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Population in Romania compared to Russia: Trends, Charts, Rankings

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The latest officially reported population of Romania was 19,020,271 in 2025 vs 143,513,328 people in Russia in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Romania's population is 18,912,567 people compared to 142,643,173 in Russia.

Population statistics:

  • Russia's population is 7.54 times bigger than Romania's.
  • Romania is ranked the 70th most populous country in the world, while Russia is the 9th.
  • The countries together account for 1.94% of the world: 0.23% for Romania vs 1.72% for Russia.
  • For the last 10 years, Romania has had an average growth rate of -0.41% per year vs -0.05% in Russia.
  • Since 2006, the population of Romania has decreased from 21.2M people to 18.9M (10.8% decline), while Russia has declined from 143M to 143M (0.28% decline).

Romania vs Russia: population by year and forecast

Romania
Factual

Projection
Russia
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Romania Russia
2100 10,843,503 125,631,984
2099 10,927,951 125,735,285
2098 11,011,822 125,835,990
2097 11,095,182 125,914,480
2096 11,178,195 126,004,709
2095 11,261,202 126,072,890
2094 11,343,358 126,125,529
2093 11,426,736 126,181,074
2092 11,509,522 126,256,091
2091 11,591,897 126,304,823
2090 11,675,686 126,360,262
2089 11,759,143 126,412,664
2088 11,842,733 126,463,022
2087 11,926,699 126,511,263
2086 12,013,212 126,579,534
2085 12,099,742 126,655,806
2084 12,187,794 126,730,694
2083 12,277,402 126,805,713
2082 12,367,518 126,889,471
2081 12,460,785 126,973,300
2080 12,556,104 127,070,546
2079 12,652,446 127,191,346
2078 12,750,395 127,331,975
2077 12,849,896 127,489,152
2076 12,950,914 127,641,749
2075 13,053,551 127,825,235
2074 13,158,624 128,023,096
2073 13,264,931 128,238,922
2072 13,375,162 128,465,870
2071 13,488,051 128,745,681
2070 13,603,287 129,020,076
2069 13,721,187 129,309,803
2068 13,840,530 129,589,275
2067 13,963,377 129,873,991
2066 14,088,938 130,184,092
2065 14,218,608 130,515,828
2064 14,349,029 130,852,649
2063 14,480,312 131,199,458
2062 14,613,788 131,530,725
2061 14,747,178 131,881,030
2060 14,879,235 132,209,377
2059 15,011,161 132,568,882
2058 15,141,670 132,933,515
2057 15,271,230 133,272,997
2056 15,400,030 133,615,325
2055 15,527,331 133,963,055
2054 15,651,338 134,288,366
2053 15,773,422 134,609,198
2052 15,896,118 134,876,558
2051 16,016,719 135,141,211
2050 16,135,745 135,386,454
2049 16,255,638 135,609,441
2048 16,375,139 135,818,840
2047 16,494,633 136,013,698
2046 16,612,186 136,185,098
2045 16,730,009 136,368,416
2044 16,848,827 136,568,234
2043 16,966,857 136,791,498
2042 17,084,359 137,015,033
2041 17,203,640 137,266,491
2040 17,320,952 137,531,851
2039 17,438,042 137,833,822
2038 17,556,386 138,146,863
2037 17,673,500 138,485,780
2036 17,790,613 138,835,731
2035 17,906,949 139,197,452
2034 18,020,973 139,573,272
2033 18,134,889 139,960,175
2032 18,247,275 140,359,785
2031 18,359,750 140,785,026
2030 18,471,446 141,182,418
2029 18,583,513 141,571,268
2028 18,693,807 141,946,979
2027 18,803,518 142,315,155
2026 18,912,567 142,643,173
2025 19,020,271 143,513,328
2024 19,051,804 143,669,648
2023 19,061,062 143,826,130
2022 19,048,502 144,236,933
2021 19,122,059 144,746,762
2020 19,265,250 145,245,148
2019 19,371,648 145,453,291
2018 19,473,970 145,398,106
2017 19,588,715 145,293,260
2016 19,702,267 145,015,460
2015 19,815,616 144,640,716
2014 19,908,979 144,237,223
2013 19,983,693 143,805,638
2012 20,058,035 143,378,447
2011 20,147,528 143,018,195
2010 20,246,871 142,849,468
2009 20,367,487 142,785,348
2008 20,537,875 142,742,366
2007 20,882,982 142,805,114
2006 21,193,760 143,049,637
2005 21,319,685 143,518,814
2004 21,451,748 144,067,316
2003 21,574,326 144,648,618
2002 21,730,496 145,306,497
2001 22,131,970 145,976,482
2000 22,442,971 146,596,869
1999 22,472,040 147,214,776
1998 22,507,344 147,670,784
1997 22,553,978 147,915,361
1996 22,619,004 148,160,129
1995 22,684,270 148,375,787
1994 22,730,211 148,407,912
1993 22,763,280 148,458,777
1992 22,794,284 148,538,197
1991 23,001,155 148,394,216
1990 23,201,835 147,969,406
1989 23,161,458 147,721,000
1988 23,057,662 146,857,000
1987 22,949,430 145,908,000
1986 22,836,841 144,894,000
1985 22,732,999 143,858,000
1984 22,640,547 142,745,000
1983 22,560,478 141,668,000
1982 22,475,741 140,823,000
1981 22,353,070 139,941,000
1980 22,207,282 139,010,000
1979 22,090,488 138,027,000
1978 21,951,464 137,060,000
1977 21,756,096 136,100,000
1976 21,551,634 135,147,000
1975 21,293,583 134,200,000
1974 21,029,429 133,432,000
1973 20,835,681 132,669,000
1972 20,657,957 131,909,000
1971 20,461,567 131,155,000
1970 20,250,398 130,404,000
1969 20,009,141 129,664,000
1968 19,799,831 128,928,000
1967 19,534,242 128,196,000
1966 19,215,450 127,468,000
1965 19,031,576 126,745,000
1964 18,919,126 125,345,000
1963 18,797,850 123,960,000
1962 18,676,550 122,591,000
1961 18,555,250 121,236,000
1960 18,406,905 119,897,000

