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Romania vs Serbia statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Romania has a population of 19.1M (ranked 67/197), compared with 6.59M in Serbia (ranked 109/197). Romania's land area is 88,834 sq mi versus 32,467 sq mi for Serbia (ranked 80th vs. 111th).

By GDP, Romania ranks 43/197 ($383B) and Serbia ranks 75/197 ($89.1B). By GDP per capita, Romania ranks 58/197 ($20,072), while Serbia ranks 74/197 ($13,524).

Main facts and rankings

Romania Serbia
Population
18962595
6541064
Population rank 69/197 110/197
GDP
$383B
2024
$89.1B
2024
GDP rank 43/197 75/197
GDP per capita
$20,072
2024
$13,524
2024
GDP per capita rank 58/197 74/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$48,712
2024
$31,867
2024
Government debt
$219B
2024
$39.6B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
61.6%
2025
44.4%
2025
Government debt per person
$11,490
2024
$6,015
2024
Government debt per person rank 49/185 74/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$13,200
2025
$11,469
2025
Land area
88,834 sq mi
2025
32,467 sq mi
2025
Population density
214.7 ppl/mi²
2024
202.9 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
1.71
2023
1.61
2023
Median age
43.8 years
2024
45.1 years
2024
Life expectancy
76.2 years
2025
77.1 years
2025

Romania and Serbia: Comparison Charts

Romania and Serbia economies compared

GDP
Romania

Serbia
Year GDP
Romania Serbia
1987 $38,067,567,568 -
1988 $40,424,528,302 -
1989 $41,450,777,202 -
1990 $38,247,882,300 -
1991 $28,850,634,900 -
1992 $25,121,666,667 -
1993 $26,361,160,450 -
1994 $30,072,805,104 -
1995 $37,430,162,103 $17,921,892,655
1996 $36,937,074,278 $23,277,430,168
1997 $35,575,214,078 $27,153,408,995
1998 $41,696,091,974 $21,004,077,441
1999 $35,953,156,754 $20,878,694,851
2000 $37,253,739,511 $7,326,373,882
2001 $40,395,116,581 $13,599,378,662
2002 $46,065,502,703 $17,930,583,571
2003 $57,806,384,143 $23,593,044,418
2004 $74,973,656,852 $26,845,632,342
2005 $98,454,380,120 $28,334,256,181
2006 $122,023,735,993 $33,298,057,362
2007 $174,588,782,939 $44,888,028,946
2008 $214,315,932,061 $54,220,641,202
2009 $174,110,532,659 $46,955,984,410
2010 $170,064,350,672 $43,536,629,233
2011 $192,623,977,894 $51,251,098,408
2012 $179,117,323,107 $45,103,269,969
2013 $189,798,603,751 $50,455,529,604
2014 $199,722,319,676 $49,114,321,280
2015 $177,885,131,240 $41,297,410,635
2016 $185,290,759,249 $42,225,495,910
2017 $210,147,385,855 $45,972,834,714
2018 $243,468,683,030 $52,787,520,249
2019 $251,677,082,534 $53,864,693,665
2020 $252,033,792,712 $55,874,017,669
2021 $286,578,196,368 $66,159,884,073
2022 $296,354,358,293 $66,797,564,758
2023 $350,775,856,415 $81,342,660,752
2024 $382,767,571,329 $89,083,506,277

Romania and Serbia economies compared

GDP per capita
Romania

Serbia
Year GDP per capita
Romania Serbia
1987 $1,659 -
1988 $1,753 -
1989 $1,790 -
1990 $1,648 -
1991 $1,254 -
1992 $1,102 -
1993 $1,158 -
1994 $1,323 -
1995 $1,650 $2,349
1996 $1,633 $3,054
1997 $1,577 $3,574
1998 $1,853 $2,775
1999 $1,600 $2,769
2000 $1,660 $975
2001 $1,825 $1,812
2002 $2,120 $2,391
2003 $2,679 $3,154
2004 $3,495 $3,597
2005 $4,618 $3,808
2006 $5,758 $4,493
2007 $8,360 $6,081
2008 $10,435 $7,377
2009 $8,548 $6,414
2010 $8,400 $5,971
2011 $9,561 $7,082
2012 $8,930 $6,263
2013 $9,498 $7,040
2014 $10,032 $6,887
2015 $8,977 $5,820
2016 $9,405 $5,982
2017 $10,728 $6,548
2018 $12,502 $7,560
2019 $12,992 $7,756
2020 $13,082 $8,099
2021 $14,987 $9,681
2022 $15,558 $10,023
2023 $18,404 $12,282
2024 $20,072 $13,524

