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Romania vs. Serbia

Demographics

RomaniaSerbia
Population21,230,362 (July 2021 est.)6,974,289 (July 2021 est.)

note: does not include the population of Kosovo
Age structure0-14 years: 14.12% (male 1,545,196/female 1,463,700)

15-24 years: 10.31% (male 1,126,997/female 1,068,817)

25-54 years: 46.26% (male 4,993,886/female 4,860,408)

55-64 years: 11.73% (male 1,176,814/female 1,322,048)

65 years and over: 17.58% (male 1,516,472/female 2,228,555) (2020 est.)
0-14 years: 14.07% (male 508,242/female 478,247)

15-24 years: 11.04% (male 399,435/female 374,718)

25-54 years: 41.19% (male 1,459,413/female 1,429,176)

55-64 years: 13.7% (male 464,881/female 495,663)

65 years and over: 20% (male 585,705/female 816,685) (2020 est.)
Median agetotal: 42.5 years

male: 41 years

female: 44 years (2020 est.)
total: 43.4 years

male: 41.7 years

female: 45 years (2020 est.)
Population growth rate-0.38% (2021 est.)-0.48% (2021 est.)
Birth rate8.39 births/1,000 population (2021 est.)8.74 births/1,000 population (2021 est.)
Death rate11.99 deaths/1,000 population (2021 est.)13.49 deaths/1,000 population (2021 est.)
Net migration rate-0.2 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2021 est.)0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2021 est.)
Sex ratioat birth: 1.06 male(s)/female

0-14 years: 1.06 male(s)/female

15-24 years: 1.05 male(s)/female

25-54 years: 1.03 male(s)/female

55-64 years: 0.89 male(s)/female

65 years and over: 0.68 male(s)/female

total population: 0.95 male(s)/female (2020 est.)
at birth: 1.07 male(s)/female

0-14 years: 1.06 male(s)/female

15-24 years: 1.07 male(s)/female

25-54 years: 1.02 male(s)/female

55-64 years: 0.94 male(s)/female

65 years and over: 0.72 male(s)/female

total population: 0.95 male(s)/female (2020 est.)
Infant mortality ratetotal: 9.41 deaths/1,000 live births

male: 10.82 deaths/1,000 live births

female: 7.91 deaths/1,000 live births (2021 est.)
total: 5.67 deaths/1,000 live births

male: 6.69 deaths/1,000 live births

female: 4.6 deaths/1,000 live births (2021 est.)
Life expectancy at birthtotal population: 76.3 years

male: 72.88 years

female: 79.94 years (2021 est.)
total population: 76.56 years

male: 73.67 years

female: 79.64 years (2021 est.)
Total fertility rate1.38 children born/woman (2021 est.)1.47 children born/woman (2021 est.)
HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate0.1% (2020 est.)<.1% (2020 est.)
Nationalitynoun: Romanian(s)

adjective: Romanian
noun: Serb(s)

adjective: Serbian
Ethnic groupsRomanian 83.4%, Hungarian 6.1%, Romani 3.1%, Ukrainian 0.3%, German 0.2%, other 0.7%, unspecified 6.1% (2011 est.)

note: Romani populations are usually underestimated in official statistics and may represent 5-11% of Romania's population
Serb 83.3%, Hungarian 3.5%, Romani 2.1%, Bosniak 2%, other 5.7%, undeclared or unknown 3.4% (2011 est.)

note: most ethnic Albanians boycotted the 2011 census; Romani populations are usually underestimated in official statistics and may represent 5-11% of Serbia's population
HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS19,000 (2020 est.)

note: estimate does not include children
3,300 (2020 est.)

