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Population:
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22,215,421 (July 2009 est.)
country comparison to the world: 52
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Age structure:
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0-14 years: 15.5% (male 1,772,583/female 1,681,539)
15-64 years: 69.7% (male 7,711,062/female 7,784,041)
65 years and over: 14.7% (male 1,332,120/female 1,934,076) (2009 est.)
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Median age:
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total: 37.7 years
male: 36.3 years
female: 39.2 years (2009 est.)
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Population growth rate:
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-0.147% (2009 est.)
country comparison to the world: 217
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Birth rate:
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10.53 births/1,000 population (2009 est.)
country comparison to the world: 185
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Death rate:
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11.88 deaths/1,000 population (July 2009 est.)
country comparison to the world: 39
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Net migration rate:
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-0.13 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2009 est.)
country comparison to the world: 95
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Urbanization:
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urban population: 54% of total population (2008)
rate of urbanization: -0.1% annual rate of change (2005-10 est.)
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Sex ratio:
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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: 0.69 male(s)/female
total population: 0.95 male(s)/female (2009 est.)
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Infant mortality rate:
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total: 22.9 deaths/1,000 live births
country comparison to the world: 95
male: 25.94 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 19.66 deaths/1,000 live births (2009 est.)
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Life expectancy at birth:
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total population: 72.45 years
country comparison to the world: 117
male: 68.95 years
female: 76.16 years (2009 est.)
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Total fertility rate:
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1.39 children born/woman (2009 est.)
country comparison to the world: 198
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HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate:
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less than 0.1% (2007 est.)
country comparison to the world: 126
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HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS:
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15,000 (2007 est.)
country comparison to the world: 87
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HIV/AIDS - deaths:
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350 (2001 est.)
country comparison to the world: 102
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Nationality:
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noun: Romanian(s)
adjective: Romanian
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Ethnic groups:
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Romanian 89.5%, Hungarian 6.6%, Roma 2.5%, Ukrainian 0.3%, German 0.3%, Russian 0.2%, Turkish 0.2%, other 0.4% (2002 census)
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Religions:
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Eastern Orthodox (including all sub-denominations) 86.8%, Protestant (various denominations including Reformate and Pentecostal) 7.5%, Roman Catholic 4.7%, other (mostly Muslim) and unspecified 0.9%, none 0.1% (2002 census)
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Languages:
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Romanian 91% (official), Hungarian 6.7%, Romany (Gypsy) 1.1%, other 1.2%
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Literacy:
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definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 97.3%
male: 98.4%
female: 96.3% (2002 census)
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School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education):
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total: 14 years
male: 14 years
female: 14 years (2006)
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Education expenditures:
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