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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Romania was 19,051,804 in 2024 vs 24,672,760 people in Syria in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Romania's population is 18,839,108 people compared to 26,829,400 in Syria.

Population statistics:

  • Syria's population is 1.42 times bigger than Romania's.
  • Romania is ranked the 70th most populous country in the world, while Syria is the 56th.
  • The countries together account for 0.55% of the world: 0.23% for Romania vs 0.32% for Syria.
  • For the last 10 years, Romania has had an average growth rate of -0.43% per year vs +1.25% in Syria.
  • Since 2006, the population of Romania has decreased from 21.2M people to 18.8M (11.1% decline), while Syria has grown from 19.6M to 26.8M (36.6% growth).

Romania vs Syria: population by year and forecast

Romania
Factual

Projection
Syria
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Romania Syria
2100 10,801,385 44,620,090
2099 10,885,505 44,690,260
2098 10,969,050 44,750,249
2097 11,052,086 44,813,148
2096 11,134,776 44,867,740
2095 11,217,462 44,895,489
2094 11,299,298 44,945,231
2093 11,382,352 44,974,311
2092 11,464,817 45,003,795
2091 11,546,872 45,016,478
2090 11,630,335 45,048,083
2089 11,713,468 45,047,102
2088 11,796,733 45,041,864
2087 11,880,373 45,049,516
2086 11,966,550 45,068,928
2085 12,052,744 45,034,847
2084 12,140,454 44,999,929
2083 12,229,714 44,971,600
2082 12,319,480 44,910,859
2081 12,412,385 44,843,908
2080 12,507,333 44,744,718
2079 12,603,302 44,687,371
2078 12,700,870 44,649,760
2077 12,799,985 44,604,175
2076 12,900,610 44,520,132
2075 13,002,848 44,426,423
2074 13,107,513 44,328,795
2073 13,213,407 44,221,016
2072 13,323,211 44,084,262
2071 13,435,661 43,939,848
2070 13,550,449 43,795,999
2069 13,667,892 43,648,130
2068 13,786,771 43,465,442
2067 13,909,141 43,271,173
2066 14,034,214 43,060,752
2065 14,163,381 42,810,442
2064 14,293,294 42,559,554
2063 14,424,068 42,311,907
2062 14,557,025 42,062,193
2061 14,689,897 41,808,082
2060 14,821,441 41,522,274
2059 14,952,855 41,208,825
2058 15,082,857 40,925,728
2057 15,211,914 40,643,453
2056 15,340,213 40,332,578
2055 15,467,019 40,026,632
2054 15,590,545 39,691,425
2053 15,712,155 39,348,020
2052 15,834,374 39,045,268
2051 15,954,507 38,733,827
2050 16,073,070 38,410,423
2049 16,192,498 38,089,455
2048 16,311,535 37,784,449
2047 16,430,565 37,492,636
2046 16,547,661 37,181,526
2045 16,665,026 36,843,579
2044 16,783,383 36,526,509
2043 16,900,955 36,188,225
2042 17,018,000 35,825,419
2041 17,136,818 35,447,414
2040 17,253,674 35,042,107
2039 17,370,310 34,626,945
2038 17,488,193 34,183,740
2037 17,604,853 33,703,682
2036 17,721,511 33,223,843
2035 17,837,396 32,696,648
2034 17,950,976 32,148,814
2033 18,064,449 31,562,427
2032 18,176,399 30,967,322
2031 18,288,437 30,329,874
2030 18,399,699 29,672,629
2029 18,511,331 28,949,535
2028 18,621,197 28,217,748
2027 18,730,482 27,428,807
2026 18,839,108 26,607,148
2025 18,946,392 25,689,551
2024 19,051,804 24,672,760
2023 19,061,062 23,594,623
2022 19,048,502 22,462,173
2021 19,122,059 21,628,839
2020 19,265,250 21,049,429
2019 19,371,648 20,353,534
2018 19,473,970 19,577,845
2017 19,588,715 19,224,668
2016 19,702,267 19,193,834
2015 19,815,616 19,424,618
2014 19,908,979 20,273,659
2013 19,983,693 21,666,917
2012 20,058,035 22,759,763
2011 20,147,528 22,878,098
2010 20,246,871 22,482,421
2009 20,367,487 21,976,969
2008 20,537,875 21,636,564
2007 20,882,982 20,884,125
2006 21,193,760 19,637,022
2005 21,319,685 18,814,091
2004 21,451,748 18,336,875
2003 21,574,326 17,889,296
2002 21,730,496 17,468,332
2001 22,131,970 17,051,338
2000 22,442,971 16,637,888
1999 22,472,040 16,228,061
1998 22,507,344 15,820,413
1997 22,553,978 15,417,542
1996 22,619,004 15,018,104
1995 22,684,270 14,616,801
1994 22,730,211 14,208,583
1993 22,763,280 13,795,686
1992 22,794,284 13,385,571
1991 23,001,155 12,980,821
1990 23,201,835 12,579,208
1989 23,161,458 12,179,060
1988 23,057,662 11,782,264
1987 22,949,430 11,388,923
1986 22,836,841 11,002,844
1985 22,732,999 10,625,672
1984 22,640,547 10,258,398
1983 22,560,478 9,904,809
1982 22,475,741 9,572,511
1981 22,353,070 9,260,189
1980 22,207,282 8,957,663
1979 22,090,488 8,661,909
1978 21,951,464 8,372,759
1977 21,756,096 8,090,501
1976 21,551,634 7,817,320
1975 21,293,583 7,554,364
1974 21,029,429 7,302,160
1973 20,835,681 7,060,321
1972 20,657,957 6,826,024
1971 20,461,567 6,598,094
1970 20,250,398 6,380,609
1969 20,009,141 6,175,166
1968 19,799,831 5,978,742
1967 19,534,242 5,790,198
1966 19,215,450 5,609,047
1965 19,031,576 5,435,267
1964 18,919,126 5,269,087
1963 18,797,850 5,110,467
1962 18,676,550 4,959,340
1961 18,555,250 4,815,466
1960 18,406,905 4,673,500

