21,230,362 (July 2021 est.)
noun: Romanian(s)
adjective: Romanian
Romanian 83.4%, Hungarian 6.1%, Romani 3.1%, Ukrainian 0.3%, German 0.2%, other 0.7%, unspecified 6.1% (2011 est.)
note: Romani populations are usually underestimated in official statistics and may represent 5–11% of Romania's population
Romanian (official) 85.4%, Hungarian 6.3%, Romani 1.2%, other 1%, unspecified 6.1% (2011 est.)
printed major-language sample:
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Eastern Orthodox (including all sub-denominations) 81.9%, Protestant (various denominations including Reformed and Pentecostal) 6.4%, Roman Catholic 4.3%, other (includes Muslim) 0.9%, none or atheist 0.2%, unspecified 6.3% (2011 est.)
0-14 years: 14.12% (male 1,545,196/female 1,463,700)
15-24 years: 10.31% (male 1,126,997/female 1,068,817)
25-54 years: 46.26% (male 4,993,886/female 4,860,408)
55-64 years: 11.73% (male 1,176,814/female 1,322,048)
65 years and over: 17.58% (male 1,516,472/female 2,228,555) (2020 est.)
total dependency ratio: 53.3
youth dependency ratio: 23.8
elderly dependency ratio: 29.5
potential support ratio: 3.4 (2020 est.)
total: 42.5 years
male: 41 years
female: 44 years (2020 est.)
-0.38% (2021 est.)
8.39 births/1,000 population (2021 est.)
11.99 deaths/1,000 population (2021 est.)
-0.2 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2021 est.)
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
urban population: 54.3% of total population (2021)
rate of urbanization: -0.15% annual rate of change (2020-25 est.)
1.794 million BUCHAREST (capital) (2021)
at birth: 1.06 male(s)/female
0-14 years: 1.06 male(s)/female
15-24 years: 1.05 male(s)/female
25-54 years: 1.03 male(s)/female
55-64 years: 0.89 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 0.68 male(s)/female
total population: 0.95 male(s)/female (2020 est.)
26.9 years (2019 est.)
19 deaths/100,000 live births (2017 est.)
total: 9.41 deaths/1,000 live births
male: 10.82 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 7.91 deaths/1,000 live births (2021 est.)
total population: 76.3 years
male: 72.88 years
female: 79.94 years (2021 est.)
1.38 children born/woman (2021 est.)
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 (2017 est.)
5.6% (2018)
2.98 physicians/1,000 population (2017)
6.9 beds/1,000 population (2017)
improved: urban: 95.3% of population
rural: 71.5% of population
total: 84.3% of population
unimproved: urban: 4.7% of population
rural: 28.5% of population
total: 15.7% of population (2017 est.)
0.1% (2020 est.)
19,000 (2020 est.)
note: estimate does not include children
note: estimate does not include children
22.5% (2016)
3.1% of GDP (2017)
definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 98.8%
male: 99.1%
female: 98.6% (2018)
total: 14 years
male: 14 years
female: 15 years (2018)
total: 16.8%
male: 16.3%
female: 17.5% (2019 est.)
NOTE: The information regarding Romania on this page is re-published from the 2021 World Fact Book of the United States Central Intelligence Agency and other sources. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of Romania 2021 information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about Romania 2021 should be addressed to the CIA or the source cited on each page.
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