Urban population growth in Romania
The urban population of Romania changed by -0.16% in 2025.
Romania, 2025
-0.16%
Change from 2024
−0.11percentage points
European Union, 2025
0.39%
Median of European Union (27 countries), 2025
0.50%
Position in 2025
196th of 217
Urban 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 | -0.16% | 0.39% |
| 2024 | -0.04% | 0.48% |
| 2023 | 0.07% | 0.55% |
| 2022 | -0.52% | 0.38% |
| 2021 | -1.47% | -0.01% |
| 2020 | -1.08% | 0.11% |
| 2019 | -1.00% | 0.37% |
| 2018 | -1.00% | 0.35% |
| 2017 | -0.93% | 0.29% |
| 2016 | -0.86% | 0.49% |
| 2015 | -0.69% | 0.44% |
| 2014 | -0.53% | 0.33% |
| 2013 | -0.46% | 0.33% |
| 2012 | -0.45% | 0.33% |
| 2011 | -0.39% | -0.01% |
| 2010 | -0.38% | 0.38% |
| 2009 | -0.54% | 0.43% |
| 2008 | -1.33% | 0.52% |
| 2007 | -1.12% | 0.52% |
| 2006 | -0.25% | 0.56% |
| 2005 | -0.32% | 0.60% |
| 2004 | -0.35% | 0.58% |
| 2003 | -0.62% | 0.57% |
| 2002 | -1.87% | 0.50% |
| 2001 | -1.58% | 0.46% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of −0.11 percentage points from -0.04% in 2024.
- Since 2015, when it was -0.69%, the figure has changed by +0.54 percentage points.
- Among the 217 countries with data for 2025, Romania has the 196th highest value.
- The figure for the European Union in 2025 was 0.39%.
More for Romania
All statistics for Romania
Urban population share
52.2%
2025 · World Bank
Population growth
-0.17%
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