North Korea vs Romania: Population ages 65 and above, total
North Korea
3.38 million
in 2025
Romania
3.83 million
in 2025
North Korea rank
36th
Romania rank
33rd
Population ages 65 and above, total over time
- North Korea
- Romania
How they compare
Romania currently reports 3.83 million against 3.38 million in North Korea, a difference of 453,180.
That makes Romania's figure about 1.1 times North Korea's.
Across all 66 years both countries report, Romania has been ahead every year.
North Korea ranks 36th and Romania ranks 33rd of 218 countries.
Romania has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | North Korea | Romania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 451,007 | 1.47 million | 1.02 million | Romania |
| 1970s | 582,871 | 2.03 million | 1.45 million | Romania |
| 1980s | 774,310 | 2.30 million | 1.53 million | Romania |
| 1990s | 1.17 million | 2.70 million | 1.53 million | Romania |
| 2000s | 1.95 million | 3.13 million | 1.18 million | Romania |
| 2010s | 2.71 million | 3.39 million | 679,932 | Romania |
| 2020s | 3.13 million | 3.75 million | 621,340 | Romania |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population ages 65 and above, total, North Korea or Romania?
- Romania, at 3.83 million against 3.38 million in North Korea as of 2025.
- What is the difference in population ages 65 and above, total between North Korea and Romania?
- 453,180, with Romania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for North Korea and Romania?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do North Korea and Romania rank globally for population ages 65 and above, total?
- North Korea ranks 36th and Romania ranks 33rd 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, 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 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.