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

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The latest officially reported population of Romania was 19,020,271 in 2025 vs 41,773,878 people in Yemen in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Romania's population is 18,912,567 people compared to 43,598,646 in Yemen.

Population statistics:

  • Yemen's population is 2.31 times bigger than Romania's.
  • Romania is ranked the 70th most populous country in the world, while Yemen is the 37th.
  • The countries together account for 0.75% of the world: 0.23% for Romania vs 0.52% for Yemen.
  • For the last 10 years, Romania has had an average growth rate of -0.41% per year vs +2.99% in Yemen.
  • Since 2006, the population of Romania has decreased from 21.2M people to 18.9M (10.8% decline), while Yemen has grown from 23.5M to 43.6M (85.2% growth).

Romania vs Yemen: population by year and forecast

Romania
Factual

Projection
Yemen
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Romania Yemen
2100 10,843,503 111,481,288
2099 10,927,951 111,166,365
2098 11,011,822 110,823,878
2097 11,095,182 110,463,393
2096 11,178,195 110,075,677
2095 11,261,202 109,669,492
2094 11,343,358 109,238,445
2093 11,426,736 108,785,158
2092 11,509,522 108,301,955
2091 11,591,897 107,796,487
2090 11,675,686 107,270,820
2089 11,759,143 106,721,736
2088 11,842,733 106,150,572
2087 11,926,699 105,558,607
2086 12,013,212 104,947,326
2085 12,099,742 104,309,237
2084 12,187,794 103,657,284
2083 12,277,402 102,986,631
2082 12,367,518 102,302,622
2081 12,460,785 101,596,159
2080 12,556,104 100,875,201
2079 12,652,446 100,134,051
2078 12,750,395 99,378,110
2077 12,849,896 98,609,975
2076 12,950,914 97,818,664
2075 13,053,551 97,013,320
2074 13,158,624 96,187,203
2073 13,264,931 95,346,716
2072 13,375,162 94,485,874
2071 13,488,051 93,603,848
2070 13,603,287 92,709,049
2069 13,721,187 91,795,290
2068 13,840,530 90,865,447
2067 13,963,377 89,921,194
2066 14,088,938 88,958,695
2065 14,218,608 87,982,501
2064 14,349,029 86,994,159
2063 14,480,312 85,982,061
2062 14,613,788 84,947,120
2061 14,747,178 83,896,256
2060 14,879,235 82,829,722
2059 15,011,161 81,744,993
2058 15,141,670 80,641,636
2057 15,271,230 79,527,942
2056 15,400,030 78,400,761
2055 15,527,331 77,261,521
2054 15,651,338 76,109,237
2053 15,773,422 74,951,358
2052 15,896,118 73,780,088
2051 16,016,719 72,598,574
2050 16,135,745 71,404,664
2049 16,255,638 70,211,386
2048 16,375,139 69,012,729
2047 16,494,633 67,813,135
2046 16,612,186 66,608,054
2045 16,730,009 65,404,355
2044 16,848,827 64,201,447
2043 16,966,857 63,002,861
2042 17,084,359 61,810,280
2041 17,203,640 60,624,401
2040 17,320,952 59,448,342
2039 17,438,042 58,277,392
2038 17,556,386 57,109,914
2037 17,673,500 55,948,438
2036 17,790,613 54,784,372
2035 17,906,949 53,617,795
2034 18,020,973 52,452,522
2033 18,134,889 51,284,323
2032 18,247,275 50,117,732
2031 18,359,750 48,947,870
2030 18,471,446 47,764,521
2029 18,583,513 46,573,906
2028 18,693,807 45,382,831
2027 18,803,518 44,183,742
2026 18,912,567 42,980,680
2025 19,020,271 41,773,878
2024 19,051,804 40,583,164
2023 19,061,062 39,390,799
2022 19,048,502 38,222,876
2021 19,122,059 37,140,230
2020 19,265,250 36,134,863
2019 19,371,648 35,111,408
2018 19,473,970 34,085,182
2017 19,588,715 33,090,921
2016 19,702,267 32,109,010
2015 19,815,616 31,159,379
2014 19,908,979 30,226,309
2013 19,983,693 29,312,952
2012 20,058,035 28,433,647
2011 20,147,528 27,582,897
2010 20,246,871 26,754,387
2009 20,367,487 25,927,724
2008 20,537,875 25,111,941
2007 20,882,982 24,318,082
2006 21,193,760 23,543,083
2005 21,319,685 22,790,085
2004 21,451,748 22,095,167
2003 21,574,326 21,456,379
2002 21,730,496 20,835,086
2001 22,131,970 20,226,147
2000 22,442,971 19,624,141
1999 22,472,040 19,029,420
1998 22,507,344 18,446,013
1997 22,553,978 17,873,936
1996 22,619,004 17,313,177
1995 22,684,270 16,740,058
1994 22,730,211 16,149,147
1993 22,763,280 15,563,914
1992 22,794,284 14,989,494
1991 23,001,155 14,430,201
1990 23,201,835 13,887,862
1989 23,161,458 13,364,174
1988 23,057,662 12,859,708
1987 22,949,430 12,369,912
1986 22,836,841 11,901,040
1985 22,732,999 11,453,825
1984 22,640,547 11,025,597
1983 22,560,478 10,621,499
1982 22,475,741 10,241,006
1981 22,353,070 9,882,362
1980 22,207,282 9,543,358
1979 22,090,488 9,224,194
1978 21,951,464 8,926,586
1977 21,756,096 8,648,222
1976 21,551,634 8,384,113
1975 21,293,583 8,133,598
1974 21,029,429 7,896,783
1973 20,835,681 7,672,796
1972 20,657,957 7,460,068
1971 20,461,567 7,257,462
1970 20,250,398 7,065,279
1969 20,009,141 6,875,859
1968 19,799,831 6,690,524
1967 19,534,242 6,516,444
1966 19,215,450 6,351,494
1965 19,031,576 6,195,593
1964 18,919,126 6,048,006
1963 18,797,850 5,911,135
1962 18,676,550 5,782,221
1961 18,555,250 5,655,232
1960 18,406,905 5,532,301

