Life expectancy at birth, female in Romania
Romania: Life expectancy at birth, female was 80.3 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
Life expectancy at birth, female in Romania, 1960–2024
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division. Measured in years.
Analysis
Romania recorded 80.3 years for life expectancy at birth, female in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.1% on the previous year and up 2.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy at birth, female in Romania peaked at 80.4 years in 2023 and was at its lowest, 66.99 years, in 1962.
Romania ranks 82nd of 217 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 65 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 68.93 years | 66.99 years | 70.89 years | 10 |
| 1970s | 71.45 years | 69.86 years | 72.18 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 72.43 years | 71.78 years | 72.78 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 73.33 years | 73 years | 74.2 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 75.56 years | 74.8 years | 77.1 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 78.63 years | 77.3 years | 79.5 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 78.96 years | 76.6 years | 80.4 years | 5 |
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More health data for Romania
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -2.59 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate -0.0845 % change on previous year (2090)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 1,419 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 113 (2100)
- Population ages 65 and above, total, annual growth rate 0.621 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, total, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, total, per capita 0.2014 units per person (2025)
- Population, female, annual growth rate -0.1612 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population, female, per capita 0.5157 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectancy at birth, female in Romania?
- Life expectancy at birth, female in Romania was 80.3 years in 2024, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division.
- What is the highest life expectancy at birth, female recorded in Romania?
- The highest recorded value was 80.4 years in 2023.
- What is the lowest life expectancy at birth, female recorded in Romania?
- The lowest recorded value was 66.99 years in 1962.
- How does Romania rank for life expectancy at birth, female?
- Romania ranks 82nd out of 217 countries with data for 2024.
- Is life expectancy at birth, female rising or falling in Romania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Romania data come from?
- The figures come from World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as part of Life expectancy at birth, female (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Life expectancy at birth indicates the number of years a newborn infant would live if prevailing patterns of mortality at the time of its birth were to stay the same throughout its life.