🇷🇴 Romania Population 2026

As of 2026, the population of Romania is 18,800,605, ranking #70 in the world (0.23% of the global population), based on UN World Population Prospects 2024. The population is shrinking at -0.58% per year. The biggest city is Bucharest with 1,877,155 inhabitants.

Live estimate

18,798,065

Growth rate

-0.58%

Density

people / km² (212 / mi²)

Median age

43.5

Fertility rate

1.71

births per woman

Life expectancy

76.4

years

Romania population 1950–2100

Population of Romania, 1950–2100 — solid: UN estimates, dashed: UN medium-variant projection.

By 2050, the population of Romania is projected to reach 16,027,266, and 10,768,185 by 2100.

Romania population by year

Year	Population	Growth	Density /km²	Median age
2026	18,800,605	-0.58%	81.7	43.5
2025	18,908,650	-0.57%	82.2	43.2
2024	19,015,088	-0.56%	82.6	42.9
2023	19,118,479	-0.53%	83.1	42.6
2022	19,166,772	0.02%	83.3	42.4
2021	19,248,161	-0.87%	83.7	42.2
2020	19,392,469	-0.63%	84.3	42.0
2019	19,501,542	-0.50%	84.8	41.6
2018	19,597,872	-0.49%	85.2	41.3
2017	19,689,402	-0.44%	85.6	41.0
2016	19,777,051	-0.44%	86.0	40.6
2015	19,871,019	-0.50%	86.4	40.3
2014	19,968,174	-0.47%	86.8	39.9
2013	20,062,921	-0.47%	87.2	39.5
2012	20,158,452	-0.47%	87.6	39.2
2011	20,282,011	-0.75%	88.2	38.8
2010	20,432,574	-0.73%	88.8	38.3
2009	20,576,927	-0.68%	89.4	37.9
2008	20,718,742	-0.70%	90.1	37.4
2007	20,870,716	-0.76%	90.7	36.9
2006	21,035,732	-0.81%	91.4	36.4
2005	21,213,388	-0.87%	92.2	35.8
2004	21,403,217	-0.91%	93.0	35.3
2003	21,593,450	-0.86%	93.9	34.7
2002	21,770,017	-0.77%	94.6	34.2
2001	21,919,917	-0.60%	95.3	33.8
2000	22,046,262	-0.55%	95.8	33.6
1999	22,166,159	-0.54%	96.3	33.6
1998	22,284,900	-0.53%	96.9	33.5
1997	22,411,513	-0.60%	97.4	33.4
1996	22,541,910	-0.56%	98.0	33.2
1995	22,657,723	-0.47%	98.5	33.1
1994	22,756,243	-0.40%	98.9	32.9
1993	22,842,250	-0.35%	99.3	32.7
1992	22,912,393	-0.26%	99.6	32.5
1991	22,947,413	-0.04%	99.7	32.3
1990	22,939,530	0.11%	99.7	32.1
1989	22,887,641	0.34%	99.5	32.0
1988	22,815,429	0.29%	99.2	31.9
1987	22,745,591	0.32%	98.9	31.7
1986	22,674,743	0.30%	98.6	31.6
1985	22,605,820	0.31%	98.3	31.5
1984	22,533,999	0.33%	97.9	31.4
1983	22,459,207	0.33%	97.6	31.2
1982	22,374,443	0.42%	97.2	30.9
1981	22,272,789	0.49%	96.8	30.7
1980	22,154,771	0.57%	96.3	30.6
1979	22,019,624	0.65%	95.7	30.5
1978	21,868,067	0.73%	95.0	30.6
1977	21,700,178	0.81%	94.3	30.7
1976	21,497,683	1.07%	93.4	30.8
1975	21,268,070	1.08%	92.4	30.7
1974	21,033,552	1.14%	91.4	30.7
1973	20,798,323	1.11%	90.4	30.7
1972	20,555,576	1.24%	89.3	30.6
1971	20,293,482	1.33%	88.2	30.5
1970	20,011,625	1.47%	87.0	30.4
1969	19,701,808	1.66%	85.6	30.3
1968	19,361,055	1.84%	84.2	30.3
1967	18,998,555	1.95%	82.6	30.3
1966	18,776,259	0.40%	81.6	30.0
1965	18,713,054	0.27%	81.3	29.6
1964	18,655,402	0.34%	81.1	29.2
1963	18,587,430	0.39%	80.8	28.7
1962	18,511,670	0.43%	80.5	28.3
1961	18,422,514	0.54%	80.1	27.9
1960	18,313,495	0.65%	79.6	27.5
1959	18,187,698	0.73%	79.1	27.2
1958	18,046,129	0.84%	78.4	26.9
1957	17,887,289	0.93%	77.7	26.6
1956	17,691,496	1.27%	76.9	26.3
1955	17,475,268	1.19%	76.0	26.1
1954	17,266,663	1.21%	75.0	25.9
1953	17,057,698	1.22%	74.1	25.7
1952	16,846,047	1.28%	73.2	25.6
1951	16,625,600	1.36%	72.3	25.4
1950	16,397,279	1.41%	71.3	25.3

