Immigration in Romania
Romania recorded 286,538 immigrants in 2024.
Romania, 2024
286,538
Change from 2023
−11.6%
European Union, 2024
5,684,984 immigrantsip (Source flag ip)
Position in 2024
6th of 33
Immigration 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 | 286,538 immigrants | 5,684,984 immigrantsip (value imputed by Eurostat or other receiving agencies, provisional) |
| 2023 | 324,091 immigrants | 6,011,360 immigrantsep (estimated, provisional) |
| 2022 | 293,024 immigrantse (estimated) | 6,997,284 immigrantsep (estimated, provisional) |
| 2021 | 194,642 immigrants | 4,132,213 immigrantsbep (break in time series, estimated, provisional) |
| 2020 | 145,519 immigrantse (estimated) | 3,279,673 immigrantsep (estimated, provisional) |
| 2019 | 202,422 immigrantse (estimated) | 4,206,293 immigrantsbep (break in time series, estimated, provisional) |
| 2018 | 172,578 immigrantse (estimated) | 3,936,055 immigrantsep (estimated, provisional) |
| 2017 | 177,435 immigrantse (estimated) | 3,766,413 immigrantsep (estimated, provisional) |
| 2016 | 137,455 immigrants | 3,735,536 immigrantsbep (break in time series, estimated, provisional) |
| 2015 | 132,795 immigrantse (estimated) | 4,097,244 immigrantsbep (break in time series, estimated, provisional) |
| 2014 | 136,035 immigrants | 3,187,841 immigrantsep (estimated, provisional) |
| 2013 | 153,646 immigrants | 2,901,962 immigrantsbep (break in time series, estimated, provisional) |
| 2012 | 167,266 immigrants | – |
| 2011 | 147,685 immigrants | – |
| 2010 | 149,885 immigrants | – |
| 2009 | 135,844 immigrants | – |
| 2008 | 138,929 immigrantsb (break in time series) | – |
Flags: bep break in time series, estimated, provisional; ep estimated, provisional; ip value imputed by Eurostat or other receiving agencies, provisional; b break in time series; e estimated . A dash means no value was published.
In short
- That is a change of −11.6% from 324,091 immigrants in 2023.
- Since 2014, when it was 136,035 immigrants, the figure has changed by +110.6%.
- Among the 33 countries with data for 2024, Romania has the 6th highest value.
- The figure for the European Union in 2024 was 5,684,984 immigrants.
More for Romania
All statistics for Romania
Emigration
215,191e (Estimated) emigrants
2024 · Eurostat
Acquisitions of citizenship
4,040 people
2024 · Eurostat
Net migration
-29,041 people
2025 · World Bank
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