Urban Development in Romania 73 indicators covering urban development for Romania. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Population in the largest city 17.7% 2025 up 2.0% 124th Population density 82.85 people per sq. km of land area 2023 down 4.6% 120th PM2.5 air pollution, mean annual exposure 16.01 micrograms per cubic meter 2023 down 11.9% 109th Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million 1.76 million 2025 down 4.9% 94th Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million, per capita 0.0925 units per person 2025 down 0.9% 109th Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million, annual -0.499 % change on previous year 2025 up 0.1% 120th Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million, per unit 0 units per US$ of GDP 2025 down 60.5% 110th Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million, per square 7.72 units per square kilometre 2023 down 4.9% 91st Population in largest city 1.76 million 2025 down 4.9% 93rd Crude steelmaking capacity 5.17 Tonnes 2025 unchanged 34th Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 23 - Ecological 659.16 Hectares 2020 up 14.3% 18th Establishments, bedrooms and bed-places in tourist accommodation, by 12,841 Number 2025 up 84.8% 13th PM2.5 air pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding WHO 98.0% 2017 down 2.0% 147th Nights spent at tourist accommodation establishments by degree of 29.72 million Number 2025 up 26.8% 24th Housing cost overburden rate by NUTS 2 region 5.0% 2025 — 26th Expenditure on housing function by type of benefit and means-testing 22.11 Million euro 2023 down 16.5% 36th Wagons and their load capacity by type of wagons 40,788 Number 2024 up 15.3% 6th Road freight transport by load capacity (LC) of vehicle and type of 69,243 Million tonne-kilometre (TKM) 2025 up 77.4% 10th Housing cost overburden rate by age, sex and poverty status 5.0% 2025 down 68.6% 35th At-risk-of-poverty rate after deducting housing costs by age and sex 27.7% 2025 down 26.9% 27th Average number of rooms per person by tenure status and dwelling type 1.1 Average 2025 up 10.0% 42nd Total housing costs in pps 285.8 Purchasing power standard (PPS) 2025 up 83.2% 43rd Median of the housing cost burden distribution by age, sex and 11.7% 2025 down 37.8% 30th Self-reported unmet needs for dental examination by sex, age, main 1.3% 2025 down 83.1% 17th At-risk-of-poverty rate by degree of urbanisation 306 Thousand persons 2025 down 57.1% 23rd Seat capacity of passenger railway vehicles by type of vehicles 162 Thousand 2024 down 44.7% 16th Seat/berth capacity of passenger railway vehicles 162 Thousand 2024 down 44.7% 16th Severe material deprivation rate by degree of urbanisation 386 Thousand persons 2025 down 64.3% 10th Average number of rooms per person by degree of urbanization 1.1 Average 2025 up 10.0% 42nd Persons at risk of poverty or social exclusion by degree of 640 Thousand persons 2025 down 58.7% 18th At-risk-of-poverty rate after deducting housing costs by degree of 27.7% 2025 down 26.9% 26th Median of the housing cost burden distribution by degree of 12.0% 2025 down 33.7% 30th Housing cost overburden rate by tenure status 5.0% 2025 down 68.6% 35th Self-propelled vessels, dumb and pushed vessels by load capacity 189 Number 2024 up 47.7% 7th Load capacity of self-propelled vessels by year of construction 279 Thousand tonnes 2024 up 123.2% 7th Housing cost overburden rate by level of disability (activity) 12.0% 2025 down 25.5% 12th Subjective poverty by degree of urbanization 19.4% 2025 down 54.6% 11th Establishments, bedrooms and bed-places in tourist accommodation, by 12,841 Number 2025 up 84.8% 13th Lorries and their load capacity by permissible maximum gross weight 1.15 million Number 2025 up 46.5% 12th Severe housing deprivation rate by age, sex and poverty status 9.6% 2023 down 57.9% 6th Children (aged 0 to 17) living in a dwelling with a leaking roof 6.6% 2023 down 71.6% 41st Financial burden of the total housing cost 37.2% 2023 down 7.9% 10th Material deprivation for the 'Housing' dimension, by age, sex and by 79.1% 2023 up 40.2% 36th Prison capacity and number of persons held 20,795 Number 2024 down 28.0% 8th New lorries and their load capacity by permissible maximum gross 16,467 Number 2025 up 39.4% 21st Children (aged 0 to 17) having neither a bath, nor a shower in their 10.6% 2023 down 69.5% 1st Noise from neighbours or from the street by degree of urbanisation 28.2% 2023 down 21.9% 10th Crime, violence or vandalism in the area by degree of urbanisation 6.8% 2023 down 61.6% 32nd Severe housing deprivation rate by tenure status 0.0% 2023 down 100.0% 45th Nights spent at tourist accommodation establishments by degree of 29.72 million Number 2025 up 26.8% 24th Severe housing deprivation rate by degree of urbanisation 6.6% 2023 down 54.8% 9th Power of self-propelled vessels by load capacity 146 Megawatt 2024 up 75.9% 5th Material and social deprivation rate by degree of urbanisation 26.8% 2025 down 46.7% 3rd Child well-being — Children experiencing severe housing deprivation 24.6 2020 down 40.1% 1st New trailers and their load capacity, by permissible maximum gross 22,830 Number 2025 up 167.9% 10th Trailers and their load capacity, by permissible maximum gross weight 507,871 Number 2025 up 102.0% 11th Semi-trailers and their load capacity, by permissible maximum gross 181,988 Number 2025 up 88.3% 9th Persons at risk of poverty or social exclusion by degree of 823 Thousand persons 2025 down 59.3% 12th Persons who cannot afford a personal car by sex, age and degree of 8.0% 2025 down 77.5% 10th Severe material and social deprivation by degree of urbanization 16.8% 2025 down 50.6% 2nd Page 1 of 2 Next →