Fertility rate vs the share living in extreme poverty in Romania
Romania: Fertility rate vs the share living in extreme poverty was 1.71 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
1.71
Change on year
down 0.2%
World rank
134th
of 229 countries
All-time high
3.59
in 1967
All-time low
1.27
in 2002
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Fertility rate vs the share living in extreme poverty in Romania, 1950–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2023, fertility rate vs the share living in extreme poverty in Romania stood at 1.71.
The figure is down 0.2% on the previous year and up 16.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, fertility rate vs the share living in extreme poverty in Romania peaked at 3.59 in 1967 and was at its lowest, 1.27, in 2002.
Romania ranks 134th of 229 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 74 years of available data.
Fertility rate vs the share living in extreme poverty in Romania, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 3.08 | — |
| 1951 | 3.05 | -0.8% |
| 1952 | 3.02 | -1.2% |
| 1953 | 2.99 | -0.8% |
| 1954 | 2.99 | +0.0% |
| 1955 | 3.01 | +0.6% |
| 1956 | 2.88 | -4.3% |
| 1957 | 2.71 | -6.0% |
| 1958 | 2.57 | -5.2% |
| 1959 | 2.42 | -5.8% |
| 1960 | 2.32 | -4.3% |
| 1961 | 2.16 | -7.0% |
| 1962 | 2.02 | -6.2% |
| 1963 | 1.99 | -1.8% |
| 1964 | 1.95 | -1.9% |
| 1965 | 1.9 | -2.4% |
| 1966 | 1.87 | -1.5% |
| 1967 | 3.59 | +91.5% |
| 1968 | 3.54 | -1.5% |
| 1969 | 3.11 | -12.0% |
| 1970 | 2.81 | -9.6% |
| 1971 | 2.6 | -7.6% |
| 1972 | 2.48 | -4.6% |
| 1973 | 2.39 | -3.4% |
| 1974 | 2.66 | +11.1% |
| 1975 | 2.6 | -2.4% |
| 1976 | 2.55 | -1.8% |
| 1977 | 2.57 | +0.7% |
| 1978 | 2.52 | -1.7% |
| 1979 | 2.49 | -1.3% |
| 1980 | 2.44 | -2.2% |
| 1981 | 2.35 | -3.3% |
| 1982 | 2.17 | -7.6% |
| 1983 | 2.08 | -4.5% |
| 1984 | 2.25 | +8.4% |
| 1985 | 2.31 | +2.6% |
| 1986 | 2.38 | +3.3% |
| 1987 | 2.38 | -0.2% |
| 1988 | 2.31 | -3.1% |
| 1989 | 2.2 | -4.5% |
| 1990 | 1.84 | -16.7% |
| 1991 | 1.6 | -12.9% |
| 1992 | 1.51 | -5.6% |
| 1993 | 1.44 | -4.8% |
| 1994 | 1.4 | -2.6% |
| 1995 | 1.34 | -4.5% |
| 1996 | 1.3 | -2.7% |
| 1997 | 1.32 | +1.2% |
| 1998 | 1.32 | -0.1% |
| 1999 | 1.3 | -0.9% |
| 2000 | 1.3 | -0.1% |
| 2001 | 1.27 | -2.4% |
| 2002 | 1.27 | -0.2% |
| 2003 | 1.3 | +2.2% |
| 2004 | 1.33 | +2.9% |
| 2005 | 1.39 | +4.4% |
| 2006 | 1.42 | +1.9% |
| 2007 | 1.45 | +2.0% |
| 2008 | 1.58 | +9.1% |
| 2009 | 1.64 | +3.5% |
| 2010 | 1.57 | -3.8% |
| 2011 | 1.48 | -6.3% |
| 2012 | 1.51 | +2.4% |
| 2013 | 1.47 | -2.9% |
| 2014 | 1.56 | +6.4% |
| 2015 | 1.62 | +3.9% |
| 2016 | 1.69 | +4.4% |
| 2017 | 1.77 | +4.6% |
| 2018 | 1.75 | -1.0% |
| 2019 | 1.71 | -2.4% |
| 2020 | 1.73 | +0.9% |
| 2021 | 1.72 | -0.5% |
| 2022 | 1.72 | -0.1% |
| 2023 | 1.71 | -0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 2.87 | 2.42 | 3.08 | 10 |
| 1960s | 2.44 | 1.87 | 3.59 | 10 |
| 1970s | 2.57 | 2.39 | 2.81 | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.29 | 2.08 | 2.44 | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.44 | 1.3 | 1.84 | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.4 | 1.27 | 1.64 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.61 | 1.47 | 1.77 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.72 | 1.71 | 1.73 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Romania
- 131 Republic of Moldova 1.73 compare
- 132 Qatar 1.73 compare
- 133 Armenia 1.71 compare
- 135 Barbados 1.71 compare
- 136 Iran, Islamic Republic of 1.7 compare
- 137 Falkland Islands, Malvinas 1.69 compare
More poverty & inequality data for Romania
- Data deprivation poverty surveys per decade 8 (2025)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty 4,021 (2023)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, annual growth rate 10.64 % change on previous year (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled 27.54 (2022)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality 27.54 (2022)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2022)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, annual growth rate 1.72 % change on previous year (2022)
- Gender inequality index from the human development report 0.227 (2023)
- Share of government consumption in gdp vs share in extreme poverty 22.67 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is fertility rate vs the share living in extreme poverty in Romania?
- Fertility rate vs the share living in extreme poverty in Romania was 1.71 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest fertility rate vs the share living in extreme poverty recorded in Romania?
- The highest recorded value was 3.59 in 1967.
- What is the lowest fertility rate vs the share living in extreme poverty recorded in Romania?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.27 in 2002.
- How does Romania rank for fertility rate vs the share living in extreme poverty?
- Romania ranks 134th out of 229 countries with data for 2023.
- Is fertility rate vs the share living in extreme poverty rising or falling in Romania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Romania data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Fertility rate vs the share living in extreme poverty. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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