USV Annals of Economics and Public Administration (Jun 2016)
CHANGES IN DEMOGRAPHIC BEHAVIOR OF SUCEAVA COUNTY POPULATION IN NATIONAL CONTEXT
Abstract
The population is one of the most complex statistical groups in terms of the variety of the recorded characteristics, of the changes affecting it and of its structure, as well as in terms of the inter-conditioning relationships between the demographic and the social-economic phenomena. The demographic problems triggered by the declining fertility in EU countries can also be identified in Romania as well, but the rather precarious state of the Romanian economy will most likely lead to a more serious social impact in the following years. The population of Romania has undergone significant changes in the past few decades, due, on the one hand, to the demographic transition it is undergoing and, on the other hand, to the changes affecting the political, economic and social environment, as well as people’s mentalities, and influencing the demographic phenomena dynamics. The negative values of the natural growth rate and of the migration balance has caused the constant population of Romania to decline during 1992-2011 by almost 2.7 million inhabitants. The changes in the demographic behaviour of the population in terms of the average number of wanted children per family, the rather high external migration rate as well as the increased mortality rate are the demographic characteristics of Romania. The purpose of this research is to analyse the population of Suceava county by time series, in order to identify changes in the demographic behaviour compared to what was recorded nationwide.
