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Worrying Statistics From INS: 1 Out of 4 Romanians Is Considered Officially Old.

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Over a quarter of Romania's resident population, 4.89 million people, respectively, were over 60 years old at the beginning of 2026. Population ageing is a potentially smaller base of taxpayers and higher expenditure on pensions, health and social services, warns the vice president of the National Institute of Statistics (INS), Silviu Vîrva.

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Romania is facing an increasing ageing of the population, and the effects could be strongly felt in the economy, in the pension system and in the health system. Almost 5 million people are over 60 years old, representing more than a quarter of the country's population. Vice-President of the National Institute of Statistics (INS), Silviu Vîrva, warns that this demographic change will put pressure on the labour market and increase the need for soc…

INS warns that ageing Romania's population will reduce the potential base of taxpayers and increase pressure on the pension system, health services and social protection, while the labour market may experience a decline in the active population and recruitment difficulties.

Romania is facing an increasingly serious demographic problem, which risks affecting the economy, the labour market and the public pension system. More than 4.8 million Romanians have reached the age of 60, and the number of elderly people continues to grow in relation to young generations, warns the Institute...

The ageing of the Romanian population will have important consequences on the labour market, the sustainability of the pension system, health and social protection, under the conditions in which the number of elderly people increases in relation to young generations, warned the vice president of the National Institute of Statistics (INS), Silviu Vîrva, according to news.ro. "We are not talking, therefore, only about a change in the structure of …

The ageing population of Romania will have important consequences on the labour market, the pension system, health and social protection, under the conditions in which the number of older people increases compared to younger generations, explained the Vice-President INS.

·Bucharest, Romania
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The ageing of Romania's population will have important consequences on the labour market, the sustainability of the pension, health and social protection system, under the conditions in which the number of elderly people increases in relation to young generations, warned Vice President INS Silviu Vîrva.

·Romania
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