Romania vs South Africa Demographics: Median age, Gender, Race, Religion

Median age history and projection chart in
Romania vs South Africa

Table

Year	Median age
	Romania	South Africa
1960	28.5	19
1961	28.9	19
1962	29.3	18.9
1963	29.7	18.9
1964	30.2	18.9
1965	30.6	18.8
1966	31	18.8
1967	31.3	18.8
1968	31.3	18.8
1969	31.3	18.8
1970	31.4	18.8
1971	31.4	18.8
1972	31.5	18.8
1973	31.5	18.8
1974	31.6	18.9
1975	31.7	18.9
1976	31.8	19
1977	31.8	19.1
1978	31.7	19.2
1979	31.7	19.3
1980	31.8	19.4
1981	31.9	19.6
1982	32	19.8
1983	32.1	20
1984	32.3	20.2
1985	32.5	20.4
1986	32.7	20.5
1987	32.8	20.7
1988	32.8	20.9
1989	32.9	21.1
1990	33	21.3
1991	33.1	21.5
1992	33.3	21.5
1993	33.6	21.9
1994	33.8	22
1995	34	21.5
1996	34.2	21.2
1997	34.4	21.2
1998	34.6	21.4
1999	34.7	21.6
2000	34.8	21.9
2001	34.8	22.2
2002	35.3	22.4
2003	36	22.8
2004	36.6	23.1
2005	37	23.3
2006	37.3	23.5
2007	37.7	23.8
2008	38.2	24
2009	38.8	24.3
2010	39.3	24.6
2011	39.8	25
2012	40.2	25.3
2013	40.5	25.7
2014	40.9	26
2015	41.3	26.4
2016	41.7	26.7
2017	42	27
2018	42.3	27.5
2019	42.6	27.9
2020	42.9	28.3
2021	43.2	28.6
2022	43.3	28.9
2023	43.5	29.2
2024	43.8	29.5
2025	44.2	29.7
2026	44.4	29.9
2027	44.6	30.1
2028	44.7	30.3
2029	44.9	30.4
2030	45.1	30.6
2031	45.4	30.7
2032	45.6	30.9
2033	45.9	31
2034	46.2	31
2035	46.5	31.2
2036	46.8	31.3
2037	47	31.5
2038	47.1	31.6
2039	47.2	31.8
2040	47.2	32
2041	47.2	32.2
2042	47.2	32.3
2043	47.2	32.5
2044	47.2	32.6
2045	47.2	32.8
2046	47.2	32.9
2047	47.2	33
2048	47.2	33.1
2049	47.2	33.2
2050	47.2	33.3

In 1960, the median age in Romania was 28.5 years compared to 19 years in South Africa. As of 2024, the median age had increased to 43.8 years in Romania and to 29.5 years in South Africa.

According to United Nations projections, the median age in Romania is expected to increased to around 47.2 years by 2050 compared to 33.3 years in South Africa. The aging demographics forecast is based on previous years' birth rates and increasing life expectancy.

Demographic pyramid: age and gender distribution

Table

Age range	Share of population
	Romania		South Africa
	Male	Female	Male	Female
0-4	2.51%	2.38%	4.65%	4.58%
5-9	2.76%	2.64%	4.19%	4.17%
10-14	2.78%	2.66%	4.16%	4.14%
15-19	2.93%	2.82%	4.21%	4.16%
20-24	2.69%	2.58%	4.04%	3.93%
25-29	2.69%	2.57%	4.34%	4.37%
30-34	3.01%	2.85%	4.42%	4.52%
35-39	3.65%	3.43%	4.2%	4.25%
40-44	3.47%	3.23%	3.64%	3.66%
45-49	4.04%	3.89%	2.77%	2.86%
50-54	3.91%	3.87%	2.18%	2.44%
55-59	3.57%	3.72%	1.76%	2.17%
60-64	2.49%	2.87%	1.51%	1.96%
65-69	2.72%	3.57%	1.14%	1.55%
70-74	2.29%	3.29%	0.74%	1.11%
75-79	1.43%	2.25%	0.36%	0.63%
80+	1.49%	2.93%	0.34%	0.81%

The chart above is a variation of a population pyramid and represents a comparison of age and gender structure. Romania has low demographic potential with 37.9% of people in the 0-34 age group compared to 59.9% and average potential in South Africa.

