Bucharest, Romania Population 2024

Bucharest's 2024 population is now estimated at 1,767,520In 1950, the population of Bucharest was 651,661Bucharest experienced a decrease of -8,860 residents over the past year, marking an annual decline of -0.5%.These population estimates and projections come from the latest revision of the UN World Urbanization Prospects. These estimates represent the Urban agglomeration of Bucharest, which typically includes Bucharest's population in addition to adjacent suburban areas.

The city of Bucharest has a very long history. It was first noted in written documents dating back to 1459 but did not become the center of Romania until 1862. When the world wars were being fought, and during the time of peace between them, Bucharest made a significant change in their overall architecture. The difference was so drastic and beautiful that the city of Bucharest was called, "Little Paris." The city is still known for being a leader in architecture and remains a tourist attraction for those looking for unique structures.

City Area Size and Population Density

The 2016 population estimate has calculated a total of 2,106,144. With an area of 228 square kilometers in the city proper and 285 square kilometers in the urbanized area, the population density comes to approximately 9,200 people living per square kilometer.

Like most cities throughout the world, Bucharest performs a census on its citizens every ten years. The last poll was in 2011 and showed that the overall population within Bucharest was 1,883,400 people. The current population reflects 9.365% of the total population of Romania.

Religion

What shapes a country is often the religious aspects of its people. The churches are where the population gathers for worship in their chosen faith, bringing them closer together and strengthening the community. The people of Bucharest are quite devoted to their chosen religion, and that is reflected in the fact that approximately 86.8% of the population is Eastern Orthodox. Other religions in Bucharest are Protestantism, which makes up 7.5% of the total population and Roman Catholicism, which accounts for 4.7% of the population.

Ethnic Backgrounds

The ethnic backgrounds of Bucharest reflect that of the rest of Romania, and 89.9% of the population is considered to be of Romanian descent. The other ethnicities within the city are 2.5% Romans, 6.6% Hungarians, .3% Ukrainians, .2% Russians, .3% Germans, and .2% Turkish. The other .4% of the population is as unclassified.

The official language of Bucharest is Romanian.

Education

Education is a vital component of a city's ability to be prosperous and, in this regard, the education system in Bucharest does face particular challenges due to the lack of emphasis put on the need for education. The risk of dropout is a staggering 94%, and those that are unable to attend even primary school remains at 71.4%. The standard education system within the city of Bucharest and that of the rest of Romania encourages students to participate in an average of 8.4 years of primary school and nine years of secondary school.

In Bucharest, children are quite fortunate as many organizations have worked to encourage the growth of the economy through helping children with their education. The numbers indicate that before these new programs there only 70% of children in the city could access education. Today that has grown to 86% and is growing further with each passing year. It has had the most effect on pre-school children who previously had little encouragement to attend school. It is hoped that these programs will continue to encourage children to learn and therefore develop the economy of Bucharest.

Country
Romania
Growth Rate
-0.5%

86 Rows

Year
Population
20351,754,600
20341,750,740
20331,747,380
20321,744,550
20311,742,340
20301,740,910
20291,740,500
20281,741,510
20271,744,440
20261,749,920
20251,758,700
20241,767,520
20231,776,380
20221,785,290
20211,794,250
20201,803,250
20191,812,290
20181,821,380
20171,830,520
20161,839,700
20151,848,920
20141,858,200
20131,867,510
20121,876,870
20111,884,770
20101,889,200
20091,893,640
20081,898,090
20071,902,560
20061,907,030
20051,911,520
20041,916,010
20031,920,520
20021,925,030
20011,935,880
20001,949,350
19991,962,940
19981,976,620
19971,990,380
19962,004,230
19952,018,210
19942,032,270
19932,046,420
19922,060,660
19912,057,920
19902,039,540
19892,021,330
19882,003,300
19871,985,390
19861,967,660
19851,950,100
19841,932,710
19831,915,430
19821,898,320
19811,881,370
19801,864,600
19791,847,920
19781,831,420
19771,815,070
19761,770,650
19751,701,800
19741,635,720
19731,572,210
19721,511,240
19711,452,480
19701,396,080
19691,341,870
19681,289,830
19671,239,680
19661,191,540
19651,154,450
19641,122,310
19631,090,980
19621,060,570
19611,031,000
19601,002,300
1959974,321
1958947,160
1957920,756
1956895,123
1955855,599
1954810,253
1953767,310
1952726,698
1951688,132
1950651,661

