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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Romania was 19,051,804 in 2024 vs 50,448,963 people in Sudan in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Romania's population is 18,839,108 people compared to 53,335,233 in Sudan.

Population statistics:

  • Sudan's population is 2.83 times bigger than Romania's.
  • Romania is ranked the 70th most populous country in the world, while Sudan is the 29th.
  • The countries together account for 0.87% of the world: 0.23% for Romania vs 0.64% for Sudan.
  • For the last 10 years, Romania has had an average growth rate of -0.43% per year vs +2.67% in Sudan.
  • Since 2006, the population of Romania has decreased from 21.2M people to 18.8M (11.1% decline), while Sudan has grown from 32M to 53.3M (66.7% growth).

Romania vs Sudan: population by year and forecast

Romania
Factual

Projection
Sudan
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Romania Sudan
2100 10,801,385 137,695,876
2099 10,885,505 137,114,644
2098 10,969,050 136,500,499
2097 11,052,086 135,860,701
2096 11,134,776 135,222,218
2095 11,217,462 134,553,615
2094 11,299,298 133,902,112
2093 11,382,352 133,186,791
2092 11,464,817 132,427,642
2091 11,546,872 131,674,049
2090 11,630,335 130,893,042
2089 11,713,468 130,075,970
2088 11,796,733 129,234,968
2087 11,880,373 128,358,981
2086 11,966,550 127,463,823
2085 12,052,744 126,555,673
2084 12,140,454 125,612,419
2083 12,229,714 124,663,868
2082 12,319,480 123,716,124
2081 12,412,385 122,772,016
2080 12,507,333 121,805,246
2079 12,603,302 120,822,781
2078 12,700,870 119,802,944
2077 12,799,985 118,776,597
2076 12,900,610 117,748,457
2075 13,002,848 116,688,549
2074 13,107,513 115,601,159
2073 13,213,407 114,499,847
2072 13,323,211 113,374,089
2071 13,435,661 112,235,978
2070 13,550,449 111,102,687
2069 13,667,892 109,945,533
2068 13,786,771 108,791,037
2067 13,909,141 107,581,192
2066 14,034,214 106,357,353
2065 14,163,381 105,145,307
2064 14,293,294 103,903,801
2063 14,424,068 102,642,643
2062 14,557,025 101,354,095
2061 14,689,897 100,067,335
2060 14,821,441 98,765,585
2059 14,952,855 97,461,067
2058 15,082,857 96,135,716
2057 15,211,914 94,800,344
2056 15,340,213 93,458,640
2055 15,467,019 92,089,717
2054 15,590,545 90,711,253
2053 15,712,155 89,342,122
2052 15,834,374 87,962,125
2051 15,954,507 86,581,277
2050 16,073,070 85,194,794
2049 16,192,498 83,803,171
2048 16,311,535 82,442,635
2047 16,430,565 81,085,689
2046 16,547,661 79,725,126
2045 16,665,026 78,359,927
2044 16,783,383 77,006,049
2043 16,900,955 75,652,858
2042 17,018,000 74,312,465
2041 17,136,818 72,968,877
2040 17,253,674 71,640,015
2039 17,370,310 70,319,906
2038 17,488,193 69,001,239
2037 17,604,853 67,665,904
2036 17,721,511 66,337,650
2035 17,837,396 65,001,359
2034 17,950,976 63,664,516
2033 18,064,449 62,329,849
2032 18,176,399 61,007,985
2031 18,288,437 59,695,860
2030 18,399,699 58,384,521
2029 18,511,331 57,082,767
2028 18,621,197 55,800,806
2027 18,730,482 54,523,219
2026 18,839,108 52,894,744
2025 18,946,392 51,256,148
2024 19,051,804 50,448,963
2023 19,061,062 50,042,791
2022 19,048,502 49,383,346
2021 19,122,059 48,066,924
2020 19,265,250 46,789,231
2019 19,371,648 45,548,175
2018 19,473,970 44,230,596
2017 19,588,715 42,714,306
2016 19,702,267 41,259,892
2015 19,815,616 40,024,431
2014 19,908,979 38,823,318
2013 19,983,693 37,785,849
2012 20,058,035 36,923,178
2011 20,147,528 36,140,806
2010 20,246,871 35,414,399
2009 20,367,487 34,569,113
2008 20,537,875 33,623,980
2007 20,882,982 32,764,135
2006 21,193,760 31,992,435
2005 21,319,685 31,262,444
2004 21,451,748 30,556,637
2003 21,574,326 29,896,035
2002 21,730,496 29,228,727
2001 22,131,970 28,516,770
2000 22,442,971 27,816,745
1999 22,472,040 27,130,613
1998 22,507,344 26,458,999
1997 22,553,978 25,799,821
1996 22,619,004 25,231,528
1995 22,684,270 24,672,143
1994 22,730,211 24,043,948
1993 22,763,280 23,445,592
1992 22,794,284 22,927,355
1991 23,001,155 22,470,676
1990 23,201,835 22,021,481
1989 23,161,458 21,578,022
1988 23,057,662 21,138,431
1987 22,949,430 20,704,904
1986 22,836,841 20,288,238
1985 22,732,999 19,905,872
1984 22,640,547 19,546,528
1983 22,560,478 19,109,770
1982 22,475,741 18,486,645
1981 22,353,070 17,780,572
1980 22,207,282 17,058,905
1979 22,090,488 16,355,352
1978 21,951,464 15,695,003
1977 21,756,096 15,086,614
1976 21,551,634 14,569,716
1975 21,293,583 14,064,798
1974 21,029,429 13,580,723
1973 20,835,681 13,049,315
1972 20,657,957 12,527,856
1971 20,461,567 12,105,539
1970 20,250,398 11,695,771
1969 20,009,141 11,298,936
1968 19,799,831 10,917,999
1967 19,534,242 10,550,597
1966 19,215,450 10,197,578
1965 19,031,576 9,858,030
1964 18,919,126 9,531,109
1963 18,797,850 9,218,077
1962 18,676,550 8,919,028
1961 18,555,250 8,634,941
1960 18,406,905 8,364,489

