| Source | UN (World Population Prospects 2022) |
| Date | 18 Mar 2024 |
The current population of Romania is 19,663,465 as of April 19, 2024, based on interpolation of the latest United Nations data. The population of Romania is projected at 19,618,996, or 19.62 million, as of July 1, 2024. The total population in Romania is projected at 19,892,812, or 19.89 million people, for the year 2023.
Romania is the ninth-most populous country in Europe and is in the 66th position in the world on the list of 237 countries and territories.
| Year | Population | Growth | Share (%) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Jan | 1 July | Net Change | rate (%) | to World | |
| 2022 | 19,262,773 | 19,659,267 | 792,987 | 4.034 | 0.25 |
| 2023 | 20,055,760 | 19,892,812 | -325,896 | -1.638 | 0.25 |
| 2024 | 19,729,864 | 19,618,996 | -221,737 | -1.130 | 0.24 |
| 2025 | 19,508,127 | 19,424,322 | -167,609 | -0.863 | 0.24 |
| 2026 | 19,340,518 | 19,291,945 | -97,146 | -0.504 | 0.23 |
| 2027 | 19,243,372 | 19,208,482 | -69,779 | -0.363 | 0.23 |
| 2028 | 19,173,593 | 19,144,537 | -58,111 | -0.304 | 0.23 |
| 2029 | 19,115,482 | 19,085,238 | -60,487 | -0.317 | 0.23 |
| 2030 | 19,054,995 | 19,023,383 | -63,223 | -0.332 | 0.22 |
| 2031 | 18,991,772 | 18,959,017 | -65,510 | -0.346 | 0.22 |
| 2032 | 18,926,262 | 18,892,250 | -68,023 | -0.360 | 0.22 |
| 2033 | 18,858,239 | 18,823,372 | -69,735 | -0.370 | 0.22 |
| 2034 | 18,788,504 | 18,752,783 | -71,442 | -0.381 | 0.21 |
| 2035 | 18,717,062 | 18,680,470 | -73,183 | -0.392 | 0.21 |
| 2036 | 18,643,879 | 18,606,572 | -74,613 | -0.401 | 0.21 |
| 2037 | 18,569,266 | 18,531,225 | -76,082 | -0.411 | 0.21 |
| 2038 | 18,493,184 | 18,454,237 | -77,894 | -0.422 | 0.20 |
| 2039 | 18,415,290 | 18,375,560 | -79,460 | -0.432 | 0.20 |
| 2040 | 18,335,830 | 18,295,603 | -80,455 | -0.440 | 0.20 |
| 2041 | 18,255,375 | 18,214,523 | -81,704 | -0.449 | 0.20 |
| 2042 | 18,173,671 | 18,132,423 | -82,497 | -0.455 | 0.19 |
| 2043 | 18,091,174 | 18,049,550 | -83,248 | -0.461 | 0.19 |
| 2044 | 18,007,926 | 17,966,025 | -83,802 | -0.466 | 0.19 |
| 2045 | 17,924,124 | 17,882,022 | -84,203 | -0.471 | 0.19 |
| 2046 | 17,839,921 | 17,797,514 | -84,814 | -0.477 | 0.19 |
| 2047 | 17,755,107 | 17,712,699 | -84,815 | -0.479 | 0.19 |
| 2048 | 17,670,292 | 17,627,677 | -85,231 | -0.484 | 0.18 |
| 2049 | 17,585,061 | 17,542,502 | -85,117 | -0.485 | 0.18 |
| 2050 | 17,499,944 | 17,457,213 | -85,462 | -0.490 | 0.18 |
| 2051 | 17,414,482 | 17,371,613 | -85,737 | -0.494 | 0.18 |