Romania vs. Serbia life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Romania

Serbia
Year Life expectancy, years
Romania Serbia
1950 60.5 55.1
1951 61.2 55.6
1952 61.8 57.4
1953 62.5 59.8
1954 63 60.7
1955 63.3 61.3
1956 63.6 61.9
1957 64 63.2
1958 64.4 64.3
1959 64.9 65.2
1960 65.6 65.7
1961 66.4 66.3
1962 67.2 67
1963 67.8 67.4
1964 68.4 68
1965 68.4 68.7
1966 68.2 69.4
1967 68.1 70.1
1968 67.9 70.1
1969 67.2 70
1970 67.9 69.7
1971 68.4 69.7
1972 69 70
1973 68.7 70.5
1974 69.5 71.1
1975 69.6 71.6
1976 69.9 71.9
1977 69.5 71.8
1978 69.8 71.4
1979 69.5 71.2
1980 69.2 71.1
1981 69.5 71.1
1982 69.8 71
1983 69.8 71.1
1984 69.9 71.2
1985 69.4 71.4
1986 69.7 71.6
1987 69.1 71.9
1988 69.4 72
1989 69.5 72.3
1990 69.8 72.2
1991 70 71.9
1992 69.5 71.6
1993 69.5 71.9
1994 69.3 72.3
1995 69.3 72.7
1996 68.8 72.9
1997 69.1 72.9
1998 69.9 72.3
1999 70.6 70
2000 71.2 72.3
2001 71.1 72.3
2002 70.8 72.6
2003 70.8 72.7
2004 71.1 72.9
2005 71.6 73.1
2006 72.2 73.4
2007 72.8 73.7
2008 73.2 73.9
2009 73.5 74.1
2010 73.6 74.4
2011 74.3 74.7
2012 74.3 75.1
2013 74.9 75.3
2014 74.8 75.5
2015 74.7 75.7
2016 75 75.7
2017 75 75.8
2018 75.1 76
2019 75.3 76.1
2020 74 74.5
2021 72.7 72.9
2022 75.3 75.5
2023 75.9 76.8
2024 76.1 76.9
2025 76.2 77.1

Romania and Serbia population clocks and comparison

Population
Romania

Serbia
Year Population
Romania Serbia
1960 18,406,905 6,638,992
1961 18,555,250 6,689,077
1962 18,676,550 6,740,264
1963 18,797,850 6,787,950
1964 18,919,126 6,832,855
1965 19,031,576 6,876,624
1966 19,215,450 6,927,969
1967 19,534,242 6,966,522
1968 19,799,831 7,007,586
1969 20,009,141 7,123,249
1970 20,250,398 7,164,993
1971 20,461,567 7,211,716
1972 20,657,957 7,252,012
1973 20,835,681 7,283,902
1974 21,029,429 7,326,043
1975 21,293,583 7,368,717
1976 21,551,634 7,418,973
1977 21,756,096 7,462,783
1978 21,951,464 7,504,017
1979 22,090,488 7,541,997
1980 22,207,282 7,709,544
1981 22,353,070 7,736,787
1982 22,475,741 7,763,335
1983 22,560,478 7,788,100
1984 22,640,547 7,813,549
1985 22,732,999 7,835,902
1986 22,836,841 7,853,824
1987 22,949,430 7,868,027
1988 23,057,662 7,884,218
1989 23,161,458 7,893,787
1990 23,201,835 7,897,937
1991 23,001,155 7,595,636
1992 22,794,284 7,604,063
1993 22,763,280 7,614,328
1994 22,730,211 7,622,711
1995 22,684,270 7,628,264
1996 22,619,004 7,622,185
1997 22,553,978 7,598,538
1998 22,507,344 7,567,745
1999 22,472,040 7,540,401
2000 22,442,971 7,516,346
2001 22,131,970 7,503,433
2002 21,730,496 7,500,031
2003 21,574,326 7,480,591
2004 21,451,748 7,463,157
2005 21,319,685 7,440,769
2006 21,193,760 7,411,569
2007 20,882,982 7,381,579
2008 20,537,875 7,350,222
2009 20,367,487 7,320,807
2010 20,246,871 7,291,436
2011 20,147,528 7,236,519
2012 20,058,035 7,201,497
2013 19,983,693 7,166,553
2014 19,908,979 7,131,787
2015 19,815,616 7,095,383
2016 19,702,267 7,058,322
2017 19,588,715 7,020,858
2018 19,473,970 6,982,604
2019 19,371,648 6,945,235
2020 19,265,250 6,899,126
2021 19,122,059 6,834,326
2022 19,048,502 6,664,449
2023 19,059,479 6,623,183
2024 19,069,340 6,587,202

