Romania: key statistics
Population: 19.04 million (2025). GDP per capita, US dollars: $22,538 (2025). GDP per capita: €20,100 (2025). Unemployment rate: 6.1% (2025).
Population and demography
| Population | 19.04 million | 2025 | |
| Population aged 15 to 64 | 12.24 million | 2025 | |
| Population density | 81.3 inhabitants per km² | 2024 | |
| Population growth rate | -0.17% | 2025 | |
| Urban population share | 52.2% | 2025 | |
| Land area | 230,080 km² | 2024 | |
| Population aged 65 and over | 20.3% | 2025 | |
| Median age | 44 years | 2025 | |
| Age dependency ratio (ages 15 to 64 base) | 55.6% | 2025 | |
| Live births | 134,238 | 2025 | |
| Deaths | 238,316 | 2025 | |
| Crude birth rate | 7 per 1,000 inhabitants | 2025 | |
| Crude death rate | 12.5 per 1,000 inhabitants | 2025 | |
| Total fertility rate | 1.39 children per woman | 2024 | |
| Life expectancy at birth | 76.5 years | 2024 |
Labor market
| Unemployment rate | 6.1% | 2025 | |
| Youth unemployment rate (under 25) | 26.1% | 2025 | |
| Employment rate | 69% | 2025 | |
| Activity rate | 67.1% | 2025 |
Prices and inflation
| Inflation, annual average | 7.2% | 2025 | |
| HICP inflation (annual rate) | 6.3% | August 2026 | |
| Harmonised index of consumer prices (HICP), 2025 = 100 | 108.36 index | August 2026 |
Income and living conditions
| Household disposable income per inhabitant | €9,300 | 2023 | |
| Household disposable income per inhabitant in PPS | 15,100 PPS | 2023 | |
| Gini index | 27.3 index | 2025 | |
| Gini index (World Bank, income or consumption) | 29.8 index | 2023 | |
| At-risk-of-poverty rate | 18.4% | 2025 | |
| Monthly minimum wage | €825 | second half of 2026 |
Economy
| Gross domestic product (GDP) | €382.74 billion | 2025 | |
| Gross domestic product (GDP), US dollars | $428.68 billion | 2025 | |
| GDP per capita | €20,100 | 2025 | |
| GDP per capita in PPS (EU27 = 100) | 77% | 2024 | |
| GDP per capita, US dollars | $22,538 | 2025 | |
| Real GDP growth | 0.8% | 2025 |
AI and digital economy
| Internet users | 91.3% | 2024 | |
| Enterprises using artificial intelligence | 5.2% | 2025 | |
| People using generative AI | 17.8% | 2025 | |
| Internet use in the last 3 months | 93.2% | 2025 | |
| ICT specialists in employment | 2.7% | 2025 | |
| Enterprises buying cloud computing services | 24.9% | 2025 |
Housing
| House price index, 2015 = 100 | 182.04 index | Q2 2026 | |
| House prices, annual change | 12.1% | Q2 2026 | |
| Population living in owner-occupied homes | 93.2% | 2025 |
Tourism
| Nights spent in tourist accommodation | 29.72 million | 2025 |
Interest rates
| Central bank policy rate | 6.5% | September 2026 |
Public finance
| Government debt | 59.3% of GDP | 2025 | |
| Government balance | -7.9% of GDP | 2025 | |
| Military expenditure | 2.3% of GDP | 2025 |
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Give me the latest population, unemployment and income figures for Romania with sources.
search_indicators {"query":"population","geography":"Romania"}
GET https://invokely.ai/api/v1/value?indicator=population&place=ro