Age dependency chart

Table

Year	Age dependency ratio
	Romania			South Africa
	Total	Young	Old	Total	Young	Old
1960	53.8%	43.2%	10.6%	83.4%	77.2%	6.22%
1961	53.7%	43%	10.7%	83.4%	77.2%	6.2%
1962	53.4%	42.5%	10.9%	83.4%	77.2%	6.18%
1963	52.8%	41.6%	11.2%	83.3%	77.1%	6.19%
1964	52%	40.5%	11.4%	83.3%	77.1%	6.22%
1965	50.9%	39.2%	11.7%	83.5%	77.2%	6.26%
1966	49.8%	37.8%	12%	83.8%	77.5%	6.32%
1967	49.7%	37.4%	12.3%	84%	77.7%	6.39%
1968	50.3%	37.7%	12.6%	84.3%	77.8%	6.46%
1969	50.7%	37.9%	12.9%	84.5%	77.9%	6.54%
1970	51%	37.8%	13.1%	84.6%	78%	6.61%
1971	51%	37.7%	13.4%	84.7%	78%	6.67%
1972	51.3%	37.6%	13.6%	84.6%	77.9%	6.72%
1973	51.8%	37.8%	14%	84.5%	77.7%	6.76%
1974	52.7%	38.3%	14.4%	84.3%	77.5%	6.79%
1975	53.8%	39%	14.8%	84%	77.2%	6.83%
1976	55.1%	39.8%	15.3%	83.7%	76.9%	6.85%
1977	56.6%	40.7%	15.9%	83.3%	76.4%	6.87%
1978	57.9%	41.5%	16.4%	82.6%	75.7%	6.88%
1979	58.9%	42.2%	16.8%	82%	75.1%	6.89%
1980	59.8%	42.8%	16.9%	80.9%	74%	6.88%
1981	60.2%	43.4%	16.8%	79.6%	72.7%	6.87%
1982	58.8%	42.5%	16.3%	78.4%	71.5%	6.88%
1983	55.7%	40.3%	15.4%	77.5%	70.6%	6.91%
1984	53.5%	38.5%	15%	76.7%	69.8%	6.95%
1985	52.4%	37.5%	15%	76%	69%	6.98%
1986	51.9%	36.9%	15.1%	75.2%	68.2%	6.98%
1987	51.8%	36.5%	15.3%	74.4%	67.4%	6.96%
1988	51.8%	36.2%	15.5%	73.5%	66.6%	6.93%
1989	51.6%	35.9%	15.8%	72.6%	65.7%	6.86%
1990	51.2%	35.2%	16%	71.5%	64.7%	6.78%
1991	50.6%	34.3%	16.3%	70.9%	64.1%	6.74%
1992	49.8%	33.2%	16.6%	71.1%	64.3%	6.82%
1993	49.2%	32.2%	17%	70.2%	63.4%	6.79%
1994	48.7%	31.3%	17.4%	70.2%	63.3%	6.89%
1995	48.2%	30.4%	17.8%	71.5%	64.3%	7.18%
1996	47.8%	29.5%	18.2%	72%	64.6%	7.46%
1997	47.6%	28.9%	18.7%	71.6%	63.9%	7.69%
1998	47.7%	28.6%	19.1%	69.8%	62%	7.79%
1999	47.6%	28.1%	19.5%	67.8%	60%	7.84%
2000	47.3%	27.4%	19.9%	65.7%	57.8%	7.87%
2001	46.8%	26.6%	20.3%	63.5%	55.7%	7.88%
2002	46.2%	25.5%	20.7%	61.4%	53.5%	7.88%
2003	45.6%	24.6%	21%	59.5%	51.6%	7.9%
2004	45.1%	23.7%	21.3%	57.9%	49.9%	7.93%
2005	44.7%	23.1%	21.6%	56.7%	48.7%	7.98%
2006	44.7%	22.9%	21.8%	55.7%	47.7%	8.03%
2007	44.9%	22.8%	22.1%	54.8%	46.8%	8.05%
2008	45.2%	22.8%	22.4%	54.2%	46.1%	8.07%
2009	45.7%	22.9%	22.8%	53.7%	45.6%	8.07%
2010	46.2%	23%	23.2%	53%	45%	8.03%
2011	46.7%	23.1%	23.6%	52.4%	44.4%	7.99%
2012	47.1%	23.2%	23.9%	51.9%	43.9%	7.97%
2013	47.4%	23.1%	24.3%	51.5%	43.5%	8.01%
2014	48%	23.2%	24.9%	51.1%	43.1%	8.06%
2015	49%	23.3%	25.6%	50.8%	42.7%	8.1%
2016	49.9%	23.5%	26.3%	51.1%	42.8%	8.27%
2017	50.9%	23.9%	27%	51.3%	42.8%	8.51%
2018	52%	24.2%	27.7%	50.7%	42%	8.7%
2019	53%	24.6%	28.5%	50.1%	41.2%	8.92%
2020	54.1%	24.8%	29.3%	49.5%	40.4%	9.13%
2021	54.9%	24.9%	29.9%	48.9%	39.6%	9.28%
2022	55.1%	24.8%	30.3%	48.6%	39.1%	9.45%
2023	55.4%	24.7%	30.7%	48.4%	38.7%	9.67%
2024	55.5%	24.4%	31.1%	48.3%	38.4%	9.92%

