Fertility & birth rates in Kyrgyzstan and Moldova

Fertility rate in Kyrgyzstan vs Moldova chart

According to the latest available data on birth rates, the fertility rate in Kyrgyzstan was 2.7 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.

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The chart below showcases historical changes in the birth rates.

Table

Year	Fertility rate
	Kyrgyzstan	Moldova
1960	5.31	3.32
1961	5.36	3.23
1962	5.42	3.04
1963	5.48	2.89
1964	5.43	2.71
1965	5.38	2.69
1966	5.32	2.65
1967	5.26	2.62
1968	5.18	2.59
1969	5.18	2.57
1970	5.2	2.57
1971	5.18	2.56
1972	5.14	2.56
1973	5.02	2.57
1974	4.89	2.56
1975	4.76	2.52
1976	4.68	2.47
1977	4.59	2.42
1978	4.53	2.39
1979	4.38	2.38
1980	4.22	2.38
1981	4.19	2.4
1982	4.2	2.45
1983	4.17	2.58
1984	4.2	2.67
1985	4.2	2.67
1986	4.22	2.74
1987	4.16	2.78
1988	4.03	2.63
1989	3.88	2.46
1990	3.63	2.39
1991	3.58	2.28
1992	3.52	2.22
1993	3.2	2.11
1994	2.9	1.99
1995	3.1	1.83
1996	2.8	1.71
1997	2.6	1.79
1998	2.7	1.65
1999	2.6	1.56
2000	2.4	1.5
2001	2.4	1.47
2002	2.4	1.45
2003	2.5	1.48
2004	2.6	1.54
2005	2.5	1.53
2006	2.7	1.54
2007	2.7	1.58
2008	2.8	1.64
2009	2.9	1.72
2010	3.1	1.7
2011	3.1	1.65
2012	3.2	1.66
2013	3.1	1.62
2014	3.2	1.82
2015	3.2	1.87
2016	3.1	1.89
2017	3	1.81
2018	3.3	1.81
2019	3.3	1.78
2020	3.1	1.77
2021	2.89	1.75
2022	2.8	1.69
2023	2.7	1.73
2024	2.68	1.73
2025	2.65	1.72
2026	2.63	1.72
2027	2.6	1.72
2028	2.57	1.72
2029	2.55	1.72
2030	2.53	1.72
2031	2.5	1.72
2032	2.47	1.72
2033	2.45	1.71
2034	2.43	1.71
2035	2.4	1.71
2036	2.38	1.71
2037	2.36	1.71
2038	2.35	1.71
2039	2.33	1.71
2040	2.31	1.71
2041	2.29	1.71
2042	2.28	1.71
2043	2.26	1.7
2044	2.24	1.7
2045	2.23	1.7
2046	2.21	1.7
2047	2.2	1.7
2048	2.18	1.7
2049	2.17	1.7
2050	2.15	1.7

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Table

Year	Share of people 0-14 years old
	Kyrgyzstan	Moldova
1960	38.6%	34.5%
1961	39.4%	34.9%
1962	40.1%	35.1%
1963	40.6%	35.1%
1964	40.9%	34.7%
1965	41.1%	34.2%
1966	41%	33.5%
1967	40.8%	32.8%
1968	40.7%	32.1%
1969	40.5%	31.3%
1970	40.3%	30.7%
1971	40.3%	30.1%
1972	40.2%	29.5%
1973	40.1%	28.9%
1974	39.9%	28.3%
1975	39.6%	27.7%
1976	39.4%	27.2%
1977	39.1%	26.8%
1978	38.8%	26.5%
1979	38.5%	26.7%
1980	38.2%	26.9%
1981	38%	26.9%
1982	37.8%	27%
1983	37.8%	27.1%
1984	37.7%	27.3%
1985	37.5%	27.5%
1986	37.5%	27.7%
1987	37.4%	27.8%
1988	37.5%	27.9%
1989	37.5%	27.8%
1990	37.5%	27.7%
1991	37.6%	27.6%
1992	37.6%	27.4%
1993	37.9%	27.2%
1994	38.2%	27%
1995	38%	26.7%
1996	37.6%	26.3%
1997	37.1%	25.8%
1998	36.4%	25.1%
1999	35.8%	24.4%
2000	35.2%	23.5%
2001	34.6%	22.5%
2002	33.9%	21.6%
2003	33.3%	20.7%
2004	32.7%	19.9%
2005	32.2%	19.3%
2006	31.7%	18.8%
2007	31.2%	18.4%
2008	30.7%	18%
2009	30.3%	17.7%
2010	30.3%	17.5%
2011	30.4%	17.4%
2012	30.8%	17.3%
2013	31.1%	17.4%
2014	31.5%	17.8%
2015	31.8%	18.2%
2016	32.1%	18.7%
2017	32.2%	19.1%
2018	32.3%	19.5%
2019	32.6%	19.8%
2020	32.9%	20%
2021	33%	20.1%
2022	32.9%	20.1%
2023	32.7%	20%
2024	32.3%	19.8%
2025	31.9%	19.5%
2026	31.4%	19.2%
2027	31%	18.9%
2028	30.5%	18.4%
2029	30%	17.9%
2030	29.5%	17.3%
2031	28.9%	16.8%
2032	28.5%	16.3%
2033	27.9%	15.9%
2034	27.4%	15.6%
2035	27%	15.4%
2036	26.6%	15.2%
2037	26.4%	15.1%
2038	26.2%	15.1%
2039	26.1%	15.1%
2040	25.9%	15.2%
2041	25.8%	15.3%
2042	25.7%	15.4%
2043	25.7%	15.6%
2044	25.6%	15.7%
2045	25.5%	15.9%
2046	25.4%	16.1%
2047	25.3%	16.3%
2048	25.2%	16.5%
2049	25.1%	16.6%
2050	24.9%	16.7%

Children aged 0-14 make up 32.3% of the population in Kyrgyzstan and 19.8% in Moldova in 2024, compared to 37.5% and 27.7% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of Kyrgyzstan and Moldova compared.

