This article presents the demographic history of Romania through census results. See Demographics of Romania for a more detailed overview of the country's present-day demographics.
The 1930 census was the only one to cover Greater Romania. Censuses in 1948, 1956, 1966, 1977, 1992, 2002 and 2011 covered Romania's present-day territory.[1] All but the 1948 census, which asked about mother tongue, had a question on ethnicity. Moldavia and Wallachia each held a census in 1859. The Romanian Old Kingdom conducted statistical estimates in 1884, 1889 and 1894, and held censuses in 1899 and 1912. Ion Antonescu's regime also held two: a general one in April 1941, and one for those with "Jewish blood" in May 1942.
1866 estimate
Religion |
number |
% |
Romanian Orthodox |
4,198,862 |
94.9 |
Jewish |
134,168 |
3.0 |
Roman Catholic |
45,152 |
1.0 |
Protestant |
28,903 |
0.7 |
Armenian Apostolic |
8,375 |
0.2 |
Armenian Catholic |
8,178 |
0.2 |
Muslim |
1,323 |
0.0 |
Total[2] |
4,424,961 |
100.0 |
1887 estimate
Ethnicity |
number |
% |
Romanians |
4,500,000 |
81.8 |
Jews |
300,000 |
5.5 |
Romani |
200,000 |
3.6 |
Bulgarians |
100,000 |
1.8 |
Germans |
50,000 |
0.9 |
Hungarians |
50,000 |
0.9 |
Armenians |
15,000 |
0.3 |
Others* |
285,000 |
5.2 |
Total[3] |
5,500,000 |
100.0 |
*Mainly in Dobruja (details)
December 1899 census
Persons in Romania by citizenship (1899 census)
Ethnicity |
number |
% |
Romanians |
5,489,296 |
92.2 |
Jews |
256,588 |
4.3 |
Others |
210,806 |
3.5 |
Total[4] |
5,956,690 |
100.0 |
19 December 1912 census
|
number |
% |
Total[5] |
7,234,919 |
100.0 |
29 December 1930 census
Ethnic map (1930 census)
[6][7]
Postage stamp issued in 1930, marking the census that year.
Ethnicity |
number |
% |
Romanians |
12,981,324 |
71.9 |
Hungarians |
1,425,507 |
7.9 |
Germans |
745,421 |
4.1 |
Jews |
728,115 |
4.0 |
Ruthenians and Ukrainians |
582,115 |
3.2 |
Russians |
409,150 |
2.3 |
Bulgarians |
366,384 |
2.0 |
Romani |
262,501 |
1.5 |
Turks |
154,772 |
0.9 |
Gagauz |
105,750 |
0.6 |
Czechs and Slovaks |
51,842 |
0.3 |
Serbs, Croats and Slovenes |
51,062 |
0.3 |
Poles |
48,310 |
0.3 |
Greeks |
26,495 |
0.1 |
Tatars |
22,141 |
0.1 |
Armenians |
15,544 |
0.0 |
Hutsuls |
12,456 |
0.0 |
Albanians |
4,670 |
0.0 |
Others |
56,355 |
0.3 |
Undeclared |
7,114 |
0.0 |
Total[8] |
18,057,028 |
100.0 |
6 April 1941 census
|
number |
% |
Total[9] |
13,535,757 |
100.0 |
25 January 1948 census
Mother tongue |
number |
% |
Romanian |
13,597,613 |
85.7 |
Hungarian |
1,499,851 |
9.4 |
German |
343,913 |
2.2 |
Yiddish |
138,795 |
0.9 |
Romani |
53,425 |
0.3 |
Serbian, Croatian and Slovenian |
45,447 |
0.3 |
Russian |
39,332 |
0.2 |
Ukrainian |
37,582 |
0.2 |
Czech and Slovak |
35,143 |
0.2 |
Turkish and Tatar |
28,782 |
0.2 |
Bulgarian |
13,408 |
0.1 |
Greek |
8,696 |
0.1 |
Armenian |
6,987 |
0.0 |
Polish |
6,753 |
0.0 |
Albanian |
735 |
0.0 |
Others |
15,639 |
0.2 |
Undeclared |
523 |
0.0 |
Total[10] |
15,872,624 |
100.0 |
21 February 1956 census
1956 census on a pair of stamps
Ethnicity |
number |
% |
Romanians |
14,996,114 |
85.7 |
Hungarians |
1,587,675 |
9.1 |
Germans |
384,708 |
2.2 |
Jews |
146,264 |
0.8 |
Romani |
104,216 |
0.6 |
Ukrainians |
60,479 |
0.4 |
Serbs, Croats and Slovenes |
46,517 |
0.3 |
Russians |
38,731 |
0.2 |
Slovaks |
23,331 |
0.2 |
Tatars |
20,469 |
0.2 |
Turks |
14,329 |
0.1 |
Bulgarians |
12,040 |
0.1 |
Czechs |
11,821 |
0.0 |
Greeks |
11,166 |
0.0 |
Poles |
7,627 |
0.0 |
Armenians |
6,441 |
0.0 |
Others |
13,357 |
0.1 |
Undeclared |
4,165 |
0.0 |
Total[10][11] |
17,489,450 |
100.0 |
15 March 1966 census
