Fertility & birth rates in Romania and Thailand

Fertility rate in Romania vs Thailand chart

According to the latest available data on birth rates, the fertility rate in Romania was 1.71 children per woman in 2023, compared to 1.21 in Thailand in 2023. The replacement level is considered to be 2.1 children per woman.

Check Romania vs Thailand population clock for a dynamic visualization of the changing population.

The chart below showcases historical changes in the birth rates.

Table

Year	Fertility rate
	Romania	Thailand
1960	2.34	6.33
1961	2.17	6.32
1962	2.04	6.33
1963	2.01	6.34
1964	1.96	6.31
1965	1.91	6.26
1966	1.9	6.18
1967	3.66	6.08
1968	3.63	5.93
1969	3.19	5.7
1970	2.89	5.45
1971	2.67	5.25
1972	2.55	5.08
1973	2.44	4.85
1974	2.71	4.6
1975	2.59	4.36
1976	2.54	4.12
1977	2.57	3.87
1978	2.52	3.62
1979	2.49	3.45
1980	2.43	3.29
1981	2.36	3.13
1982	2.17	2.94
1983	2.06	2.76
1984	2.26	2.58
1985	2.31	2.45
1986	2.39	2.36
1987	2.38	2.26
1988	2.3	2.17
1989	2.22	2.14
1990	1.83	2.07
1991	1.59	2.04
1992	1.51	2.01
1993	1.43	1.97
1994	1.4	1.93
1995	1.33	1.89
1996	1.3	1.87
1997	1.32	1.85
1998	1.32	1.82
1999	1.3	1.77
2000	1.31	1.73
2001	1.27	1.71
2002	1.27	1.69
2003	1.3	1.67
2004	1.33	1.67
2005	1.4	1.64
2006	1.42	1.63
2007	1.45	1.62
2008	1.6	1.59
2009	1.66	1.57
2010	1.59	1.56
2011	1.47	1.57
2012	1.52	1.56
2013	1.46	1.53
2014	1.56	1.48
2015	1.62	1.45
2016	1.69	1.4
2017	1.78	1.36
2018	1.76	1.32
2019	1.77	1.29
2020	1.8	1.26
2021	1.81	1.23
2022	1.71	1.22
2023	1.71	1.21
2024	1.71	1.2
2025	1.71	1.19
2026	1.7	1.19
2027	1.7	1.19
2028	1.7	1.19
2029	1.7	1.19
2030	1.7	1.2
2031	1.7	1.2
2032	1.7	1.21
2033	1.69	1.21
2034	1.69	1.22
2035	1.69	1.22
2036	1.69	1.23
2037	1.69	1.23
2038	1.69	1.24
2039	1.69	1.24
2040	1.69	1.25
2041	1.68	1.25
2042	1.68	1.26
2043	1.68	1.26
2044	1.68	1.26
2045	1.68	1.27
2046	1.68	1.27
2047	1.68	1.28
2048	1.68	1.28
2049	1.68	1.28
2050	1.68	1.29

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Table

Year	Share of people 0-14 years old
	Romania	Thailand
1960	28.1%	44.3%
1961	28%	44.6%
1962	27.7%	44.8%
1963	27.3%	45.1%
1964	26.7%	45.3%
1965	26%	45.4%
1966	25.2%	45.4%
1967	25%	45.3%
1968	25.1%	45.2%
1969	25.1%	45%
1970	25.1%	44.8%
1971	24.9%	44.4%
1972	24.9%	44%
1973	24.9%	43.5%
1974	25.1%	43%
1975	25.3%	42.4%
1976	25.7%	41.8%
1977	26%	41.1%
1978	26.3%	40.3%
1979	26.5%	39.5%
1980	26.8%	38.7%
1981	27.1%	37.8%
1982	26.8%	37%
1983	25.9%	36%
1984	25.1%	35.1%
1985	24.6%	34.1%
1986	24.3%	33.2%
1987	24%	32.4%
1988	23.9%	31.5%
1989	23.7%	30.7%
1990	23.3%	30%
1991	22.8%	29.2%
1992	22.2%	28.5%
1993	21.6%	28%
1994	21%	27.4%
1995	20.5%	26.9%
1996	20%	26.4%
1997	19.6%	25.9%
1998	19.3%	25.4%
1999	19.1%	24.9%
2000	18.6%	24.4%
2001	18.1%	23.9%
2002	17.5%	23.4%
2003	16.9%	23%
2004	16.4%	22.6%
2005	16%	22.2%
2006	15.8%	21.7%
2007	15.7%	21.3%
2008	15.7%	20.9%
2009	15.7%	20.6%
2010	15.7%	20.1%
2011	15.8%	19.7%
2012	15.7%	19.2%
2013	15.7%	18.8%
2014	15.7%	18.5%
2015	15.7%	18.1%
2016	15.7%	17.7%
2017	15.8%	17.3%
2018	15.9%	16.9%
2019	16%	16.6%
2020	16.1%	16.2%
2021	16.1%	15.8%
2022	16%	15.4%
2023	15.9%	15.1%
2024	15.7%	14.7%
2025	15.6%	14.4%
2026	15.4%	14.1%
2027	15.3%	13.7%
2028	15.2%	13.4%
2029	15.1%	13.1%
2030	15%	12.9%
2031	14.9%	12.7%
2032	14.7%	12.5%
2033	14.6%	12.3%
2034	14.4%	12.2%
2035	14.4%	12.1%
2036	14.3%	12%
2037	14.3%	11.9%
2038	14.3%	11.9%
2039	14.2%	11.8%
2040	14.2%	11.8%
2041	14.3%	11.8%
2042	14.3%	11.8%
2043	14.3%	11.7%
2044	14.3%	11.7%
2045	14.4%	11.7%
2046	14.4%	11.7%
2047	14.4%	11.6%
2048	14.4%	11.6%
2049	14.4%	11.6%
2050	14.4%	11.5%

Children aged 0-14 make up 15.7% of the population in Romania and 14.7% in Thailand in 2024, compared to 23.3% and 30% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of Romania and Thailand compared.

