Fertility & birth rates in Moldova and United States

Fertility rate in Moldova vs United States by year

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Moldova

United States

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Year	Fertility rate
	Moldova	United States
2023	1.73	1.62
2022	1.69	1.66
2021	1.75	1.66
2020	1.77	1.64
2019	1.78	1.71
2018	1.81	1.73
2017	1.81	1.77
2016	1.89	1.82
2015	1.87	1.84
2014	1.82	1.86
2013	1.62	1.86
2012	1.66	1.88
2011	1.65	1.89
2010	1.7	1.93
2009	1.72	2
2008	1.64	2.07
2007	1.58	2.12
2006	1.54	2.11
2005	1.53	2.06
2004	1.54	2.05
2003	1.48	2.05
2002	1.45	2.02
2001	1.47	2.03
2000	1.5	2.06
1999	1.56	2.01
1998	1.65	2
1997	1.79	1.97
1996	1.71	1.98
1995	1.83	1.98
1994	1.99	2
1993	2.11	2.02
1992	2.22	2.05
1991	2.28	2.06
1990	2.39	2.08
1989	2.46	2.01
1988	2.63	1.93
1987	2.78	1.87
1986	2.74	1.84
1985	2.67	1.84
1984	2.67	1.81
1983	2.58	1.8
1982	2.45	1.83
1981	2.4	1.81
1980	2.38	1.84
1979	2.38	1.81
1978	2.39	1.76
1977	2.42	1.79
1976	2.47	1.74
1975	2.52	1.77
1974	2.56	1.84
1973	2.57	1.88
1972	2.56	2.01
1971	2.56	2.27
1970	2.57	2.48
1969	2.57	2.46
1968	2.59	2.46
1967	2.62	2.56
1966	2.65	2.72
1965	2.69	2.91
1964	2.71	3.19
1963	2.89	3.32
1962	3.04	3.46
1961	3.23	3.62
1960	3.32	3.65

According to the latest available data on birth rates, the fertility rate in Moldova was 1.73 children per woman in 2023, compared to 1.62 in the United States in 2023. The replacement level is considered to be 2.1 children per woman.

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

Natural population change by year

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Moldova

United States

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Year	Natural population change
	Moldova	United States
2023	-7,007	502,372
2022	-6,385	399,926
2021	-13,444	199,137
2020	-7,067	208,862
2019	-3,416	887,476
2018	-961	955,022
2017	1,402	1,028,037
2016	4,580	1,197,627
2015	6,049	1,270,126
2014	7,248	1,357,281
2013	3,537	1,322,711
2012	5,581	1,411,822
2011	5,948	1,441,697
2010	7,456	1,548,182
2009	7,492	1,717,920
2008	5,210	1,794,154
2007	3,490	1,897,757
2006	2,406	1,849,955
2005	2,005	1,684,445
2004	1,714	1,698,271
2003	-322	1,653,615
2002	-1,249	1,581,938
2001	-718	1,595,826
2000	-324	1,664,758
1999	642	1,564,050
1998	2,140	1,573,857
1997	4,669	1,501,014
1996	2,655	1,510,137
1995	5,534	1,546,031
1994	9,921	1,633,302
1993	13,886	1,717,685
1992	17,373	1,875,328
1991	21,127	1,926,543
1990	25,824	2,026,068
1989	29,638	1,875,826
1988	35,608	1,735,943
1987	40,122	1,720,252
1986	39,463	1,656,917
1985	38,060	1,689,258
1984	38,108	1,627,192
1983	36,076	1,636,544
1982	32,814	1,714,317
1981	31,360	1,652,153
1980	30,053	1,608,450
1979	28,322	1,597,894
1978	27,622	1,402,283
1977	27,707	1,431,556
1976	27,801	1,264,604
1975	27,677	1,252,644
1974	27,219	1,218,968
1973	25,967	1,165,499
1972	24,626	1,301,355
1971	23,359	1,640,519
1970	22,314	1,824,965
1969	21,768	1,702,487
1968	22,005	1,565,507
1967	22,654	1,669,181
1966	23,720	1,749,387
1965	24,916	1,943,030
1964	25,860	2,245,099
1963	29,382	2,289,826
1962	32,082	2,406,337
1961	35,180	2,571,681
1960	36,352	2,565,530

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 -0.29% in Moldova and +0.15% in the United States.

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change has been -0.08% in Moldova and +0.25% in the United States.

