Urban population share in Romania
52.2% of people in Romania lived in urban areas in 2025.
Romania, 2025
52.2%
Change from 2024
0percentage points
European Union, 2025
75.2%
Median of European Union (27 countries), 2025
70.7%
Position in 2025
150th of 217
Urban population share in Romania over time
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% of total population. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Romania | European Union |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 52.2% | 75.2% |
| 2024 | 52.2% | 75.0% |
| 2023 | 52.2% | 74.9% |
| 2022 | 52.2% | 74.8% |
| 2021 | 52.2% | 74.6% |
| 2020 | 52.6% | 74.5% |
| 2019 | 52.9% | 74.5% |
| 2018 | 53.1% | 74.3% |
| 2017 | 53.4% | 74.2% |
| 2016 | 53.6% | 74.1% |
| 2015 | 53.7% | 73.9% |
| 2014 | 53.8% | 73.7% |
| 2013 | 53.9% | 73.5% |
| 2012 | 54.0% | 73.4% |
| 2011 | 54.0% | 73.2% |
| 2010 | 53.9% | 73.1% |
| 2009 | 53.8% | 72.9% |
| 2008 | 53.6% | 72.8% |
| 2007 | 53.4% | 72.7% |
| 2006 | 53.3% | 72.6% |
| 2005 | 53.1% | 72.4% |
| 2004 | 52.9% | 72.2% |
| 2003 | 52.8% | 72.1% |
| 2002 | 52.7% | 71.9% |
| 2001 | 52.8% | 71.8% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of 0 percentage points from 52.2% in 2024.
- Since 2015, when it was 53.7%, the figure has changed by −1.5 percentage points.
- Among the 217 countries with data for 2025, Romania has the 150th highest value.
- The figure for the European Union in 2025 was 75.2%.
More for Romania
All statistics for Romania
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
Population aged 65 and over
20.3%e (Estimated)
2025 · Eurostat