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); World Bank | Health (1960–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Romania decreased by 1,491,493 people (a 7.04% decline), while Sudan gained 9,267,457 people (a 29% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Romania lost 863,159 people (a 4.38% decline), while Sudan's population increased by 12,075,341 people (a 29.3% growth).

Romania was ranked 51st most populous country in 2006 and is 70th in 2026. Sudan was ranked 36th in 2006 and ranked 29th now.

The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that in 24 years (in 2050) Romania's population will shrink by 14.7% to 16,073,070 people with a rank change from 70th to 81st. The population of Sudan will increase by 59.7% to 85,194,794 people and rank change from 29th to 21st.

Sudan is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 138M people, while Romania's population already peaked in 1990 at 23.2M people and is projected to decrease to 10.8M people by 2100.

Population growth rate by year

Romania
Factual

Projection
Sudan
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Romania Sudan
2100 -0.77% 0.42%
2099 -0.76% 0.45%
2098 -0.75% 0.47%
2097 -0.74% 0.47%
2096 -0.74% 0.5%
2095 -0.72% 0.49%
2094 -0.73% 0.54%
2093 -0.72% 0.57%
2092 -0.71% 0.57%
2091 -0.72% 0.6%
2090 -0.71% 0.63%
2089 -0.71% 0.65%
2088 -0.7% 0.68%
2087 -0.72% 0.7%
2086 -0.72% 0.72%
2085 -0.72% 0.75%
2084 -0.73% 0.76%
2083 -0.73% 0.77%
2082 -0.75% 0.77%
2081 -0.76% 0.79%
2080 -0.76% 0.81%
2079 -0.77% 0.85%
2078 -0.77% 0.86%
2077 -0.78% 0.87%
2076 -0.79% 0.91%
2075 -0.8% 0.94%
2074 -0.8% 0.96%
2073 -0.82% 0.99%
2072 -0.84% 1.01%
2071 -0.85% 1.02%
2070 -0.86% 1.05%
2069 -0.86% 1.06%
2068 -0.88% 1.12%
2067 -0.89% 1.15%
2066 -0.91% 1.15%
2065 -0.91% 1.19%
2064 -0.91% 1.23%
2063 -0.91% 1.27%
2062 -0.9% 1.29%
2061 -0.89% 1.32%
2060 -0.88% 1.34%
2059 -0.86% 1.38%
2058 -0.85% 1.41%
2057 -0.84% 1.44%
2056 -0.82% 1.49%
2055 -0.79% 1.52%
2054 -0.77% 1.53%
2053 -0.77% 1.57%
2052 -0.75% 1.59%
2051 -0.74% 1.63%
2050 -0.74% 1.66%
2049 -0.73% 1.65%
2048 -0.72% 1.67%
2047 -0.71% 1.71%
2046 -0.7% 1.74%
2045 -0.71% 1.76%
2044 -0.7% 1.79%
2043 -0.69% 1.8%
2042 -0.69% 1.84%
2041 -0.68% 1.85%
2040 -0.67% 1.88%
2039 -0.67% 1.91%
2038 -0.66% 1.97%
2037 -0.66% 2%
2036 -0.65% 2.06%