Birth rate in Moldova vs United States by year

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Moldova

United States

Annual births per 1,000 people

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Year	Annual births per 1,000 people
	Moldova	United States
2023	10.8	10.7
2022	10.5	11
2021	11.5	11
2020	12.1	10.9
2019	12.6	11.4
2018	13.3	11.6
2017	13.8	11.8
2016	14.9	12.2
2015	15.2	12.4
2014	15.3	12.5
2013	13.8	12.4
2012	14.3	12.6
2011	14.3	12.7
2010	14.8	13
2009	15	13.5
2008	14.3	14
2007	13.7	14.3
2006	13.3	14.3
2005	13.1	14
2004	13	14
2003	12.2	14.1
2002	11.7	14
2001	11.7	14.1
2000	11.7	14.4
1999	12	14.2
1998	12.6	14.3
1997	13.6	14.2
1996	12.9	14.4
1995	13.8	14.6
1994	15.1	15
1993	16	15.4
1992	16.8	15.8
1991	17.4	16.2
1990	18.6	16.7
1989	19.6	16.4
1988	21.6	16
1987	23.4	15.7
1986	23.5	15.6
1985	23.4	15.8
1984	23.7	15.6
1983	23.1	15.6
1982	22.1	15.9
1981	21.7	15.8
1980	21.4	15.9
1979	21.3	15.6
1978	21.2	15
1977	21.3	15.1
1976	21.4	14.6
1975	21.4	14.6
1974	21.4	14.8
1973	21	14.8
1972	20.5	15.6
1971	20.2	17.2
1970	19.9	18.4
1969	19.7	17.9
1968	19.9	17.6
1967	20.2	17.8
1966	20.8	18.4
1965	21.5	19.4
1964	22.1	21.1
1963	24.1	21.7
1962	25.8	22.4
1961	27.7	23.3
1960	28.9	23.7

The latest reported birth rate per 1,000 people in 2023 was 10.8 in Moldova and 10.7 in the United States, compared with 28.9 and 23.7, respectively, in 1960.

Children 0-14 years as share of population

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Moldova

Factual

UN forecast

United States

Factual

UN forecast

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Year	Young
	Moldova	United States
2100	13.1%	14.4%
2099	13.2%	14.4%
2098	13.3%	14.4%
2097	13.4%	14.4%
2096	13.5%	14.4%
2095	13.7%	14.5%
2094	13.9%	14.5%
2093	14%	14.5%
2092	14.2%	14.5%
2091	14.4%	14.6%
2090	14.5%	14.6%
2089	14.7%	14.7%
2088	14.8%	14.7%
2087	14.9%	14.7%
2086	14.9%	14.8%
2085	15%	14.8%
2084	15%	14.8%
2083	15%	14.9%
2082	14.9%	14.9%
2081	14.8%	14.9%
2080	14.7%	14.9%
2079	14.6%	14.9%
2078	14.5%	14.9%
2077	14.4%	14.9%
2076	14.3%	14.9%
2075	14.1%	14.9%
2074	14%	14.9%
2073	14%	14.9%
2072	13.9%	14.9%
2071	13.9%	14.9%
2070	13.9%	14.9%
2069	13.9%	14.9%
2068	14%	14.9%
2067	14.2%	14.9%
2066	14.3%	14.9%
2065	14.5%	15%
2064	14.8%	15%
2063	15%	15%
2062	15.3%	15.1%
2061	15.6%	15.1%
2060	15.9%	15.2%
2059	16.1%	15.3%
2058	16.3%	15.4%
2057	16.5%	15.5%
2056	16.7%	15.5%
2055	16.8%	15.6%
2054	16.9%	15.7%
2053	16.9%	15.8%
2052	16.8%	15.8%
2051	16.8%	15.9%
2050	16.7%	15.9%
2049	16.5%	16%
2048	16.4%	16%
2047	16.2%	16%
2046	16%	16%
2045	15.8%	16%
2044	15.6%	16%
2043	15.5%	16%
2042	15.3%	16%
2041	15.2%	15.9%
2040	15.1%	15.9%
2039	15.1%	15.9%
2038	15.1%	15.9%
2037	15.1%	15.9%
2036	15.3%	15.9%
2035	15.5%	15.9%
2034	15.7%	15.9%
2033	16.1%	16%
2032	16.5%	16.1%
2031	17%	16.2%
2030	17.6%	16.3%
2029	18.2%	16.5%
2028	18.7%	16.6%
2027	19.1%	16.8%
2026	19.4%	17%
2025	19.7%	17.2%
2024	19.8%	17.3%
2023	20%	17.6%
2022	20.1%	17.9%
2021	20.1%	18.1%
2020	20%	18.4%
2019	19.8%	18.6%
2018	19.5%	18.8%
2017	19.1%	18.9%
2016	18.7%	19.1%
2015	18.2%	19.2%
2014	17.8%	19.3%
2013	17.4%	19.4%
2012	17.3%	19.5%
2011	17.4%	19.6%
2010	17.5%	19.7%
2009	17.7%	19.8%
2008	18%	19.9%
2007	18.4%	20%
2006	18.8%	20.2%
2005	19.3%	20.3%
2004	19.9%	20.5%
2003	20.7%	20.7%
2002	21.6%	20.9%
2001	22.5%	21%
2000	23.5%	21.2%
1999	24.4%	21.3%
1998	25.1%	21.4%
1997	25.8%	21.5%
1996	26.3%	21.7%
1995	26.7%	21.8%
1994	27%	21.9%
1993	27.2%	21.9%
1992	27.4%	21.8%
1991	27.6%	21.7%
1990	27.7%	21.6%
1989	27.8%	21.5%
1988	27.9%	21.3%
1987	27.8%	21.3%
1986	27.7%	21.3%
1985	27.5%	21.5%
1984	27.3%	21.7%
1983	27.1%	21.8%
1982	27%	22%
1981	26.9%	22.1%
1980	26.9%	22.4%
1979	26.7%	22.8%
1978	26.5%	23.2%
1977	26.8%	23.8%
1976	27.2%	24.4%
1975	27.7%	25.2%
1974	28.3%	25.9%
1973	28.9%	26.6%
1972	29.5%	27.4%
1971	30.1%	28%
1970	30.7%	28.6%
1969	31.3%	29%
1968	32.1%	29.5%
1967	32.8%	30%
1966	33.5%	30.4%
1965	34.2%	30.7%
1964	34.7%	30.9%
1963	35.1%	31.1%
1962	35.1%	31.3%
1961	34.9%	31.4%
1960	34.5%	31.3%

