Romania — Population growth
Population Growth (Annual %) for Romania, 1961–2025.
Population growth for Romania was -0.17% in 2025, according to the latest World Bank data. The series covers 65 years, from 1961 to 2025. The highest recorded value was 1.65% in 1967. The lowest was -1.83% in 2002 (about 11.1× the latest value).
Romania ranks 186 of 217 economies on this measure (1 = highest), putting it in the top 86%. The median for Europe & Central Asia is 0.30%, so Romania sits below it. It peaked in 1967 and has fallen 110% since. Over the last decade (2015–2025) the figure moved up 65%. Within Europe & Central Asia it ranks 45 of 58 economies; Czechia (-0.17%) is just below it. Its sharpest one-year move was down 978% in 2001. That is 60% above this series' own ten-year average.
Data highlights
From its 1961 level: doubled by 1967.
World ranking. Climbed: 191st of 216 in 1961 → 158th of 216 in 1970 → 180th of 216 in 1980 → 189th of 216 in 1990 → 195th of 217 in 2000 → 205th of 217 in 2010 → 193rd of 217 in 2020 → 186th of 217 in 2025.
Key figures
Full history — 1961 to 2025
| Year | annual % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | -0.17% | -0.1 pp |
| 2024 | -0.05% | -0.1 pp |
| 2023 | 0.07% | +0.5 pp |
| 2022 | -0.39% | +0.4 pp |
| 2021 | -0.75% | -0.2 pp |
| 2020 | -0.55% | -0.0 pp |
| 2019 | -0.53% | +0.1 pp |
| 2018 | -0.59% | -0.0 pp |
| 2017 | -0.58% | -0.0 pp |
| 2016 | -0.57% | -0.1 pp |
| 2015 | -0.47% | -0.1 pp |
| 2014 | -0.37% | -0.0 pp |
| 2013 | -0.37% | +0.1 pp |
| 2012 | -0.45% | +0.0 pp |
| 2011 | -0.49% | +0.1 pp |
| 2010 | -0.59% | +0.2 pp |
| 2009 | -0.83% | +0.8 pp |
| 2008 | -1.67% | -0.2 pp |
| 2007 | -1.48% | -0.9 pp |
| 2006 | -0.59% | +0.0 pp |
| 2005 | -0.62% | -0.0 pp |
| 2004 | -0.57% | +0.2 pp |
| 2003 | -0.72% | +1.1 pp |
| 2002 | -1.83% | -0.4 pp |
| 2001 | -1.4% | -1.3 pp |
| 2000 | -0.13% | +0.0 pp |
| 1999 | -0.16% | +0.1 pp |
| 1998 | -0.21% | +0.1 pp |
| 1997 | -0.29% | +0.0 pp |
| 1996 | -0.29% | -0.1 pp |
| 1995 | -0.2% | -0.1 pp |
| 1994 | -0.15% | -0.0 pp |
| 1993 | -0.14% | +0.8 pp |
| 1992 | -0.9% | -0.0 pp |
| 1991 | -0.87% | -1.0 pp |
| 1990 | 0.17% | -0.3 pp |
| 1989 | 0.45% | -0.0 pp |
| 1988 | 0.47% | -0.0 pp |
| 1987 | 0.49% | +0.0 pp |
| 1986 | 0.46% | +0.0 pp |
| 1985 | 0.41% | +0.1 pp |
| 1984 | 0.35% | -0.0 pp |
| 1983 | 0.38% | -0.2 pp |
| 1982 | 0.55% | -0.1 pp |
| 1981 | 0.65% | +0.1 pp |
| 1980 | 0.53% | -0.1 pp |
| 1979 | 0.63% | -0.3 pp |
| 1978 | 0.89% | -0.1 pp |
| 1977 | 0.94% | -0.3 pp |
| 1976 | 1.2% | -0.0 pp |
| 1975 | 1.25% | +0.3 pp |
| 1974 | 0.93% | +0.1 pp |
| 1973 | 0.86% | -0.1 pp |
| 1972 | 0.96% | -0.1 pp |
| 1971 | 1.04% | -0.2 pp |
| 1970 | 1.2% | +0.1 pp |
| 1969 | 1.05% | -0.3 pp |
| 1968 | 1.35% | -0.3 pp |
| 1967 | 1.65% | +0.7 pp |
| 1966 | 0.96% | +0.4 pp |
| 1965 | 0.59% | -0.1 pp |
| 1964 | 0.64% | -0.0 pp |
| 1963 | 0.65% | -0.0 pp |
| 1962 | 0.65% | -0.2 pp |
| 1961 | 0.8% | — |
Frequently asked questions
What was Romania’s Population growth in 1962?
0.65% (1962). The full year-by-year table above lists every published year, most recent first.
Are changes in this series measured in percentage points?
Yes. The series is a share expressed in annual %, so year-over-year movements in the Change column are percentage points (pp), not percent.
Is Romania’s Population growth growing or shrinking?
Between 1961 and 2025 the series was shrinking overall: -120.6% in total.
Where does this data come from?
World Bank Open Data (CC BY-4.0), indicator SP.POP.GROW. Values are reproduced as published; this page only computes summary statistics such as change, CAGR and extremes.
What are the most recent published figures?
The last five published years: 2025: -0.17%; 2024: -0.05%; 2023: 0.07%; 2022: -0.39%; 2021: -0.75%. Earlier years are in the full-history table below.
Related data
SP.POP.GROW — Population Growth (Annual %). Data licensed under CC BY 4.0. Values are reproduced as published; this page computes the summary statistics (change, CAGR, extremes) from the underlying annual series. View the original dataset on data.worldbank.org.