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2026–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08); World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

GeoRank.org/population/romania/russia | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Romania decreased by 1,491,493 people (a 7.04% decline), while Russia gained 1,965,823 people (a 1.37% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Romania lost 789,700 people (a 4.01% decline), while Russia's population decreased by 2,372,287 people (a 1.64% decline).

Romania was ranked 51st most populous country in 2006 and is 70th in 2026. Russia was ranked 9th in 2006 and still ranked 9th now.

The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that in 24 years (in 2050) Romania's population will shrink by 14.7% to 16,135,745 people with a rank change from 70th to 81st. The population of Russia will decrease by 5.09% to 135,386,454 people and rank change from 9th to 13th.

Both countries are in a period of decline and in 50 years are projected to lose 31.5% of the population in Romania and 10.5% in Russia.

Population growth rate by year

Romania
Factual

Projection
Russia
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Romania Russia
2100 -0.77% -0.08%
2099 -0.76% -0.08%
2098 -0.75% -0.06%
2097 -0.74% -0.07%
2096 -0.74% -0.05%
2095 -0.72% -0.04%
2094 -0.73% -0.04%
2093 -0.72% -0.06%
2092 -0.71% -0.04%
2091 -0.72% -0.04%
2090 -0.71% -0.04%
2089 -0.71% -0.04%
2088 -0.7% -0.04%
2087 -0.72% -0.05%
2086 -0.72% -0.06%
2085 -0.72% -0.06%
2084 -0.73% -0.06%
2083 -0.73% -0.07%
2082 -0.75% -0.07%
2081 -0.76% -0.08%
2080 -0.76% -0.09%
2079 -0.77% -0.11%
2078 -0.77% -0.12%
2077 -0.78% -0.12%
2076 -0.79% -0.14%
2075 -0.8% -0.15%
2074 -0.8% -0.17%
2073 -0.82% -0.18%
2072 -0.84% -0.22%
2071 -0.85% -0.21%
2070 -0.86% -0.22%
2069 -0.86% -0.22%
2068 -0.88% -0.22%
2067 -0.89% -0.24%
2066 -0.91% -0.25%
2065 -0.91% -0.26%
2064 -0.91% -0.26%
2063 -0.91% -0.25%
2062 -0.9% -0.27%
2061 -0.89% -0.25%
2060 -0.88% -0.27%
2059 -0.86% -0.27%
2058 -0.85% -0.25%
2057 -0.84% -0.26%
2056 -0.82% -0.26%
2055 -0.79% -0.24%
2054 -0.77% -0.24%
2053 -0.77% -0.2%
2052 -0.75% -0.2%
2051 -0.74% -0.18%
2050 -0.74% -0.16%
2049 -0.73% -0.15%
2048 -0.72% -0.14%
2047 -0.71% -0.13%
2046 -0.7% -0.13%
2045 -0.71% -0.15%
2044 -0.7% -0.16%
2043 -0.69% -0.16%
2042 -0.69% -0.18%
2041 -0.68% -0.19%
2040 -0.67% -0.22%
2039 -0.67% -0.23%
2038 -0.66% -0.24%
2037 -0.66% -0.25%
