The latest officially reported population of Romania was 19,069,340 in 2024 vs 40,583,164 people in Yemen in 2024. In 2025, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Romania's population is 18,962,595 people compared to 42,727,988 in Yemen.
Population statistics:
- Yemen's population is 2.25 times bigger than Romania's.
- Romania is ranked the 69th 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 -0.42% per year vs +3% in Yemen.
- Since 2005, the population of Romania has decreased from 21.3M people to 19M (11.1% decline), while Yemen has grown from 22.8M to 42.7M (87.5% growth).
- Yemen is projected to reach its peak in 2100 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.
Romania vs Yemen: live population counter
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| Current population |
18962595
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42727988
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| Population rank | 69/197 | 37/197 |
| Percent of world population | 0.23% | 0.52% |
| One net population change |
53.3 minutes
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26.4 seconds
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| One birth every |
3.45 minutes
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22.7 seconds
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| One death every |
2.17 minutes
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2.78 minutes
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| One migration net change every |
18.5 minutes
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50.1 minutes
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| Annual migration change | -28,466 | -10,482 |
| Daily growth/decline | +27 | +3,267 |
| Annual growth/decline | +9,861 | +1,192,365 |
| Annual growth/decline rate | +0.05% | +3.03% |
| Population growth rate rank | 162/197 | 14/197 |
Romania and Yemen: population history and growth rate by year chart
| Year | Population | Growth rate | ||
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| 1960 | 18,406,905 | 5,532,301 | - | - |
| 1961 | 18,555,250 | 5,655,232 | 0.81% | 2.22% |
| 1962 | 18,676,550 | 5,782,221 | 0.65% | 2.25% |
| 1963 | 18,797,850 | 5,911,135 | 0.65% | 2.23% |
| 1964 | 18,919,126 | 6,048,006 | 0.65% | 2.32% |
| 1965 | 19,031,576 | 6,195,593 | 0.59% | 2.44% |
| 1966 | 19,215,450 | 6,351,494 | 0.97% | 2.52% |
| 1967 | 19,534,242 | 6,516,444 | 1.66% | 2.6% |
| 1968 | 19,799,831 | 6,690,524 | 1.36% | 2.67% |
| 1969 | 20,009,141 | 6,875,859 | 1.06% | 2.77% |
| 1970 | 20,250,398 | 7,065,279 | 1.21% | 2.75% |
| 1971 | 20,461,567 | 7,257,462 | 1.04% | 2.72% |
| 1972 | 20,657,957 | 7,460,068 | 0.96% | 2.79% |
| 1973 | 20,835,681 | 7,672,796 | 0.86% | 2.85% |
| 1974 | 21,029,429 | 7,896,783 | 0.93% | 2.92% |
| 1975 | 21,293,583 | 8,133,598 | 1.26% | 3% |
| 1976 | 21,551,634 | 8,384,113 | 1.21% | 3.08% |
| 1977 | 21,756,096 | 8,648,222 | 0.95% | 3.15% |
| 1978 | 21,951,464 | 8,926,586 | 0.9% | 3.22% |
| 1979 | 22,090,488 | 9,224,194 | 0.63% | 3.33% |
| 1980 | 22,207,282 | 9,543,358 | 0.53% | 3.46% |
| 1981 | 22,353,070 | 9,882,362 | 0.66% | 3.55% |
| 1982 | 22,475,741 | 10,241,006 | 0.55% | 3.63% |
| 1983 | 22,560,478 | 10,621,499 | 0.38% | 3.72% |
| 1984 | 22,640,547 | 11,025,597 | 0.35% | 3.8% |
| 1985 | 22,732,999 | 11,453,825 | 0.41% | 3.88% |
| 1986 | 22,836,841 | 11,901,040 | 0.46% | 3.9% |
| 1987 | 22,949,430 | 12,369,912 | 0.49% | 3.94% |
| 1988 | 23,057,662 | 12,859,708 | 0.47% | 3.96% |
| 1989 | 23,161,458 | 13,364,174 | 0.45% | 3.92% |
| 1990 | 23,201,835 | 13,887,862 | 0.17% | 3.92% |
| 1991 | 23,001,155 | 14,430,201 | -0.86% | 3.91% |
| 1992 | 22,794,284 | 14,989,494 | -0.9% | 3.88% |
| 1993 | 22,763,280 | 15,563,914 | -0.14% | 3.83% |
| 1994 | 22,730,211 | 16,149,147 | -0.15% | 3.76% |
| 1995 | 22,684,270 | 16,740,058 | -0.2% | 3.66% |
| 1996 | 22,619,004 | 17,313,177 | -0.29% | 3.42% |
| 1997 | 22,553,978 | 17,873,936 | -0.29% | 3.24% |
