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Digital & energy access · Europe & Central Asia · High income

Romania: internet, mobile and energy access

Internet users is 91.3% (2024), 48th of 188 in the world and 27th of 51 in Europe & Central Asia. Mobile subscriptions is 119.8 (2024), 91st of 210 in the world and 36th of 56 in Europe & Central Asia. Fixed broadband is 35.8 (2024), 40th of 208 in the world and 25th of 55 in Europe & Central Asia.

Internet users91.3%2024 · world 48/188 · region 27/51Mobile subscriptions119.82024 · world 91/210 · region 36/56Fixed broadband35.82024 · world 40/208 · region 25/55Fixed telephone9.12024 · world 111/213 · region 43/56
Internet users
RomaniaEurope & Central AsiaHigh incomeWorld
0%25%50%75%100%1995200020052010201520202025Romania91.3%Europe & Central AsiaHigh incomeWorld
Mobile subscriptions
RomaniaEurope & Central AsiaHigh incomeWorld
0.0501001501995200020052010201520202025Romania119.8Europe & Central AsiaHigh incomeWorld
12 indicators

Digital & energy access: Romania in detail

Latest reported value, world rank and rank within Europe & Central Asia; values around 2000, 2010, 2020; group and world columns are World Bank aggregates.

IndicatorLatestWorld rankIn region~2000~2010~202010-year changeRegionIncome groupWorldSince 2000
Internet usersInternet users, % of population91.3%202448/18827/513.6%39.9%78.5%+37.2 ppsince 201492.4%94.2%73.6%
Mobile subscriptionsMobile subscriptions per 100 people119.8202491/21036/5611.3119.2116.5+4.4%since 2014134.6141.6111.5
Fixed broadbandFixed broadband per 100 people35.8202440/20825/550.0200114.729.3+78%since 201434.538.720.1
Fixed telephoneFixed telephone lines per 100 people9.12024111/21343/5617.722.015.6−60%since 201423.328.09.9
Secure serversSecure internet servers per million people27,230202442/21532/56·3921,374+10,937%since 201449,28585,83116,381
Electricity accessAccess to electricity, % of population100.0%202485/21543/5794.4%97.1%100.0%+1.6 ppsince 2014100.0%100.0%91.9%
Electricity access, ruralAccess to electricity, rural, % of rural population100.0%202486/21143/5793.4%96.0%100.0%+2.4 ppsince 2014100.0%99.9%84.9%
Electricity access, urbanAccess to electricity, urban, % of urban population100.0%202495/21343/5795.3%98.0%100.0%+0.9 ppsince 2014100.0%100.0%97.8%
Clean cookingAccess to clean cooking fuels, % of population96.0%202483/19241/5172.0%84.0%94.0%+8.0 ppsince 201498.3%99.5%75.4%
Electricity use per personElectric power consumption, kWh per person2,682 kWh202475/14942/491,988 kWh2,551 kWh2,726 kWh+3.8%since 20145,493 kWh8,989 kWh3,708 kWh
Energy use per personEnergy use, kg of oil equivalent per person1,591 kgoe202470/15041/501,615 kgoe1,725 kgoe1,670 kgoe+0.7%since 20142,976 kgoe4,454 kgoe1,892 kgoe
Power lossesElectricity transmission and distribution losses, % of output9.8%202477/14913/4912.8%11.6%11.1%−1.0 ppsince 20147.4%5.4%6.9%
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0)“·” — no value reported within two years of that date. World rank counts countries with a recent value.

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neighbours

Romania and its neighbours

Countries sharing a land border with Romania. Latest values since 2005; the highest in each row is marked.

IndicatorRomaniaUkraineHungarySerbiaBulgariaMoldova
Internet users91.3%202482.5%202493.8%202487.7%202482.4%202477.4%2024
Mobile subscriptions119.82024133.42023104.62024123.82024118.12024120.12024
Fixed broadband35.8202421.7202437.5202433.4202437.0202329.62024
Fixed telephone9.120243.8202326.0202436.720248.2202424.22024
Secure servers27,23020249,937202455,077202412,942202450,751202413,3182024
Electricity access100.0%2024100.0%2024100.0%2024100.0%2024100.0%2024100.0%2024
Electricity access, rural100.0%2024100.0%2024100.0%2024100.0%2024100.0%2024100.0%2024
Electricity access, urban100.0%2024100.0%2024100.0%2024100.0%2024100.0%2024100.0%2024
Clean cooking96.0%202497.0%202499.0%202489.0%202498.0%202498.0%2024
Ukraine: digital & energy accessHungary: digital & energy accessSerbia: digital & energy accessBulgaria: digital & energy accessMoldova: digital & energy access
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