The current population of Romania is 19,604,258 as of July 17, 2024, based on Worldometer elaboration of the latest United Nations data.
The forecast for Romania’s population is to drop from 19.28 million inhabitants in 2020 to 15.5 million in 2050.
In 1990, Romania’s population was estimated to be 23.21 million inhabitants. From the 1990–2006, the population decreased by a dramatic 1.5 million.
Romania has one of the largest diasporas in the world.
In July 2024, 1.7 people died for every newborn, and circa 3.3% less babies were born.
But migrants from Asia are boosting the population – 2022 was the first year in which Romania saw more immigrants than emigrants, reports Radio Romania.
