Six out of ten young people between the ages of 18 and 35 support change and new ideas, while a third say they prefer things as they are and traditions, according to the “National Barometer of Youth”, survey conducted by INSCOP Research.
It is just one of the data extracted from the first sociological research carried out by INSCOP Research among young people between October 20 and November 5, 2025, at the request of the Greens/EFA group in the European Parliament.
The survey results show that 60.6% of respondents support change and new ideas, while 36.7% prefer things as they are and traditions. 2.7% do not know or do not answer.
Women, people with higher education, residents of Bucharest and large urban areas and those with a high income support change and new ideas in higher proportions than the average population.
People with primary education, rural residents and those with low income prefer – in higher proportions than the population average – things as they are and traditions.
“High acceptance potential for political or social projects that promise reform and modernization”
The INSCOP Research study The study explores the opinions of young people in relation to the main social, economic and political themes that influence their lives: the priorities of young people in relation to the European political agenda, the political orientation of young people in Romania, the access of young people to the labor market and the phenomenon of emigration, the difficulties encountered by students, access to housing, mental health and access to therapy and reproductive health services.
“Young people express a majority orientation towards change, which indicates a high potential for acceptance for political projects or social ones that promise reform and modernization. However, this openness is not evenly distributed: it is much stronger in urban environments, among those with higher education and people with greater economic security, suggesting that direct experience of social opportunities increases the appetite for novelty. Instead, the more traditional orientation is concentrated in rural areas, among young people with limited resources and low education, where change is perceived as a risk rather than an opportunity. In essence, the cleavage is not a pure cultural one, but mainly reflects structural differences in economic, educational capital and exposure to modernity”says Remus Stefureac, director of INSCOP Research.
The survey was conducted by INSCOP Research at the request of the Greens/EFA group in the European Parliament.
The data were collected between October 20 and November 5, 2025. Research method: interview through questionnaire. The data were collected by the CATI method (telephone interviews), the volume of the simple, stratified sample being 1,100 people. The sample is representative for the significant socio-demographic categories (sex, age, occupation) for the non-institutionalized population of Romania, aged between 18 and 35. The maximum allowable error of the data is ± 2.95% at a confidence level of 95%.
The complete presentation of the data of the sociological study that offers a detailed perspective on the concerns of young Romanians will take place on Thursday, March 12, 2026, at the Metropolis Theatre.
