Population in private … labour degree urbanisation citizenship in Romania

Romania: Population in private … labour degree urbanisation citizenship was 14,365 in 2025. ▼ Falling

Latest (2025)
14,365
Change on year
down 0.5%
World rank
10th
of 47 countries
All-time high
17,335
in 2002
All-time low
14,365
in 2025
Years of data
29
1997–2025

Population in private households by citizenship, labour status and in Romania, 1997–2025

05.0k10.0k15.0k1997201120251997: 17.1k1998: 17.2k1999: 17.2k2000: 17.2k2001: 17.3k2002: 17.3k2003: 16.9k2004: 17.0k2005: 17.0k2006: 17.0k2007: 17.0k2008: 16.9k2009: 16.9k2010: 15.6k2011: 15.5k2012: 15.4k2013: 15.4k2014: 15.3k2015: 15.2k2016: 15.1k2017: 15.0k2018: 14.9k2019: 14.8k2020: 14.7k2021: 14.6k2022: 14.5k2023: 14.4k2024: 14.4k2025: 14.4k

Source: Eurostat.

Analysis

Romania recorded 14,365 for population in private households by citizenship, labour status and in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 29 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.5% on the previous year and down 5.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, population in private households by citizenship, labour status and in Romania peaked at 17,335 in 2002 and was at its lowest, 14,365, in 2025.

That places Romania 10th out of 47 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 29 years of available data.

Population in private … labour degree urbanisation citizenship in Romania, year by year

Annual values for Population in private households by citizenship, labour status and degree of urbanisation in Romania, 1997 to 2025.
Year Value Change
1997 17,097 —
1998 17,162 +0.4%
1999 17,172 +0.1%
2000 17,208 +0.2%
2001 17,277 +0.4%
2002 17,335 +0.3%
2003 16,922 -2.4%
2004 16,954 +0.2%
2005 17,020 +0.4%
2006 17,003 -0.1%
2007 16,984 -0.1%
2008 16,934 -0.3%
2009 16,886 -0.3%
2010 15,607 -7.6%
2011 15,523 -0.5%
2012 15,438 -0.5%
2013 15,370 -0.4%
2014 15,304 -0.4%
2015 15,226 -0.5%
2016 15,143 -0.5%
2017 15,026 -0.8%
2018 14,927 -0.7%
2019 14,822 -0.7%
2020 14,733 -0.6%
2021 14,561 -1.2%
2022 14,454 -0.7%
2023 14,380 -0.5%
2024 14,438 +0.4%
2025 14,365 -0.5%

Romania compared with similar countries

  • Romania's 14,365 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 4,914, 2.9× the median. (34 countries reporting)
  • Romania's 14,365 is above the median for high income countries, which is 6,733, 2.1× the median. (31 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 17,144 17,097 17,172 3
2000s 17,052 16,886 17,335 10
2010s 15,239 14,822 15,607 10
2020s 14,489 14,365 14,733 6

Countries ranked near Romania

  1. 7 Spain 37,848 compare
  2. 8 Poland 27,593 compare
  3. 8 Poland 27,593 compare
  4. 11 Netherlands 13,426 compare
  5. 11 Netherlands 13,426 compare
  6. 13 Belgium 8,735 compare

See the full ranking of 49 places →

More work & labour data for Romania

All data for Romania →

Frequently asked questions

What is population in private households by citizenship, labour status and in Romania?
Population in private households by citizenship, labour status and in Romania was 14,365 in 2025, according to Eurostat.
What is the highest population in private households by citizenship, labour status and recorded in Romania?
The highest recorded value was 17,335 in 2002.
What is the lowest population in private households by citizenship, labour status and recorded in Romania?
The lowest recorded value was 14,365 in 2025.
How does Romania rank for population in private households by citizenship, labour status and?
Romania ranks 10th out of 47 countries with data for 2025.
Is population in private households by citizenship, labour status and rising or falling in Romania?
Over the last ten years it is down 5.7%. 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 in private households by citizenship, labour status and degree of urbanisation. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Download this data

CSV · JSON — 29 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Eurostat).

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Population in private households by citizenship, labour status and in Romania. Statizoid, drawing on Eurostat. Retrieved 11 November 2026, from https://labour.statizoid.com/stat/population-in-private-households-by-citizenship-labour-status-and-degree-of-urbanisation/romania/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Eurostat); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://labour.statizoid.com/stat/population-in-private-households-by-citizenship-labour-status-and-degree-of-urbanisation/romania/">Population in private households by citizenship, labour status and in Romania</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
Population in private households by citizenship, labour status and degree of urbanisation
Source
Eurostat
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Eurostat)
Coverage
49 places, 1,321 data points, 1995–2025
Last refreshed