Population growth in Romania
The population of Romania changed by -0.17% in 2025.
Romania, 2025
-0.17%
Change from 2024
−0.12percentage points
European Union, 2025
0.20%
Median of European Union (27 countries), 2025
0.25%
Position in 2025
186th of 217
Population growth in Romania over time
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Annual % change. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Romania | European Union |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | -0.17% | 0.20% |
| 2024 | -0.05% | 0.30% |
| 2023 | 0.07% | 0.38% |
| 2022 | -0.39% | 0.22% |
| 2021 | -0.75% | -0.14% |
| 2020 | -0.55% | -0.01% |
| 2019 | -0.53% | 0.19% |
| 2018 | -0.59% | 0.17% |
| 2017 | -0.58% | 0.14% |
| 2016 | -0.57% | 0.20% |
| 2015 | -0.47% | 0.20% |
| 2014 | -0.37% | 0.11% |
| 2013 | -0.37% | 0.08% |
| 2012 | -0.45% | 0.15% |
| 2011 | -0.49% | -0.15% |
| 2010 | -0.59% | 0.16% |
| 2009 | -0.83% | 0.25% |
| 2008 | -1.67% | 0.34% |
| 2007 | -1.48% | 0.35% |
| 2006 | -0.59% | 0.34% |
| 2005 | -0.62% | 0.37% |
| 2004 | -0.57% | 0.39% |
| 2003 | -0.72% | 0.37% |
| 2002 | -1.83% | 0.24% |
| 2001 | -1.40% | 0.13% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of −0.12 percentage points from -0.05% in 2024.
- Since 2015, when it was -0.47%, the figure has changed by +0.30 percentage points.
- Among the 217 countries with data for 2025, Romania has the 186th highest value.
- The figure for the European Union in 2025 was 0.20%.
More for Romania
All statistics for Romania
Population
19,020,271 people
2025 · World Bank
Net migration
-29,041 people
2025 · World Bank
Population on 1 January
19,043,151e (Estimated) people
2025 · Eurostat
Population by age and sex
19,043,151e (Estimated) people
2025 · Eurostat
Crude birth rate
7.0ep (Source flag ep) per 1,000 people
2025 · Eurostat
Crude death rate
12.5ep (Source flag ep) per 1,000 people
2025 · Eurostat