The post-1989 political changes in Romania had a major and at times irreversible impact on the dynamics and structure of the population. The most significant change was a drastic population decrease of over 3 million people within 22 years. Important deviations were also registered in economic sectors, resulting today in a process of artificialization of the population share in the tertiary sector. Urban population increased slightly from around 52% in 1989 to 53.4% in 2012, following the artificial conversion of a significant number of villages into the category of urban areas. There were no significant changes in ethnic structure, except for the Roma population where, due to the self-identification census, 621,573 people declared themselves Roma (2011) as compared to around 300,000 in 1988. The largest minority group, the Hungarians, comprises stable 6.6% of the population. Around 2 million of unemployed people were registered during the last census in addition to an increased number of retired people. This paper examines some of the major demographic changes in the dynamics and structure of the Romanian population influenced by a number of political, socioeconomic , cultural and environmental factors. It deals with analytic and moral questions arising from an in-depth overview of the aforementioned transition period and argues that political unbalances are clear indicators of demographic changes and disturbances in national and regional economic development.
ABSTRACT. -Gender and Age Group Structures in Mureş County, at the 2011 Census. The importance of possessing knowledge regarding the above mentioned component stems from territorial demographic and social-economic planning. Thusly, we emphasized the population gender structure, starting with both genders (BG), followed by male (M) and female (F) populations. We then proceeded to examine age groups, according to the logical succession comprising young people (0-19 years of age), adults (20-59 years), and seniors (≥ 60 years). The demographic pyramid of Mureş County reveals the same aging process recorded at national level, with a regressive population, where young people register increasingly lower values, while elderly people are more numerous. Age group structure is also influenced by other exogenous factors, such as migration (internal and external). The young urban population of Mureş County is lower (19.89%) than in rural areas (24.93%), while the latter areas have an older population (23%) compared to urban areas (21.72%). The adult population dominates all of the county's administrative-territorial units, the highest values having been recorded in urban settlements (58.39%), where the county seat, the city of Târgu Mureș, reigns supreme (60.08%), while rural areas registered an average of 52.09%, with higher values (above 60%) only in Corunca and Sângeorgiu de Mureş.
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