Persons aged 65 and over represented 19.3% of the country's resident population, on January 1, 2021, respectively 3,707,080 citizens out of a total of 19,186,201, the country's resident population, according to a press release of the National Institute of Statistics (INS) published on the occasion of the International Day of Older Persons.Among the existing elderly, men accounted for 1.496 million (15.9% of the total number of men resident in Romania of 9.392 million people), and women for 2.21 million (22.6% of the total number of women resident in Romania of 9.794 million people).By region, the largest number of elderly people, relative to the total resident population were recorded in South-Western Oltenia, Southern Muntenia and South-Eastern region (over 20% of the total), followed by the Central and Western regions (19.0% each), North-Eastern (18.6%) and North Western (18.1%), the "youngest" population having been recorded in the Bucharest-Ilfov region (16.8%).The middle age and the average age, two indicators that are relevant to show the degree of aging of the population of a country place Romania below the level of the European Union, although in the past 18 years they have been constantly growing.The demographic aging index of the resident population on January 1, 2021 was 123.9 elderly people per 100 young people.The structure of households made according to the occupational status of the head of the household shows that the most numerous categories are those of employees (44.8) and pensioners (41.1%).According to the INS, the structure according to the age of the head of the household places on the second place the households led by those with a head of household aged 65 and over (32.8%), in the first place being placed those aged 25-49 (38.3%).In 2020, out of the total of 5.128 million pensioners, 4.021 million were social security pensioners, who retired when they reached the age limit.
Romania, which for years ranked last in the EU for packaging waste recycling, now stands at the forefront of Europe’s circular economy, proving that a country with initially fragile infrastructure can implement, in record time, one of the most effective collection and recycling systems in Europe. This rapid transformation is taking place in a European […]
Tucked inside Radisson Blu Hotel, Bucharest, Ginger Sushi Bar & Lounge marks the turn of the year with an intimate New Year’s Eve dining experience built around a multi-course tasting menu. From 19:00 onwards, guests are welcomed to a carefully paced evening that blends Japanese inspiration with premium ingredients, from scallops and Wagyu to Chilean […]
Romanian non-profit Dăruiește Viață has completed a new renovation project at the “Louis Țurcanu” Emergency Children’s Hospital in Timișoara, upgrading the Pediatric Onco-Hematology Transplant Unit to modern medical standards. The investment, worth approximately EUR 150,000, was funded by Linde Gaz Romania and Atos Global Delivery Center. The organisation has been working with the Timișoara hospital […]
The multimedia exhibition Aici Se Vede Jazz (Here You Can See Jazz), set to open at SAC Berthelot in Bucharest, explores how jazz found its way in the pre-1990 Bucharest and “the contemporary ways to listen, visualize, perform and relate artistically to its world of sounds and ideas.” Bucharest had improvised studios, rehearsals with the […]
Aon Romania, part of the global group Aon plc, draws attention to the urgent need for structured solutions to protect trade receivables in an economic context characterized by high volatility and geopolitical uncertainty. The subject was central to the discussions at TRADE CREDIT TALKS - Receivable Protection in the Age of Volatility, where business leaders […]
Bucharest’s shopping centres posted mixed financial results in 2024, with major discrepancies between the city’s largest malls and mid-sized retail centres, according to financial analysis platform RisCo.ro. The data shows contrasts in profitability and turnover, as well as significant losses among some of the capital’s biggest retail projects. AFI Cotroceni recorded the highest turnover of […]
