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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Romania was 19,051,804 in 2024 vs 36,361,859 people in Uzbekistan in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Romania's population is 18,839,108 people compared to 37,939,105 in Uzbekistan.

Population statistics:

  • Uzbekistan's population is 2.01 times bigger than Romania's.
  • Romania is ranked the 70th most populous country in the world, while Uzbekistan is the 42nd.
  • The countries together account for 0.69% of the world: 0.23% for Romania vs 0.46% for Uzbekistan.
  • For the last 10 years, Romania has had an average growth rate of -0.43% per year vs +1.85% in Uzbekistan.
  • Since 2006, the population of Romania has decreased from 21.2M people to 18.8M (11.1% decline), while Uzbekistan has grown from 26.7M to 37.9M (42.1% growth).

Romania vs Uzbekistan: population by year and forecast

Romania
Factual

Projection
Uzbekistan
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Romania Uzbekistan
2100 10,801,385 74,950,276
2099 10,885,505 74,687,562
2098 10,969,050 74,412,253
2097 11,052,086 74,120,787
2096 11,134,776 73,822,520
2095 11,217,462 73,512,493
2094 11,299,298 73,187,441
2093 11,382,352 72,852,823
2092 11,464,817 72,509,869
2091 11,546,872 72,158,109
2090 11,630,335 71,795,130
2089 11,713,468 71,419,019
2088 11,796,733 71,037,131
2087 11,880,373 70,645,917
2086 11,966,550 70,250,312
2085 12,052,744 69,845,645
2084 12,140,454 69,430,096
2083 12,229,714 69,009,654
2082 12,319,480 68,591,369
2081 12,412,385 68,161,432
2080 12,507,333 67,729,509
2079 12,603,302 67,293,106
2078 12,700,870 66,849,622
2077 12,799,985 66,394,934
2076 12,900,610 65,946,007
2075 13,002,848 65,494,544
2074 13,107,513 65,041,409
2073 13,213,407 64,584,034
2072 13,323,211 64,126,554
2071 13,435,661 63,662,468
2070 13,550,449 63,197,548
2069 13,667,892 62,728,854
2068 13,786,771 62,256,069
2067 13,909,141 61,779,846
2066 14,034,214 61,296,688
2065 14,163,381 60,808,437
2064 14,293,294 60,310,657
2063 14,424,068 59,805,006
2062 14,557,025 59,290,829
2061 14,689,897 58,769,606
2060 14,821,441 58,237,257
2059 14,952,855 57,693,970
2058 15,082,857 57,141,935
2057 15,211,914 56,580,336
2056 15,340,213 56,012,936
2055 15,467,019 55,434,251
2054 15,590,545 54,845,302
2053 15,712,155 54,247,246
2052 15,834,374 53,641,903
2051 15,954,507 53,028,742
2050 16,073,070 52,411,754
2049 16,192,498 51,787,458
2048 16,311,535 51,159,295
2047 16,430,565 50,526,830
2046 16,547,661 49,892,416
2045 16,665,026 49,257,909
2044 16,783,383 48,629,333
2043 16,900,955 48,007,917
2042 17,018,000 47,394,130
2041 17,136,818 46,789,557
2040 17,253,674 46,197,382
2039 17,370,310 45,613,886
2038 17,488,193 45,033,877
2037 17,604,853 44,458,257
2036 17,721,511 43,884,266
2035 17,837,396 43,308,578
2034 17,950,976 42,729,398
2033 18,064,449 42,143,548
2032 18,176,399 41,549,754
2031 18,288,437 40,948,133
2030 18,399,699 40,333,867
2029 18,511,331 39,708,371
2028 18,621,197 39,074,978
2027 18,730,482 38,426,208
2026 18,839,108 37,758,494
2025 18,946,392 37,071,527
2024 19,051,804 36,361,859
2023 19,061,062 35,652,307
2022 19,048,502 34,938,955
2021 19,122,059 34,243,696
2020 19,265,250 33,586,372
2019 19,371,648 32,964,701
2018 19,473,970 32,373,490
2017 19,588,715 31,819,178
2016 19,702,267 31,284,568
2015 19,815,616 30,749,346
2014 19,908,979 30,222,994
2013 19,983,693 29,724,065
2012 20,058,035 29,261,903
2011 20,147,528 28,823,196
2010 20,246,871 28,385,506
2009 20,367,487 27,939,328
2008 20,537,875 27,494,774
2007 20,882,982 27,076,008
2006 21,193,760 26,699,043
2005 21,319,685 26,356,975
2004 21,451,748 26,029,350
2003 21,574,326 25,711,259
2002 21,730,496 25,399,980
2001 22,131,970 25,090,283
2000 22,442,971 24,787,054
1999 22,472,040 24,476,008
1998 22,507,344 24,134,929
1997 22,553,978 23,758,960
1996 22,619,004 23,351,981
1995 22,684,270 22,917,589
1994 22,730,211 22,463,291
1993 22,763,280 21,987,955
1992 22,794,284 21,485,090
1991 23,001,155 20,962,910
1990 23,201,835 20,464,956
1989 23,161,458 19,977,183
1988 23,057,662 19,460,630
1987 22,949,430 18,930,070
1986 22,836,841 18,395,621
1985 22,732,999 17,875,339
1984 22,640,547 17,378,846
1983 22,560,478 16,908,400
1982 22,475,741 16,462,736
1981 22,353,070 16,035,032
1980 22,207,282 15,619,936
1979 22,090,488 15,215,587
1978 21,951,464 14,816,349
1977 21,756,096 14,408,822
1976 21,551,634 13,998,620
1975 21,293,583 13,598,521
1974 21,029,429 13,209,011
1973 20,835,681 12,831,047
1972 20,657,957 12,465,106
1971 20,461,567 12,111,511
1970 20,250,398 11,762,638
1969 20,009,141 11,403,150
1968 19,799,831 11,032,155
1967 19,534,242 10,659,180
1966 19,215,450 10,289,294
1965 19,031,576 9,921,681
1964 18,919,126 9,557,611
1963 18,797,850 9,202,246
1962 18,676,550 8,854,368
1961 18,555,250 8,517,711
1960 18,406,905 8,209,109

