Romania
Population 2026
18,800,600
Overview
- Yearly change
- -0.57%
- Density
- 82 per km²
- Land area
- 230,080 km²
- Capital
- Bucharest
- Currency
- Leu (RON)
- Official languages
- RO, HU, ROM
- Urban population
- 52.2%
- Continent
- EU
Demographics
- Births
- 176,1982026
- Deaths
- 255,9262026
- Birth rate
- 7.5per 1,000
- Death rate
- 12.8per 1,000
- Fertility rate
- 1.39
- Life expectancy
- 76.5At birth, years
- Median age
- 43.5
- Net migration
- -29,041
Age distribution
- 0–1415.6%
- 15–6464.3%
- 65+20.1%
Population by year
Economy
- GDP
- $429B
- GDP per capita
- $22.5K
- GDP growth
- +0.7%
- Inflation
- 7.2%
- Unemployment
- 6.0%
- Exports
- $152B
- Imports
- $175B
- Tourism receipts
- 1.7%% of exports
Economic output by sector (% of GDP)
- Agriculture3.0%
- Industry25.3%
- Manufacturing11.8%
- Services61.7%
Employment by sector (%)
- Agriculture10.9%
- Industry32.6%
- Services56.5%
Largest cities
| # | City | Population |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | BucharestBucharest | 1,877,1552026 |
| 2 | IaşiIași County | 378,9542026 |
| 3 | ConstanţaConstanța County | 317,8322026 |
| 4 | Cluj-NapocaCluj County | 286,5982026 |
| 5 | BraşovBrașov County | 253,2002026 |
| 6 | TimişoaraTimiș County | 250,8492026 |
| 7 | CraiovaDolj | 234,1402026 |
| 8 | GalaţiGalați County | 217,8512026 |
| 9 | Târgu MureşMureș County | 212,7522026 |
| 10 | OradeaBihor County | 183,1052026 |
Populated place as listed by GeoNames. Not a metropolitan-area figure.
Historical statistics
| Year | Population | Births | Deaths |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 18,800,600 | 176K | 256K |
| 2020 | 19,392,467 | 193K | 301K |
| 2010 | 20,432,575 | 225K | 253K |
| 2000 | 22,046,264 | 228K | 256K |
| 1990 | 22,939,530 | 315K | 251K |
| 1980 | 22,154,776 | 382K | 238K |
| 1970 | 20,011,626 | 419K | 197K |
| 1960 | 18,313,498 | 348K | 174K |
| 1950 | 16,397,275 | 417K | 195K |