The latest officially reported population of Romania was 19,051,804 in 2024 vs 12,277,109 people in Tunisia in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Romania's population is 18,836,893 people compared to 12,415,813 in Tunisia.
Population statistics:
- Romania's population is 1.52 times bigger than Tunisia's.
- Romania is ranked the 70th most populous country in the world, while Tunisia is the 81st.
- The countries together account for 0.38% of the world: 0.23% for Romania vs 0.15% for Tunisia.
- For the last 10 years, Romania has had an average growth rate of -0.43% per year vs +0.89% in Tunisia.
- Since 2006, the population of Romania has decreased from 21.2M people to 18.8M (11.1% decline), while Tunisia has grown from 10.3M to 12.4M (20% growth).
- Tunisia is projected to reach its peak in 2051 at 13.1M people, while Romania's population already peaked in 1990 at 23.2M people and is projected to decrease to 10.8M people by 2100.
Romania vs Tunisia: live population counter
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| Current population |
18836893
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12415813
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| Population rank | 70/197 | 81/197 |
| Percent of world population | 0.23% | 0.15% |
| One net population change |
56.8 minutes
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6.85 minutes
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| One birth every |
3.45 minutes
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3.13 minutes
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| One death every |
2.17 minutes
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7.1 minutes
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| One migration net change every |
18.5 minutes
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34.5 minutes
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| Annual migration change | -28,466 | -15,221 |
| Daily growth/decline | -25 | +210 |
| Annual growth/decline | -9,258 | +76,678 |
| Annual growth/decline rate | -0.05% | +0.63% |
| Population growth rate rank | 170/197 | 125/197 |
Romania and Tunisia: population history and growth rate by year chart
| Year | Population | Growth rate | ||
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| 1960 | 18,406,905 | 4,267,288 | - | - |
| 1961 | 18,555,250 | 4,316,278 | 0.81% | 1.15% |
| 1962 | 18,676,550 | 4,369,136 | 0.65% | 1.22% |
| 1963 | 18,797,850 | 4,427,131 | 0.65% | 1.33% |
| 1964 | 18,919,126 | 4,489,869 | 0.65% | 1.42% |
| 1965 | 19,031,576 | 4,561,385 | 0.59% | 1.59% |
| 1966 | 19,215,450 | 4,652,287 | 0.97% | 1.99% |
| 1967 | 19,534,242 | 4,760,970 | 1.66% | 2.34% |
| 1968 | 19,799,831 | 4,879,899 | 1.36% | 2.5% |
| 1969 | 20,009,141 | 5,004,697 | 1.06% | 2.56% |
| 1970 | 20,250,398 | 5,131,396 | 1.21% | 2.53% |
| 1971 | 20,461,567 | 5,261,658 | 1.04% | 2.54% |
| 1972 | 20,657,957 | 5,396,557 | 0.96% | 2.56% |
| 1973 | 20,835,681 | 5,537,242 | 0.86% | 2.61% |
| 1974 | 21,029,429 | 5,684,674 | 0.93% | 2.66% |
| 1975 | 21,293,583 | 5,839,262 | 1.26% | 2.72% |
| 1976 | 21,551,634 | 5,996,994 | 1.21% | 2.7% |
| 1977 | 21,756,096 | 6,155,931 | 0.95% | 2.65% |
| 1978 | 21,951,464 | 6,309,390 | 0.9% | 2.49% |
| 1979 | 22,090,488 | 6,456,419 | 0.63% | 2.33% |
| 1980 | 22,207,282 | 6,606,195 | 0.53% | 2.32% |
| 1981 | 22,353,070 | 6,758,284 | 0.66% | 2.3% |
| 1982 | 22,475,741 | 6,908,642 | 0.55% | 2.22% |
| 1983 | 22,560,478 | 7,053,800 | 0.38% | 2.1% |
| 1984 | 22,640,547 | 7,220,044 | 0.35% | 2.36% |
| 1985 | 22,732,999 | 7,409,903 | 0.41% | 2.63% |
| 1986 | 22,836,841 | 7,600,301 | 0.46% | 2.57% |
| 1987 | 22,949,430 | 7,789,987 | 0.49% | 2.5% |
| 1988 | 23,057,662 | 7,974,440 | 0.47% | 2.37% |
| 1989 | 23,161,458 | 8,151,660 | 0.45% | 2.22% |
| 1990 | 23,201,835 | 8,324,509 | 0.17% | 2.12% |
| 1991 | 23,001,155 | 8,501,827 | -0.86% | 2.13% |
| 1992 | 22,794,284 | 8,682,512 | -0.9% | 2.13% |
| 1993 | 22,763,280 | 8,857,910 | -0.14% | 2.02% |
