Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, per square kilometre in Romania

Romania: Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, per square kilometre was 0.0376 1000 No per square kilometre in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)
0.0376 1000 No per square kilometre
Change on year
down 0.9%
World rank
74th
of 190 countries
All-time high
0.0538 1000 No per square kilometre
in 1976
All-time low
0.0376 1000 No per square kilometre
in 2023
Years of data
63
1961–2023

Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, per square kilometre in Romania, 1961–2023

00.020.040.06196119922023

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in 1000 No per square kilometre.

Analysis

The most recent figure for population - est. & proj. — rural population, per square kilometre in Romania is 0.0376 1000 No per square kilometre, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.

That represents a change of down 0.9% on the previous year and down 6.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, population - est. & proj. — rural population, per square kilometre in Romania peaked at 0.0538 1000 No per square kilometre in 1976 and was at its lowest, 0.0376 1000 No per square kilometre, in 2023.

Romania ranks 74th of 190 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.

Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, per square kilometre in Romania, year by year

Annual values for Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, per square kilometre in Romania, 1961 to 2023.
Year 1000 No per square kilometre Change
1961 0.0531 1000 No per square kilometre
1962 0.0529 1000 No per square kilometre -0.3%
1963 0.0527 1000 No per square kilometre -0.4%
1964 0.0525 1000 No per square kilometre -0.3%
1965 0.0524 1000 No per square kilometre -0.2%
1966 0.0524 1000 No per square kilometre -0.0%
1967 0.0526 1000 No per square kilometre +0.4%
1968 0.0528 1000 No per square kilometre +0.4%
1969 0.053 1000 No per square kilometre +0.4%
1970 0.0532 1000 No per square kilometre +0.4%
1971 0.0534 1000 No per square kilometre +0.3%
1972 0.0535 1000 No per square kilometre +0.2%
1973 0.0536 1000 No per square kilometre +0.2%
1974 0.0537 1000 No per square kilometre +0.1%
1975 0.0538 1000 No per square kilometre +0.1%
1976 0.0538 1000 No per square kilometre +0.1%
1977 0.0537 1000 No per square kilometre -0.1%
1978 0.0535 1000 No per square kilometre -0.4%
1979 0.0533 1000 No per square kilometre -0.5%
1980 0.0529 1000 No per square kilometre -0.6%
1981 0.0525 1000 No per square kilometre -0.8%
1982 0.0521 1000 No per square kilometre -0.9%
1983 0.0516 1000 No per square kilometre -1.0%
1984 0.051 1000 No per square kilometre -1.0%
1985 0.0505 1000 No per square kilometre -1.0%
1986 0.05 1000 No per square kilometre -1.0%
1987 0.0495 1000 No per square kilometre -1.0%
1988 0.049 1000 No per square kilometre -1.1%
1989 0.0486 1000 No per square kilometre -0.8%
1990 0.0479 1000 No per square kilometre -1.4%
1991 0.0471 1000 No per square kilometre -1.7%
1992 0.0466 1000 No per square kilometre -1.0%
1993 0.0465 1000 No per square kilometre -0.2%
1994 0.0464 1000 No per square kilometre -0.3%
1995 0.0463 1000 No per square kilometre -0.3%
1996 0.0461 1000 No per square kilometre -0.4%
1997 0.0459 1000 No per square kilometre -0.4%
1998 0.0457 1000 No per square kilometre -0.5%
1999 0.0455 1000 No per square kilometre -0.4%
2000 0.0453 1000 No per square kilometre -0.4%
2001 0.0451 1000 No per square kilometre -0.3%
2002 0.0449 1000 No per square kilometre -0.5%
2003 0.0445 1000 No per square kilometre -0.9%
2004 0.0441 1000 No per square kilometre -0.9%
2005 0.0436 1000 No per square kilometre -1.0%
2006 0.0431 1000 No per square kilometre -1.2%
2007 0.0426 1000 No per square kilometre -1.2%
2008 0.0421 1000 No per square kilometre -1.3%
2009 0.0415 1000 No per square kilometre -1.3%
2010 0.041 1000 No per square kilometre -1.1%
2011 0.0406 1000 No per square kilometre -1.1%
2012 0.0404 1000 No per square kilometre -0.6%
2013 0.0402 1000 No per square kilometre -0.4%
2014 0.04 1000 No per square kilometre -0.4%
2015 0.0398 1000 No per square kilometre -0.5%
2016 0.0396 1000 No per square kilometre -0.5%
2017 0.0394 1000 No per square kilometre -0.6%
2018 0.0391 1000 No per square kilometre -0.6%
2019 0.0389 1000 No per square kilometre -0.7%
2020 0.0386 1000 No per square kilometre -0.7%
2021 0.0383 1000 No per square kilometre -0.8%
2022 0.038 1000 No per square kilometre -0.8%
2023 0.0376 1000 No per square kilometre -0.9%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 0.0527 1000 No per square kilometre 0.0524 1000 No per square kilometre 0.0531 1000 No per square kilometre 9
1970s 0.0536 1000 No per square kilometre 0.0532 1000 No per square kilometre 0.0538 1000 No per square kilometre 10
1980s 0.0508 1000 No per square kilometre 0.0486 1000 No per square kilometre 0.0529 1000 No per square kilometre 10
1990s 0.0464 1000 No per square kilometre 0.0455 1000 No per square kilometre 0.0479 1000 No per square kilometre 10
2000s 0.0437 1000 No per square kilometre 0.0415 1000 No per square kilometre 0.0453 1000 No per square kilometre 10
2010s 0.0399 1000 No per square kilometre 0.0389 1000 No per square kilometre 0.041 1000 No per square kilometre 10
2020s 0.0381 1000 No per square kilometre 0.0376 1000 No per square kilometre 0.0386 1000 No per square kilometre 4

Countries ranked near Romania

  1. 71 Uzbekistan 0.0386 1000 No per square kilometre compare
  2. 72 Albania 0.0381 1000 No per square kilometre compare
  3. 73 Armenia 0.0378 1000 No per square kilometre compare
  4. 75 Guinea 0.0374 1000 No per square kilometre compare
  5. 76 Dominican Republic 0.0369 1000 No per square kilometre compare
  6. 77 Yemen 0.0367 1000 No per square kilometre compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is population - est. & proj. — rural population, per square kilometre in Romania?
Population - est. & proj. — rural population, per square kilometre in Romania was 0.0376 1000 No per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest population - est. & proj. — rural population, per square kilometre recorded in Romania?
The highest recorded value was 0.0538 1000 No per square kilometre in 1976.
What is the lowest population - est. & proj. — rural population, per square kilometre recorded in Romania?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0376 1000 No per square kilometre in 2023.
How does Romania rank for population - est. & proj. — rural population, per square kilometre?
Romania ranks 74th out of 190 countries with data for 2023.
Is population - est. & proj. — rural population, per square kilometre rising or falling in Romania?
Over the last ten years it is down 6.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Romania data come from?
The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.

Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population ÷ Land area (sq. km)

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Indicator
Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, per square kilometre
Unit
1000 No per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
192 places, 11,029 data points, 1961–2023
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Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.