Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Republic of Moldova, 1978

Republic of Moldova
1978
Total fertility rate: 2.39
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   1978  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Republic of Moldova was 2.39 children per woman in 1978 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 20-24 (186 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 26.6 years old. In total, 84,003 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
2.39
Births
84,003
Births per 1,000 people
21.2
Mean age of mothers
26.6
Births to mothers aged 15–19
9.1%
Net reproduction rate
1.07
Boys per 100 girls at birth
106.1
Population
3,970,294
The net reproduction rate counts only daughters who survive to their mothers' age: below 1, each generation of women is smaller than the one before.
Mother's ageBirths per 1,000 womenShare of total fertilityBirths
10-140.30.1%49
15-1939.58.2%7,659
20-24186.138.7%36,898
25-29131.727.4%23,839
30-3478.816.4%9,465
35-3935.37.4%4,855
40-447.81.6%1,114
45-490.90.2%124
50-540.00.0%0