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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Romania was 19,051,804 in 2024 vs 100,987,686 people in Vietnam in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Romania's population is 18,839,108 people compared to 102,365,351 in Vietnam.

Population statistics:

  • Vietnam's population is 5.43 times bigger than Romania's.
  • Romania is ranked the 70th most populous country in the world, while Vietnam is the 16th.
  • The countries together account for 1.46% of the world: 0.23% for Romania vs 1.24% for Vietnam.
  • For the last 10 years, Romania has had an average growth rate of -0.43% per year vs +0.99% in Vietnam.
  • Since 2006, the population of Romania has decreased from 21.2M people to 18.8M (11.1% decline), while Vietnam has grown from 82.2M to 102M (24.6% growth).

Romania vs Vietnam: population by year and forecast

Romania
Factual

Projection
Vietnam
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Romania Vietnam
2100 10,801,385 92,239,801
2099 10,885,505 92,735,968
2098 10,969,050 93,227,318
2097 11,052,086 93,703,343
2096 11,134,776 94,178,675
2095 11,217,462 94,640,859
2094 11,299,298 95,098,747
2093 11,382,352 95,558,233
2092 11,464,817 96,015,030
2091 11,546,872 96,474,248
2090 11,630,335 96,938,026
2089 11,713,468 97,399,661
2088 11,796,733 97,858,300
2087 11,880,373 98,324,127
2086 11,966,550 98,788,452
2085 12,052,744 99,249,444
2084 12,140,454 99,710,990
2083 12,229,714 100,178,339
2082 12,319,480 100,650,389
2081 12,412,385 101,120,279
2080 12,507,333 101,584,408
2079 12,603,302 102,046,677
2078 12,700,870 102,496,244
2077 12,799,985 102,944,347
2076 12,900,610 103,374,514
2075 13,002,848 103,799,405
2074 13,107,513 104,214,107
2073 13,213,407 104,623,307
2072 13,323,211 105,022,092
2071 13,435,661 105,401,255
2070 13,550,449 105,773,681
2069 13,667,892 106,126,787
2068 13,786,771 106,471,025
2067 13,909,141 106,811,324
2066 14,034,214 107,143,716
2065 14,163,381 107,459,475
2064 14,293,294 107,761,108
2063 14,424,068 108,055,355
2062 14,557,025 108,339,650
2061 14,689,897 108,607,597
2060 14,821,441 108,859,065
2059 14,952,855 109,104,391
2058 15,082,857 109,337,395
2057 15,211,914 109,546,926
2056 15,340,213 109,732,352
2055 15,467,019 109,903,830
2054 15,590,545 110,052,946
2053 15,712,155 110,173,868
2052 15,834,374 110,270,266
2051 15,954,507 110,338,539
2050 16,073,070 110,361,987
2049 16,192,498 110,356,819
2048 16,311,535 110,313,849
2047 16,430,565 110,228,852
2046 16,547,661 110,108,051
2045 16,665,026 109,943,449
2044 16,783,383 109,748,671
2043 16,900,955 109,514,717
2042 17,018,000 109,242,604
2041 17,136,818 108,936,706
2040 17,253,674 108,611,523
2039 17,370,310 108,254,640
2038 17,488,193 107,877,983
2037 17,604,853 107,480,286
2036 17,721,511 107,075,099
2035 17,837,396 106,647,378
2034 17,950,976 106,206,100
2033 18,064,449 105,762,219
2032 18,176,399 105,299,476
2031 18,288,437 104,826,346
2030 18,399,699 104,330,461
2029 18,511,331 103,835,790
2028 18,621,197 103,316,499
2027 18,730,482 102,775,814
2026 18,839,108 102,213,157
2025 18,946,392 101,614,413
2024 19,051,804 100,987,686
2023 19,061,062 100,352,192
2022 19,048,502 99,680,655
2021 19,122,059 98,935,098
2020 19,265,250 98,079,191
2019 19,371,648 97,173,776
2018 19,473,970 96,237,319
2017 19,588,715 95,176,977
2016 19,702,267 94,000,117
2015 19,815,616 92,823,254
2014 19,908,979 91,679,578
2013 19,983,693 90,573,104
2012 20,058,035 89,510,356
2011 20,147,528 88,468,314
2010 20,246,871 87,455,152
2009 20,367,487 86,460,018
2008 20,537,875 85,175,788
2007 20,882,982 83,633,375
2006 21,193,760 82,167,897
2005 21,319,685 81,088,313
2004 21,451,748 80,338,971
2003 21,574,326 79,563,777
2002 21,730,496 78,772,224
2001 22,131,970 77,969,361
2000 22,442,971 77,154,011
1999 22,472,040 76,287,452
1998 22,507,344 75,299,660
1997 22,553,978 74,226,889
1996 22,619,004 73,156,447
1995 22,684,270 72,049,940
1994 22,730,211 70,854,391
1993 22,763,280 69,586,384
1992 22,794,284 68,260,337
1991 23,001,155 66,891,775
1990 23,201,835 65,504,552
1989 23,161,458 64,147,348
1988 23,057,662 62,843,228
1987 22,949,430 61,584,651
1986 22,836,841 60,347,048
1985 22,732,999 59,060,622
1984 22,640,547 57,706,067
1983 22,560,478 56,337,921
1982 22,475,741 55,011,289
1981 22,353,070 53,738,141
1980 22,207,282 52,490,101
1979 22,090,488 51,378,211
1978 21,951,464 50,249,552
1977 21,756,096 48,954,872
1976 21,551,634 47,684,931
1975 21,293,583 46,482,903
1974 21,029,429 45,413,537
1973 20,835,681 44,409,861
1972 20,657,957 43,429,168
1971 20,461,567 42,449,276
1970 20,250,398 41,475,230
1969 20,009,141 40,582,096
1968 19,799,831 39,734,609
1967 19,534,242 38,895,080
1966 19,215,450 38,024,836
1965 19,031,576 37,129,656
1964 18,919,126 36,201,563
1963 18,797,850 35,249,101
1962 18,676,550 34,288,560
1961 18,555,250 33,409,059
1960 18,406,905 32,531,933

