Fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty in Romania
Romania: Fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty was 1.71 live births per woman in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
1.71 live births per woman
Change on year
down 0.2%
World rank
138th
of 236 countries
All-time high
3.59 live births per woman
in 1967
All-time low
1.27 live births per woman
in 2002
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty in Romania, 1950–2023
Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in live births per woman.
Analysis
In 2023, fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty in Romania stood at 1.71 live births per woman.
The figure is down 0.2% on the previous year and up 16.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty in Romania peaked at 3.59 live births per woman in 1967 and was at its lowest, 1.27 live births per woman, in 2002.
Romania ranks 138th of 236 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. share living in extreme poverty in Romania, year by year
| Year | live births per woman | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 3.08 live births per woman | — |
| 1951 | 3.05 live births per woman | -0.8% |
| 1952 | 3.02 live births per woman | -1.2% |
| 1953 | 2.99 live births per woman | -0.8% |
| 1954 | 2.99 live births per woman | +0.0% |
| 1955 | 3.01 live births per woman | +0.6% |
| 1956 | 2.88 live births per woman | -4.3% |
| 1957 | 2.71 live births per woman | -6.0% |
| 1958 | 2.57 live births per woman | -5.2% |
| 1959 | 2.42 live births per woman | -5.8% |
| 1960 | 2.32 live births per woman | -4.3% |
| 1961 | 2.16 live births per woman | -7.0% |
| 1962 | 2.02 live births per woman | -6.2% |
| 1963 | 1.99 live births per woman | -1.8% |
| 1964 | 1.95 live births per woman | -1.9% |
| 1965 | 1.9 live births per woman | -2.4% |
| 1966 | 1.87 live births per woman | -1.5% |
| 1967 | 3.59 live births per woman | +91.5% |
| 1968 | 3.54 live births per woman | -1.5% |
| 1969 | 3.11 live births per woman | -12.0% |
| 1970 | 2.81 live births per woman | -9.6% |
| 1971 | 2.6 live births per woman | -7.6% |
| 1972 | 2.48 live births per woman | -4.6% |
| 1973 | 2.39 live births per woman | -3.4% |
| 1974 | 2.66 live births per woman | +11.1% |
| 1975 | 2.6 live births per woman | -2.4% |
| 1976 | 2.55 live births per woman | -1.8% |
| 1977 | 2.57 live births per woman | +0.7% |
| 1978 | 2.52 live births per woman | -1.7% |
| 1979 | 2.49 live births per woman | -1.3% |
| 1980 | 2.44 live births per woman | -2.2% |
| 1981 | 2.35 live births per woman | -3.3% |
| 1982 | 2.17 live births per woman | -7.6% |
| 1983 | 2.08 live births per woman | -4.5% |
| 1984 | 2.25 live births per woman | +8.4% |
| 1985 | 2.31 live births per woman | +2.6% |
| 1986 | 2.38 live births per woman | +3.3% |
| 1987 | 2.38 live births per woman | -0.2% |
| 1988 | 2.31 live births per woman | -3.1% |
| 1989 | 2.2 live births per woman | -4.5% |
| 1990 | 1.84 live births per woman | -16.7% |
| 1991 | 1.6 live births per woman | -12.9% |
| 1992 | 1.51 live births per woman | -5.6% |
| 1993 | 1.44 live births per woman | -4.8% |
| 1994 | 1.4 live births per woman | -2.6% |
| 1995 | 1.34 live births per woman | -4.5% |
| 1996 | 1.3 live births per woman | -2.7% |
| 1997 | 1.32 live births per woman | +1.2% |
| 1998 | 1.32 live births per woman | -0.1% |
| 1999 | 1.3 live births per woman | -0.9% |
| 2000 | 1.3 live births per woman | -0.1% |
| 2001 | 1.27 live births per woman | -2.4% |
| 2002 | 1.27 live births per woman | -0.2% |
| 2003 | 1.3 live births per woman | +2.2% |
| 2004 | 1.33 live births per woman | +2.9% |
| 2005 | 1.39 live births per woman | +4.4% |
| 2006 | 1.42 live births per woman | +1.9% |
| 2007 | 1.45 live births per woman | +2.0% |
| 2008 | 1.58 live births per woman | +9.1% |
| 2009 | 1.64 live births per woman | +3.5% |
| 2010 | 1.57 live births per woman | -3.8% |
| 2011 | 1.48 live births per woman | -6.3% |
| 2012 | 1.51 live births per woman | +2.4% |
| 2013 | 1.47 live births per woman | -2.9% |
| 2014 | 1.56 live births per woman | +6.4% |
| 2015 | 1.62 live births per woman | +3.9% |
| 2016 | 1.69 live births per woman | +4.4% |
| 2017 | 1.77 live births per woman | +4.6% |
| 2018 | 1.75 live births per woman | -1.0% |
| 2019 | 1.71 live births per woman | -2.4% |
| 2020 | 1.73 live births per woman | +0.9% |
| 2021 | 1.72 live births per woman | -0.5% |
| 2022 | 1.72 live births per woman | -0.1% |
| 2023 | 1.71 live births per woman | -0.2% |
Romania compared with similar countries
- Romania's 1.71 live births per woman is above the median for high income countries, which is 1.5 live births per woman, 1.1× the median. (85 countries reporting)
- Romania's 1.71 live births per woman is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 1.49 live births per woman, 1.1× the median. (56 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty in Romania changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1967 | +91.5% | 1.87 live births per woman | 3.59 live births per woman |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 2.87 live births per woman | 2.42 live births per woman | 3.08 live births per woman | 10 |
| 1960s | 2.44 live births per woman | 1.87 live births per woman | 3.59 live births per woman | 10 |
| 1970s | 2.57 live births per woman | 2.39 live births per woman | 2.81 live births per woman | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.29 live births per woman | 2.08 live births per woman | 2.44 live births per woman | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.44 live births per woman | 1.3 live births per woman | 1.84 live births per woman | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.4 live births per woman | 1.27 live births per woman | 1.64 live births per woman | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.61 live births per woman | 1.47 live births per woman | 1.77 live births per woman | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.72 live births per woman | 1.71 live births per woman | 1.73 live births per woman | 4 |
Countries ranked near Romania
More poverty & inequality data for Romania
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via the World Bank 8 surveys (2025)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per person (2025)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty 4,021 kg per hectare (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 revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 27.5% (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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty in Romania?
- Fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty in Romania was 1.71 live births per woman in 2023, according to UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty recorded in Romania?
- The highest recorded value was 3.59 live births per woman in 1967.
- What is the lowest fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty recorded in Romania?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.27 live births per woman in 2002.
- How does Romania rank for fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty?
- Romania ranks 138th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is fertility rate vs. 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 UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Total fertility rate: the average number of children a woman would have if she experienced the year's age-specific birth rates throughout her childbearing years.