2036 -0.65% -0.26%
2035 -0.63% -0.27%
2034 -0.63% -0.28%
2033 -0.62% -0.28%
2032 -0.61% -0.3%
2031 -0.6% -0.28%
2030 -0.6% -0.27%
2029 -0.59% -0.26%
2028 -0.58% -0.26%
2027 -0.58% -0.23%
2026 -0.57% -0.61%
2025 -0.17% -0.11%
2024 -0.05% -0.11%
2023 0.07% -0.28%
2022 -0.38% -0.35%
2021 -0.74% -0.34%
2020 -0.55% -0.14%
2019 -0.53% 0.04%
2018 -0.59% 0.07%
2017 -0.58% 0.19%
2016 -0.57% 0.26%
2015 -0.47% 0.28%
2014 -0.37% 0.3%
2013 -0.37% 0.3%
2012 -0.44% 0.25%
2011 -0.49% 0.12%
2010 -0.59% 0.04%
2009 -0.83% 0.03%
2008 -1.65% -0.04%
2007 -1.47% -0.17%
2006 -0.59% -0.33%
2005 -0.62% -0.38%
2004 -0.57% -0.4%
2003 -0.72% -0.45%
2002 -1.81% -0.46%
2001 -1.39% -0.42%
2000 -0.13% -0.42%
1999 -0.16% -0.31%
1998 -0.21% -0.17%
1997 -0.29% -0.17%
1996 -0.29% -0.15%
1995 -0.2% -0.02%
1994 -0.15% -0.03%
1993 -0.14% -0.05%
1992 -0.9% 0.1%
1991 -0.86% 0.29%
1990 0.17% 0.17%
1989 0.45% 0.59%
1988 0.47% 0.65%
1987 0.49% 0.7%
1986 0.46% 0.72%
1985 0.41% 0.78%
1984 0.35% 0.76%
1983 0.38% 0.6%
1982 0.55% 0.63%
1981 0.66% 0.67%
1980 0.53% 0.71%
1979 0.63% 0.71%
1978 0.9% 0.71%
1977 0.95% 0.71%
1976 1.21% 0.71%
1975 1.26% 0.58%
1974 0.93% 0.58%
1973 0.86% 0.58%
1972 0.96% 0.57%
1971 1.04% 0.58%
1970 1.21% 0.57%
1969 1.06% 0.57%
1968 1.36% 0.57%
1967 1.66% 0.57%
1966 0.97% 0.57%
1965 0.59% 1.12%
1964 0.65% 1.12%
1963 0.65% 1.12%
1962 0.65% 1.12%
1961 0.81% 1.12%

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2026–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08); World Bank | Health (1961–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

GeoRank.org/population/romania/russia | CC BY

In 2025, the population of Romania declined by 0.17%, while Russia's population declined by 0.11%.

Live population counters

Romania Russia
Current population
18912567
142643173
Population rank 70/197 9/197
Percent of world population 0.23% 1.72%
One net population change
16.7 minutes
3.37 minutes
One birth every
3.68 minutes
26.1 seconds
One death every
2.16 minutes
17.7 seconds
Daily growth/decline -86 -428
Annual growth/decline -31,533 -156,320
Annual growth/decline rate -0.17% -0.11%
Population growth rate rank 172/197 166/197
One migration net change every
18.1 minutes
2.09 minutes
Annual migration change -29,041 -251,822
Net migration rank 163/196 187/196
Foreign-born residents 655,579 7,605,774
Foreign-born residents rank 73/195 10/195
Foreign-born share of population 3.4% 5.3%
Foreign-born share rank 112/195 91/195

