Net migration in Romania
Net migration to Romania was -29,041 people in 2025. The value for 2025 is the lowest since 2018.
Romania, 2025
-29,041
Change from 2024
−2.0%
European Union, 2025
-317,019 people
Position in 2025
184th of 217
Net migration in Romania over time
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The chart shows a calculation from the published values. The table below keeps the published values.
People. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Romania | European Union |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | -29,041 people | -317,019 people |
| 2024 | -28,466 people | 194,612 people |
| 2023 | -27,780 people | 1,304,104 people |
| 2022 | 89,076 people | 4,206,655 people |
| 2021 | -17,731 people | 1,023,760 people |
| 2020 | -13,202 people | 1,066,639 people |
| 2019 | -27,909 people | 1,415,454 people |
| 2018 | -33,018 people | 1,355,231 people |
| 2017 | -33,081 people | 1,145,236 people |
| 2016 | -33,073 people | 1,025,819 people |
| 2015 | -35,751 people | 1,510,501 people |
| 2014 | -35,448 people | 777,635 people |
| 2013 | -34,910 people | 559,014 people |
| 2012 | -37,589 people | 414,115 people |
| 2011 | -102,769 people | 609,533 people |
| 2010 | -122,364 people | 656,784 people |
| 2009 | -137,953 people | 627,112 people |
| 2008 | -144,368 people | 1,020,991 people |
| 2007 | -133,089 people | 1,481,382 people |
| 2006 | -132,777 people | 610,067 people |
| 2005 | -131,176 people | 1,220,827 people |
| 2004 | -117,432 people | 1,430,224 people |
| 2003 | -107,139 people | 1,583,811 people |
| 2002 | -106,585 people | 1,523,588 people |
| 2001 | -91,154 people | 902,221 people |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of −2.0% from -28,466 people in 2024.
- Since 2015, when it was -35,751 people, the figure has changed by +18.8%.
- Among the 217 countries with data for 2025, Romania has the 184th highest value.
- The figure for the European Union in 2025 was -317,019 people.
More for Romania
All statistics for Romania
Immigration
286,538 immigrants
2024 · Eurostat
Emigration
215,191e (Estimated) emigrants
2024 · Eurostat
International migrant stock
3.4%
2024 · 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