Remaining life expectancy at different ages in Romania
Romania: Remaining life expectancy at different ages was 75.94 years in 2023. ▲ Rising
Remaining life expectancy at different ages in Romania, 1950–2023
Source: Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2023, remaining life expectancy at different ages in Romania stood at 75.94 years. That is the highest value across all 74 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.9% on the previous year and up 1.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, remaining life expectancy at different ages in Romania peaked at 75.94 years in 2023 and was at its lowest, 60.51 years, in 1950.
That places Romania 112th out of 236 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 74 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 62.91 years | 60.51 years | 64.93 years | 10 |
| 1960s | 67.53 years | 65.61 years | 68.39 years | 10 |
| 1970s | 69.17 years | 67.93 years | 69.9 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 69.54 years | 69.05 years | 69.91 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 69.59 years | 68.82 years | 70.58 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 71.82 years | 70.82 years | 73.46 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 74.71 years | 73.58 years | 75.33 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 74.5 years | 72.74 years | 75.94 years | 4 |
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More health data for Romania
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,419 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 113 deaths (2100)
- Deaths in armed conflicts based on where they occurred 0 deaths (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 0 deaths (2026)
- Age population, age 25, male, interpolated 102,589 (2025)
- Age population, age 25, female, interpolated 98,334 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, male, interpolated 100,311 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, female, interpolated 96,161 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, male, interpolated 97,668 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, female, interpolated 93,727 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is remaining life expectancy at different ages in Romania?
- Remaining life expectancy at different ages in Romania was 75.94 years in 2023, according to Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest remaining life expectancy at different ages recorded in Romania?
- The highest recorded value was 75.94 years in 2023.
- What is the lowest remaining life expectancy at different ages recorded in Romania?
- The lowest recorded value was 60.51 years in 1950.
- How does Romania rank for remaining life expectancy at different ages?
- Romania ranks 112th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is remaining life expectancy at different ages rising or falling in Romania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Romania data come from?
- The figures come from Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Remaining life expectancy at different ages. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The period life expectancy at birth among totals, in a given year.