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You also have to consider that Romania's strong population growth in the 70s and 80s was only the result of Ceausescu's questionable policies.


The European countries with the highest population loss during the last decades.

Latvia: 2.67 million in 1989 to 2.02 million in 2013 (-24.4%)

Lithuania: 3.70 million in 1992 to 2.96 million in 2013 (-20.0%)

Romania: 23.2 million in 1990 to 18.6 million in 2013 (-19.8%)

Bulgaria: 9.01 million in 1989 to 7.30 million in 2013 (-19.0%)

Moldova: 4.36 million in 1990 to 3.56 million in 2013 (-18.4%)

Estonia: 1.57 million in 1990 to 1.28 million in 2013 (-18.4%)

Ukraine: 52.2 million in 1993 to 44.8 million in 2013 (-14.2%)