2035 -0.63% 2.1%
2034 -0.63% 2.14%
2033 -0.62% 2.17%
2032 -0.61% 2.2%
2031 -0.6% 2.25%
2030 -0.6% 2.28%
2029 -0.59% 2.3%
2028 -0.58% 2.34%
2027 -0.58% 3.08%
2026 -0.57% 3.2%
2025 -0.55% 1.6%
2024 -0.05% 0.81%
2023 0.07% 1.34%
2022 -0.38% 2.74%
2021 -0.74% 2.73%
2020 -0.55% 2.72%
2019 -0.53% 2.98%
2018 -0.59% 3.55%
2017 -0.58% 3.53%
2016 -0.57% 3.09%
2015 -0.47% 3.09%
2014 -0.37% 2.75%
2013 -0.37% 2.34%
2012 -0.44% 2.16%
2011 -0.49% 2.05%
2010 -0.59% 2.45%
2009 -0.83% 2.81%
2008 -1.65% 2.62%
2007 -1.47% 2.41%
2006 -0.59% 2.34%
2005 -0.62% 2.31%
2004 -0.57% 2.21%
2003 -0.72% 2.28%
2002 -1.81% 2.5%
2001 -1.39% 2.52%
2000 -0.13% 2.53%
1999 -0.16% 2.54%
1998 -0.21% 2.55%
1997 -0.29% 2.25%
1996 -0.29% 2.27%
1995 -0.2% 2.61%
1994 -0.15% 2.55%
1993 -0.14% 2.26%
1992 -0.9% 2.03%
1991 -0.86% 2.04%
1990 0.17% 2.06%
1989 0.45% 2.08%
1988 0.47% 2.09%
1987 0.49% 2.05%
1986 0.46% 1.92%
1985 0.41% 1.84%
1984 0.35% 2.29%
1983 0.38% 3.37%
1982 0.55% 3.97%
1981 0.66% 4.23%
1980 0.53% 4.3%
1979 0.63% 4.21%
1978 0.9% 4.03%
1977 0.95% 3.55%
1976 1.21% 3.59%
1975 1.26% 3.56%
1974 0.93% 4.07%
1973 0.86% 4.16%
1972 0.96% 3.49%
1971 1.04% 3.5%
1970 1.21% 3.51%
1969 1.06% 3.49%
1968 1.36% 3.48%
1967 1.66% 3.46%
1966 0.97% 3.44%
1965 0.59% 3.43%
1964 0.65% 3.4%
1963 0.65% 3.35%
1962 0.65% 3.29%
1961 0.81% 3.23%

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); World Bank | Health (1961–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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

In 2024, the population of Romania declined by 0.05%, while Sudan's population grew by 0.81%.

Live population counters

Romania Sudan
Current population
18839108
53335233
Population rank 70/197 29/197
Percent of world population 0.23% 0.64%
One net population change
56.8 minutes
1.29 minutes
One birth every
3.45 minutes
18.7 seconds
One death every
2.17 minutes
1.64 minutes
Daily growth/decline -25 +1,113
Annual growth/decline -9,258 +406,172
Annual growth/decline rate -0.05% +0.81%
Population growth rate rank 169/197 116/197
One migration net change every
18.1 minutes
1.81 minutes
Annual migration change -29,041 +291,469
Net migration rank 163/196 6/196
Foreign-born residents 655,579 2,397,113
Foreign-born residents rank 73/195 29/195
Foreign-born share of population 3.4% 4.8%
Foreign-born share rank 112/195 94/195

