World population over the last 12000 years and un projection until in Romania

Romania: World population over the last 12000 years and un projection until was 19.12 million in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
19.12 million
Change on year
down 0.3%
World rank
68th
of 239 countries
All-time high
22.95 million
in 1991
All-time low
800,000
in 1000
Years of data
241
1000–2023

World population over the last 12000 years and un projection until in Romania, 1000–2023

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Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

The most recent figure for world population over the last 12000 years and un projection until in Romania is 19.12 million, measured in 2023.

The figure is down 0.3% on the previous year and down 4.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, world population over the last 12000 years and un projection until in Romania peaked at 22.95 million in 1991 and was at its lowest, 800,000, in 1000.

Romania ranks 68th of 239 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

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

World population over the last 12000 years and un projection until in Romania, year by year

Annual values for World population over the last 12000 years and un projection until 2100 in Romania, 1000 to 2023.
Year Value Change
1000 800,000 —
1100 900,000 +12.5%
1200 1.00 million +11.1%
1300 1.50 million +50.0%
1400 1.25 million -16.7%
1500 2.00 million +60.0%
1600 2.00 million +0.0%
1700 2.50 million +25.0%
1710 2.99 million +19.6%
1720 3.20 million +7.1%
1730 3.43 million +7.1%
1740 3.68 million +7.1%
1750 3.94 million +7.1%
1760 4.22 million +7.1%
1770 4.52 million +7.1%
1780 4.85 million +7.1%
1790 5.19 million +7.1%
1800 5.50 million +5.9%
1801 5.54 million +0.8%
1802 5.58 million +0.8%
1803 5.63 million +0.8%
1804 5.67 million +0.8%
1805 5.71 million +0.8%
1806 5.75 million +0.8%
1807 5.80 million +0.8%
1808 5.84 million +0.8%
1809 5.88 million +0.8%
1810 5.93 million +0.8%
1811 5.97 million +0.8%
1812 6.02 million +0.8%
1813 6.06 million +0.8%
1814 6.11 million +0.8%
1815 6.15 million +0.8%
1816 6.20 million +0.8%
1817 6.25 million +0.8%
1818 6.29 million +0.8%
1819 6.34 million +0.8%
1820 6.39 million +0.8%
1821 6.44 million +0.8%
1822 6.49 million +0.8%
1823 6.53 million +0.8%
1824 6.58 million +0.8%
1825 6.63 million +0.8%
1826 6.68 million +0.8%
1827 6.73 million +0.8%
1828 6.78 million +0.8%
1829 6.84 million +0.8%
1830 6.89 million +0.8%
1831 6.94 million +0.8%
1832 6.99 million +0.8%
1833 7.04 million +0.8%
1834 7.10 million +0.8%
1835 7.15 million +0.8%
1836 7.20 million +0.8%
1837 7.26 million +0.8%
1838 7.31 million +0.8%
1839 7.37 million +0.8%
1840 7.42 million +0.8%
1841 7.48 million +0.8%
1842 7.53 million +0.8%
1843 7.59 million +0.8%
1844 7.65 million +0.8%
1845 7.71 million +0.8%
1846 7.76 million +0.8%
1847 7.82 million +0.8%
1848 7.88 million +0.8%
1849 7.94 million +0.7%
1850 8.00 million +0.7%
1851 8.05 million +0.7%
1852 8.11 million +0.7%
1853 8.17 million +0.7%
1854 8.22 million +0.7%
1855 8.28 million +0.7%
1856 8.34 million +0.7%
1857 8.39 million +0.7%
1858 8.45 million +0.7%
1859 8.51 million +0.7%
1860 8.57 million +0.7%
1861 8.63 million +0.7%
1862 8.69 million +0.7%
1863 8.75 million +0.7%
1864 8.81 million +0.7%
1865 8.87 million +0.7%
1866 8.93 million +0.7%
1867 8.99 million +0.7%
1868 9.05 million +0.7%
1869 9.11 million +0.7%
1870 9.17 million +0.7%
1871 9.23 million +0.6%
1872 9.29 million +0.6%
1873 9.35 million +0.6%
1874 9.40 million +0.6%
1875 9.46 million +0.6%
1876 9.52 million +0.6%
1877 9.58 million +0.6%
1878 9.64 million +0.6%
1879 9.70 million +0.6%
1880 9.75 million +0.6%
1881 9.81 million +0.6%
1882 9.87 million +0.6%
1883 9.93 million +0.6%
1884 10.00 million +0.6%
1885 10.06 million +0.6%
1886 10.12 million +0.6%
1887 10.18 million +0.6%
1888 10.24 million +0.6%
1889 10.30 million +0.6%
1890 10.37 million +0.6%
1891 10.43 million +0.6%
1892 10.49 million +0.6%
1893 10.55 million +0.6%
1894 10.61 million +0.6%
1895 10.68 million +0.6%
1896 10.74 million +0.6%
1897 10.80 million +0.6%
1898 10.87 million +0.6%
1899 10.93 million +0.6%
1900 11.01 million +0.7%
1901 11.08 million +0.7%
1902 11.16 million +0.7%
1903 11.25 million +0.8%
1904 11.33 million +0.8%
1905 11.42 million +0.8%
1906 11.50 million +0.8%
1907 11.59 million +0.8%
1908 11.68 million +0.8%
1909 11.76 million +0.7%
1910 11.83 million +0.6%
1911 11.90 million +0.5%
1912 11.95 million +0.5%
1913 12.00 million +0.4%
1914 12.04 million +0.4%
1915 12.09 million +0.4%
1916 12.14 million +0.4%
1917 12.19 million +0.4%
1918 12.23 million +0.4%
1919 12.31 million +0.6%
1920 12.40 million +0.8%
1921 12.53 million +1.0%
1922 12.67 million +1.2%
1923 12.85 million +1.4%
1924 13.02 million +1.4%
1925 13.20 million +1.4%
1926 13.38 million +1.4%
1927 13.57 million +1.4%
1928 13.75 million +1.4%
1929 13.94 million +1.3%
1930 14.12 million +1.3%
1931 14.29 million +1.3%
1932 14.47 million +1.2%
1933 14.64 million +1.2%
1934 14.81 million +1.2%
1935 14.99 million +1.2%
1936 15.17 million +1.2%
1937 15.35 million +1.2%
1938 15.53 million +1.2%
1939 15.68 million +1.0%
1940 15.81 million +0.8%
1941 15.91 million +0.6%
1942 15.97 million +0.4%
1943 16.01 million +0.3%
1944 16.05 million +0.3%
1945 16.10 million +0.3%
1946 16.14 million +0.3%
1947 16.18 million +0.3%
1948 16.22 million +0.3%
1949 16.29 million +0.4%
1950 16.40 million +0.7%
1951 16.63 million +1.4%
1952 16.85 million +1.3%
1953 17.06 million +1.3%
1954 17.27 million +1.2%
1955 17.48 million +1.2%
1956 17.69 million +1.2%
1957 17.89 million +1.1%
1958 18.05 million +0.9%
1959 18.19 million +0.8%
1960 18.31 million +0.7%
1961 18.42 million +0.6%
1962 18.51 million +0.5%
1963 18.59 million +0.4%
1964 18.66 million +0.4%
1965 18.71 million +0.3%
1966 18.78 million +0.3%
1967 19.00 million +1.2%
1968 19.36 million +1.9%
1969 19.70 million +1.8%
1970 20.01 million +1.6%
1971 20.29 million +1.4%
1972 20.56 million +1.3%
1973 20.80 million +1.2%
1974 21.03 million +1.1%
1975 21.27 million +1.1%
1976 21.50 million +1.1%
1977 21.70 million +0.9%
1978 21.87 million +0.8%
1979 22.02 million +0.7%
1980 22.15 million +0.6%
1981 22.27 million +0.5%
1982 22.37 million +0.5%
1983 22.46 million +0.4%
1984 22.53 million +0.3%
1985 22.61 million +0.3%
1986 22.67 million +0.3%
1987 22.75 million +0.3%
1988 22.82 million +0.3%
1989 22.89 million +0.3%
1990 22.94 million +0.2%
1991 22.95 million +0.0%
1992 22.91 million -0.2%
1993 22.84 million -0.3%
1994 22.76 million -0.4%
1995 22.66 million -0.4%
1996 22.54 million -0.5%
1997 22.41 million -0.6%
1998 22.28 million -0.6%
1999 22.17 million -0.5%
2000 22.05 million -0.5%
2001 21.92 million -0.6%
2002 21.77 million -0.7%
2003 21.59 million -0.8%
2004 21.40 million -0.9%
2005 21.21 million -0.9%
2006 21.04 million -0.8%
2007 20.87 million -0.8%
2008 20.72 million -0.7%
2009 20.58 million -0.7%
2010 20.43 million -0.7%
2011 20.28 million -0.7%
2012 20.16 million -0.6%
2013 20.06 million -0.5%
2014 19.97 million -0.5%
2015 19.87 million -0.5%
2016 19.78 million -0.5%
2017 19.69 million -0.4%
2018 19.60 million -0.5%
2019 19.50 million -0.5%
2020 19.39 million -0.6%
2021 19.25 million -0.7%
2022 19.17 million -0.4%
2023 19.12 million -0.3%

