Fertility & birth rates in Cyprus and Moldova

Fertility rate in Cyprus vs Moldova by year

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Year	Fertility rate
	Cyprus	Moldova
2023	1.39	1.73
2022	1.39	1.69
2021	1.39	1.75
2020	1.36	1.77
2019	1.33	1.78
2018	1.32	1.81
2017	1.32	1.81
2016	1.36	1.89
2015	1.32	1.87
2014	1.31	1.82
2013	1.3	1.62
2012	1.38	1.66
2011	1.36	1.65
2010	1.43	1.7
2009	1.48	1.72
2008	1.48	1.64
2007	1.45	1.58
2006	1.51	1.54
2005	1.48	1.53
2004	1.51	1.54
2003	1.51	1.48
2002	1.5	1.45
2001	1.57	1.47
2000	1.64	1.5
1999	1.67	1.56
1998	1.76	1.65
1997	1.86	1.79
1996	1.95	1.71
1995	2.03	1.83
1994	2.16	1.99
1993	2.25	2.11
1992	2.46	2.22
1991	2.34	2.28
1990	2.4	2.39
1989	2.37	2.46
1988	2.47	2.63
1987	2.39	2.78
1986	2.45	2.74
1985	2.43	2.67
1984	2.51	2.67
1983	2.49	2.58
1982	2.49	2.45
1981	2.15	2.4
1980	2.3	2.38
1979	2.14	2.38
1978	2.08	2.39
1977	2.09	2.42
1976	2.33	2.47
1975	2.11	2.52
1974	2.28	2.56
1973	2.4	2.57
1972	2.99	2.56
1971	3.04	2.56
1970	3.07	2.57
1969	3.19	2.57
1968	3.27	2.59
1967	3.32	2.62
1966	3.4	2.65
1965	3.47	2.69
1964	3.41	2.71
1963	3.49	2.89
1962	3.51	3.04
1961	3.62	3.23
1960	3.39	3.32

According to the latest available data on birth rates, the fertility rate in Cyprus was 1.39 children per woman in 2023, compared to 1.73 in Moldova in 2023. The replacement level is considered to be 2.1 children per woman.

Check Cyprus vs Moldova population clock for a dynamic visualization of the changing population.

Natural population change by year

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Year	Natural population change
	Cyprus	Moldova
2023	5,025	-7,007
2022	4,466	-6,385
2021	5,305	-13,444
2020	5,826	-7,067
2019	5,679	-3,416
2018	5,905	-961
2017	6,082	1,402
2016	6,643	4,580
2015	6,340	6,049
2014	6,193	7,248
2013	6,116	3,537
2012	6,726	5,581
2011	6,271	5,948
2010	6,723	7,456
2009	6,820	7,492
2008	6,429	5,210
2007	5,983	3,490
2006	6,166	2,406
2005	5,646	2,005
2004	5,705	1,714
2003	5,484	-322
2002	5,225	-1,249
2001	5,308	-718
2000	5,570	-324
1999	5,524	642
1998	5,879	2,140
1997	6,444	4,669
1996	6,911	2,655
1995	7,226	5,534
1994	7,973	9,921
1993	8,463	13,886
1992	9,844	17,373
1991	9,102	21,127
1990	9,417	25,824
1989	9,156	29,638
1988	9,595	35,608
1987	9,114	40,122
1986	9,412	39,463
1985	9,242	38,060
1984	9,516	38,108
1983	9,318	36,076
1982	9,282	32,814
1981	7,135	31,360
1980	7,954	30,053
1979	6,620	28,322
1978	5,949	27,622
1977	5,607	27,707
1976	6,546	27,801
1975	5,023	27,677
1974	321	27,219
1973	5,405	25,967
1972	8,244	24,626
1971	8,398	23,359
1970	8,412	22,314
1969	8,857	21,768
1968	9,153	22,005
1967	9,313	22,654
1966	9,478	23,720
1965	9,643	24,916
1964	8,322	25,860
1963	8,568	29,382
1962	9,455	32,082
1961	9,584	35,180
1960	8,385	36,352

The chart above illustrates the comparison of the absolute yearly changes in population resulting from births and deaths.

Excluding migration, the natural population change due to births and deaths from 2022 to 2023 was +0.37% in Cyprus and -0.29% in Moldova.

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change has been +0.45% in Cyprus and -0.08% in Moldova.

