelligence Agency and other sources. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of Romania 2024 information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about Romania 2024 should be addressed to the CIA or the source cited on each page.

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