| Population | 22,276,056 (July 2007 est.) |
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| Age structure | 0-14 years: 15.6% (male 1,787,334/female 1,696,270)
15-64 years: 69.6% (male 7,721,160/female 7,793,063)
65 years and over: 14.7% (male 1,344,673/female 1,933,556) (2007 est.) |
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| Median age | total: 36.9 years
male: 35.5 years
female: 38.2 years (2007 est.) |
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| Population growth rate | -0.127% (2007 est.) |
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| Birth rate | 10.67 births/1,000 population (2007 est.) |
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| Death rate | 11.81 deaths/1,000 population (2007 est.) |
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| Net migration rate | -0.13 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2007 est.) |
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| Sex ratio | at birth: 1.06 male(s)/female
under 15 years: 1.054 male(s)/female
15-64 years: 0.991 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 0.695 male(s)/female
total population: 0.95 male(s)/female (2007 est.) |
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| Infant mortality rate | total: 24.6 deaths/1,000 live births
male: 27.71 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 21.29 deaths/1,000 live births (2007 est.) |
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| Life expectancy at birth | total population: 71.91 years
male: 68.41 years
female: 75.62 years (2007 est.) |
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| Total fertility rate | 1.38 children born/woman (2007 est.) |
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People living
with HIV/AIDS | 6,500 (2001 est.) |
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| HIV/AIDS - deaths | 350 (2001 est.) |
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| Nationality | noun: Romanian(s)
adjective: Romanian |
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| Ethnic groups | 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 | 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 | Romanian 91% (official), Hungarian 6.7%, Romany (Gypsy) 1.1%, other 1.2% |
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| Literacy | 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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