Natural population change vs migration

Romania
Natural

Migration
Russia
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Romania Russia
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -29,041 - -251,822
2024 -100,975 -28,466 -574,678 -178,042
2023 -83,869 -27,780 -503,392 27,807
2022 -93,338 89,076 -576,948 765,629
2021 -141,504 -17,731 -1,027,702 314,112
2020 -100,179 -13,202 -697,177 334,094
2019 -60,053 -27,909 -319,997 336,494
2018 -62,316 -33,018 -232,637 339,972
2017 -50,930 -33,081 -130,764 396,619
2016 -53,196 -33,073 0 447,645
2015 -59,447 -35,751 43,392 384,756
2014 -55,745 -35,448 28,848 264,698
2013 -59,951 -34,910 28,761 289,872
2012 -54,157 -37,589 0 285,977
2011 -56,413 -102,769 -128,716 309,377
2010 -46,567 -122,364 -242,844 307,555
2009 -34,625 -137,953 -257,014 350,206
2008 -30,806 -144,368 -356,856 360,840
2007 -37,590 -133,089 -471,257 365,717
2006 -38,148 -132,777 -686,638 308,370
2005 -40,508 -131,176 -846,761 263,541
2004 -42,904 -117,432 -792,370 261,519
2003 -56,093 -107,139 -896,822 256,804
2002 -58,673 -106,585 -944,492 1,358,944
2001 -37,625 -91,154 -963,445 259,614
2000 -22,443 -92,451 -967,540 550,401
1999 -31,461 -82,590 -927,453 375,468
1998 -33,761 -81,366 -694,053 528,135
1997 -42,853 -88,734 -769,159 541,387
1996 -56,548 -70,799 -785,248 587,171
1995 -36,295 -73,779 -845,742 723,875
1994 -18,184 -76,246 -920,129 1,271,417
1993 -13,658 -73,475 -757,140 507,229
1992 -4,559 -63,200 -222,808 -1,129,589
1991 25,301 -36,824 103,876 125,505
1990 69,605 -38,157 325,533 299,863
1989 122,756 -33,866 576,112 89,400
1988 126,817 -48,911 778,343 269,862
1987 128,517 -42,868 977,583 275,611
1986 134,737 -50,450 985,279 283,553
1985 111,392 -28,108 762,447 280,614
1984 117,731 -24,629 756,548 247,026
1983 87,986 3,093 906,676 200,159
1982 119,121 -4,725 830,855 107,520
1981 156,472 -20,870 713,700 36,686
1980 168,776 -16,668 681,149 10,440
1979 194,397 -29,600 690,135 -5,791
1978 204,148 -31,427 812,766 108,882
1977 215,385 -28,135 832,932 122,316
1976 213,361 18,748 852,237 113,851
1975 219,324 9,125 843,850 80,069
1974 235,530 6,725 883,186 -51,759
1973 175,020 58,651 846,561 -107,568
1972 198,316 61,920 872,050 -111,168
1971 206,662 74,473 854,999 -134,968
1970 234,905 71,919 785,554 -264,464
1969 264,120 74,851 753,088 -64,643
1968 338,577 33,601 787,621 -83,221
1967 347,709 37,282 854,554 -116,029
1966 115,293 -25,458 989,279 -111,360
1965 114,190 -60,430 1,059,335 -138,078
1964 134,326 -59,500 1,233,520 -148,595
1963 139,104 -58,076 1,436,077 -168,649
1962 130,736 -56,152 1,573,701 -177,358
1961 163,286 -54,642 1,810,538 -204,349
1960 191,431 -55,397 1,962,834 -234,895

Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

GeoRank.org/population/romania/russia | CC BY

Over the last 10 years, 83.4% of the population change in Romania is from natural causes (a loss of 805,807 people) and 16.6% is from migration (a loss of 160,935 people). In Russia 55.9% is from natural causes (a loss of 4,019,903 people) and 44.1% is from migration (a gain of 3,169,086 people).

As of 2024, 655,579 residents or 3.4% of the population were not native-born in Romania, compared to 7,605,774 people or 5.3% in Russia.

Biggest cities by population

Romania
City Population
Bucharest 1.72M
Cluj-Napoca 287K
Iasi 272K
Constanta 264K
Timisoara 251K
Brasov 238K
Craiova 234K
Galati 218K
Oradea 183K
Ploiesti 181K
Russia
City Population
Moscow 13.3M
Saint Petersburg 5.65M
Novosibirsk 1.64M
Yekaterinburg 1.47M
Kazan 1.33M
Nizhny Novgorod 1.2M
Chelyabinsk 1.18M
Krasnodar 1.15M
Samara 1.15M
Ufa 1.14M

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Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08); United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2026, retrieved 2026-07-08); U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08); Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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Data sources:

  1. World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  2. United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  3. U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  4. Wikidata (2026, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  5. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-07-08)

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