Population, total, annual growth rate in Romania
Romania: Population, total, annual growth rate was -0.1653 % change on previous year in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Population, total, annual growth rate in Romania, 1961–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
In 2025, population, total, annual growth rate in Romania stood at -0.1653 % change on previous year.
The figure is down 238.9% on the previous year and up 64.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population, total, annual growth rate in Romania peaked at 1.66 % change on previous year in 1967 and was at its lowest, -1.81 % change on previous year, in 2002.
Romania ranks 186th of 218 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Population, total, annual growth rate in Romania, year by year
| Year | % change on previous year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.8057 % change on previous year | — |
| 1962 | 0.6543 % change on previous year | -18.8% |
| 1963 | 0.6489 % change on previous year | -0.8% |
| 1964 | 0.6453 % change on previous year | -0.6% |
| 1965 | 0.5946 % change on previous year | -7.8% |
| 1966 | 0.9658 % change on previous year | +62.4% |
| 1967 | 1.66 % change on previous year | +71.8% |
| 1968 | 1.36 % change on previous year | -18.0% |
| 1969 | 1.06 % change on previous year | -22.3% |
| 1970 | 1.21 % change on previous year | +14.1% |
| 1971 | 1.04 % change on previous year | -13.5% |
| 1972 | 0.9598 % change on previous year | -8.0% |
| 1973 | 0.8602 % change on previous year | -10.4% |
| 1974 | 0.9297 % change on previous year | +8.1% |
| 1975 | 1.26 % change on previous year | +35.1% |
| 1976 | 1.21 % change on previous year | -3.6% |
| 1977 | 0.9489 % change on previous year | -21.7% |
| 1978 | 0.8981 % change on previous year | -5.3% |
| 1979 | 0.6332 % change on previous year | -29.5% |
| 1980 | 0.5287 % change on previous year | -16.5% |
| 1981 | 0.6565 % change on previous year | +24.2% |
| 1982 | 0.5485 % change on previous year | -16.5% |
| 1983 | 0.3773 % change on previous year | -31.2% |
| 1984 | 0.3546 % change on previous year | -6.0% |
| 1985 | 0.4086 % change on previous year | +15.2% |
| 1986 | 0.4566 % change on previous year | +11.8% |
| 1987 | 0.4931 % change on previous year | +8.0% |
| 1988 | 0.4719 % change on previous year | -4.3% |
| 1989 | 0.4502 % change on previous year | -4.6% |
| 1990 | 0.174 % change on previous year | -61.3% |
| 1991 | -0.8646 % change on previous year | -596.9% |
| 1992 | -0.8995 % change on previous year | +4.0% |
| 1993 | -0.136 % change on previous year | -84.9% |
| 1994 | -0.1454 % change on previous year | +6.9% |
| 1995 | -0.2019 % change on previous year | +38.9% |
| 1996 | -0.2879 % change on previous year | +42.6% |
| 1997 | -0.2874 % change on previous year | -0.2% |
| 1998 | -0.2071 % change on previous year | -27.9% |
| 1999 | -0.1568 % change on previous year | -24.3% |
| 2000 | -0.129 % change on previous year | -17.7% |
| 2001 | -1.39 % change on previous year | +973.8% |
| 2002 | -1.81 % change on previous year | +30.9% |
| 2003 | -0.7188 % change on previous year | -60.4% |
| 2004 | -0.5683 % change on previous year | -20.9% |
| 2005 | -0.6153 % change on previous year | +8.3% |
| 2006 | -0.5905 % change on previous year | -4.0% |
| 2007 | -1.47 % change on previous year | +148.3% |
| 2008 | -1.65 % change on previous year | +12.7% |
| 2009 | -0.8297 % change on previous year | -49.8% |
| 2010 | -0.5921 % change on previous year | -28.6% |
| 2011 | -0.4909 % change on previous year | -17.1% |
| 2012 | -0.4442 % change on previous year | -9.5% |
| 2013 | -0.3704 % change on previous year | -16.6% |
| 2014 | -0.3738 % change on previous year | +0.9% |
| 2015 | -0.4691 % change on previous year | +25.5% |
| 2016 | -0.5718 % change on previous year | +21.9% |
| 2017 | -0.5766 % change on previous year | +0.8% |
| 2018 | -0.5855 % change on previous year | +1.6% |
| 2019 | -0.5258 % change on previous year | -10.2% |
| 2020 | -0.5493 % change on previous year | +4.5% |
| 2021 | -0.7428 % change on previous year | +35.2% |
| 2022 | -0.3849 % change on previous year | -48.2% |
| 2023 | 0.0661 % change on previous year | -117.2% |
| 2024 | -0.0488 % change on previous year | -173.8% |
| 2025 | -0.1653 % change on previous year | +238.9% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Population, total, annual growth rate 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 | -973.8% | -0.129 % change on previous year | -1.39 % change on previous year |
| 1991 | -596.9% | 0.174 % change on previous year | -0.8646 % change on previous year |
| 2025 | -238.9% | -0.0488 % change on previous year | -0.1653 % change on previous year |
| 2024 | -173.8% | 0.0661 % change on previous year | -0.0488 % change on previous year |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.9323 % change on previous year | 0.5946 % change on previous year | 1.66 % change on previous year | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.9947 % change on previous year | 0.6332 % change on previous year | 1.26 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.4746 % change on previous year | 0.3546 % change on previous year | 0.6565 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1990s | -0.3013 % change on previous year | -0.8995 % change on previous year | 0.174 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2000s | -0.9771 % change on previous year | -1.81 % change on previous year | -0.129 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2010s | -0.5 % change on previous year | -0.5921 % change on previous year | -0.3704 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2020s | -0.3042 % change on previous year | -0.7428 % change on previous year | 0.0661 % change on previous year | 6 |
Countries ranked near Romania
- 183 Slovakia -0.1523 % change on previous year compare
- 184 Macau, China -0.1601 % change on previous year compare
- 185 Mauritius -0.1638 % change on previous year compare
- 187 Czechia -0.166 % change on previous year compare
- 188 China -0.1696 % change on previous year compare
- 189 Palau -0.1808 % change on previous year compare
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, total, annual growth rate in Romania?
- Population, total, annual growth rate in Romania was -0.1653 % change on previous year in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest population, total, annual growth rate recorded in Romania?
- The highest recorded value was 1.66 % change on previous year in 1967.
- What is the lowest population, total, annual growth rate recorded in Romania?
- The lowest recorded value was -1.81 % change on previous year in 2002.
- How does Romania rank for population, total, annual growth rate?
- Romania ranks 186th out of 218 countries with data for 2025.
- Is population, total, annual growth rate 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 Statizoid (derived), published as part of Population, total, annual growth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
The year-on-year percentage change in Population, total. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Computed from
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Population, total. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.