Romania vs Saudi Arabia: Historical population data
Historical population data over time
- Romania
- Saudi Arabia
How they compare
Saudi Arabia currently reports 35.93 million Persons against 19.02 million Persons in Romania, a difference of 16.90 million Persons.
That makes Saudi Arabia's figure about 1.9 times Romania's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 76 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Romania ahead.
Romania ranks 22nd and Saudi Arabia ranks 19th of 43 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Romania averaged higher in 6 and Saudi Arabia in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Romania | Saudi Arabia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 17.35 million Persons | 2.01 million Persons | 15.34 million Persons | Romania |
| 1960s | 18.88 million Persons | 2.89 million Persons | 15.98 million Persons | Romania |
| 1970s | 21.19 million Persons | 4.52 million Persons | 16.67 million Persons | Romania |
| 1980s | 22.70 million Persons | 7.99 million Persons | 14.71 million Persons | Romania |
| 1990s | 22.73 million Persons | 13.03 million Persons | 9.70 million Persons | Romania |
| 2000s | 21.36 million Persons | 20.15 million Persons | 1.21 million Persons | Romania |
| 2010s | 19.84 million Persons | 28.32 million Persons | 8.48 million Persons | Saudi Arabia |
| 2020s | 19.11 million Persons | 33.24 million Persons | 14.13 million Persons | Saudi Arabia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher historical population data, Romania or Saudi Arabia?
- Saudi Arabia, at 35.93 million Persons against 19.02 million Persons in Romania as of 2025.
- What is the difference in historical population data between Romania and Saudi Arabia?
- 16.90 million Persons, with Saudi Arabia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Romania and Saudi Arabia?
- 76 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2025.
- How do Romania and Saudi Arabia rank globally for historical population data?
- Romania ranks 22nd and Saudi Arabia ranks 19th 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.