Romania vs Taiwan: Share of children, working-age adults, and older people
Romania
3.04 million people
in 2023
Taiwan
2.79 million people
in 2023
Romania rank
86th
Taiwan rank
88th
Share of children, working-age adults, and older people over time
- Romania
- Taiwan
How they compare
Romania currently reports 3.04 million people against 2.79 million people in Taiwan, a difference of 250,190 people.
That makes Romania's figure about 1.1 times Taiwan's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Romania ahead.
Romania ranks 86th and Taiwan ranks 88th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Romania averaged higher in 2 and Taiwan in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Romania | Taiwan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 4.86 million people | 3.93 million people | 927,432 people | Romania |
| 1960s | 4.96 million people | 5.65 million people | 690,276 people | Taiwan |
| 1970s | 5.38 million people | 6.03 million people | 653,088 people | Taiwan |
| 1980s | 5.68 million people | 5.83 million people | 148,023 people | Taiwan |
| 1990s | 4.74 million people | 5.19 million people | 449,456 people | Taiwan |
| 2000s | 3.55 million people | 4.23 million people | 680,326 people | Taiwan |
| 2010s | 3.15 million people | 3.26 million people | 119,122 people | Taiwan |
| 2020s | 3.08 million people | 2.89 million people | 192,722 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, Romania or Taiwan?
- Romania, at 3.04 million people against 2.79 million people in Taiwan as of 2023.
- What is the difference in share of children, working-age adults, and older people between Romania and Taiwan?
- 250,190 people, with Romania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Romania and Taiwan?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Romania and Taiwan rank globally for share of children, working-age adults, and older people?
- Romania ranks 86th and Taiwan ranks 88th 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.