Probability that a man will outlive a woman in Romania
Romania: Probability that a man will outlive a woman was 34.5% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
34.5%
Change on year
up 0.7%
World rank
212th
of 236 countries
All-time high
44.2%
in 1951
All-time low
32.9%
in 2020
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Probability that a man will outlive a woman in Romania, 1950–2023
Source: Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024); Bergeron-Boucher et al. (2022) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Romania recorded 34.5% for probability that a man will outlive a woman in 2023.
The figure is up 0.7% on the previous year and down 2.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, probability that a man will outlive a woman in Romania peaked at 44.2% in 1951 and was at its lowest, 32.9%, in 2020.
Romania ranks 212th of 236 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 74 years of available data.
Probability that a man will outlive a woman in Romania, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 44.2% | — |
| 1951 | 44.2% | +0.1% |
| 1952 | 44.1% | -0.3% |
| 1953 | 43.9% | -0.5% |
| 1954 | 43.9% | -0.0% |
| 1955 | 44.0% | +0.3% |
| 1956 | 43.9% | -0.2% |
| 1957 | 43.8% | -0.2% |
| 1958 | 43.7% | -0.3% |
| 1959 | 43.4% | -0.5% |
| 1960 | 43.1% | -0.7% |
| 1961 | 43.0% | -0.3% |
| 1962 | 42.7% | -0.7% |
| 1963 | 42.3% | -0.9% |
| 1964 | 42.0% | -0.7% |
| 1965 | 42.5% | +1.1% |
| 1966 | 42.3% | -0.3% |
| 1967 | 42.3% | -0.0% |
| 1968 | 42.5% | +0.4% |
| 1969 | 41.7% | -1.8% |
| 1970 | 41.6% | -0.2% |
| 1971 | 41.2% | -1.0% |
| 1972 | 41.6% | +0.8% |
| 1973 | 41.5% | -0.2% |
| 1974 | 41.5% | +0.1% |
| 1975 | 41.0% | -1.3% |
| 1976 | 41.0% | +0.1% |
| 1977 | 40.9% | -0.4% |
| 1978 | 40.3% | -1.5% |
| 1979 | 40.2% | -0.1% |
| 1980 | 39.9% | -0.9% |
| 1981 | 39.3% | -1.4% |
| 1982 | 39.6% | +0.7% |
| 1983 | 39.2% | -1.1% |
| 1984 | 39.0% | -0.4% |
| 1985 | 38.6% | -1.0% |
| 1986 | 38.5% | -0.4% |
| 1987 | 38.9% | +1.1% |
| 1988 | 38.6% | -0.8% |
| 1989 | 38.5% | -0.2% |
| 1990 | 37.9% | -1.5% |
| 1991 | 37.4% | -1.4% |
| 1992 | 36.4% | -2.7% |
| 1993 | 36.2% | -0.5% |
| 1994 | 35.8% | -1.1% |
| 1995 | 35.3% | -1.3% |
| 1996 | 35.5% | +0.4% |
| 1997 | 35.0% | -1.3% |
| 1998 | 35.8% | +2.2% |
| 1999 | 36.2% | +1.2% |
| 2000 | 36.4% | +0.5% |
| 2001 | 35.8% | -1.5% |
| 2002 | 35.4% | -1.1% |
| 2003 | 35.3% | -0.5% |
| 2004 | 35.3% | -0.0% |
| 2005 | 35.7% | +1.2% |
| 2006 | 35.6% | -0.1% |
| 2007 | 35.5% | -0.3% |
| 2008 | 34.9% | -1.7% |
| 2009 | 34.7% | -0.5% |
| 2010 | 34.8% | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 35.1% | +0.9% |
| 2012 | 35.1% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 35.3% | +0.6% |
| 2014 | 35.0% | -0.8% |
| 2015 | 34.8% | -0.7% |
| 2016 | 34.7% | -0.4% |
| 2017 | 34.6% | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 34.2% | -1.2% |
| 2019 | 34.3% | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 32.9% | -4.0% |
| 2021 | 33.6% | +2.1% |
| 2022 | 34.3% | +2.1% |
| 2023 | 34.5% | +0.7% |
Romania compared with similar countries
- Romania's 34.5% is below the median for high income countries, which is 38.1%, 91% of the median. (85 countries reporting)
- Romania's 34.5% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 37.2%, 93% of the median. (56 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 43.9% | 43.4% | 44.2% | 10 |
| 1960s | 42.5% | 41.7% | 43.1% | 10 |
| 1970s | 41.1% | 40.2% | 41.6% | 10 |
| 1980s | 39.0% | 38.5% | 39.9% | 10 |
| 1990s | 36.1% | 35.0% | 37.9% | 10 |
| 2000s | 35.5% | 34.7% | 36.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 34.8% | 34.2% | 35.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 33.8% | 32.9% | 34.5% | 4 |
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 probability that a man will outlive a woman in Romania?
- Probability that a man will outlive a woman in Romania was 34.5% in 2023, according to Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024); Bergeron-Boucher et al. (2022) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest probability that a man will outlive a woman recorded in Romania?
- The highest recorded value was 44.2% in 1951.
- What is the lowest probability that a man will outlive a woman recorded in Romania?
- The lowest recorded value was 32.9% in 2020.
- How does Romania rank for probability that a man will outlive a woman?
- Romania ranks 212th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is probability that a man will outlive a woman rising or falling in Romania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Romania data come from?
- The figures come from Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024); Bergeron-Boucher et al. (2022) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Probability that a man will outlive a woman. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Probability that a male will live longer than a female if both are randomly selected from the population at birth.