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Romania

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Capital
Bucharest
Currency
Romanian leu
Continent
Europe
Area
238,397 km²
Country information: Wikidata · Q218 · Official languages: Romanian
AT A GLANCE

The essential numbers

Latest available · Reference years vary
Population
19.02M · 2025
people
World Bank · SP.POP.TOTL
GDP
428.68B · 2025
current US$
World Bank · NY.GDP.MKTP.CD
GDP per capita
22.54K · 2025
current US$ / person
World Bank · NY.GDP.PCAP.CD
Inflation
7.19 · 2025
%
World Bank · FP.CPI.TOTL.ZG
Unemployment
5.99 · 2025
% of labor force
World Bank · SL.UEM.TOTL.ZS
Fertility rate
1.39 · 2024
births / woman
World Bank · SP.DYN.TFRT.IN
Life expectancy
76.46 · 2024
years
World Bank · SP.DYN.LE00.IN
LOOKING BACK

Change over time

people · 20062025
2025Romania: 19.02M
Romania · Population18.8M19.45M20.11M20.76M21.41M2006201220192025
Source: World Bank · SP.POP.TOTLGaps indicate missing observations.
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Romania · Population · people
YearRomania
202519,020,271
202419,051,804
202319,061,062
202219,048,502
202119,122,059
202019,265,250
201919,371,648
201819,473,970
201719,588,715
201619,702,267
201519,815,616
201419,908,979
201319,983,693
201220,058,035
201120,147,528
201020,246,871
200920,367,487
200820,537,875
200720,882,982
200621,193,760
current US$ · 20062025
2025Romania: 428.68B
Romania · GDP91.36B183.35B275.35B367.35B459.34B2006201220192025
Source: World Bank · NY.GDP.MKTP.CDGaps indicate missing observations.
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Romania · GDP · current US$
YearRomania
2025428,677,977,854.83
2024382,564,217,988.87
2023347,757,995,758.91
2022295,317,862,855.92
2021285,072,444,957.22
2020250,624,575,871.82
2019250,080,428,511.6
2018241,791,427,223.9
2017210,147,385,855.42
2016185,290,759,248.84
2015177,885,131,240.32
2014199,722,319,675.74
2013189,798,603,751.24
2012179,117,323,107.09
2011192,623,977,894.17
2010170,064,350,671.83
2009174,110,532,658.87
2008214,315,932,061.28
2007174,588,782,938.58
2006122,023,735,992.71

GDP per capita

All countries
current US$ / person · 20062025
2025Romania: 22.54K
Romania · GDP per capita4,079.499,113.6214.15K19.18K24.22K2006201220192025
Source: World Bank · NY.GDP.PCAP.CDGaps indicate missing observations.
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Romania · GDP per capita · current US$ / person
YearRomania
202522,537.95
202420,080.21
202318,244.42
202215,503.47
202114,908.04
202013,009.15
201912,909.61
201812,416.13
201710,727.98
20169,404.54
20158,977.02
201410,031.77
20139,497.67
20128,929.95
20119,560.68
20108,399.54
20098,548.45
200810,435.16
20078,360.34
20065,757.53
% · 20062025
2025Romania: 7.19
Romania · Inflation-3.081.526.1310.7315.332006201220192025
Source: World Bank · FP.CPI.TOTL.ZGGaps indicate missing observations.
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Romania · Inflation · %
YearRomania
20257.19
20245.72
202310.4
202213.8
20215.05
20202.63
20193.83
20184.63
20171.34
2016-1.54
2015-0.59
20141.07
20133.98
20123.33
20115.79
20106.09
20095.59
20087.85
20074.84
20066.56

Unemployment

All countries
% of labor force · 20062025
2025Romania: 5.99
Romania · Unemployment3.584.585.596.67.612006201220192025
Source: World Bank · SL.UEM.TOTL.ZSGaps indicate missing observations.
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Romania · Unemployment · % of labor force
YearRomania
20255.99
20245.4
20235.59
20225.61
20215.59
20205.04
20193.91
20184.19
20174.93
20165.9
20156.81
20146.8
20137.1
20126.79
20117.18
20106.96
20096.86
20085.79
20076.41
20067.27

Fertility rate

All countries
births / woman · 20062025
2025Romania:
Romania · Fertility rate1.351.471.61.731.852006201220192025
Source: World Bank · SP.DYN.TFRT.INGaps indicate missing observations.
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Romania · Fertility rate · births / woman
YearRomania
2025No data available
20241.39
20231.54
20221.71
20211.81
20201.8
20191.77
20181.76
20171.78
20161.69
20151.62
20141.56
20131.46
20121.52
20111.47
20101.59
20091.66
20081.6
20071.45
20061.42

Life expectancy

All countries
years · 20062025
2025Romania:
Romania · Life expectancy71.7373.0274.3175.676.892006201220192025
Source: World Bank · SP.DYN.LE00.INGaps indicate missing observations.
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Romania · Life expectancy · years
YearRomania
2025No data available
202476.46
202376.4
202275.15
202172.81
202074.25
201975.61
201875.36
201775.21
201675.21
201574.91
201474.91
201375.06
201274.41
201174.41
201073.46
200973.31
200872.57
200772.57
200672.16
Source: World Bank ↗Snapshot · Sep 21, 2026Methodology