note: estimate does not include children
ReligionsEastern Orthodox (including all sub-denominations) 81.9%, Protestant (various denominations including Reformed and Pentecostal) 6.4%, Roman Catholic 4.3%, other (includes Muslim) 0.9%, none or atheist 0.2%, unspecified 6.3% (2011 est.)Orthodox 84.6%, Catholic 5%, Muslim 3.1%, Protestant 1%, atheist 1.1%, other 0.8% (includes agnostics, other Christians, Eastern, Jewish), undeclared or unknown 4.5% (2011 est.)

note: most ethnic Albanians boycotted the 2011 census
HIV/AIDS - deaths<500 (2020 est.)

note: estimate does not include children
<100 (2020 est.)

note: estimate does not include children
LanguagesRomanian (official) 85.4%, Hungarian 6.3%, Romani 1.2%, other 1%, unspecified 6.1% (2011 est.)

major-language sample(s):
Cartea informativa a lumii, sursa indispensabila pentru informatii de baza. (Romanian)

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Serbian (official) 88.1%, Hungarian 3.4%, Bosnian 1.9%, Romani 1.4%, other 3.4%, undeclared or unknown 1.8%; note - Serbian, Hungarian, Slovak, Romanian, Croatian, and Ruthenian (Rusyn) are official in the Autonomous Province of Vojvodina; most ethnic Albanians boycotted the 2011 census (2011 est.)

major-language sample(s):
Knjiga svetskih cinjenica, neophodan izvor osnovnih informacija. (Serbian)

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Literacydefinition: age 15 and over can read and write

total population: 98.8%

male: 99.1%

female: 98.6% (2018)
definition: age 15 and over can read and write

total population: 98.3%

male: 99.1%

female: 97.5% (2016)
School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education)total: 14 years

male: 14 years

female: 15 years (2018)
total: 15 years

male: 14 years

female: 15 years (2019)
Education expenditures3.1% of GDP (2017)3.6% of GDP (2018)
Urbanizationurban population: 54.3% of total population (2021)

rate of urbanization: -0.15% annual rate of change (2020-25 est.)
urban population: 56.7% of total population (2021)

rate of urbanization: 0.04% annual rate of change (2020-25 est.)

note: data include Kosovo
Drinking water sourceimproved: urban: 100% of population

rural: 100% of population

total: 100% of population

unimproved: urban: 0% of population

rural: 0% of population

total: 0% of population (2017 est.)
improved: urban: 99.4% of population

rural: 99% of population

total: 99.2% of population

unimproved: urban: 0.6% of population

rural: 1% of population

total: 0.8% of population (2017 est.)
Sanitation facility accessimproved: urban: 95.3% of population

rural: 71.5% of population

total: 84.3% of population

unimproved: urban: 4.7% of population

rural: 28.5% of population

total: 15.7% of population (2017 est.)
improved: urban: 100% of population

rural: 95.1% of population

total: 97.6% of population

unimproved: urban: 0% of population

rural: 4.9% of population

total: 2.4% of population (2017 est.)
Major cities - population1.794 million BUCHAREST (capital) (2021)1.402 million BELGRADE (capital) (2021)
Maternal mortality rate19 deaths/100,000 live births (2017 est.)12 deaths/100,000 live births (2017 est.)
Health expenditures5.6% (2018)8.5% (2018)
Physicians density2.98 physicians/1,000 population (2017)3.11 physicians/1,000 population (2016)
Hospital bed density6.9 beds/1,000 population (2017)5.6 beds/1,000 population (2017)
Obesity - adult prevalence rate22.5% (2016)21.5% (2016)
Mother's mean age at first birth26.9 years (2019 est.)28.1 years (2019 est.)

note: data do not cover Kosovo or Metohija
Dependency ratiostotal dependency ratio: 53.3

youth dependency ratio: 23.8

elderly dependency ratio: 29.5

potential support ratio: 3.4 (2020 est.)
total dependency ratio: 52.5

youth dependency ratio: 23.4

elderly dependency ratio: 29.1

potential support ratio: 3.4 (2020 est.)

note: data include Kosovo

Source: CIA Factbook