Birth rate in Cyprus vs Moldova by year

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Cyprus

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Annual births per 1,000 people

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Year	Annual births per 1,000 people
	Cyprus	Moldova
2023	10.8	10.8
2022	11	10.5
2021	11.2	11.5
2020	11.1	12.1
2019	11	12.6
2018	11	13.3
2017	11.2	13.8
2016	11.5	14.9
2015	11.2	15.2
2014	11.1	15.3
2013	11	13.8
2012	11.6	14.3
2011	11.3	14.3
2010	11.8	14.8
2009	12.1	15
2008	12	14.3
2007	11.6	13.7
2006	12	13.3
2005	11.7	13.1
2004	11.9	13
2003	11.8	12.2
2002	11.6	11.7
2001	12	11.7
2000	12.5	11.7
1999	12.7	12
1998	13.3	12.6
1997	14.1	13.6
1996	14.9	12.9
1995	15.5	13.8
1994	16.7	15.1
1993	17.6	16
1992	19.4	16.8
1991	18.6	17.4
1990	19.1	18.6
1989	19	19.6
1988	19.9	21.6
1987	19.4	23.4
1986	20.1	23.5
1985	20.2	23.4
1984	21.2	23.7
1983	21.3	23.1
1982	21.5	22.1
1981	18.6	21.7
1980	19.8	21.4
1979	18.2	21.3
1978	17.4	21.2
1977	17.1	21.3
1976	18.8	21.4
1975	16.8	21.4
1974	17.9	21.4
1973	18.3	21
1972	22.5	20.5
1971	22.7	20.2
1970	22.6	19.9
1969	23.4	19.7
1968	23.9	19.9
1967	24.2	20.2
1966	24.6	20.8
1965	25	21.5
1964	24.7	22.1
1963	25.3	24.1
1962	25.5	25.8
1961	26.3	27.7
1960	24.7	28.9

The latest reported birth rate per 1,000 people in 2023 was 10.8 in Cyprus and 10.8 in Moldova, compared with 24.7 and 28.9, respectively, in 1960.

Children 0-14 years as share of population

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Factual

UN forecast

Moldova

Factual

UN forecast

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Year	Young
	Cyprus	Moldova
2100	12.5%	13.1%
2099	12.5%	13.2%
2098	12.5%	13.3%
2097	12.5%	13.4%
2096	12.5%	13.5%
2095	12.5%	13.7%
2094	12.5%	13.9%
2093	12.5%	14%
2092	12.4%	14.2%
2091	12.4%	14.4%
2090	12.3%	14.5%
2089	12.3%	14.7%
2088	12.2%	14.8%
2087	12.2%	14.9%
2086	12.1%	14.9%
2085	12.1%	15%
2084	12.1%	15%
2083	12%	15%
2082	12%	14.9%
2081	12%	14.8%
2080	12%	14.7%
2079	12%	14.6%
2078	12%	14.5%
2077	12.1%	14.4%
2076	12.1%	14.3%
2075	12.1%	14.1%
2074	12.2%	14%
2073	12.3%	14%
2072	12.3%	13.9%
2071	12.4%	13.9%
2070	12.5%	13.9%
2069	12.5%	13.9%
2068	12.6%	14%
2067	12.6%	14.2%
2066	12.7%	14.3%
2065	12.7%	14.5%
2064	12.7%	14.8%
2063	12.7%	15%
2062	12.7%	15.3%
2061	12.7%	15.6%
2060	12.7%	15.9%
2059	12.6%	16.1%
2058	12.6%	16.3%
2057	12.6%	16.5%
2056	12.5%	16.7%
2055	12.5%	16.8%
2054	12.4%	16.9%
2053	12.4%	16.9%
2052	12.4%	16.8%
2051	12.3%	16.8%
2050	12.3%	16.7%
2049	12.3%	16.5%
2048	12.4%	16.4%
2047	12.4%	16.2%
2046	12.5%	16%
2045	12.6%	15.8%
2044	12.7%	15.6%
2043	12.8%	15.5%
2042	13%	15.3%
2041	13.2%	15.2%
2040	13.4%	15.1%
2039	13.6%	15.1%
2038	13.9%	15.1%
2037	14.2%	15.1%
2036	14.4%	15.3%
2035	14.7%	15.5%
2034	14.9%	15.7%
2033	15.1%	16.1%
2032	15.3%	16.5%
2031	15.5%	17%
2030	15.7%	17.6%
2029	15.8%	18.2%
2028	15.9%	18.7%
2027	16%	19.1%
2026	16.1%	19.4%
2025	16.1%	19.7%
2024	16.1%	19.8%
2023	16.1%	20%
2022	16%	20.1%
2021	16%	20.1%
2020	15.9%	20%
2019	15.9%	19.8%
2018	15.9%	19.5%
2017	15.9%	19.1%
2016	15.9%	18.7%
2015	16%	18.2%
2014	16.1%	17.8%
2013	16.2%	17.4%
2012	16.4%	17.3%
2011	16.6%	17.4%
2010	17%	17.5%
2009	17.5%	17.7%
2008	18%	18%
2007	18.7%	18.4%
2006	19.3%	18.8%
2005	19.9%	19.3%
2004	20.5%	19.9%
2003	21%	20.7%
2002	21.3%	21.6%
2001	21.7%	22.5%
2000	22.3%	23.5%
1999	22.9%	24.4%
1998	23.4%	25.1%
1997	23.9%	25.8%
1996	24.3%	26.3%
1995	24.6%	26.7%
1994	24.7%	27%
1993	24.6%	27.2%
1992	24.6%	27.4%
1991	24.7%	27.6%
1990	24.8%	27.7%
1989	25%	27.8%
1988	25.1%	27.9%
1987	25.2%	27.8%
1986	25.2%	27.7%
1985	25.2%	27.5%
1984	25.1%	27.3%
1983	24.9%	27.1%
1982	24.8%	27%
1981	25%	26.9%
1980	25.5%	26.9%
1979	26.2%	26.7%
1978	27%	26.5%
1977	27.9%	26.8%
1976	28.8%	27.2%
1975	29.6%	27.7%
1974	30%	28.3%
1973	30.3%	28.9%
1972	30.8%	29.5%
1971	31.2%	30.1%
1970	31.7%	30.7%
1969	32.1%	31.3%
1968	32.6%	32.1%
1967	33%	32.8%
1966	33.5%	33.5%
1965	34%	34.2%
1964	34.5%	34.7%
1963	35.1%	35.1%
1962	35.8%	35.1%
1961	36.4%	34.9%
1960	36.5%	34.5%

