Romania — Urban population
Urban Population (% of Total) for Romania, 1960–2025.
Urban population for Romania was 52.17% in 2025, according to the latest World Bank data. The series covers 66 years, from 1960 to 2025. The highest recorded value was 54.31% in 1992. The lowest was 34.40% in 1960 (about 1.5× the low point). Across that span the compound annual growth rate works out to 0.64% per year.
Romania ranks 150 of 217 economies on this measure (1 = highest), putting it in the top 69%. The median for Europe & Central Asia is 69.60%, so Romania sits below it. It peaked in 1992 and has fallen 4% since. Over the last decade (2015–2025) the figure moved down 3%. Within Europe & Central Asia it ranks 48 of 58 economies; Isle of Man (52.14%) is just below it.
Data highlights
Doubling roughly every 108 years at that pace.
World ranking. Slipped: 107th of 217 in 1960 → 101st of 217 in 1970 → 103rd of 217 in 1980 → 103rd of 217 in 1990 → 119th of 217 in 2000 → 125th of 217 in 2010 → 145th of 217 in 2020 → 150th of 217 in 2025.
Key figures
Full history — 1960 to 2025
| Year | % of total population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 52.17% | +0.0 pp |
| 2024 | 52.17% | +0.0 pp |
| 2023 | 52.16% | +0.0 pp |
| 2022 | 52.16% | -0.1 pp |
| 2021 | 52.23% | -0.4 pp |
| 2020 | 52.61% | -0.3 pp |
| 2019 | 52.89% | -0.3 pp |
| 2018 | 53.14% | -0.2 pp |
| 2017 | 53.36% | -0.2 pp |
| 2016 | 53.55% | -0.2 pp |
| 2015 | 53.71% | -0.1 pp |
| 2014 | 53.83% | -0.1 pp |
| 2013 | 53.91% | -0.0 pp |
| 2012 | 53.96% | -0.0 pp |
| 2011 | 53.96% | +0.1 pp |
| 2010 | 53.9% | +0.1 pp |
| 2009 | 53.79% | +0.2 pp |
| 2008 | 53.63% | +0.2 pp |
| 2007 | 53.45% | +0.2 pp |
| 2006 | 53.26% | +0.2 pp |
| 2005 | 53.07% | +0.2 pp |
| 2004 | 52.92% | +0.1 pp |
| 2003 | 52.8% | +0.1 pp |
| 2002 | 52.75% | -0.0 pp |
| 2001 | 52.76% | -0.1 pp |
| 2000 | 52.86% | -0.2 pp |
| 1999 | 53.02% | -0.2 pp |
| 1998 | 53.22% | -0.2 pp |
| 1997 | 53.45% | -0.2 pp |
| 1996 | 53.68% | -0.2 pp |
| 1995 | 53.9% | -0.2 pp |
| 1994 | 54.09% | -0.1 pp |
| 1993 | 54.24% | -0.1 pp |
| 1992 | 54.31% | +0.0 pp |
| 1991 | 54.31% | +0.1 pp |
| 1990 | 54.21% | +0.2 pp |
| 1989 | 54.03% | +0.3 pp |
| 1988 | 53.76% | +0.3 pp |
| 1987 | 53.42% | +0.4 pp |
| 1986 | 53.01% | +0.5 pp |
| 1985 | 52.55% | +0.5 pp |
| 1984 | 52.03% | +0.6 pp |
| 1983 | 51.48% | +0.6 pp |
| 1982 | 50.9% | +0.6 pp |
| 1981 | 50.29% | +0.6 pp |
| 1980 | 49.67% | +0.6 pp |
| 1979 | 49.04% | +0.6 pp |
| 1978 | 48.41% | +0.6 pp |
| 1977 | 47.79% | +0.6 pp |
| 1976 | 47.17% | +0.7 pp |
| 1975 | 46.46% | +0.8 pp |
| 1974 | 45.67% | +0.9 pp |
| 1973 | 44.82% | +0.9 pp |
| 1972 | 43.91% | +0.9 pp |
| 1971 | 42.98% | +0.9 pp |
| 1970 | 42.03% | +0.9 pp |
| 1969 | 41.09% | +0.9 pp |
| 1968 | 40.17% | +0.9 pp |
| 1967 | 39.29% | +0.8 pp |
| 1966 | 38.47% | +0.8 pp |
| 1965 | 37.72% | +0.7 pp |
| 1964 | 37.01% | +0.7 pp |
| 1963 | 36.34% | +0.7 pp |
| 1962 | 35.69% | +0.6 pp |
| 1961 | 35.05% | +0.6 pp |
| 1960 | 34.4% | — |
Frequently asked questions
What was Romania’s Urban population in 1961?
35.05% (1961). 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 % of total population, so year-over-year movements in the Change column are percentage points (pp), not percent.
Is Romania’s Urban population growing or shrinking?
Between 1960 and 2025 the series was growing overall: +51.7% in total — about 0.6% a year compounded.
Where does this data come from?
World Bank Open Data (CC BY-4.0), indicator SP.URB.TOTL.IN.ZS. 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: 52.17%; 2024: 52.17%; 2023: 52.16%; 2022: 52.16%; 2021: 52.23%. Earlier years are in the full-history table below.
Related data
SP.URB.TOTL.IN.ZS — Urban Population (% of Total). 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.