Life expectancy estimates and projections in Romania
Life expectancy at birth in Romania was 75.9 years in 2023. The value for 2023 is the highest in the series, which starts in 1950.
Romania, 2023 (latest estimate)
75.9
Change from 2022
+0.9%
Median of European Union (27 countries), 2023
81.9 years
Projection for 2030
77.0 years
Projection for 2050
80.1 years
Projection for 2100
86.9 years
Position in 2023
95th of 216
Life expectancy estimates and projections in Romania over time
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Years. Source: United Nations, DESA, Population Division (2024). World Population Prospects 2024. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years. Dashed lines are projections.
| Period | Romania |
|---|---|
| 2100 | 86.9 yearsf (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2095 | 86.3 yearsf (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2090 | 85.7 yearsf (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2085 | 85.1 yearsf (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2080 | 84.4 yearsf (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2075 | 83.8 yearsf (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2070 | 83.1 yearsf (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2065 | 82.3 yearsf (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2060 | 81.6 yearsf (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2055 | 80.9 yearsf (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2050 | 80.1 yearsf (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2045 | 79.3 yearsf (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2040 | 78.5 yearsf (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2035 | 77.8 yearsf (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2030 | 77.0 yearsf (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2025 | 76.2 yearsf (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2023 | 75.9 years |
| 2022 | 75.3 years |
| 2021 | 72.7 years |
| 2020 | 74.0 years |
| 2019 | 75.3 years |
| 2018 | 75.1 years |
| 2017 | 75.0 years |
| 2016 | 75.0 years |
| 2015 | 74.7 years |
| 2014 | 74.8 years |
Flags: f Projection (medium variant) . A dash means no value was published.
In short
- That is a change of +0.9% from 75.3 years in 2022.
- Since 2013, when it was 74.9 years, the figure has changed by +1.4%.
- Among the 216 countries with data for 2023, Romania has the 95th highest value.
More for Romania
All statistics for Romania
Healthy life expectancy
66.0 years
2023 · WHO
Life expectancy at birth
76.5e (Estimated) years
2024 · Eurostat
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
People reporting good or very good health
73.2%
2025 · Eurostat