Median age estimates and projections in Romania
The median age in Romania was 42.6 years in 2023. The value for 2023 is the highest in the series, which starts in 1950.
Romania, 2023 (latest estimate)
42.6
Change from 2022
+0.5%
Median of European Union (27 countries), 2023
42.6 years
Projection for 2030
44.1 years
Projection for 2050
46.2 years
Projection for 2100
50.3 years
Position in 2023
27th of 216
Median age estimates and projections in Romania over time
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The chart shows a calculation from the published values. The table below keeps the published values.
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 | 50.3 yearsf (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2095 | 49.7 yearsf (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2090 | 49.0 yearsf (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2085 | 48.4 yearsf (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2080 | 48.1 yearsf (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2075 | 48.0 yearsf (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2070 | 47.8 yearsf (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2065 | 47.4 yearsf (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2060 | 47.1 yearsf (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2055 | 46.6 yearsf (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2050 | 46.2 yearsf (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2045 | 46.2 yearsf (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2040 | 46.2 yearsf (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2035 | 45.5 yearsf (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2030 | 44.1 yearsf (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2025 | 43.2 yearsf (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2023 | 42.6 years |
| 2022 | 42.4 years |
| 2021 | 42.2 years |
| 2020 | 42.0 years |
| 2019 | 41.6 years |
| 2018 | 41.3 years |
| 2017 | 41.0 years |
| 2016 | 40.6 years |
| 2015 | 40.3 years |
| 2014 | 39.9 years |
Flags: f Projection (medium variant) . A dash means no value was published.
In short
- That is a change of +0.5% from 42.4 years in 2022.
- Since 2013, when it was 39.5 years, the figure has changed by +7.8%.
- Among the 216 countries with data for 2023, Romania has the 27th highest value.
More for Romania
All statistics for Romania
Median age of the population
44.1e (Estimated) years
2025 · Eurostat
Population estimates and projections
19,118,479 people
2023 · UN Population Division
Population on 1 January
19,043,151e (Estimated) people
2025 · Eurostat
Population by age and sex
19,043,151e (Estimated) people
2025 · Eurostat
Crude birth rate
7.0ep (Source flag ep) per 1,000 people
2025 · Eurostat
Crude death rate
12.5ep (Source flag ep) per 1,000 people
2025 · Eurostat