Population density in Romania
Romania had 82.8 people per km² in 2024.
Romania, 2024
82.8
Change from 2023
0%
European Union, 2023
112.6 people per km²
Median of European Union (27 countries), 2024
111.2 people per km²
Position in 2024
120th of 214
Population density 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 per square kilometre of land. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Romania | European Union |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 82.8 people per km² | – |
| 2023 | 82.8 people per km² | 112.6 people per km² |
| 2022 | 82.8 people per km² | 112.1 people per km² |
| 2021 | 83.1 people per km² | 111.9 people per km² |
| 2020 | 83.7 people per km² | 112.1 people per km² |
| 2019 | 84.2 people per km² | 112.1 people per km² |
| 2018 | 84.6 people per km² | 111.8 people per km² |
| 2017 | 85.1 people per km² | 111.7 people per km² |
| 2016 | 85.6 people per km² | 111.5 people per km² |
| 2015 | 86.1 people per km² | 111.3 people per km² |
| 2014 | 86.5 people per km² | 111.0 people per km² |
| 2013 | 86.9 people per km² | 110.9 people per km² |
| 2012 | 87.2 people per km² | 110.9 people per km² |
| 2011 | 87.5 people per km² | 110.7 people per km² |
| 2010 | 88.0 people per km² | 110.9 people per km² |
| 2009 | 88.5 people per km² | 110.8 people per km² |
| 2008 | 89.3 people per km² | 110.5 people per km² |
| 2007 | 90.8 people per km² | 110.1 people per km² |
| 2006 | 92.2 people per km² | 109.7 people per km² |
| 2005 | 92.7 people per km² | 109.3 people per km² |
| 2004 | 93.3 people per km² | 108.9 people per km² |
| 2003 | 93.8 people per km² | 108.5 people per km² |
| 2002 | 94.5 people per km² | 108.1 people per km² |
| 2001 | 96.3 people per km² | 107.8 people per km² |
| 2000 | 97.7 people per km² | 107.7 people per km² |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of 0% from 82.8 people per km² in 2023.
- Since 2014, when it was 86.5 people per km², the figure has changed by −4.3%.
- Among the 214 countries with data for 2024, Romania has the 120th highest value.
More for Romania
All statistics for Romania
Population
19,020,271 people
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Urban population share
52.2%
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Population on 1 January
19,043,151e (Estimated) people
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Population by age and sex
19,043,151e (Estimated) people
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Crude birth rate
7.0ep (Source flag ep) per 1,000 people
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Crude death rate
12.5ep (Source flag ep) per 1,000 people
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