Romania - Urban Population 2021
52.23%
−0.38% from 2020
Romania's urban population was 52.23% in 2021, decreased +0.38% from 52.61% in 2020. This was the 70th highest globally.
Global Ranking - 2021▾
| Rank | Country | Value | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Papua New Guinea | 14.44% | 1.9% |
| 2nd | Liechtenstein | 14.70% | 0.2% |
| 3rd | Malawi | 16.49% | 1.2% |
| 4th | Niger | 17.23% | 1.3% |
| 5th | Samoa | 17.57% | -2.7% |
| 6th | Sri Lanka | 19.83% | 0.8% |
| 7th | South Sudan | 20.48% | 1.4% |
| 8th | Burundi | 21.11% | 5.9% |
| 9th | Tonga | 21.26% | -2.8% |
| 10th | Vanuatu | 22.25% | -0.8% |
| 11th | Micronesia, Federated States of | 22.39% | 0.1% |
| 12th | Antigua and Barbuda | 24.57% | -0.3% |
| 13th | Eswatini | 25.02% | 1.4% |
| 14th | Chad | 25.23% | 2.0% |
| 15th | Afghanistan | 25.35% | 0.3% |
| 16th | Rwanda | 26.10% | 6.5% |
| 17th | Tajikistan | 26.20% | 0.0% |
| 18th | Guyana | 26.44% | 0.0% |
| 19th | Burkina Faso | 26.81% | 1.7% |
| 20th | St. Lucia | 27.44% | 6.6% |
| 21st | Solomon Islands | 28.69% | 2.3% |
| 22nd | Timor-Leste | 28.79% | -0.6% |
| 23rd | Uganda | 29.24% | 2.4% |
| 24th | Mali | 29.70% | 2.4% |
| 25th | Myanmar | 30.24% | 0.3% |
| 26th | Madagascar | 31.11% | 1.3% |
| 27th | Kenya | 31.29% | 0.3% |
| 28th | Bangladesh | 31.40% | 0.9% |
| 29th | St. Kitts and Nevis | 31.54% | 0.2% |
| 30th | Comoros | 32.41% | 1.1% |
| 31st | Channel Islands | 32.81% | 0.0% |
| 32nd | Tanzania | 34.35% | 1.5% |
| 33rd | India | 34.44% | 0.9% |
| 34th | Mozambique | 34.45% | 1.6% |
| 35th | Sudan | 34.64% | 0.2% |
| 36th | Kyrgyz Republic | 34.75% | -0.2% |
| 37th | Eritrea | 34.99% | -0.4% |
| 38th | Yemen, Republic of | 36.07% | 1.0% |
| 39th | Grenada | 36.28% | 0.2% |
| 40th | Viet Nam | 36.65% | 3.0% |
| 41st | Guinea | 36.85% | 1.0% |
| 42nd | Lao PDR | 37.34% | 2.0% |
| 43rd | Zimbabwe | 37.87% | 2.3% |
| 44th | Pakistan | 37.93% | 1.1% |
| 45th | Faroe Islands | 38.81% | 0.4% |
| 46th | Mauritius | 39.08% | -0.2% |
| 47th | Cambodia | 40.11% | 0.7% |
| 48th | Bhutan | 40.31% | 1.6% |
| 49th | Lesotho | 40.66% | 2.6% |
| 50th | Maldives | 40.74% | 0.8% |
| 51st | Moldova | 41.81% | 1.1% |
| 52nd | Togo | 42.31% | 1.0% |
| 53rd | Belize | 42.39% | -0.6% |
| 54th | Egypt, Arab Republic of | 42.57% | 0.1% |
| 55th | Central African Republic | 42.85% | 1.3% |
| 56th | Congo, Democratic Republic of | 43.63% | 0.9% |
| 57th | Sierra Leone | 43.73% | 1.2% |
| 58th | Zambia | 44.24% | 0.8% |
| 59th | Seychelles | 44.60% | 0.7% |
| 60th | Guinea-Bissau | 44.73% | 1.0% |
| 61st | Kosovo | 46.50% | 2.8% |
| 62nd | Turkmenistan | 47.06% | 0.0% |
| 63rd | St. Vincent and the Grenadines | 47.46% | 0.3% |
| 64th | Namibia | 49.06% | 1.1% |
| 65th | Benin | 50.20% | 1.5% |
| 66th | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 50.49% | 1.0% |
| 67th | Uzbekistan | 50.93% | 0.3% |
| 68th | Isle of Man | 52.20% | 0.0% |
| 69th | Senegal | 52.23% | 2.3% |
| 70th | Romania | 52.23% | -0.7% |
| 71st | Côte d'Ivoire | 52.32% | 0.9% |
| 72nd | Somalia, Fed. Rep. | 52.91% | 1.2% |
| 73rd | Slovak Republic | 53.19% | -0.1% |
