Share of population aged 65 and over — all countries

Share of population aged 65 and over — Romania

Share of population aged 65 and over in Romania in 2025 — 20.1%. Ranked 38 in the world out of 217. Since 1960, the indicator has risen by 13.3 pp.

2025 20.1% +0.2 pp vs 2024
World rank 38of 217
Period maximum 20.1%2025
Period minimum 6.9%1960

Trend over time

1960–2025 · % of population

Share of population aged 65 and over — Romania, 1960–2025010203019601967197419811988199520022009201620231960: 6.9%1962: 7.1%1964: 7.5%1966: 8%1968: 8.4%1970: 8.7%1972: 9%1974: 9.4%1976: 9.9%1978: 10.4%1980: 10.6%1982: 10.3%1984: 9.8%1986: 9.9%1988: 10.2%1990: 10.6%1992: 11.1%1994: 11.7%1996: 12.3%1998: 12.9%2000: 13.5%2002: 14.1%2004: 14.7%2006: 15.1%2008: 15.4%2010: 15.8%2012: 16.3%2014: 16.8%2016: 17.6%2018: 18.2%2020: 19%2022: 19.5%2024: 20%2025: 20.1%
Change over the period: +13.3 pp Annual average: 0.2 pp

Comparison, 2025

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Romania

Romania 20.1%
World 10.4%
Eastern Europe computed 18.9%
High-income countries computed 20%
Share of population aged 65 and over — Romania, by year Romania All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 20.1 +0.2 pp
2024 20 +0.2 pp
2023 19.8 +0.2 pp
2022 19.5 +0.2 pp
2021 19.3 +0.3 pp
2020 19 +0.4 pp
2019 18.6 +0.4 pp
2018 18.2 +0.3 pp
2017 17.9 +0.3 pp
2016 17.6 +0.4 pp
2015 17.2 +0.4 pp
2014 16.8 +0.3 pp
2013 16.5 +0.2 pp
2012 16.3 +0.2 pp
2011 16.1 +0.2 pp
2010 15.8 +0.2 pp
2009 15.6 +0.2 pp
2008 15.4 +0.2 pp
2007 15.3 +0.2 pp
2006 15.1 +0.2 pp
2005 14.9 +0.2 pp
2004 14.7 +0.3 pp
2003 14.4 +0.3 pp
2002 14.1 +0.3 pp
2001 13.8 +0.3 pp
2000 13.5 +0.3 pp
1999 13.2 +0.3 pp
1998 12.9 +0.3 pp
1997 12.6 +0.3 pp
1996 12.3 +0.3 pp
1995 12 +0.3 pp
1994 11.7 +0.3 pp
1993 11.4 +0.3 pp
1992 11.1 +0.2 pp
1991 10.8 +0.2 pp
1990 10.6 +0.2 pp
1989 10.4 +0.2 pp
1988 10.2 +0.2 pp
1987 10.1 +0.2 pp
1986 9.9 +0.1 pp
1985 9.8 +0.1 pp
1984 9.8 −0.2 pp
1983 9.9 −0.4 pp
1982 10.3 −0.2 pp
1981 10.5 −0.1 pp
1980 10.6 +0.1 pp
1979 10.6 +0.2 pp
1978 10.4 +0.2 pp
1977 10.1 +0.3 pp
1976 9.9 +0.2 pp
1975 9.7 +0.2 pp
1974 9.4 +0.2 pp
1973 9.2 +0.2 pp
1972 9 +0.2 pp
1971 8.8 +0.1 pp
1970 8.7 +0.1 pp
1969 8.5 +0.2 pp
1968 8.4 +0.2 pp
1967 8.2 +0.2 pp
1966 8 +0.2 pp
1965 7.8 +0.2 pp
1964 7.5 +0.2 pp
1963 7.3 +0.2 pp
1962 7.1 +0.1 pp
1961 7 +0.1 pp
1960 6.9

About the indicator

The share of population aged 65 and over. The international threshold for an old population is 7%, for a very old one 14%. The indicator directly determines the load on the pension system and health care, which is why demographic projections use it more often than median age.

Source: World Population Prospects (UN), license CC BY 3.0 IGO.