Romania compared with similar countries

  • Romania's 19.12 million is above the median for high income countries, which is 2.98 million, 6.4× the median. (85 countries reporting)
  • Romania's 19.12 million is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 6.36 million, 3.0× the median. (56 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where World population over the last 12000 years and un projection until in Romania changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.

YearChange FromTo
1500 +60.0% 1.25 million 2.00 million
1300 +50.0% 1.00 million 1.50 million
1700 +25.0% 2.00 million 2.50 million

Averages by decade

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

Countries ranked near Romania

  1. 65 Kazakhstan 20.33 million compare
  2. 66 Chile 19.66 million compare
  3. 67 Chad 19.32 million compare
  4. 69 Somalia 18.36 million compare
  5. 70 Guatemala 18.12 million compare
  6. 71 Netherlands 18.09 million compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is world population over the last 12000 years and un projection until in Romania?
World population over the last 12000 years and un projection until in Romania was 19.12 million in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest world population over the last 12000 years and un projection until recorded in Romania?
The highest recorded value was 22.95 million in 1991.
What is the lowest world population over the last 12000 years and un projection until recorded in Romania?
The lowest recorded value was 800,000 in 1000.
How does Romania rank for world population over the last 12000 years and un projection until?
Romania ranks 68th out of 239 countries with data for 2023.
Is world population over the last 12000 years and un projection until 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 Our World in Data, published as part of World population over the last 12000 years and un projection until 2100. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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World population over the last 12000 years and un projection until 2100
Source
Our World in Data
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Coverage
239 places, 51,002 data points, 1000–2023
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