🇷🇴 Population of Romania

19,892,812
Current Population of Romania
-325,896
Net population growth this year
86.46
Population Density (people/km²)

As of July 1, 2023 the population of Romania reached 19,892,812, of which 9,627,317 people are male and 10,265,495 female. The country has a population density of 86.4619 people per square kilometer. With an overall population growth rate of -1.638% for the year. According to the latest data, Romania is set to decrease its population size by -221,737 people next year. Making the total population count of Romania 19,618,996 people by 2024.

Historic Population of Romania (1950 - 2023)

Between 1950 and 2023 the population of Romania grown from 16,392,971 people to 19,892,812. An increase of the population size by 21.35% in 73 years.

Year Total Male Female People +/- Density (p/km²) Growth Rate
1950 16,392,971 7,882,546 8,510,426 222,031 71.2502 1.354%
1951 16,612,734 7,999,981 8,612,753 217,494 72.2054 1.309%
1952 16,828,585 8,114,174 8,714,410 214,208 73.1436 1.273%
1953 17,041,122 8,225,950 8,815,172 210,866 74.0674 1.237%
1954 17,250,994 8,335,745 8,915,248 208,877 74.9795 1.211%
1955 17,455,291 8,442,299 9,012,992 199,719 75.8675 1.144%
1956 17,668,031 8,554,570 9,113,460 225,759 76.7921 1.278%
1957 17,884,928 8,670,589 9,214,338 208,035 77.7349 1.163%
1958 18,089,945 8,780,198 9,309,746 201,999 78.626 1.117%
1959 18,282,518 8,882,422 9,400,096 183,148 79.463 1.002%
1960 18,458,008 8,975,100 9,482,908 167,833 80.2257 0.909%
1961 18,622,911 9,062,128 9,560,782 161,971 80.9424 0.87%
1962 18,770,327 9,140,273 9,630,054 132,863 81.5832 0.708%
1963 18,895,142 9,206,807 9,688,335 116,765 82.1257 0.618%
1964 19,010,052 9,267,822 9,742,229 113,055 82.6251 0.595%
1965 19,117,072 9,324,346 9,792,727 100,987 83.0903 0.528%
1966 19,221,483 9,376,926 9,844,556 107,834 83.5441 0.561%
1967 19,348,536 9,437,318 9,911,217 146,271 84.0963 0.756%
1968 19,515,298 9,516,301 9,998,996 187,253 84.8211 0.96%
1969 19,711,721 9,610,116 10,101,606 205,595 85.6748 1.043%
1970 19,922,618 9,711,112 10,211,505 216,197 86.5915 1.085%
1971 20,145,244 9,817,680 10,327,563 229,055 87.5591 1.137%
1972 20,382,170 9,930,766 10,451,403 244,797 88.5889 1.201%
1973 20,628,252 10,048,149 10,580,104 247,369 89.6584 1.199%
1974 20,889,661 10,173,626 10,716,034 275,447 90.7946 1.319%
1975 21,167,265 10,306,945 10,860,320 279,762 92.0012 1.322%
1976 21,449,635 10,440,930 11,008,704 284,977 93.2285 1.329%
1977 21,678,700 10,554,454 11,124,246 173,155 94.2241 0.799%
1978 21,844,026 10,642,951 11,201,076 157,496 94.9427 0.721%
1979 21,993,493 10,722,536 11,270,958 141,438 95.5923 0.643%
1980 22,125,224 10,792,494 11,332,730 122,023 96.1648 0.552%
1981 22,237,470 10,851,740 11,385,730 102,471 96.6527 0.461%
1982 22,331,065 10,900,638 11,430,427 84,717 97.0595 0.379%
1983 22,403,762 10,938,425 11,465,337 60,678 97.3755 0.271%
1984 22,465,037 10,969,672 11,495,366 61,872 97.6418 0.275%
1985 22,525,363 10,999,429 11,525,934 58,780 97.904 0.261%
1986 22,587,322 11,029,415 11,557,906 65,138 98.1733 0.288%
1987 22,653,807 11,061,662 11,592,145 67,833 98.4623 0.299%
1988 22,719,093 11,093,460 11,625,634 62,739 98.746 0.276%
1989 22,788,040 11,126,826 11,661,214 75,155 99.0457 0.33%
1990 22,836,234 11,148,927 11,687,307 21,232 99.2552 0.093%
1991 22,842,482 11,148,885 11,693,598 -8,735 99.2823 -0.038%
1992 22,800,963 11,123,814 11,677,149 -74,304 99.1019 -0.326%
1993 22,721,656 11,078,754 11,642,902 -84,310 98.7572 -0.371%
1994 22,632,776 11,027,789 11,604,987 -93,450 98.3709 -0.413%
1995 22,533,134 10,969,846 11,563,288 -105,834 97.9378 -0.47%
1996 22,417,869 10,903,158 11,514,711 -124,697 97.4368 -0.556%
1997 22,289,535 10,829,746 11,459,788 -131,970 96.879 -0.592%
1998 22,161,242 10,755,932 11,405,310 -124,616 96.3214 -0.562%
1999 22,039,007 10,685,761 11,353,246 -119,853 95.7901 -0.544%
2000 21,919,876 10,618,301 11,301,576 -118,409 95.2723 -0.54%
2001 21,797,590 10,549,330 11,248,260 -126,164 94.7408 -0.579%
2002 21,653,532 10,474,425 11,179,107 -161,952 94.1147 -0.748%
2003 21,481,320 10,392,410 11,088,910 -182,472 93.3662 -0.849%
2004 21,289,286 10,302,972 10,986,314 -201,597 92.5315 -0.947%
2005 21,092,264 10,211,543 10,880,720 -192,447 91.6752 -0.912%
2006 20,909,402 10,126,348 10,783,054 -173,277 90.8804 -0.829%
2007 20,744,230 10,048,422 10,695,808 -157,066 90.1625 -0.757%
2008 20,597,508 9,977,732 10,619,776 -136,378 89.5248 -0.662%
2009 20,466,318 9,912,856 10,553,462 -126,002 88.9546 -0.616%
2010 20,335,211 9,847,526 10,487,685 -136,212 88.3848 -0.67%
2011 20,220,285 9,791,059 10,429,226 -93,640 87.8852 -0.463%
2012 20,137,118 9,750,470 10,386,648 -72,694 87.5238 -0.361%
2013 20,066,546 9,715,784 10,350,762 -68,450 87.217 -0.341%
2014 19,995,836 9,681,297 10,314,538 -72,971 86.9097 -0.365%
2015 19,906,079 9,638,704 10,267,374 -106,542 86.5196 -0.535%
2016 19,797,820 9,587,940 10,209,880 -109,976 86.049 -0.555%
2017 19,698,853 9,540,032 10,158,820 -87,958 85.6189 -0.447%
2018 19,606,783 9,493,519 10,113,264 -96,182 85.2187 -0.491%
2019 19,524,211 9,450,890 10,073,321 -68,962 84.8598 -0.353%
2020 19,442,038 9,405,846 10,036,193 -95,383 84.5027 -0.491%
2021 19,328,560 9,344,980 9,983,580 -131,574 84.0095 -0.681%
2022 19,659,267 9,509,484 10,149,782 792,987 85.4468 4.034%
2023 19,892,812 9,627,317 10,265,495 -325,896 86.4619 -1.638%