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/yemen | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Romania decreased by 1,491,493 people (a 7.04% decline), while Yemen gained 8,565,927 people (a 36.4% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Romania lost 789,700 people (a 4.01% decline), while Yemen's population increased by 11,489,636 people (a 35.8% growth).

Romania was ranked 51st most populous country in 2006 and is 70th in 2026. Yemen was ranked 47th in 2006 and ranked 37th 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 Yemen will increase by 63.8% to 71,404,664 people and rank change from 37th to 29th.

Yemen is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 111M 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
Yemen
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Romania Yemen
2100 -0.77% 0.28%
2099 -0.76% 0.31%
2098 -0.75% 0.33%
2097 -0.74% 0.35%
2096 -0.74% 0.37%
2095 -0.72% 0.39%
2094 -0.73% 0.42%
2093 -0.72% 0.45%
2092 -0.71% 0.47%
2091 -0.72% 0.49%
2090 -0.71% 0.51%
2089 -0.71% 0.54%
2088 -0.7% 0.56%
2087 -0.72% 0.58%
2086 -0.72% 0.61%
2085 -0.72% 0.63%
2084 -0.73% 0.65%
2083 -0.73% 0.67%
2082 -0.75% 0.7%
2081 -0.76% 0.71%
2080 -0.76% 0.74%
2079 -0.77% 0.76%
2078 -0.77% 0.78%
2077 -0.78% 0.81%
2076 -0.79% 0.83%
2075 -0.8% 0.86%
2074 -0.8% 0.88%
2073 -0.82% 0.91%
2072 -0.84% 0.94%
2071 -0.85% 0.97%
2070 -0.86% 1%
2069 -0.86% 1.02%
2068 -0.88% 1.05%
2067 -0.89% 1.08%
2066 -0.91% 1.11%
2065 -0.91% 1.14%
2064 -0.91% 1.18%
2063 -0.91% 1.22%
2062 -0.9% 1.25%
2061 -0.89% 1.29%
2060 -0.88% 1.33%
2059 -0.86% 1.37%
2058 -0.85% 1.4%
2057 -0.84% 1.44%
2056 -0.82% 1.47%
2055 -0.79% 1.51%
2054 -0.77% 1.54%
2053 -0.77% 1.59%
2052 -0.75% 1.63%
2051 -0.74% 1.67%
2050 -0.74% 1.7%
2049 -0.73% 1.74%
2048 -0.72% 1.77%
2047 -0.71% 1.81%
2046 -0.7% 1.84%
2045 -0.71% 1.87%
2044 -0.7% 1.9%
2043 -0.69% 1.93%
2042 -0.69% 1.96%
2041 -0.68% 1.98%
2040 -0.67% 2.01%
2039 -0.67% 2.04%
2038 -0.66% 2.08%
2037 -0.66% 2.12%
2036 -0.65% 2.18%
2035 -0.63% 2.22%
2034 -0.63% 2.28%
2033 -0.62% 2.33%
2032 -0.61% 2.39%
2031 -0.6% 2.48%
2030 -0.6% 2.56%
