Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Republic of Moldova, 1998

Republic of Moldova
1998
Total fertility rate: 1.65
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   1998  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Republic of Moldova was 1.65 children per woman in 1998 — below the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 20-24 (134 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 25.1 years old. In total, 54,468 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
1.65
Births
54,468
Births per 1,000 people
12.6
Mean age of mothers
25.1
Births to mothers aged 15–19
17.5%
Net reproduction rate
0.77
Boys per 100 girls at birth
106.2
Population
4,318,714
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%3
15-1950.815.5%9,542
20-24134.440.9%22,692
25-2985.326.0%12,796
30-3440.012.2%6,116
35-3914.84.5%2,745
40-443.21.0%566
45-490.10.0%9
50-540.00.0%0