The latest officially reported population of Romania was 19,069,340 in 2024 vs 121,354 people in the Seychelles in 2024. In 2025, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Romania's population is 18,962,595 people compared to 125,181 in the Seychelles.
Population statistics:
- Romania's population is 151.5 times bigger than the Seychelles'.
- Romania is ranked the 69th most populous country in the world, while the Seychelles is the 181st.
- The countries together account for 0.23% of the world: 0.23% for Romania vs 0.002% for the Seychelles.
- For the last 10 years, Romania has had an average growth rate of -0.42% per year vs +2.9% in the Seychelles.
- Since 2005, the population of Romania has decreased from 21.3M people to 19M (11.1% decline), while the Seychelles has grown from 82.9K to 125K (51.1% growth).
- The Seychelles is projected to reach its peak in 2042 at 133K 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 Seychelles: live population counter
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| Current population |
18962595
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125181
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| Population rank | 69/197 | 181/197 |
| Percent of world population | 0.23% | 0.002% |
| One net population change |
53.3 minutes
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5.54 hours
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| One birth every |
3.45 minutes
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5.63 hours
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| One death every |
2.17 minutes
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10 hours
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| One migration net change every |
18.5 minutes
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5.01 hours
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| Annual migration change | -28,466 | +1,747 |
| Daily growth/decline | +27 | +4 |
| Annual growth/decline | +9,861 | +1,581 |
| Annual growth/decline rate | +0.05% | +1.32% |
| Population growth rate rank | 162/197 | 83/197 |
Romania and the Seychelles: population history and growth rate by year chart
| Year | Population | Growth rate | ||
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| 1960 | 18,406,905 | 41,700 | - | - |
| 1961 | 18,555,250 | 42,889 | 0.81% | 2.85% |
| 1962 | 18,676,550 | 44,042 | 0.65% | 2.69% |
| 1963 | 18,797,850 | 45,176 | 0.65% | 2.57% |
| 1964 | 18,919,126 | 46,322 | 0.65% | 2.54% |
| 1965 | 19,031,576 | 47,500 | 0.59% | 2.54% |
| 1966 | 19,215,450 | 48,699 | 0.97% | 2.52% |
| 1967 | 19,534,242 | 49,911 | 1.66% | 2.49% |
| 1968 | 19,799,831 | 51,134 | 1.36% | 2.45% |
| 1969 | 20,009,141 | 52,365 | 1.06% | 2.41% |
| 1970 | 20,250,398 | 53,600 | 1.21% | 2.36% |
| 1971 | 20,461,567 | 54,695 | 1.04% | 2.04% |
| 1972 | 20,657,957 | 56,029 | 0.96% | 2.44% |
| 1973 | 20,835,681 | 56,892 | 0.86% | 1.54% |
| 1974 | 21,029,429 | 57,937 | 0.93% | 1.84% |
| 1975 | 21,293,583 | 59,292 | 1.26% | 2.34% |
| 1976 | 21,551,634 | 60,504 | 1.21% | 2.04% |
| 1977 | 21,756,096 | 61,786 | 0.95% | 2.12% |
| 1978 | 21,951,464 | 62,150 | 0.9% | 0.59% |
| 1979 | 22,090,488 | 62,686 | 0.63% | 0.86% |
| 1980 | 22,207,282 | 63,261 | 0.53% | 0.92% |
| 1981 | 22,353,070 | 64,035 | 0.66% | 1.22% |
| 1982 | 22,475,741 | 64,413 | 0.55% | 0.59% |
| 1983 | 22,560,478 | 64,335 | 0.38% | -0.12% |
| 1984 | 22,640,547 | 64,717 | 0.35% | 0.59% |
| 1985 | 22,732,999 | 65,244 | 0.41% | 0.81% |
| 1986 | 22,836,841 | 65,652 | 0.46% | 0.63% |
| 1987 | 22,949,430 | 68,499 | 0.49% | 4.34% |
| 1988 | 23,057,662 | 68,755 | 0.47% | 0.37% |
| 1989 | 23,161,458 | 69,167 | 0.45% | 0.6% |
| 1990 | 23,201,835 | 69,507 | 0.17% | 0.49% |
| 1991 | 23,001,155 | 70,439 | -0.86% | 1.34% |
| 1992 | 22,794,284 | 70,763 | -0.9% | 0.46% |
| 1993 | 22,763,280 | 72,253 | -0.14% | 2.11% |
| 1994 | 22,730,211 | 74,205 | -0.15% | 2.7% |
| 1995 | 22,684,270 | 75,304 | -0.2% | 1.48% |
