Romania Population Pyramid 2003
Romania in 2003
As of 2003, Romania counted 21,593,451 inhabitants. That is 5.5% less than in 1993, when the population stood at 22,842,250.
Half of the population was younger than 36.0 years; 16.9% were children under 15 and 14.4% were 65 or older. The pyramid is constrictive: cohorts of children are smaller than those of their parents, reflecting low fertility and an ageing population.
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 | 21,593,451 | 36.0 | |
| Czech Republic | 10,248,912 | 38.2 | |
| Hungary | 10,108,963 | 38.8 | |
| Belarus | 9,803,177 | 37.4 | |
| Bulgaria | 7,804,410 | 40.6 |





