Moldova birth & fertility rate charts by year

Fertility rate in Moldova chart

According to the latest birth rate data available, the fertility rate in Moldova was 1.73 in 2023 and has been below the replacement level of 2.1 children per woman since 1994. In 1993, the fertility rate was 2.11 — a -18% decline in 30 years.

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The chart below showcases the historical changes in birth rates.

Table

Year	Fertility rate
	Moldova	World
1960	3.32	4.69
1961	3.23	4.56
1962	3.04	5.02
1963	2.89	5.31
1964	2.71	5.13
1965	2.69	5.08
1966	2.65	4.97
1967	2.62	4.87
1968	2.59	4.98
1969	2.57	4.88
1970	2.57	4.84
1971	2.56	4.69
1972	2.56	4.55
1973	2.57	4.42
1974	2.56	4.26
1975	2.52	4.07
1976	2.47	3.97
1977	2.42	3.84
1978	2.39	3.77
1979	2.38	3.76
1980	2.38	3.73
1981	2.4	3.71
1982	2.45	3.72
1983	2.58	3.59
1984	2.67	3.57
1985	2.67	3.53
1986	2.74	3.51
1987	2.78	3.48
1988	2.63	3.39
1989	2.46	3.35
1990	2.39	3.31
1991	2.28	3.13
1992	2.22	3.04
1993	2.11	2.97
1994	1.99	2.92
1995	1.83	2.87
1996	1.71	2.82
1997	1.79	2.78
1998	1.65	2.75
1999	1.56	2.72
2000	1.5	2.73
2001	1.47	2.69
2002	1.45	2.66
2003	1.48	2.64
2004	1.54	2.63
2005	1.53	2.61
2006	1.54	2.61
2007	1.58	2.6
2008	1.64	2.6
2009	1.72	2.59
2010	1.7	2.57
2011	1.65	2.55
2012	1.66	2.56
2013	1.62	2.53
2014	1.82	2.52
2015	1.87	2.49
2016	1.89	2.49
2017	1.81	2.46
2018	1.81	2.39
2019	1.78	2.35
2020	1.77	2.28
2021	1.75	2.25
2022	1.69	2.22
2023	1.73	2.2
2024	1.73	2.19
2025	1.72	2.18
2026	1.72	2.18
2027	1.72	2.17
2028	1.72	2.16
2029	1.72	2.15
2030	1.72	2.14
2031	1.72	2.13
2032	1.72	2.12
2033	1.71	2.12
2034	1.71	2.11
2035	1.71	2.1
2036	1.71	2.09
2037	1.71	2.09
2038	1.71	2.08
2039	1.71	2.08
2040	1.71	2.08
2041	1.71	2.07
2042	1.71	2.07
2043	1.7	2.07
2044	1.7	2.07
2045	1.7	2.06
2046	1.7	2.06
2047	1.7	2.06
2048	1.7	2.05
2049	1.7	2.05
2050	1.7	2.05

Birth rates by women ages chart

In 2025, of all live births 6.89% were to women under 20 years old, 47.8% to women ages 20-29, and 45.3% to women ages 30 and above. In comparison, the percentages in 1990 were 12.5%, 65.5%, and 22% for the same age groups respectively. A chart displaying the historical birth rates in Moldova by maternal age is provided below.

Annual births per 1,000 women ages

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Table

Year	Children 0-14 as share of population
	Moldova	World
1960	34.5%	37.4%
1961	34.9%	37.5%
1962	35.1%	37.6%
1963	35.1%	37.8%
1964	34.7%	38%
1965	34.2%	38%
1966	33.5%	38%
1967	32.8%	38%
1968	32.1%	37.9%
1969	31.3%	37.8%
1970	30.7%	37.7%
1971	30.1%	37.6%
1972	29.5%	37.5%
1973	28.9%	37.3%
1974	28.3%	37.2%
1975	27.7%	37.1%
1976	27.2%	36.9%
1977	26.8%	36.7%
1978	26.5%	36.3%
1979	26.7%	35.9%
1980	26.9%	35.5%
1981	26.9%	35.2%
1982	27%	34.9%
1983	27.1%	34.6%
1984	27.3%	34.3%
1985	27.5%	34%
1986	27.7%	33.8%
1987	27.8%	33.6%
1988	27.9%	33.4%
1989	27.8%	33.2%
1990	27.7%	33%
1991	27.6%	32.9%
1992	27.4%	32.7%
1993	27.2%	32.5%
1994	27%	32.3%
1995	26.7%	32.1%
1996	26.3%	31.8%
1997	25.8%	31.5%
1998	25.1%	31.1%
1999	24.4%	30.8%
2000	23.5%	30.4%
2001	22.5%	30%
2002	21.6%	29.6%
2003	20.7%	29.2%
2004	19.9%	28.8%
2005	19.3%	28.5%
2006	18.8%	28.1%
2007	18.4%	27.9%
2008	18%	27.6%
2009	17.7%	27.5%
2010	17.5%	27.3%
2011	17.4%	27.1%
2012	17.3%	27%
2013	17.4%	26.9%
2014	17.8%	26.8%
2015	18.2%	26.6%
2016	18.7%	26.5%
2017	19.1%	26.4%
2018	19.5%	26.2%
2019	19.8%	26%
2020	20%	25.8%
2021	20.1%	25.6%
2022	20.1%	25.3%
2023	20%	25%
2024	19.8%	24.7%
2025	19.5%	24.4%
2026	19.2%	24.1%
2027	18.9%	23.8%
2028	18.4%	23.4%
2029	17.9%	23.1%
2030	17.3%	22.8%
2031	16.8%	22.6%
2032	16.3%	22.3%
2033	15.9%	22.1%
2034	15.6%	21.9%
2035	15.4%	21.7%
2036	15.2%	21.6%
2037	15.1%	21.5%
2038	15.1%	21.4%
2039	15.1%	21.3%
2040	15.2%	21.2%
2041	15.3%	21.1%
2042	15.4%	21%
2043	15.6%	21%
2044	15.7%	20.9%
2045	15.9%	20.8%
2046	16.1%	20.7%
2047	16.3%	20.7%
2048	16.5%	20.6%
2049	16.6%	20.5%
2050	16.7%	20.4%

