Effective fertility rate children per woman who are expected in Romania

Romania: Effective fertility rate children per woman who are expected was 1.69 in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)
1.69
Change on year
down 0.2%
World rank
137th
of 236 countries
All-time high
3.34
in 1967
All-time low
1.24
in 2002
Years of data
74
1950–2023

Effective fertility rate children per woman who are expected to in Romania, 1950–2023

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Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

Romania recorded 1.69 for effective fertility rate children per woman who are expected to 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, effective fertility rate children per woman who are expected to in Romania peaked at 3.34 in 1967 and was at its lowest, 1.24, 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.

Effective fertility rate children per woman who are expected in Romania, year by year

Annual values for Effective fertility rate children per woman who are expected to survive until childbearing age in Romania, 1950 to 2023.
Year Value Change
1950 2.65 —
1951 2.64 -0.1%
1952 2.63 -0.6%
1953 2.62 -0.4%
1954 2.63 +0.6%
1955 2.66 +1.0%
1956 2.56 -3.8%
1957 2.41 -5.6%
1958 2.3 -4.8%
1959 2.18 -5.3%
1960 2.1 -3.7%
1961 1.96 -6.4%
1962 1.85 -5.5%
1963 1.83 -1.1%
1964 1.8 -1.5%
1965 1.77 -2.1%
1966 1.74 -1.4%
1967 3.34 +92.0%
1968 3.26 -2.4%
1969 2.89 -11.5%
1970 2.62 -9.1%
1971 2.44 -7.1%
1972 2.33 -4.3%
1973 2.26 -3.2%
1974 2.51 +11.2%
1975 2.45 -2.2%
1976 2.42 -1.5%
1977 2.44 +0.8%
1978 2.4 -1.6%
1979 2.37 -1.2%
1980 2.32 -2.0%
1981 2.25 -3.2%
1982 2.08 -7.5%
1983 1.99 -4.1%
1984 2.16 +8.2%
1985 2.21 +2.5%
1986 2.29 +3.6%
1987 2.27 -0.7%
1988 2.2 -3.0%
1989 2.1 -4.8%
1990 1.76 -16.2%
1991 1.54 -12.3%
1992 1.45 -5.8%
1993 1.39 -4.7%
1994 1.35 -2.7%
1995 1.29 -4.2%
1996 1.26 -2.8%
1997 1.27 +1.3%
1998 1.27 +0.1%
1999 1.27 -0.7%
2000 1.27 -0.0%
2001 1.24 -2.3%
2002 1.24 -0.1%
2003 1.26 +2.4%
2004 1.3 +2.8%
2005 1.36 +4.6%
2006 1.39 +2.1%
2007 1.42 +2.2%
2008 1.55 +9.2%
2009 1.6 +3.5%
2010 1.54 -3.7%
2011 1.45 -6.2%
2012 1.48 +2.3%
2013 1.44 -2.8%
2014 1.54 +6.6%
2015 1.6 +4.0%
2016 1.67 +4.5%
2017 1.75 +4.7%
2018 1.73 -0.9%
2019 1.69 -2.4%
2020 1.7 +0.9%
2021 1.7 -0.4%
2022 1.7 +0.0%
2023 1.69 -0.2%

Romania compared with similar countries

  • Romania's 1.69 is above the median for high income countries, which is 1.49, 1.1× the median. (85 countries reporting)
  • Romania's 1.69 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 1.48, 1.1× the median. (56 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Effective fertility rate children per woman who are expected in Romania changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.

YearChange FromTo
1967 +92.0% 1.74 3.34

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1950s 2.53 2.18 2.66 10
1960s 2.25 1.74 3.34 10
1970s 2.42 2.26 2.62 10
1980s 2.19 1.99 2.32 10
1990s 1.39 1.26 1.76 10
2000s 1.36 1.24 1.6 10
2010s 1.59 1.44 1.75 10
2020s 1.7 1.69 1.7 4

Countries ranked near Romania

  1. 134 Qatar 1.71 compare
  2. 135 Brunei 1.71 compare
  3. 136 Moldova 1.69 compare
  4. 138 Armenia 1.69 compare
  5. 139 Barbados 1.68 compare
  6. 140 Iran 1.66 compare

See the full ranking of 236 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is effective fertility rate children per woman who are expected to in Romania?
Effective fertility rate children per woman who are expected to in Romania was 1.69 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest effective fertility rate children per woman who are expected to recorded in Romania?
The highest recorded value was 3.34 in 1967.
What is the lowest effective fertility rate children per woman who are expected to recorded in Romania?
The lowest recorded value was 1.24 in 2002.
How does Romania rank for effective fertility rate children per woman who are expected to?
Romania ranks 137th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
Is effective fertility rate children per woman who are expected to 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 Our World in Data, published as part of Effective fertility rate children per woman who are expected to survive until childbearing age. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Effective fertility rate children per woman who are expected to survive until childbearing age
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
236 places, 18,723 data points, 1751–2023
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