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 Uzbekistan gained 4,585,525 people (a 17.2% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Romania lost 863,159 people (a 4.38% decline), while Uzbekistan's population increased by 6,654,537 people (a 21.3% growth).

Romania was ranked 51st most populous country in 2006 and is 70th in 2026. Uzbekistan was ranked 42nd in 2006 and still ranked 42nd 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 Uzbekistan will increase by 38.1% to 52,411,754 people and rank change from 42nd to 39th.

Uzbekistan is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 75M 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
Uzbekistan
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Romania Uzbekistan
2100 -0.77% 0.35%
2099 -0.76% 0.37%
2098 -0.75% 0.39%
2097 -0.74% 0.4%
2096 -0.74% 0.42%
2095 -0.72% 0.44%
2094 -0.73% 0.46%
2093 -0.72% 0.47%
2092 -0.71% 0.49%
2091 -0.72% 0.51%
2090 -0.71% 0.53%
2089 -0.71% 0.54%
2088 -0.7% 0.55%
2087 -0.72% 0.56%
2086 -0.72% 0.58%
2085 -0.72% 0.6%
2084 -0.73% 0.61%
2083 -0.73% 0.61%
2082 -0.75% 0.63%
2081 -0.76% 0.64%
2080 -0.76% 0.65%
2079 -0.77% 0.66%
2078 -0.77% 0.68%
2077 -0.78% 0.68%
2076 -0.79% 0.69%
2075 -0.8% 0.7%
2074 -0.8% 0.71%
2073 -0.82% 0.71%
2072 -0.84% 0.73%
2071 -0.85% 0.74%
2070 -0.86% 0.75%
2069 -0.86% 0.76%
2068 -0.88% 0.77%
2067 -0.89% 0.79%
2066 -0.91% 0.8%
2065 -0.91% 0.83%
2064 -0.91% 0.85%
2063 -0.91% 0.87%
2062 -0.9% 0.89%
2061 -0.89% 0.91%
2060 -0.88% 0.94%
2059 -0.86% 0.97%
2058 -0.85% 0.99%
2057 -0.84% 1.01%
2056 -0.82% 1.04%
2055 -0.79% 1.07%
2054 -0.77% 1.1%
2053 -0.77% 1.13%
2052 -0.75% 1.16%
2051 -0.74% 1.18%
2050 -0.74% 1.21%
2049 -0.73% 1.23%
2048 -0.72% 1.25%
2047 -0.71% 1.27%
2046 -0.7% 1.29%
2045 -0.71% 1.29%
2044 -0.7% 1.29%
2043 -0.69% 1.3%
2042 -0.69% 1.29%
2041 -0.68% 1.28%
2040 -0.67% 1.28%
2039 -0.67% 1.29%
2038 -0.66% 1.29%
2037 -0.66% 1.31%
2036 -0.65% 1.33%
2035 -0.63% 1.36%
2034 -0.63% 1.39%
2033 -0.62% 1.43%
2032 -0.61% 1.47%
2031 -0.6% 1.52%
2030 -0.6% 1.58%
