Demographic Transformations: The Case of The Brasov County

• Author: Litra A.V.
• Position: Transilvania University of Brasov
• Pages: 185-192

Bulletin of the Transilvania University of Braşo v

Series V: Economic Sciences • Vol. 11 (60) No. 2 – 2018

DEMOGRAPHIC TRANSFORMATIONS:

THE CASE OF BRAŞOV COUNTY

Adriana V. LITRA1

Abstract: In the last decades, population evolutions have materialized in

strong transformation in the age structure of the population. The

demographic ageing raises issues regarding long term sustainability:

different proportions of the population in schools, employed or retired;

shortages of the labour market; pressure on public budgets, strains on

pension systems; rising medical costs as longevity increases. Even though in

the last years Braşov county became one of the counties with good values in

natality, fertility rate, low mortality and a positive natural increase, solutions

should be found to attenuate the accelerated deterioration in population

decline and age ratios, predicted for the future.

Key words: sustainable development, demographic ageing, Braşov county

1. Introduction

Evolution of population and demographic phenomena represents only a component of

the transformations produced in Romania after December 1989. The sha rp fall in birth

rates, the impact of mortality and external migration have reduced Romania's

population in absolute size, and have outlined a pronounced process of demographic

aging. Moreover, in the decades to come, all projections of demographic development

in Romania, either developed at national level (National Institute of Statistics and

Demographic Research Centre of the Romanian Academy) or international (EUROSTAT

and UN Population Division) predict an increase in the demographic decline, with all the

related economic and social consequences.

At the European Commission level, attention is directed to counteracting the

consequences of demographic aging, focusing on fami ly, social, health, and long-term

care policies.

At national level, the population strategy is a component of the national sustainable

development strategy, elaborated in the form of the document The National Strategy

for Sustainable Development of Romania - horizon 2030, a document elaborated on the

recommendation of the European Commissio n. The basic feature of this National

Strategy is the full alignment of Romania to a new philosophy of development, which is

1 Transilvania University of Braşov, adriana.litra@unitbv.ro