Usually resident population on 1 January in Romania
Romania: Usually resident population on 1 January was 19.04 million in 2026. ▼ Falling
Latest (2026)
19.04 million
Change on year
up 0.0%
World rank
8th
of 36 countries
All-time high
19.94 million
in 2014
All-time low
19.04 million
in 2025
Years of data
13
2014–2026
Usually resident population on 1 January in Romania, 2014–2026
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
Romania recorded 19.04 million for usually resident population on 1 january in 2026.
That represents a change of down 3.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, usually resident population on 1 january in Romania peaked at 19.94 million in 2014 and was at its lowest, 19.04 million, in 2025.
That places Romania 8th out of 36 countries with data for 2026, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 13 years of available data.
Usually resident population on 1 January in Romania, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 19.94 million | — |
| 2015 | 19.86 million | -0.4% |
| 2016 | 19.76 million | -0.5% |
| 2017 | 19.64 million | -0.6% |
| 2018 | 19.52 million | -0.6% |
| 2019 | 19.41 million | -0.6% |
| 2020 | 19.32 million | -0.4% |
| 2021 | 19.19 million | -0.7% |
| 2022 | 19.04 million | -0.8% |
| 2023 | 19.05 million | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 19.06 million | +0.1% |
| 2025 | 19.04 million | -0.1% |
| 2026 | 19.04 million | +0.0% |
Romania compared with similar countries
- Romania's 19.04 million is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 9.34 million, 2.0× the median. (26 countries reporting)
- Romania's 19.04 million is above the median for high income countries, which is 9.20 million, 2.1× the median. (27 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 19.69 million | 19.41 million | 19.94 million | 6 |
| 2020s | 19.11 million | 19.04 million | 19.32 million | 7 |
Countries ranked near Romania
More population data for Romania
- 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 usually resident population on 1 january in Romania?
- Usually resident population on 1 january in Romania was 19.04 million in 2026, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest usually resident population on 1 january recorded in Romania?
- The highest recorded value was 19.94 million in 2014.
- What is the lowest usually resident population on 1 january recorded in Romania?
- The lowest recorded value was 19.04 million in 2025.
- How does Romania rank for usually resident population on 1 january?
- Romania ranks 8th out of 36 countries with data for 2026.
- Is usually resident population on 1 january rising or falling in Romania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.6%. 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 Usually resident population on 1 January. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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