Fertility & birth rates in Eswatini and Moldova

Fertility rate in Eswatini vs Moldova chart

According to the latest available data on birth rates, the fertility rate in Eswatini was 2.75 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 Eswatini vs Moldova population clock for a dynamic visualization of the changing population.

The chart below showcases historical changes in the birth rates.

Table

Year	Fertility rate
	Eswatini	Moldova
1960	6.75	3.32
1961	6.77	3.23
1962	6.79	3.04
1963	6.8	2.89
1964	6.79	2.71
1965	6.79	2.69
1966	6.8	2.65
1967	6.77	2.62
1968	6.76	2.59
1969	6.76	2.57
1970	6.75	2.57
1971	6.74	2.56
1972	6.72	2.56
1973	6.72	2.57
1974	6.71	2.56
1975	6.71	2.52
1976	6.7	2.47
1977	6.68	2.42
1978	6.65	2.39
1979	6.61	2.38
1980	6.57	2.38
1981	6.54	2.4
1982	6.49	2.45
1983	6.43	2.58
1984	6.36	2.67
1985	6.28	2.67
1986	6.11	2.74
1987	5.9	2.78
1988	5.69	2.63
1989	5.48	2.46
1990	5.3	2.39
1991	5.13	2.28
1992	4.98	2.22
1993	4.82	2.11
1994	4.66	1.99
1995	4.52	1.83
1996	4.38	1.71
1997	4.24	1.79
1998	4.13	1.65
1999	4.09	1.56
2000	4.03	1.5
2001	3.94	1.47
2002	3.85	1.45
2003	3.8	1.48
2004	3.76	1.54
2005	3.7	1.53
2006	3.63	1.54
2007	3.58	1.58
2008	3.57	1.64
2009	3.5	1.72
2010	3.38	1.7
2011	3.32	1.65
2012	3.27	1.66
2013	3.24	1.62
2014	3.18	1.82
2015	3.12	1.87
2016	3.07	1.89
2017	3.02	1.81
2018	2.97	1.81
2019	2.93	1.78
2020	2.89	1.77
2021	2.84	1.75
2022	2.8	1.69
2023	2.75	1.73
2024	2.72	1.73
2025	2.68	1.72
2026	2.64	1.72
2027	2.61	1.72
2028	2.57	1.72
2029	2.54	1.72
2030	2.51	1.72
2031	2.49	1.72
2032	2.45	1.72
2033	2.42	1.71
2034	2.4	1.71
2035	2.37	1.71
2036	2.35	1.71
2037	2.32	1.71
2038	2.3	1.71
2039	2.28	1.71
2040	2.26	1.71
2041	2.24	1.71
2042	2.22	1.71
2043	2.2	1.7
2044	2.18	1.7
2045	2.16	1.7
2046	2.14	1.7
2047	2.13	1.7
2048	2.11	1.7
2049	2.1	1.7
2050	2.08	1.7

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Table

Year	Share of people 0-14 years old
	Eswatini	Moldova
1960	46.9%	34.5%
1961	47.2%	34.9%
1962	47.4%	35.1%
1963	47.7%	35.1%
1964	47.8%	34.7%
1965	47.7%	34.2%
1966	47.7%	33.5%
1967	47.5%	32.8%
1968	47.3%	32.1%
1969	47.2%	31.3%
1970	47.2%	30.7%
1971	47.2%	30.1%
1972	47.3%	29.5%
1973	47.4%	28.9%
1974	47.5%	28.3%
1975	47.7%	27.7%
1976	47.9%	27.2%
1977	48.1%	26.8%
1978	48.3%	26.5%
1979	48.5%	26.7%
1980	48.7%	26.9%
1981	48.9%	26.9%
1982	49.2%	27%
1983	49.3%	27.1%
1984	49.4%	27.3%
1985	49.5%	27.5%
1986	49.4%	27.7%
1987	49.3%	27.8%
1988	48.7%	27.9%
1989	48.1%	27.8%
1990	47.6%	27.7%
1991	47.1%	27.6%
1992	46.6%	27.4%
1993	46.4%	27.2%
1994	47%	27%
1995	47.4%	26.7%
1996	46.9%	26.3%
1997	46.2%	25.8%
1998	45.3%	25.1%
1999	44.4%	24.4%
2000	43.6%	23.5%
2001	42.9%	22.5%
2002	42.3%	21.6%
2003	41.8%	20.7%
2004	41.4%	19.9%
2005	41.1%	19.3%
2006	40.8%	18.8%
2007	40.4%	18.4%
2008	39.9%	18%
2009	39.3%	17.7%
2010	38.8%	17.5%
2011	38.4%	17.4%
2012	38%	17.3%
2013	37.6%	17.4%
2014	37.2%	17.8%
2015	36.8%	18.2%
2016	36.4%	18.7%
2017	36%	19.1%
2018	35.6%	19.5%
2019	35.1%	19.8%
2020	34.7%	20%
2021	34.3%	20.1%
2022	34%	20.1%
2023	33.7%	20%
2024	33.4%	19.8%
2025	33%	19.5%
2026	32.6%	19.2%
2027	32.2%	18.9%
2028	31.8%	18.4%
2029	31.4%	17.9%
2030	31%	17.3%
2031	30.7%	16.8%
2032	30.3%	16.3%
2033	29.9%	15.9%
2034	29.5%	15.6%
2035	29.1%	15.4%
2036	28.7%	15.2%
2037	28.4%	15.1%
2038	28%	15.1%
2039	27.7%	15.1%
2040	27.4%	15.2%
2041	27.1%	15.3%
2042	26.8%	15.4%
2043	26.5%	15.6%
2044	26.2%	15.7%
2045	26%	15.9%
2046	25.7%	16.1%
2047	25.4%	16.3%
2048	25.1%	16.5%
2049	24.9%	16.6%
2050	24.6%	16.7%

Children aged 0-14 make up 33.4% of the population in Eswatini and 19.8% in Moldova in 2024, compared to 47.6% and 27.7% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of Eswatini and Moldova compared.

