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Romania: Romania People Profile 2012

2012/03/28

Romania People Profile 2012

The Romanians are a people of mixed stock, descendants of the ancient Thracians, Romans, and Slavs. They make up more than 85 per cent of the population. Hungarians, Gypsies, and Germans are the largest minority groups; Serbs and Croats are smaller minorities.

In 1996 Romania had an estimated population of 22,607,620. The density was 245 persons per square mile (95 per km 2). Industrial expansion has brought a decline in the rural population—from 75 per cent at the end of World War II to less than 50 per cent.

Language and Religion

The principal language is Romanian, a Romance language. It contains mainly Latin word elements, with additions from Slavic languages and Hungarian, Greek, and Turkish. Other languages used include Hungarian, which is widely spoken in Transylvania, and German. About four-fifths of the people belong to the Romanian Orthodox church. Roman Catholicism predominates among the Hungarians.

Population

Value:

22 181 287

Date:

July 2010 est.

Comparison to the world:

Age structure

Age:

0-14 years

Value:

15.5% (male 1,768,207/female 1,677,503)

Year:

2010 est.

Age:

15-64 years

Value:

69.8% (male 7,701,149/female 7,774,159)

Age:

65 years and over

Value:

14.7% (male 1,326,163/female 1,934,106)

Median Age

Name:

total

Value:

38.1 years

Year:

2010

Name:

male

Value:

36.7 years

Name:

female

Value:

39.6 years

Population growth rate

Value:

-0,16%

Year:

2010

Comparison to the world:

213

Birth rate

Value:

10.43 births/1,000 population

Year:

2010 est.

Comparison to the world:

183

Death rate

Value:

11.91 deaths/1,000 population

Date:

July 2010 est.

Comparison to the world:

Net migration rate

Value:

—0.13 migrant(s)/1,000 population

Year:

2010

Comparison to the world:

Urbanization

Urban population:

54% of total population

Rate of urbanization:

—0.1% annual rate of change

Sex ratio

Range:

at birth

Value:

1.063 male(s)/female

Year:

2010

Range:

under 15 years

Value:

1.05 male(s)/female

Range:

15-64 years

Value:

0.99 male(s)/female

Range:

65 years and over

Value:

0.69 male(s)/female

Range:

total population

Value:

0.95 male(s)/female

Infant mortality rate

Total value:

22.09 deaths/1,000 live births

Comparison to the world:

Male value:

25.1 deaths/1,000 live births

Female value:

18.9 deaths/1,000 live births

Year:

2010

Life expectancy at birth

Total value:

72.71 years

Comparison to the world:

121

Male value:

69.22 years

Female value:

76.43 years

Year:

2010

Total fertility rate

Value:

1.4 children born/woman

Year:

2010

Comparison to the world:

198

HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate

Value:

less than 0.1%

Year:

2007

Comparison to the world:

125

HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS

Value:

15 000

Year:

2007

Comparison to the world:

HIV/AIDS - deaths

Value:

350

Year:

2001

Comparison to the world:

102

Nationality

Noun:

Romanian(s)

Adjective:

Romanian

Ethnic groups

Value:

<p> Romanian 89.5%, Hungarian 6.6%, Roma 2.5%, Ukrainian 0.3%, German 0.3%, Russian 0.2%, Turkish 0.2%, other 0.4%</p>

Religions

Value:

Eastern Orthodox (including all sub-denominations) 86.8%, Protestant (various denominations including Reformate and Pentecostal) 7.5%, Roman Catholic 4.7%, other (mostly Muslim) and unspecified 0.9%, none 0.1%

Languages

Languages info:

Romanian 91% (official), Hungarian 6.7%, Romany (Gypsy) 1.1%, other 1.2%

Literacy

Definition:

age 15 and over can read and write

Total population:

97,30%

Male:

98,40%

Female:

96,30%