 Romania's population declined steadily in recent years, from 21.83 million in 2002 to 19.95 million in 2014.More specifically, in the last decade, the population of Romania decreased by 7.5%, the most important moment for the country's demography being 2008, when the number of inhabitants dropped by 6,000 people.Among the causes of population decline are high mortality, low fertility rate after 1989, and emigration.