Angola vs Romania: Number of people living in cities, towns and rural areas
Angola
8.28 million people
in 2020
Romania
8.78 million people
in 2020
Angola rank
45th
Romania rank
43rd
Number of people living in cities, towns and rural areas over time
- Angola
- Romania
How they compare
Romania currently reports 8.78 million people against 8.28 million people in Angola, a difference of 497,930 people.
That makes Romania's figure about 1.1 times Angola's.
Across all 15 years both countries report, Romania has been ahead every year.
Angola ranks 45th and Romania ranks 43rd of 236 countries.
Romania has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Angola | Romania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 1.92 million people | 9.44 million people | 7.51 million people | Romania |
| 1960s | 2.16 million people | 9.80 million people | 7.63 million people | Romania |
| 1970s | 2.46 million people | 10.27 million people | 7.81 million people | Romania |
| 1980s | 3.15 million people | 10.39 million people | 7.24 million people | Romania |
| 1990s | 4.15 million people | 10.06 million people | 5.91 million people | Romania |
| 2000s | 5.61 million people | 9.65 million people | 4.04 million people | Romania |
| 2010s | 7.02 million people | 9.13 million people | 2.11 million people | Romania |
| 2020s | 8.28 million people | 8.78 million people | 497,930 people | Romania |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of people living in cities, towns and rural areas, Angola or Romania?
- Romania, at 8.78 million people against 8.28 million people in Angola as of 2020.
- What is the difference in number of people living in cities, towns and rural areas between Angola and Romania?
- 497,930 people, with Romania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Angola and Romania?
- 15 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2020.
- How do Angola and Romania rank globally for number of people living in cities, towns and rural areas?
- Angola ranks 45th and Romania ranks 43rd of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- European Commission, Joint Research Centre (JRC) (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Number of people living in cities, towns and rural areas. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Estimated number of people living in rural areas. Rural areas are identified using satellite imagery and population data, applying the same definitions across countries.