Life Expectancy at Birth in Romania
Romania: Life Expectancy at Birth was 76.46 in 2024. β² Rising
Life Expectancy at Birth in Romania, 1960β2024
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
Romania recorded 76.46 for life expectancy at birth in 2024. That is the highest value across all 65 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.1% on the previous year and up 2.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy at birth in Romania peaked at 76.46 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 65.26, in 1962.
Romania ranks 93rd of 216 countries on this measure, 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 | 65.26 | 68.9 | 10 |
| 1970s | 69.07 | 67.48 | 69.74 | 10 |
| 1980s | 69.47 | 69.09 | 69.73 | 10 |
| 1990s | 69.63 | 69 | 70.51 | 10 |
| 2000s | 71.87 | 71.01 | 73.31 | 10 |
| 2010s | 74.86 | 73.46 | 75.61 | 10 |
| 2020s | 75.02 | 72.81 | 76.46 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Romania
- 90 Sint Maarten, Kingdom of the Netherlands 76.53 compare
- 91 Aruba, Kingdom of the Netherlands 76.5 compare
- 92 Algeria 76.47 compare
- 94 Latvia, Republic of 76.43 compare
- 95 Barbados 76.33 compare
- 96 Seychelles 76.3 compare
More gender data for Romania
- 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)
- Age population, age 02, male, interpolated 93,457 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, female, interpolated 89,763 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, male, interpolated 94,594 (2025)
- Age population, age 04, female, interpolated 91,040 (2025)
- Age population, age 04, male, interpolated 96,150 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectancy at birth in Romania?
- Life expectancy at birth in Romania was 76.46 in 2024, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest life expectancy at birth recorded in Romania?
- The highest recorded value was 76.46 in 2024.
- What is the lowest life expectancy at birth recorded in Romania?
- The lowest recorded value was 65.26 in 1962.
- How does Romania rank for life expectancy at birth?
- Romania ranks 93rd out of 216 countries with data for 2024.
- Is life expectancy at birth 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 International Monetary Fund, published as part of Life Expectancy at Birth. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Gender-disaggregated data on health outcomes.