Population aged 65 and over — all countries

Population aged 65 and over — Romania

Population aged 65 and over in Romania in 2025 — 3,830,379 people. Ranked 33 in the world out of 217. Since 1960, the indicator has risen by 202.5%.

2025 3.83M people +0.62% vs 2024
World rank 33of 217
Period maximum 3.83M people2025
Period minimum 1.27M people1960

Trend over time

1960–2025 · people

Population aged 65 and over — Romania, 1960–202501M2M3M4M19601967197419811988199520022009201620231960: 1,266,174 people1962: 1,331,226 people1964: 1,424,735 people1966: 1,538,238 people1968: 1,661,563 people1970: 1,760,214 people1972: 1,863,776 people1974: 1,981,588 people1976: 2,130,212 people1978: 2,278,193 people1980: 2,355,771 people1982: 2,306,338 people1984: 2,208,914 people1986: 2,265,277 people1988: 2,358,563 people1990: 2,459,725 people1992: 2,521,232 people1994: 2,657,097 people1996: 2,791,312 people1998: 2,912,473 people2000: 3,027,011 people2002: 3,070,792 people2004: 3,154,194 people2006: 3,198,273 people2008: 3,165,965 people2010: 3,207,104 people2012: 3,262,711 people2014: 3,343,499 people2016: 3,462,514 people2018: 3,553,937 people2020: 3,663,608 people2022: 3,717,362 people2024: 3,806,741 people2025: 3,830,379 people
Change over the period: +2.56M (+202.52%) Average annual rate: 1.72 %

Comparison, 2025

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

Romania 3.83M people
World 855M people
Europe & Central Asia 173M people
Eastern Europe computed 53.16M people
High-income countries computed 278M people
Population aged 65 and over — Romania, by year Romania All countries CSV XLSX
Year people Change Change, %
2025 3.83M +23,638 +0.62%
2024 3.81M +41,583 +1.1%
2023 3.77M +47,796 +1.29%
2022 3.72M +21,648 +0.59%
2021 3.7M +32,106 +0.88%
2020 3.66M +59,661 +1.66%
2019 3.6M +50,010 +1.41%
2018 3.55M +45,180 +1.29%
2017 3.51M +46,243 +1.34%
2016 3.46M +52,321 +1.53%
2015 3.41M +66,694 +1.99%
2014 3.34M +54,527 +1.66%
2013 3.29M +26,261 +0.8%
2012 3.26M +27,542 +0.85%
2011 3.24M +28,065 +0.88%
2010 3.21M +23,892 +0.75%
2009 3.18M +17,247 +0.54%
2008 3.17M −19,264 −0.6%
2007 3.19M −13,044 −0.41%
2006 3.2M +18,069 +0.57%
2005 3.18M +26,010 +0.82%
2004 3.15M +40,095 +1.29%
2003 3.11M +43,307 +1.41%
2002 3.07M +16,513 +0.54%
2001 3.05M +27,268 +0.9%
2000 3.03M +58,642 +1.98%
1999 2.97M +55,896 +1.92%
1998 2.91M +60,404 +2.12%
1997 2.85M +60,757 +2.18%
1996 2.79M +64,174 +2.35%
1995 2.73M +70,041 +2.64%
1994 2.66M +69,143 +2.67%
1993 2.59M +66,722 +2.65%
1992 2.52M +33,843 +1.36%
1991 2.49M +27,664 +1.12%
1990 2.46M +51,834 +2.15%
1989 2.41M +49,328 +2.09%
1988 2.36M +46,489 +2.01%
1987 2.31M +46,797 +2.07%
1986 2.27M +33,167 +1.49%
1985 2.23M +23,196 +1.05%
1984 2.21M −26,652 −1.19%
1983 2.24M −70,772 −3.07%
1982 2.31M −41,990 −1.79%
1981 2.35M −7,443 −0.32%
1980 2.36M +24,500 +1.05%
1979 2.33M +53,078 +2.33%
1978 2.28M +71,961 +3.26%
1977 2.21M +76,020 +3.57%
1976 2.13M +75,351 +3.67%
1975 2.05M +73,273 +3.7%
1974 1.98M +60,799 +3.17%
1973 1.92M +57,013 +3.06%
1972 1.86M +54,517 +3.01%
1971 1.81M +49,045 +2.79%
1970 1.76M +49,790 +2.91%
1969 1.71M +48,861 +2.94%
1968 1.66M +55,530 +3.46%
1967 1.61M +67,795 +4.41%
1966 1.54M +61,758 +4.18%
1965 1.48M +51,745 +3.63%
1964 1.42M +49,058 +3.57%
1963 1.38M +44,451 +3.34%
1962 1.33M +35,775 +2.76%
1961 1.3M +29,277 +2.31%
1960 1.27M

About the indicator

The population aged 65 and over. In absolute numbers this group is growing faster than any other: it expands both from the rise in life expectancy and from the entry of the large cohorts born in the middle of the 20th century. Japan and Italy lead by share of population, China and India by absolute number, and the divergence of the two rankings shows where the load on health care and pensions is larger in scale and where it is sharper.

Important: The threshold of 65 years is an international convention and is not tied to the retirement age of any particular country.

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