Romania vs United States: Population density
Romania
46.8 people per km²
in 2100
United States
46.05 people per km²
in 2100
Romania rank
169th
United States rank
171st
Population density over time
- Romania
- United States
How they compare
Romania currently reports 46.8 people per km² against 46.05 people per km² in United States, a difference of 0.75 people per km².
Across all 318 years both countries report, Romania has been ahead every year.
Romania ranks 169th and United States ranks 171st of 235 countries.
Romania has averaged higher in every one of the 48 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Romania | United States | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 3.48 people per km² | 0.1331 people per km² | 3.34 people per km² | Romania |
| 1100s | 3.91 people per km² | 0.1434 people per km² | 3.77 people per km² | Romania |
| 1200s | 4.35 people per km² | 0.1588 people per km² | 4.19 people per km² | Romania |
| 1300s | 6.52 people per km² | 0.1718 people per km² | 6.35 people per km² | Romania |
| 1400s | 5.43 people per km² | 0.1901 people per km² | 5.24 people per km² | Romania |
| 1500s | 8.69 people per km² | 0.2063 people per km² | 8.49 people per km² | Romania |
| 1600s | 8.69 people per km² | 0.0851 people per km² | 8.61 people per km² | Romania |
| 1700s | 10.87 people per km² | 0.1013 people per km² | 10.76 people per km² | Romania |
| 1710s | 13 people per km² | 0.1501 people per km² | 12.85 people per km² | Romania |
| 1720s | 13.93 people per km² | 0.1988 people per km² | 13.73 people per km² | Romania |
| 1730s | 14.92 people per km² | 0.2475 people per km² | 14.68 people per km² | Romania |
| 1740s | 15.99 people per km² | 0.2963 people per km² | 15.69 people per km² | Romania |
| 1750s | 17.13 people per km² | 0.345 people per km² | 16.79 people per km² | Romania |
| 1760s | 18.36 people per km² | 0.3937 people per km² | 17.96 people per km² | Romania |
| 1770s | 19.67 people per km² | 0.4424 people per km² | 19.22 people per km² | Romania |
| 1780s | 21.07 people per km² | 0.4912 people per km² | 20.58 people per km² | Romania |
| 1790s | 22.58 people per km² | 0.5399 people per km² | 22.04 people per km² | Romania |
| 1800s | 24.73 people per km² | 0.7148 people per km² | 24.02 people per km² | Romania |
| 1810s | 26.66 people per km² | 0.92 people per km² | 25.74 people per km² | Romania |
| 1820s | 28.73 people per km² | 1.24 people per km² | 27.49 people per km² | Romania |
| 1830s | 30.97 people per km² | 1.65 people per km² | 29.32 people per km² | Romania |
| 1840s | 33.38 people per km² | 2.19 people per km² | 31.18 people per km² | Romania |
| 1850s | 35.87 people per km² | 2.96 people per km² | 32.91 people per km² | Romania |
| 1860s | 38.42 people per km² | 3.85 people per km² | 34.56 people per km² | Romania |
| 1870s | 41 people per km² | 4.83 people per km² | 36.17 people per km² | Romania |
| 1880s | 43.58 people per km² | 6.03 people per km² | 37.55 people per km² | Romania |
| 1890s | 46.28 people per km² | 7.4 people per km² | 38.88 people per km² | Romania |
| 1900s | 49.45 people per km² | 8.92 people per km² | 40.53 people per km² | Romania |
| 1910s | 52.45 people per km² | 10.52 people per km² | 41.93 people per km² | Romania |
| 1920s | 57.07 people per km² | 12.13 people per km² | 44.94 people per km² | Romania |
| 1930s | 64.78 people per km² | 13.55 people per km² | 51.22 people per km² | Romania |
| 1940s | 69.83 people per km² | 15.01 people per km² | 54.82 people per km² | Romania |
| 1950s | 75.4 people per km² | 18.06 people per km² | 57.34 people per km² | Romania |
| 1960s | 81.73 people per km² | 21.17 people per km² | 60.56 people per km² | Romania |
| 1970s | 91.73 people per km² | 23.83 people per km² | 67.9 people per km² | Romania |
| 1980s | 98.02 people per km² | 26.28 people per km² | 71.74 people per km² | Romania |
| 1990s | 98.43 people per km² | 29.13 people per km² | 69.29 people per km² | Romania |
| 2000s | 92.64 people per km² | 32.19 people per km² | 60.45 people per km² | Romania |
| 2010s | 86.64 people per km² | 35.48 people per km² | 51.16 people per km² | Romania |
| 2020s | 82.32 people per km² | 37.86 people per km² | 44.45 people per km² | Romania |
| 2030s | 77.57 people per km² | 39.62 people per km² | 37.95 people per km² | Romania |
| 2040s | 72.49 people per km² | 41.04 people per km² | 31.46 people per km² | Romania |
| 2050s | 67.25 people per km² | 42.03 people per km² | 25.22 people per km² | Romania |
| 2060s | 61.64 people per km² | 42.96 people per km² | 18.68 people per km² | Romania |
| 2070s | 56.6 people per km² | 43.99 people per km² | 12.61 people per km² | Romania |
| 2080s | 52.45 people per km² | 44.87 people per km² | 7.58 people per km² | Romania |
| 2090s | 48.79 people per km² | 45.66 people per km² | 3.13 people per km² | Romania |
| 2100s | 46.8 people per km² | 46.05 people per km² | 0.7475 people per km² | Romania |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population density, Romania or United States?
- Romania, at 46.8 people per km² against 46.05 people per km² in United States as of 2100.
- What is the difference in population density between Romania and United States?
- 0.75 people per km², with Romania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Romania and United States?
- 318 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2100.
- How do Romania and United States rank globally for population density?
- Romania ranks 169th and United States ranks 171st of 235 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024); UN FAO (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Population density. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Population per square kilometer by country, available from 10,000 BCE to 2100, based on data and estimates from different sources.