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Romania, essentials

Data as of 1 Oct 2026
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01

Power

Type C · F · 230 V
Plug types
Type C
Type F
Sockets in Romania
Voltage
230 V
Frequency
50 Hz
02

Money

RON RON
Currency
RON Romanian LeuCode RON
Converter
528.30RON
1 EUR = 5.283 RONReference rate on 1 Oct 2026, European Central Bank. Approximate, for budgeting.
Price level
estimate Household consumption price level 48.8 (US = 100), 2025. A macro estimate (ICP), not a shopping basket.
03

Time

UTC+3
Local time
––:––Europe/Bucharest
Time zone
UTC+3Clocks change for summer time.
From you
Computed in your browser from your device's clock and the IANA time zones.
04

Getting around

Drive on the right
Driving side
Drive on the right
Speed limits in
km/h
Measurements
Metric
Temperature
°C
05

Talk

Romanian
Official
Romanian
Spoken by
Romanian90%
English31%
French12%
Spanish10%
Hungarian7%
estimate Share of the population (Unicode CLDR estimates).
06

Call

+40
Calling code
+40
Emergency
112All emergencies, Police, Ambulance, Fire · European emergency number, free of charge everywhere in the EU.
Each number is checked against an official source.
07

Go

EU member
EU
Schengen area memberDoes not use the euro
Visa rules

Coming later: needs a human-written, sourced note. Until then, use the official entry links above.

08

When

Climate · holidays
Climate
-5°5°15°25°1000 mmJFMAMJJASONDWarmest Jul 21.0 °C · coldest Jan -1.6 °C · wettest Jun 89 mm. Monthly normals 1991–2020.
Show the values
MonthJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSeptOctNovDec
°C-1.60.24.710.415.419.121.020.916.110.65.2-0.2
mm373438497489766056524243
Next holidays
  • Mon, 30 Nov 2026Saint Andrew's Day · Sfântul Apostol Andrei, cel Întâi chemat, Ocrotitorul României
  • Tue, 1 Dec 2026National Day · Ziua Națională a României
  • Fri, 25 Dec 2026Christmas Day · Crăciunul
  • Sat, 26 Dec 2026Christmas Day · Crăciunul
Public holidays · School holidays on NextBreak
09

Formats

01.10.2026 · A4
Dates
01.10.2026Example: 1 Oct 2026, written the local way.
Week starts
Monday
Numbers
1.234,5
Paper
A4
Weekend
Saturday – Sunday
10

Basics

Bucharest · .ro
Capital
Bucharest
Population
19m2025
Area
238,397 km²2024
Government
Semi-presidential republicHead of state: Nicușor Dan · since 26 May 2025 human review pendingHead of government: Ilie Bolojan · since 23 Jun 2025 human review pendingOffice-holders from Wikidata.
Internet domain
.ro
EU member since
1 Jan 2007
Dive deeper · I

Romania on the map

Capital
Bucharest
Area
238,397 km² 2024
Density
83 2024
Urban
52.2% 2025
Forest
30.2% 2024
Time zone
UTC+3
Population structure

20.1% are 65 or older

Age groups as a share of each sex, 2025.

80+70-7460-6450-5440-4430-3420-2410-140-4MenWomen
Show the values
AgeMen %Women %
0–45.14.6
5–95.75.1
10–145.75.1
15–196.15.5
20–245.65.1
25–295.65.0
30–345.95.3
35–397.66.7
40–447.06.1
45–498.37.5
50–548.07.4
55–598.07.8
60–645.05.4
65–695.46.7
70–744.86.5
75–793.24.8
80+3.15.7
Dive deeper · II

Trends since 2000

Each line runs from the first to the latest year available; the dot marks the latest value.

01
Population2000–2025 · ranks #20 of 43 (2025)
19m2025
02
Life expectancy at birth2000–2024 · ranks #37 of 43 (2024)
76.52024
03
GDP per capita at purchasing power parity2000–2025 · ranks #29 of 42 (2025)
$50,8952025
04
Inflation, consumer prices2000–2025 · ranks #3 of 42 (2025)
7.2%2025
05
Unemployment rate2000–2025 · ranks #28 of 43 (2025)
6.0%2025
06
Carbon dioxide emissions per person2000–2024 · ranks #8 of 43 (2024)
3.72 t2024
Rank · GDP per capita at purchasing power parity, 2025

