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Romania: area, population and density
Romania has 230,080 sq km of land and a 2025 population estimate of 19,020,271; calculated population density is 83 people/km².
Sources: World Bank — Land area · 2023 · World Bank — Population, total · 2025.
Romania ranks 80th of 196 by land area, 68th by population and 105th by calculated population density among the the supported country set. Density uses the displayed population divided by land area converted to square kilometres.
- Land area
- 230,080 sq kmWorld Bank — Land area · 2023
- Population
- 19,020,271World Bank — Population, total · 2025
- Calculated density
- 83 people/km²Population ÷ land area in km²
Reading the figures
Romania in the country comparison set
Romania has 230,080 sq km of land area and a population value of 19,020,271 for 2025. In the 196-profile supported country set, it is 80th by land area, 68th by population, and 105th by calculated density.
Density is calculated from the two values above; it is not presented as an independent statistic. World Bank population and land-area series can refer to different years, so both years remain visible.
Country outline: Natural Earth Admin 0 at 1:10m. The drawing is fitted to this profile panel; use a comparison page for a shared-area scale.
Browse a separate Romania first-level divisions map and list. It includes generalized reference boundaries and approximate outline-area comparisons, not official regional population or land-area statistics.
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