Romania Population Clock
Romania has an estimated population of about 19.0 million, which makes it the 67th most populous of the 115 countries tracked here.
Its population is slowly shrinking, at -0.17% a year.
The capital is Bucharest.
The counter below is a live estimate interpolated from the World Bank's latest annual figures — not a real-time measurement. It links to its source, base year and method via the ⓘ next to it.
Statistics
Population trend
Population 2016–2025 (World Bank)
How Romania's population is changing
Romania records about 391 births and 667 deaths a day — more deaths than births. Natural change is therefore negative, at roughly 276 fewer people per day, or about 100,809 a year before migration.
Net migration runs at about 29,041 over the reported period, with more people leaving than arriving. That is equivalent to about 29% of its natural change.
Over the 9 years from 2016 to 2025, the population fell from 19.7 million to 19.0 million — a loss of 681,996, or 3.5%.
Where people live in Romania
With about 83 people per square kilometre, Romania is moderately populated, roughly 1.3× the world average of 62. That ranks 63rd of the 115 countries here. Its closest comparisons on density are Myanmar and Burkina Faso.
Romania covers about 230,080 km² of land, which is what turns a population of 19.0 million into that density figure.
About 52.2% of people live in urban areas, making Romania majority urban, below the world average of 57.8%. That works out to roughly 9.92 million town and city dwellers and 9.10 million living rurally.
Age, fertility and life expectancy in Romania
Romania has an ageing population: about 15.6% are under 15 and 20.1% are 65 or older. Over-65s now outnumber under-15s, which is the classic marker of a population that has finished its demographic transition.
The total fertility rate is about 1.39 births per woman, below the ~2.1 replacement level, so without net immigration the population would eventually decline. The world figure is about 2.19.
Life expectancy at birth is about 76.5 years, roughly 3.0 years above the global average of 73.5.
Romania at a glance
| Indicator | Value | Year |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 19.0 million | 2025 |
| World rank by population | #67 | 2025 |
| Annual growth rate | -0.17% | 2025 |
| Population density | 83 /km² | 2023 |
| Land area | 230,080 km² | 2023 |
| Urban population | 52.2% | 2025 |
| Life expectancy at birth | 76.5 years | 2024 |
| Fertility rate | 1.39 births per woman | 2024 |
| Population under 15 | 15.6% | 2025 |
| Population 65 and over | 20.1% | 2025 |
| Net migration | -29,041 | 2025 |
| Births per day | 391 | 2025 |
| Deaths per day | 667 | 2025 |
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Methodology & sources
Data: World Bank (CC BY 4.0), base year 2025. The live counter animates the latest annual growth rate per second; it is an estimate, not a real-time measurement. No figures are invented — every number traces back to the World Bank indicators listed above.
Source: World Bank