Editing Hunedoara (section)

==Demographics==
{{Historical populations
| source = Census data
|1850 |1937
|1912 |4520
|1930 |4600
|1948 |7018
|1956 |36498
|1966 |68207
|1977 |79719
|1992 |81337
|2002 |71380
|2011 |60525
|2021 |50457
}}

Before modern times, the ethnic balance of Hunedoara was more diverse, as was the case elsewhere in the region. During the rise of nationalism in the region the Romanians already had a solid majority and there was little of the ethnic friction that were to be found elsewhere in Transylvania (see [[Magyarization]] and [[Romanianization]]).

The 1850 census registered 1,937 residents, consisting of 1,275 Romanians, 248 Hungarians, 237 Germans, 101 Slovaks and 86 Roma. The religious denominations included 992 [[Romanian Orthodox Church|Orthodox]], 370 [[Romanian Greek Catholic Church|Greek Catholics]], 316 [[Catholic Church|Roman Catholics]], 181 Reformed, 42 Evangelic and 36 Jews. The 1900 census registered 4,419 residents, consisting of 1,987 Romanians, 1,896 Hungarians, 365 Germans, and 101 Slovaks.

The number of Hungarians dwindled after the [[Treaty of Trianon]] of 1920 when Transylvania became part of [[Kingdom of Romania|Romania]], while the [[Romanian Revolution|fall of Communism]] in December 1989 saw most German families leaving the town and the country to Germany.

During the [[Socialist Republic of Romania|Communist era]], as the Steel Works were functioning the population peaked at 89,000, as workers moved in from the surrounding countryside as well as [[Oltenia]] and [[Western Moldavia|Moldavia]]. In the transition era that followed the fall of communism, a large percentage of the Romanian population lost their jobs and many left the town in search for better opportunities elsewhere. According to the [[2021 Romanian census|latest census]], from 2021, there were 50,457 people living within the city of Hunedoara.<ref name="RPL2021">{{cite web|url=https://www.recensamantromania.ro/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/Tabel-1.03_1.3.1-si-1.03.2.xls|title=Populația rezidentă după grupa de vârstă, pe județe și municipii, orașe, comune, la 1 decembrie 2021|publisher=[[National Institute of Statistics (Romania)|INSSE]]|language=ro|date=31 May 2023}}</ref> At the [[2011 Romanian census|2011 census]], the city had a population 57,524,<ref name="census">{{cite web|url=http://www.agentia.org/anchete/recensamant-2011-raport-oficial-final-situatia-pe-judete-35457.html |title=Ethno-demographic Structure of Romania |access-date=January 2, 2011 |publisher=The Ethnocultural Diversity Resource Center |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111104004214/http://www.agentia.org/anchete/recensamant-2011-raport-oficial-final-situatia-pe-judete-35457.html |archive-date=November 4, 2011 }}</ref> making it the 32nd largest city in Romania. The ethnic makeup was as follows:
* [[Romanians]]: 92.13%
* [[Hungarians in Romania|Hungarians]]: 5.19%
* [[Romani people in Romania|Roma]]: 1.74%
* Others (mostly [[Transylvanian Saxons]]): 0.85%