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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Romania was 19,051,804 in 2024 vs 18,501,984 people in Senegal in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Romania's population is 18,836,893 people compared to 19,371,362 in Senegal.

Population statistics:

  • Senegal's population is 1.03 times bigger than Romania's.
  • Romania is ranked the 70th most populous country in the world, while Senegal is the 68th.
  • The countries together account for 0.46% of the world: 0.23% for Romania vs 0.23% for Senegal.
  • For the last 10 years, Romania has had an average growth rate of -0.43% per year vs +2.76% in Senegal.
  • Since 2006, the population of Romania has decreased from 21.2M people to 18.8M (11.1% decline), while Senegal has grown from 11.5M to 19.4M (68.4% growth).
  • Senegal is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 47M people, while Romania's population already peaked in 1990 at 23.2M people and is projected to decrease to 10.8M people by 2100.

Romania vs Senegal: live population counter

Romania Senegal
Current population
18836893
19371362
Population rank 70/197 68/197
Percent of world population 0.23% 0.23%
One net population change
56.8 minutes
1.24 minutes
One birth every
3.45 minutes
59.3 seconds
One death every
2.17 minutes
5.21 minutes
One migration net change every
18.5 minutes
51 minutes
Annual migration change -28,466 -10,307
Daily growth/decline -25 +1,163
Annual growth/decline -9,258 +424,411
Annual growth/decline rate -0.05% +2.35%
Population growth rate rank 170/197 35/197

