Romania's total resident population started decreasing after 1990, when it peaked at 23.2 million people. By January 1, 2023, it totaled 19.05 million people, representing an increase for the first time since 1990 of 13 thousand people compared to the previous year. One of the biggest drops was registered from 2007 to 2008, when Romania's resident population dropped by approximately 500,000 people in one year.
Total resident population in Romania from 1989 to 2023
(in 1,000s)
Characteristic
Number of people in thousands
2023
19,051
2022
19,038
2021
19,186
2020
19,318
2019
19,414.46
2018
19,530.63
2017
19,530.63
2016
19,760.59
2015
19,875.54
2014
19,953.09
2013
20,020.07
2012
20,096
2011
20,199.06
2010
20,294.68
2009
20,440.29
2008
20,635.46
2007
21,130.5
2006
21,257.02
2005
21,382.35
2004
21,521.14
2003
21,627.51
2002
21,833.48
2001
22,430.46
2000
22,455.49
1999
22,488.6
1998
22,526.09
1997
22,581.86
1996
22,656.15
1995
22,712.39
1994
22,748.03
1993
22,778.53
1992
22,810.04
1991
23,192.27
1990
23,211.4
1989
23,111.52
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National Institute of Statistics Romania. (August 30, 2023). Total resident population in Romania from 1989 to 2023 (in 1,000s) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 10, 2024, from https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/1125832/romania-resident-population/
National Institute of Statistics Romania. "Total resident population in Romania from 1989 to 2023 (in 1,000s)." Chart. August 30, 2023. Statista. Accessed November 10, 2024. https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/1125832/romania-resident-population/
National Institute of Statistics Romania. (2023). Total resident population in Romania from 1989 to 2023 (in 1,000s). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: November 10, 2024. https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/1125832/romania-resident-population/
National Institute of Statistics Romania. "Total Resident Population in Romania from 1989 to 2023 (in 1,000s)." Statista, Statista Inc., 30 Aug 2023, https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/1125832/romania-resident-population/
National Institute of Statistics Romania, Total resident population in Romania from 1989 to 2023 (in 1,000s) Statista, https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/1125832/romania-resident-population/ (last visited November 10, 2024)
Total resident population in Romania from 1989 to 2023 (in 1,000s) [Graph], National Institute of Statistics Romania, August 30, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/1125832/romania-resident-population/
