Belarus vs Romania: Annual change in population

Belarus
-57,561 people
in 2023
Romania
-48,294 people
in 2023
Belarus rank
229th
Romania rank
228th

Annual change in population over time

  • Belarus
  • Romania
-200.0k0200.0k400.0k195119872023

How they compare

Romania currently reports -48,294 people against -57,561 people in Belarus, a difference of 9,267 people.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 73 shared years of data; in 1951 it was Romania ahead.

Belarus ranks 229th and Romania ranks 228th of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Belarus averaged higher in 4 and Romania in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Belarus Romania Difference Ahead
1950s 105,969 people 198,936 people 92,967 people Romania
1960s 87,328 people 151,411 people 64,083 people Romania
1970s 58,309 people 231,782 people 173,472 people Romania
1980s 62,108 people 86,802 people 24,694 people Romania
1990s -11,956 people -72,149 people 60,193 people Belarus
2000s -53,189 people -158,923 people 105,735 people Belarus
2010s -7,192 people -107,538 people 100,346 people Belarus
2020s -79,934 people -95,765 people 15,831 people Belarus

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher annual change in population, Belarus or Romania?
Romania, at -48,294 people against -57,561 people in Belarus as of 2023.
What is the difference in annual change in population between Belarus and Romania?
9,267 people, with Romania ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Belarus and Romania?
73 years are reported by both, from 1951 to 2023.
How do Belarus and Romania rank globally for annual change in population?
Belarus ranks 229th and Romania ranks 228th of 236 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Annual change in population. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Annual change in population
Unit
people
Source
UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
236 places, 17,228 data points, 1951–2023
Last refreshed

Annual change in population, calculated as the difference between population on 1 July of consecutive years.