Statements that can be derived from Romania's population data

  • Romania has a population of 19,892,812 people, as of July 1, 2023.
  • Romania's population is equivalent to 0.25% of the total world population.
  • In 2023, Romania's population will decrease with -325,896 people.
  • In 2023, 254,616 more people will emigrate from Romania than immigrate to the country.
  • The median age of the population in Romania is 41.29 years.
  • In Romania there are 86.46 people per square kilometers (0.386102 square miles), if spaced out evenly.
  • 5.84 infants die at birth out of a 1000 new born in Romania.
  • In Romania, 9,627,317 of the total population are male, and 10,265,495 are female.

Future Population of Romania (2023 - 2100)

Romania's population is set to decrease in the future from 19,892,812 people to 13,105,206 people. A decrease of the population size by -20.06% from 2023 to 2100.

Year Total Male Female People +/- Density (p/km²) Growth Rate
2023 19,892,812 9,627,317 10,265,495 -325,896 86.4619 -1.638%
2024 19,618,996 9,491,448 10,127,548 -221,737 85.2718 -1.13%
2025 19,424,322 9,394,664 10,029,658 -167,609 84.4257 -0.863%
2026 19,291,945 9,329,276 9,962,669 -97,146 83.8503 -0.504%
2027 19,208,482 9,288,552 9,919,930 -69,779 83.4876 -0.363%
2028 19,144,537 9,257,772 9,886,766 -58,111 83.2096 -0.304%
2029 19,085,238 9,229,500 9,855,738 -60,487 82.9519 -0.317%
2030 19,023,384 9,200,110 9,823,274 -63,223 82.683 -0.332%
2031 18,959,017 9,169,610 9,789,407 -65,511 82.4033 -0.346%
2032 18,892,250 9,138,062 9,754,189 -68,023 82.1131 -0.36%
2033 18,823,372 9,105,622 9,717,749 -69,735 81.8137 -0.37%
2034 18,752,783 9,072,537 9,680,246 -71,442 81.5069 -0.381%
2035 18,680,470 9,038,821 9,641,650 -73,183 81.1926 -0.392%
2036 18,606,572 9,004,556 9,602,016 -74,613 80.8714 -0.401%
2037 18,531,225 8,969,868 9,561,358 -76,082 80.5439 -0.411%
2038 18,454,237 8,934,692 9,519,544 -77,894 80.2093 -0.422%
2039 18,375,560 8,899,026 9,476,534 -79,460 79.8673 -0.432%
2040 18,295,603 8,863,058 9,432,545 -80,455 79.5198 -0.44%
2041 18,214,523 8,826,840 9,387,682 -81,704 79.1674 -0.449%
2042 18,132,423 8,790,411 9,342,012 -82,497 78.8106 -0.455%
2043 18,049,550 8,753,835 9,295,715 -83,248 78.4504 -0.461%
2044 17,966,025 8,717,082 9,248,944 -83,802 78.0873 -0.466%
2045 17,882,022 8,680,164 9,201,859 -84,203 77.7222 -0.471%
2046 17,797,514 8,643,022 9,154,492 -84,814 77.3549 -0.477%
2047 17,712,699 8,605,743 9,106,956 -84,815 76.9863 -0.479%
2048 17,627,677 8,568,346 9,059,330 -85,231 76.6168 -0.484%
2049 17,542,502 8,530,790 9,011,713 -85,117 76.2466 -0.485%
2050 17,457,213 8,493,072 8,964,140 -85,462 75.8759 -0.49%
2051 17,371,613 8,455,111 8,916,502 -85,737 75.5038 -0.494%
2052 17,285,538 8,416,832 8,868,707 -86,413 75.1297 -0.5%
2053 17,198,605 8,378,058 8,820,547 -87,454 74.7518 -0.508%
