Life expectancy at age 60, male (years) in Romania
Romania: Life expectancy at age 60, male (years) was 16.67 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
16.67 years
Change on year
down 7.3%
World rank
150th
of 215 countries
All-time high
17.98 years
in 2023
All-time low
15.34 years
in 1996
Years of data
65
1960–2024
Life expectancy at age 60, male in Romania, 1960–2024
Source: 2022 World Population Prospects, United Nations Population Division: Retrieved August 31, 2023. Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for life expectancy at age 60, male in Romania is 16.67 years, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 7.3% on the previous year and down 5.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy at age 60, male in Romania peaked at 17.98 years in 2023 and was at its lowest, 15.34 years, in 1996.
That places Romania 150th 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.
Life expectancy at age 60, male (years) in Romania, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 16.07 years | — |
| 1961 | 16.2 years | +0.8% |
| 1962 | 16.3 years | +0.6% |
| 1963 | 16.37 years | +0.4% |
| 1964 | 16.47 years | +0.6% |
| 1965 | 16.47 years | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 16.3 years | -1.1% |
| 1967 | 16.21 years | -0.6% |
| 1968 | 16.23 years | +0.2% |
| 1969 | 15.43 years | -4.9% |
| 1970 | 15.77 years | +2.2% |
| 1971 | 15.54 years | -1.5% |
| 1972 | 16.12 years | +3.7% |
| 1973 | 15.67 years | -2.8% |
| 1974 | 16.43 years | +4.8% |
| 1975 | 16.22 years | -1.3% |
| 1976 | 16.14 years | -0.5% |
| 1977 | 16.14 years | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 16.18 years | +0.3% |
| 1979 | 16.15 years | -0.2% |
| 1980 | 15.8 years | -2.2% |
| 1981 | 16.08 years | +1.7% |
| 1982 | 16.24 years | +1.0% |
| 1983 | 15.97 years | -1.7% |
| 1984 | 16.17 years | +1.3% |
| 1985 | 15.85 years | -2.0% |
| 1986 | 16.07 years | +1.4% |
| 1987 | 15.95 years | -0.8% |
| 1988 | 15.94 years | -0.1% |
| 1989 | 16.26 years | +2.0% |
| 1990 | 16.29 years | +0.2% |
| 1991 | 16.04 years | -1.5% |
| 1992 | 15.68 years | -2.2% |
| 1993 | 15.79 years | +0.7% |
| 1994 | 15.74 years | -0.3% |
| 1995 | 15.68 years | -0.4% |
| 1996 | 15.34 years | -2.2% |
| 1997 | 15.49 years | +1.0% |
| 1998 | 15.83 years | +2.2% |
| 1999 | 15.97 years | +0.9% |
| 2000 | 16.36 years | +2.4% |
| 2001 | 16.28 years | -0.5% |
| 2002 | 15.85 years | -2.6% |
| 2003 | 15.74 years | -0.7% |
| 2004 | 15.93 years | +1.2% |
| 2005 | 16.2 years | +1.7% |
| 2006 | 16.56 years | +2.2% |
| 2007 | 16.96 years | +2.4% |
| 2008 | 17.36 years | +2.4% |
| 2009 | 17.38 years | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 17.33 years | -0.3% |
| 2011 | 17.52 years | +1.1% |
| 2012 | 17.47 years | -0.3% |
| 2013 | 17.76 years | +1.7% |
| 2014 | 17.68 years | -0.5% |
| 2015 | 17.46 years | -1.2% |
| 2016 | 17.63 years | +1.0% |
| 2017 | 17.55 years | -0.5% |
| 2018 | 17.46 years | -0.5% |
| 2019 | 17.64 years | +1.1% |
| 2020 | 16.19 years | -8.2% |
| 2021 | 15.35 years | -5.2% |
| 2022 | 17.55 years | +14.4% |
| 2023 | 17.98 years | +2.5% |
| 2024 | 16.67 years | -7.3% |
Romania compared with similar countries
- Romania's 16.67 years is below the median for high income countries, which is 18.44 years, 90% of the median. (85 countries reporting)
- Romania's 16.67 years is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 18.68 years, 89% of the median. (56 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 16.21 years | 15.43 years | 16.47 years | 10 |
| 1970s | 16.04 years | 15.54 years | 16.43 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 16.03 years | 15.8 years | 16.26 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 15.78 years | 15.34 years | 16.29 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 16.46 years | 15.74 years | 17.38 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 17.55 years | 17.33 years | 17.76 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 16.75 years | 15.35 years | 17.98 years | 5 |
Countries ranked near Romania
More gender data for Romania
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 2,759 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -1.36 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 15,601 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 15,601 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate -0.4683 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 86,731 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 91,487 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 87,657 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 92,454 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 88,635 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectancy at age 60, male in Romania?
- Life expectancy at age 60, male in Romania was 16.67 years in 2024, according to 2022 World Population Prospects, United Nations Population Division: Retrieved August 31, 2023.
- What is the highest life expectancy at age 60, male recorded in Romania?
- The highest recorded value was 17.98 years in 2023.
- What is the lowest life expectancy at age 60, male recorded in Romania?
- The lowest recorded value was 15.34 years in 1996.
- How does Romania rank for life expectancy at age 60, male?
- Romania ranks 150th out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is life expectancy at age 60, male rising or falling in Romania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Romania data come from?
- The figures come from 2022 World Population Prospects, United Nations Population Division: Retrieved August 31, 2023, published as part of Life expectancy at age 60, male (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Life expectancy at age 60, male is the average number of years that a male at age 60 would live if prevailing patterns of mortality at the time of age 60 were to stay the same throughout his life.