Urban population, total in Romania
Romania: Urban population, total was 0.5% in 2018. ▼ Falling
Urban population, total in Romania, 1999–2018
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
| 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.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | +52.0% | 0.4% | 0.6% |
| 2007 | -28.9% | 0.6% | 0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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
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 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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