Romania Population Pyramid 2018
Romania in 2018
As of 2018, Romania counted 19,597,872 inhabitants. That is 5.4% less than in 2008, when the population stood at 20,718,742.
The median age was 42.3 years, and for every 100 people of working age (15–64) there were 24.2 children under 15 and 27.7 people aged 65 or over. 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 | 19,597,872 | 42.3 | |
| Czech Republic | 10,548,937 | 42.5 | |
| Hungary | 9,774,394 | 42.8 | |
| Belarus | 9,480,031 | 40.0 | |
| Bulgaria | 7,024,746 | 44.3 |





