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Eurostat : Romania’s population will drop over the next 50 years, down to 17 million in 2060

Romania's population will drop at 19.857 million people before 2035 from 21.462 million at the beginning of 2010, going down by 2060 at 17.308 million, representing one of the most important declines in the EU, according to the data presented on Wendsday by Eurostat.

Thus, Romania's population could drop by 7.5% by 2035 against 2010, the fourth drop of the EU, after those recorded in Bulgaria ( - 15.3%), Latvia ( - 12.7%), Lithuania ( - 10.5%) a press release of the European Institute for Statistics.

By 2060, the number of Romania's population could be reduced by 19.4%, the rhythm of decline being the fourth in the Union, after Bulgaria ( - 15.3%), Latvia ( - 12.7%), Lithuania ( - 10.5%) according to the estimates of Eurostat.

The EU population would grow by 4.7% by 2035, from 501.044 million people to 524.537 million reaching a pick at 526 million in 2040 – by 4.9% more than in 2010. Later, the population of the 27 member states would go on the descending trend, going down to 516.940 inhabitants by 2060, figure which could represent a growth of 3.2% reported at the level of 2010.

The most powerful growth of population by 2060 against 2010 would be recorded in Ireland (46%), Luxemburg (45%), Cyprus (41%), the UK (27%), Belgium (24%) Sweden (23%).In Germany, the most populated country in the EU and the biggest European economy, the rhythm estimated in the drop of population by 2060 is 18.8% close to that of Romania.

At the same time, Romania will have in 2060 one of the oldest populations of the EU.

« It is estimated that the EU population will become older and older during the estimation period, mainly to reduced fertility and higher number of people who live to old age. This ageing process will be felt by all member states » the press release says.

Thus, the share of inhabitants older than 65 will be higher in Latvia ( 36%), Romania and Poland (35%), Bulgaria, Germany Slovakia (33%), against 29,5% at EU level.

Thus, the rate of dependence of people of old age, the rate between the number of inhabitants over 65 and the volume of active people, ( 15 – 64 years old) will grow strongly in the EU, from 26% in 2010 to 53% in 2060.

Romania is in the group of countries where the dependence rate will grow alarmingly, going over 60% by 2060 together with Bulgaria, Germany, Latvia, Poland and Slovakia.

Sursa: http://www.actmedia.eu

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