2029 -0.59% 2.62%
2028 -0.58% 2.71%
2027 -0.58% 2.8%
2026 -0.57% 2.89%
2025 -0.17% 2.93%
2024 -0.05% 3.03%
2023 0.07% 3.06%
2022 -0.38% 2.92%
2021 -0.74% 2.78%
2020 -0.55% 2.91%
2019 -0.53% 3.01%
2018 -0.59% 3%
2017 -0.58% 3.06%
2016 -0.57% 3.05%
2015 -0.47% 3.09%
2014 -0.37% 3.12%
2013 -0.37% 3.09%
2012 -0.44% 3.08%
2011 -0.49% 3.1%
2010 -0.59% 3.19%
2009 -0.83% 3.25%
2008 -1.65% 3.26%
2007 -1.47% 3.29%
2006 -0.59% 3.3%
2005 -0.62% 3.15%
2004 -0.57% 2.98%
2003 -0.72% 2.98%
2002 -1.81% 3.01%
2001 -1.39% 3.07%
2000 -0.13% 3.13%
1999 -0.16% 3.16%
1998 -0.21% 3.2%
1997 -0.29% 3.24%
1996 -0.29% 3.42%
1995 -0.2% 3.66%
1994 -0.15% 3.76%
1993 -0.14% 3.83%
1992 -0.9% 3.88%
1991 -0.86% 3.91%
1990 0.17% 3.92%
1989 0.45% 3.92%
1988 0.47% 3.96%
1987 0.49% 3.94%
1986 0.46% 3.9%
1985 0.41% 3.88%
1984 0.35% 3.8%
1983 0.38% 3.72%
1982 0.55% 3.63%
1981 0.66% 3.55%
1980 0.53% 3.46%
1979 0.63% 3.33%
1978 0.9% 3.22%
1977 0.95% 3.15%
1976 1.21% 3.08%
1975 1.26% 3%
1974 0.93% 2.92%
1973 0.86% 2.85%
1972 0.96% 2.79%
1971 1.04% 2.72%
1970 1.21% 2.75%
1969 1.06% 2.77%
1968 1.36% 2.67%
1967 1.66% 2.6%
1966 0.97% 2.52%
1965 0.59% 2.44%
1964 0.65% 2.32%
1963 0.65% 2.23%
1962 0.65% 2.25%
1961 0.81% 2.22%

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/yemen | CC BY

In 2025, the population of Romania declined by 0.17%, while Yemen's population grew by 2.93%.

Live population counters

Romania Yemen
Current population
18912567
43598646
Population rank 70/197 37/197
Percent of world population 0.23% 0.52%
One net population change
16.7 minutes
26.6 seconds
One birth every
3.68 minutes
22.6 seconds
One death every
2.16 minutes
2.74 minutes
Daily growth/decline -86 +3,262
Annual growth/decline -31,533 +1,190,714
Annual growth/decline rate -0.17% +2.93%
Population growth rate rank 172/197 15/197
One migration net change every
18.1 minutes
32.4 minutes
Annual migration change -29,041 -16,291
Net migration rank 163/196 148/196
Foreign-born residents 655,579 392,997
Foreign-born residents rank 73/195 89/195
Foreign-born share of population 3.4% 1%
Foreign-born share rank 112/195 156/195

