People

Population: 22, 355, 551 (July 2004 est.) Age structure: 0-14 years: 16.2% (male 1, 861, 801; female 1, 770, 746) 15-64 years: 69.4% (male 7, 712, 612; female 7, 791, 900) 65 years and over: 14.4% (male 1, 330, 994; female 1, 887, 498) (2004 est.) Median age: total: 36.1 years male: 34.7 years female: 37.5 years (2004 est.)

Population growth rate:   -0.11% (2004 est.)
Birth rate:    10.69 births/1,000 population (2004 est.)
Death rate:    11.69 deaths/1,000 population (2004 est.)
Net migration rate:   -0.13 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2004 est.)
Sex ratio:   at birth: 1.06 male(s)/female under 15 years: 1.05 male(s)/female 15-64 years: 0.99 male(s)/female 65 years and over: 0.71 male(s)/female total population: 0.95 male(s)/female (2004 est.)
Infant mortality rate:    total: 27.24 deaths/1,000 live births male: 30.41 deaths/1,000 live births female: 23.86 deaths/1,000 live births (2004 est.)
Life expectancy at birth:    total population: 71.12 years male: 67.63 years female: 74.82 years (2004 est.)
Total fertility rate:    1.35 children born/woman (2004 est.)
HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate:    less than 0.1% (2001 est.)
HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS:    6,500 (2001 est.)
HIV/AIDS - deaths:    350 (2001 est.)
Nationality:   noun: Romanian(s) adjective: Romanian
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)
Religions:   Eastern Orthodox (including all sub-denominations) 87%, Protestant 6.8%, Catholic 5.6%, other (mostly Muslim) 0.4%, unaffiliated 0.2% (2002)
Languages:   Romanian (official), Hungarian, German
Literacy:   definition: age 15 and over can read and write total population: 98.4% male: 99.1% female: 97.7% (2003 est.) Most of the people speak English at least a little bit.