Children aged 0-14 make up 16.1% of the population in Cyprus and 19.8% in Moldova in 2024, compared to 24.8% and 27.7% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of Cyprus and Moldova compared.

Maternal mortality chart: Cyprus vs Moldova

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Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	Cyprus	Moldova
2023	14	19
2022	53	19
2021	98	24
2020	87	29
2019	13	21
2018	13	20
2017	12	20
2016	12	21
2015	11	20
2014	11	20
2013	10	19
2012	10	19
2011	10	19
2010	10	20
2009	10	22
2008	10	23
2007	10	24
2006	10	25
2005	10	26
2004	10	28
2003	10	29
2002	11	31
2001	11	35
2000	12	38
1999	12	43
1998	13	48
1997	13	52
1996	14	53
1995	14	54
1994	15	56
1993	15	55
1992	15	55
1991	15	53
1990	15	53
1989	16	52
1988	17	53
1987	17	56
1986	18	60
1985	19	62

The maternal mortality rate, which is the probability of dying during childbirth or within 42 days of pregnancy termination, is 14 deaths per 100,000 live births in Cyprus, compared to 19 deaths in Moldova.

Under-five mortality rates

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Moldova

Probability that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five

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Year	Under 5 mortality rate
	Cyprus	Moldova
2023	0.35%	1.47%
2022	0.35%	1.48%
2021	0.34%	1.48%
2020	0.32%	1.49%
2019	0.31%	1.5%
2018	0.3%	1.51%
2017	0.3%	1.52%
2016	0.29%	1.53%
2015	0.29%	1.55%
2014	0.29%	1.58%
2013	0.3%	1.6%
2012	0.3%	1.63%
2011	0.32%	1.66%
2010	0.33%	1.69%
2009	0.35%	1.73%
2008	0.37%	1.77%
2007	0.39%	1.83%
2006	0.42%	1.91%
2005	0.46%	2.01%
2004	0.5%	2.16%
2003	0.54%	2.34%
2002	0.58%	2.58%
2001	0.62%	2.85%
2000	0.66%	3.13%
1999	0.71%	3.4%
1998	0.76%	3.62%
1997	0.81%	3.78%
1996	0.86%	3.85%
1995	0.91%	3.84%
1994	0.97%	3.75%
1993	1.02%	3.62%
1992	1.06%	3.48%
1991	1.09%	3.39%
1990	1.11%	3.35%
1989	1.12%	3.38%
1988	1.13%	3.48%
1987	1.16%	3.62%
1986	1.23%	3.8%
1985	1.33%	4%
1984	1.45%	4.2%
1983	1.61%	4.41%
1982	1.78%	4.61%
1981	1.96%	4.78%
1980	2.16%	4.93%
1979	2.39%	5.08%
1978	2.65%	5.23%
1977	2.91%	5.38%
1976	3.16%	5.53%
1975	3.37%	5.68%
1974	3.53%	5.86%
1973	3.63%	6.03%
1972	3.72%	6.2%
1971	3.81%	6.39%

The chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five is 0.35% in Cyprus and 1.47% in Moldova. Above is a chart with historical data on under-five mortality rates.