North Korea vs Romania: Population young working elderly

North Korea
3.18 million
in 2023
Romania
3.78 million
in 2023
North Korea rank
37th
Romania rank
34th

Population young working elderly over time

  • North Korea
  • Romania
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How they compare

Romania currently reports 3.78 million against 3.18 million in North Korea, a difference of 598,240.

That makes Romania's figure about 1.2 times North Korea's.

Across all 74 years both countries report, Romania has been ahead every year.

North Korea ranks 37th and Romania ranks 34th of 236 countries.

Romania has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade North Korea Romania Difference Ahead
1950s 305,668 1.19 million 885,506 Romania
1960s 451,009 1.45 million 994,605 Romania
1970s 582,855 2.03 million 1.44 million Romania
1980s 774,260 2.29 million 1.51 million Romania
1990s 1.17 million 2.69 million 1.51 million Romania
2000s 1.95 million 3.13 million 1.18 million Romania
2010s 2.71 million 3.41 million 697,442 Romania
2020s 3.02 million 3.73 million 708,772 Romania

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher population young working elderly, North Korea or Romania?
Romania, at 3.78 million against 3.18 million in North Korea as of 2023.
What is the difference in population young working elderly between North Korea and Romania?
598,240, with Romania ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for North Korea and Romania?
74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do North Korea and Romania rank globally for population young working elderly?
North Korea ranks 37th and Romania ranks 34th of 236 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Our World in Data, published as Population young working elderly. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Population young working elderly
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