Romania vs South Africa: Population ages 80 and above, female
Romania
554,824
in 2025
South Africa
527,339
in 2025
Romania rank
26th
South Africa rank
29th
Population ages 80 and above, female over time
- Romania
- South Africa
How they compare
Romania currently reports 554,824 against 527,339 in South Africa, a difference of 27,485.
That makes Romania's figure about 1.1 times South Africa's.
Across all 66 years both countries report, Romania has been ahead every year.
Romania ranks 26th and South Africa ranks 29th of 218 countries.
Romania has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Romania | South Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 123,312 | 49,110 | 74,201 | Romania |
| 1970s | 149,132 | 64,343 | 84,789 | Romania |
| 1980s | 222,568 | 105,888 | 116,680 | Romania |
| 1990s | 281,824 | 168,482 | 113,342 | Romania |
| 2000s | 327,017 | 262,547 | 64,470 | Romania |
| 2010s | 517,664 | 425,612 | 92,052 | Romania |
| 2020s | 566,861 | 520,408 | 46,454 | Romania |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population ages 80 and above, female, Romania or South Africa?
- Romania, at 554,824 against 527,339 in South Africa as of 2025.
- What is the difference in population ages 80 and above, female between Romania and South Africa?
- 27,485, with Romania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Romania and South Africa?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Romania and South Africa rank globally for population ages 80 and above, female?
- Romania ranks 26th and South Africa ranks 29th of 218 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Bank staff estimates using the World Bank's total population and age/sex distributions of the United Nations Population Division's World Population Prospects, published as Population ages 80 and above, female. 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.