#29 of 42 Full ranking →

#1#42
Dive deeper · III

Economy & society

Economy
Gross domestic product$428.7bn2025 · ranking
GDP per capita$22,5382025 · ranking
GDP per capita at purchasing power parity$50,8952025 · ranking
GDP growth0.7%2025 · ranking
Inflation, consumer prices7.2%2025 · ranking
Unemployment rate6.0%2025 · ranking
Price level of household consumption48.82025 · ranking
Trade (exports plus imports)76.2%2025 · ranking
Current health expenditure5.7%2023 · ranking
Society
Population19m2025 · ranking
Population growth-0.17%2025 · ranking
Population density832024 · ranking
Urban population52.2%2025 · ranking
Median age estimate43.22025 · ranking
Population aged 65 and over20.1%2025 · ranking
Life expectancy at birth76.52024 · ranking
Fertility rate1.392024 · ranking
Infant mortality rate6.02024 · ranking
Net migration-29k2025 · ranking
International migrant stock3.4%2024 · ranking
Surface area238,397 km²2024 · ranking
Forest area30.2%2024 · ranking
Protected areas24.3%2025 · ranking
GDP at purchasing power parity$968bn2025 · ranking
GNI per capita (Atlas method)$20,1902025 · ranking
Labour force participation rate51.3%2025 · ranking
Foreign direct investment, net inflows2.2%2025 · ranking
Human Development Index0.8452023 · ranking
Maternal mortality ratio122023 · ranking
Government expenditure on education3.3%2022 · ranking
Individuals using the internet91.3%2024 · ranking
Mobile cellular subscriptions119.82024 · ranking
Access to electricity100.0%2024 · ranking
Clean electricity share67.5%2025 · ranking
Carbon dioxide emissions per person3.72 t2024 · ranking
Total greenhouse gas emissions101.9 Mt2024 · ranking
Fine particulate air pollution (PM2.5)16.02023 · ranking
Government effectiveness0.372025 · ranking
Control of corruption-0.002025 · ranking
Rule of law0.302025 · ranking
Corruption Perceptions Index452025 · ranking
Liberal democracy index0.462025 · ranking
Dive deeper · IV

Memberships, in order

From the organisations' official member lists.

  1. 1955UNJoined 14 Dec 1955
  2. 2004NATOJoined 29 Mar 2004
  3. 2007EUJoined 1 Jan 2007
  4. 2022OECDMember since 2022
  5. 2025SchengenJoined 1 Jan 2025
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Compare Romania with

Romania vs Bulgaria Romania vs France Romania vs Italy Romania vs Spain Romania vs Japan Romania vs United States Romania vs Türkiye
Sources for this page

Where every figure comes from

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  • The World Bank: World Development Indicators (original producer named per indicator), CC BY 4.0 · CC BY 4.0 · refreshed: Updated several times a year; pulled monthly
  • UN DESA Population Division, World Population Prospects 2024, CC BY 3.0 IGO · CC BY 3.0 IGO · refreshed: Biennial (next edition 2027); pulled monthly
  • UNDP Human Development Report Office, HDR 2025 data, CC BY 3.0 IGO · CC BY 3.0 IGO · refreshed: Yearly report; pulled monthly
  • Ember, Yearly Electricity Data, CC BY 4.0 · CC BY 4.0 · refreshed: Updated several times a year; pulled monthly
  • The World Bank: Worldwide Governance Indicators (aggregate estimates only), CC BY 4.0 · CC BY 4.0 · refreshed: Yearly (September); pulled monthly
  • Corruption Perceptions Index 2025 by Transparency International is licensed under CC BY 4.0 · CC BY 4.0 · refreshed: Yearly (February); pulled monthly
  • V-Dem v16 via Our World in Data, CC BY-SA 4.0 · CC BY-SA 4.0 · refreshed: Yearly (March); pulled monthly
  • CountryInfo, human-verified from the official sources listed per item · CountryInfo editorial content · refreshed: Reviewed monthly; numbers every 6 months
  • Unicode Common Locale Data Repository (CLDR) 48.2, © Unicode, Inc., Unicode License v3 · Unicode License v3 · refreshed: Per CLDR release
  • Wikidata (CC0); human review pending for office-holders · CC0 1.0 · refreshed: Pulled monthly
  • World Bank Climate Change Knowledge Portal, CRU TS 4.08 climatology 1991–2020, CC BY 4.0 · CC BY 4.0 · refreshed: Static normals; pulled monthly
  • python-holidays 0.106, © Vacanza Team and contributors, MIT licence · MIT · refreshed: Generated monthly
  • Source: European Central Bank euro reference rates (via frankfurter.dev) · ECB reuse with source acknowledgement · refreshed: Rate on the 1st of each month (monthly release)
  • Practical facts (plugs, voltage, driving side, emergency numbers, links) checked by a person against official sources on 15 Oct 2026.

Country, language and currency names come from Unicode CLDR (250 territories).