Young People In The Rural Area – Demographic Trends And Milestones In The Last 25 Years

This paper is part of a broad analysis of a socio-economic category of population that has (or should have) a major importance in the future of any country, as well in Romania, and which can determine the development of its living space, for the next 20 to 30 years. This category points to the young people living in rural areas. Certainly, the attention should be focused on this population segment, not just because the young people are the future and they will shape the society in the future, but also because there are a lot of challenges in the rural area and the young people (aged 15–29 years) are one of the most vulnerable population segment, being the most exposed to the poverty risk. Insufficient training, low range of occupations and limited available jobs are just a few elements that determine this vulnerability of young people. A statistical analysis of young people cannot have substance without putting them into a demographic context and then into a socio-economic context. This paper explores demographic trends and demographic milestones for this category of population over the last 25 years, thus providing general support (or demographic profile) for the socio-economic analysis of rural youth by highlighting the main specific indicators. Such indicators outline the portrait of young people in rural areas through a graphical presentation with immediate visual impact.