2054 17,110,533 8,338,682 8,771,850 -88,691 74.369 -0.518%
2055 17,020,831 8,298,482 8,722,350 -90,712 73.9792 -0.533%
2056 16,928,728 8,257,106 8,671,622 -93,495 73.5789 -0.552%
2057 16,834,038 8,214,579 8,619,460 -95,883 73.1673 -0.57%
2058 16,737,121 8,171,156 8,565,966 -97,952 72.7461 -0.585%
2059 16,637,911 8,126,863 8,511,048 -100,468 72.3148 -0.604%
2060 16,536,378 8,081,697 8,454,681 -102,598 71.8735 -0.62%
2061 16,432,944 8,035,832 8,397,112 -104,270 71.424 -0.635%
2062 16,327,810 7,989,354 8,338,456 -105,998 70.967 -0.649%
2063 16,221,489 7,942,462 8,279,027 -106,644 70.5049 -0.657%
2064 16,114,514 7,895,364 8,219,150 -107,306 70.04 -0.666%
2065 16,007,278 7,848,146 8,159,132 -107,165 69.5739 -0.669%
2066 15,900,324 7,801,016 8,099,309 -106,743 69.109 -0.671%
2067 15,794,046 7,754,156 8,039,891 -105,813 68.6471 -0.67%
2068 15,688,825 7,707,693 7,981,132 -104,630 68.1898 -0.667%
2069 15,585,182 7,661,856 7,923,326 -102,656 67.7393 -0.659%
2070 15,483,266 7,616,736 7,866,529 -101,176 67.2963 -0.653%
2071 15,382,748 7,572,170 7,810,578 -99,861 66.8594 -0.649%
2072 15,283,710 7,528,182 7,755,528 -98,215 66.429 -0.643%
2073 15,186,396 7,484,874 7,701,523 -96,411 66.006 -0.635%
2074 15,091,066 7,442,323 7,648,743 -94,250 65.5917 -0.625%
2075 14,998,034 7,400,707 7,597,327 -91,814 65.1873 -0.612%
2076 14,907,136 7,359,978 7,547,158 -89,981 64.7922 -0.604%
2077 14,817,960 7,319,891 7,498,069 -88,371 64.4046 -0.596%
2078 14,730,373 7,280,364 7,450,009 -86,804 64.0239 -0.589%
2079 14,644,584 7,241,526 7,403,058 -84,774 63.6511 -0.579%
2080 14,560,804 7,203,486 7,357,318 -82,787 63.2869 -0.569%
2081 14,478,762 7,166,130 7,312,632 -81,295 62.9303 -0.561%
2082 14,398,553 7,129,546 7,269,007 -79,124 62.5817 -0.55%
2083 14,320,054 7,093,660 7,226,394 -77,874 62.2405 -0.544%
2084 14,242,845 7,058,208 7,184,636 -76,544 61.905 -0.537%
2085 14,167,084 7,023,208 7,143,876 -74,979 61.5757 -0.529%
2086 14,092,970 6,988,752 7,104,217 -73,249 61.2535 -0.52%
2087 14,020,175 6,954,718 7,065,458 -72,340 60.9371 -0.516%
2088 13,948,215 6,920,871 7,027,344 -71,580 60.6244 -0.513%
2089 13,876,861 6,887,127 6,989,734 -71,128 60.3142 -0.513%
2090 13,806,070 6,853,477 6,952,594 -70,453 60.0066 -0.51%
2091 13,735,694 6,819,873 6,915,820 -70,301 59.7007 -0.512%
2092 13,665,400 6,786,215 6,879,184 -70,287 59.3952 -0.514%
2093 13,595,279 6,752,572 6,842,708 -69,954 59.0904 -0.515%
2094 13,525,441 6,718,984 6,806,457 -69,722 58.7868 -0.515%
2095 13,455,669 6,685,316 6,770,354 -69,822 58.4836 -0.519%
2096 13,385,830 6,651,494 6,734,336 -69,855 58.18 -0.522%
2097 13,315,808 6,617,500 6,698,308 -70,190 57.8757 -0.527%
2098 13,245,556 6,583,342 6,662,214 -70,314 57.5704 -0.531%
2099 13,175,374 6,549,166 6,626,207 -70,051 57.2653 -0.532%
2100 13,105,206 6,514,954 6,590,252 -70,284 56.9603 -0.536%

