Fertility Rate: Moldova
Moldova's fertility rate is currently 1.726 births per woman as of 2024. # Moldova Fertility Rate Moldova's fertility rate stands at 1.
Current (2024)
1.726 births per woman
-0.3% y/y
Peak (1960)
3.315 births per woman
Low (2002)
1.448 births per woman
Source
World Bank World Development Indicators
1960–2024 · 65 pts
Fertility Rate — Moldova
1960 — 2024
Fertility Rate — Moldova
Analysis# Moldova Fertility Rate
Moldova's fertility rate stands at 1.726 births per woman in 2024, representing a dramatic decline from its 1960 peak of 3.315. The country has experienced a 47.9% reduction in fertility over six decades, falling below the 2.1 replacement level threshold. While Moldova's current rate exceeds its all-time low of 1.448 recorded in 2002, the trajectory reveals sustained population pressures.
Recent data from 2015 to 2024 shows relative stability around 1.7-1.9 births per woman, with minimal fluctuation. After declining sharply through the 1990s and 2000s, the fertility rate has plateaued in recent years, hovering near 1.73. This stabilization suggests Moldova's demographic transition has largely completed, though continued emigration and aging populations remain demographic challenges for the nation.
Historical Data
65 Rows| Year | Value | Change % |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 1.726 births per woman | -0.29% |
| 2023 | 1.731 births per woman | +2.18% |
| 2022 | 1.694 births per woman | -3.26% |
| 2021 | 1.751 births per woman | -1.07% |
| 2020 | 1.77 births per woman | -0.56% |
| 2019 | 1.78 births per woman | -1.66% |
| 2018 | 1.81 births per woman | +0.00% |
| 2017 | 1.81 births per woman | -4.23% |
| 2016 | 1.89 births per woman | +1.07% |
| 2015 | 1.87 births per woman | +2.75% |
| 2014 | 1.82 births per woman | +12.21% |
| 2013 | 1.622 births per woman | -2.35% |
| 2012 | 1.661 births per woman | +0.67% |
| 2011 | 1.65 births per woman | -3.11% |
| 2010 | 1.703 births per woman | -0.93% |
| 2009 | 1.719 births per woman | +4.95% |
| 2008 | 1.638 births per woman | +4.00% |
| 2007 | 1.575 births per woman | +2.47% |
| 2006 | 1.537 births per woman | +0.59% |
| 2005 | 1.528 births per woman | -0.97% |
Show all 65 rows
| Year | Value | Change % |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 1.543 births per woman | +4.33% |
| 2003 | 1.479 births per woman | +2.14% |
| 2002 | 1.448 births per woman | -1.56% |
| 2001 | 1.471 births per woman | -1.67% |
| 2000 | 1.496 births per woman | -3.86% |
| 1999 | 1.556 births per woman | -5.70% |
| 1998 | 1.65 births per woman | -7.82% |
| 1997 | 1.79 births per woman | +4.74% |
| 1996 | 1.709 births per woman | -6.36% |
| 1995 | 1.825 births per woman | -8.43% |
| 1994 | 1.993 births per woman | -5.63% |
| 1993 | 2.112 births per woman | -4.74% |
| 1992 | 2.217 births per woman | -2.68% |
| 1991 | 2.278 births per woman | -4.77% |
| 1990 | 2.392 births per woman | -2.88% |
| 1989 | 2.463 births per woman | -6.28% |
| 1988 | 2.628 births per woman | -5.33% |
| 1987 | 2.776 births per woman | +1.39% |
| 1986 | 2.738 births per woman | +2.39% |
| 1985 | 2.674 births per woman | +0.19% |
| 1984 | 2.669 births per woman | +3.53% |
| 1983 | 2.578 births per woman | +5.27% |
| 1982 | 2.449 births per woman | +1.96% |
| 1981 | 2.402 births per woman | +0.88% |
| 1980 | 2.381 births per woman | -0.13% |
| 1979 | 2.384 births per woman | -0.13% |
| 1978 | 2.387 births per woman | -1.53% |
| 1977 | 2.424 births per woman | -1.94% |
| 1976 | 2.472 births per woman | -1.98% |
| 1975 | 2.522 births per woman | -1.64% |
| 1974 | 2.564 births per woman | -0.08% |
| 1973 | 2.566 births per woman | +0.08% |
| 1972 | 2.564 births per woman | +0.04% |
| 1971 | 2.563 births per woman | -0.08% |
| 1970 | 2.565 births per woman | -0.04% |
| 1969 | 2.566 births per woman | -1.00% |
| 1968 | 2.592 births per woman | -0.96% |
| 1967 | 2.617 births per woman | -1.28% |
| 1966 | 2.651 births per woman | -1.27% |
| 1965 | 2.685 births per woman | -0.92% |
| 1964 | 2.71 births per woman | -6.26% |
| 1963 | 2.891 births per woman | -5.00% |
| 1962 | 3.043 births per woman | -5.73% |
| 1961 | 3.228 births per woman | -2.62% |
| 1960 | 3.315 births per woman | — |
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