Share of population living in cities with more than 1 million residents in Romania
Romania: Share of population living in cities with more than 1 million residents was 10.0% in 2020. ▲ Rising
Share of population living in cities with more than 1 million residents in Romania, 1950–2020
Source: European Commission, Joint Research Centre (JRC) (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of population living in cities with more than 1 million residents in Romania is 10.0%, measured in 2020. That is the highest value across all 15 years on record.
The figure is up 3.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of population living in cities with more than 1 million residents in Romania peaked at 10.0% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 1950.
That places Romania 115th out of 180 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 15 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 3.1% | 0.0% | 6.2% | 2 |
| 1960s | 6.9% | 6.7% | 7.1% | 2 |
| 1970s | 7.8% | 7.5% | 8.2% | 2 |
| 1980s | 8.7% | 8.6% | 8.8% | 2 |
| 1990s | 9.1% | 9.1% | 9.2% | 2 |
| 2000s | 9.2% | 9.1% | 9.3% | 2 |
| 2010s | 9.6% | 9.6% | 9.7% | 2 |
| 2020s | 10.0% | 10.0% | 10.0% | 1 |
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- Autumn temperature anomalies 1.73 °C (2025)
- Winter temperature anomalies 2.72 °C (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is share of population living in cities with more than 1 million residents in Romania?
- Share of population living in cities with more than 1 million residents in Romania was 10.0% in 2020, according to European Commission, Joint Research Centre (JRC) (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of population living in cities with more than 1 million residents recorded in Romania?
- The highest recorded value was 10.0% in 2020.
- What is the lowest share of population living in cities with more than 1 million residents recorded in Romania?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 1950.
- How does Romania rank for share of population living in cities with more than 1 million residents?
- Romania ranks 115th out of 180 countries with data for 2020.
- Is share of population living in cities with more than 1 million residents rising or falling in Romania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Romania data come from?
- The figures come from European Commission, Joint Research Centre (JRC) (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of population living in cities with more than 1 million residents. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of the 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.