Romania vs Russia

Romania vs Russia: Population growth

Population growth in 2023: -0.53% a year in Romania and -0.32% a year in Russia, by UN estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in Russia, by 0.21 percentage points.

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% a year · UN

Romania vs Russia: Population growthPopulation growth in 2023: -0.53% a year in Romania and -0.32% a year in Russia, by UN estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in Russia, by 0.21 percentage points.
RomaniaRussiaUN projection (medium variant)95% prediction intervalWorld

What the numbers say

  • Russia has been higher since 1993, when it overtook Romania.
  • In 2023, Romania ranked 207 and Russia ranked 195 of 229 countries, counting from the highest.
  • The UN projection (medium variant) puts Romania at -0.79% a year and Russia at -0.08% a year in 2100.
  • The world as a whole: 0.87% a year in 2023.

Every year

% a year · UN

YearRomaniaRussiaWorld
2023-0.53-0.320.87
20220.020.130.88
2021-0.87-0.480.8
2020-0.63-0.250.9
2019-0.50.031.03
2018-0.490.111.07
2017-0.440.221.13
2016-0.440.341.17
2015-0.50.311.18
2014-0.470.221.22
2013-0.480.231.23
2012-0.480.211.27
2011-0.750.141.26
2010-0.730.021.27
2009-0.680.081.28
2008-0.701.28
2007-0.76-0.071.28
2006-0.81-0.271.28
2005-0.87-0.421.27
2004-0.91-0.391.28
2003-0.86-0.461.29
2002-0.770.261.3
2001-0.6-0.51.33
2000-0.55-0.321.35
1999-0.54-0.391.35
1998-0.53-0.141.37
1997-0.6-0.161.39
1996-0.56-0.161.42
1995-0.47-0.121.45
1994-0.40.251.47
1993-0.35-0.161.52
1992-0.26-0.891.57
1991-0.050.181.63
19900.110.451.76
19890.340.491.78
19880.290.761.79
19870.320.91.84
19860.30.941.83
19850.310.781.8
19840.330.771.8
19830.330.831.78
19820.420.711.86
19810.490.571.82
19800.570.551.8
19790.650.551.79
19780.730.671.74
19770.810.71.75
19761.070.721.78
19751.080.691.8
19741.140.621.88
19731.110.561.94
19721.240.581.97
19711.330.551.97
19701.470.42.06
19691.660.532.06
19681.840.552.09
19671.950.582
19660.40.692.04
19650.270.732.09
19640.340.872.16
19630.391.022.28
19620.431.142.11
19610.541.331.67
19600.651.441.58
19590.731.311.73
19580.841.592
19570.931.622.07
19561.271.581.98
19551.191.542.01
19541.211.541.99
19531.221.431.9
19521.281.421.94
19511.361.391.75
19501.411.41.74
UN projection (medium variant) · 2024–2100
YearRomaniaRussiaWorld
2024-0.56-0.87–-0.26-0.53-1.02–0.190.86
2025-0.57-0.98–-0.19-0.61-1.13–0.240.84
2026-0.58-1.08–-0.17-0.23-0.77–0.260.83
2027-0.59-1.14–-0.09-0.26-0.78–0.250.81
2028-0.59-1.18–-0.04-0.27-0.79–0.270.8
2029-0.61-1.2–0-0.28-0.84–0.310.78
2030-0.61-1.26–0.01-0.28-0.84–0.260.76
2031-0.61-1.31–0.07-0.3-0.9–0.270.75
2032-0.62-1.36–0.08-0.29-0.86–0.310.73
2033-0.63-1.37–0.1-0.28-0.85–0.310.72
2034-0.64-1.37–0.11-0.27-0.86–0.320.7
2035-0.65-1.47–0.07-0.26-0.85–0.310.69
2036-0.66-1.45–0.09-0.25-0.87–0.360.67
2037-0.67-1.48–0.12-0.25-0.88–0.410.65
2038-0.68-1.54–0.15-0.23-0.86–0.410.64
2039-0.67-1.55–0.12-0.22-0.88–0.420.62
