Moldova vs Romania: Comparison of fertility rates that account for survival of children
Moldova
1.73 live births per woman
in 2023
Romania
1.71 live births per woman
in 2023
Moldova rank
135th
Romania rank
138th
Comparison of fertility rates that account for survival of children over time
- Moldova
- Romania
How they compare
Moldova currently reports 1.73 live births per woman against 1.71 live births per woman in Romania, a difference of 0.02 live births per woman.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Moldova ahead.
Moldova ranks 135th and Romania ranks 138th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Moldova averaged higher in 7 and Romania in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Moldova | Romania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 3.48 live births per woman | 2.87 live births per woman | 0.6032 live births per woman | Moldova |
| 1960s | 2.83 live births per woman | 2.44 live births per woman | 0.3852 live births per woman | Moldova |
| 1970s | 2.5 live births per woman | 2.57 live births per woman | 0.0654 live births per woman | Romania |
| 1980s | 2.58 live births per woman | 2.29 live births per woman | 0.2882 live births per woman | Moldova |
| 1990s | 1.95 live births per woman | 1.44 live births per woman | 0.5163 live births per woman | Moldova |
| 2000s | 1.54 live births per woman | 1.4 live births per woman | 0.1475 live births per woman | Moldova |
| 2010s | 1.76 live births per woman | 1.61 live births per woman | 0.1484 live births per woman | Moldova |
| 2020s | 1.74 live births per woman | 1.72 live births per woman | 0.018 live births per woman | Moldova |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher comparison of fertility rates that account for survival of children, Moldova or Romania?
- Moldova, at 1.73 live births per woman against 1.71 live births per woman in Romania as of 2023.
- What is the difference in comparison of fertility rates that account for survival of children between Moldova and Romania?
- 0.02 live births per woman, with Moldova ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Moldova and Romania?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Moldova and Romania rank globally for comparison of fertility rates that account for survival of children?
- Moldova ranks 135th and Romania ranks 138th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Human Fertility Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Comparison of fertility rates that account for survival of children. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Average number of live births a hypothetical cohort of women would have at the end of their reproductive period if they were subject during their whole lives to the fertility rates of a given period and if they were not subject to mortality.