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Urban population share in Romania

Urban population share in Romania was 52.2% in 2025, according to the World Bank. That is unchanged from 2024. That is the 27th highest of 27 EU countries in 2025.

202552.2%
Change on 20240 pts
Rank27th of 27EU countries ranked
Series high54.31992
Series low34.41960

Urban population share in Romania, 1960 to 2025

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303540455055196019701980199020002010202020251960: 34.4 %1961: 35 %1962: 35.7 %1963: 36.3 %1964: 37 %1965: 37.7 %1966: 38.5 %1967: 39.3 %1968: 40.2 %1969: 41.1 %1970: 42 %1971: 43 %1972: 43.9 %1973: 44.8 %1974: 45.7 %1975: 46.5 %1976: 47.2 %1977: 47.8 %1978: 48.4 %1979: 49 %1980: 49.7 %1981: 50.3 %1982: 50.9 %1983: 51.5 %1984: 52 %1985: 52.5 %1986: 53 %1987: 53.4 %1988: 53.8 %1989: 54 %1990: 54.2 %1991: 54.3 %1992: 54.3 %1993: 54.2 %1994: 54.1 %1995: 53.9 %1996: 53.7 %1997: 53.4 %1998: 53.2 %1999: 53 %2000: 52.9 %2001: 52.8 %2002: 52.7 %2003: 52.8 %2004: 52.9 %2005: 53.1 %2006: 53.3 %2007: 53.4 %2008: 53.6 %2009: 53.8 %2010: 53.9 %2011: 54 %2012: 54 %2013: 53.9 %2014: 53.8 %2015: 53.7 %2016: 53.6 %2017: 53.4 %2018: 53.1 %2019: 52.9 %2020: 52.6 %2021: 52.2 %2022: 52.2 %2023: 52.2 %2024: 52.2 %2025: 52.2 %
%. Source: World Bank. Retrieved 2026-10-09, published 2026-10-08.
All 66 values
Period%
202552.2
202452.2
202352.2
202252.2
202152.2
202052.6
201952.9
201853.1
201753.4
201653.6
201553.7
201453.8
201353.9
201254
201154
201053.9
200953.8
200853.6
200753.4
200653.3
200553.1
200452.9
200352.8
200252.7
200152.8
200052.9
199953
199853.2
199753.4
199653.7
199553.9
199454.1
199354.2
199254.3
199154.3
199054.2
198954
198853.8
198753.4
198653
198552.5
198452
198351.5
198250.9
198150.3
198049.7
197949
197848.4
197747.8
197647.2
197546.5
197445.7
197344.8
197243.9
197143
197042
196941.1
196840.2
196739.3
196638.5
196537.7
196437
196336.3
196235.7
196135
196034.4

Rankings

Definition

People living in urban areas, as each national statistical office defines them, as a percentage of total population. World Bank series based on the UN World Urbanization Prospects.

Countries define urban areas differently, so shares are only roughly comparable between countries.

How to cite

World Bank, World Development Indicators. Urban population, % of total population (SP.URB.TOTL.IN.ZS). https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/SP.URB.TOTL.IN.ZS. Retrieved 2026-10-09.

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What is the share of urban population in Romania?

Urban population share in Romania was 52.2% in 2025, according to the World Bank. That is unchanged from 2024. That is the 27th highest of 27 EU countries in 2025.

Where does this figure come from?

World Bank. Urban population, % of total population (SP.URB.TOTL.IN.ZS). Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-09.

What was the highest share of urban population in Romania?

54.3% in 1992, the highest value since 1960 in this series.

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