Trend of Life Expectancy at Birth for Romania

Updated on March 17, 2026.

According to data from the World Bank, in 2023, the total life expectancy at birth for Romania was 76.61 years. A difference of +1.46 compared to 2022. The most recent figures on male and female life expectancies at birth for Romania were 72.9 years and 80.5 years respectively in 2023.

You can see similar information for other countries.

The World Bank defines life expectancy at birth as "the average number of years a newborn is expected to live if mortality patterns at the time of its birth remain constant in the future".

The chart and table below shows the total, male, and female life expectancies of Romania for recent years.

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Data Source: World Bank.

Trend of Life Expectancy at Birth for Romania (Years)

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Trend of Life Expectancy at Birth for Romania (Years)

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Year	Total (Yrs)	Male (Yrs)	Female (Yrs)
1960	65.86	64.24	67.56
1961	65.88	64.3	67.53
1962	65.26	63.6	66.99
1963	67.07	65.4	68.83
1964	67.85	66.09	69.69
1965	67.71	65.98	69.52
1966	68.9	67	70.89
1967	67.52	65.51	69.62
1968	67.56	65.52	69.71
1969	66.69	64.5	69
1970	67.48	65.22	69.86
1971	68.5	66.27	70.85
1972	68.47	66.28	70.77
1973	69.01	66.83	71.29
1974	69.5	67.29	71.82
1975	69.61	67.37	71.97
1976	69.7	67.45	72.06
1977	69.74	67.42	72.18
1978	69.48	67.1	71.98
1979	69.15	66.68	71.75
1980	69.09	66.53	71.78
1981	69.37	66.7	72.17
1982	69.53	66.8	72.4
1983	69.73	66.98	72.61
1984	69.66	66.81	72.65
1985	69.71	66.78	72.78
1986	69.5	66.55	72.59
1987	69.23	66.3	72.3
1988	69.39	66.51	72.41
1989	69.53	66.56	72.65
1990	69.74	66.59	73.05
1991	69.78	66.56	73.17
1992	69.78	66.56	73.17
1993	69.56	66.1	73.2
1994	69.51	65.9	73.3
1995	69.46	65.7	73.4
1996	69.11	65.3	73.1
1997	69.01	65.2	73
1998	69.81	66.1	73.7
1999	70.51	67	74.2
2000	71.16	67.7	74.8
2001	71.16	67.6	74.9
2002	71.01	67.4	74.8
2003	71.31	67.7	75.1
2004	71.56	68	75.3
2005	71.91	68.4	75.6
2006	72.16	68.7	75.8
2007	72.57	69.2	76.1
2008	72.57	69.2	76.1
2009	73.31	69.7	77.1
2010	73.46	69.8	77.3
2011	74.41	70.8	78.2
2012	74.41	70.9	78.1
2013	75.06	71.6	78.7
2014	74.91	71.3	78.7
2015	74.91	71.4	78.6
2016	75.21	71.6	79
2017	75.21	71.6	79
2018	75.36	71.7	79.2
2019	75.61	71.9	79.5
2020	74.25	70.4	78.3
2021	72.81	69.2	76.6
2022	75.15	71.3	79.2
2023	76.61	72.9	80.5