Fertility & birth rates in Moldova and Pakistan

Fertility rate in Moldova vs Pakistan chart

According to the latest available data on birth rates, the fertility rate in Moldova was 1.73 children per woman in 2023, compared to 3.61 in Pakistan in 2023. The replacement level is considered to be 2.1 children per woman.

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

The chart below showcases historical changes in the birth rates.

Table

Year	Fertility rate
	Moldova	Pakistan
1960	3.32	6.8
1961	3.23	6.8
1962	3.04	6.8
1963	2.89	6.8
1964	2.71	6.8
1965	2.69	6.8
1966	2.65	6.8
1967	2.62	6.8
1968	2.59	6.8
1969	2.57	6.8
1970	2.57	6.8
1971	2.56	6.8
1972	2.56	6.81
1973	2.57	6.81
1974	2.56	6.81
1975	2.52	6.81
1976	2.47	6.81
1977	2.42	6.8
1978	2.39	6.78
1979	2.38	6.76
1980	2.38	6.73
1981	2.4	6.7
1982	2.45	6.67
1983	2.58	6.64
1984	2.67	6.62
1985	2.67	6.59
1986	2.74	6.55
1987	2.78	6.52
1988	2.63	6.48
1989	2.46	6.43
1990	2.39	6.36
1991	2.28	6.29
1992	2.22	6.21
1993	2.11	6.11
1994	1.99	6.01
1995	1.83	5.89
1996	1.71	5.77
1997	1.79	5.64
1998	1.65	5.51
1999	1.56	5.46
2000	1.5	5.35
2001	1.47	5.18
2002	1.45	5.01
2003	1.48	4.89
2004	1.54	4.68
2005	1.53	4.6
2006	1.54	4.59
2007	1.58	4.55
2008	1.64	4.51
2009	1.72	4.47
2010	1.7	4.4
2011	1.65	4.31
2012	1.66	4.2
2013	1.62	4.13
2014	1.82	4.06
2015	1.87	3.99
2016	1.89	3.9
2017	1.81	3.9
2018	1.81	3.86
2019	1.78	3.81
2020	1.77	3.77
2021	1.75	3.72
2022	1.69	3.66
2023	1.73	3.61
2024	1.73	3.55
2025	1.72	3.5
2026	1.72	3.44
2027	1.72	3.39
2028	1.72	3.34
2029	1.72	3.3
2030	1.72	3.25
2031	1.72	3.21
2032	1.72	3.16
2033	1.71	3.12
2034	1.71	3.08
2035	1.71	3.04
2036	1.71	3.01
2037	1.71	2.97
2038	1.71	2.94
2039	1.71	2.9
2040	1.71	2.87
2041	1.71	2.83
2042	1.71	2.8
2043	1.7	2.77
2044	1.7	2.74
2045	1.7	2.71
2046	1.7	2.69
2047	1.7	2.66
2048	1.7	2.63
2049	1.7	2.61
2050	1.7	2.58

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Table

Year	Share of people 0-14 years old
	Moldova	Pakistan
1960	34.5%	41.3%
1961	34.9%	41.4%
1962	35.1%	41.6%
1963	35.1%	41.8%
1964	34.7%	42.2%
1965	34.2%	42.7%
1966	33.5%	43%
1967	32.8%	43.3%
1968	32.1%	43.5%
1969	31.3%	43.7%
1970	30.7%	43.9%
1971	30.1%	44%
1972	29.5%	44.1%
1973	28.9%	44.1%
1974	28.3%	44.1%
1975	27.7%	44.1%
1976	27.2%	44%
1977	26.8%	43.9%
1978	26.5%	43.8%
1979	26.7%	43.7%
1980	26.9%	43.3%
1981	26.9%	43.1%
1982	27%	43%
1983	27.1%	43.1%
1984	27.3%	43.3%
1985	27.5%	43.5%
1986	27.7%	43.6%
1987	27.8%	43.7%
1988	27.9%	43.8%
1989	27.8%	44%
1990	27.7%	44.1%
1991	27.6%	44.1%
1992	27.4%	44.3%
1993	27.2%	44.5%
1994	27%	44.5%
1995	26.7%	44.5%
1996	26.3%	44.3%
1997	25.8%	44.1%
1998	25.1%	43.9%
1999	24.4%	43.6%
2000	23.5%	43.3%
2001	22.5%	42.9%
2002	21.6%	42.6%
2003	20.7%	42.3%
2004	19.9%	41.8%
2005	19.3%	41.3%
2006	18.8%	40.9%
2007	18.4%	40.4%
2008	18%	40%
2009	17.7%	39.6%
2010	17.5%	39.3%
2011	17.4%	39.1%
2012	17.3%	39%
2013	17.4%	38.9%
2014	17.8%	38.9%
2015	18.2%	38.8%
2016	18.7%	38.6%
2017	19.1%	38.5%
2018	19.5%	38.3%
2019	19.8%	38.1%
2020	20%	37.9%
2021	20.1%	37.6%
2022	20.1%	37.3%
2023	20%	37%
2024	19.8%	36.7%
2025	19.5%	36.2%
2026	19.2%	35.8%
2027	18.9%	35.3%
2028	18.4%	34.9%
2029	17.9%	34.5%
2030	17.3%	34.2%
2031	16.8%	33.8%
2032	16.3%	33.5%
2033	15.9%	33.3%
2034	15.6%	33%
2035	15.4%	32.7%
2036	15.2%	32.5%
2037	15.1%	32.2%
2038	15.1%	32%
2039	15.1%	31.7%
2040	15.2%	31.5%
2041	15.3%	31.3%
2042	15.4%	31%
2043	15.6%	30.8%
2044	15.7%	30.5%
2045	15.9%	30.3%
2046	16.1%	30%
2047	16.3%	29.7%
2048	16.5%	29.5%
2049	16.6%	29.2%
2050	16.7%	28.9%

Children aged 0-14 make up 19.8% of the population in Moldova and 36.7% in Pakistan in 2024, compared to 27.7% and 44.1% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of Moldova and Pakistan compared.

