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Romania
Last update: 2025-08-13
Geographical location
Economy and finance
Average monthly income (USD, gross)
$1597.19 (2023)
Inflation rate
-4.5% (2024)
Unemployment rate
5.4% (2024)
Below the poverty line
21.2% (2021)
Gini coefficient
33.9 (2021)
Tobacco consumption
Total tobacco consumption
26.7%
Smoking men
17.9%
Smoking women
36.2%
Current as of
2025
Area (sq. km)
Total area
238391
Land area
229891
Water area
8500
Popular payment systems
- Mastercard
- PayPal
- PayU
- Visa
Age-sex pyramid
Phone operating systems
Android
72.99%
iOS
26.54%
Current as of
2025
Internet and telecommunications
Telephone code
+40
Internet domain
.ro
Number of mobile phones (per 100 inhabitants)
10
Internet user penetration
89%
Fixed internet penetration
35%
Current as of
2023
General information
Сontinent
Europe
Region
Eastern Europe
Political unions
EU
Tier
Tier-2
ISO code
RO
Capital
Bucharest
Official language
Romanian
Average consumer spendings
Food products
25.1%
Alcohol and tobacco
6.1%
Current as of
2023
Alcohol consumption per capita (liters per year)
Total quantity
10.96
Beer
5.33
Wine
3.38
Spirits
2.25
Other alcohol
0
Current as of
2019
Population and society
Population size
18148155 (2024)
Male population
8747795
Female population
9400360
Population growth rate
-0.94% (2024)
Birth rate (per 1,000 people)
8.5 (2024)
Death rate (per 1,000 people)
14.6 (2024)
Urbanization
54.7% (2023)
Credit ratings
Fitch
BBB- (2011)
Moody's
Baa3 (2006)
Standard & Poors
BBB- (2014)
Age structure
0-14 years
15.4%
15-64 years
62%
65+ years
22.6%
Current as of
2024
Religion
Main religion
Christianity
Last update: 2025-08-13