Short facts about people of Romania

Population:

22,364,022 (July 2001 est.)

Age structure:

0-14 years:  17.95% (male 2,054,323; female 1,959,196) 15-64 years:  68.51% (male 7,605,751; female 7,715,434) 65 years and over:  13.54% (male 1,255,880; female 1,773,438) (2001 est.)

Population growth rate:

-0.21% (2001 est.)

Birth rate:

10.8 births/1,000 population (2001 est.)

Death rate:

12.28 deaths/1,000 population (2001 est.)

Net migration rate:

-0.6 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2001 est.)

Sex ratio:

at birth:  1.06 male(s)/female under 15 years:  1.05 male(s)/female 15-64 years:  0.99 male(s)/female 65 years and over:  0.71 male(s)/female total population:  0.95 male(s)/female (2001 est.)

Infant mortality rate:

19.36 deaths/1,000 live births (2001 est.)

Life expectancy at birth:

total population:  70.16 years male:  66.36 years female:  74.19 years (2001 est.)

Total fertility rate:

1.35 children born/woman (2001 est.)

HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate:

0.02% (1999 est.)

HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS:

7,000 (1999 est.)

HIV/AIDS - deaths:

350 (1999 est.)

Nationality:

noun:  Romanian(s) adjective:  Romanian

Ethnic groups:

Romanian 89.5%, Hungarian 7.1%, Roma 1.8%, German 0.5%, Ukrainian 0.3%, other 0.8% (1992)

Religions:

Romanian Orthodox 70%, Roman Catholic 3%, Uniate Catholic 3%, Protestant 6%, unaffiliated 18%

Languages:

Romanian, Hungarian, German

Literacy:

definition:  age 15 and over can read and write total population:  97% male:  98% female:  95% (1992 est.)

Source: World Factbook