Moldova vs Romania: Fertility rate: births per woman
Moldova
1.73 live births per woman
in 2023
Romania
1.71 live births per woman
in 2023
Moldova rank
135th
Romania rank
138th
Fertility rate: births per woman over time
- Moldova
- Romania
How they compare
Moldova currently reports 1.73 live births per woman against 1.71 live births per woman in Romania, a difference of 0.02 live births per woman.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Moldova ahead.
Moldova ranks 135th and Romania ranks 138th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Moldova averaged higher in 7 and Romania in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Moldova | Romania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 3.48 live births per woman | 2.87 live births per woman | 0.6032 live births per woman | Moldova |
| 1960s | 2.83 live births per woman | 2.44 live births per woman | 0.3852 live births per woman | Moldova |
| 1970s | 2.5 live births per woman | 2.57 live births per woman | 0.0654 live births per woman | Romania |
| 1980s | 2.58 live births per woman | 2.29 live births per woman | 0.2882 live births per woman | Moldova |
| 1990s | 1.95 live births per woman | 1.44 live births per woman | 0.5163 live births per woman | Moldova |
| 2000s | 1.54 live births per woman | 1.4 live births per woman | 0.1475 live births per woman | Moldova |
| 2010s | 1.76 live births per woman | 1.61 live births per woman | 0.1484 live births per woman | Moldova |
| 2020s | 1.74 live births per woman | 1.72 live births per woman | 0.018 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 Romania?
- Moldova, at 1.73 live births per woman against 1.71 live births per woman in Romania as of 2023.
- What is the difference in fertility rate: births per woman between Moldova and Romania?
- 0.02 live births per woman, with Moldova ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Moldova and Romania?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Moldova and Romania rank globally for fertility rate: births per woman?
- Moldova ranks 135th and Romania ranks 138th 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
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.