Moldova vs United States: Birth rate
Moldova
10.76 births per 1,000 people
in 2023
United States
10.65 births per 1,000 people
in 2023
Moldova rank
159th
United States rank
162nd
Birth rate over time
- Moldova
- United States
How they compare
Moldova currently reports 10.76 births per 1,000 people against 10.65 births per 1,000 people in United States, a difference of 0.11 births per 1,000 people.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Moldova ahead.
Moldova ranks 159th and United States ranks 162nd of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Moldova averaged higher in 7 and United States in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Moldova | United States | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 31.15 births per 1,000 people | 24.63 births per 1,000 people | 6.52 births per 1,000 people | Moldova |
| 1960s | 23.06 births per 1,000 people | 20.75 births per 1,000 people | 2.31 births per 1,000 people | Moldova |
| 1970s | 20.95 births per 1,000 people | 16.06 births per 1,000 people | 4.89 births per 1,000 people | Moldova |
| 1980s | 22.33 births per 1,000 people | 16.02 births per 1,000 people | 6.31 births per 1,000 people | Moldova |
| 1990s | 14.87 births per 1,000 people | 14.82 births per 1,000 people | 0.0573 births per 1,000 people | Moldova |
| 2000s | 12.95 births per 1,000 people | 13.77 births per 1,000 people | 0.8191 births per 1,000 people | United States |
| 2010s | 14.22 births per 1,000 people | 12.08 births per 1,000 people | 2.13 births per 1,000 people | Moldova |
| 2020s | 11.22 births per 1,000 people | 10.8 births per 1,000 people | 0.4293 births per 1,000 people | Moldova |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher birth rate, Moldova or United States?
- Moldova, at 10.76 births per 1,000 people against 10.65 births per 1,000 people in United States as of 2023.
- What is the difference in birth rate between Moldova and United States?
- 0.11 births per 1,000 people, with Moldova ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Moldova and United States?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Moldova and United States rank globally for birth rate?
- Moldova ranks 159th and United States ranks 162nd of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Birth rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The total number of births per 1,000 people in a given year.