Population aged 65 and over in Romania

20.3% of people in Romania were aged 65 or over on 1 January 2025. The value for 2025 is the highest in the series, which starts in 1968.

Measure: Share of population aged 65 and over (Eurostat) Unit: % of total population Data: 1968 to 2025 Source: Eurostat
The latest value carries the source flag “Estimated”.
Romania, 2025 20.3%e (Estimated) % of total population
Change from 2024 +0.3percentage points 2024: 20.0%
European Union, 2025 22.0%ep (Source flag ep) Official aggregate
Median of European Union (27 countries), 2025 20.9% Middle value of 27 countries
Position in 2025 24th of 40 See the full ranking

Population aged 65 and over in Romania over time

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% of total population. Source: Eurostat. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.

Share of population aged 65 and over (Eurostat) (% of total population), 2001 to 2025
Period RomaniaEuropean Union
2025 20.3%e (estimated) 22.0%ep (estimated, provisional)
2024 20.0%e (estimated) 21.6%ep (estimated, provisional)
2023 19.7%e (estimated) 21.3%bep (break in time series, estimated, provisional)
2022 19.5%e (estimated) 21.1%ep (estimated, provisional)
2021 19.3%e (estimated) 20.9%bep (break in time series, estimated, provisional)
2020 18.9%e (estimated) 20.6%e (estimated)
2019 18.5% 20.3%
2018 18.2% 20.0%e (estimated)
2017 17.8% 19.7%be (break in time series, estimated)
2016 17.4% 19.4%be (break in time series, estimated)
2015 17.0% 19.1%be (break in time series, estimated)
2014 16.5%e (estimated) 18.7%be (break in time series, estimated)
2013 16.3% –
2012 16.1% 18.0%b (break in time series)
2011 16.1% 17.8%b (break in time series)
2010 16.1% 17.6%b (break in time series)
2009 16.1% 17.4%
2008 15.4% 17.3%b (break in time series)
2007 14.7% 17.1%
2006 14.7% 16.9%
2005 14.2% 16.7%
2004 14.1% 16.4%
2003 14.1% 16.2%
2002 13.9% 16.0%
2001 13.5% 15.8%b (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 percentage points from 20.0% in 2024.
  • Since 2015, when it was 17.0%, the figure has changed by +3.3 percentage points.
  • Among the 40 countries with data for 2025, Romania has the 24th highest value.
  • The figure for the European Union in 2025 was 22.0%.

Source and dates

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Eurostat
Source
Eurostat, the statistical office of the European Union
Dataset or series code
demo_pjanind · dataset details · view at source
Selection
freq=A indic_de=PC_Y65_MAX
Observation period
1968 to 2025 for Romania
Provider update
25 September 2026
Retrieved
9 November 2026
Published here
9 November 2026
Licence
Eurostat reuse policy (attribution)
Attribution
Source: Eurostat