Urban population, annual growth rate in Romania
Romania: Urban population, annual growth rate was -0.1552 % change on previous year in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Urban population, annual growth rate in Romania, 1961–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
Romania recorded -0.1552 % change on previous year for urban population, annual growth rate in 2025.
That represents a change of down 261.5% on the previous year and up 77.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, urban population, annual growth rate in Romania peaked at 3.82 % change on previous year in 1967 and was at its lowest, -1.85 % change on previous year, in 2002.
Romania ranks 197th 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.
Urban population, annual growth rate in Romania, year by year
| Year | % change on previous year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 2.69 % change on previous year | — |
| 1962 | 2.49 % change on previous year | -7.2% |
| 1963 | 2.48 % change on previous year | -0.3% |
| 1964 | 2.51 % change on previous year | +1.0% |
| 1965 | 2.52 % change on previous year | +0.3% |
| 1966 | 2.99 % change on previous year | +18.8% |
| 1967 | 3.82 % change on previous year | +27.9% |
| 1968 | 3.63 % change on previous year | -5.1% |
| 1969 | 3.37 % change on previous year | -7.1% |
| 1970 | 3.53 % change on previous year | +4.6% |
| 1971 | 3.32 % change on previous year | -5.9% |
| 1972 | 3.15 % change on previous year | -5.0% |
| 1973 | 2.94 % change on previous year | -6.9% |
| 1974 | 2.86 % change on previous year | -2.7% |
| 1975 | 3.01 % change on previous year | +5.3% |
| 1976 | 2.75 % change on previous year | -8.5% |
| 1977 | 2.29 % change on previous year | -16.8% |
| 1978 | 2.2 % change on previous year | -4.0% |
| 1979 | 1.94 % change on previous year | -11.6% |
| 1980 | 1.82 % change on previous year | -6.2% |
| 1981 | 1.92 % change on previous year | +5.3% |
| 1982 | 1.76 % change on previous year | -8.1% |
| 1983 | 1.53 % change on previous year | -13.4% |
| 1984 | 1.43 % change on previous year | -6.4% |
| 1985 | 1.39 % change on previous year | -2.5% |
| 1986 | 1.34 % change on previous year | -3.8% |
| 1987 | 1.26 % change on previous year | -5.9% |
| 1988 | 1.12 % change on previous year | -11.7% |
| 1989 | 0.9528 % change on previous year | -14.6% |
| 1990 | 0.5226 % change on previous year | -45.1% |
| 1991 | -0.6845 % change on previous year | -231.0% |
| 1992 | -0.8981 % change on previous year | +31.2% |
| 1993 | -0.2787 % change on previous year | -69.0% |
| 1994 | -0.4123 % change on previous year | +47.9% |
| 1995 | -0.5563 % change on previous year | +34.9% |
| 1996 | -0.6968 % change on previous year | +25.3% |
| 1997 | -0.7182 % change on previous year | +3.1% |
| 1998 | -0.6272 % change on previous year | -12.7% |
| 1999 | -0.5335 % change on previous year | -14.9% |
| 2000 | -0.4264 % change on previous year | -20.1% |
| 2001 | -1.57 % change on previous year | +267.5% |
| 2002 | -1.85 % change on previous year | +17.9% |
| 2003 | -0.6133 % change on previous year | -66.8% |
| 2004 | -0.352 % change on previous year | -42.6% |
| 2005 | -0.3207 % change on previous year | -8.9% |
| 2006 | -0.2492 % change on previous year | -22.3% |
| 2007 | -1.11 % change on previous year | +346.9% |
| 2008 | -1.32 % change on previous year | +18.3% |
| 2009 | -0.5375 % change on previous year | -59.2% |
| 2010 | -0.3779 % change on previous year | -29.7% |
| 2011 | -0.3848 % change on previous year | +1.8% |
| 2012 | -0.4525 % change on previous year | +17.6% |
| 2013 | -0.4565 % change on previous year | +0.9% |
| 2014 | -0.5272 % change on previous year | +15.5% |
| 2015 | -0.6905 % change on previous year | +31.0% |
| 2016 | -0.8579 % change on previous year | +24.2% |
| 2017 | -0.925 % change on previous year | +7.8% |
| 2018 | -0.9958 % change on previous year | +7.7% |
| 2019 | -0.9962 % change on previous year | +0.0% |
| 2020 | -1.08 % change on previous year | +8.3% |
| 2021 | -1.46 % change on previous year | +35.3% |
| 2022 | -0.5156 % change on previous year | -64.7% |
| 2023 | 0.068 % change on previous year | -113.2% |
| 2024 | -0.0429 % change on previous year | -163.1% |
| 2025 | -0.1552 % change on previous year | +261.5% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Urban population, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | -346.9% | -0.2492 % change on previous year | -1.11 % change on previous year |
| 2001 | -267.5% | -0.4264 % change on previous year | -1.57 % change on previous year |
| 2025 | -261.5% | -0.0429 % change on previous year | -0.1552 % change on previous year |
| 1991 | -231.0% | 0.5226 % change on previous year | -0.6845 % change on previous year |
| 2024 | -163.1% | 0.068 % change on previous year | -0.0429 % change on previous year |
| 2023 | +113.2% | -0.5156 % change on previous year | 0.068 % change on previous year |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.94 % change on previous year | 2.48 % change on previous year | 3.82 % change on previous year | 9 |
| 1970s | 2.8 % change on previous year | 1.94 % change on previous year | 3.53 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.45 % change on previous year | 0.9528 % change on previous year | 1.92 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1990s | -0.4883 % change on previous year | -0.8981 % change on previous year | 0.5226 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2000s | -0.8345 % change on previous year | -1.85 % change on previous year | -0.2492 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2010s | -0.6664 % change on previous year | -0.9962 % change on previous year | -0.3779 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2020s | -0.5306 % change on previous year | -1.46 % change on previous year | 0.068 % change on previous year | 6 |
Countries ranked near Romania
- 194 Bermuda -0.1253 % change on previous year compare
- 195 Poland -0.1469 % change on previous year compare
- 196 Slovakia -0.1481 % change on previous year compare
- 198 Macau, China -0.1601 % change on previous year compare
- 199 Serbia -0.1604 % change on previous year compare
- 200 Hungary -0.2151 % 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 urban population, annual growth rate in Romania?
- Urban population, annual growth rate in Romania was -0.1552 % change on previous year in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest urban population, annual growth rate recorded in Romania?
- The highest recorded value was 3.82 % change on previous year in 1967.
- What is the lowest urban population, annual growth rate recorded in Romania?
- The lowest recorded value was -1.85 % change on previous year in 2002.
- How does Romania rank for urban population, annual growth rate?
- Romania ranks 197th out of 218 countries with data for 2025.
- Is urban population, annual growth rate rising or falling in Romania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 77.5%. 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 Urban population, 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 Urban population. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Computed from
- Urban population World Urbanization 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 Urban population. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.