Romania vs Slovakia: Birth rate
Romania
9.6 births per 1,000 people
in 2023
Slovakia
9.47 births per 1,000 people
in 2023
Romania rank
174th
Slovakia rank
175th
Birth rate over time
- Romania
- Slovakia
How they compare
Romania currently reports 9.6 births per 1,000 people against 9.47 births per 1,000 people in Slovakia, a difference of 0.13 births per 1,000 people.
The two have swapped places 11 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Slovakia ahead.
Romania ranks 174th and Slovakia ranks 175th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Romania averaged higher in 1 and Slovakia in 7.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Romania | Slovakia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 24.01 births per 1,000 people | 26.09 births per 1,000 people | 2.08 births per 1,000 people | Slovakia |
| 1960s | 18.78 births per 1,000 people | 19.16 births per 1,000 people | 0.3798 births per 1,000 people | Slovakia |
| 1970s | 19.3 births per 1,000 people | 19.94 births per 1,000 people | 0.6455 births per 1,000 people | Slovakia |
| 1980s | 15.76 births per 1,000 people | 17.34 births per 1,000 people | 1.58 births per 1,000 people | Slovakia |
| 1990s | 11.28 births per 1,000 people | 12.45 births per 1,000 people | 1.17 births per 1,000 people | Slovakia |
| 2000s | 10.72 births per 1,000 people | 10.11 births per 1,000 people | 0.6121 births per 1,000 people | Romania |
| 2010s | 10.32 births per 1,000 people | 10.69 births per 1,000 people | 0.3702 births per 1,000 people | Slovakia |
| 2020s | 9.72 births per 1,000 people | 9.98 births per 1,000 people | 0.2622 births per 1,000 people | Slovakia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher birth rate, Romania or Slovakia?
- Romania, at 9.6 births per 1,000 people against 9.47 births per 1,000 people in Slovakia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in birth rate between Romania and Slovakia?
- 0.13 births per 1,000 people, with Romania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Romania and Slovakia?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Romania and Slovakia rank globally for birth rate?
- Romania ranks 174th and Slovakia ranks 175th 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.