Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Republic of Moldova, 1979

Republic of Moldova
1979
Total fertility rate: 2.38
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   1979  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Republic of Moldova was 2.38 children per woman in 1979 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 20-24 (190 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 26.4 years old. In total, 85,536 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
2.38
Births
85,536
Births per 1,000 people
21.3
Mean age of mothers
26.4
Births to mothers aged 15–19
9.1%
Net reproduction rate
1.08
Boys per 100 girls at birth
106.1
Population
4,010,389
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%46
15-1941.88.7%7,775
20-24190.039.5%37,821
25-29129.727.0%24,428
30-3478.616.3%10,136
35-3932.96.9%4,270
40-446.61.4%952
45-490.80.2%106
50-540.00.0%0