Rural population, annual growth rate in Romania
Romania: Rural population, annual growth rate was -0.1768 % change on previous year in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Rural population, annual growth rate in Romania, 1961–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
The most recent figure for rural population, annual growth rate in Romania is -0.1768 % change on previous year, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 223.7% on the previous year and up 16.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, rural population, annual growth rate in Romania peaked at 0.307 % change on previous year in 1967 and was at its lowest, -2.04 % change on previous year, in 2008.
Romania ranks 125th of 208 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | -0.2663 % change on previous year | -0.5345 % change on previous year | 0.307 % change on previous year | 9 |
| 1970s | -0.459 % change on previous year | -0.7647 % change on previous year | -0.1237 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1980s | -0.5545 % change on previous year | -0.8155 % change on previous year | -0.1341 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1990s | -0.0846 % change on previous year | -1.08 % change on previous year | 0.2762 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2000s | -1.14 % change on previous year | -2.04 % change on previous year | 0.2065 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2010s | -0.3088 % change on previous year | -0.8424 % change on previous year | 0.0083 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2020s | -0.0521 % change on previous year | -0.2415 % change on previous year | 0.0637 % change on previous year | 6 |
Countries ranked near Romania
- 122 Slovak Republic -0.1564 % change on previous year compare
- 123 Korea -0.1591 % change on previous year compare
- 124 Haiti -0.1649 % change on previous year compare
- 126 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland -0.1852 % change on previous year compare
- 127 Mauritius -0.1976 % change on previous year compare
- 128 Colombia -0.2113 % change on previous year compare
More agriculture & rural data for Romania
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 19.62 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.03 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 676.39 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.4783 units per person (2025)
- Agriculture share gdp 3 (2025)
- Value added in the agricultural sector as of gdp vs gdp per capita 3 (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.9% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.3% (2024)
- Rural population 47.8% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is rural population, annual growth rate in Romania?
- Rural population, annual growth rate in Romania was -0.1768 % change on previous year in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest rural population, annual growth rate recorded in Romania?
- The highest recorded value was 0.307 % change on previous year in 1967.
- What is the lowest rural population, annual growth rate recorded in Romania?
- The lowest recorded value was -2.04 % change on previous year in 2008.
- How does Romania rank for rural population, annual growth rate?
- Romania ranks 125th out of 208 countries with data for 2025.
- Is rural population, annual growth rate rising or falling in Romania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Romania data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Rural population, annual growth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
The year-on-year percentage change in Rural population. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Computed from
- Rural population World Urbanization Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Rural population. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.