Life expectancy at birth, men in Romania

Life expectancy at birth for men in Romania was 72.8 years in 2024. The value for 2024 is the highest in the series, which starts in 1960.

Measure: Life expectancy at birth, men Unit: Years Data: 1960 to 2024 Source: World Bank
Romania, 2024 72.8 Years
Change from 2023 +0.3% 2023: 72.6 years
European Union, 2024 79.0 years Official aggregate
Median of European Union (27 countries), 2024 79.7 years Middle value of 27 countries
Position in 2024 99th of 217 See the full ranking

Life expectancy at birth, men 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, men (years), 2000 to 2024
Period RomaniaEuropean Union
2024 72.8 years 79.0 years
2023 72.6 years 78.8 years
2022 71.3 years 78.1 years
2021 69.2 years 77.6 years
2020 70.4 years 77.7 years
2019 71.9 years 78.7 years
2018 71.7 years 78.4 years
2017 71.6 years 78.3 years
2016 71.6 years 78.2 years
2015 71.4 years 77.8 years
2014 71.3 years 78.1 years
2013 71.6 years 77.6 years
2012 70.9 years 77.3 years
2011 70.8 years 77.2 years
2010 69.8 years 76.7 years
2009 69.7 years 76.4 years
2008 69.2 years 76.1 years
2007 69.2 years 75.8 years
2006 68.7 years 75.6 years
2005 68.4 years 75.2 years
2004 68.0 years 75.0 years
2003 67.7 years 74.5 years
2002 67.4 years 74.3 years
2001 67.6 years 74.2 years
2000 67.7 years 73.8 years

A dash means no value was published for that period.

In short

  • That is a change of +0.3% from 72.6 years in 2023.
  • Since 2014, when it was 71.3 years, the figure has changed by +2.1%.
  • Among the 217 countries with data for 2024, Romania has the 99th highest value.
  • The figure for the European Union in 2024 was 79.0 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.MA.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