Demographics
| Historical population | ||
|---|---|---|
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
| 1912 | 6,358 | — |
| 1930 | 6,440 | +1.3% |
| 1948 | 6,528 | +1.4% |
| 1956 | 7,460 | +14.3% |
| 1966 | 10,334 | +38.5% |
| 1977 | 13,189 | +27.6% |
| 1992 | 17,090 | +29.6% |
| 2002 | 17,075 | −0.1% |
| 2011 | 13,367 | −21.7% |
| Source: Census data | ||
Of Mizil's 13,367 residents at the 2011 census, 83.7% were ethnic Romanians and 16.2% were Roma. One 2008 estimate put the number of Roma at 5,000 or 30.5% of the population estimated at the time. At the 2002 census, according to religion, 97.1% were Romanian Orthodox, 2.1% Pentecostal, 0.3% Baptist, 0.2% Seventh-day Adventist, and 0.3% other or none.
Between 1992 and 2011, Mizil's population fell from 17,090 to 13,367, a drop of 23.6%. Reasons for this trend include lower birth rate, emigration and poor economic conditions.
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