Migration trends in Romania
Europe
4.6M people from Romania have built lives abroad. That's 24.1% of the country population, spread across 69 different countries
19.1M
Population
584K
Immigrants
4.6M
Emigrants
−4M
Outflow
Every 5th person born in Romania now lives abroad
The #14 largest source of emigrants worldwide
Top corridors
The largest migration routes in Romania
Where people move to
Key moments
How migration has changed since 1990
1990
131.8K immigrants · 957.8K emigrants
1995
- The diaspora abroad passed 1M people
2005
- Italy replaced Germany as the main destination for those leaving
- An accelerating exodus — the diaspora abroad grew by 60%
2010
- Entered the world's 20 largest diasporas
- Surge of departures to Italy — 388.2K people left
- Surge of departures to Spain — 375.5K people left
2015
- A surge of arrivals — the foreign-born population jumped 48%
2020
- Surge of departures to United Kingdom — 312.7K people left
Today
- Ukraine overtook Moldova as the largest source of new arrivals
- Germany replaced Italy as the main destination for those leaving
- A surge of arrivals — the foreign-born population jumped 90%
- Surge of immigrants from Ukraine — 167.5K new arrivals
- Since 1990: 452.2K more foreign-born residents and 3.6M more citizens living abroad