How Advanced Romania is in the second Demographic Transition?
How Advanced Romania is in the Second Demographic Transition?

Summary/Abstract: This study tries to overview the onset of the Second Demographic Transition in Romania, using Council of Europe's undicators, i.e. Recent Demographic Developments in Europe, 2004. Comparision with two neighbour countries, Bulgaria and Hungary, have been made, yet we also make comparasion with the Netherlands as a benchmark country. We found that most of the "threshold levels" were surpassed in the period 1991-1996, especially those concerning fall and long-lasting fertility, postponement of chilbearing and marriage, and drop in marriage rates. However, a few other "threshold levels" have not yet been surrpased: marriage is still stable, cohabitation is still marginal, and ultimate celibacy is rare. The onset of the early stage of the Second Demographic Transition in Romania is confirmad. However, put in the European context, Romanian society continues to place a high value on marriage and chilbearing.

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