Natural population change in Moldova vs Pakistan by year

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change (excluding migration) has been -0.08% in Moldova and +2.23% in Pakistan. 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
	Moldova	Pakistan
1960	36,352	1,217,147
1961	35,180	1,273,772
1962	32,082	1,328,675
1963	29,382	1,384,934
1964	25,860	1,447,394
1965	24,916	1,496,050
1966	23,720	1,566,343
1967	22,654	1,626,737
1968	22,005	1,683,296
1969	21,768	1,733,601
1970	22,314	1,793,570
1971	23,359	1,695,374
1972	24,626	1,912,774
1973	25,967	1,971,909
1974	27,219	2,028,061
1975	27,677	2,099,811
1976	27,801	2,171,812
1977	27,707	2,257,849
1978	27,622	2,356,601
1979	28,322	2,461,311
1980	30,053	2,598,421
1981	31,360	2,790,454
1982	32,814	2,934,689
1983	36,076	3,052,738
1984	38,108	3,145,772
1985	38,060	3,233,315
1986	39,463	3,341,643
1987	40,122	3,448,813
1988	35,608	3,554,755
1989	29,638	3,648,132
1990	25,824	3,731,730
1991	21,127	3,822,363
1992	17,373	3,888,637
1993	13,886	3,915,776
1994	9,921	3,956,699
1995	5,534	3,977,175
1996	2,655	4,021,758
1997	4,669	4,043,912
1998	2,140	4,104,824
1999	642	4,228,026
2000	-324	4,281,169
2001	-718	4,304,297
2002	-1,249	4,307,607
2003	-322	4,340,688
2004	1,714	4,294,654
2005	2,005	4,294,393
2006	2,406	4,538,426
2007	3,490	4,690,187
2008	5,210	4,885,855
2009	7,492	5,028,132
2010	7,456	5,147,142
2011	5,948	5,189,412
2012	5,581	5,191,263
2013	3,537	5,176,590
2014	7,248	5,148,994
2015	6,049	5,113,507
2016	4,580	5,044,922
2017	1,402	5,090,200
2018	-961	5,103,858
2019	-3,416	5,127,011
2020	-7,067	5,011,177
2021	-13,444	5,065,913
2022	-6,385	5,268,077
2023	-7,007	5,281,745

Maternal mortality chart: Moldova vs Pakistan

The maternal mortality rate, which is the probability of dying during childbirth or within 42 days of pregnancy termination, is 19 deaths per 100,000 live births in Moldova, compared to 155 deaths in Pakistan.

Table

Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	Moldova	Pakistan
1985	62	432
1986	60	436
1987	56	442
1988	53	441
1989	52	439
1990	53	434
1991	53	443
1992	55	459
1993	55	473
1994	56	479
1995	54	485
1996	53	482
1997	52	476
1998	48	456
1999	43	438
2000	38	419
2001	35	400
2002	31	380
2003	29	358
2004	28	333
2005	26	316
2006	25	284
2007	24	265
2008	23	254
2009	22	246
2010	20	240
2011	19	234
2012	19	227
2013	19	220
2014	20	211
2015	20	202
2016	21	193
2017	20	184
2018	20	178
2019	21	173
2020	29	178
2021	24	193
2022	19	160
2023	19	155

Under-five mortality rates

The chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five is 1.47% in Moldova and 5.85% in Pakistan. 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
	Moldova	Pakistan
1960	-	25%
1961	-	24.1%
1962	-	23.3%
1963	-	22.5%
1964	-	21.8%
1965	-	21.2%
1966	-	20.6%
1967	-	20.2%
1968	-	19.7%
1969	-	19.4%
1970	-	19%
1971	6.39%	18.7%
1972	6.2%	18.4%
1973	6.03%	18.1%
1974	5.86%	17.8%
1975	5.68%	17.6%
1976	5.53%	17.4%
1977	5.38%	17.1%
1978	5.23%	16.9%
1979	5.08%	16.7%
1980	4.93%	16.5%
1981	4.78%	16.3%
1982	4.61%	16.1%
1983	4.41%	15.8%
1984	4.2%	15.6%
1985	4%	15.3%
1986	3.8%	15%
1987	3.62%	14.8%
1988	3.48%	14.5%
1989	3.38%	14.2%
1990	3.35%	14%
1991	3.39%	13.7%
1992	3.48%	13.4%
1993	3.62%	13.1%
1994	3.75%	12.8%
1995	3.84%	12.5%
1996	3.85%	12.1%
1997	3.78%	11.8%
1998	3.62%	11.5%
1999	3.4%	11.1%
2000	3.13%	10.8%
2001	2.85%	10.5%
2002	2.58%	10.3%
2003	2.34%	10.1%
2004	2.16%	9.85%
2005	2.01%	9.65%
2006	1.91%	9.47%
2007	1.83%	9.29%
2008	1.77%	9.1%
2009	1.73%	8.91%
2010	1.69%	8.71%
2011	1.66%	8.49%
2012	1.63%	8.27%
2013	1.6%	8.04%
2014	1.58%	7.8%
2015	1.55%	7.56%
2016	1.53%	7.33%
2017	1.52%	7.1%
2018	1.51%	6.88%
2019	1.5%	6.67%
2020	1.49%	6.46%
2021	1.48%	6.25%
2022	1.48%	6.05%
2023	1.47%	5.85%