Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling in Romania
Romania: Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling was 1.71 live births per woman in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
1.71 live births per woman
Change on year
down 0.1%
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
75
1950–2024
Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling in Romania, 1950–2024
Source: Human Fertility Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in live births per woman.
Analysis
Romania recorded 1.71 live births per woman for fertility rate vs. average years of schooling in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.1% on the previous year and up 9.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, fertility rate vs. average years of schooling 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.
That places Romania 138th out of 236 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 75 years of available data.
Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling 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% |
| 2024 | 1.71 live births per woman | -0.1% |
Romania compared with similar countries
- Romania's 1.71 live births per woman is above the median for high income countries, which is 1.51 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 1.5 live births per woman, 1.1× the median. (56 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling 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 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Romania
More education data for Romania
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 125,405 (2023)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 14,415 (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 267,679 (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 254,147 (2023)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 1.43 million (2023)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 873,154 (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 0.7448 % change on previous year (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0458 units per person (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is fertility rate vs. average years of schooling in Romania?
- Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling in Romania was 1.71 live births per woman in 2024, according to Human Fertility Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest fertility rate vs. average years of schooling recorded in Romania?
- The highest recorded value was 3.59 live births per woman in 1967.
- What is the lowest fertility rate vs. average years of schooling recorded in Romania?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.27 live births per woman in 2002.
- How does Romania rank for fertility rate vs. average years of schooling?
- Romania ranks 138th out of 236 countries with data for 2024.
- Is fertility rate vs. average years of schooling rising or falling in Romania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Romania data come from?
- The figures come from Human Fertility Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Average number of live births a hypothetical cohort of women would have at the end of their reproductive period if they were subject during their whole lives to the fertility rates of a given period and if they were not subject to mortality.