Natural population change vs migration

Romania
Natural

Migration
Sudan
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Romania Sudan
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -29,041 - 291,469
2024 - -28,466 - -544,257
2023 -89,587 -27,780 1,361,564 -1,349,998
2022 -93,338 89,076 1,333,992 -26,668
2021 -141,504 -17,731 1,293,817 31,664
2020 -100,179 -13,202 1,295,781 -65,933
2019 -60,053 -27,909 1,291,747 -39,491
2018 -62,316 -33,018 1,257,387 125,499
2017 -50,930 -33,081 1,208,046 441,623
2016 -53,196 -33,073 1,174,422 84,728
2015 -59,447 -35,751 1,145,259 66,476
2014 -55,745 -35,448 1,097,962 92,504
2013 -59,951 -34,910 1,078,446 -194,001
2012 -54,157 -37,589 1,073,062 -232,196
2011 -56,413 -102,769 1,070,888 -347,024
2010 -46,567 -122,364 1,068,381 -339,466
2009 -34,625 -137,953 1,041,810 -80,159
2008 -30,806 -144,368 1,001,826 -73,188
2007 -37,590 -133,089 992,819 -201,769
2006 -38,148 -132,777 963,740 -211,387
2005 -40,508 -131,176 907,017 -199,378
2004 -42,904 -117,432 889,382 -185,392
2003 -56,093 -107,139 898,226 -281,001
2002 -58,673 -106,585 897,965 -180,603
2001 -37,625 -91,154 880,284 -173,745
2000 -22,443 -92,451 858,536 -165,030
1999 -31,461 -82,590 835,840 -157,090
1998 -33,761 -81,366 814,752 -150,271
1997 -42,853 -88,734 802,245 -148,368
1996 -56,548 -70,799 792,926 -310,221
1995 -36,295 -73,779 780,700 -144,670
1994 -18,184 -76,246 764,645 -144,324
1993 -13,658 -73,475 743,249 -166,861
1992 -4,559 -63,200 731,177 -271,093
1991 25,301 -36,824 714,612 -261,341
1990 69,605 -38,157 699,953 -254,825
1989 122,756 -33,866 683,743 -241,979
1988 126,817 -48,911 672,604 -235,213
1987 128,517 -42,868 658,416 -228,756
1986 134,737 -50,450 649,649 -245,968
1985 111,392 -28,108 583,382 -222,315
1984 117,731 -24,629 577,405 -219,755
1983 87,986 3,093 570,198 -54,325
1982 119,121 -4,725 606,362 124,007
1981 156,472 -20,870 585,087 96,697
1980 168,776 -16,668 552,930 208,602
1979 194,397 -29,600 524,942 120,613
1978 204,148 -31,427 497,987 177,153
1977 215,385 -28,135 483,089 58,540
1976 213,361 18,748 470,019 22,147
1975 219,324 9,125 454,813 62,843
1974 235,530 6,725 444,456 6,023
1973 175,020 58,651 439,201 173,143
1972 198,316 61,920 428,340 2,238
1971 206,662 74,473 417,641 -3,577
1970 234,905 71,919 401,013 4,479
1969 264,120 74,851 385,712 2,476
1968 338,577 33,601 370,917 2,776
1967 347,709 37,282 356,599 4,508
1966 115,293 -25,458 342,118 2,813
1965 114,190 -60,430 327,799 6,367
1964 134,326 -59,500 315,166 4,505
1963 139,104 -58,076 302,132 4,263
1962 130,736 -56,152 287,317 4,387
1961 163,286 -54,642 272,562 3,904
1960 191,431 -55,397 262,235 2,194

Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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

Over the last 10 years, 82% of the population change in Romania is from natural causes (a loss of 766,295 people) and 18% is from migration (a loss of 167,917 people). In Sudan 95.1% is from natural causes (a gain of 12,459,977 people) and 4.88% is from migration (a loss of 639,596 people).

As of 2024, 655,579 residents or 3.4% of the population were not native-born in Romania, compared to 2,397,113 people or 4.8% in Sudan.

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
Sudan
City Population
Khartoum 5.34M
Omdurman 2.81M
Khartoum North 936K
Port Sudan 580K
El-Obeid 560K
Kassala 536K
Kosti 528K
Nyala 493K
El-Gadarif 355K
Al-Fashir 286K

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Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06); United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2026, retrieved 2026-03-10); U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-02-08); Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-02-20).

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Data sources:

  1. World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-04-06)
  2. United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10)
  3. U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-02-08)
  4. Wikidata (2026, retrieved 2026-02-08)
  5. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-02-20)

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