Ethnicity |
number |
% |
Romanians |
16,746,510 |
87.7 |
Hungarians |
1,619,592 |
8.5 |
Germans |
382,595 |
2.0 |
Romani |
64,197 |
0.3 |
Ukrainians |
54,705 |
0.3 |
Serbs, Croats and Slovenes |
44,236 |
0.3 |
Jews |
42,888 |
0.2 |
Russians |
39,483 |
0.2 |
Slovaks |
22,221 |
0.1 |
Tatars |
22,151 |
0.1 |
Turks |
18,040 |
0.1 |
Bulgarians |
11,193 |
0.1 |
Czechs |
9,978 |
0.0 |
Greeks |
9,088 |
0.0 |
Poles |
5,860 |
0.0 |
Armenians |
3,436 |
0.0 |
Others |
4,681 |
0.0 |
Undeclared |
2,309 |
0.0 |
Total[10][11] |
19,103,163 |
100.0 |
5 January 1977 census
Ethnicity |
number |
% |
Romanians |
18,999,565 |
88.1 |
Hungarians |
1,713,928 |
7.9 |
Germans |
359,109 |
1.6 |
Romani |
227,398 |
1.05 |
Ukrainians |
55,510 |
0.3 |
Serbs |
34,429 |
0.2 |
Russians |
32,696 |
0.2 |
Jews |
24,667 |
0.1 |
Turks |
23,422 |
0.1 |
Tatars |
23,369 |
0.1 |
Slovaks |
21,286 |
0.1 |
Bulgarians |
10,372 |
0.0 |
Czechs |
7,683 |
0.0 |
Croats |
7,500 |
0.0 |
Greeks |
6,262 |
0.0 |
Poles |
4,641 |
0.0 |
Armenians |
2,342 |
0.0 |
Others |
5,279 |
0.0 |
Undeclared |
452 |
0.0 |
Total[10][11] |
21,559,910 |
100.0 |
7 January 1992 census
Ethnicity |
number |
% |
Romanians |
20,408,542 |
89.5 |
Hungarians |
1,624,959 |
7.1 |
Romani |
401,087 |
1.8 |
Germans |
119,462 |
0.5 |
Ukrainians |
65,472 |
0.3 |
Russians |
38,606 |
0.2 |
Turks |
29,832 |
0.1 |
Serbs |
29,408 |
0.1 |
Tatars |
24,596 |
0.1 |
Slovaks |
19,594 |
0.1 |
Bulgarians |
9,851 |
0.1 |
Jews |
8,955 |
0.0 |
Czechs |
5,797 |
0.0 |
Poles |
4,232 |
0.0 |
Croats |
4,085 |
0.0 |
Greeks |
3,940 |
0.0 |
Armenians |
1,957 |
0.0 |
Others |
8,894 |
0.0 |
Undeclared |
766 |
0.0 |
Total[10][11] |
22,810,035 |
100.0 |
18 March 2002 census
Ethnicity |
number |
% |
Romanians |
19,399,597 |
89.5 |
Hungarians |
1,431,807 |
6.6 |
Romani |
535,140 |
2.5 |
Ukrainians |
61,098 |
0.3 |
Germans |
59,764 |
0.3 |
Lipovan Russians |
35,791 |
0.2 |
Turks |
32,098 |
0.2 |
Tatars |
23,935 |
0.1 |
Serbs |
22,561 |
0.1 |
Slovaks |
17,226 |
0.1 |
Bulgarians |
8,025 |
0.0 |
Croats |
6,807 |
0.0 |
Greeks |
6,472 |
0.0 |
Jews |
5,785 |
0.0 |
Czechs |
3,941 |
0.0 |
Poles |
3,559 |
0.0 |
Italians |
3,288 |
0.0 |
Chinese |
2,243 |
0.0 |
Armenians |
1,780 |
0.0 |
Csángó |
1,266 |
0.0 |
Macedonians |
695 |
0.0 |
Albanians |
477 |
0.0 |
Ruthenians |
257 |
0.0 |
Krashovani |
206 |
0.0 |
Slovenes |
202 |
0.0 |
Others |
15,013 |
0.1 |
Undeclared |
1,941 |
0.0 |
Total[12][13] |
21,680,974 |
100.0 |
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Ethnicity by county and number of inhabitants
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Ethnicity by county and percentage
20 October 2011 census
Ethnic map by commune (2011 census)
Ethnicity |
number |
% |
Romanians |
16,792,868 |
88.9 |
Hungarians |
1,227,623 |
6.5 |
Romani |
621,573 |
3.3 |
Ukrainians |
50,920 |
0.3 |
Germans |
36,042 |
0.2 |
Turks |
27,698 |
0.1 |
Lipovan Russians |
23,487 |
0.1 |
Tatars |
20,282 |
0.1 |
Serbs |
18,076 |
0.1 |
Slovaks |
13,654 |
0.1 |
Bulgarians |
7,336 |
0.0 |
Croatians |
5,408 |
0.0 |
Greeks |
3,668 |
0.0 |
Jews |
3,271 |
0.0 |
Italians |
3,203 |
0.0 |
Poles |
2,543 |
0.0 |
Czechs |
2,477 |
0.0 |
Chinese |
2,017 |
0.0 |
Csángó |
1,536 |
0.0 |
Armenians |
1,361 |
0.0 |
Macedonians |
1,264 |
0.0 |
Others |
18,524 |
0.1 |
data unavailable |
1,236,810 |
6.1 |
Total[14] |
20,121,641 |
100.0 |
Ethnic figures for 2011 are given as a percentage of individuals for whom data is available, while the "data unavailable" cohort is given as a percentage of the total population.
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