Rural population in Romania in 2025 — 9,096,846 people. Ranked 61 in the world out of 217. Since 1960, the indicator has fallen by 24.7%.
1960–2025 · people
How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Romania
| Year | people | Change | Change, % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 9.1M | −16,112 | −0.18% |
| 2024 | 9.11M | −4,982 | −0.05% |
| 2023 | 9.12M | +5,800 | +0.06% |
| 2022 | 9.11M | −22,056 | −0.24% |
| 2021 | 9.13M | +4,769 | +0.05% |
| 2020 | 9.13M | +4,060 | +0.04% |
| 2019 | 9.13M | +755 | +0.01% |
| 2018 | 9.12M | −10,612 | −0.12% |
| 2017 | 9.14M | −15,924 | −0.17% |
| 2016 | 9.15M | −22,059 | −0.24% |
| 2015 | 9.17M | −19,422 | −0.21% |
| 2014 | 9.19M | −17,820 | −0.19% |
| 2013 | 9.21M | −25,011 | −0.27% |
| 2012 | 9.24M | −40,283 | −0.43% |
| 2011 | 9.28M | −57,291 | −0.61% |
| 2010 | 9.33M | −79,288 | −0.84% |
| 2009 | 9.41M | −111,135 | −1.17% |
| 2008 | 9.52M | −198,139 | −2.04% |
| 2007 | 9.72M | −185,080 | −1.87% |
| 2006 | 9.91M | −97,691 | −0.98% |
| 2005 | 10M | −95,646 | −0.95% |
| 2004 | 10.1M | −82,562 | −0.81% |
| 2003 | 10.18M | −85,814 | −0.84% |
| 2002 | 10.27M | −185,689 | −1.78% |
| 2001 | 10.45M | −125,100 | −1.18% |
| 2000 | 10.58M | +21,751 | +0.21% |
| 1999 | 10.56M | +28,534 | +0.27% |
| 1998 | 10.53M | +28,986 | +0.28% |
| 1997 | 10.5M | +22,224 | +0.21% |
| 1996 | 10.48M | +19,904 | +0.19% |
| 1995 | 10.46M | +22,469 | +0.22% |
| 1994 | 10.44M | +17,849 | +0.17% |
| 1993 | 10.42M | +3,449 | +0.03% |
| 1992 | 10.41M | −94,599 | −0.9% |
| 1991 | 10.51M | −114,630 | −1.08% |
| 1990 | 10.62M | −25,060 | −0.24% |
| 1989 | 10.65M | −14,300 | −0.13% |
| 1988 | 10.66M | −28,386 | −0.27% |
| 1987 | 10.69M | −40,363 | −0.38% |
| 1986 | 10.73M | −56,432 | −0.52% |
| 1985 | 10.79M | −71,868 | −0.66% |
| 1984 | 10.86M | −85,984 | −0.79% |
| 1983 | 10.95M | −90,000 | −0.82% |
| 1982 | 11.04M | −75,492 | −0.68% |
| 1981 | 11.11M | −65,850 | −0.59% |
| 1980 | 11.18M | −80,465 | −0.71% |
| 1979 | 11.26M | −67,381 | −0.59% |
| 1978 | 11.32M | −33,205 | −0.29% |
| 1977 | 11.36M | −28,166 | −0.25% |
| 1976 | 11.39M | −14,105 | −0.12% |
| 1975 | 11.4M | −24,708 | −0.22% |
| 1974 | 11.43M | −73,050 | −0.64% |
| 1973 | 11.5M | −88,651 | −0.77% |
| 1972 | 11.59M | −81,019 | −0.69% |
| 1971 | 11.67M | −71,354 | −0.61% |
| 1970 | 11.74M | −48,626 | −0.41% |
| 1969 | 11.79M | −58,706 | −0.5% |
| 1968 | 11.85M | −12,774 | −0.11% |
| 1967 | 11.86M | +36,246 | +0.31% |
| 1966 | 11.82M | −30,675 | −0.26% |
| 1965 | 11.85M | −63,685 | −0.53% |
| 1964 | 11.92M | −50,106 | −0.42% |
| 1963 | 11.97M | −44,323 | −0.37% |
| 1962 | 12.01M | −40,812 | −0.34% |
| 1961 | 12.05M | −21,760 | −0.18% |
| 1960 | 12.07M | — | — |
The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages
The population living outside urban settlements. In the catalog this quantity was present only as a share, while the absolute number shows what the share does not: the world's rural population stopped growing only in the 2020s and still exceeds three billion people, even though the share has been falling for half a century. Each country defines a city itself, so cross-country comparisons of this series call for caution.
Important: It is computed as the difference between total and urban population, and the criterion for a city is national: in some places it is a settlement of two thousand residents, in others twenty thousand. Comparing the trend within a country is more reliable than comparing countries with each other.
Source: World Population Prospects (UN), license CC BY 3.0 IGO.
The part of residents living outside cities — the other side of urbanization.
Demography Urban populationThe absolute number of city dwellers by country.
Demography PopulationResident population of every country as of mid-year — series from 1960 onward.
Labor Employment in agricultureThe share of workers employed in agriculture, forestry and fishing.
