Fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age in Romania
Romania: Fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age was 1.69 children per women in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
1.69 children per women
Change on year
down 0.2%
World rank
137th
of 236 countries
All-time high
3.34 children per women
in 1967
All-time low
1.24 children per women
in 2002
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age in Romania, 1950–2023
Source: Malani and Jacob (2024); UN, World Population Prospects (2024); Human Mortality Database (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in children per women.
Analysis
Romania recorded 1.69 children per women for fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.2% on the previous year and up 17.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age in Romania peaked at 3.34 children per women in 1967 and was at its lowest, 1.24 children per women, in 2002.
Romania ranks 137th of 236 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 74 years of available data.
Fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age in Romania, year by year
| Year | children per women | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 2.65 children per women | — |
| 1951 | 2.64 children per women | -0.1% |
| 1952 | 2.63 children per women | -0.6% |
| 1953 | 2.62 children per women | -0.4% |
| 1954 | 2.63 children per women | +0.6% |
| 1955 | 2.66 children per women | +1.0% |
| 1956 | 2.56 children per women | -3.8% |
| 1957 | 2.41 children per women | -5.6% |
| 1958 | 2.3 children per women | -4.8% |
| 1959 | 2.18 children per women | -5.3% |
| 1960 | 2.1 children per women | -3.7% |
| 1961 | 1.96 children per women | -6.4% |
| 1962 | 1.85 children per women | -5.5% |
| 1963 | 1.83 children per women | -1.1% |
| 1964 | 1.8 children per women | -1.5% |
| 1965 | 1.77 children per women | -2.1% |
| 1966 | 1.74 children per women | -1.4% |
| 1967 | 3.34 children per women | +92.0% |
| 1968 | 3.26 children per women | -2.4% |
| 1969 | 2.89 children per women | -11.5% |
| 1970 | 2.62 children per women | -9.1% |
| 1971 | 2.44 children per women | -7.1% |
| 1972 | 2.33 children per women | -4.3% |
| 1973 | 2.26 children per women | -3.2% |
| 1974 | 2.51 children per women | +11.2% |
| 1975 | 2.45 children per women | -2.2% |
| 1976 | 2.42 children per women | -1.5% |
| 1977 | 2.44 children per women | +0.8% |
| 1978 | 2.4 children per women | -1.6% |
| 1979 | 2.37 children per women | -1.2% |
| 1980 | 2.32 children per women | -2.0% |
| 1981 | 2.25 children per women | -3.2% |
| 1982 | 2.08 children per women | -7.5% |
| 1983 | 1.99 children per women | -4.1% |
| 1984 | 2.16 children per women | +8.2% |
| 1985 | 2.21 children per women | +2.5% |
| 1986 | 2.29 children per women | +3.6% |
| 1987 | 2.27 children per women | -0.7% |
| 1988 | 2.2 children per women | -3.0% |
| 1989 | 2.1 children per women | -4.8% |
| 1990 | 1.76 children per women | -16.2% |
| 1991 | 1.54 children per women | -12.3% |
| 1992 | 1.45 children per women | -5.8% |
| 1993 | 1.39 children per women | -4.7% |
| 1994 | 1.35 children per women | -2.7% |
| 1995 | 1.29 children per women | -4.2% |
| 1996 | 1.26 children per women | -2.8% |
| 1997 | 1.27 children per women | +1.3% |
| 1998 | 1.27 children per women | +0.1% |
| 1999 | 1.27 children per women | -0.7% |
| 2000 | 1.27 children per women | -0.0% |
| 2001 | 1.24 children per women | -2.3% |
| 2002 | 1.24 children per women | -0.1% |
| 2003 | 1.26 children per women | +2.4% |
| 2004 | 1.3 children per women | +2.8% |
| 2005 | 1.36 children per women | +4.6% |
| 2006 | 1.39 children per women | +2.1% |
| 2007 | 1.42 children per women | +2.2% |
| 2008 | 1.55 children per women | +9.2% |
| 2009 | 1.6 children per women | +3.5% |
| 2010 | 1.54 children per women | -3.7% |
| 2011 | 1.45 children per women | -6.2% |
| 2012 | 1.48 children per women | +2.3% |
| 2013 | 1.44 children per women | -2.8% |
| 2014 | 1.54 children per women | +6.6% |
| 2015 | 1.6 children per women | +4.0% |
| 2016 | 1.67 children per women | +4.5% |
| 2017 | 1.75 children per women | +4.7% |
| 2018 | 1.73 children per women | -0.9% |
| 2019 | 1.69 children per women | -2.4% |
| 2020 | 1.7 children per women | +0.9% |
| 2021 | 1.7 children per women | -0.4% |
| 2022 | 1.7 children per women | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 1.69 children per women | -0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 2.53 children per women | 2.18 children per women | 2.66 children per women | 10 |
| 1960s | 2.25 children per women | 1.74 children per women | 3.34 children per women | 10 |
| 1970s | 2.42 children per women | 2.26 children per women | 2.62 children per women | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.19 children per women | 1.99 children per women | 2.32 children per women | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.39 children per women | 1.26 children per women | 1.76 children per women | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.36 children per women | 1.24 children per women | 1.6 children per women | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.59 children per women | 1.44 children per women | 1.75 children per women | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.7 children per women | 1.69 children per women | 1.7 children per women | 4 |
Countries ranked near Romania
- 134 Qatar 1.71 children per women compare
- 135 Brunei Darussalam 1.71 children per women compare
- 136 Republic of Moldova 1.69 children per women compare
- 138 Armenia 1.69 children per women compare
- 139 Barbados 1.68 children per women compare
- 140 Iran, Islamic Republic of 1.66 children per women compare
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- Population long run with projections, annual growth rate -0.7777 % change on previous year (2100)
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- Population regions with projections, annual growth rate -0.7777 % change on previous year (2100)
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- Number of children under 5, by world region 440,116 people (2100)
- Population density 46.8 people per km² (2100)
- World population growth -0.8% (2100)
- Projected population under age 5, annual growth rate -0.8232 % change on previous year (2100)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 03 - Annual population -0.3241 Percent per annum (2030)
Frequently asked questions
- What is fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age in Romania?
- Fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age in Romania was 1.69 children per women in 2023, according to Malani and Jacob (2024); UN, World Population Prospects (2024); Human Mortality Database (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age recorded in Romania?
- The highest recorded value was 3.34 children per women in 1967.
- What is the lowest fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age recorded in Romania?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.24 children per women in 2002.
- How does Romania rank for fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age?
- Romania ranks 137th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age rising or falling in Romania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 17.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Romania data come from?
- The figures come from Malani and Jacob (2024); UN, World Population Prospects (2024); Human Mortality Database (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of children who live long enough to reproduce, per woman. This number is dependent on the survival of daughters to childbearing age (between 15 and 49 years old).