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 | ||
[tx_heading style=”default” heading_text=”The ethnic composition of the Carei area” tag=”h2″ size=”24″ margin=”24″ align=”left”]
Romanians (38.25%)
Hungarians (51.86%)
Romi (2.18%)
Germans (2.26%)
Unknown (5.27%)
Others (0.14%)