Year	Population	Growth	Density /km²	Median age
2027	18,691,557	-0.58%	81.2	43.6
2028	18,581,890	-0.59%	80.8	43.7
2029	18,471,048	-0.60%	80.3	43.9
2030	18,359,507	-0.61%	79.8	44.1
2031	18,247,763	-0.61%	79.3	44.4
2032	18,135,675	-0.62%	78.8	44.6
2033	18,022,869	-0.63%	78.3	44.9
2034	17,909,246	-0.64%	77.8	45.2
2035	17,794,417	-0.65%	77.3	45.5
2036	17,678,048	-0.66%	76.8	45.8
2037	17,561,291	-0.67%	76.3	46.0
2038	17,443,921	-0.68%	75.8	46.1
2039	17,326,562	-0.67%	75.3	46.2
2040	17,209,718	-0.68%	74.8	46.2
2041	17,091,782	-0.70%	74.3	46.2
2042	16,973,751	-0.69%	73.8	46.2
2043	16,856,343	-0.70%	73.3	46.2
2044	16,738,280	-0.71%	72.8	46.2
2045	16,620,320	-0.71%	72.2	46.2
2046	16,502,990	-0.71%	71.7	46.2
2047	16,384,828	-0.73%	71.2	46.2
2048	16,265,694	-0.73%	70.7	46.2
2049	16,146,362	-0.74%	70.2	46.2
2050	16,027,266	-0.74%	69.7	46.2
2051	15,907,818	-0.76%	69.1	46.2
2052	15,786,540	-0.78%	68.6	46.3
2053	15,664,523	-0.78%	68.1	46.4
2054	15,541,852	-0.80%	67.6	46.5
2055	15,416,580	-0.82%	67.0	46.6
2056	15,288,920	-0.84%	66.5	46.7
2057	15,160,134	-0.85%	65.9	46.8
2058	15,030,496	-0.87%	65.3	47.0
2059	14,899,678	-0.88%	64.8	47.0
2060	14,768,088	-0.89%	64.2	47.1
2061	14,635,769	-0.91%	63.6	47.1
2062	14,502,742	-0.92%	63.0	47.2
2063	14,370,766	-0.91%	62.5	47.2
2064	14,240,312	-0.91%	61.9	47.3
2065	14,110,664	-0.92%	61.3	47.4
2066	13,983,436	-0.90%	60.8	47.5
2067	13,859,610	-0.88%	60.2	47.7
2068	13,738,884	-0.87%	59.7	47.7
2069	13,620,624	-0.86%	59.2	47.8
2070	13,504,412	-0.85%	58.7	47.8
2071	13,390,696	-0.84%	58.2	47.9
2072	13,279,476	-0.83%	57.7	47.9
2073	13,171,536	-0.81%	57.2	47.9
2074	13,066,168	-0.80%	56.8	47.9
2075	12,962,630	-0.79%	56.3	48.0
2076	12,861,113	-0.78%	55.9	48.0
2077	12,761,159	-0.78%	55.5	48.0
2078	12,662,734	-0.77%	55.0	48.0
2079	12,565,884	-0.76%	54.6	48.1
2080	12,470,346	-0.76%	54.2	48.1
2081	12,376,340	-0.75%	53.8	48.2
2082	12,284,928	-0.73%	53.4	48.2
2083	12,195,340	-0.73%	53.0	48.3
2084	12,106,780	-0.72%	52.6	48.3
2085	12,019,755	-0.72%	52.2	48.4
2086	11,933,497	-0.72%	51.9	48.5
2087	11,848,517	-0.71%	51.5	48.6
2088	11,764,994	-0.71%	51.1	48.7
2089	11,681,726	-0.71%	50.8	48.9
2090	11,598,357	-0.72%	50.4	49.0
2091	11,515,528	-0.71%	50.1	49.1
2092	11,433,199	-0.72%	49.7	49.3
2093	11,350,370	-0.73%	49.3	49.4
2094	11,267,856	-0.73%	49.0	49.5
2095	11,185,526	-0.74%	48.6	49.7
2096	11,102,768	-0.74%	48.3	49.8
2097	11,019,835	-0.75%	47.9	49.9
2098	10,936,474	-0.77%	47.5	50.0
2099	10,852,572	-0.78%	47.2	50.2
2100	10,768,185	-0.79%	46.8	50.3

