Number of people living in cities with more than 1 million residents in Romania
Romania: Number of people living in cities with more than 1 million residents was 1.93 million people in 2020. ▲ Rising
Number of people 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 people.
Analysis
The most recent figure for number of people living in cities with more than 1 million residents in Romania is 1.93 million people, measured in 2020.
That represents a change of down 1.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of people living in cities with more than 1 million residents in Romania peaked at 2.09 million people in 1990 and was at its lowest, 0 people, in 1950.
That places Romania 89th out of 182 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.
Number of people living in cities with more than 1 million residents in Romania, year by year
| Year | people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 0 people | — |
| 1955 | 1.09 million people | — |
| 1960 | 1.22 million people | +12.3% |
| 1965 | 1.33 million people | +9.2% |
| 1970 | 1.50 million people | +12.3% |
| 1975 | 1.74 million people | +15.9% |
| 1980 | 1.90 million people | +9.5% |
| 1985 | 1.99 million people | +4.9% |
| 1990 | 2.09 million people | +4.8% |
| 1995 | 2.08 million people | -0.7% |
| 2000 | 2.01 million people | -3.2% |
| 2005 | 1.98 million people | -1.5% |
| 2010 | 1.96 million people | -0.9% |
| 2015 | 1.92 million people | -2.2% |
| 2020 | 1.93 million people | +0.6% |
Romania compared with similar countries
- Romania's 1.93 million people is above the median for high income countries, which is 1.35 million people, 1.4× the median. (60 countries reporting)
- Romania's 1.93 million people is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 1.14 million people, 1.7× the median. (49 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 543,970 people | 0 people | 1.09 million people | 2 |
| 1960s | 1.28 million people | 1.22 million people | 1.33 million people | 2 |
| 1970s | 1.62 million people | 1.50 million people | 1.74 million people | 2 |
| 1980s | 1.95 million people | 1.90 million people | 1.99 million people | 2 |
| 1990s | 2.08 million people | 2.08 million people | 2.09 million people | 2 |
| 2000s | 2.00 million people | 1.98 million people | 2.01 million people | 2 |
| 2010s | 1.94 million people | 1.92 million people | 1.96 million people | 2 |
| 2020s | 1.93 million people | 1.93 million people | 1.93 million people | 1 |
Countries ranked near Romania
More reference data data for Romania
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 1.5 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.03 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 4.59 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.689 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 4.59 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 5.04 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 3.02 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 3.93 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 21.54 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 3.75 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of people living in cities with more than 1 million residents in Romania?
- Number of people living in cities with more than 1 million residents in Romania was 1.93 million people in 2020, according to European Commission, Joint Research Centre (JRC) (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest number of people living in cities with more than 1 million residents recorded in Romania?
- The highest recorded value was 2.09 million people in 1990.
- What is the lowest number of people living in cities with more than 1 million residents recorded in Romania?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 people in 1950.
- How does Romania rank for number of people living in cities with more than 1 million residents?
- Romania ranks 89th out of 182 countries with data for 2020.
- Is number of people living in cities with more than 1 million residents rising or falling in Romania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.6%. 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 Number of people living in cities with more than 1 million residents. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.