Urban population in Romania

Urban population in Romania: 25% in 1950 and 52.2% in 2025, by UN estimates.

Latest, 2025: 52.2%
Since 1950: +27.2 percentage points
Rank, 2025: 157 of 229; counting from the highest
Projected, 2050: 55.3%; UN projection (World Urbanization Prospects 2025)

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% of people · UN

Estimates, UNUN projection (World Urbanization Prospects 2025)

What the numbers say

The UN projection (World Urbanization Prospects 2025) puts it at 55.3% in 2050.
The highest was 54.3% in 1991, the lowest 25% in 1950.

Every year

% of people · UN

Year	Romania
2025	52.2
2024	52.2
2023	52.2
2022	52.2
2021	52.2
2020	52.6
2019	52.9
2018	53.1
2017	53.4
2016	53.6
2015	53.7
2014	53.8
2013	53.9
2012	54
2011	54
2010	53.9
2009	53.8
2008	53.6
2007	53.5
2006	53.3
2005	53.1
2004	52.9
2003	52.8
2002	52.8
2001	52.8
2000	52.9
1999	53
1998	53.2
1997	53.5
1996	53.7
1995	53.9
1994	54.1
1993	54.2
1992	54.3
1991	54.3
1990	54.2
1989	54
1988	53.8
1987	53.4
1986	53
1985	52.6
1984	52
1983	51.5
1982	50.9
1981	50.3
1980	49.7
1979	49
1978	48.4
1977	47.8
1976	47.2
1975	46.5
1974	45.7
1973	44.8
1972	43.9
1971	43
1970	42
1969	41.1
1968	40.2
1967	39.3
1966	38.5
1965	37.7
1964	37
1963	36.3
1962	35.7
1961	35.1
1960	34.4
1959	33.8
1958	33.1
1957	32.4
1956	31.6
1955	30.7
1954	29.7
1953	28.5
1952	27.2
1951	26
1950	25

UN projection (World Urbanization Prospects 2025) · 2026–2050

Year	Romania
2026	52.2
2027	52.2
2028	52.2
2029	52.2
2030	52.3
2031	52.3
2032	52.3
2033	52.4
2034	52.5
2035	52.5
2036	52.6
2037	52.7
2038	52.8
2039	52.9
2040	53.1
2041	53.2
2042	53.4
2043	53.5
2044	53.7
2045	53.9
2046	54.2
2047	54.4
2048	54.7
2049	55
2050	55.3

Good to know

The share of people living in places the country itself counts as urban.
Source: UN DESA, World Urbanization Prospects 2025.
The dashed line is the UN projection (World Urbanization Prospects 2025), a scenario rather than a forecast.
Ranks count the 229 countries with a value in 2025, highest first.

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