Romania vs South Africa: Population young working elderly with projections

Romania
3.78 million
in 2023
South Africa
4.11 million
in 2023
Romania rank
34th
South Africa rank
31st

Population young working elderly with projections over time

  • Romania
  • South Africa
1.0M2.0M3.0M4.0M195019862023

How they compare

South Africa currently reports 4.11 million against 3.78 million in Romania, a difference of 337,160.

That makes South Africa's figure about 1.1 times Romania's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Romania ahead.

Romania ranks 34th and South Africa ranks 31st of 229 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Romania averaged higher in 7 and South Africa in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Romania South Africa Difference Ahead
1950s 1.19 million 532,068 659,106 Romania
1960s 1.45 million 648,519 797,095 Romania
1970s 2.03 million 938,457 1.09 million Romania
1980s 2.29 million 1.35 million 933,390 Romania
1990s 2.69 million 1.86 million 822,697 Romania
2000s 3.13 million 2.48 million 642,217 Romania
2010s 3.41 million 3.05 million 351,533 Romania
2020s 3.73 million 3.90 million 169,700 South Africa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher population young working elderly with projections, Romania or South Africa?
South Africa, at 4.11 million against 3.78 million in Romania as of 2023.
What is the difference in population young working elderly with projections between Romania and South Africa?
337,160, with South Africa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Romania and South Africa?
74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Romania and South Africa rank globally for population young working elderly with projections?
Romania ranks 34th and South Africa ranks 31st of 229 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Our World in Data, published as Population young working elderly with projections. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Individual pages

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Romania vs South Africa: Population young working elderly with projections. Statizoid, drawing on Our World in Data. Retrieved 17 August 2026, from https://population.statizoid.com/compare/population-young-working-elderly-with-projections/romania/south-africa/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://population.statizoid.com/compare/population-young-working-elderly-with-projections/romania/south-africa/">Romania vs South Africa: Population young working elderly with projections</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
Population young working elderly with projections
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
236 places, 17,464 data points, 1950–2023
Last refreshed