The huge reduction in the population of Romania, confirmed by the preliminary data of the last population census, may affect dozens of municipalities and cities that no longer meet the important criterion of population size.

We already know that between 2011 and 2021, the country lost over a million inhabitants, going from 20 million inhabitants to just 19 million, which is how many we have today. Significant changes can also be seen in terms of the settlement of cities and municipalities in terms of population.

While rural settlements located on the coast of large metropolises were massively populated in 2011-2021, almost 80 administrative-territorial units (ATUs) recorded significant population losses.

Practically, the urban bubble that we artificially created for joining the EU to mark the degree of urbanization burst spectacularly after joining in the context of migration – both external and internal, to richer cities – and an aging population. people.

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