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

Romania: Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, per square kilometre was 0.0454 1000 No per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
0.0454 1000 No per square kilometre
Change on year
down 0.1%
World rank
104th
of 190 countries
All-time high
0.0552 1000 No per square kilometre
in 1992
All-time low
0.0284 1000 No per square kilometre
in 1961
Years of data
63
1961–2023

Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban 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. — urban population, per square kilometre in Romania is 0.0454 1000 No per square kilometre, measured in 2023.

That represents a change of down 0.1% on the previous year and down 3.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, population - est. & proj. — urban population, per square kilometre in Romania peaked at 0.0552 1000 No per square kilometre in 1992 and was at its lowest, 0.0284 1000 No per square kilometre, in 1961.

Romania ranks 104th of 190 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

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

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

Annual values for Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, per square kilometre in Romania, 1961 to 2023.
Year 1000 No per square kilometre Change
1961 0.0284 1000 No per square kilometre
1962 0.0292 1000 No per square kilometre +2.8%
1963 0.03 1000 No per square kilometre +2.7%
1964 0.0308 1000 No per square kilometre +2.7%
1965 0.0317 1000 No per square kilometre +2.8%
1966 0.0326 1000 No per square kilometre +2.8%
1967 0.0334 1000 No per square kilometre +2.5%
1968 0.0342 1000 No per square kilometre +2.5%
1969 0.0351 1000 No per square kilometre +2.5%
1970 0.036 1000 No per square kilometre +2.5%
1971 0.0368 1000 No per square kilometre +2.4%
1972 0.0377 1000 No per square kilometre +2.3%
1973 0.0386 1000 No per square kilometre +2.3%
1974 0.0394 1000 No per square kilometre +2.2%
1975 0.0403 1000 No per square kilometre +2.2%
1976 0.0412 1000 No per square kilometre +2.2%
1977 0.0421 1000 No per square kilometre +2.3%
1978 0.0432 1000 No per square kilometre +2.5%
1979 0.0442 1000 No per square kilometre +2.4%
1980 0.0452 1000 No per square kilometre +2.3%
1981 0.0462 1000 No per square kilometre +2.1%
1982 0.0471 1000 No per square kilometre +2.0%
1983 0.048 1000 No per square kilometre +1.9%
1984 0.0489 1000 No per square kilometre +1.9%
1985 0.0498 1000 No per square kilometre +1.9%
1986 0.0507 1000 No per square kilometre +1.9%
1987 0.0517 1000 No per square kilometre +1.9%
1988 0.0526 1000 No per square kilometre +1.8%
1989 0.0537 1000 No per square kilometre +2.1%
1990 0.0545 1000 No per square kilometre +1.4%
1991 0.0551 1000 No per square kilometre +1.1%
1992 0.0552 1000 No per square kilometre +0.2%
1993 0.0548 1000 No per square kilometre -0.8%
1994 0.0543 1000 No per square kilometre -0.9%
1995 0.0538 1000 No per square kilometre -0.9%
1996 0.0533 1000 No per square kilometre -1.0%
1997 0.0527 1000 No per square kilometre -1.0%
1998 0.0521 1000 No per square kilometre -1.1%
1999 0.0516 1000 No per square kilometre -1.0%
2000 0.0511 1000 No per square kilometre -1.1%
2001 0.0506 1000 No per square kilometre -0.9%
2002 0.0502 1000 No per square kilometre -0.8%
2003 0.05 1000 No per square kilometre -0.4%
2004 0.0498 1000 No per square kilometre -0.4%
2005 0.0496 1000 No per square kilometre -0.5%
2006 0.0492 1000 No per square kilometre -0.6%
2007 0.0489 1000 No per square kilometre -0.7%
2008 0.0485 1000 No per square kilometre -0.8%
2009 0.0481 1000 No per square kilometre -0.8%
2010 0.0478 1000 No per square kilometre -0.6%
2011 0.0476 1000 No per square kilometre -0.5%
2012 0.0473 1000 No per square kilometre -0.5%
2013 0.0471 1000 No per square kilometre -0.6%
2014 0.0468 1000 No per square kilometre -0.6%
2015 0.0466 1000 No per square kilometre -0.5%
2016 0.0463 1000 No per square kilometre -0.5%
2017 0.0461 1000 No per square kilometre -0.4%
2018 0.046 1000 No per square kilometre -0.4%
2019 0.0458 1000 No per square kilometre -0.3%
2020 0.0457 1000 No per square kilometre -0.3%
2021 0.0456 1000 No per square kilometre -0.2%
2022 0.0455 1000 No per square kilometre -0.2%
2023 0.0454 1000 No per square kilometre -0.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 0.0317 1000 No per square kilometre 0.0284 1000 No per square kilometre 0.0351 1000 No per square kilometre 9
1970s 0.0399 1000 No per square kilometre 0.036 1000 No per square kilometre 0.0442 1000 No per square kilometre 10
1980s 0.0494 1000 No per square kilometre 0.0452 1000 No per square kilometre 0.0537 1000 No per square kilometre 10
1990s 0.0538 1000 No per square kilometre 0.0516 1000 No per square kilometre 0.0552 1000 No per square kilometre 10
2000s 0.0496 1000 No per square kilometre 0.0481 1000 No per square kilometre 0.0511 1000 No per square kilometre 10
2010s 0.0467 1000 No per square kilometre 0.0458 1000 No per square kilometre 0.0478 1000 No per square kilometre 10
2020s 0.0455 1000 No per square kilometre 0.0454 1000 No per square kilometre 0.0457 1000 No per square kilometre 4

Countries ranked near Romania

  1. 101 Ecuador 0.047 1000 No per square kilometre compare
  2. 102 Egypt 0.0468 1000 No per square kilometre compare
  3. 103 Ireland 0.0468 1000 No per square kilometre compare
  4. 105 Malawi 0.0427 1000 No per square kilometre compare
  5. 106 Croatia 0.0424 1000 No per square kilometre compare
  6. 107 Panama 0.0419 1000 No per square kilometre compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is population - est. & proj. — urban population, per square kilometre in Romania?
Population - est. & proj. — urban population, per square kilometre in Romania was 0.0454 1000 No per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest population - est. & proj. — urban population, per square kilometre recorded in Romania?
The highest recorded value was 0.0552 1000 No per square kilometre in 1992.
What is the lowest population - est. & proj. — urban population, per square kilometre recorded in Romania?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0284 1000 No per square kilometre in 1961.
How does Romania rank for population - est. & proj. — urban population, per square kilometre?
Romania ranks 104th out of 190 countries with data for 2023.
Is population - est. & proj. — urban population, per square kilometre rising or falling in Romania?
Over the last ten years it is down 3.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Romania data come from?
The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, per square kilometre
Unit
1000 No per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
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Coverage
192 places, 11,029 data points, 1961–2023
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Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban 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.