Romania and Senegal: population history and growth rate by year chart

Romania
Population

Growth rate
Senegal
Population

Growth rate
Year Population Growth rate
Romania Senegal Romania Senegal
1960 18,406,905 3,340,907 - -
1961 18,555,250 3,436,375 0.81% 2.86%
1962 18,676,550 3,534,686 0.65% 2.86%
1963 18,797,850 3,635,876 0.65% 2.86%
1964 18,919,126 3,740,535 0.65% 2.88%
1965 19,031,576 3,849,788 0.59% 2.92%
1966 19,215,450 3,964,299 0.97% 2.97%
1967 19,534,242 4,083,870 1.66% 3.02%
1968 19,799,831 4,207,587 1.36% 3.03%
1969 20,009,141 4,334,974 1.06% 3.03%
1970 20,250,398 4,466,328 1.21% 3.03%
1971 20,461,567 4,601,864 1.04% 3.03%
1972 20,657,957 4,741,631 0.96% 3.04%
1973 20,835,681 4,885,181 0.86% 3.03%
1974 21,029,429 5,029,437 0.93% 2.95%
1975 21,293,583 5,170,810 1.26% 2.81%
1976 21,551,634 5,308,564 1.21% 2.66%
1977 21,756,096 5,439,549 0.95% 2.47%
1978 21,951,464 5,568,096 0.9% 2.36%
1979 22,090,488 5,702,895 0.63% 2.42%
1980 22,207,282 5,845,638 0.53% 2.5%
1981 22,353,070 5,997,160 0.66% 2.59%
1982 22,475,741 6,156,961 0.55% 2.66%
1983 22,560,478 6,324,504 0.38% 2.72%
1984 22,640,547 6,499,364 0.35% 2.76%
1985 22,732,999 6,683,287 0.41% 2.83%
1986 22,836,841 6,878,192 0.46% 2.92%
1987 22,949,430 7,081,530 0.49% 2.96%
1988 23,057,662 7,289,618 0.47% 2.94%
1989 23,161,458 7,502,207 0.45% 2.92%
1990 23,201,835 7,720,523 0.17% 2.91%
1991 23,001,155 7,943,085 -0.86% 2.88%
1992 22,794,284 8,168,395 -0.9% 2.84%
1993 22,763,280 8,396,288 -0.14% 2.79%
1994 22,730,211 8,624,078 -0.15% 2.71%
1995 22,684,270 8,848,101 -0.2% 2.6%
1996 22,619,004 9,067,014 -0.29% 2.47%
1997 22,553,978 9,283,495 -0.29% 2.39%
1998 22,507,344 9,502,952 -0.21% 2.36%
1999 22,472,040 9,730,887 -0.16% 2.4%
2000 22,442,971 9,968,260 -0.13% 2.44%
2001 22,131,970 10,212,942 -1.39% 2.45%
2002 21,730,496 10,466,214 -1.81% 2.48%
2003 21,574,326 10,721,176 -0.72% 2.44%
2004 21,451,748 10,975,704 -0.57% 2.37%
2005 21,319,685 11,235,472 -0.62% 2.37%
2006 21,193,760 11,500,094 -0.59% 2.36%
2007 20,882,982 11,770,344 -1.47% 2.35%
2008 20,537,875 12,048,959 -1.65% 2.37%
2009 20,367,487 12,337,389 -0.83% 2.39%
2010 20,246,871 12,635,413 -0.59% 2.42%
2011 20,147,528 12,958,897 -0.49% 2.56%
2012 20,058,035 13,310,495 -0.44% 2.71%
2013 19,983,693 13,710,849 -0.37% 3.01%
2014 19,908,979 14,152,102 -0.37% 3.22%
2015 19,815,616 14,593,331 -0.47% 3.12%
2016 19,702,267 15,034,521 -0.57% 3.02%
2017 19,588,715 15,475,002 -0.58% 2.93%
2018 19,473,970 15,914,498 -0.59% 2.84%
2019 19,371,648 16,352,922 -0.53% 2.75%
2020 19,265,250 16,789,219 -0.55% 2.67%
2021 19,122,059 17,220,867 -0.74% 2.57%
2022 19,048,502 17,651,103 -0.38% 2.5%
2023 19,061,062 18,077,573 0.07% 2.42%
2024 19,051,804 18,501,984 -0.05% 2.35%
2025 18,945,157 18,931,964 -0.56% 2.32%
2026 18,836,893 19,366,546 -0.57% 2.3%
2027 18,727,645 19,807,242 -0.58% 2.28%
2028 18,617,757 20,254,562 -0.59% 2.26%
2029 18,506,702 20,706,628 -0.6% 2.23%
2030 18,394,947 21,163,189 -0.6% 2.2%
2031 18,282,991 21,623,709 -0.61% 2.18%
2032 18,170,681 22,085,928 -0.61% 2.14%
2033 18,057,661 22,548,831 -0.62% 2.1%
2034 17,943,814 23,012,018 -0.63% 2.05%
2035 17,828,772 23,476,591 -0.64% 2.02%
2036 17,712,177 23,942,221 -0.65% 1.98%
2037 17,595,189 24,407,574 -0.66% 1.94%
2038 17,477,597 24,872,512 -0.67% 1.9%
2039 17,360,012 25,335,991 -0.67% 1.86%
2040 17,242,939 25,797,506 -0.67% 1.82%
2041 17,124,773 26,257,464 -0.69% 1.78%
2042 17,006,515 26,716,424 -0.69% 1.75%
2043 16,888,882 27,174,896 -0.69% 1.72%
2044 16,770,593 27,632,997 -0.7% 1.69%
2045 16,652,406 28,089,695 -0.7% 1.65%
2046 16,534,847 28,546,280 -0.71% 1.63%
2047 16,416,456 29,002,001 -0.72% 1.6%
2048 16,297,099 29,457,233 -0.73% 1.57%
2049 16,177,534 29,911,840 -0.73% 1.54%
2050 16,058,209 30,364,944 -0.74% 1.51%

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Romania decreased by 1,491,493 people (a 7.04% decline), while Senegal gained 3,534,427 people (a 30.7% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Romania lost -865,374 (a 4.39% decline), while Senegal's population increased by 4,336,841 (a 28.8% growth).

Romania was ranked 51st most populous country in 2006 and is 70th in 2026. Senegal was ranked 72nd in 2006 and ranked 68th now.

The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that with changing growth rate trends in 24 years (in 2050) Romania's population will shrink by 14.8% to 16,058,209 people with a rank change from 70th to 81st. The population of Senegal will increase by 56.8% to 30,364,944 people and rank change from 68th to 63rd.

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