Natural population change in Kyrgyzstan vs Moldova by year

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change (excluding migration) has been +1.94% in Kyrgyzstan 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
	Kyrgyzstan	Moldova
1960	54,920	36,352
1961	57,176	35,180
1962	58,827	32,082
1963	60,145	29,382
1964	59,657	25,860
1965	59,163	24,916
1966	59,346	23,720
1967	59,793	22,654
1968	60,670	22,005
1969	63,396	21,768
1970	66,485	22,314
1971	68,902	23,359
1972	70,852	24,626
1973	71,500	25,967
1974	71,925	27,219
1975	72,255	27,677
1976	73,280	27,801
1977	74,296	27,707
1978	76,137	27,622
1979	76,489	28,322
1980	72,092	30,053
1981	77,955	31,360
1982	81,716	32,814
1983	84,139	36,076
1984	89,356	38,108
1985	92,084	38,060
1986	98,263	39,463
1987	101,232	40,122
1988	97,415	35,608
1989	99,934	29,638
1990	97,485	25,824
1991	97,753	21,127
1992	95,275	17,373
1993	81,754	13,886
1994	72,693	9,921
1995	80,264	5,534
1996	73,129	2,655
1997	67,159	4,669
1998	69,151	2,140
1999	71,155	642
2000	62,699	-324
2001	65,275	-718
2002	65,379	-1,249
2003	69,598	-322
2004	74,529	1,714
2005	72,793	2,005
2006	81,929	2,406
2007	85,348	3,490
2008	89,355	5,210
2009	99,709	7,492
2010	110,435	7,456
2011	114,260	5,948
2012	119,259	5,581
2013	121,898	3,537
2014	127,566	7,248
2015	130,464	6,049
2016	126,594	4,580
2017	122,350	1,402
2018	141,125	-961
2019	143,007	-3,416
2020	120,406	-7,067
2021	113,730	-13,444
2022	118,579	-6,385
2023	115,016	-7,007

Maternal mortality chart: Kyrgyzstan vs Moldova

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

Table

Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	Kyrgyzstan	Moldova
1985	81	62
1986	76	60
1987	74	56
1988	73	53
1989	71	52
1990	72	53
1991	71	53
1992	74	55
1993	78	55
1994	88	56
1995	92	54
1996	91	53
1997	85	52
1998	79	48
1999	75	43
2000	72	38
2001	72	35
2002	74	31
2003	75	29
2004	74	28
2005	74	26
2006	76	25
2007	75	24
2008	73	23
2009	71	22
2010	71	20
2011	70	19
2012	67	19
2013	64	19
2014	62	20
2015	58	20
2016	53	21
2017	49	20
2018	49	20
2019	47	21
2020	55	29
2021	70	24
2022	44	19
2023	42	19

Under-five mortality rates

The chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five is 1.7% in Kyrgyzstan 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
	Kyrgyzstan	Moldova
1971	-	6.39%
1972	-	6.2%
1973	-	6.03%
1974	-	5.86%
1975	11.5%	5.68%
1976	11.2%	5.53%
1977	10.9%	5.38%
1978	10.6%	5.23%
1979	10.3%	5.08%
1980	9.92%	4.93%
1981	9.56%	4.78%
1982	9.17%	4.61%
1983	8.75%	4.41%
1984	8.34%	4.2%
1985	7.92%	4%
1986	7.54%	3.8%
1987	7.18%	3.62%
1988	6.87%	3.48%
1989	6.64%	3.38%
1990	6.52%	3.35%
1991	6.47%	3.39%
1992	6.47%	3.48%
1993	6.49%	3.62%
1994	6.48%	3.75%
1995	6.36%	3.84%
1996	6.17%	3.85%
1997	5.92%	3.78%
1998	5.63%	3.62%
1999	5.35%	3.4%
2000	5.08%	3.13%
2001	4.81%	2.85%
2002	4.57%	2.58%
2003	4.33%	2.34%
2004	4.12%	2.16%
2005	3.93%	2.01%
2006	3.76%	1.91%
2007	3.57%	1.83%
2008	3.37%	1.77%
2009	3.16%	1.73%
2010	2.96%	1.69%
2011	2.77%	1.66%
2012	2.6%	1.63%
2013	2.47%	1.6%
2014	2.35%	1.58%
2015	2.22%	1.55%
2016	2.11%	1.53%
2017	2%	1.52%
2018	1.91%	1.51%
2019	1.84%	1.5%
2020	1.78%	1.49%
2021	1.75%	1.48%
2022	1.72%	1.48%
2023	1.7%	1.47%