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

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From 2006 to 2016, the population of Romania decreased by 1,491,493 people (a 7.04% decline), while Syria lost 443,188 people (a 2.26% decline).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Romania lost 863,159 people (a 4.38% decline), while Syria's population increased by 7,635,566 people (a 39.8% growth).

Romania was ranked 51st most populous country in 2006 and is 70th in 2026. Syria was ranked 58th in 2006 and ranked 56th 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 Syria will increase by 43.2% to 38,410,423 people and rank change from 56th to 53rd.

Syria is projected to reach its peak in 2086 at 45.1M 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
Syria
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Romania Syria
2100 -0.77% -0.16%
2099 -0.76% -0.13%
2098 -0.75% -0.14%
2097 -0.74% -0.12%
2096 -0.74% -0.06%
2095 -0.72% -0.11%
2094 -0.73% -0.06%
2093 -0.72% -0.07%
2092 -0.71% -0.03%
2091 -0.72% -0.07%
2090 -0.71% 0.002%
2089 -0.71% 0.01%
2088 -0.7% -0.02%
2087 -0.72% -0.04%
2086 -0.72% 0.08%
2085 -0.72% 0.08%
2084 -0.73% 0.06%
2083 -0.73% 0.14%
2082 -0.75% 0.15%
2081 -0.76% 0.22%
2080 -0.76% 0.13%
2079 -0.77% 0.08%
2078 -0.77% 0.1%
2077 -0.78% 0.19%
2076 -0.79% 0.21%
2075 -0.8% 0.22%
2074 -0.8% 0.24%
2073 -0.82% 0.31%
2072 -0.84% 0.33%
2071 -0.85% 0.33%
2070 -0.86% 0.34%
2069 -0.86% 0.42%
2068 -0.88% 0.45%
2067 -0.89% 0.49%
2066 -0.91% 0.58%
2065 -0.91% 0.59%
2064 -0.91% 0.59%
2063 -0.91% 0.59%
2062 -0.9% 0.61%
2061 -0.89% 0.69%
2060 -0.88% 0.76%
2059 -0.86% 0.69%
2058 -0.85% 0.69%
2057 -0.84% 0.77%
2056 -0.82% 0.76%
2055 -0.79% 0.84%
2054 -0.77% 0.87%
2053 -0.77% 0.78%
2052 -0.75% 0.8%
2051 -0.74% 0.84%
2050 -0.74% 0.84%
2049 -0.73% 0.81%
2048 -0.72% 0.78%
2047 -0.71% 0.84%
2046 -0.7% 0.92%
2045 -0.71% 0.87%
2044 -0.7% 0.93%
2043 -0.69% 1.01%
2042 -0.69% 1.07%
2041 -0.68% 1.16%
2040 -0.67% 1.2%
2039 -0.67% 1.3%
2038 -0.66% 1.42%
2037 -0.66% 1.44%
2036 -0.65% 1.61%
2035 -0.63% 1.7%
2034 -0.63% 1.86%
2033 -0.62% 1.92%
2032 -0.61% 2.1%
2031 -0.6% 2.21%
2030 -0.6% 2.5%
