Norway vs Romania: Population ages 65 and above
Norway
19.1%
in 2025
Romania
20.1%
in 2025
Norway rank
41st
Romania rank
38th
Population ages 65 and above over time
- Norway
- Romania
How they compare
Romania currently reports 20.1% against 19.1% in Norway, a difference of 1.0%.
That makes Romania's figure about 1.1 times Norway's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Norway ahead.
Norway ranks 41st and Romania ranks 38th of 218 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Norway averaged higher in 5 and Romania in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Norway | Romania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 11.9% | 7.7% | 4.2% | Norway |
| 1970s | 13.6% | 9.6% | 4.1% | Norway |
| 1980s | 15.6% | 10.1% | 5.4% | Norway |
| 1990s | 15.9% | 11.9% | 4.1% | Norway |
| 2000s | 14.8% | 14.7% | 0.1% | Norway |
| 2010s | 16.2% | 17.1% | 0.9% | Romania |
| 2020s | 18.4% | 19.6% | 1.2% | Romania |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population ages 65 and above, Norway or Romania?
- Romania, at 20.1% against 19.1% in Norway as of 2025.
- What is the difference in population ages 65 and above between Norway and Romania?
- 1.0%, with Romania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Norway and Romania?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Norway and Romania rank globally for population ages 65 and above?
- Norway ranks 41st 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.