Romania Population Pyramid 1956
Romania in 1956
In 1956, Romania had a total population of 17,691,495 people. With a median age of 27.4 years, Romania had a youth dependency ratio of 42.8 and an old-age dependency ratio of 10.2 per 100 people of working age.
The pyramid is stationary: cohort sizes are roughly even through the younger ages, reflecting fertility close to replacement level and slow population change.
Data source: United Nations World Population Prospects, 2024 revision (medium variant) — last updated July 2024.
The fertility rate of Romania was 1.71 births per woman in 2023, under the 2.1 needed to replace each generation.
Source: World Bank World Development Indicators, latest available year.
Life expectancy at birth was 76.6 years in 2023: 80.5 for women and 72.9 for men.
Source: World Bank World Development Indicators, latest available year.
584,030 immigrants live in Romania, 3.1% of the population.
| Ukraine | 182,364 |
| Italy | 87,680 |
| Spain | 85,101 |
| Republic of Moldova | 80,610 |
| United Kingdom | 48,738 |
4,583,201 people born in Romania live in other countries.
| Germany | 968,697 |
| Italy | 880,402 |
| United Kingdom | 713,578 |
| Spain | 522,578 |
| Hungary | 253,045 |
Source: United Nations International Migrant Stock 2024.
| Country | Population | Median age | Relative size |
|---|---|---|---|
| Romania | 17,691,496 | 27.4 | |
| Hungary | 9,853,989 | 31.1 | |
| Czech Republic | 9,358,018 | 32.4 | |
| Poland | 27,535,568 | 26.3 | |
| Belarus | 7,682,882 | 26.0 |