States & provinces of Romania by population

#	State / province	Population	Share
1	Bucharest	1,719,958	9.1%
2	Iasi	760,774	4.0%
3	Prahova	695,119	3.7%
4	Cluj	679,141	3.6%
5	Constanta	655,997	3.5%
6	Timis	650,533	3.5%
7	Suceava	642,551	3.4%
8	Bacau	601,387	3.2%
9	Dolj	599,442	3.2%
10	Arges	569,932	3.0%
11	Bihor	551,297	2.9%
12	Brasov	546,615	2.9%
13	Ilfov	542,704	2.9%
14	Mures	518,193	2.8%
15	Galati	496,892	2.6%
16	Dâmbovita	479,404	2.5%
17	Neamt	454,203	2.4%
18	Maramures	452,475	2.4%
19	Arad	410,143	2.2%
20	Buzau	404,979	2.2%
21	Botosani	392,821	2.1%
22	Sibiu	388,326	2.1%
23	Olt	383,280	2.0%
24	Vaslui	374,700	2.0%
25	Hunedoara	361,657	1.9%
26	Vâlcea	341,861	1.8%
27	Vrancea	335,312	1.8%
28	Satu Mare	330,668	1.8%
29	Alba	325,941	1.7%
30	Teleorman	323,544	1.7%
31	Gorj	314,685	1.7%
32	Bistrita-Nasaud	295,988	1.6%
33	Harghita	291,950	1.6%
34	Calarasi	283,458	1.5%
35	Braila	281,452	1.5%
36	Giurgiu	262,066	1.4%
37	Ialomita	250,816	1.3%
38	Caras-Severin	246,588	1.3%
39	Mehedinti	234,339	1.2%
40	Salaj	212,224	1.1%
41	Covasna	200,042	1.1%
42	Tulcea	193,355	1.0%

State populations: GeoNames (latest official figures, reference dates vary by country).

Biggest cities in Romania

#	City	Region	Population
1	Bucharest capital	Bucharest	1,877,155
2	Iaşi	Iași County	378,954
3	Constanţa	Constanța County	317,832
4	Cluj-Napoca	Cluj County	286,598
5	Braşov	Brașov County	253,200
6	Timişoara	Timiș County	250,849
7	Craiova	Dolj	234,140
8	Galaţi	Galați County	217,851
9	Târgu Mureş	Mureș County	212,752
10	Oradea	Bihor County	183,105
11	Ploieşti	Prahova	180,540
12	Arad	Arad County	169,065
13	Brăila	Brăila County	154,686
14	Piteşti	Arges	141,275
15	Bacău	Bacău County	136,087

FAQ

What is the population of Romania in 2026?

The population of Romania is 18,800,605 in 2026, according to UN World Population Prospects 2024 (medium variant).

What is the biggest city in Romania?

Bucharest is the biggest city in Romania with 1,877,155 inhabitants and it is also the capital.

Is the population of Romania growing or shrinking?

The population of Romania is shrinking at -0.58% per year.

Neighboring countries

Sources

Country data: United Nations World Population Prospects 2024, medium variant (CC BY 3.0 IGO). Retrieved 2026-07-07.
City and state data: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). Retrieved 2026-07-07.

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