Romania Urban Population 1960-2024

Urban population refers to people living in urban areas as defined by national statistical offices. It is calculated using World Bank population estimates and urban ratios from the United Nations World Urbanization Prospects. Aggregation of urban and rural population may not add up to total population because of different country coverages.
  • Romania urban population for 2023 was 10,418,360, a 0.38% increase from 2022.
  • Romania urban population for 2022 was 10,378,525, a 0.1% decline from 2021.
  • Romania urban population for 2021 was 10,388,823, a 0.5% decline from 2020.
  • Romania urban population for 2020 was 10,440,610, a 0.35% decline from 2019.
Data Source: World Bank

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South Africa 41,576,651
Thailand 38,491,230
Algeria 34,327,085
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Romania 10,418,360
Dominican Republic 9,570,242
Guatemala 9,346,539
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Belarus 7,409,732
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Libya 5,621,338
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Paraguay 4,332,984
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Albania 1,773,980
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Jamaica 1,621,241
Bosnia 1,614,061
Namibia 1,429,326
Equatorial Guinea 1,276,538
North Macedonia 1,077,748
Fiji 549,774
Mauritius 515,350
Montenegro 422,094
Suriname 413,897
Guyana 221,054
Maldives 218,678
Belize 191,477
St. Vincent and the Grenadines 56,307
Dominica 52,593
Grenada 46,762
Samoa 39,512
American Samoa 38,308
St. Lucia 34,558
Marshall Islands 33,121
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Romania Urban Population - Historical Data
Year Population % of Total Change
2023 10,418,360 54.67 0.38%
2022 10,378,525 54.49 -0.10%
2021 10,388,823 54.33 -0.50%
2020 10,440,610 54.19 -0.35%
2019 10,476,962 54.08 -0.37%
2018 10,515,554 54.00 -0.47%
2017 10,565,369 53.94 -0.51%
2016 10,619,522 53.90 -0.55%
2015 10,678,041 53.89 -0.49%
2014 10,730,940 53.90 -0.44%
2013 10,778,604 53.94 -0.44%
2012 10,826,124 53.97 -0.42%
2011 10,871,606 53.96 -0.25%
2010 10,898,688 53.83 -0.35%
2009 10,936,933 53.70 -0.59%
2008 11,001,524 53.57 -1.42%
2007 11,159,030 53.44 -1.23%
2006 11,297,334 53.31 -0.35%
2005 11,336,529 53.17 -0.37%
2004 11,378,651 53.04 -0.32%
2003 11,415,407 52.91 -0.47%
2002 11,469,356 52.78 -1.97%
2001 11,697,189 52.85 -1.68%
2000 11,895,672 53.00 -0.42%
1999 11,945,687 53.16 -0.44%
1998 11,998,890 53.31 -0.49%
1997 12,058,033 53.46 -0.57%
1996 12,127,405 53.62 -0.57%
1995 12,197,105 53.77 -0.49%
1994 12,256,584 53.92 -0.43%
1993 12,309,016 54.07 -0.42%
1992 12,360,656 54.23 -0.35%
1991 12,404,523 53.93 0.46%
1990 12,347,321 53.22 1.52%
1989 12,160,692 52.50 1.82%
1988 11,941,563 51.79 1.86%
1987 11,720,962 51.07 1.90%
1986 11,499,948 50.36 1.89%
1985 11,284,888 49.64 1.86%
1984 11,077,114 48.93 1.83%
1983 10,876,406 48.21 1.87%
1982 10,674,853 47.50 2.06%
1981 10,456,990 46.78 2.19%
1980 10,230,895 46.07 2.08%
1979 10,019,804 45.36 2.21%
1978 9,801,109 44.65 2.49%
1977 9,560,064 43.94 2.33%
1976 9,340,263 43.34 2.38%
1975 9,120,255 42.83 2.44%
1974 8,900,706 42.33 2.12%
1973 8,713,690 41.82 2.06%
1972 8,535,661 41.32 2.18%
1971 8,352,002 40.82 2.27%
1970 8,164,758 40.32 2.44%
1969 7,968,040 39.82 2.30%
1968 7,786,878 39.33 2.61%
1967 7,586,123 38.84 2.92%
1966 7,368,164 38.35 2.67%
1965 7,174,333 37.70 2.49%
1964 6,997,996 36.99 2.57%
1963 6,820,612 36.28 2.59%
1962 6,646,237 35.59 2.62%
1961 6,474,669 34.89 2.79%
1960 6,296,818 34.21 %