Natural population change in Eswatini vs Moldova by year

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change (excluding migration) has been +1.63% in Eswatini and -0.08% in Moldova. The chart below illustrates the comparison of the absolute yearly changes resulting from births and deaths.

Table

Year	Population change due to births and deaths
	Eswatini	Moldova
1960	9,947	36,352
1961	10,262	35,180
1962	10,601	32,082
1963	10,929	29,382
1964	11,266	25,860
1965	11,719	24,916
1966	12,282	23,720
1967	12,773	22,654
1968	13,449	22,005
1969	14,164	21,768
1970	14,873	22,314
1971	15,615	23,359
1972	16,353	24,626
1973	17,145	25,967
1974	17,971	27,219
1975	18,849	27,677
1976	19,734	27,801
1977	20,609	27,707
1978	21,466	27,622
1979	22,299	28,322
1980	23,153	30,053
1981	23,973	31,360
1982	24,742	32,814
1983	24,883	36,076
1984	26,149	38,108
1985	26,835	38,060
1986	27,096	39,463
1987	27,285	40,122
1988	27,396	35,608
1989	28,257	29,638
1990	28,349	25,824
1991	28,497	21,127
1992	28,446	17,373
1993	28,046	13,886
1994	26,703	9,921
1995	23,029	5,534
1996	21,858	2,655
1997	20,686	4,669
1998	19,762	2,140
1999	19,420	642
2000	18,830	-324
2001	17,824	-718
2002	16,924	-1,249
2003	16,396	-322
2004	15,979	1,714
2005	15,945	2,005
2006	16,133	2,406
2007	16,595	3,490
2008	17,275	5,210
2009	17,656	7,492
2010	17,652	7,456
2011	17,645	5,948
2012	18,308	5,581
2013	18,903	3,537
2014	19,107	7,248
2015	19,223	6,049
2016	19,233	4,580
2017	19,278	1,402
2018	19,392	-961
2019	19,488	-3,416
2020	18,899	-7,067
2021	17,314	-13,444
2022	20,125	-6,385
2023	20,147	-7,007

Maternal mortality chart: Eswatini vs Moldova

The maternal mortality rate, which is the probability of dying during childbirth or within 42 days of pregnancy termination, is 118 deaths per 100,000 live births in Eswatini, compared to 19 deaths in Moldova.

Table

Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	Eswatini	Moldova
1985	580	62
1986	548	60
1987	521	56
1988	494	53
1989	505	52
1990	520	53
1991	545	53
1992	580	55
1993	609	55
1994	645	56
1995	612	54
1996	604	53
1997	550	52
1998	475	48
1999	409	43
2000	361	38
2001	307	35
2002	331	31
2003	392	29
2004	451	28
2005	529	26
2006	511	25
2007	647	24
2008	766	23
2009	855	22
2010	752	20
2011	765	19
2012	613	19
2013	491	19
2014	369	20
2015	283	20
2016	213	21
2017	151	20
2018	133	20
2019	96	21
2020	102	29
2021	219	24
2022	112	19
2023	118	19

Under-five mortality rates

The chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five is 4.5% in Eswatini and 1.47% in Moldova. Below is the historical data on under-five mortality rates.

Table

Year	Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
	Eswatini	Moldova
1960	20.7%	-
1961	20.4%	-
1962	20%	-
1963	19.6%	-
1964	19.2%	-
1965	18.8%	-
1966	18.3%	-
1967	17.9%	-
1968	17.4%	-
1969	17%	-
1970	16.5%	-
1971	16%	6.39%
1972	15.4%	6.2%
1973	14.9%	6.03%
1974	14.3%	5.86%
1975	13.7%	5.68%
1976	13.2%	5.53%
1977	12.6%	5.38%
1978	12%	5.23%
1979	11.5%	5.08%
1980	10.9%	4.93%
1981	10.4%	4.78%
1982	9.89%	4.61%
1983	10.4%	4.41%
1984	8.85%	4.2%
1985	8.37%	4%
1986	7.93%	3.8%
1987	7.54%	3.62%
1988	7.2%	3.48%
1989	6.93%	3.38%
1990	6.75%	3.35%
1991	6.72%	3.39%
1992	6.85%	3.48%
1993	7.17%	3.62%
1994	7.62%	3.75%
1995	8.12%	3.84%
1996	8.71%	3.85%
1997	9.3%	3.78%
1998	9.87%	3.62%
1999	10.4%	3.4%
2000	10.9%	3.13%
2001	11.3%	2.85%
2002	11.4%	2.58%
2003	11.6%	2.34%
2004	11.6%	2.16%
2005	11.6%	2.01%
2006	10.5%	1.91%
2007	10%	1.83%
2008	9.82%	1.77%
2009	9.25%	1.73%
2010	8.18%	1.69%
2011	6.81%	1.66%
2012	6.38%	1.63%
2013	6.16%	1.6%
2014	6.17%	1.58%
2015	5.86%	1.55%
2016	5.53%	1.53%
2017	5.43%	1.52%
2018	5.1%	1.51%
2019	5.16%	1.5%
2020	4.98%	1.49%
2021	4.76%	1.48%
2022	4.62%	1.48%
2023	4.5%	1.47%