IDA total vs Romania: Population ages 65 and above
IDA total
4.0%
in 2025
Romania
20.1%
in 2025
IDA total rank
37th
Romania rank
38th
Population ages 65 and above over time
- IDA total
- Romania
How they compare
Romania currently reports 20.1% against 4.0% in IDA total, a difference of 16.1%.
That makes Romania's figure about 5.1 times IDA total's.
Across all 66 years both countries report, Romania has been ahead every year.
IDA total ranks 37th and Romania ranks 38th of 47 groups.
Romania has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | IDA total | Romania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 3.1% | 7.7% | 4.6% | Romania |
| 1970s | 3.2% | 9.6% | 6.4% | Romania |
| 1980s | 3.2% | 10.1% | 6.9% | Romania |
| 1990s | 3.3% | 11.9% | 8.6% | Romania |
| 2000s | 3.3% | 14.7% | 11.4% | Romania |
| 2010s | 3.5% | 17.1% | 13.6% | Romania |
| 2020s | 3.8% | 19.6% | 15.8% | Romania |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population ages 65 and above, IDA total or Romania?
- Romania, at 20.1% against 4.0% in IDA total as of 2025.
- What is the difference in population ages 65 and above between IDA total and Romania?
- 16.1%, with Romania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for IDA total and Romania?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do IDA total and Romania rank globally for population ages 65 and above?
- IDA total ranks 37th and Romania ranks 38th 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 (% of total population). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Population ages 65 and above as a percentage of the total population. Population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship.