Life expectancy at birth, women in Romania

Life expectancy at birth for women in Romania was 80.3 years in 2024.

Measure: Life expectancy at birth, women Unit: Years Data: 1960 to 2024 Source: World Bank
Romania, 2024 80.3 Years
Change from 2023 −0.1% 2023: 80.4 years
European Union, 2024 84.2 years Official aggregate
Median of European Union (27 countries), 2024 84.2 years Middle value of 27 countries
Position in 2024 84th of 217 See the full ranking

Life expectancy at birth, women 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.

Life expectancy at birth, women (years), 2000 to 2024
Period RomaniaEuropean Union
2024 80.3 years 84.2 years
2023 80.4 years 84.1 years
2022 79.2 years 83.4 years
2021 76.6 years 83.2 years
2020 78.3 years 83.3 years
2019 79.5 years 84.1 years
2018 79.2 years 83.9 years
2017 79.0 years 83.7 years
2016 79.0 years 83.9 years
2015 78.6 years 83.5 years
2014 78.7 years 83.9 years
2013 78.7 years 83.5 years
2012 78.1 years 83.2 years
2011 78.2 years 83.3 years
2010 77.3 years 82.8 years
2009 77.1 years 82.5 years
2008 76.1 years 82.3 years
2007 76.1 years 82.1 years
2006 75.8 years 81.9 years
2005 75.6 years 81.6 years
2004 75.3 years 81.4 years
2003 75.1 years 80.9 years
2002 74.8 years 80.9 years
2001 74.9 years 80.8 years
2000 74.8 years 80.5 years

A dash means no value was published for that period.

In short

  • That is a change of −0.1% from 80.4 years in 2023.
  • Since 2014, when it was 78.7 years, the figure has changed by +2.0%.
  • Among the 217 countries with data for 2024, Romania has the 84th highest value.
  • The figure for the European Union in 2024 was 84.2 years.

Source and dates

Original producer
United Nations Population Division, World Population Prospects
Distributed by
World Bank, World Development Indicators
Dataset or series code
SP.DYN.LE00.FE.IN · dataset details · view at source
Observation period
1960 to 2024 for Romania
Provider update
8 October 2026
Retrieved
9 November 2026
Published here
9 November 2026
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (per series metadata)
Attribution
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators, original data: United Nations Population Division, World Population Prospects