Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Republic of Moldova, 1997

Republic of Moldova
1997
Total fertility rate: 1.79
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   1997  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Republic of Moldova was 1.79 children per woman in 1997 — below the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 20-24 (146 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 24.9 years old. In total, 59,210 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
1.79
Births
59,210
Births per 1,000 people
13.6
Mean age of mothers
24.9
Births to mothers aged 15–19
18.1%
Net reproduction rate
0.83
Boys per 100 girls at birth
106.1
Population
4,355,538
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
10-140.00.0%5
15-1958.316.4%10,719
20-24146.441.1%24,763
25-2991.025.5%13,521
30-3442.011.8%6,714
35-3915.34.3%2,909
40-443.30.9%568
45-490.10.0%10
50-540.00.0%0