Fertility rate: births per woman in Romania
Romania: Fertility rate: births per woman was 1.71 live births per woman in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
1.71 live births per woman
Change on year
down 0.2%
World rank
138th
of 236 countries
All-time high
3.59 live births per woman
in 1967
All-time low
1.27 live births per woman
in 2002
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Fertility rate: births per woman in Romania, 1950–2023
Source: Human Fertility Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in live births per woman.
Analysis
The most recent figure for fertility rate: births per woman in Romania is 1.71 live births per woman, measured in 2023.
The figure is down 0.2% on the previous year and up 16.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, fertility rate: births per woman in Romania peaked at 3.59 live births per woman in 1967 and was at its lowest, 1.27 live births per woman, in 2002.
That places Romania 138th out of 236 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 74 years of available data.
Fertility rate: births per woman in Romania, year by year
| Year | live births per woman | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 3.08 live births per woman | — |
| 1951 | 3.05 live births per woman | -0.8% |
| 1952 | 3.02 live births per woman | -1.2% |
| 1953 | 2.99 live births per woman | -0.8% |
| 1954 | 2.99 live births per woman | +0.0% |
| 1955 | 3.01 live births per woman | +0.6% |
| 1956 | 2.88 live births per woman | -4.3% |
| 1957 | 2.71 live births per woman | -6.0% |
| 1958 | 2.57 live births per woman | -5.2% |
| 1959 | 2.42 live births per woman | -5.8% |
| 1960 | 2.32 live births per woman | -4.3% |
| 1961 | 2.16 live births per woman | -7.0% |
| 1962 | 2.02 live births per woman | -6.2% |
| 1963 | 1.99 live births per woman | -1.8% |
| 1964 | 1.95 live births per woman | -1.9% |
| 1965 | 1.9 live births per woman | -2.4% |
| 1966 | 1.87 live births per woman | -1.5% |
| 1967 | 3.59 live births per woman | +91.5% |
| 1968 | 3.54 live births per woman | -1.5% |
| 1969 | 3.11 live births per woman | -12.0% |
| 1970 | 2.81 live births per woman | -9.6% |
| 1971 | 2.6 live births per woman | -7.6% |
| 1972 | 2.48 live births per woman | -4.6% |
| 1973 | 2.39 live births per woman | -3.4% |
| 1974 | 2.66 live births per woman | +11.1% |
| 1975 | 2.6 live births per woman | -2.4% |
| 1976 | 2.55 live births per woman | -1.8% |
| 1977 | 2.57 live births per woman | +0.7% |
| 1978 | 2.52 live births per woman | -1.7% |
| 1979 | 2.49 live births per woman | -1.3% |
| 1980 | 2.44 live births per woman | -2.2% |
| 1981 | 2.35 live births per woman | -3.3% |
| 1982 | 2.17 live births per woman | -7.6% |
| 1983 | 2.08 live births per woman | -4.5% |
| 1984 | 2.25 live births per woman | +8.4% |
| 1985 | 2.31 live births per woman | +2.6% |
| 1986 | 2.38 live births per woman | +3.3% |
| 1987 | 2.38 live births per woman | -0.2% |
| 1988 | 2.31 live births per woman | -3.1% |
| 1989 | 2.2 live births per woman | -4.5% |
| 1990 | 1.84 live births per woman | -16.7% |
| 1991 | 1.6 live births per woman | -12.9% |
| 1992 | 1.51 live births per woman | -5.6% |
| 1993 | 1.44 live births per woman | -4.8% |
| 1994 | 1.4 live births per woman | -2.6% |
| 1995 | 1.34 live births per woman | -4.5% |
| 1996 | 1.3 live births per woman | -2.7% |
| 1997 | 1.32 live births per woman | +1.2% |
| 1998 | 1.32 live births per woman | -0.1% |
| 1999 | 1.3 live births per woman | -0.9% |
| 2000 | 1.3 live births per woman | -0.1% |
| 2001 | 1.27 live births per woman | -2.4% |
| 2002 | 1.27 live births per woman | -0.2% |
| 2003 | 1.3 live births per woman | +2.2% |
| 2004 | 1.33 live births per woman | +2.9% |
| 2005 | 1.39 live births per woman | +4.4% |
| 2006 | 1.42 live births per woman | +1.9% |
| 2007 | 1.45 live births per woman | +2.0% |
| 2008 | 1.58 live births per woman | +9.1% |
| 2009 | 1.64 live births per woman | +3.5% |
| 2010 | 1.57 live births per woman | -3.8% |
| 2011 | 1.48 live births per woman | -6.3% |
| 2012 | 1.51 live births per woman | +2.4% |
| 2013 | 1.47 live births per woman | -2.9% |
| 2014 | 1.56 live births per woman | +6.4% |
| 2015 | 1.62 live births per woman | +3.9% |
| 2016 | 1.69 live births per woman | +4.4% |
| 2017 | 1.77 live births per woman | +4.6% |
| 2018 | 1.75 live births per woman | -1.0% |
| 2019 | 1.71 live births per woman | -2.4% |
| 2020 | 1.73 live births per woman | +0.9% |
| 2021 | 1.72 live births per woman | -0.5% |
| 2022 | 1.72 live births per woman | -0.1% |
| 2023 | 1.71 live births per woman | -0.2% |
Romania compared with similar countries
- Romania's 1.71 live births per woman is above the median for high income countries, which is 1.5 live births per woman, 1.1× the median. (85 countries reporting)
- Romania's 1.71 live births per woman is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 1.49 live births per woman, 1.1× the median. (56 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Fertility rate: births per woman 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.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1967 | +91.5% | 1.87 live births per woman | 3.59 live births per woman |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 2.87 live births per woman | 2.42 live births per woman | 3.08 live births per woman | 10 |
| 1960s | 2.44 live births per woman | 1.87 live births per woman | 3.59 live births per woman | 10 |
| 1970s | 2.57 live births per woman | 2.39 live births per woman | 2.81 live births per woman | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.29 live births per woman | 2.08 live births per woman | 2.44 live births per woman | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.44 live births per woman | 1.3 live births per woman | 1.84 live births per woman | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.4 live births per woman | 1.27 live births per woman | 1.64 live births per woman | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.61 live births per woman | 1.47 live births per woman | 1.77 live births per woman | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.72 live births per woman | 1.71 live births per woman | 1.73 live births per woman | 4 |
Countries ranked near Romania
More reference data data for Romania
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 1.5 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.03 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 4.59 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.689 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 4.59 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 5.04 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 3.02 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 3.93 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 21.54 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 3.75 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is fertility rate: births per woman in Romania?
- Fertility rate: births per woman in Romania was 1.71 live births per woman in 2023, according to Human Fertility Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest fertility rate: births per woman recorded in Romania?
- The highest recorded value was 3.59 live births per woman in 1967.
- What is the lowest fertility rate: births per woman recorded in Romania?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.27 live births per woman in 2002.
- How does Romania rank for fertility rate: births per woman?
- Romania ranks 138th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is fertility rate: births per woman rising or falling in Romania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Romania data come from?
- The figures come from Human Fertility Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Fertility rate: births per woman. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
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.