Population on 1 January by age … citizenship level human development in Romania
Romania: Population on 1 January by age … citizenship level human development was 19.04 million in 2025. ▼ Falling
Latest (2025)
19.04 million
Change on year
down 0.1%
World rank
10th
of 43 countries
All-time high
19.95 million
in 2014
All-time low
19.04 million
in 2022
Years of data
12
2014–2025
Population on 1 January by age group, sex and level of human in Romania, 2014–2025
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
Romania recorded 19.04 million for population on 1 january by age group, sex and level of human in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.1% on the previous year and down 4.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population on 1 january by age group, sex and level of human in Romania peaked at 19.95 million in 2014 and was at its lowest, 19.04 million, in 2022.
Romania ranks 10th of 43 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 12 years of available data.
Population on 1 January by age … citizenship level human development in Romania, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 19.95 million | — |
| 2015 | 19.87 million | -0.4% |
| 2016 | 19.76 million | -0.6% |
| 2017 | 19.64 million | -0.6% |
| 2018 | 19.53 million | -0.6% |
| 2019 | 19.41 million | -0.6% |
| 2020 | 19.33 million | -0.4% |
| 2021 | 19.20 million | -0.7% |
| 2022 | 19.04 million | -0.8% |
| 2023 | 19.06 million | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 19.07 million | +0.1% |
| 2025 | 19.04 million | -0.1% |
Romania compared with similar countries
- Romania's 19.04 million is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 9.05 million, 2.1× the median. (31 countries reporting)
- Romania's 19.04 million is above the median for high income countries, which is 7.74 million, 2.5× the median. (32 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 19.70 million | 19.41 million | 19.95 million | 6 |
| 2020s | 19.12 million | 19.04 million | 19.33 million | 6 |
Countries ranked near Romania
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- Population regions with projections, annual growth rate -0.7777 % change on previous year (2100)
- Urban and rural population 2050, annual growth rate -1.41 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population long run with projections, annual growth rate -0.7777 % change on previous year (2100)
- Un population 2024 vs 2022, annual growth rate -0.5328 % change on previous year (2100)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates 17,457 Persons (2050)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 03 - Annual population -0.3241 Percent per annum (2030)
- Projected population under age 5, annual growth rate -0.8232 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population growth rate -0.785 (2100)
- Population density 46.8 (2100)
- Projected population under age 5 440,116 (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population on 1 january by age group, sex and level of human in Romania?
- Population on 1 january by age group, sex and level of human in Romania was 19.04 million in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest population on 1 january by age group, sex and level of human recorded in Romania?
- The highest recorded value was 19.95 million in 2014.
- What is the lowest population on 1 january by age group, sex and level of human recorded in Romania?
- The lowest recorded value was 19.04 million in 2022.
- How does Romania rank for population on 1 january by age group, sex and level of human?
- Romania ranks 10th out of 43 countries with data for 2025.
- Is population on 1 january by age group, sex and level of human rising or falling in Romania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Romania data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Population on 1 January by age group, sex and level of human development of the country of citizenship. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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