| 2052 | 17,328,745 | 17,285,538 | -86,413 | -0.500 | 0.18 |
| 2053 | 17,242,332 | 17,198,605 | -87,454 | -0.508 | 0.17 |
| 2054 | 17,154,878 | 17,110,533 | -88,691 | -0.518 | 0.17 |
| 2055 | 17,066,187 | 17,020,831 | -90,712 | -0.533 | 0.17 |
| 2056 | 16,975,475 | 16,928,728 | -93,495 | -0.552 | 0.17 |
| 2057 | 16,881,980 | 16,834,038 | -95,883 | -0.570 | 0.17 |
| 2058 | 16,786,097 | 16,737,121 | -97,952 | -0.585 | 0.17 |
| 2059 | 16,688,145 | 16,637,911 | -100,468 | -0.604 | 0.17 |
| 2060 | 16,587,677 | 16,536,378 | -102,598 | -0.620 | 0.16 |
| 2061 | 16,485,079 | 16,432,944 | -104,270 | -0.635 | 0.16 |
| 2062 | 16,380,809 | 16,327,810 | -105,998 | -0.649 | 0.16 |
| 2063 | 16,274,811 | 16,221,489 | -106,644 | -0.657 | 0.16 |
| 2064 | 16,168,167 | 16,114,514 | -107,306 | -0.666 | 0.16 |
| 2065 | 16,060,861 | 16,007,279 | -107,165 | -0.669 | 0.16 |
| 2066 | 15,953,696 | 15,900,325 | -106,743 | -0.671 | 0.16 |
| 2067 | 15,846,953 | 15,794,047 | -105,813 | -0.670 | 0.15 |
| 2068 | 15,741,140 | 15,688,825 | -104,630 | -0.667 | 0.15 |
| 2069 | 15,636,510 | 15,585,182 | -102,656 | -0.659 | 0.15 |
| 2070 | 15,533,854 | 15,483,266 | -101,176 | -0.653 | 0.15 |
| 2071 | 15,432,678 | 15,382,747 | -99,861 | -0.649 | 0.15 |
| 2072 | 15,332,817 | 15,283,710 | -98,215 | -0.643 | 0.15 |
| 2073 | 15,234,602 | 15,186,397 | -96,411 | -0.635 | 0.15 |
| 2074 | 15,138,191 | 15,091,066 | -94,250 | -0.625 | 0.15 |
| 2075 | 15,043,941 | 14,998,034 | -91,814 | -0.612 | 0.14 |
| 2076 | 14,952,127 | 14,907,137 | -89,981 | -0.604 | 0.14 |
| 2077 | 14,862,146 | 14,817,960 | -88,371 | -0.596 | 0.14 |
| 2078 | 14,773,775 | 14,730,373 | -86,804 | -0.589 | 0.14 |
| 2079 | 14,686,971 | 14,644,584 | -84,774 | -0.579 | 0.14 |
| 2080 | 14,602,197 | 14,560,803 | -82,787 | -0.569 | 0.14 |
| 2081 | 14,519,410 | 14,478,763 | -81,295 | -0.561 | 0.14 |
| 2082 | 14,438,115 | 14,398,553 | -79,124 | -0.550 | 0.14 |
| 2083 | 14,358,991 | 14,320,054 | -77,874 | -0.544 | 0.14 |
| 2084 | 14,281,117 | 14,242,845 | -76,544 | -0.537 | 0.14 |
| 2085 | 14,204,573 | 14,167,084 | -74,979 | -0.529 | 0.14 |
| 2086 | 14,129,594 | 14,092,969 | -73,249 | -0.520 | 0.14 |
| 2087 | 14,056,345 | 14,020,175 | -72,340 | -0.516 | 0.13 |
| 2088 | 13,984,005 | 13,948,215 | -71,580 | -0.513 | 0.13 |
| 2089 | 13,912,425 | 13,876,861 | -71,128 | -0.513 | 0.13 |
| 2090 | 13,841,297 | 13,806,070 | -70,453 | -0.510 | 0.13 |
| 2091 | 13,770,844 | 13,735,693 | -70,301 | -0.512 | 0.13 |
| 2092 | 13,700,543 | 13,665,399 | -70,287 | -0.514 | 0.13 |
