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Population in Romania

Romania: Population was 19.12 million people in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
19.12 million people
Change on year
down 0.3%
World rank
67th
of 238 countries
All-time high
22.95 million people
in 1991
All-time low
800,000 people
in 1000
Years of data
241
1000–2023

Population in Romania, 1000–2023

05.0M10.0M15.0M20.0M25.0M100015112023

Source: HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in people.

Analysis

In 2023, population in Romania stood at 19.12 million people.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.3% on the previous year and down 4.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, population in Romania peaked at 22.95 million people in 1991 and was at its lowest, 800,000 people, in 1000.

That places Romania 67th out of 238 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 241 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1000s 800,000 people 800,000 people 800,000 people 1
1100s 900,000 people 900,000 people 900,000 people 1
1200s 1.00 million people 1.00 million people 1.00 million people 1
1300s 1.50 million people 1.50 million people 1.50 million people 1
1400s 1.25 million people 1.25 million people 1.25 million people 1
1500s 2.00 million people 2.00 million people 2.00 million people 1
1600s 2.00 million people 2.00 million people 2.00 million people 1
1700s 2.50 million people 2.50 million people 2.50 million people 1
1710s 2.99 million people 2.99 million people 2.99 million people 1
1720s 3.20 million people 3.20 million people 3.20 million people 1
1730s 3.43 million people 3.43 million people 3.43 million people 1
1740s 3.68 million people 3.68 million people 3.68 million people 1
1750s 3.94 million people 3.94 million people 3.94 million people 1
1760s 4.22 million people 4.22 million people 4.22 million people 1
1770s 4.52 million people 4.52 million people 4.52 million people 1
1780s 4.85 million people 4.85 million people 4.85 million people 1
1790s 5.19 million people 5.19 million people 5.19 million people 1
1800s 5.69 million people 5.50 million people 5.88 million people 10
1810s 6.13 million people 5.93 million people 6.34 million people 10
1820s 6.61 million people 6.39 million people 6.84 million people 10
1830s 7.12 million people 6.89 million people 7.37 million people 10
1840s 7.68 million people 7.42 million people 7.94 million people 10
1850s 8.25 million people 8.00 million people 8.51 million people 10
1860s 8.84 million people 8.57 million people 9.11 million people 10
1870s 9.43 million people 9.17 million people 9.70 million people 10
1880s 10.03 million people 9.75 million people 10.30 million people 10
1890s 10.65 million people 10.37 million people 10.93 million people 10
1900s 11.38 million people 11.01 million people 11.76 million people 10
1910s 12.07 million people 11.83 million people 12.31 million people 10
1920s 13.13 million people 12.40 million people 13.94 million people 10
1930s 14.90 million people 14.12 million people 15.68 million people 10
1940s 16.07 million people 15.81 million people 16.29 million people 10
1950s 17.35 million people 16.40 million people 18.19 million people 10
1960s 18.80 million people 18.31 million people 19.70 million people 10
1970s 21.10 million people 20.01 million people 22.02 million people 10
1980s 22.55 million people 22.15 million people 22.89 million people 10
1990s 22.65 million people 22.17 million people 22.95 million people 10
2000s 21.31 million people 20.58 million people 22.05 million people 10
2010s 19.93 million people 19.50 million people 20.43 million people 10
2020s 19.23 million people 19.12 million people 19.39 million people 4

Countries ranked near Romania

  1. 64 Kazakhstan 20.33 million people compare
  2. 65 Chile 19.66 million people compare
  3. 66 Chad 19.32 million people compare
  4. 68 Somalia 18.36 million people compare
  5. 69 Guatemala 18.12 million people compare
  6. 70 Netherlands 18.09 million people compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is population in Romania?
Population in Romania was 19.12 million people in 2023, according to HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
What is the highest population recorded in Romania?
The highest recorded value was 22.95 million people in 1991.
What is the lowest population recorded in Romania?
The lowest recorded value was 800,000 people in 1000.
How does Romania rank for population?
Romania ranks 67th out of 238 countries with data for 2023.
Is population rising or falling in Romania?
Over the last ten years it is down 4.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Romania data come from?
The figures come from HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Population. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Population
Unit
people
Source
HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
239 places, 51,002 data points, 1000–2023
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Population by country, available from 10,000 BCE to 2023, based on data and estimates from different sources.