18,326,327 (2023 est.)
noun: Romanian(s)
adjective: Romanian
Romanian 89.3%, Hungarian 6%, Romani 3.4%, Ukrainian 0.3%, German 0.1%, other 0.9% (2021 est.)
note: data represent individuals who declared an ethnic group in the 2021 national census; 13% did not respond; Romani populations are usually underestimated in official statistics and may represent 5–11% of Romania's population
Romanian (official) 91.6%, Hungarian 6.3%, Romani 1.2%, other 0.7% (2021 est.)
note: data represent individuals who declared a maternal language in the 2021 national census; 13.1% did not respond
major-language sample(s):
Cartea informativa a lumii, sursa indispensabila pentru informatii de baza. (Romanian)
The World Factbook, the indispensable source for basic information.
Romanian audio sample:
Romanian Orthodox 85.3%, Roman Catholic 4.5%, Reformed 3%, Pentecostal 2.5%, other 4.7% (2021 est.)
note: data represent individuals who declared a religion in the 2021 national census; 13.9% did not respond
0-14 years: 15.63% (male 1,472,449/female 1,391,671)
15-64 years: 62.13% (male 5,689,908/female 5,696,224)
65 years and over: 22.24% (2023 est.) (male 1,682,695/female 2,393,380)
2023 population pyramid: 
total dependency ratio: 53.7
youth dependency ratio: 24.6
elderly dependency ratio: 29.1
potential support ratio: 3.4 (2021 est.)
total: 45.1 years (2023 est.)
male: 43.6 years
female: 46.5 years
-1.01% (2023 est.)
8.6 births/1,000 population (2023 est.)
14.9 deaths/1,000 population (2023 est.)
-3.9 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2023 est.)
urbanization is not particularly high, and a fairly even population distribution can be found throughout most of the country, with urban areas attracting larger and denser populations; Hungarians, the country's largest minority, have a particularly strong presence in eastern Transylvania
urban population: 54.7% of total population (2023)
rate of urbanization: -0.15% annual rate of change (2020-25 est.)
1.776 million BUCHAREST (capital) (2023)
at birth: 1.06 male(s)/female
0-14 years: 1.06 male(s)/female
15-64 years: 1 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 0.7 male(s)/female
total population: 0.93 male(s)/female (2023 est.)
27.1 years (2020 est.)
10 deaths/100,000 live births (2020 est.)
total: 5.7 deaths/1,000 live births (2023 est.)
male: 5.9 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 5.4 deaths/1,000 live births
total population: 76.3 years (2023 est.)
male: 72.9 years
female: 80 years
1.63 children born/woman (2023 est.)
0.79 (2023 est.)
N/A
improved: urban: 100% of population
rural: 100% of population
total: 100% of population
unimproved: urban: 0% of population
rural: 0% of population
total: 0% of population (2020 est.)
6.3% of GDP (2020)
2.98 physicians/1,000 population (2017)
6.9 beds/1,000 population (2017)
improved: urban: 96.9% of population
rural: 76% of population
total: 87.3% of population
unimproved: urban: 3.1% of population
rural: 24% of population
total: 12.7% of population (2020 est.)
22.5% (2016)
total: 10.96 liters of pure alcohol (2019 est.)
beer: 5.33 liters of pure alcohol (2019 est.)
wine: 3.38 liters of pure alcohol (2019 est.)
spirits: 2.25 liters of pure alcohol (2019 est.)
other alcohols: 0 liters of pure alcohol (2019 est.)
total: 28% (2020 est.)
male: 35.9% (2020 est.)
female: 20% (2020 est.)
N/A
54.8% (2023)
3.7% of GDP (2020 est.)
definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 98.9%
male: 99.1%
female: 98.7% (2021)
total: 14 years
male: 14 years
female: 15 years (2020)
NOTE: The information regarding Romania on this page is re-published from the 2024 World Fact Book of the United States Central Intelligence Agency and other sources. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of Romania 2024 information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about Romania 2024 should be addressed to the CIA or the source cited on each page.
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