Population Density of Romania

Today, Romania has a population density of 86.4619 people per square kilometer. The country has seen a change in density from 71.2502 people/km² since the 1950 to 86.4619 people/km² in 2023. In the future, Romania is projected to reach a population density of 56.9603 people per square kilometer, by the year 2100.

Population Density of Romania Between 1950 - 2100

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Growth Rate of Romania's Population

The population growth rate of Romania currently stands at -1.638% as of July 1, 2023. This is a decrease by 5.672 percentage points when compared to data from previous year. By 2023, the population growth rate of Romania will decrease to -1.638%. If we look further into the future, we can see that Romania's population growth is projected to land at a negative rate of -0.536% by the year 2100.

Population Growth Rate of Romania Between 1950 - 2100 (10 Year Increments)

Year Growth Rate
1950 1.354%
1960 0.909%
1970 1.085%
1980 0.552%
1990 0.093%
2000 -0.54%
2010 -0.67%
2020 -0.491%
Year Growth Rate
2030 -0.332%
2040 -0.44%
2050 -0.49%
2060 -0.62%
2070 -0.653%
2080 -0.569%
2090 -0.51%
2100 -0.536%
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Life Expectancy of Romania

Today, Romania has an average life expectancy of 75.1383 years of age. The country has seen a change in life expectancy from 62.2481 years since the 1950 to 75.1383 years in 2023. In the future, Romania is projected to reach a population life expectancy of 88.1361 years of age, by the year 2100.

Life Expectancy of Romania Between 1950 - 2100 (10 Year Increments)

Year Life Expectancy (Age)
1950 62,248
1960 65,959
1970 67,563
1980 68,644
1990 69,729
2000 71,282
2010 73,995
2020 75,345
Year Life Expectancy (Age)
2030 78,285
2040 79,903
2050 81,528
2060 83,034
2070 84,413
2080 85,670
2090 86,910
2100 88,136
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Migration to and from Romania

In 2023 Romania will see net migrations of -254,616 people. This means that 254,616 more people will emigrate from Romania than immigrate to the country this year. A decrease of net migrations when compared to the previous year of 2022, when the net migrations of Romania was 916,813.