| 2093 | 13,630,256 | 13,595,279 | -69,954 | -0.515 | 0.13 |
| 2094 | 13,560,302 | 13,525,441 | -69,722 | -0.515 | 0.13 |
| 2095 | 13,490,580 | 13,455,669 | -69,822 | -0.519 | 0.13 |
| 2096 | 13,420,758 | 13,385,831 | -69,855 | -0.522 | 0.13 |
| 2097 | 13,350,903 | 13,315,808 | -70,190 | -0.527 | 0.13 |
| 2098 | 13,280,713 | 13,245,556 | -70,314 | -0.531 | 0.13 |
| 2099 | 13,210,399 | 13,175,373 | -70,051 | -0.532 | 0.13 |
| 2100 | 13,140,348 | 13,105,206 | -70,284 | -0.536 | 0.13 |
| Year | Population | Growth | Share (%) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Jan | 1 July | Net Change | rate (%) | to World | |
| 1950 | 16,281,956 | 16,392,971 | 222,031 | 1.354 | 0.66 |
| 1951 | 16,503,987 | 16,612,734 | 217,494 | 1.309 | 0.65 |
| 1952 | 16,721,481 | 16,828,585 | 214,208 | 1.273 | 0.65 |
| 1953 | 16,935,689 | 17,041,122 | 210,866 | 1.237 | 0.65 |
| 1954 | 17,146,555 | 17,250,994 | 208,877 | 1.211 | 0.64 |
| 1955 | 17,355,432 | 17,455,291 | 199,719 | 1.144 | 0.64 |
| 1956 | 17,555,151 | 17,668,031 | 225,759 | 1.278 | 0.63 |
| 1957 | 17,780,910 | 17,884,928 | 208,035 | 1.163 | 0.63 |
| 1958 | 17,988,945 | 18,089,945 | 201,999 | 1.117 | 0.62 |
| 1959 | 18,190,944 | 18,282,518 | 183,148 | 1.002 | 0.62 |
| 1960 | 18,374,092 | 18,458,008 | 167,833 | 0.909 | 0.61 |
| 1961 | 18,541,925 | 18,622,911 | 161,971 | 0.870 | 0.61 |
| 1962 | 18,703,896 | 18,770,327 | 132,863 | 0.708 | 0.60 |
| 1963 | 18,836,759 | 18,895,142 | 116,765 | 0.618 | 0.59 |
| 1964 | 18,953,524 | 19,010,052 | 113,055 | 0.595 | 0.58 |
| 1965 | 19,066,579 | 19,117,072 | 100,987 | 0.528 | 0.57 |
| 1966 | 19,167,566 | 19,221,483 | 107,834 | 0.561 | 0.56 |
| 1967 | 19,275,400 | 19,348,536 | 146,271 | 0.756 | 0.56 |
| 1968 | 19,421,671 | 19,515,298 | 187,253 | 0.960 | 0.55 |
| 1969 | 19,608,924 | 19,711,721 | 205,595 | 1.043 | 0.54 |
| 1970 | 19,814,519 | 19,922,618 | 216,197 | 1.085 | 0.54 |
| 1971 | 20,030,716 | 20,145,244 | 229,055 | 1.137 | 0.53 |
| 1972 | 20,259,771 | 20,382,169 | 244,797 | 1.201 | 0.53 |
| 1973 | 20,504,568 | 20,628,252 | 247,369 | 1.199 | 0.53 |
| 1974 | 20,751,937 | 20,889,661 | 275,447 | 1.319 | 0.52 |
| 1975 | 21,027,384 | 21,167,265 | 279,762 | 1.322 | 0.52 |
| 1976 | 21,307,146 | 21,449,635 | 284,977 | 1.329 | 0.52 |
| 1977 | 21,592,123 | 21,678,700 | 173,155 | 0.799 | 0.51 |
| 1978 | 21,765,278 | 21,844,026 | 157,496 | 0.721 | 0.51 |
| 1979 | 21,922,774 | 21,993,493 | 141,438 | 0.643 | 0.50 |
| 1980 | 22,064,212 | 22,125,224 | 122,023 | 0.552 | 0.50 |
