Population and employment - national accounts - annual data in Romania
Romania: Population and employment - national accounts - annual data was 19,043 Thousand persons in 2025. ▼ Falling
Latest (2025)
19,043 Thousand persons
Change on year
down 0.1%
World rank
9th
of 47 countries
All-time high
22,681 Thousand persons
in 1995
All-time low
19,043 Thousand persons
in 2025
Years of data
31
1995–2025
Population and employment - national accounts - annual data in Romania, 1995–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Thousand persons.
Analysis
Romania recorded 19,043 Thousand persons for population and employment - national accounts - annual data in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 31 years on record.
The figure is down 0.1% on the previous year and down 3.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population and employment - national accounts - annual data in Romania peaked at 22,681 Thousand persons in 1995 and was at its lowest, 19,043 Thousand persons, in 2025.
Romania ranks 9th of 47 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 31 years of available data.
Population and employment - national accounts - annual data in Romania, year by year
| Year | Thousand persons | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 22,681 Thousand persons | — |
| 1996 | 22,608 Thousand persons | -0.3% |
| 1997 | 22,546 Thousand persons | -0.3% |
| 1998 | 22,503 Thousand persons | -0.2% |
| 1999 | 22,458 Thousand persons | -0.2% |
| 2000 | 22,435 Thousand persons | -0.1% |
| 2001 | 22,408 Thousand persons | -0.1% |
| 2002 | 21,676 Thousand persons | -3.3% |
| 2003 | 21,574 Thousand persons | -0.5% |
| 2004 | 21,452 Thousand persons | -0.6% |
| 2005 | 21,320 Thousand persons | -0.6% |
| 2006 | 21,194 Thousand persons | -0.6% |
| 2007 | 20,883 Thousand persons | -1.5% |
| 2008 | 20,538 Thousand persons | -1.7% |
| 2009 | 20,367 Thousand persons | -0.8% |
| 2010 | 20,247 Thousand persons | -0.6% |
| 2011 | 20,148 Thousand persons | -0.5% |
| 2012 | 20,060 Thousand persons | -0.4% |
| 2013 | 19,989 Thousand persons | -0.4% |
| 2014 | 19,916 Thousand persons | -0.4% |
| 2015 | 19,822 Thousand persons | -0.5% |
| 2016 | 19,706 Thousand persons | -0.6% |
| 2017 | 19,593 Thousand persons | -0.6% |
| 2018 | 19,484 Thousand persons | -0.6% |
| 2019 | 19,394 Thousand persons | -0.5% |
| 2020 | 19,296 Thousand persons | -0.5% |
| 2021 | 19,140 Thousand persons | -0.8% |
| 2022 | 19,053 Thousand persons | -0.5% |
| 2023 | 19,065 Thousand persons | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 19,060 Thousand persons | -0.0% |
| 2025 | 19,043 Thousand persons | -0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 22,559 Thousand persons | 22,458 Thousand persons | 22,681 Thousand persons | 5 |
| 2000s | 21,385 Thousand persons | 20,367 Thousand persons | 22,435 Thousand persons | 10 |
| 2010s | 19,836 Thousand persons | 19,394 Thousand persons | 20,247 Thousand persons | 10 |
| 2020s | 19,110 Thousand persons | 19,043 Thousand persons | 19,296 Thousand persons | 6 |
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- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, annual -0.7777 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth -0.7486 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, annual growth -0.8063 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate -2.18 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate 0.1264 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population 10,932 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 5,465 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 5,408 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male 5,360 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 10,768 1000 No (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population and employment - national accounts - annual data in Romania?
- Population and employment - national accounts - annual data in Romania was 19,043 Thousand persons in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest population and employment - national accounts - annual data recorded in Romania?
- The highest recorded value was 22,681 Thousand persons in 1995.
- What is the lowest population and employment - national accounts - annual data recorded in Romania?
- The lowest recorded value was 19,043 Thousand persons in 2025.
- How does Romania rank for population and employment - national accounts - annual data?
- Romania ranks 9th out of 47 countries with data for 2025.
- Is population and employment - national accounts - annual data rising or falling in Romania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Romania data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Population and employment - national accounts - annual data. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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