As of January 1, 2022, Romania’s permanent population was 19,038,098, a decrease of 163,600 compared to January 1, 2021, according to data sent by Statistics on Tuesday. The equivalent of a county like Covasna or Ilfov or a bigger city like Sibiu, Arad or Pitesti.

The main reason for this decrease is negative natural growth (exceeding the number of deaths over the number of live births by 156,000 people); this value is adjusted with the number of births and deaths that were registered late in the civil registry.

The urban population predominates, as well as the female population (54.0% and 51.1%, respectively).

The phenomenon of demographic aging continues to increase (up to 123.6 elderly people per 100 young people under 15 years old), the gap between the elderly population aged 65 and over and young people aged 0-14 years reaches 709 thousand people (3708 thousand against 2999) . thousand people), having increased compared to 678 thousand people on January 1, 2021.

The demographic dependency ratio increased from 54.0 to 54.4 young and elderly persons per 100 adults.

The balance of long-term temporary international migration is negative (-16.1 thousand people) / The process of demographic aging is deepening

The number of urban population on January 1, 2022 was 10,281 thousand people and decreased by 0.1% compared to January 1, 2021. The female population on January 1, 2022 was 9,728 thousand people and was 0.9% less than on the same date. previous year

The process of demographic aging deepened, compared to January 1, 2021, noting an increase in the share of the elderly population (65 years and older). The demographic aging index increased from 122.4 (as of January 1, 2021) to 123.6 elderly persons per 100 young persons (as of January 1, 2022).

The share of the population aged 0-14 in the total population remained at 15.8%, and the share of the population aged 65 and older in the total population increased by 0.2 percentage points. (from 19.3% in 2021 to 19.5% in January). 1, 2022). Thus, the demographic dependency ratio increased from 54.0 (as of January 1, 2021) to 54.4 young and elderly persons per 100 adults (as of January 1, 2022).

Romania continues to be a country of emigration

Romania continues to be a country of emigration, the phenomenon of emigration being the second main reason for the country’s population decline. The balance of international migration in 2021 was negative, the number of emigrants exceeded the number of immigrants by a little more than 16,000 people.

During 2021, men emigrated to a greater extent than women (50.2%). And among immigrants, the majority were men (54.7%).

The permanent population includes all persons (Romanian citizens, foreigners or stateless persons) who have permanently resided in Romania for at least 12 months.