Romania vs United Arab Emirates: Urban population
Romania
9.92 million
in 2025
United Arab Emirates
9.90 million
in 2025
Romania rank
67th
United Arab Emirates rank
68th
Urban population over time
- Romania
- United Arab Emirates
How they compare
Romania currently reports 9.92 million against 9.90 million in United Arab Emirates, a difference of 26,510.
Across all 66 years both countries report, Romania has been ahead every year.
Romania ranks 67th and United Arab Emirates ranks 68th of 215 countries.
Romania has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Romania | United Arab Emirates | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 7.18 million | 130,895 | 7.04 million | Romania |
| 1970s | 9.72 million | 457,665 | 9.27 million | Romania |
| 1980s | 11.83 million | 1.09 million | 10.74 million | Romania |
| 1990s | 12.24 million | 1.94 million | 10.30 million | Romania |
| 2000s | 11.35 million | 3.93 million | 7.41 million | Romania |
| 2010s | 10.63 million | 6.96 million | 3.67 million | Romania |
| 2020s | 9.98 million | 8.85 million | 1.13 million | Romania |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher urban population, Romania or United Arab Emirates?
- Romania, at 9.92 million against 9.90 million in United Arab Emirates as of 2025.
- What is the difference in urban population between Romania and United Arab Emirates?
- 26,510, with Romania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Romania and United Arab Emirates?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Romania and United Arab Emirates rank globally for urban population?
- Romania ranks 67th and United Arab Emirates ranks 68th of 215 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Urbanization Prospects, United Nations (UN), published as Urban population. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Urban population refers to people living in urban areas as defined by national statistical offices. It is calculated using World Bank population estimates and urban ratios from the United Nations World Urbanization Prospects. Aggregation of urban and rural population may not add up to total population because of different country coverages.