Population on 1 January in Romania

Romania had 19,043,151 people on 1 January 2025.

Measure: Population on 1 January Unit: People Data: 1960 to 2025 Source: Eurostat
The latest value carries the source flag “Estimated”.
Romania, 2025 19,043,151e (Estimated) People
Change from 2024 −0.1% 2024: 19,067,576 people
European Union, 2025 450,646,971 peopleep (Source flag ep) Official aggregate
Position in 2025 7th of 40 See the full ranking

Population on 1 January in Romania over time

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People. Source: Eurostat. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.

Population on 1 January (people), 2001 to 2025
Period RomaniaEuropean Union
2025 19,043,151 peoplee (estimated) 450,646,971 peopleep (estimated, provisional)
2024 19,067,576 peoplee (estimated) 449,306,184 peopleep (estimated, provisional)
2023 19,055,228 peoplee (estimated) 447,695,350 peoplebep (break in time series, estimated, provisional)
2022 19,043,098 peoplee (estimated) 445,972,024 peopleep (estimated, provisional)
2021 19,201,662 people 445,891,011 peoplebep (break in time series, estimated, provisional)
2020 19,328,838 peoplee (estimated) 447,030,024 peoplee (estimated)
2019 19,414,458 people 446,149,924 people
2018 19,533,481 people 445,301,376 peoplee (estimated)
2017 19,643,949 people 444,670,605 peoplebe (break in time series, estimated)
2016 19,760,585 people 444,003,268 peoplee (estimated)
2015 19,870,647 people 442,924,865 peoplebe (break in time series, estimated)
2014 19,947,311 people 442,268,078 peoplebe (break in time series, estimated)
2013 20,020,074 people 441,739,930 peopleb (break in time series)
2012 20,095,996 people 440,552,661 peopleb (break in time series)
2011 20,199,059 people 439,942,305 peopleb (break in time series)
2010 20,294,683 people 440,660,421 peopleb (break in time series)
2009 20,440,290 people 440,047,892 people
2008 20,635,460 people 438,725,386 peopleb (break in time series)
2007 21,130,503 people 437,227,496 people
2006 21,257,016 people 435,816,236 people
2005 21,382,354 people 434,416,272 people
2004 21,521,142 people 432,762,039 people
2003 21,627,509 people 431,190,184 people
2002 21,833,483 people 429,723,142 people
2001 22,430,457 people 429,240,746 peopleb (break in time series)

Flags: b break in time series; be break in time series, estimated; e estimated; bep break in time series, estimated, provisional; ep estimated, provisional . A dash means no value was published.

In short

  • That is a change of −0.1% from 19,067,576 people in 2024.
  • Since 2015, when it was 19,870,647 people, the figure has changed by −4.2%.
  • Among the 40 countries with data for 2025, Romania has the 7th highest value.
  • The figure for the European Union in 2025 was 450,646,971 people.

Source and dates

Original producer
Eurostat
Source
Eurostat, the statistical office of the European Union
Dataset or series code
demo_pjan · dataset details · view at source
Selection
freq=A unit=NR age=TOTAL sex=T
Observation period
1960 to 2025 for Romania
Provider update
25 September 2026
Retrieved
9 November 2026
Published here
9 November 2026
Licence
Eurostat reuse policy (attribution)
Attribution
Source: Eurostat