Demographics of Romania

Source UN (World Population Prospects 2022)
Date08 May 2024

There are 9.49 million males and 10.13 million females in Romania. The percentage of the male population is 48.38%, compared to 51.62% of the female population. Romania has 636k more females than males. The sex ratio in Romania in 2024 will be 93.719 males per 100 females. Romania is in the 41st position in terms of the female-to-male ratio.

  • Population
  • Growth rate

Romania population

Year Population Growth (%)
195016,392,9711.35
195517,455,2911.14
196018,458,0080.91
196519,117,0720.53
197019,922,6181.08
197521,167,2651.32
198022,125,2240.55
198522,525,3630.26
199022,836,2340.09
199522,533,134-0.47
200021,919,876-0.54
200521,092,264-0.91
201020,335,211-0.67
201519,906,079-0.54
202019,442,038-0.49
202119,328,560-0.68
202219,659,2674.03
202319,892,812-1.64
202419,618,996-1.13
  • Total
  • Crude

Romania death and birth rate

Year Total Crude(per 1000)
DeathBirthCrude deathCrude birth
1950202,085412,84512.32925.188
1955192,845436,65911.03324.982
1960162,724355,5298.81319.255
1965163,997277,2478.57814.502
1970198,201424,9069.93921.308
1975204,478425,6199.67320.135
1980237,529379,06310.73417.130
1985251,980339,94511.18015.083
1990249,826310,32710.93913.588
1995268,467238,45611.89710.567
2000251,948225,35011.47210.261
2005290,851228,34613.74410.790
2010250,707226,67412.29311.114
2015265,287208,35413.30910.453
2020281,742199,08814.48810.238
2021314,232195,36616.25310.105
2022315,586191,76316.4379.988
2023285,508214,23214.25910.699
2024233,711204,93311.85510.395
  • Population
  • Urbanization

Urban and rural population of Romania

Year Population Urban (%)
UrbanRural
19504,160,59612,075,70025.625
19555,353,42112,130,51430.619
19606,367,66712,246,27234.209
19657,305,56512,074,00337.697
19708,285,09512,263,81640.319
19759,279,58012,386,06342.831
198010,417,22212,194,74946.070
198511,468,89911,634,74749.641
199012,500,41210,988,96153.217
199512,348,12410,616,98753.769
200011,728,88610,399,24253.004
200511,395,70210,035,31653.174
201011,002,8319,437,51653.829
201510,711,0139,165,60853.887
202010,507,3658,880,99754.194
202110,482,8588,812,21954.329
202210,463,1598,739,30554.489
202310,448,0748,662,24354.672
202410,437,4718,581,07654.880
  • Population pyramid
  • Gender ratio

Romania population by Age Group (2024)

Age group Male Female Total M per 100 F
PersonsShare (%)
00-04 523,723 497,643 1,021,366 5.21 105.241
05-09 547,324 520,402 1,067,726 5.44 105.173
10-14 524,368 499,683 1,024,051 5.22 104.940
15-19 555,750 536,295 1,092,045 5.57 103.628
20-24 567,452 548,116 1,115,569 5.69 103.528
25-29 572,198 553,973 1,126,171 5.74 103.290
30-34 616,731 589,773 1,206,505 6.15 104.571
35-39 737,231 703,037 1,440,268 7.34 104.864
40-44 698,880 675,225 1,374,105 7.00 103.503
45-49 786,112 770,717 1,556,830 7.94 101.997
50-54 744,083 743,071 1,487,154 7.58 100.136
55-59 679,375 702,208 1,381,583 7.04 96.748
60-64 485,998 546,556 1,032,553 5.26 88.920
65-69 517,725 667,664 1,185,389 6.04 77.543
70-74 408,810 598,480 1,007,290 5.13 68.308
75-79 255,532 415,575 671,108 3.42 61.489
80-84 148,474 287,854 436,328 2.22 51.580
85-89 85,421 192,649 278,070 1.42 44.340
90-94 30,216 66,850 97,066 0.49 45.200
95-99 5,641 11,116 16,757 0.09 50.747
100+ 402 660 1,062 0.01 60.909
Total 9,491,446 10,127,547 19,618,996 93.719