Emigration in Romania
Romania recorded 215,191 emigrants in 2024.
The latest value carries the source flag “Estimated”.
Romania, 2024
215,191e (Estimated)
Change from 2023
−10.1%
European Union, 2024
3,166,449 emigrantsep (Source flag ep)
Position in 2024
4th of 33
Emigration in Romania over time
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People. Source: Eurostat. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Romania | European Union |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 215,191 emigrantse (estimated) | 3,166,449 emigrantsep (estimated, provisional) |
| 2023 | 239,244 emigrantse (estimated) | 3,017,592 emigrantsep (estimated, provisional) |
| 2022 | 202,311 emigrantse (estimated) | 2,694,009 emigrantsep (estimated, provisional) |
| 2021 | 216,861 emigrants | 2,692,807 emigrantsbe (break in time series, estimated) |
| 2020 | 186,818 emigrantse (estimated) | 2,141,596 emigrantsep (estimated, provisional) |
| 2019 | 233,736 emigrantse (estimated) | 2,562,378 emigrantsep (estimated, provisional) |
| 2018 | 231,661 emigrantse (estimated) | 2,400,434 emigrantsep (estimated, provisional) |
| 2017 | 242,193 emigrantse (estimated) | 2,583,494 emigrantsep (estimated, provisional) |
| 2016 | 207,578 emigrants | 2,635,757 emigrantsep (estimated, provisional) |
| 2015 | 194,718 emigrants | 2,450,290 emigrantsbep (break in time series, estimated, provisional) |
| 2014 | 172,871 emigrants | 2,439,337 emigrantsbep (break in time series, estimated, provisional) |
| 2013 | 161,755 emigrants | 2,444,099 emigrantsbep (break in time series, estimated, provisional) |
| 2012 | 170,186 emigrants | – |
| 2011 | 195,551 emigrants | – |
| 2010 | 197,985 emigrants | – |
| 2009 | 246,626 emigrants | – |
| 2008 | 302,796 emigrantsb (break in time series) | – |
Flags: bep break in time series, estimated, provisional; ep estimated, provisional; be break in time series, estimated; b break in time series; e estimated . A dash means no value was published.
In short
- That is a change of −10.1% from 239,244 emigrants in 2023.
- Since 2014, when it was 172,871 emigrants, the figure has changed by +24.5%.
- Among the 33 countries with data for 2024, Romania has the 4th highest value.
- The figure for the European Union in 2024 was 3,166,449 emigrants.
More for Romania
All statistics for Romania
Immigration
286,538 immigrants
2024 · Eurostat
Net migration
-29,041 people
2025 · World Bank
Acquisitions of citizenship
4,040 people
2024 · Eurostat
First-time asylum applicants
1,145 applicants
2025 · Eurostat
Net migration rate
5.4ep (Source flag ep) per 1,000 people
2025 · Eurostat
Net migration estimates and projections
-1.5 per 1,000 people
2023 · UN Population Division