Population growth in Romania
Romania: Population growth was -0.2% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Population growth in Romania, 1961–2025
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), note: Derived from total population, publisher: UN Population Division. Measured in annual %.
Analysis
In 2025, population growth in Romania stood at -0.2%.
The figure is down 241.0% on the previous year and up 64.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population growth in Romania peaked at 1.6% in 1967 and was at its lowest, -1.8%, in 2002.
That places Romania 186th out of 218 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Population growth in Romania, year by year
| Year | annual % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.8% | — |
| 1962 | 0.7% | -18.8% |
| 1963 | 0.6% | -0.6% |
| 1964 | 0.6% | -0.7% |
| 1965 | 0.6% | -7.8% |
| 1966 | 1.0% | +62.3% |
| 1967 | 1.6% | +71.1% |
| 1968 | 1.4% | -17.9% |
| 1969 | 1.1% | -22.1% |
| 1970 | 1.2% | +14.0% |
| 1971 | 1.0% | -13.4% |
| 1972 | 1.0% | -7.9% |
| 1973 | 0.9% | -10.3% |
| 1974 | 0.9% | +8.0% |
| 1975 | 1.2% | +34.9% |
| 1976 | 1.2% | -3.5% |
| 1977 | 0.9% | -21.6% |
| 1978 | 0.9% | -5.3% |
| 1979 | 0.6% | -29.4% |
| 1980 | 0.5% | -16.5% |
| 1981 | 0.7% | +24.1% |
| 1982 | 0.5% | -16.4% |
| 1983 | 0.4% | -31.2% |
| 1984 | 0.4% | -5.9% |
| 1985 | 0.4% | +15.0% |
| 1986 | 0.5% | +11.8% |
| 1987 | 0.5% | +7.9% |
| 1988 | 0.5% | -4.3% |
| 1989 | 0.4% | -4.5% |
| 1990 | 0.2% | -61.2% |
| 1991 | -0.9% | -598.7% |
| 1992 | -0.9% | +4.0% |
| 1993 | -0.1% | -84.9% |
| 1994 | -0.1% | +6.8% |
| 1995 | -0.2% | +39.2% |
| 1996 | -0.3% | +42.4% |
| 1997 | -0.3% | -0.1% |
| 1998 | -0.2% | -28.1% |
| 1999 | -0.2% | -24.2% |
| 2000 | -0.1% | -17.5% |
| 2001 | -1.4% | +978.1% |
| 2002 | -1.8% | +31.2% |
| 2003 | -0.7% | -60.6% |
| 2004 | -0.6% | -21.0% |
| 2005 | -0.6% | +8.4% |
| 2006 | -0.6% | -4.1% |
| 2007 | -1.5% | +149.4% |
| 2008 | -1.7% | +12.8% |
| 2009 | -0.8% | -50.0% |
| 2010 | -0.6% | -28.7% |
| 2011 | -0.5% | -17.2% |
| 2012 | -0.4% | -9.5% |
| 2013 | -0.4% | -16.6% |
| 2014 | -0.4% | +0.9% |
| 2015 | -0.5% | +25.5% |
| 2016 | -0.6% | +22.0% |
| 2017 | -0.6% | +0.8% |
| 2018 | -0.6% | +1.6% |
| 2019 | -0.5% | -10.3% |
| 2020 | -0.6% | +4.5% |
| 2021 | -0.7% | +35.5% |
| 2022 | -0.4% | -48.3% |
| 2023 | 0.1% | -117.1% |
| 2024 | -0.0% | -173.7% |
| 2025 | -0.2% | +241.0% |
Romania compared with similar countries
- Romania's -0.2% is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.4%. (85 countries reporting)
- Romania's -0.2% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.3%. (57 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Population growth in Romania changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | -978.1% | -0.1% | -1.4% |
| 1991 | -598.7% | 0.2% | -0.9% |
| 2025 | -241.0% | -0.0% | -0.2% |
| 2024 | -173.7% | 0.1% | -0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.9% | 0.6% | 1.6% | 9 |
| 1970s | 1.0% | 0.6% | 1.2% | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.5% | 0.4% | 0.7% | 10 |
| 1990s | -0.3% | -0.9% | 0.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | -1.0% | -1.8% | -0.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | -0.5% | -0.6% | -0.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | -0.3% | -0.7% | 0.1% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Romania
More climate change data for Romania
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 268.00 million kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 13,282 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 3,155 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 10,127 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 11.9 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 361.69 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 2,810 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 2,531 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 279.88 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 9.55 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population growth in Romania?
- Population growth in Romania was -0.2% in 2025, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), note: Derived from total population, publisher: UN Population Division.
- What is the highest population growth recorded in Romania?
- The highest recorded value was 1.6% in 1967.
- What is the lowest population growth recorded in Romania?
- The lowest recorded value was -1.8% in 2002.
- How does Romania rank for population growth?
- Romania ranks 186th out of 218 countries with data for 2025.
- Is population growth rising or falling in Romania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 64.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Romania data come from?
- The figures come from World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), note: Derived from total population, publisher: UN Population Division, published as part of Population growth (annual %). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Annual population growth rate for year t is the exponential rate of growth of midyear population from year t-1 to t, expressed as a percentage. Population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship.