What is birth rate by women's age group in Moldova?

Birth rate by women's age group in Moldova was 23.04 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 in 2023, according to UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.

What is the highest birth rate by women's age group recorded in Moldova?

The highest recorded value was 69.48 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 in 1994.

What is the lowest birth rate by women's age group recorded in Moldova?

The lowest recorded value was 19.34 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 in 1965.

How does Moldova rank for birth rate by women's age group?

Moldova ranks 129th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.

Is birth rate by women's age group rising or falling in Moldova?

Over the last ten years it is down 22.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.

Where does this Moldova data come from?

The figures come from UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Birth rate by women's age group. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Birth rate by women's age group in Moldova

Name: Birth rate by women's age group in Moldova
Creator: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

Moldova: Birth rate by women's age group was 23.04 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)

23.04 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19

Change on year

up 2.9%

World rank

129th

of 236 countries

All-time high

69.48 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19

in 1994

All-time low

19.34 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19

in 1965

Years of data

1950–2023

Birth rate by women's age group in Moldova, 1950–2023

Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19.

Analysis

Moldova recorded 23.04 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 for birth rate by women's age group in 2023.

The figure is up 2.9% on the previous year and down 22.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, birth rate by women's age group in Moldova peaked at 69.48 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 in 1994 and was at its lowest, 19.34 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19, in 1965.

Moldova ranks 129th 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.

Birth rate by women's age group in Moldova, year by year

Annual values for Birth rate by women's age group in Moldova, 1950 to 2023.
Year	live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	Change
1950	39.27 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	—
1951	39.16 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	-0.3%
1952	39.37 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	+0.5%
1953	39.63 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	+0.7%
1954	39.8 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	+0.4%
1955	40.05 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	+0.6%
1956	40.8 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	+1.9%
1957	41.87 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	+2.6%
1958	42.72 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	+2.1%
1959	43.51 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	+1.8%
1960	43.34 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	-0.4%
1961	41.89 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	-3.3%
1962	32.95 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	-21.3%
1963	24.61 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	-25.3%
1964	20.05 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	-18.5%
1965	19.34 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	-3.6%
1966	20.68 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	+6.9%
1967	22.6 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	+9.3%
1968	24.66 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	+9.1%
1969	26.91 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	+9.1%
1970	28.61 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	+6.4%
1971	30.03 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	+4.9%
1972	31.34 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	+4.4%
1973	32.74 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	+4.5%
1974	34.11 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	+4.2%
1975	35.5 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	+4.1%
1976	36.8 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	+3.7%
1977	38.17 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	+3.7%
1978	39.47 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	+3.4%
1979	41.84 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	+6.0%
1980	41.69 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	-0.4%
1981	37.69 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	-9.6%
1982	35.18 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	-6.7%
1983	39.35 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	+11.9%
1984	41.33 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	+5.0%
1985	42.36 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	+2.5%
1986	43.72 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	+3.2%
1987	44.73 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	+2.3%
1988	46.17 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	+3.2%
1989	51.52 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	+11.6%
1990	58.07 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	+12.7%
1991	63.1 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	+8.7%
1992	66.19 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	+4.9%
1993	68.98 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	+4.2%
1994	69.48 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	+0.7%
1995	65.3 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	-6.0%
1996	58.38 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	-10.6%
1997	58.33 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	-0.1%
1998	50.76 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	-13.0%
1999	45.62 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	-10.1%
2000	42.02 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	-7.9%
2001	38.37 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	-8.7%
2002	35.05 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	-8.6%
2003	33.32 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	-4.9%
2004	33.77 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	+1.4%
2005	32.54 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	-3.6%
2006	32.16 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	-1.2%
2007	30.54 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	-5.0%
2008	30.5 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	-0.1%
2009	31.32 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	+2.7%
2010	31.02 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	-1.0%
2011	30.12 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	-2.9%
2012	30.08 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	-0.1%
2013	29.68 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	-1.3%
2014	34.5 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	+16.2%
2015	35.7 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	+3.5%
2016	35.42 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	-0.8%
2017	32.37 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	-8.6%
2018	30.96 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	-4.3%
2019	28.16 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	-9.0%
2020	26.38 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	-6.3%
2021	24.97 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	-5.4%
2022	22.38 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	-10.4%
2023	23.04 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	+2.9%

Moldova compared with similar countries

Moldova's 23.04 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 27.67 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19, 83% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
Moldova's 23.04 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 7.3 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19, 3.2× the median. (56 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1950s	40.62 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	39.16 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	43.51 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	10
1960s	27.7 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	19.34 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	43.34 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	10
1970s	34.86 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	28.61 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	41.84 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	10
1980s	42.37 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	35.18 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	51.52 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	10
1990s	60.42 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	45.62 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	69.48 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	10
2000s	33.96 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	30.5 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	42.02 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	10
2010s	31.8 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	28.16 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	35.7 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	10
2020s	24.19 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	22.38 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	26.38 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	4

Countries ranked near Moldova

126 Slovakia 24.59 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 compare
127 Bahamas 24.56 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 compare
128 French Polynesia 24.34 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 compare
130 Turkmenistan 21.23 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 compare
131 Fiji 21.17 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 compare
132 Georgia 21.14 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 compare

See the full ranking of 236 places →

More population data for Moldova

Population regions with projections, annual growth rate -0.9131 % change on previous year (2100)
Urban and rural population 2050, annual growth rate -0.8797 % change on previous year (2050)
Population long run with projections, annual growth rate -0.9131 % change on previous year (2100)
Un population 2024 vs 2022, annual growth rate -0.4425 % change on previous year (2100)
Projected population under age 5, annual growth rate -0.2118 % change on previous year (2100)
World population growth -0.9% (2100)
Population density 45.12 people per km² (2100)
Number of children under 5, by world region 62,192 people (2100)
Population growth rate, by level of development -0.9% (2100)
Number of people living in urban and rural areas, annual growth rate -0.7875 % change on previous year (2025)

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Frequently asked questions

What is birth rate by women's age group in Moldova?: Birth rate by women's age group in Moldova was 23.04 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 in 2023, according to UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest birth rate by women's age group recorded in Moldova?: The highest recorded value was 69.48 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 in 1994.
What is the lowest birth rate by women's age group recorded in Moldova?: The lowest recorded value was 19.34 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 in 1965.
How does Moldova rank for birth rate by women's age group?: Moldova ranks 129th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
Is birth rate by women's age group rising or falling in Moldova?: Over the last ten years it is down 22.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Moldova data come from?: The figures come from UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Birth rate by women's age group. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator: Birth rate by women's age group
Unit: live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19
Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 236 places, 17,464 data points, 1950–2023
Last refreshed: 18 September 2026

Age-specific fertility rate for girls aged 15 to 19: the annual number of live births in this age group per 1,000 girls.