Romania vs Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income): Population ages 80 and above, female
Romania
5.7%
in 2025
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
0.5%
in 2025
Romania rank
42nd
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank
44th
Population ages 80 and above, female over time
- Romania
- Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
How they compare
Romania currently reports 5.7% against 0.5% in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), a difference of 5.2%.
That makes Romania's figure about 11.1 times Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)'s.
Across all 66 years both countries report, Romania has been ahead every year.
Romania ranks 42nd and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 44th of 218 countries.
Romania has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Romania | Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.3% | 0.4% | 0.9% | Romania |
| 1970s | 1.4% | 0.4% | 1.0% | Romania |
| 1980s | 1.9% | 0.4% | 1.5% | Romania |
| 1990s | 2.4% | 0.4% | 2.0% | Romania |
| 2000s | 3.0% | 0.4% | 2.5% | Romania |
| 2010s | 5.1% | 0.5% | 4.6% | Romania |
| 2020s | 5.8% | 0.5% | 5.3% | Romania |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population ages 80 and above, female, Romania or Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- Romania, at 5.7% against 0.5% in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) as of 2025.
- What is the difference in population ages 80 and above, female between Romania and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- 5.2%, with Romania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Romania and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Romania and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank globally for population ages 80 and above, female?
- Romania ranks 42nd and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 44th of 218 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as Population ages 80 and above, female (% of female population). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Female population between the ages 80 and above as a percentage of the total female population.