2029 -0.59% 2.59%
2028 -0.58% 2.88%
2027 -0.58% 3.09%
2026 -0.57% 3.57%
2025 -0.55% 4.12%
2024 -0.05% 4.57%
2023 0.07% 5.04%
2022 -0.38% 3.85%
2021 -0.74% 2.75%
2020 -0.55% 3.42%
2019 -0.53% 3.96%
2018 -0.59% 1.84%
2017 -0.58% 0.16%
2016 -0.57% -1.19%
2015 -0.47% -4.19%
2014 -0.37% -6.43%
2013 -0.37% -4.8%
2012 -0.44% -0.52%
2011 -0.49% 1.76%
2010 -0.59% 2.3%
2009 -0.83% 1.57%
2008 -1.65% 3.6%
2007 -1.47% 6.35%
2006 -0.59% 4.37%
2005 -0.62% 2.6%
2004 -0.57% 2.5%
2003 -0.72% 2.41%
2002 -1.81% 2.45%
2001 -1.39% 2.48%
2000 -0.13% 2.53%
1999 -0.16% 2.58%
1998 -0.21% 2.61%
1997 -0.29% 2.66%
1996 -0.29% 2.75%
1995 -0.2% 2.87%
1994 -0.15% 2.99%
1993 -0.14% 3.06%
1992 -0.9% 3.12%
1991 -0.86% 3.19%
1990 0.17% 3.29%
1989 0.45% 3.37%
1988 0.47% 3.45%
1987 0.49% 3.51%
1986 0.46% 3.55%
1985 0.41% 3.58%
1984 0.35% 3.57%
1983 0.38% 3.47%
1982 0.55% 3.37%
1981 0.66% 3.38%
1980 0.53% 3.41%
1979 0.63% 3.45%
1978 0.9% 3.49%
1977 0.95% 3.49%
1976 1.21% 3.48%
1975 1.26% 3.45%
1974 0.93% 3.43%
1973 0.86% 3.43%
1972 0.96% 3.45%
1971 1.04% 3.41%
1970 1.21% 3.33%
1969 1.06% 3.29%
1968 1.36% 3.26%
1967 1.66% 3.23%
1966 0.97% 3.2%
1965 0.59% 3.15%
1964 0.65% 3.1%
1963 0.65% 3.05%
1962 0.65% 2.99%
1961 0.81% 3.04%

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

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In 2024, the population of Romania declined by 0.05%, while Syria's population grew by 4.57%.

Live population counters

Romania Syria
Current population
18839108
26829400
Population rank 70/197 56/197
Percent of world population 0.23% 0.32%
One net population change
56.8 minutes
29.3 seconds
One birth every
3.45 minutes
1.01 minutes
One death every
2.17 minutes
4.42 minutes
Daily growth/decline -25 +2,954
Annual growth/decline -9,258 +1,078,137
Annual growth/decline rate -0.05% +4.57%
Population growth rate rank 169/197 6/197
One migration net change every
18.1 minutes
1.25 minutes
Annual migration change -29,041 +421,693
Net migration rank 163/196 3/196
Foreign-born residents 655,579 896,042
Foreign-born residents rank 73/195 64/195
Foreign-born share of population 3.4% 3.6%
Foreign-born share rank 112/195 110/195

