Korea vs Romania: Population ages 65 and above
Korea
20.3%
in 2025
Romania
20.1%
in 2025
Korea rank
36th
Romania rank
38th
Population ages 65 and above over time
- Korea
- Romania
How they compare
Korea currently reports 20.3% against 20.1% in Romania, a difference of 0.2%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Romania ahead.
Korea ranks 36th and Romania ranks 38th of 218 countries.
Romania has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Korea | Romania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 3.2% | 7.7% | 4.4% | Romania |
| 1970s | 3.6% | 9.6% | 6.0% | Romania |
| 1980s | 4.2% | 10.1% | 5.9% | Romania |
| 1990s | 5.7% | 11.9% | 6.1% | Romania |
| 2000s | 8.8% | 14.7% | 5.9% | Romania |
| 2010s | 12.8% | 17.1% | 4.3% | Romania |
| 2020s | 18.0% | 19.6% | 1.6% | Romania |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population ages 65 and above, Korea or Romania?
- Korea, at 20.3% against 20.1% in Romania as of 2025.
- What is the difference in population ages 65 and above between Korea and Romania?
- 0.2%, with Korea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Korea and Romania?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Korea and Romania rank globally for population ages 65 and above?
- Korea ranks 36th and Romania ranks 38th of 218 countries.
- 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.