| 1998 | 22,507,344 | 18,446,013 | -0.21% | 3.2% |
| 1999 | 22,472,040 | 19,029,420 | -0.16% | 3.16% |
| 2000 | 22,442,971 | 19,624,141 | -0.13% | 3.13% |
| 2001 | 22,131,970 | 20,226,147 | -1.39% | 3.07% |
| 2002 | 21,730,496 | 20,835,086 | -1.81% | 3.01% |
| 2003 | 21,574,326 | 21,456,379 | -0.72% | 2.98% |
| 2004 | 21,451,748 | 22,095,167 | -0.57% | 2.98% |
| 2005 | 21,319,685 | 22,790,085 | -0.62% | 3.15% |
| 2006 | 21,193,760 | 23,543,083 | -0.59% | 3.3% |
| 2007 | 20,882,982 | 24,318,082 | -1.47% | 3.29% |
| 2008 | 20,537,875 | 25,111,941 | -1.65% | 3.26% |
| 2009 | 20,367,487 | 25,927,724 | -0.83% | 3.25% |
| 2010 | 20,246,871 | 26,754,387 | -0.59% | 3.19% |
| 2011 | 20,147,528 | 27,582,897 | -0.49% | 3.1% |
| 2012 | 20,058,035 | 28,433,647 | -0.44% | 3.08% |
| 2013 | 19,983,693 | 29,312,952 | -0.37% | 3.09% |
| 2014 | 19,908,979 | 30,226,309 | -0.37% | 3.12% |
| 2015 | 19,815,616 | 31,159,379 | -0.47% | 3.09% |
| 2016 | 19,702,267 | 32,109,010 | -0.57% | 3.05% |
| 2017 | 19,588,715 | 33,090,921 | -0.58% | 3.06% |
| 2018 | 19,473,970 | 34,085,182 | -0.59% | 3% |
| 2019 | 19,371,648 | 35,111,408 | -0.53% | 3.01% |
| 2020 | 19,265,250 | 36,134,863 | -0.55% | 2.91% |
| 2021 | 19,122,059 | 37,140,230 | -0.74% | 2.78% |
| 2022 | 19,048,502 | 38,222,876 | -0.38% | 2.92% |
| 2023 | 19,059,479 | 39,390,799 | 0.06% | 3.06% |
| 2024 | 19,069,340 | 40,583,164 | 0.05% | 3.03% |
| 2025 | 18,962,595 | 41,773,871 | -0.56% | 2.93% |
| 2026 | 18,854,232 | 42,961,650 | -0.57% | 2.84% |
| 2027 | 18,744,883 | 44,145,620 | -0.58% | 2.76% |
| 2028 | 18,634,894 | 45,323,685 | -0.59% | 2.67% |
| 2029 | 18,523,736 | 46,497,573 | -0.6% | 2.59% |
| 2030 | 18,411,878 | 47,667,649 | -0.6% | 2.52% |
| 2031 | 18,299,820 | 48,827,503 | -0.61% | 2.43% |
| 2032 | 18,187,406 | 49,979,089 | -0.61% | 2.36% |
| 2033 | 18,074,282 | 51,129,867 | -0.62% | 2.3% |
| 2034 | 17,960,330 | 52,279,989 | -0.63% | 2.25% |
| 2035 | 17,845,182 | 53,429,308 | -0.64% | 2.2% |
| 2036 | 17,728,480 | 54,578,046 | -0.65% | 2.15% |
| 2037 | 17,611,384 | 55,724,259 | -0.66% | 2.1% |
| 2038 | 17,493,684 | 56,872,152 | -0.67% | 2.06% |
| 2039 | 17,375,991 | 58,024,713 | -0.67% | 2.03% |
| 2040 | 17,258,810 | 59,181,514 | -0.67% | 1.99% |
| 2041 | 17,140,535 | 60,345,667 | -0.69% | 1.97% |
| 2042 | 17,022,168 | 61,517,965 | -0.69% | 1.94% |
| 2043 | 16,904,427 | 62,696,517 | -0.69% | 1.92% |
| 2044 | 16,786,029 | 63,880,172 | -0.7% | 1.89% |
| 2045 | 16,667,734 | 65,066,344 | -0.7% | 1.86% |
| 2046 | 16,550,066 | 66,253,578 | -0.71% | 1.82% |
| 2047 | 16,431,566 | 67,438,796 | -0.72% | 1.79% |
| 2048 | 16,312,099 | 68,620,844 | -0.73% | 1.75% |
| 2049 | 16,192,424 | 69,799,794 | -0.73% | 1.72% |
| 2050 | 16,072,989 | 70,976,389 | -0.74% | 1.69% |
From 2005 to 2015, the population of Romania decreased by 1,504,069 people (a 7.05% decline), while Yemen gained 8,369,294 people (a 36.7% growth).
For the next 10 years, from 2015 to 2025, Romania lost -853,021 (a 4.3% decline), while Yemen's population increased by 11,568,609 (a 37.1% growth).
Romania was ranked 50th most populous country in 2005 and is 69th in 2025. Yemen was ranked 47th in 2005 and ranked 37th now.
The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that with changing growth rate trends in 25 years (in 2050) Romania's population will shrink by 15.2% to 16,072,989 people with a rank change from 69th to 81st. The population of Yemen will increase by 66.1% to 70,976,389 people and rank change from 37th to 29th.
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Population differences between Romania and Yemen
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| Life expectancy | 76.2 years | 69.6 years |
| Average age | 42.5 years | 23.1 years |
| Median age | 43.8 years | 19.3 years |
| Male:Female ratio | 48.4:51.6 | 50.7:49.3 |
| Fertility rate | 1.71 births per woman | 4.59 births per woman |
| Population density | 214.7 ppl/mi² | 199.1 ppl/mi² |
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