86 Rows

Year
Population
Change
Growth
1950651,6610%0
1951688,1325.6%36,471
1952726,6985.6%38,566
1953767,3105.59%40,612
1954810,2535.6%42,943
1955855,5995.6%45,346
1956895,1234.62%39,524
1957920,7562.86%25,633
1958947,1602.87%26,404
1959974,3212.87%27,161
19601,002,3002.87%27,979
19611,031,0002.86%28,700
19621,060,5702.87%29,570
19631,090,9802.87%30,410
19641,122,3102.87%31,330
19651,154,4502.86%32,140
19661,191,5403.21%37,090
19671,239,6804.04%48,140
19681,289,8304.05%50,150
19691,341,8704.03%52,040
19701,396,0804.04%54,210
19711,452,4804.04%56,400
19721,511,2404.05%58,760
19731,572,2104.03%60,970
19741,635,7204.04%63,510
19751,701,8004.04%66,080
19761,770,6504.05%68,850
19771,815,0702.51%44,420
19781,831,4200.9%16,350
19791,847,9200.9%16,500
19801,864,6000.9%16,680
19811,881,3700.9%16,770
19821,898,3200.9%16,950
19831,915,4300.9%17,110
19841,932,7100.9%17,280
19851,950,1000.9%17,390
19861,967,6600.9%17,560
19871,985,3900.9%17,730
19882,003,3000.9%17,910
19892,021,3300.9%18,030
19902,039,5400.9%18,210
19912,057,9200.9%18,380
19922,060,6600.13%2,740
19932,046,420-0.69%-14,240
19942,032,270-0.69%-14,150
19952,018,210-0.69%-14,060
19962,004,230-0.69%-13,980
19971,990,380-0.69%-13,850
19981,976,620-0.69%-13,760
19991,962,940-0.69%-13,680
20001,949,350-0.69%-13,590
20011,935,880-0.69%-13,470
20021,925,030-0.56%-10,850
20031,920,520-0.23%-4,510
20041,916,010-0.23%-4,510
20051,911,520-0.23%-4,490
20061,907,030-0.23%-4,490
20071,902,560-0.23%-4,470
20081,898,090-0.23%-4,470
20091,893,640-0.23%-4,450
20101,889,200-0.23%-4,440
20111,884,770-0.23%-4,430
20121,876,870-0.42%-7,900
20131,867,510-0.5%-9,360
20141,858,200-0.5%-9,310
20151,848,920-0.5%-9,280
20161,839,700-0.5%-9,220
20171,830,520-0.5%-9,180
20181,821,380-0.5%-9,140
20191,812,290-0.5%-9,090
20201,803,250-0.5%-9,040
20211,794,250-0.5%-9,000
20221,785,290-0.5%-8,960
20231,776,380-0.5%-8,910
20241,767,520-0.5%-8,860
20251,758,700-0.5%-8,820
20261,749,920-0.5%-8,780
20271,744,440-0.31%-5,480
20281,741,510-0.17%-2,930
20291,740,500-0.06%-1,010
20301,740,9100.02%410
20311,742,3400.08%1,430
20321,744,5500.13%2,210
20331,747,3800.16%2,830
20341,750,7400.19%3,360
20351,754,6000.22%3,860

Bucharest Population Data (Urban Area)

Name
2024 Pop.
2024 Growth
Bucharest1,767,520-0.5%
Iasi316,536-0.06%
Cluj Napoca308,343-0.01%
Timisoara306,495-0.02%

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