Demographics of Nord-Vest development region

Romania's Nord-Vest development region has a total population of 2,740,064. Its population density is 80.21/km², lower than the national average of 91.3/km². 1,336,425 (48.77%) of the population is male, while 1,403,639 (51.23%) is female.

Age and fertility

The Nord-Vest region has the following age structure, according to the 2002 census:

Ethnicity

Nord-Vest is one of the most ethnically-diverse regions in Romania, with 25% of the population coming from a minority ethnic group. After Romanians, which make up 75% of the population, the largest minority group are Hungarians, which comprise slightly less than 20% of the population. This is mainly due to area's history as part of the Austro-Hungarian Empire. Hungarians are mainly concentrated in urban centres, especially those near the Hungarian border, such as Oradea and Satu Mare. The third largest minority are Roma people, which make up 3.5%, slightly above the national average. Roma people are spread relatively evenly throughout the region, even though the highest proportions are in Bihor county, where approximately 5% of the population is Roma.

Language

*Romanian: 2,098,639 (76.6%)
*Hungarian: 545,055 (19.9%)
*Romany: 44,984 (1.6%)
*Ukrainian: 35,079 (1.3%)

Religion

*Romanian Orthodox: 1,873,647 (68.38%)
*Reformed: 347,857 (12.70%)
*Roman Catholic: 187,988 (6.86%)
*Greek Catholic: 114,978 (4.20%)
*Pentecostal: 106,959 (3.90%)
*Atheist/No religion: 5,244 (0.19%)

Citizenship

99.9% of the population of Nord-Vest region has Romanian citizenship. There are 2,343 residents, or 0.09% of the population, of foreign citizenship, including:

*Moldovan citizenship: 621
*Italian citizenship: 298
*Ukrainian citizenship: 156

2,687 people, or 0.10% of the population, has dual citizenship.