2040-0.68-1.54–0.18-0.19-0.87–0.450.61
2041-0.7-1.59–0.19-0.18-0.85–0.450.59
2042-0.69-1.59–0.18-0.16-0.84–0.470.57
2043-0.7-1.68–0.19-0.16-0.83–0.510.56
2044-0.71-1.68–0.18-0.15-0.78–0.50.54
2045-0.71-1.66–0.2-0.14-0.8–0.50.52
2046-0.71-1.67–0.19-0.13-0.82–0.550.5
2047-0.73-1.69–0.21-0.14-0.79–0.50.48
2048-0.73-1.72–0.23-0.15-0.83–0.490.46
2049-0.74-1.69–0.18-0.17-0.86–0.520.44
2050-0.74-1.74–0.17-0.18-0.9–0.430.42
2051-0.76-1.78–0.17-0.2-0.88–0.430.4
2052-0.78-1.79–0.18-0.2-0.92–0.430.38
2053-0.78-1.84–0.18-0.24-0.99–0.40.36
2054-0.8-1.9–0.17-0.24-0.95–0.420.34
2055-0.82-1.91–0.18-0.26-0.98–0.390.33
2056-0.84-1.92–0.15-0.26-1.03–0.350.31
2057-0.85-1.93–0.17-0.26-0.99–0.420.3
2058-0.87-1.99–0.18-0.28-1.02–0.390.28
2059-0.88-1.96–0.15-0.27-0.98–0.40.27
2060-0.89-1.98–0.16-0.25-0.99–0.430.25
2061-0.91-2.08–0.16-0.27-1.02–0.40.24
2062-0.92-2.07–0.17-0.25-1.01–0.430.23
2063-0.91-2.09–0.13-0.27-1.05–0.410.22
2064-0.91-2.17–0.14-0.26-1.04–0.440.21
2065-0.92-2.17–0.19-0.25-1–0.420.2
2066-0.9-2.18–0.23-0.24-1.04–0.460.19
2067-0.88-2.21–0.22-0.22-1.02–0.50.18
2068-0.87-2.15–0.27-0.22-1.08–0.480.17
2069-0.86-2.16–0.29-0.22-1.03–0.520.16
2070-0.85-2.1–0.27-0.21-1.04–0.530.15
2071-0.84-2.14–0.34-0.22-0.99–0.540.14
2072-0.83-2.09–0.36-0.18-1.03–0.540.13
2073-0.81-2.17–0.38-0.17-0.99–0.570.12
2074-0.8-2.14–0.34-0.16-0.97–0.590.1
2075-0.79-2.16–0.36-0.14-1–0.590.09
2076-0.78-2.13–0.41-0.12-1–0.630.08
2077-0.78-2.1–0.41-0.12-1.02–0.590.07
2078-0.77-2.17–0.42-0.11-0.96–0.660.06
2079-0.76-2.13–0.48-0.1-0.95–0.650.05
2080-0.76-2.08–0.47-0.08-0.91–0.710.04
2081-0.75-2.11–0.5-0.07-0.95–0.680.03
2082-0.73-2.1–0.49-0.07-0.95–0.720.02
2083-0.73-2.12–0.49-0.06-0.93–0.660.01
2084-0.73-2.16–0.52-0.06-0.94–0.68-0
2085-0.72-2.14–0.5-0.06-0.95–0.69-0.01
2086-0.72-2.2–0.48-0.05-0.95–0.73-0.02
2087-0.71-2.18–0.51-0.04-0.92–0.75-0.03
2088-0.71-2.21–0.53-0.04-1–0.73-0.04
2089-0.71-2.23–0.53-0.04-0.97–0.73-0.05
2090-0.72-2.28–0.48-0.04-0.96–0.72-0.05
2091-0.71-2.34–0.52-0.04-0.92–0.75-0.06
2092-0.72-2.3–0.53-0.06-0.91–0.72-0.07
2093-0.73-2.34–0.53-0.04-0.94–0.75-0.07
2094-0.73-2.3–0.47-0.04-0.99–0.76-0.08
2095-0.74-2.37–0.53-0.05-1.02–0.76-0.09
2096-0.75-2.48–0.54-0.07-1.02–0.77-0.1
2097-0.75-2.45–0.51-0.06-1.06–0.73-0.11
2098-0.77-2.52–0.53-0.08-1.04–0.68-0.11
2099-0.78-2.57–0.51-0.08-1.06–0.69-0.12
2100-0.79-2.55–0.54-0.08-1.06–0.7-0.13

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Good to know

  • How fast the population grew or shrank in a year: births minus deaths, plus people moving in minus people moving out.
  • Source: UN DESA, World Population Prospects 2024.
  • The dashed line is the UN projection (medium variant), a scenario rather than a forecast; the band is its 95% prediction interval.
  • Ranks count the 229 countries with a value in 2023, highest first.
  • The faint line is the world as a whole, as the same source counts it.

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