Children aged 0-14 make up 19.8% of the population in Moldova and 17.3% in the United States in 2024, compared to 27.7% and 21.6% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of Moldova and the United States compared.

Maternal mortality chart: Moldova vs United States

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Moldova

United States

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

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 17 deaths in the United States.

U.S. figures are less comparable to other countries, because reporting changes between 2003 and 2018 doubled the number of maternal deaths captured in official records without an actual doubling in mortality, and coding was revised again in 2018.

Under-five mortality rates

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Moldova

United States

Probability that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five

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Year	Under 5 mortality rate
	Moldova	United States
2023	1.47%	0.65%
2022	1.48%	0.65%
2021	1.48%	0.65%
2020	1.49%	0.65%
2019	1.5%	0.65%
2018	1.51%	0.65%
2017	1.52%	0.66%
2016	1.53%	0.67%
2015	1.55%	0.68%
2014	1.58%	0.68%
2013	1.6%	0.69%
2012	1.63%	0.7%
2011	1.66%	0.72%
2010	1.69%	0.73%
2009	1.73%	0.75%
2008	1.77%	0.76%
2007	1.83%	0.77%
2006	1.91%	0.79%
2005	2.01%	0.8%
2004	2.16%	0.81%
2003	2.34%	0.81%
2002	2.58%	0.82%
2001	2.85%	0.83%
2000	3.13%	0.84%
1999	3.4%	0.86%
1998	3.62%	0.87%
1997	3.78%	0.89%
1996	3.85%	0.92%
1995	3.84%	0.95%
1994	3.75%	0.98%
1993	3.62%	1.01%
1992	3.48%	1.05%
1991	3.39%	1.09%
1990	3.35%	1.12%
1989	3.38%	1.16%
1988	3.48%	1.19%
1987	3.62%	1.21%
1986	3.8%	1.24%
1985	4%	1.27%
1984	4.2%	1.3%
1983	4.41%	1.34%
1982	4.61%	1.39%
1981	4.78%	1.44%
1980	4.93%	1.5%
1979	5.08%	1.56%
1978	5.23%	1.63%
1977	5.38%	1.71%
1976	5.53%	1.79%
1975	5.68%	1.88%
1974	5.86%	1.97%
1973	6.03%	2.06%
1972	6.2%	2.15%
1971	6.39%	2.24%
1970	-	2.32%
1969	-	2.41%
1968	-	2.49%
1967	-	2.57%
1966	-	2.64%
1965	-	2.71%
1964	-	2.77%
1963	-	2.83%
1962	-	2.89%
1961	-	2.95%
1960	-	3.01%

The chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five is 1.47% in Moldova and 0.65% in the United States. Above is a chart with historical data on under-five mortality rates.