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

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The latest officially reported population of Romania was 19,020,271 in 2025 vs 51,662,147 people in Sudan in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Romania's population is 18,912,567 people compared to 54,156,832 in Sudan.

Population statistics:

  • Sudan's population is 2.86 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 0.88% of the world: 0.23% for Romania vs 0.65% for Sudan.
  • For the last 10 years, Romania has had an average growth rate of -0.41% per year vs +2.63% in Sudan.
  • Since 2006, the population of Romania has decreased from 21.2M people to 18.9M (10.8% decline), while Sudan has grown from 32M to 54.2M (69.3% growth).

Romania vs Sudan: population by year and forecast

Romania
Factual

Projection
Sudan
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Romania Sudan
2100 10,843,503 138,786,562
2099 10,927,951 138,200,726
2098 11,011,822 137,581,716
2097 11,095,182 136,936,850
2096 11,178,195 136,293,310
2095 11,261,202 135,619,411
2094 11,343,358 134,962,748
2093 11,426,736 134,241,761
2092 11,509,522 133,476,598
2091 11,591,897 132,717,036
2090 11,675,686 131,929,843
2089 11,759,143 131,106,299
2088 11,842,733 130,258,636
2087 11,926,699 129,375,710
2086 12,013,212 128,473,461
2085 12,099,742 127,558,118
2084 12,187,794 126,607,392
2083 12,277,402 125,651,327
2082 12,367,518 124,696,076
2081 12,460,785 123,744,490
2080 12,556,104 122,770,063
2079 12,652,446 121,779,815
2078 12,750,395 120,751,900
2077 12,849,896 119,717,424
2076 12,950,914 118,681,140
2075 13,053,551 117,612,837
2074 13,158,624 116,516,833
2073 13,264,931 115,406,797
2072 13,375,162 114,272,123
2071 13,488,051 113,124,997
2070 13,603,287 111,982,729
2069 13,721,187 110,816,409
2068 13,840,530 109,652,769
2067 13,963,377 108,433,341
2066 14,088,938 107,199,808
2065 14,218,608 105,978,161
2064 14,349,029 104,726,820
2063 14,480,312 103,455,672
2062 14,613,788 102,156,918
2061 14,747,178 100,859,967
2060 14,879,235 99,547,905
2059 15,011,161 98,233,054
2058 15,141,670 96,897,205
2057 15,271,230 95,551,255
2056 15,400,030 94,198,924
2055 15,527,331 92,819,157
2054 15,651,338 91,429,774
2053 15,773,422 90,049,799
2052 15,896,118 88,658,871
2051 16,016,719 87,267,085
2050 16,135,745 85,869,620
2049 16,255,638 84,466,974
2048 16,375,139 83,095,662
2047 16,494,633 81,727,967
2046 16,612,186 80,356,627
2045 16,730,009 78,980,614
2044 16,848,827 77,616,012
2043 16,966,857 76,252,103
2042 17,084,359 74,901,092
2041 17,203,640 73,546,861
2040 17,320,952 72,207,474
2039 17,438,042 70,876,908
2038 17,556,386 69,547,797
2037 17,673,500 68,201,884
2036 17,790,613 66,863,109
2035 17,906,949 65,516,233
2034 18,020,973 64,168,801
2033 18,134,889 62,823,562
2032 18,247,275 61,491,227
2031 18,359,750 60,168,709
2030 18,471,446 58,846,984
2029 18,583,513 57,534,918
2028 18,693,807 56,242,802
2027 18,803,518 54,955,096
2026 18,912,567 53,313,722
2025 19,020,271 51,662,147
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 (2026–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08); World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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 789,700 people (a 4.01% decline), while Sudan's population increased by 12,896,940 people (a 31.3% 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 16,135,745 people with a rank change from 70th to 81st. The population of Sudan will increase by 58.6% to 85,869,620 people and rank change from 29th to 21st.

Sudan is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 139M 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 -0.17% 2.4%
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 (2026–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08); World Bank | Health (1961–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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

In 2025, the population of Romania declined by 0.17%, while Sudan's population grew by 2.4%.

Live population counters

Romania Sudan
Current population
18912567
54156832
Population rank 70/197 29/197
Percent of world population 0.23% 0.65%
One net population change
16.7 minutes
26.1 seconds
One birth every
3.68 minutes
18.9 seconds
One death every
2.16 minutes
1.64 minutes
Daily growth/decline -86 +3,324
Annual growth/decline -31,533 +1,213,184
Annual growth/decline rate -0.17% +2.4%
Population growth rate rank 172/197 30/197
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 -100,975 -28,466 1,345,019 -544,257
2023 -83,869 -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 2026-07-08).

GeoRank.org/population/romania/sudan | 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 Sudan 90.9% is from natural causes (a gain of 12,707,034 people) and 9.13% is from migration (a loss of 1,276,357 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
Port Sudan 580K
El-Obeid 560K
Kassala 536K
Kosti 528K
Nyala 493K
El-Gadarif 355K
Al-Fashir 286K
Ad-Damazin 186K

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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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