Romania vs Turkey: Urban and rural population projected to 2050
Romania
7.17 million people
in 2050
Turkey
7.89 million people
in 2050
Romania rank
64th
Turkey rank
61st
Urban and rural population projected to 2050 over time
- Romania
- Turkey
How they compare
Turkey currently reports 7.89 million people against 7.17 million people in Romania, a difference of 723,710 people.
That makes Turkey's figure about 1.1 times Romania's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 133 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Turkey ahead.
Romania ranks 64th and Turkey ranks 61st of 238 countries.
Across the 43 decades both report, Romania averaged higher in 1 and Turkey in 42.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Romania | Turkey | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 799,996 people | 7.11 million people | 6.31 million people | Turkey |
| 1100s | 899,988 people | 5.20 million people | 4.30 million people | Turkey |
| 1200s | 999,959 people | 6.12 million people | 5.12 million people | Turkey |
| 1300s | 1.50 million people | 7.05 million people | 5.55 million people | Turkey |
| 1400s | 1.25 million people | 5.67 million people | 4.42 million people | Turkey |
| 1500s | 2.00 million people | 6.11 million people | 4.11 million people | Turkey |
| 1600s | 1.99 million people | 7.81 million people | 5.81 million people | Turkey |
| 1700s | 2.48 million people | 8.29 million people | 5.81 million people | Turkey |
| 1710s | 2.96 million people | 8.36 million people | 5.40 million people | Turkey |
| 1720s | 3.17 million people | 8.46 million people | 5.28 million people | Turkey |
| 1730s | 3.40 million people | 8.55 million people | 5.15 million people | Turkey |
| 1740s | 3.64 million people | 8.65 million people | 5.01 million people | Turkey |
| 1750s | 3.90 million people | 8.74 million people | 4.84 million people | Turkey |
| 1760s | 4.18 million people | 8.83 million people | 4.65 million people | Turkey |
| 1770s | 4.48 million people | 8.92 million people | 4.44 million people | Turkey |
| 1780s | 4.80 million people | 9.01 million people | 4.21 million people | Turkey |
| 1790s | 5.14 million people | 9.09 million people | 3.95 million people | Turkey |
| 1800s | 5.51 million people | 9.17 million people | 3.66 million people | Turkey |
| 1810s | 5.90 million people | 9.24 million people | 3.34 million people | Turkey |
| 1820s | 6.30 million people | 9.31 million people | 3.01 million people | Turkey |
| 1830s | 6.96 million people | 9.58 million people | 2.62 million people | Turkey |
| 1840s | 7.36 million people | 9.83 million people | 2.46 million people | Turkey |
| 1850s | 7.78 million people | 10.07 million people | 2.29 million people | Turkey |
| 1860s | 8.29 million people | 10.30 million people | 2.01 million people | Turkey |
| 1870s | 8.78 million people | 10.54 million people | 1.75 million people | Turkey |
| 1880s | 9.25 million people | 10.63 million people | 1.38 million people | Turkey |
| 1890s | 9.67 million people | 10.69 million people | 1.01 million people | Turkey |
| 1900s | 10.07 million people | 10.73 million people | 658,100 people | Turkey |
| 1910s | 10.61 million people | 10.75 million people | 139,100 people | Turkey |
| 1920s | 10.71 million people | 11.58 million people | 868,200 people | Turkey |
| 1930s | 11.93 million people | 12.58 million people | 654,600 people | Turkey |
| 1940s | 12.04 million people | 14.67 million people | 2.63 million people | Turkey |
| 1950s | 12.16 million people | 19.23 million people | 7.07 million people | Turkey |
| 1960s | 11.74 million people | 23.75 million people | 12.01 million people | Turkey |
| 1970s | 11.42 million people | 26.42 million people | 15.00 million people | Turkey |
| 1980s | 10.80 million people | 27.49 million people | 16.69 million people | Turkey |
| 1990s | 10.45 million people | 27.34 million people | 16.89 million people | Turkey |
| 2000s | 9.99 million people | 25.38 million people | 15.39 million people | Turkey |
| 2010s | 9.24 million people | 14.25 million people | 5.00 million people | Turkey |
| 2020s | 9.05 million people | 9.24 million people | 195,426 people | Turkey |
| 2030s | 8.47 million people | 8.44 million people | 35,162 people | Romania |
| 2040s | 7.69 million people | 8.00 million people | 311,089 people | Turkey |
| 2050s | 7.17 million people | 7.89 million people | 723,710 people | Turkey |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher urban and rural population projected to 2050, Romania or Turkey?
- Turkey, at 7.89 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 Turkey?
- 723,710 people, with Turkey ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Romania and Turkey?
- 133 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2050.
- How do Romania and Turkey rank globally for urban and rural population projected to 2050?
- Romania ranks 64th and Turkey ranks 61st 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.