The phenomenon of demographic ageing has increased last year, as the elderly population aged 65 and over exceeded by more than 27.5% the young population aged 0-14 years, according to data from the National Institute of Statistics (INS), published Friday.The demographic ageing index increased from 122 on 1 January 2023 to 127.5 elderly people per 100 young people on 1 January 2024.The number of people in the 65 and over age category was around 3.97 million while the young population, in the 0-14 age category, totalled 3.11 million."The process of demographic ageing continued in 2023, with a slight decrease (by 0.3 percentage points) in the share of young people (0-14 years) and at the same time an increase (by 0.4 percentage points) in the share of the elderly population (65 years and over) in the total population," the INS release said.On 1 January 2024, the largest share in the total population was held by the 45-49 age group (8.6%). The same age group had the largest share among both women (8.3%) and men (9%).The share of the 0-4 age group was 4.4%, lower than that of the 5-9 (4.9%), 10-14 (5%) and 15-19 (5.2%) age groups.By residence, population in urban areas stood at almost 12.19 million people, down 1% from 1 January 2023, and in rural areas it was about 9.65 million people, slightly up 0.2% from 1 January 2023.The female population on 1 January 2024 was 11.18 million, down 0.4% from the same date the previous year. The same trend is recorded for the male population, which was 10.65 million people, down 0.5% from the same date of the previous year.The average age of the population was 42.5 years, 0.3 years older than on 1 January 2023. The median age was 43.2 years, up 0.4 years from 1 January 2023.
The restructuring plan laid out by Liberty Galați was validated by the Galați Court on Friday, August 1, after having been approved by 52% of the ailing plant’s creditors last month. The plan, approved by creditors and confirmed by the Galați Court, sets out firm measures to restructure both the company’s operational activity and the […]
Animest, Romania’s leading animation film festival, returns to Bucharest this autumn with a special 20th anniversary edition. Running from October 3 to 12, the festival invites audiences to explore the theme of "the journey” - a metaphor for both its two-decade history and the personal, emotional paths traced through animated storytelling, the organizers said. Last […]
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One United Properties (BVB: ONE), a publicly listed developer that has so far been focused on Bucharest, announced the signing of a promissory sale and purchase agreement for land located in a prime central area of Sibiu. The site, located on the former FLARO industrial platform, offers significant potential for urban regeneration, according to company […]
