The resident population of Romania kept shrinking last year, reaching 19.038 million people on January 1, 2022, according to the latest data from the National Statistics Institute (INS). The figure is 163,600 lower than the one reported at the beginning of 2021(insider). Romania is struggling with a demographic decline that has been going on for thirty years. The reasons for the difficult demographic situation in Romania are mass emigration, negative natural growth, and aging people. The paper presents the results of a study on demographic decline. The research has been conducted over the last year, analyzing the cultural and political outlook of answers to this question: What are the main causes and consequences of this phenomenon? The research is a statistical and experimental study regarding population decline. The research was based on a statistical and experimental study regarding population decline. The contextual analysis required framing the research from a social, and temporal point of view. The observation, interviews, and statistical comparisons led us to an unhappy resolution: the future does not look promising, and the rulers are floundering without implementing sustainable strategies.