What is median age in Romania?

Median age in Romania was 42.62 years in 2023, according to UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.

What is the highest median age recorded in Romania?

The highest recorded value was 42.62 years in 2023.

What is the lowest median age recorded in Romania?

The lowest recorded value was 25.26 years in 1950.

How does Romania rank for median age?

Romania ranks 35th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.

Is median age rising or falling in Romania?

Over the last ten years it is up 7.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.

Where does this Romania data come from?

The figures come from UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Median age. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Median age in Romania

Name: Median age in Romania
Creator: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

Romania: Median age was 42.62 years in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)

42.62 years

Change on year

up 0.5%

World rank

35th

of 236 countries

All-time high

42.62 years

in 2023

All-time low

25.26 years

in 1950

Years of data

1950–2023

Median age in Romania, 1950–2023

Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in years.

Analysis

Romania recorded 42.62 years for median age in 2023. That is the highest value across all 74 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.5% on the previous year and up 7.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, median age in Romania peaked at 42.62 years in 2023 and was at its lowest, 25.26 years, in 1950.

Romania ranks 35th of 236 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 74 years of available data.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1950s	26.09 years	25.26 years	27.17 years	10
1960s	29.21 years	27.51 years	30.35 years	10
1970s	30.62 years	30.42 years	30.76 years	10
1980s	31.35 years	30.55 years	31.99 years	10
1990s	32.91 years	32.12 years	33.55 years	10
2000s	35.58 years	33.62 years	37.88 years	10
2010s	40.05 years	38.34 years	41.63 years	10
2020s	42.3 years	41.96 years	42.62 years	4

Countries ranked near Romania

32 Latvia 43.08 years compare
33 Finland 42.79 years compare
34 Czechia 42.72 years compare
36 Switzerland 42.33 years compare
37 Lithuania 42.12 years compare
38 Ukraine 41.98 years compare

See the full ranking of 236 places →

More reference data data for Romania

Number of child deaths per woman 0.0117 under-five deaths per woman (2024)
Fertility rate: births per woman 1.71 live births per woman (2023)
Fertility rate: births per woman 1.71 live births per woman (2023)
Fertility rate vs. Human Development Index 1.71 live births per woman (2023)
Human Development Index 0.845 (2023)
Rule of Law - Governance estimate 0.3711 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 (2024)
Rule of Law - Governance score 63.35 0-100 (2024)
Voice and Accountability - Governance score 63.63 0-100 (2024)
Voice and Accountability - Governance estimate 0.3874 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 (2024)
Political Stability - Governance score 68.61 0-100 (2024)

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Frequently asked questions

What is median age in Romania?: Median age in Romania was 42.62 years in 2023, according to UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest median age recorded in Romania?: The highest recorded value was 42.62 years in 2023.
What is the lowest median age recorded in Romania?: The lowest recorded value was 25.26 years in 1950.
How does Romania rank for median age?: Romania ranks 35th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
Is median age rising or falling in Romania?: Over the last ten years it is up 7.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Romania data come from?: The figures come from UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Median age. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: Median age
Unit: years
Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 236 places, 17,464 data points, 1950–2023
Last refreshed: 06 August 2026

The age that divides the population into two halves of equal size — half are younger and half are older.