Age dependency is the ratio of people not in the labor force (children under 15 and adults 64+) to people aged 15 to 64.

Age dependency in Romania increased from 45.1% to 55.5% between 2004 and 2024.

In South Africa, the ratio of dependent people decreased from 57.9% to 48.3% between 2004 and 2024 with a decreased share of young people and an increased proportion of people aged 65+.

Working age demographic

Table

Year	Working age population share
	Romania	South Africa
1960	65%	54.5%
1961	65%	54.5%
1962	65.2%	54.5%
1963	65.4%	54.6%
1964	65.8%	54.6%
1965	66.3%	54.5%
1966	66.8%	54.4%
1967	66.8%	54.3%
1968	66.5%	54.3%
1969	66.3%	54.2%
1970	66.2%	54.2%
1971	66.2%	54.2%
1972	66.1%	54.2%
1973	65.9%	54.2%
1974	65.5%	54.3%
1975	65%	54.3%
1976	64.5%	54.4%
1977	63.9%	54.6%
1978	63.3%	54.8%
1979	62.9%	55%
1980	62.6%	55.3%
1981	62.4%	55.7%
1982	63%	56.1%
1983	64.2%	56.3%
1984	65.1%	56.6%
1985	65.6%	56.8%
1986	65.8%	57.1%
1987	65.9%	57.3%
1988	65.9%	57.6%
1989	66%	57.9%
1990	66.1%	58.3%
1991	66.4%	58.5%
1992	66.8%	58.4%
1993	67%	58.8%
1994	67.3%	58.8%
1995	67.5%	58.3%
1996	67.7%	58.1%
1997	67.8%	58.3%
1998	67.7%	58.9%
1999	67.7%	59.6%
2000	67.9%	60.3%
2001	68.1%	61.1%
2002	68.4%	62%
2003	68.7%	62.7%
2004	68.9%	63.3%
2005	69.1%	63.8%
2006	69.1%	64.2%
2007	69%	64.6%
2008	68.9%	64.9%
2009	68.7%	65.1%
2010	68.4%	65.3%
2011	68.2%	65.6%
2012	68%	65.8%
2013	67.8%	66%
2014	67.5%	66.2%
2015	67.1%	66.3%
2016	66.7%	66.2%
2017	66.3%	66.1%
2018	65.8%	66.4%
2019	65.4%	66.6%
2020	64.9%	66.9%
2021	64.6%	67.2%
2022	64.5%	67.3%
2023	64.4%	67.4%
2024	64.3%	67.4%
2025	64.3%	67.4%
2026	64.3%	67.3%
2027	64.4%	67.3%
2028	64.4%	67.2%
2029	64.5%	67.2%
2030	64.6%	67.1%
2031	64.7%	67%
2032	64.5%	67%
2033	63.8%	67.1%
2034	63.2%	67.2%
2035	62.7%	67.4%
2036	62.3%	67.6%
2037	62%	67.7%
2038	61.7%	67.9%
2039	61.3%	68%
2040	60.8%	68.1%
2041	60.4%	68.1%
2042	59.9%	68.2%
2043	59.5%	68.2%
2044	59.1%	68.1%
2045	58.7%	68%
2046	58.3%	67.9%
2047	58.1%	67.8%
2048	58.1%	67.6%
2049	58%	67.4%
2050	57.8%	67.2%

