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More women than men in Romania; life expectancy longer for women
There are more women than men in Romania, with the percentage of Romanian women being 51.4 percent of the total population, and their life expectancy at birth being longer by 7 years compared to the men's.
According to the data released by the National Statistics Institute (INS), there are 10,333,000 women in Romania (51.4 percent of the total population) and 9,788,600 men (48.6 percent). The figures were collected following the census launched by INS in Oct. 2011.
'Compared to the 2002 census, Romania's population declined by about 1.6 million people. The demographic decline occurred at an average annual pace of 0.76 percent. As regards the gender structure of the population, the female population continues to prevail, with its share increasing from 50.8 percent (1992) up to 51.4 percent (2011). In October 2011, the ratio was 947 men to 1,000 women (compared to 951 men in 2002 to and 967 in 1992). There are more women (54.9% percent of the total population) than men (53 percent) in urban areas. In addition, the majority of Romania's elderly women live in rural areas (22.8 percent of all women aged 65 and above)', the release reads.
According to INS, the number of fertile women aged between 15 and 49 years old stood at 4.732 million (46.0 percent of the total female population), down nearly 823,400 people compared to the 2002 census..
'The decline in the population, registered in the Oct. 2011 census, has negatively influenced the values of birth rate and death rate. Thus, the recalculated birth rate was 9.8 live births per 1,000 people,' the source says.
At the same time, INS draws attention to the fact that young couples want fewer children (one preferably) compared to 1992, the date of the previous census.
The life expectancy at birth for women was 77.86 years in 2012 (78.37 years in urban areas and 77.19 years in rural areas), 7 years higher than the value for men (70.77 years).
The average age for the first marriage is 26.4 years. According to the INS data, women are more likely to file for divorce when being 36.7 years of age.
Out of the 9,450,000 employed people in the third quarter of 2013, women accounted for 4,207.000.
The statistical information and data were provided by INS on occasion of the International Woman's Day, celebrated on March 8 every year, since 1997, following a resolution of the United Nations General Assembly.