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Romania

Population

18,766,931

Estimated as of Oct 22, 2026View source
Population rank
70th
Share of world
0.23%
Annual change
−108,0450.47%

Population of Romania

5M10M15M20M25M95% prediction intervalPeak202618.8M2050 projection16M↓ 15% from 202619601980200020202040206020802100

Source: United Nations — World Population Prospects (2024 Revision)

Current population estimate: 18,766,931. 2050 projection: 16,027,266.Use the arrow keys on the chart to inspect individual years.

Historical population estimates for Romania. Annual change is shown as a percentage.
202618,800,6050.47%70
202518,908,6500.50%69
202019,392,4690.56%64
201919,501,5420.49%62
201819,597,8720.47%61
201719,689,4010.44%61
201519,871,0190.56%59
201020,432,5740.75%58
200521,213,3880.77%50
200022,046,2620.55%47

Showing 10 of 19 years.

Population by City

Bucharest is home to 2,117,843 people, 11.26% of Romania's population.

City population2M800K300K
Bucharest 2.1MIasi 378.0KCluj-Napoca 325.0KGalati 292.7KConstanta 292.7KTimisoara 291.4KBrasov 281.7KCraiova 277.4KOradea 212.1KPloiesti 204.7K
Largest cities by 2026 population and share of the national population.
1Bucharest2.1M11.26%
2Iasi378.0K2.01%
3Cluj-Napoca325.0K1.73%
4Galati292.7K1.56%
5Constanta292.7K1.56%
6Timisoara291.4K1.55%
7Brasov281.7K1.50%
8Craiova277.4K1.48%
9Oradea212.1K1.13%
10Ploiesti204.7K1.09%

Romania by the Numbers

Estimated as of Oct 22, 2026

Population
Romania is home to an estimated 18,766,931 people, the 70th largest population in the world.
Daily change
Romania has a net population change of approximately -298 people per day, driven by 482 births, 701 deaths, and net emigration of 79 people.
Share of world
Romania makes up 0.23% of the world's population and 2.53% of Europe's.
Density
81.7 people per km² of land (211.6 per mi²), ranking 133rd among countries and territories.
Urban living
52.17% of people live in urban areas.

Romania Demographics

Age & longevity

MaleFemale100+ years, male: 421100+ years, female: 59995–99 years, male: 5,03995–99 years, female: 8,83390–94 years, male: 30,30190–94 years, female: 63,72285–89 years, male: 89,85785–89 years, female: 190,33080–84 years, male: 156,85380–84 years, female: 285,88975–79 years, male: 311,54775–79 years, female: 493,48170–74 years, male: 446,98170–74 years, female: 640,53565–69 years, male: 470,20365–69 years, female: 610,12260–64 years, male: 455,03960–64 years, female: 511,43855–59 years, male: 773,41655–59 years, female: 802,91650–54 years, male: 728,53850–54 years, female: 721,17945–49 years, male: 746,29445–49 years, female: 713,61040–44 years, male: 631,35840–44 years, female: 588,58635–39 years, male: 671,63535–39 years, female: 636,02830–34 years, male: 521,69030–34 years, female: 496,44725–29 years, male: 506,05425–29 years, female: 485,46620–24 years, male: 520,99320–24 years, female: 500,83615–19 years, male: 552,61815–19 years, female: 529,47910–14 years, male: 516,16210–14 years, female: 493,4495–9 years, male: 508,9085–9 years, female: 485,7090–4 years, male: 460,9780–4 years, female: 437,069100+95–9990–9485–8980–8475–7970–7465–6960–6455–5950–5445–4940–4435–3930–3425–2920–2415–1910–145–90–4200K200K400K400K600K600K

Hover or tap an age group to see exact counts. Use the up and down arrow keys to inspect age groups.

Median age

44.4 yrs

World: 31

Life expectancy

76.4 yrs

World: 73.8

Male

48.43%

Female

51.57%

Life expectancy 72.9Life expectancy 80

Ethnicity

89.3%

Romanian

  • Romanian89.3%
  • Hungarian6%
  • Romani3.4%
  • Other0.9%
  • Ukrainian0.3%
  • German0.1%
Data notes

Source estimate: 2021 est.

Religion

85.3%

Eastern Orthodox, the largest religion

  • Eastern Orthodox85.3%
  • Unspecified6.5%
  • Roman Catholic4.5%
  • Protestant3%
  • Other0.4%
  • None or Atheist0.2%
Data notes

Source estimate: 2021 est.

Related Pages

Sources

  1. World Population Prospects (2024 Revision) - United Nations population estimates and projections.
  2. World Population Prospects (2024 Revision) - Romania United Nations Graphs/Profiles
  3. World Bank / UN World Urbanization Prospects - 2025: Urban population (% of total population), using national definitions.
  4. National Institute of Statistics of Romania
  5. National Institute of Statistics of Romania