Population growth estimates and projections in Romania
The population of Romania changed by -0.53% in 2023.
Romania, 2023 (latest estimate)
-0.53%
Change from 2022
−0.55percentage points
Median of European Union (27 countries), 2023
0.07%
Projection for 2030
-0.61%
Projection for 2050
-0.74%
Projection for 2100
-0.79%
Position in 2023
200th of 216
Population growth estimates and projections in Romania over time
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% per year. Source: United Nations, DESA, Population Division (2024). World Population Prospects 2024. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years. Dashed lines are projections.
| Period | Romania |
|---|---|
| 2100 | -0.79%f (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2095 | -0.74%f (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2090 | -0.72%f (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2085 | -0.72%f (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2080 | -0.76%f (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2075 | -0.79%f (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2070 | -0.85%f (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2065 | -0.92%f (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2060 | -0.89%f (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2055 | -0.82%f (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2050 | -0.74%f (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2045 | -0.71%f (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2040 | -0.68%f (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2035 | -0.65%f (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2030 | -0.61%f (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2025 | -0.57%f (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2023 | -0.53% |
| 2022 | 0.02% |
| 2021 | -0.87% |
| 2020 | -0.63% |
| 2019 | -0.50% |
| 2018 | -0.49% |
| 2017 | -0.44% |
| 2016 | -0.44% |
| 2015 | -0.50% |
| 2014 | -0.47% |
Flags: f Projection (medium variant) . A dash means no value was published.
In short
- That is a change of −0.55 percentage points from 0.02% in 2022.
- Since 2013, when it was -0.48%, the figure has changed by −0.06 percentage points.
- Among the 216 countries with data for 2023, Romania has the 200th highest value.
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All statistics for Romania
Population estimates and projections
19,118,479 people
2023 · UN Population Division
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
Total fertility rate
1.39e (Estimated) births per woman
2024 · Eurostat