Germany vs Romania: Natural population growth rate

Germany
-0.4%
in 2023
Romania
-0.4%
in 2023
Germany rank
215th
Romania rank
216th

Natural population growth rate over time

  • Germany
  • Romania
-1012195019862023

How they compare

Germany currently reports -0.4% against -0.4% in Romania, a difference of 0.0%.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Romania ahead.

Germany ranks 215th and Romania ranks 216th of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Germany averaged higher in 3 and Romania in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade Germany Romania Difference Ahead
1950s 0.5% 1.3% 0.8% Romania
1960s 0.5% 1.0% 0.5% Romania
1970s -0.1% 1.0% 1.1% Romania
1980s -0.1% 0.5% 0.6% Romania
1990s -0.1% -0.1% 0.0% Romania
2000s -0.2% -0.2% 0.0% Germany
2010s -0.2% -0.3% 0.1% Germany
2020s -0.3% -0.5% 0.2% Germany

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher natural population growth rate, Germany or Romania?
Germany, at -0.4% against -0.4% in Romania as of 2023.
What is the difference in natural population growth rate between Germany and Romania?
0.0%, with Germany ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Germany and Romania?
74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Germany and Romania rank globally for natural population growth rate?
Germany ranks 215th and Romania ranks 216th of 236 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Natural population growth rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Natural population growth rate
Unit
%
Source
UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
236 places, 17,464 data points, 1950–2023
Last refreshed

Births minus deaths, as a share of the population. This is the part of population change that comes only from births and deaths, ignoring migration.