Romania Population (LIVE)

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Romania Population (1950 - 2025)

Yearly Population Growth Rate (%)
  • The current population of Romania is 18,938,179 as of Friday, March 21, 2025, based on Worldometer’s elaboration of the latest United Nations data1.
  • Romania 2025 population is estimated at 18,908,650 people at mid-year.
  • Romania population is equivalent to 0.23% of the total world population.
  • Romania ranks number 69 in the list of countries (and dependencies) by population.
  • The population density in Romania is 82 per Km² (213 people per mi²).
  • The total land area is 230,170 Km² (88,869 sq. miles).
  • 55.17% of the population is urban (10,431,178 people in 2025)
  • The median age in Romania is 43.2 years.
1. U.N. Dept. of Economic and Social Affairs - Population Division. World Population Prospects: The 2024 Revision. (Medium-fertility variant).

Population of Romania (2025 and historical)

Year Population Yearly %
Change
Yearly
Change
Migrants
(net)
Median
Age
Fertility
Rate
Density
(P/Km²)
Urban
Pop %
Urban
Population
Country's
Share of
World Pop
World
Population
Romania
Global
Rank
2025 18,908,650 −0.56% −106,438 −29,041 43.2 1.71 82 55.2% 10,431,178 0.23% 8,231,613,070 69
2024 19,015,088 −0.54% −103,391 −28,466 42.9 1.71 83 54.9% 10,437,471 0.23% 8,161,972,572 67
2023 19,118,479 −0.25% −48,293 −27,780 42.6 1.71 83 54.6% 10,448,074 0.24% 8,091,734,930 67
2022 19,166,772 −0.58% −112,849 89,076 42.4 1.72 83 54.6% 10,463,159 0.24% 8,021,407,192 66
2020 19,392,469 −0.49% −95,710 −13,202 42 1.73 84 54.2% 10,507,365 0.25% 7,887,001,292 64
2015 19,871,019 −0.56% −112,311 −35,751 40.3 1.62 86 53.9% 10,711,013 0.27% 7,470,491,872 59
2010 20,432,574 −0.75% −156,163 −122,364 38.3 1.57 89 53.8% 11,002,831 0.29% 7,021,732,148 58
2005 21,213,388 −0.77% −166,575 −131,176 35.8 1.39 92 53.7% 11,395,702 0.32% 6,586,970,132 50
2000 22,046,262 −0.55% −122,292 −92,451 33.6 1.3 96 53.2% 11,728,886 0.36% 6,171,702,993 47
1995 22,657,723 −0.25% −56,361 −73,779 33.1 1.34 98 54.5% 12,348,124 0.39% 5,758,878,982 41
1990 22,939,530 0.29% 66,742 −38,157 32.1 1.84 100 54.5% 12,500,412 0.43% 5,327,803,110 36
1985 22,605,820 0.4% 90,210 −28,108 31.5 2.31 98 50.7% 11,468,899 0.46% 4,868,943,465 33
1980 22,154,771 0.82% 177,340 −16,668 30.6 2.44 96 47% 10,417,222 0.50% 4,447,606,236 33
1975 21,268,070 1.23% 251,289 9,125 30.7 2.6 92 43.6% 9,279,580 0.52% 4,070,735,277 33
1970 20,011,625 1.35% 259,714 71,919 30.4 2.81 87 41.4% 8,285,095 0.54% 3,694,683,794 33
1965 18,713,054 0.43% 79,912 −60,430 29.6 1.9 81 39% 7,305,565 0.56% 3,334,533,703 31
1960 18,313,495 0.94% 167,645 −55,397 27.5 2.32 80 34.8% 6,367,667 0.61% 3,015,470,894 29
1955 17,475,268 1.28% 215,598 −41,093 26.1 3.01 76 30.6% 5,353,421 0.64% 2,740,213,792 29

Source: Worldometer (www.Worldometers.info)

Elaboration of data by United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. World Population Prospects: The 2024 Revision. (Medium-fertility variant).

Romania Population Forecast

Year Population Yearly %
Change
Yearly
Change
Migrants
(net)
Median
Age
Fertility
Rate
Density
(P/Km²)
Urban
Pop %
Urban
Population
Country's
Share of
World Pop
World
Population
Romania
Global
Rank
2030 18,359,507 −0.59% −109,829 −26,893 44.1 1.7 80 57% 10,456,337 0.21% 8,569,124,911 74
2035 17,794,417 −0.62% −113,018 −27,327 45.5 1.69 77 59.3% 10,553,645 0.20% 8,885,210,181 77
2040 17,209,718 −0.67% −116,940 −24,390 46.2 1.69 75 62.2% 10,706,441 0.19% 9,177,190,203 78
2045 16,620,320 −0.69% −117,880 −23,052 46.2 1.69 72 65.2% 10,844,374 0.18% 9,439,639,668 79
2050 16,027,266 −0.72% −118,611 −21,471 46.2 1.68 70 68.2% 10,932,389 0.17% 9,664,378,587 81

Source: Worldometer (www.Worldometers.info)

Elaboration of data by United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. World Population Prospects: The 2024 Revision. (Medium-fertility variant).

Romania Demographics

Life Expectancy
76.2 years

(life expectancy at birth, both sexes)

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Infant Mortality Rate
5.0

(infant deaths per 1,000 live births)

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Deaths under age 5
6.1

(per 1,000 live births)

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See also


Notes

The Romania Population (Live) counter shows a continuously updated estimate of the current population of Romania delivered by Worldometer’s RTS algorithm, which processes data collected from the United Nations Population Division.

The Population of Romania (1950 - 2025) chart plots the total population count as of July 1 of each year, from 1950 to 2025.

The Yearly Population Growth Rate chart plots the annual percentage changes in population registered on July 1 of each year, from 1951 to 2025. This value can differ from the Yearly % Change shown in the historical table, which shows the last year equivalent percentage change assuming homogeneous change in the preceding five year period.

Definitions

Year: as of July 1 of the year indicated.

Population: Overall total population (both sexes and all ages) in the country as of July 1 of the year indicated, as estimated by the United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. World Population Prospects: The 2024 Revision. For forecasted years, the U.N. medium-fertility variant is used.