Crude death rate in Romania

Romania recorded 12.5 deaths per 1,000 people in 2025. The value for 2025 is the lowest since 2013.

Measure: Crude death rate (Eurostat) Unit: Deaths per 1,000 people Data: 1960 to 2025 Source: Eurostat
The latest value carries the source flag “Source flag ep”.
Romania, 2025 12.5ep (Source flag ep) Deaths per 1,000 people
Change from 2024 −0.3per 1,000 people 2024: 12.8 per 1,000 people
European Union, 2025 10.7 per 1,000 peopleep (Source flag ep) Official aggregate
Median of European Union (27 countries), 2025 10.4 per 1,000 people Middle value of 27 countries
Position in 2025 8th of 43 See the full ranking

Crude death rate in Romania over time

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Deaths per 1,000 people. Source: Eurostat. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.

Crude death rate (Eurostat) (deaths per 1,000 people), 2001 to 2025
Period RomaniaEuropean Union
2025 12.5 per 1,000 peopleep (estimated, provisional) 10.7 per 1,000 peopleep (estimated, provisional)
2024 12.8 per 1,000 peoplee (estimated) 10.7 per 1,000 peopleep (estimated, provisional)
2023 12.8 per 1,000 peoplee (estimated) 10.8 per 1,000 peoplebep (break in time series, estimated, provisional)
2022 14.4 per 1,000 peoplee (estimated) 11.5 per 1,000 peoplebe (break in time series, estimated)
2021 17.5 per 1,000 peoplee (estimated) 11.9 per 1,000 peoplebe (break in time series, estimated)
2020 15.5 per 1,000 peoplee (estimated) 11.6 per 1,000 peoplebe (break in time series, estimated)
2019 13.4 per 1,000 peoplee (estimated) 10.4 per 1,000 peoplee (estimated)
2018 13.6 per 1,000 people 10.5 per 1,000 peoplee (estimated)
2017 13.4 per 1,000 people 10.5 per 1,000 peoplebe (break in time series, estimated)
2016 13.1 per 1,000 people 10.2 per 1,000 peoplee (estimated)
2015 13.2 per 1,000 peoplee (estimated) 10.4 per 1,000 peoplee (estimated)
2014 12.8 per 1,000 peoplee (estimated) 9.9 per 1,000 peoplebe (break in time series, estimated)
2013 12.4 per 1,000 peoplebe (break in time series, estimated) 10.0 per 1,000 peoplebe (break in time series, estimated)
2012 12.7 per 1,000 people 10.1 per 1,000 peopleb (break in time series)
2011 12.5 per 1,000 people 9.8 per 1,000 peopleb (break in time series)
2010 12.8 per 1,000 people 9.8 per 1,000 peopleb (break in time series)
2009 12.6 per 1,000 people 9.8 per 1,000 people
2008 12.3 per 1,000 people 9.8 per 1,000 peopleb (break in time series)
2007 12.1 per 1,000 people 9.7 per 1,000 peopleb (break in time series)
2006 12.2 per 1,000 people 9.7 per 1,000 people
2005 12.3 per 1,000 people 9.9 per 1,000 people
2004 12.1 per 1,000 people 9.7 per 1,000 people
2003 12.4 per 1,000 people 10.1 per 1,000 people
2002 12.4 per 1,000 people 10.0 per 1,000 people
2001 11.7 per 1,000 people 9.9 per 1,000 peopleb (break in time series)

Flags: b break in time series; be break in time series, estimated; e estimated; bep break in time series, estimated, provisional; ep estimated, provisional . A dash means no value was published.

In short

  • That is a change of −0.3 from 12.8 per 1,000 people in 2024.
  • Since 2015, when it was 13.2 per 1,000 people, the figure has changed by −0.7.
  • Among the 43 countries with data for 2025, Romania has the 8th highest value.
  • The figure for the European Union in 2025 was 10.7 per 1,000 people.

Source and dates

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Eurostat
Source
Eurostat, the statistical office of the European Union
Dataset or series code
demo_gind · dataset details · view at source
Selection
freq=A indic_de=GDEATHRT
Observation period
1960 to 2025 for Romania
Provider update
27 October 2026
Retrieved
9 November 2026
Published here
9 November 2026
Licence
Eurostat reuse policy (attribution)
Attribution
Source: Eurostat