Between 2004 and 2024, the share of working-age demographics aged 15-64 changed from 68.9% to 64.3% in Romania and from 63.3% to 67.4% in South Africa.

Share of young demographic (0-14 years old)

Table

Year	Share of people 0-14 years old
	Romania	South Africa
1960	28.1%	42.1%
1961	28%	42.1%
1962	27.7%	42.1%
1963	27.3%	42.1%
1964	26.7%	42.1%
1965	26%	42.1%
1966	25.2%	42.1%
1967	25%	42.2%
1968	25.1%	42.2%
1969	25.1%	42.2%
1970	25.1%	42.3%
1971	24.9%	42.2%
1972	24.9%	42.2%
1973	24.9%	42.1%
1974	25.1%	42%
1975	25.3%	41.9%
1976	25.7%	41.8%
1977	26%	41.7%
1978	26.3%	41.5%
1979	26.5%	41.3%
1980	26.8%	40.9%
1981	27.1%	40.5%
1982	26.8%	40.1%
1983	25.9%	39.8%
1984	25.1%	39.5%
1985	24.6%	39.2%
1986	24.3%	38.9%
1987	24%	38.7%
1988	23.9%	38.4%
1989	23.7%	38.1%
1990	23.3%	37.7%
1991	22.8%	37.5%
1992	22.2%	37.6%
1993	21.6%	37.3%
1994	21%	37.2%
1995	20.5%	37.5%
1996	20%	37.5%
1997	19.6%	37.2%
1998	19.3%	36.5%
1999	19.1%	35.7%
2000	18.6%	34.9%
2001	18.1%	34%
2002	17.5%	33.2%
2003	16.9%	32.3%
2004	16.4%	31.6%
2005	16%	31.1%
2006	15.8%	30.6%
2007	15.7%	30.2%
2008	15.7%	29.9%
2009	15.7%	29.7%
2010	15.7%	29.4%
2011	15.8%	29.1%
2012	15.7%	28.9%
2013	15.7%	28.7%
2014	15.7%	28.5%
2015	15.7%	28.3%
2016	15.7%	28.3%
2017	15.8%	28.3%
2018	15.9%	27.9%
2019	16%	27.4%
2020	16.1%	27%
2021	16.1%	26.6%
2022	16%	26.3%
2023	15.9%	26.1%
2024	15.7%	25.9%
2025	15.6%	25.7%
2026	15.4%	25.6%
2027	15.3%	25.4%
2028	15.2%	25.3%
2029	15.1%	25.2%
2030	15%	25.2%
2031	14.9%	25.1%
2032	14.7%	25%
2033	14.6%	24.8%
2034	14.4%	24.5%
2035	14.4%	24.3%
2036	14.3%	23.9%
2037	14.3%	23.6%
2038	14.3%	23.4%
2039	14.2%	23.1%
2040	14.2%	22.9%
2041	14.3%	22.7%
2042	14.3%	22.5%
2043	14.3%	22.4%
2044	14.3%	22.2%
2045	14.4%	22.1%
2046	14.4%	21.9%
2047	14.4%	21.8%
2048	14.4%	21.7%
2049	14.4%	21.6%
2050	14.4%	21.5%

