Romania vs Zambia: Number of people living in cities, towns and rural areas
Romania
8.78 million people
in 2020
Zambia
8.92 million people
in 2020
Romania rank
43rd
Zambia rank
40th
Number of people living in cities, towns and rural areas over time
- Romania
- Zambia
How they compare
Zambia currently reports 8.92 million people against 8.78 million people in Romania, a difference of 135,150 people.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 15 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Romania ahead.
Romania ranks 43rd and Zambia ranks 40th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Romania averaged higher in 7 and Zambia in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Romania | Zambia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 9.44 million people | 1.37 million people | 8.07 million people | Romania |
| 1960s | 9.80 million people | 1.79 million people | 8.00 million people | Romania |
| 1970s | 10.27 million people | 2.33 million people | 7.94 million people | Romania |
| 1980s | 10.39 million people | 3.18 million people | 7.21 million people | Romania |
| 1990s | 10.06 million people | 4.32 million people | 5.74 million people | Romania |
| 2000s | 9.65 million people | 5.52 million people | 4.13 million people | Romania |
| 2010s | 9.13 million people | 7.26 million people | 1.88 million people | Romania |
| 2020s | 8.78 million people | 8.92 million people | 135,150 people | Zambia |
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, Romania or Zambia?
- Zambia, at 8.92 million people against 8.78 million people in Romania as of 2020.
- What is the difference in number of people living in cities, towns and rural areas between Romania and Zambia?
- 135,150 people, with Zambia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Romania and Zambia?
- 15 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2020.
- How do Romania and Zambia rank globally for number of people living in cities, towns and rural areas?
- Romania ranks 43rd and Zambia ranks 40th 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.