Belarus vs Romania: Number of people living in cities with more than 1 million residents
Belarus
1.98 million people
in 2020
Romania
1.93 million people
in 2020
Belarus rank
87th
Romania rank
89th
Number of people living in cities with more than 1 million residents over time
- Belarus
- Romania
How they compare
Belarus currently reports 1.98 million people against 1.93 million people in Romania, a difference of 44,420 people.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 15 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Romania ahead.
Belarus ranks 87th and Romania ranks 89th of 182 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Belarus averaged higher in 1 and Romania in 7.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belarus | Romania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0 people | 543,970 people | 543,970 people | Romania |
| 1960s | 0 people | 1.28 million people | 1.28 million people | Romania |
| 1970s | 526,530 people | 1.62 million people | 1.09 million people | Romania |
| 1980s | 1.37 million people | 1.95 million people | 574,080 people | Romania |
| 1990s | 1.59 million people | 2.08 million people | 495,615 people | Romania |
| 2000s | 1.68 million people | 2.00 million people | 313,335 people | Romania |
| 2010s | 1.83 million people | 1.94 million people | 107,180 people | Romania |
| 2020s | 1.98 million people | 1.93 million people | 44,420 people | Belarus |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of people living in cities with more than 1 million residents, Belarus or Romania?
- Belarus, at 1.98 million people against 1.93 million people in Romania as of 2020.
- What is the difference in number of people living in cities with more than 1 million residents between Belarus and Romania?
- 44,420 people, with Belarus ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belarus and Romania?
- 15 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2020.
- How do Belarus and Romania rank globally for number of people living in cities with more than 1 million residents?
- Belarus ranks 87th and Romania ranks 89th of 182 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- European Commission, Joint Research Centre (JRC) (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Number of people living in cities with more than 1 million residents. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Total population living in cities with 1 million or more people. City boundaries are defined using a consistent global approach based on satellite imagery and population data.