The population aging process continues to deepen, the data show.
The urban population and the female population remained in the majority (51.3% and 51.4%, respectively).
Demographic ageing continues to deepen, reaching 130.0 elderly persons per 100 young people under the age of 15.
The share of the population aged 0-14 in the total population decreased from 15.9% (on 1st January 2024) to 15.6% (on 1 st January 2025). The ageing index increased from 125.8 (on 1st January 2024) to 130.0 elderly persons per 100 young persons (on 1st January 2025).
The age dependency ratio stagnated at 56.1 young and elderly per 100 adults.
The international migration balance was positive: +58.8 thousand persons, but insufficient to offset the natural population loss.
“The number of immigrants exceeding the number of emigrants by 58.8 thousand people, Romania being, also in 2024, a country of immigration. However, the balance of international migration, which decreased compared to previous years, was not sufficient to offset the negative natural growth (-102 thousand persons). As a result, as of January 1st, 2025, Romania’s resident population was lower than on the same date of the previous year. In 2024, men are in the majority among both emigrants (57.6%) and immigrants (58.3%)”.
(English version by Catalina Apostoiu)