Portugal vs Romania: Historical population data
Historical population data over time
- Portugal
- Romania
How they compare
Romania currently reports 19.02 million Persons against 11.41 million Persons in Portugal, a difference of 7.62 million Persons.
That makes Romania's figure about 1.7 times Portugal's.
Across all 76 years both countries report, Romania has been ahead every year.
Portugal ranks 24th and Romania ranks 22nd of 43 countries.
Romania has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Portugal | Romania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 8.63 million Persons | 17.35 million Persons | 8.72 million Persons | Romania |
| 1960s | 8.92 million Persons | 18.88 million Persons | 9.95 million Persons | Romania |
| 1970s | 9.05 million Persons | 21.19 million Persons | 12.14 million Persons | Romania |
| 1980s | 9.96 million Persons | 22.70 million Persons | 12.74 million Persons | Romania |
| 1990s | 10.04 million Persons | 22.73 million Persons | 12.69 million Persons | Romania |
| 2000s | 10.47 million Persons | 21.36 million Persons | 10.89 million Persons | Romania |
| 2010s | 10.43 million Persons | 19.84 million Persons | 9.40 million Persons | Romania |
| 2020s | 10.91 million Persons | 19.11 million Persons | 8.19 million Persons | Romania |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher historical population data, Portugal or Romania?
- Romania, at 19.02 million Persons against 11.41 million Persons in Portugal as of 2025.
- What is the difference in historical population data between Portugal and Romania?
- 7.62 million Persons, with Romania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Portugal and Romania?
- 76 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2025.
- How do Portugal and Romania rank globally for historical population data?
- Portugal ranks 24th and Romania ranks 22nd of 43 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as Historical population data. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
This dataset presents annual population data from 1961 by sex and five year age groups as well as the share of children, youth, the elderly, old-age and total dependency ratios. The data is available for all member countries as well as for the EU27 and G20 countries, Argentina, Brazil, China, India, Indonesia, Russia, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, South Africa and the World total. The data refer to mid-year estimates of the population. See country details in Historical population metadata.