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Romania

19.1M
Population · 2023 · UN 2024
-0.53%
Growth rate · 2023 · UN 2024
1.71
Fertility rate · 2023 · UN 2024
75.9 yrs
Life expectancy · 2023 · UN 2024

Population projection

Romania19501980201020402070210010M15M20Mpeople
UN · release 2026.08.5

What forecasters project

Each forecaster’s central projection for Romania, alongside earlier UN revisions. The newest vintage from each forecaster is shown; older revisions are in the legend.

Population: forecasters and earlier UN revisions

UN 2024Census 2025IHME 2020UN 2022WIC 20232000202020402060208021008M10M12M14M16M18M20M22Mpeople

5 series: UN 2024 (2000–2100, latest 11M, projected); Census 2025 (2024–2100, latest 11M, projected); IHME 2020 (2017–2100, latest 7.8M, projected); UN 2022 (2021–2100, latest 13M, projected); WIC 2023 (2020–2100, latest 11M, projected).

UN · Census · IHME · WIC · release 2026.08.5
Romania population, projected 2050 and 2100, by revision
Revision 20502100
UN 201018.5M—
UN 201217.8M12.6M
WIC 201317.8M11.4M
UN 201515.2M—
UN 201716.4M—
WIC 201814.6M7.73M
UN 201916.3M11.9M
IHME 202015.0M7.77M
UN 202217.5M13.1M
WIC 202315.9M11.3M
Census 202515.6M11.5M
UN 2024 (current)16.0M10.8M

Revisions with no 2050 or 2100 value for Romania are not listed.

Total fertility rate: forecasters and earlier UN revisions

UN 2024Census 2025IHME 2020UN 2022WIC 2023replacement2000202020402060208021001.401.601.802.00

5 series: UN 2024 (2000–2100, latest 1.67, projected); Census 2025 (2024–2100, latest 1.61, projected); IHME 2020 (2017–2100, latest 1.28, projected); UN 2022 (2021–2100, latest 1.71, projected); WIC 2023 (2015–2095, latest 1.64, projected).

UN · Census · IHME · WIC · release 2026.08.5
Romania total fertility rate, projected 2050 and 2100, by revision
Revision 20502100
WIC 20131.50—
WIC 20181.49—
IHME 20201.391.28
UN 20221.711.71
WIC 20231.56—
Census 20251.631.61
UN 2024 (current)1.681.67

Revisions with no 2050 or 2100 value for Romania are not listed. UN revisions from 2010 to 2019 publish fertility as five-year period averages (e.g. 2045–2050), with no single-year value; their paths are in the chart above. Wittgenstein Centre values are five-year period averages shown at the period's first year (2050 = 2050–2055).

Sources, licenses, and attribution for every forecaster are listed in the methodology.