| 1981 | 22,186,235 | 22,237,470 | 102,471 | 0.461 | 0.49 |
| 1982 | 22,288,706 | 22,331,065 | 84,717 | 0.379 | 0.48 |
| 1983 | 22,373,423 | 22,403,762 | 60,678 | 0.271 | 0.48 |
| 1984 | 22,434,101 | 22,465,037 | 61,872 | 0.275 | 0.47 |
| 1985 | 22,495,973 | 22,525,363 | 58,780 | 0.261 | 0.46 |
| 1986 | 22,554,753 | 22,587,322 | 65,138 | 0.288 | 0.46 |
| 1987 | 22,619,891 | 22,653,807 | 67,833 | 0.299 | 0.45 |
| 1988 | 22,687,724 | 22,719,093 | 62,739 | 0.276 | 0.44 |
| 1989 | 22,750,463 | 22,788,040 | 75,155 | 0.330 | 0.44 |
| 1990 | 22,825,618 | 22,836,234 | 21,232 | 0.093 | 0.43 |
| 1991 | 22,846,850 | 22,842,482 | -8,735 | -0.038 | 0.42 |
| 1992 | 22,838,115 | 22,800,963 | -74,304 | -0.326 | 0.42 |
| 1993 | 22,763,811 | 22,721,656 | -84,310 | -0.371 | 0.41 |
| 1994 | 22,679,501 | 22,632,776 | -93,450 | -0.413 | 0.40 |
| 1995 | 22,586,051 | 22,533,134 | -105,834 | -0.470 | 0.39 |
| 1996 | 22,480,217 | 22,417,869 | -124,697 | -0.556 | 0.38 |
| 1997 | 22,355,520 | 22,289,535 | -131,970 | -0.592 | 0.38 |
| 1998 | 22,223,550 | 22,161,242 | -124,616 | -0.562 | 0.37 |
| 1999 | 22,098,934 | 22,039,007 | -119,853 | -0.544 | 0.36 |
| 2000 | 21,979,081 | 21,919,876 | -118,409 | -0.540 | 0.36 |
| 2001 | 21,860,672 | 21,797,590 | -126,164 | -0.579 | 0.35 |
| 2002 | 21,734,508 | 21,653,532 | -161,952 | -0.748 | 0.34 |
| 2003 | 21,572,556 | 21,481,320 | -182,472 | -0.849 | 0.34 |
| 2004 | 21,390,084 | 21,289,286 | -201,597 | -0.947 | 0.33 |
| 2005 | 21,188,487 | 21,092,264 | -192,447 | -0.912 | 0.32 |
| 2006 | 20,996,040 | 20,909,401 | -173,277 | -0.829 | 0.31 |
| 2007 | 20,822,763 | 20,744,230 | -157,066 | -0.757 | 0.31 |
| 2008 | 20,665,697 | 20,597,508 | -136,378 | -0.662 | 0.30 |
| 2009 | 20,529,319 | 20,466,318 | -126,002 | -0.616 | 0.30 |
| 2010 | 20,403,317 | 20,335,211 | -136,212 | -0.670 | 0.29 |
| 2011 | 20,267,105 | 20,220,285 | -93,640 | -0.463 | 0.29 |
| 2012 | 20,173,465 | 20,137,118 | -72,694 | -0.361 | 0.28 |
| 2013 | 20,100,771 | 20,066,546 | -68,450 | -0.341 | 0.28 |
| 2014 | 20,032,321 | 19,995,836 | -72,971 | -0.365 | 0.27 |
| 2015 | 19,959,350 | 19,906,079 | -106,542 | -0.535 | 0.27 |
| 2016 | 19,852,808 | 19,797,820 | -109,976 | -0.555 | 0.26 |
| 2017 | 19,742,832 | 19,698,853 | -87,958 | -0.447 | 0.26 |
| 2018 | 19,654,874 | 19,606,783 | -96,182 | -0.491 | 0.26 |
| 2019 | 19,558,692 | 19,524,211 | -68,962 | -0.353 | 0.25 |
| 2020 | 19,489,730 | 19,442,038 | -95,383 | -0.491 | 0.25 |
| 2021 | 19,394,347 | 19,328,560 | -131,574 | -0.681 | 0.24 |