INS: Romania’s population to decrease by 3.4 million by 2080

Romania’s population will reach 15.633 million people in 2080, compared with 19.043 million on January 1, 2025, according to the latest projections made by the National Institute of Statistics (INS), published on Friday on the occasion of World Population Day.

The country’s resident population will therefore decrease by 3.41 million people, or -17.9%, by 2080. In this context, the share of the young population (under 15 years old) and the adult population (15–64 years old) will decrease to 13.7% and 60.4%, respectively, compared with the reference period, while the share of the elderly population (65 years old and over) will increase to 25.9% of the total.