| 74th | Haiti | 53.25% | 1.2% |
| 75th | Liberia | 53.92% | 1.0% |
| 76th | Trinidad and Tobago | 53.94% | 0.0% |
| 77th | British Virgin Islands | 53.97% | 1.5% |
| 78th | Philippines | 54.45% | 0.6% |
| 79th | Cameroon | 54.55% | 0.6% |
| 80th | Guatemala | 54.90% | 0.7% |
| 81st | Slovenia | 55.30% | -0.1% |
| 82nd | Ghana | 56.70% | 0.9% |
| 83rd | Croatia | 56.77% | 0.4% |
| 84th | Indonesia | 56.88% | 1.1% |
| 85th | Honduras | 57.36% | 0.9% |
| 86th | Albania | 57.51% | 0.6% |
| 87th | Jamaica | 57.54% | 0.8% |
| 88th | Fiji | 57.66% | 0.8% |
| 89th | Mauritania | 57.90% | 1.6% |
| 90th | Azerbaijan | 58.37% | 0.1% |
| 91st | Thailand | 58.51% | 2.2% |
| 92nd | Nicaragua | 58.86% | 0.3% |
| 93rd | Barbados | 59.32% | 0.0% |
| 94th | Georgia | 59.43% | 0.7% |
| 95th | Kiribati | 59.64% | 2.1% |
| 96th | Poland | 59.81% | -0.1% |
| 97th | Nigeria | 60.57% | 1.3% |
| 98th | Kazakhstan | 61.03% | 1.7% |
| 99th | Portugal | 61.10% | 0.0% |
| 100th | Serbia | 61.36% | 0.2% |
| 101st | North Macedonia | 61.68% | 0.9% |
| 102nd | French Polynesia | 61.74% | 0.0% |
| 103rd | Aruba | 61.93% | -0.1% |
| 104th | Morocco | 62.32% | 0.4% |
| 105th | Tuvalu | 62.61% | 1.1% |
| 106th | Gambia, The | 62.76% | 0.9% |
| 107th | Korea, Democratic People’s Republic of | 62.93% | 0.5% |
| 108th | Ecuador | 63.09% | 0.0% |
| 109th | South Africa | 63.45% | 0.0% |
| 110th | Congo, Republic of | 63.62% | 0.1% |
| 111th | Ireland | 63.68% | 0.3% |
| 112th | China | 64.72% | 1.9% |
| 113th | Montenegro | 65.33% | 0.1% |
| 114th | Armenia | 65.36% | 0.3% |
| 115th | Panama | 65.81% | 0.0% |
| 116th | Suriname | 65.99% | 0.0% |
| 117th | Nepal | 66.14% | 0.1% |
| 118th | Botswana | 66.52% | 0.1% |
| 119th | Cyprus | 66.67% | -0.1% |
| 120th | Paraguay | 67.31% | 1.8% |
| 121st | New Caledonia | 67.41% | 0.2% |
| 122nd | São Tomé and Principe | 68.17% | 0.2% |
| 123rd | Latvia | 68.18% | 0.1% |
| 124th | Lithuania | 68.19% | 1.1% |
| 125th | Angola | 68.25% | 1.2% |
| 126th | Austria | 68.77% | 0.3% |
| 127th | Mongolia | 69.22% | 1.7% |
| 128th | Tunisia | 69.40% | 0.4% |
| 129th | Ukraine | 69.40% | 0.0% |
| 130th | Italy | 69.48% | -0.1% |
| 131st | Iraq | 69.87% | 0.0% |
| 132nd | Estonia | 70.18% | 0.4% |
| 133rd | Hungary | 70.21% | -0.1% |
| 134th | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 70.35% | 0.4% |
| 135th | Equatorial Guinea | 70.64% | 0.4% |
| 136th | Dominica | 72.26% | 0.6% |
| 137th | Djibouti | 72.29% | 0.4% |
| 138th | Czechia | 72.68% | -0.1% |
| 139th | Dominican Republic | 72.92% | -0.5% |
| 140th | Syrian Arab Republic | 73.01% | -0.5% |
| 141st | Bulgaria | 73.35% | 0.0% |
| 142nd | Finland | 73.37% | 0.4% |
| 143rd | Algeria | 73.62% | 0.8% |
| 144th | El Salvador | 73.68% | 0.9% |
| 145th | Cabo Verde | 74.16% | 1.8% |
| 146th | European Union | 74.65% | 0.1% |
| 147th | Russian Federation | 74.75% | 0.1% |
| 148th | Brunei Darussalam | 74.77% | 0.0% |
| 149th | Malaysia | 75.51% | 0.6% |
| 150th | Iran, Islamic Republic of | 75.99% | 0.5% |
| 151st | Cuba | 77.10% | 0.0% |
| 152nd | Marshall Islands | 77.62% | 0.4% |
| 153rd | Colombia | 77.83% | 0.3% |
