Urban population, total in Romania

Romania: Urban population, total was 0.5% in 2018. ▼ Falling

Latest (2018)
0.5%
Change on year
down 7.7%
World rank
69th
of 103 countries
All-time high
0.6%
in 2012
All-time low
0.4%
in 2011
Years of data
19
1999–2018

Urban population, total in Romania, 1999–2018

00.20.40.61999200820181999: 0.545 % of total population2000: 0.544 % of total population2001: 0.544 % of total population2002: 0.544 % of total population2003: 0.532 % of total population2004: 0.504 % of total population2005: 0.548 % of total population2006: 0.55 % of total population2007: 0.391 % of total population2008: 0.388 % of total population2009: 0.38 % of total population2010: 0.379 % of total population2011: 0.379 % of total population2012: 0.575 % of total population2013: 0.563 % of total population2014: 0.517 % of total population2015: 0.56 % of total population2016: 0.549 % of total population2018: 0.506 % of total population

Source: World Bank. Measured in % of total population.

Analysis

In 2018, urban population, total in Romania stood at 0.5%.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 7.7% on the previous year and up 30.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, urban population, total in Romania peaked at 0.6% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 0.4%, in 2011.

That places Romania 69th out of 103 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 19 years of available data.

Urban population, total in Romania, year by year

Annual values for Urban population, total (% of total population) in Romania, 1999 to 2018.
Year % of total population Change
1999 0.5% —
2000 0.5% -0.2%
2001 0.5% +0.1%
2002 0.5% +0.0%
2003 0.5% -2.3%
2004 0.5% -5.2%
2005 0.5% +8.6%
2006 0.6% +0.5%
2007 0.4% -28.9%
2008 0.4% -0.8%
2009 0.4% -2.1%
2010 0.4% -0.1%
2011 0.4% -0.2%
2012 0.6% +52.0%
2013 0.6% -2.2%
2014 0.5% -8.1%
2015 0.6% +8.3%
2016 0.5% -2.0%
2018 0.5% -7.7%

Romania compared with similar countries

  • Romania's 0.5% is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.7%, 72% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
  • Romania's 0.5% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.6%, 81% of the median. (44 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Urban population, total in Romania changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.

YearChange FromTo
2012 +52.0% 0.4% 0.6%
2007 -28.9% 0.6% 0.4%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.5% 0.5% 0.5% 1
2000s 0.5% 0.4% 0.6% 10
2010s 0.5% 0.4% 0.6% 8

Countries ranked near Romania

  1. 66 Albania 0.5% compare
  2. 67 Hungary 0.5% compare
  3. 68 Luxembourg 0.5% compare
  4. 70 Ghana 0.5% compare
  5. 71 Guatemala 0.5% compare
  6. 72 Senegal 0.5% compare

See the full ranking of 103 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is urban population, total in Romania?
Urban population, total in Romania was 0.5% in 2018, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest urban population, total recorded in Romania?
The highest recorded value was 0.6% in 2012.
What is the lowest urban population, total recorded in Romania?
The lowest recorded value was 0.4% in 2011.
How does Romania rank for urban population, total?
Romania ranks 69th out of 103 countries with data for 2018.
Is urban population, total rising or falling in Romania?
Over the last ten years it is up 30.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Romania data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Urban population, total (% of total population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Urban population, total (% of total population)
Unit
% of total population
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
103 places, 1,485 data points, 1970–2021
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