Romania's resident population increased by 9,900 people on January 1, 2024, compared to the beginning of the previous year, and reached 19,064,409 people, according to data published on Friday by the National Institute of Statistics (INS).INS data reveal that, during the assessed period, the urban and female populations are in the majority (51.9% and 51.4% respectively).At the same time, the phenomenon of demographic ageing is still accentuated, with a rate of 123.8 elderly people for every 100 young people under 15 years of age.The gap between the elderly population aged 65 and over and the young population aged 0-14 reached 736,000 people (3.822 million compared to 3.086 million), up from 669,000 on January 1, 2023.Also, the demographic dependency ratio has increased from 56 to 56.8 young and elderly people per hundred adults.In addition, the balance of long-term temporary international migration was positive at 81,988 persons.During 2023, women were in the majority among emigrants (52.4%), while in the category of immigrants, men were the most numerous (57.4%).The resident population includes all persons (Romanian, foreign or without citizenship) who have their usual residence in Romania for at least 12 months.
Former presidential candidate Călin Georgescu stated during an interview that he was invited to the inauguration ceremony of the US president-elect Donald Trump but declined the invitation, Hotnews.ro reported. Georgescu told Realitatea Plus host Anca Alexandrescu, whose show he frequents, that he has no reason to go, despite the fact that the right-wing, sovereignist...
Romania’s General Inspectorate for Emergency Situations (IGSU) has launched a tender for a contract worth RON 342 million (EUR 68.7 million) to purchase up to 40 intervention vehicles. The vehicles are equipped with intervention robots designed to carry out specific missions in areas affected by potential industrial disasters, including in the industrial sector, according to […]
Bible Chat, an app launched by Romanian entrepreneur Laurențiu Bălașa, aims to assist Christians of all denominations, regardless of the Bible they follow, with answers or counseling based on their problems. The app is currently expanding in the US. Bălașa, 34, told Economedia.ro that...
21% more books ordered in 2024 F.M. Dostoevsky - the most appreciated author Ioana Chicet-Macoveiciuc - the best-selling Romanian author Ilfov, Bucharest, and Brașov - the highest number of orders per capita Brașov - 35% more books sold
Nicușor Dan, the mayor of Bucharest and a presidential candidate, has expressed strong reservations about how Romania's administrative and territorial reorganization is being discussed after the Social Democrats said they intend to draft a project in this sense. He emphasized the need for a methodical and data-driven approach and said the reform should not be […]
Romania registered an annual inflation rate of 5.1% for December 2024 despite significant fluctuations, according to data published Tuesday, January 14, by the National Institute of Statistics (INS). The figure remained unchained from the previous month amid higher political turmoil. In October 2024 inflation had come down to 4.67%, while in September it sat at 4.6%. The presidential […]
