Romania

Net migration rate in Romania

Net migration rate in Romania: 0.5 per 1,000 people in 1950 and -1.5 per 1,000 people in 2023, by UN estimates.

Latest, 2023
-1.5 per 1,000 people
Since 1950
−2 per 1,000 people
Rank, 2023
165 of 229
counting from the highest
Projected, 2100
-1.2 per 1,000 people
UN projection (medium variant)
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per 1,000 people · UN

Net migration rate in RomaniaNet migration rate in Romania: 0.5 per 1,000 people in 1950 and -1.5 per 1,000 people in 2023, by UN estimates. The UN projection (medium variant) puts it at -1.2 per 1,000 people in 2100, between -9.7 per 1,000 people and 5.6 per 1,000 people (95% prediction interval).
Estimates, UNUN projection (medium variant)95% prediction interval

What the numbers say

  • The UN projection (medium variant) puts it at -1.2 per 1,000 people in 2100, between -9.7 per 1,000 people and 5.6 per 1,000 people (95% prediction interval).
  • The highest was 4.6 per 1,000 people in 2022, the lowest -7 per 1,000 people in 2008.

Every year

per 1,000 people · UN

YearRomania
2023-1.5
20224.6
2021-0.9
2020-0.7
2019-1.4
2018-1.7
2017-1.7
2016-1.7
2015-1.8
2014-1.8
2013-1.7
2012-1.9
2011-5.1
2010-6
2009-6.7
2008-7
2007-6.4
2006-6.3
2005-6.2
2004-5.5
2003-5
2002-4.9
2001-4.2
2000-4.2
1999-3.7
1998-3.7
1997-4
1996-3.1
1995-3.3
1994-3.4
1993-3.2
1992-2.8
1991-1.6
1990-1.7
1989-1.5
1988-2.1
1987-1.9
1986-2.2
1985-1.2
1984-1.1
19830.1
1982-0.2
1981-0.9
1980-0.8
1979-1.3
1978-1.4
1977-1.3
19760.9
19750.4
19740.3
19732.8
19723
19713.7
19703.6
19693.8
19681.7
19672
1966-1.4
1965-3.2
1964-3.2
1963-3.1
1962-3
1961-3
1960-3
1959-3
1958-3
1957-2.9
1956-0.7
1955-2.4
1954-2.1
1953-1.7
1952-1.1
1951-0.1
19500.5
UN projection (medium variant) · 2024–2100
YearRomania
2024-1.5-4.3–1
2025-1.5-5.1–1.8
2026-1.5-6–2.1
2027-1.5-6–2.8
2028-1.5-6.3–3.3
2029-1.5-6.5–3.6
2030-1.5-6.7–3.9
2031-1.5-7–4
2032-1.4-7.3–4.1
2033-1.5-7.3–4.3
2034-1.4-7.2–4.7
2035-1.5-7.7–4.3
2036-1.5-7.7–4.2
2037-1.5-7.9–4.7
2038-1.5-8.1–4.3
2039-1.4-8–4.4
2040-1.4-7.7–4.6
2041-1.5-8–4.9
2042-1.4-8–4.6
2043-1.4-8.1–5
2044-1.4-7.8–4.8
2045-1.4-7.7–4.9
2046-1.4-7.8–5.3
2047-1.5-7.9–5.1
2048-1.5-7.9–5.4
2049-1.4-7.9–5.2
2050-1.3-7.7–5.4
2051-1.4-7.7–5.2
2052-1.5-8–5.2
2053-1.3-8.3–5.4
2054-1.4-8.4–5.2
2055-1.5-8.2–5.1
2056-1.5-8–5.4
2057-1.4-8.5–5.2
2058-1.4-8.7–5.5
2059-1.4-8.6–5.3
2060-1.3-8.6–5.4
2061-1.4-8.5–5.2
2062-1.4-8.7–5.2
2063-1.4-8.7–5.1
2064-1.4-8.7–5.2
2065-1.5-8.8–5.4
2066-1.3-8.9–5.5
2067-1.3-8.6–5.6
2068-1.2-8.1–5.7
2069-1.3-8.3–5.8
2070-1.3-8.3–5.6
2071-1.3-8.3–6
2072-1.3-8.5–5.9
2073-1.2-8.8–5.9
2074-1.3-8.7–5.6
2075-1.3-8.9–5.9
2076-1.3-8.4–6.1
2077-1.3-8.3–5.9
2078-1.3-8.7–5.5
2079-1.3-8.2–5.7
2080-1.4-8.3–6.1
2081-1.3-8.5–6
2082-1.2-8.1–6.1
2083-1.2-8.4–6
2084-1.2-8.7–5.9
2085-1.1-8.8–6
2086-1.2-8.8–5.7
2087-1.1-8.6–5.6
2088-1.1-8.9–5.5
2089-1.2-8.8–5.4
2090-1.2-9–5.4
2091-1.1-8.8–5.7
2092-1.2-8.9–5.5
2093-1.2-9.3–5.4
2094-1.1-9–5.3
2095-1.1-9.1–5.6
2096-1.1-9–5.8
2097-1.1-8.9–5.7
2098-1.2-9.2–6.2
2099-1.2-9.5–5.6
2100-1.2-9.7–5.6

Good to know

  • People moving in minus people moving out in a year, per 1,000 residents; below zero, more left than arrived.
  • 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.

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