Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) vs Romania: Population ages 65 and above, female

Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
21.53 million
in 2025
Romania
2.31 million
in 2025
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) rank
33rd
Romania rank
33rd

Population ages 65 and above, female over time

  • Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
  • Romania
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How they compare

Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) currently reports 21.53 million against 2.31 million in Romania, a difference of 19.22 million.

That makes Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)'s figure about 9.3 times Romania's.

Across all 66 years both countries report, Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) has been ahead every year.

Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ranks 33rd and Romania ranks 33rd of 47 groups.

Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) Romania Difference Ahead
1960s 2.89 million 860,336 2.03 million Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
1970s 3.88 million 1.16 million 2.72 million Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
1980s 5.19 million 1.35 million 3.83 million Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
1990s 7.41 million 1.59 million 5.81 million Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
2000s 10.37 million 1.86 million 8.50 million Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
2010s 14.41 million 2.04 million 12.38 million Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
2020s 19.44 million 2.26 million 17.18 million Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher population ages 65 and above, female, Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) or Romania?
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income), at 21.53 million against 2.31 million in Romania as of 2025.
What is the difference in population ages 65 and above, female between Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) and Romania?
19.22 million, with Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) and Romania?
66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
How do Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) and Romania rank globally for population ages 65 and above, female?
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ranks 33rd and Romania ranks 33rd of 47 groups.
Where does this data come from?
World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as Population ages 65 and above, female. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Population ages 65 and above, female
Source
World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
266 places, 17,526 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

Female population 65 years of age or older. Population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship.