Share of births outside marriage in Romania
Romania: Share of births outside marriage was 32.5 in 2020. ▲ Rising
Latest (2020)
32.5
Change on year
up 4.8%
World rank
30th
of 42 countries
All-time high
32.5
in 2020
All-time low
17
in 1993
Years of data
28
1993–2020
Share of births outside marriage in Romania, 1993–2020
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2020, share of births outside marriage in Romania stood at 32.5. That is the highest value across all 28 years on record.
That represents a change of up 4.8% on the previous year and up 17.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of births outside marriage in Romania peaked at 32.5 in 2020 and was at its lowest, 17, in 1993.
Romania ranks 30th of 42 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 28 years of available data.
Share of births outside marriage in Romania, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 17 | — |
| 1994 | 18.3 | +7.6% |
| 1995 | 19.7 | +7.7% |
| 1996 | 20.7 | +5.1% |
| 1997 | 22.2 | +7.2% |
| 1998 | 23 | +3.6% |
| 1999 | 24.1 | +4.8% |
| 2000 | 25.5 | +5.8% |
| 2001 | 26.7 | +4.7% |
| 2002 | 26.7 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 28.2 | +5.6% |
| 2004 | 29.4 | +4.3% |
| 2005 | 28.5 | -3.1% |
| 2006 | 29 | +1.8% |
| 2007 | 26.7 | -7.9% |
| 2008 | 27.4 | +2.6% |
| 2009 | 28 | +2.2% |
| 2010 | 27.7 | -1.1% |
| 2011 | 30 | +8.3% |
| 2012 | 31 | +3.3% |
| 2013 | 31.4 | +1.3% |
| 2014 | 31.8 | +1.3% |
| 2015 | 31.6 | -0.6% |
| 2016 | 32 | +1.3% |
| 2017 | 31.2 | -2.5% |
| 2018 | 30.9 | -1.0% |
| 2019 | 31 | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 32.5 | +4.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 20.71 | 17 | 24.1 | 7 |
| 2000s | 27.61 | 25.5 | 29.4 | 10 |
| 2010s | 30.86 | 27.7 | 32 | 10 |
| 2020s | 32.5 | 32.5 | 32.5 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Romania
More population data for Romania
- Un population 2024 vs 2022, annual growth rate -0.5328 % change on previous year (2100)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates 17,457 Persons (2050)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 03 - Annual population -0.3241 Percent per annum (2030)
- Projected population under age 5, annual growth rate -0.8232 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population growth rate -0.785 (2100)
- Population density 46.8 (2100)
- Projected population under age 5 440,116 (2100)
- Population growth rate by level of development -0.785 (2100)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates -0.3238 % change on previous year (2030)
- Fertility and wanted fertility, annual growth rate -9.74 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of births outside marriage in Romania?
- Share of births outside marriage in Romania was 32.5 in 2020, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of births outside marriage recorded in Romania?
- The highest recorded value was 32.5 in 2020.
- What is the lowest share of births outside marriage recorded in Romania?
- The lowest recorded value was 17 in 1993.
- How does Romania rank for share of births outside marriage?
- Romania ranks 30th out of 42 countries with data for 2020.
- Is share of births outside marriage rising or falling in Romania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 17.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Romania data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Share of births outside marriage. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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