Moldova vs Qatar: Fertility rate: births per woman

Moldova
1.73 live births per woman
in 2023
Qatar
1.73 live births per woman
in 2023
Moldova rank
135th
Qatar rank
136th

Fertility rate: births per woman over time

  • Moldova
  • Qatar
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How they compare

Moldova currently reports 1.73 live births per woman against 1.73 live births per woman in Qatar, a difference of 0 live births per woman.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Qatar ahead.

Moldova ranks 135th and Qatar ranks 136th of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Moldova averaged higher in 1 and Qatar in 7.

Head to head by decade

Decade Moldova Qatar Difference Ahead
1950s 3.48 live births per woman 6.54 live births per woman 3.06 live births per woman Qatar
1960s 2.83 live births per woman 6.49 live births per woman 3.66 live births per woman Qatar
1970s 2.5 live births per woman 5.88 live births per woman 3.37 live births per woman Qatar
1980s 2.58 live births per woman 4.79 live births per woman 2.21 live births per woman Qatar
1990s 1.95 live births per woman 3.62 live births per woman 1.66 live births per woman Qatar
2000s 1.54 live births per woman 2.71 live births per woman 1.17 live births per woman Qatar
2010s 1.76 live births per woman 1.95 live births per woman 0.1846 live births per woman Qatar
2020s 1.74 live births per woman 1.69 live births per woman 0.0495 live births per woman Moldova

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher fertility rate: births per woman, Moldova or Qatar?
Moldova, at 1.73 live births per woman against 1.73 live births per woman in Qatar as of 2023.
What is the difference in fertility rate: births per woman between Moldova and Qatar?
0 live births per woman, with Moldova ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Moldova and Qatar?
74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Moldova and Qatar rank globally for fertility rate: births per woman?
Moldova ranks 135th and Qatar ranks 136th of 236 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Human Fertility Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Fertility rate: births per woman. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Fertility rate: births per woman
Unit
live births per woman
Source
Human Fertility Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
236 places, 17,683 data points, 1891–2023
Last refreshed

The average number of live births a hypothetical cohort of women would have at the end of their reproductive period if they were subject during their whole lives to the fertility rates of a given period and if they were not subject to mortality.