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.
Artiss Gallery is set to open a new exhibition, Temporal Harmonies: From Classical to Contemporary in Visual Art, at the Noblesse Palace in Bucharest on March 26. The event will feature a diverse selection of works from iconic classical painters like Theodor Aman to internationally recognized contemporary artists such as Adrian Ghenie. The exhibition highlights […]
Romania is assisting North Macedonia after the deadly nightclub fire on Sunday, March 16, by transporting four patients to hospitals abroad. The fire that broke out at a club in Kočani claimed the lives of at least 59 people and injured 155 others. The four young people in critical condition are being flown to Lithuania […]
Romania’s Constitutional Court (CCR) cleared the main candidacies for president of Romania, including that of far-right politician and leader of the Alliance for the Union of Romanians (AUR) George Simion. Former Social Democratic Party (PSD) prime minister Victor Ponta, now an independent, Bucharest mayor Nicusor Dan, also an independent, and the ruling coalition candidate Crin […]
The White Symphony Orchestra, Romania's only all-female orchestra, will perform at Sala Palatului in Bucharest on April 29 to mark the 200th anniversary of Johann Strauss II's birth. Under the baton of the talented conductor Donna Bianca and concertmaster Monica Calofir, the orchestra will enchant the audience with some of the most beloved waltzes, polkas, […]
Romania’s tax agency ANAF announced on Monday, March 17, that it uncovered tax evasion exceeding RON 2.41 million in the ride-sharing sector following an anti-fraud inspection at a company based in Ilfov county. The firm, which operates transport services through Uber and Bolt, generated revenues of RON 5.23 million between January 2023 and June...
Tensions are reportedly rising between the two founders of Romanian far-right party AUR (the second-largest in parliament and reportedly the largest one in the recent polls), George Simion and Claudiu Tarziu – who claims that his authoritarian colleague is pressing him to resign. MEP Tarziu currently serves as the head of the AUR leading body […]
