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Romania

19,020,271

Latest official population · 2025

Annual change-31.53K2024 to 2025
Growth since 2000-15.3%from 22.44M
Life expectancyNot availableLatest source value
Fertility rateNot availableLatest source value
Urban populationNot availableLatest source value
RegionEurope & Central AsiaHigh income

UN medium projection

What could Romania look like in 2050?

If current demographic patterns evolve along the UN's medium scenario, the population could be 16.03M in 2050—15.7% smaller than the 2024 UN estimate.

A projection is a scenario, not a prediction or live count.
  1. 202419.02M
  2. 205016.03M
  3. 210010.77M
Median age in 205046.2years
Births in 2050146.3Kduring the year
Deaths in 2050243.49Kduring the year
Life expectancy80.1years in 2050

Long view

Population through time

Official World Bank annual observations, shown at decade intervals with the latest published year.

  1. 196018.41M
  2. 197020.25M
  3. 198022.21M
  4. 199023.2M
  5. 200022.44M
  6. 201020.25M
  7. 202019.27M
  8. 202519.02M
SourceWorld Bank Open DataPopulation total · SP.POP.TOTL
Latest population year2025Official annual observation
Future sourceUN WPP 2024Medium projection · 2024–2100
DeliveryReliable snapshotChecked 9/22/2026

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