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Share of population that lives in urban areas in Romania from 1960 to 2025

Characteristic	Urban population share
2025	52.2%
2024	52.2%
2023	52.2%
2022	52.2%
2021	52.2%
2020	52.6%
2019	52.9%
2018	53.1%
2017	53.4%
2016	53.6%
2015	53.7%
2014	53.8%
2013	53.9%
2012	54%
2011	54%
2010	53.9%
2009	53.8%
2008	53.6%
2007	53.4%
2006	53.3%
2005	53.1%
2004	52.9%
2003	52.8%
2002	52.7%
2001	52.8%
2000	52.9%
1999	53%
1998	53.2%
1997	53.4%
1996	53.7%
1995	53.9%
1994	54.1%
1993	54.2%
1992	54.3%
1991	54.3%
1990	54.2%
1989	54%
1988	53.8%
1987	53.4%
1986	53%
1985	52.5%
1984	52%
1983	51.5%
1982	50.9%
1981	50.3%
1980	49.7%
1979	49%
1978	48.4%
1977	47.8%
1976	47.2%
1975	46.5%
1974	45.7%
1973	44.8%
1972	43.9%
1971	43%
1970	42%
1969	41.1%
1968	40.2%
1967	39.3%
1966	38.5%
1965	37.7%
1964	37%
1963	36.3%
1962	35.7%
1961	35%
1960	34.4%

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July 2026

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Romania

Survey time period

1960 to 2025

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In 2025, 52.2 percent of Romania's total population lived in urban areas and cities, compared with 34.4 percent in 1960.

The shrinking population of Romania

About half of Romania's population lives in urban areas, with the largest city and capital Bucharest only having about 1.9 million inhabitants - not very much considering that Romania reported a population of about 20 million people in 2015. Bucharest is also significantly larger than any of the other small cities around the country, which only have close to or less than 300,000 inhabitants each.

The fact that Romania has not urbanized to the same level of most developed countries is an indicator that the country is still developing. As Romania progresses, it has an important advantage over other developing nations: It is a member of the European Union, and thus has access to the European market. However, unlike other developing countries, the Romanian population is decreasing and expected to shrink by more than half a million by 2020. This is caused by a low fertility rate, which is less than the replacement rate, by emigration and by an aging population. The median age of the Romanian population is expected to increase to as high as 44 years in 2020. A contributing factor to this may be the fact that while the older generation stays in Romania, the younger people migrate to other countries within the European Union which have stronger economies and more employment opportunities than Romania.