2029 -0.59% 1.62%
2028 -0.58% 1.69%
2027 -0.58% 1.77%
2026 -0.57% 1.85%
2025 -0.55% 1.95%
2024 -0.05% 1.99%
2023 0.07% 2.04%
2022 -0.38% 2.03%
2021 -0.74% 1.96%
2020 -0.55% 1.89%
2019 -0.53% 1.83%
2018 -0.59% 1.74%
2017 -0.58% 1.71%
2016 -0.57% 1.74%
2015 -0.47% 1.74%
2014 -0.37% 1.68%
2013 -0.37% 1.58%
2012 -0.44% 1.52%
2011 -0.49% 1.54%
2010 -0.59% 1.6%
2009 -0.83% 1.62%
2008 -1.65% 1.55%
2007 -1.47% 1.41%
2006 -0.59% 1.3%
2005 -0.62% 1.26%
2004 -0.57% 1.24%
2003 -0.72% 1.23%
2002 -1.81% 1.23%
2001 -1.39% 1.22%
2000 -0.13% 1.27%
1999 -0.16% 1.41%
1998 -0.21% 1.58%
1997 -0.29% 1.74%
1996 -0.29% 1.9%
1995 -0.2% 2.02%
1994 -0.15% 2.16%
1993 -0.14% 2.34%
1992 -0.9% 2.49%
1991 -0.86% 2.43%
1990 0.17% 2.44%
1989 0.45% 2.65%
1988 0.47% 2.8%
1987 0.49% 2.91%
1986 0.46% 2.91%
1985 0.41% 2.86%
1984 0.35% 2.78%
1983 0.38% 2.71%
1982 0.55% 2.67%
1981 0.66% 2.66%
1980 0.53% 2.66%
1979 0.63% 2.69%
1978 0.9% 2.83%
1977 0.95% 2.93%
1976 1.21% 2.94%
1975 1.26% 2.95%
1974 0.93% 2.95%
1973 0.86% 2.94%
1972 0.96% 2.92%
1971 1.04% 2.97%
1970 1.21% 3.15%
1969 1.06% 3.36%
1968 1.36% 3.5%
1967 1.66% 3.59%
1966 0.97% 3.71%
1965 0.59% 3.81%
1964 0.65% 3.86%
1963 0.65% 3.93%
1962 0.65% 3.95%
1961 0.81% 3.76%

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 Uzbekistan's population grew by 1.99%.

Live population counters

Romania Uzbekistan
Current population
18839108
37939105
Population rank 70/197 42/197
Percent of world population 0.23% 0.46%
One net population change
56.8 minutes
44.4 seconds
One birth every
3.45 minutes
33.4 seconds
One death every
2.17 minutes
2.38 minutes
Daily growth/decline -25 +1,944
Annual growth/decline -9,258 +709,552
Annual growth/decline rate -0.05% +1.99%
Population growth rate rank 169/197 52/197
One migration net change every
18.1 minutes
1.26 hours
Annual migration change -29,041 -6,987
Net migration rank 163/196 123/196
Foreign-born residents 655,579 1,154,963
Foreign-born residents rank 73/195 54/195
Foreign-born share of population 3.4% 3.2%
Foreign-born share rank 112/195 114/195

