Life expectancy at birth in Romania
Life expectancy at birth in Romania was 76.5 years in 2024. The value for 2024 is the highest in the series, which starts in 1960.
Romania, 2024
76.5
Change from 2023
+0.1%
European Union, 2024
81.6 years
Median of European Union (27 countries), 2024
82.0 years
Position in 2024
94th of 217
Life expectancy at birth in Romania over time
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Years. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Romania | European Union |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 76.5 years | 81.6 years |
| 2023 | 76.4 years | 81.4 years |
| 2022 | 75.2 years | 80.7 years |
| 2021 | 72.8 years | 80.3 years |
| 2020 | 74.3 years | 80.4 years |
| 2019 | 75.6 years | 81.3 years |
| 2018 | 75.4 years | 81.0 years |
| 2017 | 75.2 years | 80.9 years |
| 2016 | 75.2 years | 81.0 years |
| 2015 | 74.9 years | 80.6 years |
| 2014 | 74.9 years | 80.9 years |
| 2013 | 75.1 years | 80.5 years |
| 2012 | 74.4 years | 80.2 years |
| 2011 | 74.4 years | 80.1 years |
| 2010 | 73.5 years | 79.6 years |
| 2009 | 73.3 years | 79.4 years |
| 2008 | 72.6 years | 79.1 years |
| 2007 | 72.6 years | 78.9 years |
| 2006 | 72.2 years | 78.7 years |
| 2005 | 71.9 years | 78.3 years |
| 2004 | 71.6 years | 78.1 years |
| 2003 | 71.3 years | 77.6 years |
| 2002 | 71.0 years | 77.5 years |
| 2001 | 71.2 years | 77.4 years |
| 2000 | 71.2 years | 77.1 years |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of +0.1% from 76.4 years in 2023.
- Since 2014, when it was 74.9 years, the figure has changed by +2.1%.
- Among the 217 countries with data for 2024, Romania has the 94th highest value.
- The figure for the European Union in 2024 was 81.6 years.
More for Romania
All statistics for Romania
Life expectancy at birth
76.5e (Estimated) years
2024 · Eurostat
Life expectancy at birth, women
80.3 years
2024 · World Bank
Life expectancy at birth, men
72.8 years
2024 · World Bank
Infant mortality rate
6.6 per 1,000 live births
2024 · Eurostat
Hospital beds
731 per 100,000 people
2024 · Eurostat
Practising physicians
381 per 100,000 people
2024 · Eurostat