The share of children aged 0-14 in Moldova was 34.5% in 1960, 27.2% in 1993, and 19.8% as of the latest data in 2025.

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Natural population change by year

For the past 10 years, the natural population change in Moldova, excluding migration, has been -0.08% annually. On average, -1,900 more people died each year than were born.

Table

Year	Population change due to births and deaths
	Moldova
1960	36,352
1961	35,180
1962	32,082
1963	29,382
1964	25,860
1965	24,916
1966	23,720
1967	22,654
1968	22,005
1969	21,768
1970	22,314
1971	23,359
1972	24,626
1973	25,967
1974	27,219
1975	27,677
1976	27,801
1977	27,707
1978	27,622
1979	28,322
1980	30,053
1981	31,360
1982	32,814
1983	36,076
1984	38,108
1985	38,060
1986	39,463
1987	40,122
1988	35,608
1989	29,638
1990	25,824
1991	21,127
1992	17,373
1993	13,886
1994	9,921
1995	5,534
1996	2,655
1997	4,669
1998	2,140
1999	642
2000	-324
2001	-718
2002	-1,249
2003	-322
2004	1,714
2005	2,005
2006	2,406
2007	3,490
2008	5,210
2009	7,492
2010	7,456
2011	5,948
2012	5,581
2013	3,537
2014	7,248
2015	6,049
2016	4,580
2017	1,402
2018	-961
2019	-3,416
2020	-7,067
2021	-13,444
2022	-6,385
2023	-7,007

Maternal mortality chart

The maternal mortality rate in Moldova was 19 deaths per 100,000 live births in 2023 — a 0.02% chance of dying during childbirth or within 42 days of pregnancy termination. This is a -50% decrease compared to the year 2000.

Table

Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	Moldova	World
1985	62	460
1986	60	438
1987	56	429
1988	53	414
1989	52	401
1990	53	391
1991	53	395
1992	55	395
1993	55	389
1994	56	382
1995	54	371
1996	53	366
1997	52	358
1998	48	360
1999	43	340
2000	38	328
2001	35	321
2002	31	311
2003	29	301
2004	28	291
2005	26	283
2006	25	276
2007	24	269
2008	23	264
2009	22	258
2010	20	253
2011	19	247
2012	19	239
2013	19	235
2014	20	231
2015	20	228
2016	21	220
2017	20	215
2018	20	211
2019	21	207
2020	29	211
2021	24	242
2022	19	203
2023	19	197

Under-five mortality rate chart

The under-5 mortality rate in Moldova was 14.7 deaths per 1,000 live births in 2023 — a 1.47% chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five. This is down from 31.3 deaths per 1,000 live births in 2000.

Table

Year	Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
	Moldova	World
1960	-	18.5%
1961	-	18.1%
1962	-	17.8%
1963	-	17.5%
1964	-	17.7%
1965	-	17.5%
1966	-	17.3%
1967	-	17%
1968	-	16.5%
1969	-	15.5%
1970	-	15.2%
1971	6.39%	15.1%
1972	6.2%	14.4%
1973	6.03%	14.1%
1974	5.86%	13.7%
1975	5.68%	13.4%
1976	5.53%	13%
1977	5.38%	12.5%
1978	5.23%	12.1%
1979	5.08%	11.7%
1980	4.93%	11.4%
1981	4.78%	11%
1982	4.61%	10.8%
1983	4.41%	10.6%
1984	4.2%	10.4%
1985	4%	10.1%
1986	3.8%	9.81%
1987	3.62%	9.47%
1988	3.48%	9.31%
1989	3.38%	9.02%
1990	3.35%	8.81%
1991	3.39%	8.66%
1992	3.48%	8.46%
1993	3.62%	8.19%
1994	3.75%	7.98%
1995	3.84%	7.76%
1996	3.85%	7.52%
1997	3.78%	7.28%
1998	3.62%	7.05%
1999	3.4%	6.76%
2000	3.13%	6.48%
2001	2.85%	6.21%
2002	2.58%	5.94%
2003	2.34%	5.65%
2004	2.16%	5.43%
2005	2.01%	5.16%
2006	1.91%	4.92%
2007	1.83%	4.7%
2008	1.77%	4.5%
2009	1.73%	4.31%
2010	1.69%	4.11%
2011	1.66%	3.97%
2012	1.63%	3.77%
2013	1.6%	3.61%
2014	1.58%	3.48%
2015	1.55%	3.35%
2016	1.53%	3.23%
2017	1.52%	3.11%
2018	1.51%	2.97%
2019	1.5%	2.86%
2020	1.49%	2.75%
2021	1.48%	2.66%
2022	1.48%	2.59%
2023	1.47%	2.49%