The economic transition was harmful all over, but even more harmful for Romania’s
social landscape. The total population decreased by both birth rate and emigration
and the work force follows this trend, the remaining people get older and demographic
perspectives are even worse for the following decades. The poverty also gets larger
and much larger in Romania than elsewhere in Europe and Central and Eastern
Europe. Data show differences on regions and district areas, but under such
circumstances, the fact that students and persons attending higher education
institutions’ courses increase their number and ratio in the total population does no
longer represent a full social improvement, but this will feed the future emigration from
Romania. The healthcare, social insurance, as well as educational and human
resource systems are called to act against this situation, and some undertakings are
under way.