Life expectancy at birth, total in Romania
Romania: Life expectancy at birth, total was 76.46 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
Life expectancy at birth, total in Romania, 1960–2024
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN). Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2024, life expectancy at birth, total in Romania stood at 76.46 years. That is the highest value across all 65 years on record.
The figure is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 2.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy at birth, total in Romania peaked at 76.46 years in 2024 and was at its lowest, 65.26 years, in 1962.
That places Romania 92nd out of 215 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 65 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 67.03 years | 65.26 years | 68.9 years | 10 |
| 1970s | 69.07 years | 67.48 years | 69.74 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 69.47 years | 69.09 years | 69.73 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 69.63 years | 69 years | 70.51 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 71.87 years | 71.01 years | 73.31 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 74.86 years | 73.46 years | 75.61 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 75.02 years | 72.81 years | 76.46 years | 5 |
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More health data for Romania
- Age population, age 19, male, interpolated 110,408 (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female 14.7% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male 1.51 million (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, male 6.18 million (2025)
- Age population, age 20, female, interpolated 105,173 (2025)
- Age population, age 10, male, interpolated 103,189 (2025)
- Age population, age 19, female, interpolated 106,395 (2025)
- Age population, age 11, female, interpolated 97,788 (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female 1.44 million (2025)
- Age population, age 10, female, interpolated 98,604 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectancy at birth, total in Romania?
- Life expectancy at birth, total in Romania was 76.46 years in 2024, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN).
- What is the highest life expectancy at birth, total recorded in Romania?
- The highest recorded value was 76.46 years in 2024.
- What is the lowest life expectancy at birth, total recorded in Romania?
- The lowest recorded value was 65.26 years in 1962.
- How does Romania rank for life expectancy at birth, total?
- Romania ranks 92nd out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is life expectancy at birth, total rising or falling in Romania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Romania data come from?
- The figures come from World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), published as part of Life expectancy at birth, total (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Life expectancy at birth indicates the number of years a newborn infant would live if prevailing patterns of mortality at the time of its birth were to stay the same throughout its life.