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 Vietnam gained 11,832,220 people (a 14.4% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Romania lost 863,159 people (a 4.38% decline), while Vietnam's population increased by 8,365,234 people (a 8.9% growth).

Romania was ranked 51st most populous country in 2006 and is 70th in 2026. Vietnam was ranked 15th in 2006 and ranked 16th 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 Vietnam will increase by 7.81% to 110,361,987 people and will still be ranked 16th.

Vietnam is projected to reach its peak in 2050 at 110M 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
Vietnam
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Romania Vietnam
2100 -0.77% -0.54%
2099 -0.76% -0.53%
2098 -0.75% -0.51%
2097 -0.74% -0.5%
2096 -0.74% -0.49%
2095 -0.72% -0.48%
2094 -0.73% -0.48%
2093 -0.72% -0.48%
2092 -0.71% -0.48%
2091 -0.72% -0.48%
2090 -0.71% -0.47%
2089 -0.71% -0.47%
2088 -0.7% -0.47%
2087 -0.72% -0.47%
2086 -0.72% -0.46%
2085 -0.72% -0.46%
2084 -0.73% -0.47%
2083 -0.73% -0.47%
2082 -0.75% -0.46%
2081 -0.76% -0.46%
2080 -0.76% -0.45%
2079 -0.77% -0.44%
2078 -0.77% -0.44%
2077 -0.78% -0.42%
2076 -0.79% -0.41%
2075 -0.8% -0.4%
2074 -0.8% -0.39%
2073 -0.82% -0.38%
2072 -0.84% -0.36%
2071 -0.85% -0.35%
2070 -0.86% -0.33%
2069 -0.86% -0.32%
2068 -0.88% -0.32%
2067 -0.89% -0.31%
2066 -0.91% -0.29%
2065 -0.91% -0.28%
2064 -0.91% -0.27%
2063 -0.91% -0.26%
2062 -0.9% -0.25%
2061 -0.89% -0.23%
2060 -0.88% -0.22%
2059 -0.86% -0.21%
2058 -0.85% -0.19%
2057 -0.84% -0.17%
2056 -0.82% -0.16%
2055 -0.79% -0.14%
2054 -0.77% -0.11%
2053 -0.77% -0.09%
2052 -0.75% -0.06%
2051 -0.74% -0.02%
2050 -0.74% 0.005%
2049 -0.73% 0.04%
2048 -0.72% 0.08%
2047 -0.71% 0.11%
2046 -0.7% 0.15%
2045 -0.71% 0.18%
2044 -0.7% 0.21%
2043 -0.69% 0.25%
2042 -0.69% 0.28%
2041 -0.68% 0.3%
2040 -0.67% 0.33%
2039 -0.67% 0.35%
2038 -0.66% 0.37%
2037 -0.66% 0.38%
2036 -0.65% 0.4%
2035 -0.63% 0.42%
2034 -0.63% 0.42%
2033 -0.62% 0.44%
2032 -0.61% 0.45%
2031 -0.6% 0.48%
2030 -0.6% 0.48%