Natural population change vs migration

Romania
Natural

Migration
Uzbekistan
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Romania Uzbekistan
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -29,041 - -6,987
2024 - -28,466 - -7,066
2023 -89,587 -27,780 722,280 -6,004
2022 -93,338 89,076 715,410 -5,007
2021 -141,504 -17,731 689,325 -9,205
2020 -100,179 -13,202 643,750 -9,208
2019 -60,053 -27,909 618,154 -9,341
2018 -62,316 -33,018 585,119 -11,516
2017 -50,930 -33,081 548,372 -13,352
2016 -53,196 -33,073 549,045 -14,839
2015 -59,447 -35,751 552,781 -16,545
2014 -55,745 -35,448 536,881 -20,381
2013 -59,951 -34,910 501,742 -20,380
2012 -54,157 -37,589 463,333 -20,381
2011 -56,413 -102,769 454,858 -20,380
2010 -46,567 -122,364 461,293 -20,380
2009 -34,625 -137,953 471,839 -20,378
2008 -30,806 -144,368 461,665 -24,028
2007 -37,590 -133,089 426,880 -27,013
2006 -38,148 -132,777 383,265 -29,197
2005 -40,508 -131,176 363,462 -33,386
2004 -42,904 -117,432 363,994 -38,834
2003 -56,093 -107,139 355,098 -44,092
2002 -58,673 -106,585 359,231 -47,679
2001 -37,625 -91,154 356,483 -48,642
2000 -22,443 -92,451 365,138 -66,547
1999 -31,461 -82,590 385,448 -61,955
1998 -33,761 -81,366 408,532 -49,862
1997 -42,853 -88,734 441,631 -48,360
1996 -56,548 -70,799 471,010 -50,314
1995 -36,295 -73,779 493,966 -45,876
1994 -18,184 -76,246 502,279 -41,788
1993 -13,658 -73,475 527,557 -37,377
1992 -4,559 -63,200 548,793 -33,259
1991 25,301 -36,824 557,886 -29,064
1990 69,605 -38,157 540,581 -73,478
1989 122,756 -33,866 522,323 -13,888
1988 126,817 -48,911 525,126 -473
1987 128,517 -42,868 537,292 -824
1986 134,737 -50,450 533,234 -802
1985 111,392 -28,108 508,893 -773
1984 117,731 -24,629 485,617 -752
1983 87,986 3,093 454,464 1,568
1982 119,121 -4,725 431,389 3,897
1981 156,472 -20,870 413,897 6,223
1980 168,776 -16,668 401,557 8,540
1979 194,397 -29,600 387,754 10,864
1978 204,148 -31,427 372,068 27,783
1977 215,385 -28,135 369,572 45,622
1976 213,361 18,748 363,110 42,094
1975 219,324 9,125 357,382 37,611
1974 235,530 6,725 350,422 33,600
1973 175,020 58,651 341,807 30,094
1972 198,316 61,920 333,230 26,748
1971 206,662 74,473 323,171 24,030
1970 234,905 71,919 313,216 37,324
1969 264,120 74,851 302,833 65,596
1968 338,577 33,601 295,651 77,914
1967 347,709 37,282 298,350 74,030
1966 115,293 -25,458 297,844 69,537
1965 114,190 -60,430 302,264 65,579
1964 134,326 -59,500 298,790 61,512
1963 139,104 -58,076 293,432 57,002
1962 130,736 -56,152 292,788 52,532
1961 163,286 -54,642 279,841 48,168
1960 191,431 -55,397 267,165 22,039

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 Uzbekistan 98.2% is from natural causes (a gain of 6,161,117 people) and 1.84% is from migration (a loss of 115,398 people).

As of 2024, 655,579 residents or 3.4% of the population were not native-born in Romania, compared to 1,154,963 people or 3.2% in Uzbekistan.

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
Uzbekistan
City Population
Tashkent 2.96M
Namangan 626K
Andijan 548K
Samarkand 546K
Nukus 320K
Fergana 289K
Bukhara 280K
Qarshi 275K
Margilan 215K
Jizzakh 163K

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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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