Net Migration for Romania Between 1950 - 2100 (10 Year Increments)

Year Net Migration
1950 11,267
1960 -24,974
1970 -10,510
1980 -19,516
1990 -39,265
2000 -91,807
2010 -112,173
2020 -12,724
Year Net Migration
2030 -8,000
2040 -8,000
2050 -8,000
2060 -8,000
2070 -8,000
2080 -8,000
2090 -8,000
2100 -8,000
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Births in Romania

In 2023, Romania will see 214,232 babies be born. That is an increase when compared to the ammount of births recorded by Romania in 2022, when the country saw 191,763 new borns.

Births Romania Between 1950 - 2100 (10 Year Increments)

Year Births
1950 412,845
1960 355,529
1970 424,906
1980 379,063
1990 310,327
2000 225,350
2010 226,674
2020 199,088
Year Births
2030 180,178
2040 170,468
2050 164,315
2060 148,492
2070 137,936
2080 131,359
2090 120,149
2100 110,722
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Deaths in Romania

In 2023, 285,508 people will die in Romania. That is a decrease of Romania's death count when compared to 2022, when the country recorded 315,586 deaths.

Deaths Romania Between 1950 - 2100 (10 Year Increments)

Year Deaths
1950 202,085
1960 162,724
1970 198,201
1980 237,529
1990 249,826
2000 251,948
2010 250,707
2020 281,742
Year Births
2030 235,396
2040 242,922
2050 241,773
2060 243,091
2070 231,114
2080 206,151
2090 182,612
2100 173,006
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Median Age in Romania

The median age of Romania has been on an upward trend since the 1950's and it will continue well into the future. When the median age of Romania will reach 49.0681 years of age, by the year 2100.

Median Age in Romania Between 1950 - 2100 (10 Year Increments)

Year Median Age
1950 25.2344
1960 27.2512
1970 30.7715
1980 30.5626
1990 31.9092
2000 33.602
2010 38.2641
2020 41.6356
Year Median Age
2030 43.4816
2040 45.7193
2050 46.1903
2060 46.4743
2070 47.095
2080 47.5263
2090 48.0256
2100 49.0681
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Fertility Rate in Romania

The fertility rate of Romania has been on a downward trend since the 1950's and it will continue well into the future. When the total fertility rate of Romania will reach 1.7061 births per woman, by the year 2100.

Fertility Rate in Romania Between 1950 - 2100 (10 Year Increments)

Year Total Fertility Rate (births per woman)
1950 3.0457
1960 2.3322
1970 2.8108
1980 2.4326
1990 1.8344
2000 1.3035
2010 1.5813
2020 1.746
Year Total Fertility Rate (births per woman)
2030 1.72
2040 1.711
2050 1.7065
2060 1.7075
2070 1.7137
2080 1.7115
2090 1.7034
2100 1.7061
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Infant Mortality Rate in Romania

The infant mortality rate is recorded as infant deaths under 1 year for every 1,000 live births. It gives us an insight into the maternal and infant health of Romania while at the same time being an important marker for the overall health of the country. The infant mortality rate of Romania has been on a positive downward trend since the 1950's when the infant mortality rate of the country was 78.467. Today, Romania has a much better infant mortality rate of 5.8447 infant deaths for every 1,000 live births. This is set to improve even further in the future when Romania is projected to record an infant mortality rate of only 1.1589 infant deaths for every 1,000 live births, by the year 2100.

Infant Mortality Rate in Romania Between 1950 - 2100 (10 Year Increments)

Year Infant Mortality Rate
1950 78.467
1960 64.4033
1970 47.7797
1980 33.8131
1990 29.4411
2000 18.9657
2010 10.2801
2020 5.5548
Year Infant Mortality Rate
2030 4.1794
2040 3.2518
2050 2.5405
2060 2.0644
2070 1.7498
2080 1.5152
2090 1.3172
2100 1.1589
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Data Information

Data found on this page is based on the medium fertility variant of the United Nations Revision of World Population Prospects 2022.

Data Sources

The United Nations - Department of Economic and Social Affairs (Population Division)

UN Revision of World Population Prospects 2022

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