Netherlands vs Romania: Share of children, working-age adults, and older people
Netherlands
2.74 million people
in 2023
Romania
3.04 million people
in 2023
Netherlands rank
89th
Romania rank
86th
Share of children, working-age adults, and older people over time
- Netherlands
- Romania
How they compare
Romania currently reports 3.04 million people against 2.74 million people in Netherlands, a difference of 290,480 people.
That makes Romania's figure about 1.1 times Netherlands's.
Across all 74 years both countries report, Romania has been ahead every year.
Netherlands ranks 89th and Romania ranks 86th of 236 countries.
Romania has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Netherlands | Romania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 3.19 million people | 4.86 million people | 1.67 million people | Romania |
| 1960s | 3.48 million people | 4.96 million people | 1.48 million people | Romania |
| 1970s | 3.45 million people | 5.38 million people | 1.93 million people | Romania |
| 1980s | 2.91 million people | 5.68 million people | 2.78 million people | Romania |
| 1990s | 2.87 million people | 4.74 million people | 1.87 million people | Romania |
| 2000s | 3.02 million people | 3.55 million people | 528,508 people | Romania |
| 2010s | 2.86 million people | 3.15 million people | 283,930 people | Romania |
| 2020s | 2.75 million people | 3.08 million people | 332,870 people | Romania |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of children, working-age adults, and older people, Netherlands or Romania?
- Romania, at 3.04 million people against 2.74 million people in Netherlands as of 2023.
- What is the difference in share of children, working-age adults, and older people between Netherlands and Romania?
- 290,480 people, with Romania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Netherlands and Romania?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Netherlands and Romania rank globally for share of children, working-age adults, and older people?
- Netherlands ranks 89th and Romania ranks 86th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Share of children, working-age adults, and older people. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Total population, measured on 1 July of the year shown. This only includes people aged 0-14.