| 1994 | 22,730,211 | 9,018,448 | -0.15% | 1.81% |
| 1995 | 22,684,270 | 9,161,258 | -0.2% | 1.58% |
| 1996 | 22,619,004 | 9,294,432 | -0.29% | 1.45% |
| 1997 | 22,553,978 | 9,421,270 | -0.29% | 1.36% |
| 1998 | 22,507,344 | 9,541,667 | -0.21% | 1.28% |
| 1999 | 22,472,040 | 9,655,963 | -0.16% | 1.2% |
| 2000 | 22,442,971 | 9,764,935 | -0.13% | 1.13% |
| 2001 | 22,131,970 | 9,869,677 | -1.39% | 1.07% |
| 2002 | 21,730,496 | 9,971,515 | -1.81% | 1.03% |
| 2003 | 21,574,326 | 10,071,632 | -0.72% | 1% |
| 2004 | 21,451,748 | 10,166,163 | -0.57% | 0.94% |
| 2005 | 21,319,685 | 10,255,472 | -0.62% | 0.88% |
| 2006 | 21,193,760 | 10,346,410 | -0.59% | 0.89% |
| 2007 | 20,882,982 | 10,441,702 | -1.47% | 0.92% |
| 2008 | 20,537,875 | 10,542,635 | -1.65% | 0.97% |
| 2009 | 20,367,487 | 10,650,681 | -0.83% | 1.02% |
| 2010 | 20,246,871 | 10,765,980 | -0.59% | 1.08% |
| 2011 | 20,147,528 | 10,886,035 | -0.49% | 1.12% |
| 2012 | 20,058,035 | 11,009,647 | -0.44% | 1.14% |
| 2013 | 19,983,693 | 11,141,361 | -0.37% | 1.2% |
| 2014 | 19,908,979 | 11,274,288 | -0.37% | 1.19% |
| 2015 | 19,815,616 | 11,402,264 | -0.47% | 1.14% |
| 2016 | 19,702,267 | 11,528,674 | -0.57% | 1.11% |
| 2017 | 19,588,715 | 11,650,498 | -0.58% | 1.06% |
| 2018 | 19,473,970 | 11,765,514 | -0.59% | 0.99% |
| 2019 | 19,371,648 | 11,875,081 | -0.53% | 0.93% |
| 2020 | 19,265,250 | 11,974,057 | -0.55% | 0.83% |
| 2021 | 19,122,059 | 12,048,622 | -0.74% | 0.62% |
| 2022 | 19,048,502 | 12,119,334 | -0.38% | 0.59% |
| 2023 | 19,061,062 | 12,200,431 | 0.07% | 0.67% |
| 2024 | 19,051,804 | 12,277,109 | -0.05% | 0.63% |
| 2025 | 18,945,157 | 12,348,580 | -0.56% | 0.58% |
| 2026 | 18,836,893 | 12,415,147 | -0.57% | 0.54% |
| 2027 | 18,727,645 | 12,476,105 | -0.58% | 0.49% |
| 2028 | 18,617,757 | 12,531,994 | -0.59% | 0.45% |
| 2029 | 18,506,702 | 12,582,709 | -0.6% | 0.4% |
| 2030 | 18,394,947 | 12,628,154 | -0.6% | 0.36% |
| 2031 | 18,282,991 | 12,669,925 | -0.61% | 0.33% |
| 2032 | 18,170,681 | 12,709,155 | -0.61% | 0.31% |
| 2033 | 18,057,661 | 12,746,538 | -0.62% | 0.29% |
| 2034 | 17,943,814 | 12,781,017 | -0.63% | 0.27% |
| 2035 | 17,828,772 | 12,812,275 | -0.64% | 0.24% |
| 2036 | 17,712,177 | 12,842,495 | -0.65% | 0.24% |
| 2037 | 17,595,189 | 12,872,063 | -0.66% | 0.23% |
| 2038 | 17,477,597 | 12,900,190 | -0.67% | 0.22% |
| 2039 | 17,360,012 | 12,927,314 | -0.67% | 0.21% |
| 2040 | 17,242,939 | 12,953,871 | -0.67% | 0.21% |
| 2041 | 17,124,773 | 12,979,696 | -0.69% | 0.2% |
| 2042 | 17,006,515 | 13,005,242 | -0.69% | 0.2% |
| 2043 | 16,888,882 | 13,030,307 | -0.69% | 0.19% |
| 2044 | 16,770,593 | 13,054,103 | -0.7% | 0.18% |
| 2045 | 16,652,406 | 13,076,097 | -0.7% | 0.17% |
| 2046 | 16,534,847 | 13,095,748 | -0.71% | 0.15% |
| 2047 | 16,416,456 | 13,113,228 | -0.72% | 0.13% |
| 2048 | 16,297,099 | 13,127,662 | -0.73% | 0.11% |
| 2049 | 16,177,534 | 13,138,151 | -0.73% | 0.08% |
| 2050 | 16,058,209 | 13,145,144 | -0.74% | 0.05% |
From 2006 to 2016, the population of Romania decreased by 1,491,493 people (a 7.04% decline), while Tunisia gained 1,182,264 people (a 11.4% growth).
For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Romania lost -865,374 (a 4.39% decline), while Tunisia's population increased by 887,139 (a 7.7% growth).
Romania was ranked 51st most populous country in 2006 and is 70th in 2026. Tunisia was ranked 79th in 2006 and ranked 81st 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 Tunisia will increase by 5.87% to 13,145,144 people and rank change from 81st to 89th.
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Population differences between Romania and Tunisia
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| Life expectancy | 76.4 years | 77.1 years |
| Average age | 42.5 years | 34.5 years |
| Median age | 43.8 years | 33.5 years |
| Male:Female ratio | 48.4:51.6 | 49.4:50.6 |
| Fertility rate | 1.71 births per woman | 1.83 births per woman |
| Population density | 214.5 ppl/mi² | 204.7 ppl/mi² |
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