2029 -0.59% 0.5%
2028 -0.58% 0.53%
2027 -0.58% 0.55%
2026 -0.57% 0.59%
2025 -0.55% 0.62%
2024 -0.05% 0.63%
2023 0.07% 0.67%
2022 -0.38% 0.75%
2021 -0.74% 0.87%
2020 -0.55% 0.93%
2019 -0.53% 0.97%
2018 -0.59% 1.11%
2017 -0.58% 1.25%
2016 -0.57% 1.27%
2015 -0.47% 1.25%
2014 -0.37% 1.22%
2013 -0.37% 1.19%
2012 -0.44% 1.18%
2011 -0.49% 1.16%
2010 -0.59% 1.15%
2009 -0.83% 1.51%
2008 -1.65% 1.84%
2007 -1.47% 1.78%
2006 -0.59% 1.33%
2005 -0.62% 0.93%
2004 -0.57% 0.97%
2003 -0.72% 1%
2002 -1.81% 1.03%
2001 -1.39% 1.06%
2000 -0.13% 1.14%
1999 -0.16% 1.31%
1998 -0.21% 1.45%
1997 -0.29% 1.46%
1996 -0.29% 1.54%
1995 -0.2% 1.69%
1994 -0.15% 1.82%
1993 -0.14% 1.94%
1992 -0.9% 2.05%
1991 -0.86% 2.12%
1990 0.17% 2.12%
1989 0.45% 2.08%
1988 0.47% 2.04%
1987 0.49% 2.05%
1986 0.46% 2.18%
1985 0.41% 2.35%
1984 0.35% 2.43%
1983 0.38% 2.41%
1982 0.55% 2.37%
1981 0.66% 2.38%
1980 0.53% 2.16%
1979 0.63% 2.25%
1978 0.9% 2.64%
1977 0.95% 2.66%
1976 1.21% 2.59%
1975 1.26% 2.35%
1974 0.93% 2.26%
1973 0.86% 2.26%
1972 0.96% 2.31%
1971 1.04% 2.35%
1970 1.21% 2.2%
1969 1.06% 2.13%
1968 1.36% 2.16%
1967 1.66% 2.29%
1966 0.97% 2.41%
1965 0.59% 2.56%
1964 0.65% 2.7%
1963 0.65% 2.8%
1962 0.65% 2.63%
1961 0.81% 2.7%

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 Vietnam's population grew by 0.63%.

Live population counters

Romania Vietnam
Current population
18839108
102365351
Population rank 70/197 16/197
Percent of world population 0.23% 1.24%
One net population change
56.8 minutes
49.6 seconds
One birth every
3.45 minutes
22.7 seconds
One death every
2.17 minutes
47.8 seconds
Daily growth/decline -25 +1,741
Annual growth/decline -9,258 +635,494
Annual growth/decline rate -0.05% +0.63%
Population growth rate rank 169/197 123/197
One migration net change every
18.1 minutes
10.9 minutes
Annual migration change -29,041 -48,171
Net migration rank 163/196 174/196
Foreign-born residents 655,579 326,418
Foreign-born residents rank 73/195 95/195
Foreign-born share of population 3.4% 0.3%
Foreign-born share rank 112/195 185/195