The share of young people aged below 15 is 15.7% in Romania and 25.9% in South Africa. Birth rates in Romania compared to South Africa .

Share of old population (65+)

Table

Year	Share of population 65+ years old
	Romania	South Africa
1960	6.88%	3.39%
1961	6.98%	3.38%
1962	7.13%	3.37%
1963	7.32%	3.38%
1964	7.53%	3.39%
1965	7.76%	3.41%
1966	8.01%	3.44%
1967	8.22%	3.47%
1968	8.39%	3.51%
1969	8.55%	3.54%
1970	8.69%	3.58%
1971	8.84%	3.61%
1972	9.02%	3.64%
1973	9.22%	3.66%
1974	9.42%	3.69%
1975	9.65%	3.71%
1976	9.88%	3.73%
1977	10.1%	3.75%
1978	10.4%	3.77%
1979	10.6%	3.79%
1980	10.6%	3.8%
1981	10.5%	3.83%
1982	10.3%	3.86%
1983	9.91%	3.89%
1984	9.76%	3.93%
1985	9.82%	3.97%
1986	9.92%	3.98%
1987	10.1%	3.99%
1988	10.2%	3.99%
1989	10.4%	3.98%
1990	10.6%	3.95%
1991	10.8%	3.95%
1992	11.1%	3.99%
1993	11.4%	3.99%
1994	11.7%	4.05%
1995	12%	4.19%
1996	12.3%	4.34%
1997	12.6%	4.48%
1998	12.9%	4.59%
1999	13.2%	4.67%
2000	13.5%	4.75%
2001	13.8%	4.82%
2002	14.1%	4.88%
2003	14.4%	4.95%
2004	14.7%	5.02%
2005	14.9%	5.1%
2006	15.1%	5.15%
2007	15.3%	5.2%
2008	15.4%	5.24%
2009	15.6%	5.25%
2010	15.8%	5.25%
2011	16.1%	5.24%
2012	16.3%	5.25%
2013	16.5%	5.29%
2014	16.8%	5.33%
2015	17.2%	5.37%
2016	17.6%	5.47%
2017	17.9%	5.63%
2018	18.2%	5.78%
2019	18.6%	5.95%
2020	19%	6.11%
2021	19.3%	6.23%
2022	19.5%	6.36%
2023	19.8%	6.52%
2024	20%	6.69%
2025	20.1%	6.89%
2026	20.2%	7.08%
2027	20.3%	7.26%
2028	20.3%	7.44%
2029	20.4%	7.61%
2030	20.4%	7.76%
2031	20.4%	7.89%
2032	20.8%	8.01%
2033	21.6%	8.14%
2034	22.3%	8.26%
2035	22.9%	8.39%
2036	23.3%	8.52%
2037	23.7%	8.64%
2038	24.1%	8.76%
2039	24.5%	8.88%
2040	24.9%	9.01%
2041	25.3%	9.15%
2042	25.8%	9.3%
2043	26.2%	9.48%
2044	26.6%	9.68%
2045	27%	9.9%
2046	27.3%	10.1%
2047	27.5%	10.4%
2048	27.5%	10.7%
2049	27.6%	11%
2050	27.8%	11.3%

The share of older people aged 65 and over is 20% in Romania and 6.69% in South Africa. Life expectancy in Romania compared to South Africa .