The area is known for its enormous potential of qualified and unqualified workforce. The population of Carei and its nearby villages, according to the 2011 census, is as follows:
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– Carei city: 24.402 inhabitants
– Capleni: 3.027 inhabitants
– Camin: 1.406 inhabitants
– comuna CIUMESTI 1356 inhabitants
– Berveni si Lucaceni: 1.300 inhabitants
– Urziceni: 1.447 inhabitants
– Foieni: 1.840 inhabitants
-Tiream: 2.226 inhabitants
– Ghenci: 1.193 inhabitants
– comuna MOFTIN 4518 inhabitants
– comuna PETRESI 1915 inhabitants
– oras TASNAD 9446 inhabitants
– comuna SANTAU 2634 inhabitants
– comuna SANISLAU 3769 inhabitants
– comuna TIREAM 2401 inhabitants
– comuna PISCOLT 3195 inhabitants

The majority of Carei’s population is made of Hungarian ethnics (51,87%). The main minorities are Romanians (38,26%), Germans (2,27%), Roma (2,19%) and others or undeclared (5,28%). No religious group can claim a majority in Carei however, the important communities are Roman-Catholic (35,53%), Romanian Orthodox (31,72%), Reformed (19,52%) and Greek-Catholic (5,76%).

Overview of unemployment structure Carei
Number of registed, available unemployed persons city 24,402
district of city 10,439
surrounding 30 km 34,050
unemployment rate (in %) city 12.00
district of city 15.00
district
(max. 30 km)
14.00
age structure city 18-24 years 7,321
25-54 years 12,201
older than 54 years 4,880
district of city 18-24 years 3,132
25-54 years 5,220
older than 54 years 2,088
district (max. 30 km) 18-24 years 10,215
25-54 years 17,025
older than 54 years 6,810
duration of unemployment city < 6 month 8,241
7 – 12 month 5,245
> 12 month 10,916
District of city < 6 month 2,451
7 – 12 month 6,214
> 12 month 1,774
district (max. 30 km) < 6 month 10,245
7 – 12 month 4,587
> 12 month 19,218
distance from residence to plant number of registed, available job applicants 0 – 10 km 524
10 – 20 km 845
20 – 30 km 1,243
30 – 50 km
(oder more)
3,254
Qualification city Primary Education 17,245
Secondary Education 3,458
Higher / Universitary Education 3,699
district of city Primary Education 8,245
Secondary Education 1,547
Higher / Universitary Education 647
district (max. 30 km) Primary Education 24,587
Secondary Education 4,568
Higher Education 4,895

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Romanians (38.25%)

Hungarians (51.86%)

Romi (2.18%)

Germans (2.26%)

Unknown (5.27%)

Others (0.14%)