Urban Population: Romania
Romania's urban population is currently 52.2% as of 2024. # Romania Urban Population Romania's urban population stood at 52.
Current (2024)
52.2%
+0.0% y/y
Peak (1991)
54.3%
Low (1960)
34.4%
Source
World Bank World Development Indicators
1960–2024 · 65 pts
Urban Population — Romania
1960 — 2024
Urban Population — Romania
Analysis# Romania Urban Population
Romania's urban population stood at 52.167% in 2024, representing a slight stabilization after years of gradual decline. The country reached its peak urbanization of 54.313% in 1991, before beginning a steady downward shift. Since 1960, when only 34.403% of Romanians lived in urban areas, the nation experienced a 51.6% increase in urbanization—a substantial transformation spanning six decades.
The recent trend reveals a plateau rather than continued growth. From 2015 through 2024, urban population percentages declined incrementally from 53.707% to 52.167%, suggesting demographic shifts toward rural areas or stagnating urban migration. This reversal from the 1991 peak indicates changing migration patterns and possibly slower urban economic growth compared to earlier post-communist decades. Current data suggests Romania's urbanization has entered a stabilization phase.
Historical Data
65 Rows| Year | Value | Change % |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 52.2% | +0.00% |
| 2023 | 52.2% | +0.00% |
| 2022 | 52.2% | -0.13% |
| 2021 | 52.2% | -0.72% |
| 2020 | 52.6% | -0.53% |
| 2019 | 52.9% | -0.47% |
| 2018 | 53.1% | -0.41% |
| 2017 | 53.4% | -0.35% |
| 2016 | 53.6% | -0.29% |
| 2015 | 53.7% | -0.22% |
| 2014 | 53.8% | -0.15% |
| 2013 | 53.9% | -0.09% |
| 2012 | 54.0% | -0.01% |
| 2011 | 54.0% | +0.11% |
| 2010 | 53.9% | +0.22% |
| 2009 | 53.8% | +0.29% |
| 2008 | 53.6% | +0.34% |
| 2007 | 53.4% | +0.36% |
| 2006 | 53.3% | +0.34% |
| 2005 | 53.1% | +0.30% |
Show all 65 rows
| Year | Value | Change % |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 52.9% | +0.22% |
| 2003 | 52.8% | +0.10% |
| 2002 | 52.7% | -0.03% |
| 2001 | 52.8% | -0.18% |
| 2000 | 52.9% | -0.30% |
| 1999 | 53.0% | -0.38% |
| 1998 | 53.2% | -0.42% |
| 1997 | 53.4% | -0.43% |
| 1996 | 53.7% | -0.41% |
| 1995 | 53.9% | -0.35% |
| 1994 | 54.1% | -0.27% |
| 1993 | 54.2% | -0.14% |
| 1992 | 54.3% | +0.00% |
| 1991 | 54.3% | +0.18% |
| 1990 | 54.2% | +0.35% |
| 1989 | 54.0% | +0.50% |
| 1988 | 53.8% | +0.64% |
| 1987 | 53.4% | +0.77% |
| 1986 | 53.0% | +0.88% |
| 1985 | 52.5% | +0.98% |
| 1984 | 52.0% | +1.07% |
| 1983 | 51.5% | +1.15% |
| 1982 | 50.9% | +1.21% |
| 1981 | 50.3% | +1.25% |
| 1980 | 49.7% | +1.29% |
| 1979 | 49.0% | +1.30% |
| 1978 | 48.4% | +1.29% |
| 1977 | 47.8% | +1.33% |
| 1976 | 47.2% | +1.52% |
| 1975 | 46.5% | +1.73% |
| 1974 | 45.7% | +1.91% |
| 1973 | 44.8% | +2.06% |
| 1972 | 43.9% | +2.18% |
| 1971 | 43.0% | +2.25% |
| 1970 | 42.0% | +2.29% |
| 1969 | 41.1% | +2.29% |
| 1968 | 40.2% | +2.24% |
| 1967 | 39.3% | +2.13% |
| 1966 | 38.5% | +2.00% |
| 1965 | 37.7% | +1.91% |
| 1964 | 37.0% | +1.85% |
| 1963 | 36.3% | +1.82% |
| 1962 | 35.7% | +1.83% |
| 1961 | 35.0% | +1.87% |
| 1960 | 34.4% | — |
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