Natural population change vs migration

Romania
Natural

Migration
Yemen
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Romania Yemen
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -29,041 - -16,291
2024 -100,975 -28,466 1,202,276 -10,482
2023 -83,869 -27,780 1,198,150 -5,233
2022 -93,338 89,076 1,153,375 -10,448
2021 -141,504 -17,731 1,103,622 -81,248
2020 -100,179 -13,202 1,086,322 -97,982
2019 -60,053 -27,909 1,056,432 2,129
2018 -62,316 -33,018 1,020,238 -26,335
2017 -50,930 -33,081 1,006,725 -12,086
2016 -53,196 -33,073 975,697 -6,492
2015 -59,447 -35,751 939,922 -9,883
2014 -55,745 -35,448 920,330 15,764
2013 -59,951 -34,910 884,929 5,697
2012 -54,157 -37,589 845,645 22,349
2011 -56,413 -102,769 806,359 27,184
2010 -46,567 -122,364 803,246 20,269
2009 -34,625 -137,953 798,911 30,919
2008 -30,806 -144,368 779,123 22,621
2007 -37,590 -133,089 764,780 21,210
2006 -38,148 -132,777 750,082 13,940
2005 -40,508 -131,176 726,708 15,283
2004 -42,904 -117,432 710,493 -62,641
2003 -56,093 -107,139 694,457 -64,737
2002 -58,673 -106,585 672,494 -59,648
2001 -37,625 -91,154 658,704 -53,698
2000 -22,443 -92,451 646,694 -47,713
1999 -31,461 -82,590 633,166 -42,731
1998 -33,761 -81,366 615,488 -39,096
1997 -42,853 -88,734 604,443 -36,694
1996 -56,548 -70,799 588,786 -35,043
1995 -36,295 -73,779 607,966 -15,485
1994 -18,184 -76,246 602,363 -13,040
1993 -13,658 -73,475 595,459 -14,332
1992 -4,559 -63,200 582,072 -14,372
1991 25,301 -36,824 565,837 -14,964
1990 69,605 -38,157 549,654 -15,847
1989 122,756 -33,866 530,464 -16,876
1988 126,817 -48,911 513,296 -17,952
1987 128,517 -42,868 493,337 -9,097
1986 134,737 -50,450 464,665 -11,151
1985 111,392 -28,108 455,576 -14,660
1984 117,731 -24,629 434,674 -19,143
1983 87,986 3,093 414,823 -22,152
1982 119,121 -4,725 392,302 -23,981
1981 156,472 -20,870 374,482 -25,499
1980 168,776 -16,668 355,767 -26,740
1979 194,397 -29,600 336,378 -27,090
1978 204,148 -31,427 312,439 -26,524
1977 215,385 -28,135 296,115 -25,305
1976 213,361 18,748 281,078 -23,669
1975 219,324 9,125 266,815 -23,192
1974 235,530 6,725 252,737 -22,726
1973 175,020 58,651 240,235 -22,282
1972 198,316 61,920 229,322 -21,826
1971 206,662 74,473 219,095 -21,386
1970 234,905 71,919 207,613 -20,966
1969 264,120 74,851 196,305 -4,121
1968 338,577 33,601 182,518 -4,031
1967 347,709 37,282 173,637 -3,959
1966 115,293 -25,458 164,091 -3,874
1965 114,190 -60,430 155,398 -3,797
1964 134,326 -59,500 147,299 -3,712
1963 139,104 -58,076 133,781 -3,640
1962 130,736 -56,152 131,262 -3,572
1961 163,286 -54,642 129,787 -3,503
1960 191,431 -55,397 122,994 -3,431

Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

GeoRank.org/population/romania/yemen | 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 Yemen 97.7% is from natural causes (a gain of 10,742,759 people) and 2.35% is from migration (a loss of 258,060 people).

As of 2024, 655,579 residents or 3.4% of the population were not native-born in Romania, compared to 392,997 people or 1% in Yemen.

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
Yemen
City Population
Sanaa 2.96M
Aden 1.15M
Al Hudaydah 618K
Taiz 615K
Ibb 351K
Dhamar 160K
Mukalla 144K
Sa'dah 70.2K
Sayyan 70K
Zabid 50.8K

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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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