The number of births and deaths recorded in January 2025 decreased compared to the same period the previous year, and the natural growth remained negative, at minus 10,845 people, according to data published on Friday by the National Institute of Statistics (INS).According to the official statistics, in January 2025, birth certificates were registered for 12,755 children, an increase of 818 (+6.9%) compared to December 2024.The number of death certificates registered in January was 23,600, of which 12,140 for men and 11,460 for women, an increase of 2,046 deaths compared to December 2024, which represents an increase of 9.5% (+7.2% males and +12.0% females).The number of death certificates registered for children under one year of age in January 2025 was 84, down by one from December 2024.The natural growth remained negative (-10,845) in January 2025, with the number of registered deaths being 1.9 times higher than that of live births.In January 2025, 41.4% (9,769 deaths) of the total number of deaths were registered in people aged 80 and over, 26.5% (6,244 deaths) in people aged 70-79 and 17.2%, representing 4,049 deaths, in people aged 60-69. At the opposite end, the fewest deaths were recorded in the age groups 0-4 years (105 deaths), 5-19 years (58 deaths) and 20-29 years (77 deaths).The number of divorces pronounced by final court decisions and by the consent of the spouses (administratively or by notarial procedure) was 519 in January 2025.The number of birth certificates for live births registered in January 2025 was 988 (-7.2%) lower compared to the same month in 2024.The number of death certificates registered in January 2025 decreased by 1,127 (-4.6%) compared to January 2024, and the number for children under one year of age who died was lower by in January 2025 compared to the same month in 2024.The natural growth was negative, both in January 2025 (-10,845 persons) and in January 2024 (10,984 persons).In January 2025, 11,437 people died in the urban areas (5,792 men and 5,645 women), and 12,163 people died in rural areas (6,348 men and 5,815 women). Compared to the same month in 2024, the number of deaths recorded decreased by 6.7% in urban areas (-7.6% for men and -5.8% for women) and by 2.4% in rural areas (-4.1% for men and -0.5% for women).
Two sovereignist candidates, namely the leader of the far-right Alliance for the Union of Romanians (AUR), George Simion, and former Social Democratic (PSD) prime minister Victor Ponta, are in the first two positions in the race for the presidential office in a Verifield poll commissioned by Bucharest mayor Nicușor Dan and presented on Monday, March […]
Romania is becoming a European benchmark in sustainability, thanks to the Deposit Return System implemented by RetuRO, the company managing the country’s largest circular economy project. The system’s performance in its first year of operation and its development objectives for this year were presented by Gemma Webb, CEO and Chair of the RetuRO Board of […]
Teilor Holding, the company operating the Teilor jewelry store chain, is on track to list its two corporate bonds on the Bucharest Stock Exchange on Thursday, April 13. The bonds, which will go on the AeRO Multilateral Trading System, have a total aggregated value of nearly EUR 4.5 million, and were sold in October last […]
Eight Romanian couriers in the United Kingdom were sentenced to more than 30 years imprisonment after stealing parcels worth EUR 1 million and selling them online. Three of the suspects managed to flee to Romania and are now being sought. The former couriers operated together between September 2022 and February 2023 in Birmingham. Using their […]
Bucharest’s central Easter fair, Traditions and Flowers of the Holidays, returns in King Michael I Park (Herăstrău) between April 12 and 21. Held at the Charles de Gaulle entrance, the event awaits visitors with local crafts, traditions, and various activities. The fair is dedicated both to the Palm Sunday and Easter holidays, the organizers said. […]
Interim president Ilie Bolojan marked 21 years since Romania's accession to the North Atlantic Alliance by stating that the NATO anti-missile shield in southern Romania made the country safe, allowing it to develop economically. NATO membership meant that Romania was a safe place, Bolojan said, adding that this was “especially due to the support provided […]
