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Romania — Urban population
Urban Population (% of Total) for Romania, 1960–2025.
Latest value · 2025
52.17%
Urban Population (% of Total) · % of total population · +51.7% since 1960
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%.
Key figures
Latest (2025)
52.17%
First (1960)
34.40%
Change
+51.7%
Highest
54.31%
in 1992
Lowest
34.40%
in 1960
Average
49.61%
Annual growth (CAGR)
0.64%
Years of data
66
Recent years
| Year | % of total population |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 52.17% |
| 2024 | 52.17% |
| 2023 | 52.16% |
| 2022 | 52.16% |
| 2021 | 52.23% |
| 2020 | 52.61% |
| 2019 | 52.89% |
| 2018 | 53.14% |
| 2017 | 53.36% |
| 2016 | 53.55% |
| 2015 | 53.71% |
| 2014 | 53.83% |
Reading this correctly. Share of the population living in urban areas, as defined by national statistical offices. Not directly comparable across countries because definitions of 'urban' differ. Figures are in % of total population. Comparing this series with a different measure of the same concept (for example a nominal figure against a purchasing-power-parity figure) will give misleading results.
Related data
Source. World Bank Open Data, indicator
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.