| 1996 | 22,619,004 | 76,417 | -0.29% | 1.48% |
| 1997 | 22,553,978 | 77,319 | -0.29% | 1.18% |
| 1998 | 22,507,344 | 78,846 | -0.21% | 1.97% |
| 1999 | 22,472,040 | 80,410 | -0.16% | 1.98% |
| 2000 | 22,442,971 | 81,131 | -0.13% | 0.9% |
| 2001 | 22,131,970 | 81,202 | -1.39% | 0.09% |
| 2002 | 21,730,496 | 83,723 | -1.81% | 3.1% |
| 2003 | 21,574,326 | 82,781 | -0.72% | -1.13% |
| 2004 | 21,451,748 | 82,475 | -0.57% | -0.37% |
| 2005 | 21,319,685 | 82,858 | -0.62% | 0.46% |
| 2006 | 21,193,760 | 84,600 | -0.59% | 2.1% |
| 2007 | 20,882,982 | 85,033 | -1.47% | 0.51% |
| 2008 | 20,537,875 | 86,956 | -1.65% | 2.26% |
| 2009 | 20,367,487 | 87,298 | -0.83% | 0.39% |
| 2010 | 20,246,871 | 89,770 | -0.59% | 2.83% |
| 2011 | 20,147,528 | 87,441 | -0.49% | -2.59% |
| 2012 | 20,058,035 | 88,303 | -0.44% | 0.99% |
| 2013 | 19,983,693 | 89,949 | -0.37% | 1.86% |
| 2014 | 19,908,979 | 91,359 | -0.37% | 1.57% |
| 2015 | 19,815,616 | 93,419 | -0.47% | 2.25% |
| 2016 | 19,702,267 | 94,677 | -0.57% | 1.35% |
| 2017 | 19,588,715 | 95,843 | -0.58% | 1.23% |
| 2018 | 19,473,970 | 96,762 | -0.59% | 0.96% |
| 2019 | 19,371,648 | 97,625 | -0.53% | 0.89% |
| 2020 | 19,265,250 | 98,462 | -0.55% | 0.86% |
| 2021 | 19,122,059 | 99,258 | -0.74% | 0.81% |
| 2022 | 19,048,502 | 119,878 | -0.38% | 20.8% |
| 2023 | 19,059,479 | 119,773 | 0.06% | -0.09% |
| 2024 | 19,069,340 | 121,354 | 0.05% | 1.32% |
| 2025 | 18,962,595 | 123,549 | -0.56% | 1.81% |
| 2026 | 18,854,232 | 125,581 | -0.57% | 1.64% |
| 2027 | 18,744,883 | 127,380 | -0.58% | 1.43% |
| 2028 | 18,634,894 | 128,883 | -0.59% | 1.18% |
| 2029 | 18,523,736 | 130,011 | -0.6% | 0.87% |
| 2030 | 18,411,878 | 130,635 | -0.6% | 0.48% |
| 2031 | 18,299,820 | 130,989 | -0.61% | 0.27% |
| 2032 | 18,187,406 | 131,305 | -0.61% | 0.24% |
| 2033 | 18,074,282 | 131,578 | -0.62% | 0.21% |
| 2034 | 17,960,330 | 131,816 | -0.63% | 0.18% |
| 2035 | 17,845,182 | 132,027 | -0.64% | 0.16% |
| 2036 | 17,728,480 | 132,202 | -0.65% | 0.13% |
| 2037 | 17,611,384 | 132,348 | -0.66% | 0.11% |
| 2038 | 17,493,684 | 132,467 | -0.67% | 0.09% |
| 2039 | 17,375,991 | 132,552 | -0.67% | 0.06% |
| 2040 | 17,258,810 | 132,631 | -0.67% | 0.06% |
| 2041 | 17,140,535 | 132,681 | -0.69% | 0.04% |
| 2042 | 17,022,168 | 132,700 | -0.69% | 0.01% |
| 2043 | 16,904,427 | 132,698 | -0.69% | -0.001% |
| 2044 | 16,786,029 | 132,665 | -0.7% | -0.03% |
| 2045 | 16,667,734 | 132,613 | -0.7% | -0.04% |
| 2046 | 16,550,066 | 132,531 | -0.71% | -0.06% |
| 2047 | 16,431,566 | 132,415 | -0.72% | -0.09% |
| 2048 | 16,312,099 | 132,264 | -0.73% | -0.11% |
| 2049 | 16,192,424 | 132,085 | -0.73% | -0.14% |
| 2050 | 16,072,989 | 131,885 | -0.74% | -0.15% |
From 2005 to 2015, the population of Romania decreased by 1,504,069 people (a 7.05% decline), while the Seychelles gained 10,561 people (a 12.7% growth).
For the next 10 years, from 2015 to 2025, Romania lost -853,021 (a 4.3% decline), while the Seychelles' population increased by 31,762 (a 34% growth).
Romania was ranked 50th most populous country in 2005 and is 69th in 2025. The Seychelles was ranked 184th in 2005 and ranked 181st now.
The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that with changing growth rate trends in 25 years (in 2050) Romania's population will shrink by 15.2% to 16,072,989 people with a rank change from 69th to 81st. The population of the Seychelles will increase by 5.36% to 131,885 people and will still be ranked 181st.
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Population differences between Romania and the Seychelles
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| Life expectancy | 76.2 years | 73.1 years |
| Average age | 42.5 years | 35.4 years |
| Median age | 43.8 years | 35 years |
| Male:Female ratio | 48.4:51.6 | 55.2:44.8 |
| Fertility rate | 1.71 births per woman | 2.02 births per woman |
| Population density | 214.7 ppl/mi² | 683 ppl/mi² |
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