Country profile
Romania
Romania ranks #66 of 215 for population, #72 of 209 for gdp per capita, #93 of 216 for life expectancy, across 25 open-data indicators.
People
Population
19M
people · 2024
Rank #66 of 215
Life expectancy
76.5
years · 2024
Rank #93 of 216
Poverty headcount
0.7%
% of population · 2023
Rank #132 of 186
Under-5 mortality
7.3
per 1,000 live births · 2024
Rank #182 of 244
Secondary school enrollment
82.8%
% net enrollment · 2017
Rank #89 of 232
Tobacco use
30%
% of adults · 2022
Rank #28 of 163
Calorie supply
3,649
kcal per person per day · 2023
Rank #14 of 189
Prosperity
Tourism arrivals
5,023,000
arrivals · 2020
Rank #37 of 203
GDP per capita
$20,080
current US$ · 2024
Rank #72 of 209
Inflation, consumer prices
5.72
annual % growth · 2024
Rank #47 of 195
Planet
Consumer Price Indices
173
index (2015=100) · 2025
Rank #52 of 210
Forest area
30.1%
% of land area · 2023
Rank #131 of 262
PM2.5 air pollution
14.9
micrograms per cubic meter · 2020
Rank #171 of 248
Protected areas
24.3%
% of territorial area · 2025
Rank #45 of 261
CO2 emissions per capita
3.61
tonnes per person · 2024
Rank #95 of 210
Fertilizer use
87.4
kg per hectare · 2023
Rank #75 of 194
Pesticide use
1.04
kg per hectare · 2023
Rank #124 of 193
Cereal yield
3.53
tonnes per hectare · 2024
Rank #85 of 182
Digital
Internet users
91.3%
% of population · 2024
Rank #52 of 213
Fixed broadband subscriptions
35.8
per 100 people · 2024
Rank #48 of 256
Mobile cellular subscriptions
120
per 100 people · 2024
Rank #106 of 262
Energy
Access to electricity
100%
% of population · 2023
Rank #92 of 215
Renewable electricity output
44.9%
% of electricity output · 2021
Rank #78 of 257
Energy use per person
18,694
kWh per person · 2024
Rank #92 of 210
Society
Electoral democracy index
0.61
index (0-1) · 2025
Rank #69 of 174
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Sources and methodology
Each value is the latest available observation for Romania; years differ by indicator. Ranks compare countries and territories with data, so totals vary. Read about our methods.
- World Bank Open Data: Tourism arrivals
- World Bank Open Data: Population
- World Bank Open Data: GDP per capita
- World Bank Open Data: Access to electricity
- World Bank Open Data: Internet users
- World Bank Open Data: Life expectancy
- World Bank Data360 / FAOSTAT: Consumer Price Indices
- World Bank Data360 / WDI: Forest area
- World Bank Data360 / WDI: PM2.5 air pollution
- World Bank Data360 / WDI: Renewable electricity output
- World Bank Data360 / WDI: Protected areas
- World Bank Data360 / WDI: Fixed broadband subscriptions
- World Bank Data360 / WDI: Mobile cellular subscriptions
- World Bank Data360 / WDI: Inflation, consumer prices
- World Bank Data360 / WDI: Poverty headcount
- World Bank Data360 / WDI: Under-5 mortality
- World Bank Data360 / WDI: Secondary school enrollment
- Our World in Data: CO2 emissions per capita
- Our World in Data: Energy use per person
- Our World in Data: Electoral democracy index
- Our World in Data: Tobacco use
- FAOSTAT via Our World in Data: Fertilizer use
- FAOSTAT via Our World in Data: Pesticide use
- FAOSTAT via Our World in Data: Calorie supply
- FAOSTAT via Our World in Data: Cereal yield