Romania vs Syria: Urban and rural population projected to 2050
Romania
7.17 million people
in 2050
Syria
7.22 million people
in 2050
Romania rank
64th
Syria rank
63rd
Urban and rural population projected to 2050 over time
- Romania
- Syria
How they compare
Syria currently reports 7.22 million people against 7.17 million people in Romania, a difference of 53,230 people.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 133 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Syria ahead.
Romania ranks 64th and Syria ranks 63rd of 238 countries.
Across the 43 decades both report, Romania averaged higher in 37 and Syria in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Romania | Syria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 799,996 people | 1.06 million people | 256,234 people | Syria |
| 1100s | 899,988 people | 1.12 million people | 215,282 people | Syria |
| 1200s | 999,959 people | 1.17 million people | 174,381 people | Syria |
| 1300s | 1.50 million people | 1.23 million people | 266,390 people | Romania |
| 1400s | 1.25 million people | 986,516 people | 263,024 people | Romania |
| 1500s | 2.00 million people | 1.06 million people | 940,610 people | Romania |
| 1600s | 1.99 million people | 1.23 million people | 759,250 people | Romania |
| 1700s | 2.48 million people | 1.24 million people | 1.23 million people | Romania |
| 1710s | 2.96 million people | 1.25 million people | 1.71 million people | Romania |
| 1720s | 3.17 million people | 1.25 million people | 1.92 million people | Romania |
| 1730s | 3.40 million people | 1.26 million people | 2.14 million people | Romania |
| 1740s | 3.64 million people | 1.26 million people | 2.38 million people | Romania |
| 1750s | 3.90 million people | 1.27 million people | 2.63 million people | Romania |
| 1760s | 4.18 million people | 1.27 million people | 2.91 million people | Romania |
| 1770s | 4.48 million people | 1.28 million people | 3.20 million people | Romania |
| 1780s | 4.80 million people | 1.28 million people | 3.52 million people | Romania |
| 1790s | 5.14 million people | 1.28 million people | 3.86 million people | Romania |
| 1800s | 5.51 million people | 1.28 million people | 4.23 million people | Romania |
| 1810s | 5.90 million people | 1.28 million people | 4.61 million people | Romania |
| 1820s | 6.30 million people | 1.28 million people | 5.02 million people | Romania |
| 1830s | 6.96 million people | 1.32 million people | 5.64 million people | Romania |
| 1840s | 7.36 million people | 1.35 million people | 6.01 million people | Romania |
| 1850s | 7.78 million people | 1.38 million people | 6.40 million people | Romania |
| 1860s | 8.29 million people | 1.41 million people | 6.88 million people | Romania |
| 1870s | 8.78 million people | 1.44 million people | 7.35 million people | Romania |
| 1880s | 9.25 million people | 1.59 million people | 7.65 million people | Romania |
| 1890s | 9.67 million people | 1.74 million people | 7.93 million people | Romania |
| 1900s | 10.07 million people | 1.67 million people | 8.40 million people | Romania |
| 1910s | 10.61 million people | 1.59 million people | 9.02 million people | Romania |
| 1920s | 10.71 million people | 1.51 million people | 9.21 million people | Romania |
| 1930s | 11.93 million people | 1.42 million people | 10.51 million people | Romania |
| 1940s | 12.04 million people | 2.11 million people | 9.93 million people | Romania |
| 1950s | 12.16 million people | 2.51 million people | 9.66 million people | Romania |
| 1960s | 11.74 million people | 3.14 million people | 8.60 million people | Romania |
| 1970s | 11.42 million people | 4.10 million people | 7.32 million people | Romania |
| 1980s | 10.80 million people | 5.48 million people | 5.32 million people | Romania |
| 1990s | 10.45 million people | 7.19 million people | 3.26 million people | Romania |
| 2000s | 9.99 million people | 8.83 million people | 1.16 million people | Romania |
| 2010s | 9.24 million people | 6.29 million people | 2.96 million people | Romania |
| 2020s | 9.05 million people | 6.89 million people | 2.15 million people | Romania |
| 2030s | 8.47 million people | 8.59 million people | 116,628 people | Syria |
| 2040s | 7.69 million people | 8.29 million people | 597,089 people | Syria |
| 2050s | 7.17 million people | 7.22 million people | 53,230 people | Syria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher urban and rural population projected to 2050, Romania or Syria?
- Syria, at 7.22 million people against 7.17 million people in Romania as of 2050.
- What is the difference in urban and rural population projected to 2050 between Romania and Syria?
- 53,230 people, with Syria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Romania and Syria?
- 133 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2050.
- How do Romania and Syria rank globally for urban and rural population projected to 2050?
- Romania ranks 64th and Syria ranks 63rd of 238 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- HYDE (2023); United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2025) β with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Urban and rural population projected to 2050. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Number of people living in rural areas, combining UN estimates and projections with modeled historical data.