| 154th | Costa Rica | 77.99% | 0.6% |
| 155th | Belarus | 78.13% | 0.4% |
| 156th | Greece | 78.39% | 0.1% |
| 157th | France | 78.74% | 0.0% |
| 158th | Mexico | 78.93% | 0.3% |
| 159th | Palau | 79.09% | 0.0% |
| 160th | Spain | 79.78% | 0.1% |
| 161st | United States | 80.01% | 0.0% |
| 162nd | Oman | 80.12% | 0.1% |
| 163rd | Korea | 81.16% | 0.0% |
| 164th | Bahamas, The | 81.48% | -0.2% |
| 165th | Germany | 81.63% | 0.2% |
| 166th | Canada | 82.18% | 0.3% |
| 167th | American Samoa | 82.21% | -0.5% |
| 168th | Norway | 82.86% | 0.2% |
| 169th | United Kingdom | 82.99% | 0.1% |
| 170th | New Zealand | 83.83% | 0.0% |
| 171st | Peru | 83.95% | 0.5% |
| 172nd | Saudi Arabia | 83.97% | 0.2% |
| 173rd | Switzerland | 84.20% | 2.3% |
| 174th | United Arab Emirates | 85.36% | 0.2% |
| 175th | West Bank and Gaza | 86.33% | 0.3% |
| 176th | Brazil | 87.14% | 0.3% |
| 177th | Australia | 87.24% | 0.0% |
| 178th | Belgium | 87.43% | 0.2% |
| 179th | Greenland | 87.55% | 0.3% |
| 180th | Libya | 87.84% | 0.0% |
| 181st | Sweden | 88.17% | 0.3% |
| 182nd | Denmark | 88.26% | 0.0% |
| 183rd | Chile | 88.47% | 0.2% |
| 184th | Andorra | 88.66% | 0.1% |
| 185th | Türkiye | 89.18% | 0.3% |
| 186th | Lebanon | 89.97% | 0.3% |
| 187th | Gabon | 90.79% | 0.5% |
| 188th | Curaçao | 91.39% | 0.0% |
| 189th | Israel | 91.54% | 0.0% |
| 190th | Northern Mariana Islands | 91.78% | 0.1% |
| 191st | Japan | 91.87% | 0.1% |
| 192nd | Argentina | 92.03% | 0.1% |
| 193rd | Jordan | 92.12% | 0.3% |
| 194th | Turks and Caicos Islands | 93.45% | 0.3% |
| 195th | Puerto Rico (US) | 94.06% | 0.0% |
| 196th | Guam | 94.09% | 0.0% |
| 197th | Iceland | 94.21% | 0.1% |
| 198th | Luxembourg | 94.59% | 0.8% |
| 199th | Netherlands | 94.63% | 0.4% |
| 200th | Virgin Islands (US) | 95.16% | 0.1% |
| 201st | Uruguay | 95.45% | 0.1% |
| 202nd | Malta | 95.51% | 0.3% |
| 203rd | San Marino | 97.10% | 0.0% |
| 204th | Qatar | 99.20% | 0.0% |
| 205th | Bahrain | 100.00% | 0.0% |
| 206th | Bermuda | 100.00% | 0.0% |
| 207th | Cayman Islands | 100.00% | 0.0% |
| 208th | Gibraltar | 100.00% | 0.0% |
| 209th | Hong Kong SAR, China | 100.00% | 0.0% |
| 210th | Kuwait | 100.00% | 0.0% |
| 211th | Macao SAR, China | 100.00% | 0.0% |
| 212th | St. Martin (French part) | 100.00% | 0.0% |
| 213th | Monaco | 100.00% | 0.0% |
| 214th | Nauru | 100.00% | 0.0% |
| 215th | Singapore | 100.00% | 0.0% |
| 216th | Sint Maarten (Dutch part) | 100.00% | 0.0% |
FAQ
What was Romania's urban population in 2021?▾
Romania's urban population in 2021 was 52.23%. This ranked 70th globally.
How did Romania's urban population change in 2021?▾
Romania's urban population decreased by 0.7% in 2021 compared to 2020.
Which country had the highest urban population in 2021?▾
Bahrain had the highest urban population in 2021 at 100.00%.
What is the urban population of Romania in 2021?▾
The urban population of Romania in 2021 was 52.23%. This ranked 70th globally.
How does 2021 compare to 2020 for Romania's urban population?▾
Romania's urban population went from 52.61% in 2020 to 52.23% in 2021, a 0.7% decrease.
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