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Historical Values
Year Value
1990 23,273,285 (July 1990), growth rate 0.5% (1990)
1991 23,397,054 (July 1991), growth rate 0.5% (1991)
1992 23,169,914 (July 1992), growth rate 0.0% (1992)
1993 23,172,362 (July 1993 est.)
1994 23,181,415 (July 1994 est.) note: the Romanian census of January 1992 gives the population for that date as 22.749 million; the government estimates that population declined in 1993 by 0.3%
1995 23,198,330 (July 1995 est.) note: the Romanian census of January 1992 gives the population for that date as 22.749 million; the government estimates that population declined in 1993 by 0.3%
1996 21,657,162 (July 1996 est.)
1997 22,463,077 (July 1997 est.)
1998 22,395,848 (July 1998 est.)
1999 22,334,312 (July 1999 est.)
2000 22,411,121 (July 2000 est.)
2001 22,364,022 (July 2001 est.)
2002 22,317,730 (July 2002 est.)
2003 22,271,839 (July 2003 est.)
2004 22,355,551 (July 2004 est.)
2005 22,329,977 (July 2005 est.)
2006 22,303,552 (July 2006 est.)
2007 22,276,056 (July 2007 est.)
2008 22,246,862 (July 2008 est.)
2009 22,215,421 (July 2009 est.) country comparison to the world: 51
2010 21,959,278 (July 2010 est.) country comparison to the world: 53
2011 21,904,551 (July 2011 est.) country comparison to the world: 54
2012 21,848,504 (July 2012 est.) country comparison to the world: 56
2013 21,790,479 (July 2013 est.) country comparison to the world: 57
2014 21,729,871 (July 2014 est.) country comparison to the world: 58
2015 21,666,350 (July 2015 est.) | country comparison to the world: 58
2016 21,599,736 (July 2016 est.) | country comparison to the world: 58
2017 21,529,967 (July 2017 est.) | country comparison to the world: 58
2018 21,457,116 (July 2018 est.)
2019 21,457,116 (July 2018 est.)
2020 21,302,893 (July 2020 est.)
2021 21,230,362 (July 2021 est.)
2022 18,519,899 (2022 est.)
2023 18,326,327 (2023 est.)
2024 total: 18,148,155 male: 8,747,795 female: 9,400,360 (2024 est.)
2025 total: 18,148,155 (2024 est.) male: 8,747,795 female: 9,400,360