Fertility rates in Romania and Serbia

Fertility rate
Romania

Serbia
Year Fertility rate
Romania Serbia
1960 2.34 2.15
1961 2.17 2.13
1962 2.04 2.11
1963 2.01 2.08
1964 1.96 2.07
1965 1.91 2.06
1966 1.9 2.04
1967 3.66 2.02
1968 3.63 2.01
1969 3.19 1.99
1970 2.89 1.97
1971 2.67 1.96
1972 2.55 1.95
1973 2.44 1.94
1974 2.71 1.93
1975 2.59 1.92
1976 2.54 1.91
1977 2.57 1.9
1978 2.52 1.89
1979 2.49 1.88
1980 2.43 1.86
1981 2.36 1.85
1982 2.17 1.84
1983 2.06 1.83
1984 2.26 1.81
1985 2.31 1.8
1986 2.39 1.78
1987 2.38 1.75
1988 2.3 1.72
1989 2.22 1.69
1990 1.83 1.65
1991 1.59 1.61
1992 1.51 1.57
1993 1.43 1.54
1994 1.4 1.51
1995 1.33 1.47
1996 1.3 1.44
1997 1.32 1.4
1998 1.32 1.37
1999 1.3 1.35
2000 1.31 1.48
2001 1.27 1.58
2002 1.27 1.57
2003 1.3 1.59
2004 1.33 1.57
2005 1.4 1.45
2006 1.42 1.43
2007 1.45 1.38
2008 1.6 1.4
2009 1.66 1.44
2010 1.59 1.4
2011 1.47 1.4
2012 1.52 1.45
2013 1.46 1.43
2014 1.56 1.46
2015 1.62 1.46
2016 1.69 1.46
2017 1.78 1.49
2018 1.76 1.49
2019 1.77 1.52
2020 1.8 1.48
2021 1.81 1.52
2022 1.71 1.59
2023 1.71 1.61

Romania and Serbia demographics compared

Median age
Romania

Serbia
Year Median age, years
Romania Serbia
1960 28.5 28.7
1961 28.9 29.1
1962 29.3 29.4
1963 29.7 29.8
1964 30.2 30.2
1965 30.6 30.5
1966 31 30.8
1967 31.3 31.1
1968 31.3 31.4
1969 31.3 31.7
1970 31.4 32
1971 31.4 32.2
1972 31.5 32.5
1973 31.5 32.7
1974 31.6 32.8
1975 31.7 33
1976 31.8 33.2
1977 31.8 33.4
1978 31.7 33.5
1979 31.7 33.7
1980 31.8 33.8
1981 31.9 33.9
1982 32 34.1
1983 32.1 34.4
1984 32.3 34.7
1985 32.5 35
1986 32.7 35.4
1987 32.8 35.7
1988 32.8 36.1
1989 32.9 36.5
1990 33 36.8
1991 33.1 37.1
1992 33.3 37.5
1993 33.6 37.8
1994 33.8 38.2
1995 34 38.5
1996 34.2 38.9
1997 34.4 39.2
1998 34.6 39.5
1999 34.7 39.8
2000 34.8 40.1
2001 34.8 40.3
2002 35.3 40.5
2003 36 40.7
2004 36.6 40.9
2005 37 41.1
2006 37.3 41.3
2007 37.7 41.5
2008 38.2 41.7
2009 38.8 41.9
2010 39.3 42.1
2011 39.8 42.4
2012 40.2 42.6
2013 40.5 42.8
2014 40.9 43
2015 41.3 43.3
2016 41.7 43.5
2017 42 43.7
2018 42.3 44
2019 42.6 44.2
2020 42.9 44.4
2021 43.2 44.5
2022 43.3 44.7
2023 43.5 44.9
2024 43.8 45.1

