Historical population data in Romania
Romania: Historical population data was 19.02 million Persons in 2025. β² Rising
Historical population data in Romania, 1950β2025
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Persons.
Analysis
Romania recorded 19.02 million Persons for historical population data in 2025.
That represents a change of down 0.2% on the previous year and down 4.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, historical population data in Romania peaked at 23.20 million Persons in 1990 and was at its lowest, 16.40 million Persons, in 1950.
That places Romania 22nd out of 43 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 76 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 17.35 million Persons | 16.40 million Persons | 18.19 million Persons | 10 |
| 1960s | 18.88 million Persons | 18.31 million Persons | 20.01 million Persons | 10 |
| 1970s | 21.19 million Persons | 20.25 million Persons | 22.09 million Persons | 10 |
| 1980s | 22.70 million Persons | 22.21 million Persons | 23.16 million Persons | 10 |
| 1990s | 22.73 million Persons | 22.47 million Persons | 23.20 million Persons | 10 |
| 2000s | 21.36 million Persons | 20.37 million Persons | 22.44 million Persons | 10 |
| 2010s | 19.84 million Persons | 19.39 million Persons | 20.25 million Persons | 10 |
| 2020s | 19.11 million Persons | 19.02 million Persons | 19.30 million Persons | 6 |
Countries ranked near Romania
More population data for Romania
- Population growth rate by level of development -0.785 (2100)
- Projected population under age 5 440,116 (2100)
- Population density 46.8 (2100)
- Population growth rate -0.785 (2100)
- Projected population under age 5, annual growth rate -0.8232 % change on previous year (2100)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 03 - Annual population -0.3241 Percent per annum (2030)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates 17,457 Persons (2050)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates -0.3238 % change on previous year (2030)
- Fertility and wanted fertility 1.39 (2024)
- Refugee population by country or territory of asylum 184,529 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is historical population data in Romania?
- Historical population data in Romania was 19.02 million Persons in 2025, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest historical population data recorded in Romania?
- The highest recorded value was 23.20 million Persons in 1990.
- What is the lowest historical population data recorded in Romania?
- The lowest recorded value was 16.40 million Persons in 1950.
- How does Romania rank for historical population data?
- Romania ranks 22nd out of 43 countries with data for 2025.
- Is historical population data rising or falling in Romania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Romania data come from?
- The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Historical population data. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
This dataset presents annual population data from 1961 by sex and five year age groups as well as the share of children, youth, the elderly, old-age and total dependency ratios. The data is available for all member countries as well as for the EU27 and G20 countries, Argentina, Brazil, China, India, Indonesia, Russia, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, South Africa and the World total. The data refer to mid-year estimates of the population. See country details in Historical population metadata.