Natural population change vs migration

Romania
Natural

Migration
Vietnam
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Romania Vietnam
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -29,041 - -48,171
2024 - -28,466 - -59,645
2023 -89,587 -27,780 727,955 -81,789
2022 -93,338 89,076 775,914 -78,977
2021 -141,504 -17,731 799,593 -5,418
2020 -100,179 -13,202 924,004 -6,457
2019 -60,053 -27,909 895,262 -2,051
2018 -62,316 -33,018 882,977 96,650
2017 -50,930 -33,081 1,001,833 139,245
2016 -53,196 -33,073 1,045,094 167,652
2015 -59,447 -35,751 1,145,903 -4,888
2014 -55,745 -35,448 1,151,221 -4,894
2013 -59,951 -34,910 1,071,570 -4,979
2012 -54,157 -37,589 1,063,741 -4,851
2011 -56,413 -102,769 1,029,859 -4,602
2010 -46,567 -122,364 1,005,559 -4,443
2009 -34,625 -137,953 1,007,778 -18,560
2008 -30,806 -144,368 1,008,141 571,113
2007 -37,590 -133,089 981,689 523,784
2006 -38,148 -132,777 943,041 482,399
2005 -40,508 -131,176 942,084 -208,337
2004 -42,904 -117,432 985,438 -220,458
2003 -56,093 -107,139 1,001,470 -216,062
2002 -58,673 -106,585 991,427 -193,766
2001 -37,625 -91,154 985,610 -177,586
2000 -22,443 -92,451 966,894 -144,298
1999 -31,461 -82,590 925,519 -15,010
1998 -33,761 -81,366 959,016 106,091
1997 -42,853 -88,734 1,028,116 52,382
1996 -56,548 -70,799 1,108,686 -48,235
1995 -36,295 -73,779 1,203,666 -51,147
1994 -18,184 -76,246 1,291,534 -53,012
1993 -13,658 -73,475 1,370,365 -72,931
1992 -4,559 -63,200 1,419,952 -65,285
1991 25,301 -36,824 1,459,311 -76,829
1990 69,605 -38,157 1,449,157 -57,221
1989 122,756 -33,866 1,423,622 -101,113
1988 126,817 -48,911 1,370,108 -84,361
1987 128,517 -42,868 1,359,481 -128,095
1986 134,737 -50,450 1,407,957 -164,183
1985 111,392 -28,108 1,453,954 -124,910
1984 117,731 -24,629 1,477,448 -97,339
1983 87,986 3,093 1,453,913 -97,706
1982 119,121 -4,725 1,407,959 -110,901
1981 156,472 -20,870 1,358,500 -109,259
1980 168,776 -16,668 1,321,595 -74,791
1979 194,397 -29,600 1,314,563 -337,597
1978 204,148 -31,427 1,286,991 -6,592
1977 215,385 -28,135 1,259,315 49,655
1976 213,361 18,748 1,232,608 -1,733
1975 219,324 9,125 1,175,181 -2,010
1974 235,530 6,725 1,000,505 -34,940
1973 175,020 58,651 1,061,707 -19,937
1972 198,316 61,920 921,524 -1,920
1971 206,662 74,473 963,259 76,961
1970 234,905 71,919 905,902 1,997
1969 264,120 74,851 878,359 0
1968 338,577 33,601 815,116 1,489
1967 347,709 37,282 862,071 394
1966 115,293 -25,458 876,283 1,769
1965 114,190 -60,430 913,761 -1,438
1964 134,326 -59,500 950,219 -6,328
1963 139,104 -58,076 961,067 0
1962 130,736 -56,152 960,046 0
1961 163,286 -54,642 798,978 0
1960 191,431 -55,397 955,268 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 Vietnam 97.7% is from natural causes (a gain of 9,349,756 people) and 2.29% is from migration (a gain of 219,073 people).

As of 2024, 655,579 residents or 3.4% of the population were not native-born in Romania, compared to 326,418 people or 0.3% in Vietnam.

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
Vietnam
City Population
Ho Chi Minh 14M
Hanoi 8.72M
Can Tho 3.21M
Da Nang 2.82M
Haiphong 2.12M
Bien Hoa 1.1M
Hue 653K
Bac Ninh 520K
Hai Duong 507K
Vinh 490K

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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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