Total fertility rate in Moldova
The total fertility rate in Moldova was 1.78 births per woman in 2024. The value for 2024 is the highest in the series, which starts in 2006.
The latest value carries the source flag “Estimated”.
Moldova, 2024
1.78e (Estimated)
Change from 2023
+6.0%
European Union, 2024
1.34 births per womanep (Source flag ep)
Position in 2024
1st of 38
Total fertility rate in Moldova over time
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Live births per woman. Source: Eurostat. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Moldova | European Union |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 1.78 births per womane (estimated) | 1.34 births per womanep (estimated, provisional) |
| 2023 | 1.68 births per womane (estimated) | 1.38 births per womanbep (break in time series, estimated, provisional) |
| 2022 | 1.71 births per woman | 1.46 births per womanbep (break in time series, estimated, provisional) |
| 2021 | 1.72 births per womane (estimated) | 1.53 births per womanep (estimated, provisional) |
| 2020 | 1.69 births per womane (estimated) | 1.51 births per womanbep (break in time series, estimated, provisional) |
| 2019 | 1.68 births per womane (estimated) | 1.53 births per womanbep (break in time series, estimated, provisional) |
| 2018 | 1.71 births per womane (estimated) | 1.54 births per womanep (estimated, provisional) |
| 2017 | 1.72 births per womane (estimated) | 1.56 births per womanb (break in time series) |
| 2016 | – | 1.57 births per woman |
| 2015 | 1.54 births per womane (estimated) | 1.54 births per womanb (break in time series) |
| 2014 | 1.33 births per woman | 1.54 births per womanb (break in time series) |
| 2013 | – | 1.51 births per woman |
| 2012 | 1.28 births per woman | 1.54 births per womanb (break in time series) |
| 2011 | 1.27 births per woman | 1.54 births per womanb (break in time series) |
| 2010 | 1.30 births per woman | 1.57 births per womanb (break in time series) |
| 2009 | 1.31 births per woman | 1.56 births per woman |
| 2008 | 1.27 births per woman | 1.57 births per woman |
| 2007 | 1.25 births per woman | 1.52 births per woman |
| 2006 | 1.22 births per woman | 1.50 births per woman |
| 2005 | – | 1.47 births per woman |
| 2004 | – | 1.46 births per woman |
| 2003 | – | 1.44 births per woman |
| 2002 | – | 1.43 births per woman |
| 2001 | – | 1.43 births per woman |
Flags: b break in time series; ep estimated, provisional; bep break in time series, estimated, provisional; e estimated . A dash means no value was published.
In short
- That is a change of +6.0% from 1.68 births per woman in 2023.
- Since 2012, when it was 1.28 births per woman, the figure has changed by +39.1%.
- Among the 38 countries with data for 2024, Moldova has the highest value.
- The figure for the European Union in 2024 was 1.34 births per woman.
More for Moldova
All statistics for Moldova
Crude birth rate
9.2e (Estimated) per 1,000 people
2025 · Eurostat
Fertility rate
1.73 births per woman
2024 · World Bank
Population on 1 January
2,388,571 people
2025 · Eurostat
Population by age and sex
2,388,571 people
2025 · Eurostat
Crude death rate
13.4e (Estimated) per 1,000 people
2025 · Eurostat
Population aged 65 and over
18.2%
2025 · Eurostat