Fertility Rate: Romania
Romania's fertility rate is currently 1.39 births per woman as of 2024. # Romania Fertility Rate Romania's fertility rate stands at 1.
Current (2024)
1.39 births per woman
-9.7% y/y
Peak (1967)
3.66 births per woman
Low (2001)
1.27 births per woman
Source
World Bank World Development Indicators
1960–2024 · 65 pts
Fertility Rate — Romania
1960 — 2024
Fertility Rate — Romania
Analysis# Romania Fertility Rate
Romania's fertility rate stands at 1.39 births per woman in 2024, substantially below its 1967 peak of 3.66 but slightly above its historic low of 1.27 in 2001. The country has experienced a dramatic 40.6% decline since 1960, reflecting broader demographic shifts across Eastern Europe. The current rate places Romania well below the replacement level of 2.1 births per woman needed to maintain population stability without immigration.
A sharp reversal occurred around 2015, when the fertility rate began climbing from a low of 1.59, reaching 1.81 by 2021. However, this recovery proved temporary. Since 2021, Romania's fertility rate has declined steeply, dropping 0.42 births per woman in just three years. The 2024 figure of 1.39 signals a return to historically low levels and suggests continued population challenges ahead for the country.
Historical Data
65 Rows| Year | Value | Change % |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 1.39 births per woman | -9.74% |
| 2023 | 1.54 births per woman | -9.94% |
| 2022 | 1.71 births per woman | -5.52% |
| 2021 | 1.81 births per woman | +0.56% |
| 2020 | 1.8 births per woman | +1.69% |
| 2019 | 1.77 births per woman | +0.57% |
| 2018 | 1.76 births per woman | -1.12% |
| 2017 | 1.78 births per woman | +5.33% |
| 2016 | 1.69 births per woman | +4.32% |
| 2015 | 1.62 births per woman | +3.85% |
| 2014 | 1.56 births per woman | +6.85% |
| 2013 | 1.46 births per woman | -3.95% |
| 2012 | 1.52 births per woman | +3.40% |
| 2011 | 1.47 births per woman | -7.55% |
| 2010 | 1.59 births per woman | -4.22% |
| 2009 | 1.66 births per woman | +3.75% |
| 2008 | 1.6 births per woman | +10.34% |
| 2007 | 1.45 births per woman | +2.11% |
| 2006 | 1.42 births per woman | +1.43% |
| 2005 | 1.4 births per woman | +5.26% |
Show all 65 rows
| Year | Value | Change % |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 1.33 births per woman | +2.31% |
| 2003 | 1.3 births per woman | +2.36% |
| 2002 | 1.27 births per woman | +0.00% |
| 2001 | 1.27 births per woman | -3.05% |
| 2000 | 1.31 births per woman | +0.77% |
| 1999 | 1.3 births per woman | -1.52% |
| 1998 | 1.32 births per woman | +0.00% |
| 1997 | 1.32 births per woman | +1.54% |
| 1996 | 1.3 births per woman | -2.26% |
| 1995 | 1.33 births per woman | -5.00% |
| 1994 | 1.4 births per woman | -2.10% |
| 1993 | 1.43 births per woman | -5.30% |
| 1992 | 1.51 births per woman | -5.03% |
| 1991 | 1.59 births per woman | -13.11% |
| 1990 | 1.83 births per woman | -17.57% |
| 1989 | 2.22 births per woman | -3.48% |
| 1988 | 2.3 births per woman | -3.36% |
| 1987 | 2.38 births per woman | -0.42% |
| 1986 | 2.39 births per woman | +3.46% |
| 1985 | 2.31 births per woman | +2.21% |
| 1984 | 2.26 births per woman | +9.71% |
| 1983 | 2.06 births per woman | -5.07% |
| 1982 | 2.17 births per woman | -8.05% |
| 1981 | 2.36 births per woman | -2.88% |
| 1980 | 2.43 births per woman | -2.41% |
| 1979 | 2.49 births per woman | -1.19% |
| 1978 | 2.52 births per woman | -1.95% |
| 1977 | 2.57 births per woman | +1.18% |
| 1976 | 2.54 births per woman | -1.93% |
| 1975 | 2.59 births per woman | -4.43% |
| 1974 | 2.71 births per woman | +11.07% |
| 1973 | 2.44 births per woman | -4.31% |
| 1972 | 2.55 births per woman | -4.49% |
| 1971 | 2.67 births per woman | -7.61% |
| 1970 | 2.89 births per woman | -9.40% |
| 1969 | 3.19 births per woman | -12.12% |
| 1968 | 3.63 births per woman | -0.82% |
| 1967 | 3.66 births per woman | +92.63% |
| 1966 | 1.9 births per woman | -0.52% |
| 1965 | 1.91 births per woman | -2.55% |
| 1964 | 1.96 births per woman | -2.49% |
| 1963 | 2.01 births per woman | -1.47% |
| 1962 | 2.04 births per woman | -5.99% |
| 1961 | 2.17 births per woman | -7.26% |
| 1960 | 2.34 births per woman | — |
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