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Romania Serbia
GNI, Atlas method
$336B
2024
$76.2B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
39.2%
2025
43.4%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
3.28%
2022
3.4%
2023
Military expenditure, % of GDP
1.61%
2023
2.85%
2023
Armed forces personnel
128,000
2020
32,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-7.83%
2025
-2.77%
2025
Unemployment rate
5.43%
2024
7.24%
2024
Services, % of GDP
62.5%
2024
58.5%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
25%
2024
23.3%
2024
Economic freedom index
66.5
2025
64.4
2025
Income share by richest 10%
21.8%
2023
24.7%
2022
Income share by poorest 10%
2.4%
2023
2.4%
2022
Number of billionaires
6
2025
n/a
Percentage of billionaires
0.00004%
2025
n/a
Listed domestic companies
83
2024
n/a
Market capitalization of domestic companies
$47.4B
2024
$4.06B
2011
Total reserves including gold
$73.4B
2024
$30.5B
2024
Personal remittances received
$9.52B
2024
$5.68B
2024
International tourist arrivals
5,023,000
2020
446,000
2020
International tourism as share of exports
1.73%
2020
5.58%
2020
Banked people share
71.3%
2024
83.3%
2024

Energy

Romania Serbia
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
1,601 kg
2023
2,378 kg
2023
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$28.6
2023
$12.1
2023
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
70.8 megatons
2023
n/a
CO2 emissions per capita
3.71 tons
2023
n/a
Fossil fuel energy use share
70.4%
2022
83%
2022
Renewable energy use share
23.6%
2021
27.2%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
17.5%
2023
7.3%
2023
Net energy imports use share
28.1%
2023
42.6%
2023
Electric power consumption per capita
2,585 kWh
2023
5,090 kWh
2023
Renewable electricity output share
44.9%
2021
35%
2021
Hydroelectric share
32.2%
2023
32.7%
2023
Nuclear share
19.3%
2023
0%
2021
Electricity access
100%
2023
100%
2023

Society

Romania Serbia
% of world population
0.23%
2024
0.08%
2024
Annual migration change
-28,466
2024
-8,132
2024
Urban population
54.9%
2024
57.4%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.83 ft
2025
5.93 ft
2025
Average female height
5.4 ft
2025
5.52 ft
2025
Quality of life index
67.7
2025
62.7
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
46
2024
35
2024
Higher education index
69
2025
82
2025
Homicides per 100K people
1.11
2023
1.31
2023
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
10.3
2019
7.5
2019
Visa free countries
171
2025
134
2025
Adult literacy rate
99.2%
2021
99.3%
2022
English speaking
31%
2023
55%
2025
People using the Internet
91.3%
2024
87.7%
2024

Health

Romania Serbia
Government health expenditure per capita
$902
2022
$903
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$193.3
2022
$330
2022
Life expectancy
76.2 years
2025
77.1 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
0%
2022
0.14%
2021
Physicians per 1,000 people
3.47
2021
2.84
2021
Age at first childbirth
27.1 years
2023
28.4 years
2023
Maternal mortality per 100K births
12
2023
11
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
6.6
2023
5.2
2023
Obesity rate
35%
2022
23.1%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
7.5%
2024
10.5%
2024
Air quality index
50
2025
39
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
30%
2022
39.5%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
16.8 liters
2020
7.89 liters
2019

Territory

Romania Serbia
% of world land
0.15%
2025
0.06%
2025
Land area per capita
4,658 sq mi
2024
4,929 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
49,093 sq mi
2025
13,112 sq mi
2025
Forest area
26,753 sq mi
2025
10,516 sq mi
2025
Roads length
53,679 mi
2023
28,222 mi
2024

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