Natural population change vs migration

Romania
Natural

Migration
Syria
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Romania Syria
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -29,041 - 421,693
2024 - -28,466 - 546,494
2023 -89,587 -27,780 402,713 757,309
2022 -93,338 89,076 369,750 735,142
2021 -141,504 -17,731 350,560 211,220
2020 -100,179 -13,202 327,992 269,050
2019 -60,053 -27,909 293,762 500,985
2018 -62,316 -33,018 242,530 514,102
2017 -50,930 -33,081 237,214 -287,501
2016 -53,196 -33,073 236,007 -124,063
2015 -59,447 -35,751 253,977 -827,496
2014 -55,745 -35,448 333,116 -1,457,679
2013 -59,951 -34,910 419,341 -2,081,303
2012 -54,157 -37,589 475,520 -999,267
2011 -56,413 -102,769 543,950 -256,888
2010 -46,567 -122,364 558,666 -54,359
2009 -34,625 -137,953 559,314 -52,703
2008 -30,806 -144,368 576,593 -402,393
2007 -37,590 -133,089 529,162 801,514
2006 -38,148 -132,777 480,616 682,911
2005 -40,508 -131,176 468,960 13,382
2004 -42,904 -117,432 461,209 10,881
2003 -56,093 -107,139 457,000 -33,920
2002 -58,673 -106,585 453,967 -35,096
2001 -37,625 -91,154 451,503 -36,383
2000 -22,443 -92,451 446,211 -34,425
1999 -31,461 -82,590 439,261 -31,394
1998 -33,761 -81,366 433,447 -26,025
1997 -42,853 -88,734 429,887 -31,571
1996 -56,548 -70,799 430,765 -30,197
1995 -36,295 -73,779 430,172 -28,122
1994 -18,184 -76,246 426,996 -12,630
1993 -13,658 -73,475 420,244 -8,828
1992 -4,559 -63,200 412,878 -4,063
1991 25,301 -36,824 410,830 -10,154
1990 69,605 -38,157 409,177 -6,620
1989 122,756 -33,866 406,111 -8,379
1988 126,817 -48,911 404,285 -8,426
1987 128,517 -42,868 399,159 -8,335
1986 134,737 -50,450 390,821 -9,485
1985 111,392 -28,108 379,231 -6,221
1984 117,731 -24,629 366,768 -5,245
1983 87,986 3,093 355,375 -9,729
1982 119,121 -4,725 319,664 -721
1981 156,472 -20,870 330,237 -24,536
1980 168,776 -16,668 332,464 -33,114
1979 194,397 -29,600 324,943 -32,793
1978 204,148 -31,427 316,724 -30,567
1977 215,385 -28,135 306,630 -28,275
1976 213,361 18,748 294,267 -26,268
1975 219,324 9,125 282,299 -24,389
1974 235,530 6,725 270,735 -24,242
1973 175,020 58,651 254,687 -17,502
1972 198,316 61,920 249,027 -17,610
1971 206,662 74,473 239,610 -15,167
1970 234,905 71,919 230,117 -19,594
1969 264,120 74,851 219,114 -18,749
1968 338,577 33,601 209,454 -16,968
1967 347,709 37,282 199,223 -14,618
1966 115,293 -25,458 191,122 -13,434
1965 114,190 -60,430 182,560 -12,704
1964 134,326 -59,500 174,549 -12,044
1963 139,104 -58,076 166,555 -11,817
1962 130,736 -56,152 159,155 -11,641
1961 163,286 -54,642 151,485 -11,237
1960 191,431 -55,397 143,687 0

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

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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 Syria 91.3% is from natural causes (a gain of 3,047,621 people) and 8.72% is from migration (a gain of 291,069 people).

As of 2024, 655,579 residents or 3.4% of the population were not native-born in Romania, compared to 896,042 people or 3.6% in Syria.

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
Syria
City Population
Damascus 2.69M
Aleppo 2M
Homs 775K
Latakia 709K
Hama 697K
Raqqa 300K
Deir ez-Zor 272K
Al-Hasakah 188K
Qamishli 184K
Idlib 165K

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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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