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   Romania People

Age Structure 0-14 years:

15.6% (male 1,787,334/female 1,696,270) 

Age Structure 15-64 years:

69.6% (male 7,721,160/female 7,793,063) 

Age Structure 65 years and over:

14.7% (male 1,344,673/female 1,933,556) (2007 est.) 

Median Age - total:

36.9 years 

Median Age - male:

35.5 years  

Median Age - female:

38.2 years (2007 est.) 

Population Growth Rate:

-0.127% (2007 est.) 

Birth Rate:

10.67 births/1,000 population (2007 est.) 

Death Rate:

11.81 deaths/1,000 population (2007 est.) 

Net Migration Rate:

-0.13 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2007 est.) 

Sex Ratio - at birth:

1.06 male(s)/female 

Sex Ratio - under 15 years:

1.054 male(s)/female 

Sex Ratio - 15-64 years:

0.991 male(s)/female 

Sex Ratio - 65 years and over:

0.695 male(s)/female 

Sex Ratio - total population:

0.95 male(s)/female (2007 est.) 

Life Expectancy at Birth - total:

71.91 years 

Life Expectancy at Birth - male:

68.41 years 

Life Expectancy at Birth - female:

75.62 years (2007 est.) 

Major Infectious Diseases:

 

Nationality:

Romanian(s) 

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) 

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) 

Languages:

Romanian 91% (official), Hungarian 6.7%, Romany (Gypsy) 1.1%, other 1.2%