# Population in Romania

Population in Romania was 19.04 million in 2025 (estimated). Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

- Indicator id: `population`
- Place id: `ro`
- Unit: persons
- Definition: Resident population. Spain and the EU: 1 January, with Spanish figures from the official municipal register (Padrón). United States: Census Bureau population estimates for 1 July. Other countries and the World: World Bank mid-year estimates, which count all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship.
- Note: For Denmark, Statistics Denmark counts the registered resident population on 1 January. Greenland and the Faroe Islands are excluded. The annual series selects the first-quarter reference date from FOLK1A. The World Bank series exists for every country, so use it (through compare) to rank countries on one basis.
- Source: Eurostat, European Commission, Population on 1 January by NUTS 3 region (demo_r_pjanaggr3) (https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/demo_r_pjanaggr3/default/table)
- Retrieved: 2026-10-07
- License: Eurostat reuse policy (commercial and non-commercial reuse, attribution required)
- Citation: Eurostat. Population on 1 January by NUTS 3 region (demo_r_pjanaggr3). https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/demo_r_pjanaggr3/default/table. Retrieved 2026-10-07.
- Web page: https://invokely.ai/en/population/romania
- CSV: https://invokely.ai/download/population/romania.csv
- API: https://invokely.ai/api/v1/series?indicator=population&place=ro

| Period | persons |
|---|---:|
| 2025 | 19,043,151 (estimated) |
| 2024 | 19,067,576 (estimated) |
| 2023 | 19,055,228 (estimated) |
| 2022 | 19,043,098 (estimated) |
| 2021 | 19,201,662 |
| 2020 | 19,328,838 (estimated) |
| 2019 | 19,414,458 |
| 2018 | 19,533,481 |
| 2017 | 19,643,949 |
| 2016 | 19,760,585 |
| 2015 | 19,870,647 |
| 2014 | 19,947,311 |
| 2013 | 20,020,074 |
| 2012 | 20,095,996 (break) |
| 2011 | 20,199,059 |
| 2010 | 20,294,683 |
| 2009 | 20,440,290 |
| 2008 | 20,635,460 |
| 2007 | 21,130,503 |
| 2006 | 21,257,016 |
| 2005 | 21,382,354 |
| 2004 | 21,521,142 |
| 2003 | 21,627,509 |
| 2002 | 21,833,483 |
| 2001 | 22,430,457 |
| 2000 | 22,455,485 |