Romania vs Zambia: Population ages 15-64, total
Romania
12.23 million
in 2025
Zambia
12.50 million
in 2025
Romania rank
66th
Zambia rank
64th
Population ages 15-64, total over time
- Romania
- Zambia
How they compare
Zambia currently reports 12.50 million against 12.23 million in Romania, a difference of 266,000.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Romania ahead.
Romania ranks 66th and Zambia ranks 64th of 217 countries.
Romania has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Romania | Zambia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 12.59 million | 1.84 million | 10.75 million | Romania |
| 1970s | 13.76 million | 2.38 million | 11.37 million | Romania |
| 1980s | 14.68 million | 3.21 million | 11.47 million | Romania |
| 1990s | 15.27 million | 4.28 million | 10.99 million | Romania |
| 2000s | 14.67 million | 5.90 million | 8.77 million | Romania |
| 2010s | 13.31 million | 8.60 million | 4.72 million | Romania |
| 2020s | 12.31 million | 11.45 million | 860,950 | Romania |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population ages 15-64, total, Romania or Zambia?
- Zambia, at 12.50 million against 12.23 million in Romania as of 2025.
- What is the difference in population ages 15-64, total between Romania and Zambia?
- 266,000, with Zambia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Romania and Zambia?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Romania and Zambia rank globally for population ages 15-64, total?
- Romania ranks 66th and Zambia ranks 64th of 217 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as Population ages 15-64, total. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Total population between the ages 15 to 64. Population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship.