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Gender and Age Structure of the Population of Someşul Mare Hills. In 1910, the gender ratio was 98.3 females to 100 males, while in 2002 it reached the value of 99.3 females to 100 men. However, the weight of the female population was higher at the age of 60 and more where gender ratio reached the value of 130.1 females to 100 men. At the level of the territorial-administrative unit, in 2002 this ratio recorded higher values in the communes of Parva (132.6 females to 100 men) and Uriu (113.6 females to 100 males). Analysing the age groups (0-19 years old, 20-59 years old, and over 60), two periods were noticed: the first one between 1910 and 1966, when the population of the area of Someşul Mare Hills was young (35.9% of the total population of the region belonged to the 0-19 age group), as emphasized by the low weight of elderly women (7.9% of the population of the region aged over 60). However, in the year 2002, the population over 60 represented 21.2% of the total population, with a higher presence of women over 60 as compared to men. In the case of the young population, aged fewer than 20, the male population had a higher weight (representing 21.9% of the total male population, compared to the young female population, representing 21.2% of the total female population).

Keywords: gender structure, gender ratio, age structure, dependency ratio, geodemographic aging, Someşului Mare Hills.