Population
1,855,697
Regional population · 2024
Sud-Vest Oltenia - Natural Population Change Rate
Natural Population Change Rate in Sud-Vest Oltenia · 2024
Sud-Vest Oltenia
Latest value
· 2024
-7.1 Per 1,000 inhabitants
RO -5.3 · -1.8 Per 1,000 inhabitants vs country · Europe -1.6 · -5.5 Per 1,000 inhabitants vs Europe
Recent trend
What this indicator measures
Natural population change, defined as live births minus deaths, divided by the average population and expressed per 1,000 inhabitants.
No favorable direction is assigned; higher and lower values are interpreted descriptively.
Data source: Eurostat Crude rate of natural population change demo_r_gind3
How Sud-Vest Oltenia compares
Higher is better · Range -7.5–-1.6
Sud-Vest Oltenia
-7.1
Romania
-5.3
Europe
-1.6
Romania -1.8 Per 1,000 inhabitants
Europe -5.5 Per 1,000 inhabitants
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Regional insights
Regional position
Sud-Vest Oltenia recorded -7.1% in 2024, a less favorable result than both the national benchmark for Romania and the European regional benchmark.
Related indicators
The topic picture is mixed: the result for Birth rate is less favorable than the European regional benchmark, while the result for Death rate is more favorable.