Population in the largest city in Romania
Romania: Population in the largest city was 17.7% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Population in the largest city in Romania, 1960–2025
Source: World Urbanization Prospects 2018, United Nations (UN). Measured in % of urban population.
Analysis
Romania recorded 17.7% for population in the largest city in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.3% on the previous year and up 2.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population in the largest city in Romania peaked at 18.0% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 15.8%, in 1960.
That places Romania 124th out of 153 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 66 years of available data.
Population in the largest city in Romania, year by year
| Year | % of urban population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 15.8% | — |
| 1961 | 15.9% | +0.2% |
| 1962 | 15.9% | +0.4% |
| 1963 | 16.0% | +0.4% |
| 1964 | 16.0% | +0.4% |
| 1965 | 16.1% | +0.3% |
| 1966 | 16.1% | +0.2% |
| 1967 | 16.2% | +0.2% |
| 1968 | 16.2% | +0.4% |
| 1969 | 16.3% | +0.6% |
| 1970 | 16.4% | +0.5% |
| 1971 | 16.5% | +0.7% |
| 1972 | 16.7% | +0.9% |
| 1973 | 16.8% | +1.1% |
| 1974 | 17.0% | +1.1% |
| 1975 | 17.2% | +1.0% |
| 1976 | 17.4% | +1.3% |
| 1977 | 17.5% | +0.2% |
| 1978 | 17.2% | -1.3% |
| 1979 | 17.1% | -1.0% |
| 1980 | 16.9% | -0.9% |
| 1981 | 16.7% | -1.0% |
| 1982 | 16.6% | -0.8% |
| 1983 | 16.5% | -0.6% |
| 1984 | 16.4% | -0.5% |
| 1985 | 16.3% | -0.5% |
| 1986 | 16.3% | -0.4% |
| 1987 | 16.2% | -0.4% |
| 1988 | 16.2% | -0.2% |
| 1989 | 16.2% | -0.1% |
| 1990 | 16.2% | +0.4% |
| 1991 | 16.5% | +1.6% |
| 1992 | 16.6% | +1.0% |
| 1993 | 16.6% | -0.4% |
| 1994 | 16.5% | -0.3% |
| 1995 | 16.5% | -0.1% |
| 1996 | 16.5% | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 16.5% | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 16.5% | -0.1% |
| 1999 | 16.5% | -0.2% |
| 2000 | 16.4% | -0.3% |
| 2001 | 16.6% | +0.9% |
| 2002 | 16.8% | +1.3% |
| 2003 | 16.9% | +0.4% |
| 2004 | 16.9% | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 16.9% | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 16.9% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 17.0% | +0.9% |
| 2008 | 17.2% | +1.1% |
| 2009 | 17.3% | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 17.3% | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 17.3% | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 17.3% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 17.3% | -0.0% |
| 2014 | 17.3% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 17.4% | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 17.4% | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 17.5% | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 17.6% | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 17.7% | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 17.8% | +0.6% |
| 2021 | 18.0% | +1.0% |
| 2022 | 18.0% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 17.9% | -0.6% |
| 2024 | 17.8% | -0.5% |
| 2025 | 17.7% | -0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 16.0% | 15.8% | 16.3% | 10 |
| 1970s | 17.0% | 16.4% | 17.5% | 10 |
| 1980s | 16.4% | 16.2% | 16.9% | 10 |
| 1990s | 16.5% | 16.2% | 16.6% | 10 |
| 2000s | 16.9% | 16.4% | 17.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 17.4% | 17.3% | 17.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 17.8% | 17.7% | 18.0% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Romania
More urban development data for Romania
- Population density 82.85 people per sq. km of land area (2023)
- PM2.5 air pollution, mean annual exposure 16.01 micrograms per cubic meter (2023)
- Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million, per capita 0.0925 units per person (2025)
- Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million 1.76 million (2025)
- Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million, annual -0.499 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million, per unit 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million, per square 7.72 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Population in largest city 1.76 million (2025)
- Crude steelmaking capacity 5.17 Tonnes (2025)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 23 - Ecological 659.16 Hectares (2020)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population in the largest city in Romania?
- Population in the largest city in Romania was 17.7% in 2025, according to World Urbanization Prospects 2018, United Nations (UN).
- What is the highest population in the largest city recorded in Romania?
- The highest recorded value was 18.0% in 2022.
- What is the lowest population in the largest city recorded in Romania?
- The lowest recorded value was 15.8% in 1960.
- How does Romania rank for population in the largest city?
- Romania ranks 124th out of 153 countries with data for 2025.
- Is population in the largest city rising or falling in Romania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Romania data come from?
- The figures come from World Urbanization Prospects 2018, United Nations (UN), published as part of Population in the largest city (% of urban population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Population in largest city is the percentage of a country's urban population living in that country's largest metropolitan area.