Natural population change in Romania vs Thailand by year

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change (excluding migration) has been -0.4% in Romania and +0.18% in Thailand. 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
	Romania	Thailand
1960	191,431	774,190
1961	163,286	801,140
1962	130,736	828,741
1963	139,104	860,728
1964	134,326	885,137
1965	114,190	909,000
1966	115,293	929,469
1967	347,709	944,980
1968	338,577	953,806
1969	264,120	948,314
1970	234,905	937,116
1971	206,662	936,215
1972	198,316	940,420
1973	175,020	933,540
1974	235,530	923,151
1975	219,324	911,980
1976	213,361	894,072
1977	215,385	871,232
1978	204,148	847,799
1979	194,397	843,434
1980	168,776	845,575
1981	156,472	839,297
1982	119,121	817,951
1983	87,986	794,239
1984	117,731	779,856
1985	111,392	776,935
1986	134,737	783,430
1987	128,517	774,498
1988	126,817	765,252
1989	122,756	774,563
1990	69,605	760,808
1991	25,301	760,508
1992	-4,559	754,999
1993	-13,658	737,696
1994	-18,184	712,589
1995	-36,295	682,703
1996	-56,548	661,397
1997	-42,853	644,834
1998	-33,761	617,318
1999	-31,461	578,073
2000	-22,443	543,884
2001	-37,625	524,230
2002	-58,673	504,299
2003	-56,093	488,003
2004	-42,904	466,542
2005	-40,508	456,378
2006	-38,148	441,211
2007	-37,590	425,362
2008	-30,806	401,730
2009	-34,625	382,636
2010	-46,567	370,466
2011	-56,413	365,670
2012	-54,157	351,485
2013	-59,951	325,059
2014	-55,745	294,628
2015	-59,447	266,362
2016	-53,196	226,255
2017	-50,930	194,695
2018	-62,316	159,383
2019	-60,053	116,867
2020	-100,179	84,107
2021	-141,504	57,382
2022	-93,338	-61,046
2023	-89,580	-46,105

Maternal mortality chart: Romania vs Thailand

The maternal mortality rate, which is the probability of dying during childbirth or within 42 days of pregnancy termination, is 12 deaths per 100,000 live births in Romania, compared to 34 deaths in Thailand.

Table

Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	Romania	Thailand
1985	184	88
1986	180	78
1987	173	72
1988	159	67
1989	143	64
1990	118	60
1991	104	59
1992	95	58
1993	87	57
1994	80	54
1995	75	52
1996	72	49
1997	66	48
1998	58	47
1999	51	48
2000	45	49
2001	41	47
2002	38	44
2003	35	42
2004	32	44
2005	30	40
2006	27	38
2007	25	38
2008	25	37
2009	25	37
2010	23	37
2011	20	37
2012	19	36
2013	18	35
2014	18	34
2015	18	34
2016	17	34
2017	17	34
2018	15	34
2019	14	34
2020	16	36
2021	20	38
2022	13	112
2023	12	34

Under-five mortality rates

The chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five is 0.66% in Romania and 0.92% in Thailand. 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
	Romania	Thailand
1960	8.82%	14.7%
1961	7.98%	14.2%
1962	6.98%	13.7%
1963	6.03%	13.2%
1964	5.45%	12.8%
1965	5.44%	12.3%
1966	5.83%	11.8%
1967	6.27%	11.4%
1968	6.44%	10.9%
1969	6.23%	10.4%
1970	5.69%	9.95%
1971	5.06%	9.47%
1972	4.64%	9.01%
1973	4.49%	8.56%
1974	4.43%	8.14%
1975	4.27%	7.73%
1976	4.05%	7.35%
1977	3.86%	7%
1978	3.76%	6.67%
1979	3.68%	6.36%
1980	3.57%	6.07%
1981	3.44%	5.79%
1982	3.28%	5.53%
1983	3.14%	5.28%
1984	3.08%	5.03%
1985	3.16%	4.8%
1986	3.33%	4.57%
1987	3.45%	4.34%
1988	3.43%	4.12%
1989	3.31%	3.91%
1990	3.14%	3.69%
1991	2.97%	3.49%
1992	2.84%	3.3%
1993	2.79%	3.12%
1994	2.76%	2.96%
1995	2.73%	2.81%
1996	2.68%	2.67%
1997	2.58%	2.53%
1998	2.44%	2.41%
1999	2.29%	2.29%
2000	2.16%	2.18%
2001	2.06%	2.08%
2002	2.01%	1.98%
2003	1.99%	1.89%
2004	1.94%	1.81%
2005	1.82%	1.73%
2006	1.66%	1.66%
2007	1.51%	1.59%
2008	1.4%	1.53%
2009	1.31%	1.47%
2010	1.24%	1.42%
2011	1.18%	1.37%
2012	1.12%	1.32%
2013	1.05%	1.27%
2014	0.99%	1.23%
2015	0.92%	1.19%
2016	0.85%	1.15%
2017	0.79%	1.11%
2018	0.73%	1.08%
2019	0.68%	1.04%
2020	0.66%	1.01%
2021	0.65%	0.98%
2022	0.66%	0.95%
2023	0.66%	0.92%