Healthcare coverage — Health insurance coverage in Romania

Romania: Healthcare coverage — Health insurance coverage was 16,110 Persons in 2025. ▼ Falling

Latest (2025)
16,110 Persons
Change on year
down 4.8%
World rank
16th
of 34 countries
All-time high
18,291 Persons
in 2012
All-time low
16,110 Persons
in 2025
Years of data
14
2012–2025

Healthcare coverage — Health insurance coverage in Romania, 2012–2025

05.0k10.0k15.0k20.0k2012201820252012: 18.3k Persons2013: 18.1k Persons2014: 17.2k Persons2015: 17.2k Persons2016: 17.1k Persons2017: 16.2k Persons2018: 16.7k Persons2019: 16.6k Persons2020: 16.5k Persons2021: 16.4k Persons2022: 16.9k Persons2023: 16.9k Persons2024: 16.9k Persons2025: 16.1k Persons

Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Persons.

Analysis

In 2025, healthcare coverage — health insurance coverage in Romania stood at 16,110 Persons. That is the lowest value across all 14 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 4.8% on the previous year and down 6.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, healthcare coverage — health insurance coverage in Romania peaked at 18,291 Persons in 2012 and was at its lowest, 16,110 Persons, in 2025.

That places Romania 16th out of 34 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 14 years of available data.

Healthcare coverage — Health insurance coverage in Romania, year by year

Annual values for Healthcare coverage — Health insurance coverage in Romania, 2012 to 2025.
Year Persons Change
2012 18,291 Persons
2013 18,094 Persons -1.1%
2014 17,175 Persons -5.1%
2015 17,192 Persons +0.1%
2016 17,131 Persons -0.4%
2017 16,158 Persons -5.7%
2018 16,711 Persons +3.4%
2019 16,565 Persons -0.9%
2020 16,454 Persons -0.7%
2021 16,420 Persons -0.2%
2022 16,852 Persons +2.6%
2023 16,950 Persons +0.6%
2024 16,919 Persons -0.2%
2025 16,110 Persons -4.8%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2010s 17,165 Persons 16,158 Persons 18,291 Persons 8
2020s 16,618 Persons 16,110 Persons 16,950 Persons 6

Countries ranked near Romania

  1. 13 Peru 35,613 Persons compare
  2. 14 Australia 27,614 Persons compare
  3. 15 Chile 17,133 Persons compare
  4. 17 Belgium 11,692 Persons compare
  5. 18 Czechia 10,841 Persons compare
  6. 19 Portugal 10,750 Persons compare

See the full ranking of 42 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is healthcare coverage — health insurance coverage in Romania?
Healthcare coverage — health insurance coverage in Romania was 16,110 Persons in 2025, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
What is the highest healthcare coverage — health insurance coverage recorded in Romania?
The highest recorded value was 18,291 Persons in 2012.
What is the lowest healthcare coverage — health insurance coverage recorded in Romania?
The lowest recorded value was 16,110 Persons in 2025.
How does Romania rank for healthcare coverage — health insurance coverage?
Romania ranks 16th out of 34 countries with data for 2025.
Is healthcare coverage — health insurance coverage rising or falling in Romania?
Over the last ten years it is down 6.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Romania data come from?
The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Healthcare coverage — Health insurance coverage. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Healthcare coverage — Health insurance coverage
Unit
Persons
Source
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
Licence
OECD Terms and Conditions (attribution required)
Coverage
42 places, 1,853 data points, 1960–2025
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The share of a population covered for a core set of health services offers an initial measure of access to care and financial protection. Most OECD countries have achieved universal or near-universal coverage for a core set of health services, which usually include consultations with doctors, tests and examinations, and hospital care. This dataset presents the latest data for government (compulsory) health insurance, and for the various types of voluntary health insurance coverage. Please refer to the Sources and Methods for detailed country-specific information.