France vs Romania
France vs Romania: Fertility rate
Fertility rate in 2023: 1.64 births per woman in France and 1.71 births per woman in Romania, by UN estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in Romania, by 0.07 births per woman, or 1.05 times that in France.
births per woman · UN
What the numbers say
- Romania has been higher since 2023, when it overtook France.
- In 2023, France ranked 138 and Romania ranked 131 of 229 countries, counting from the highest.
- The UN projection (medium variant) puts France at 1.65 births per woman and Romania at 1.67 births per woman in 2100.
- The world as a whole: 2.25 births per woman in 2023.
Every year
births per woman · UN
| Year | France | Romania | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 1.64 | 1.71 | 2.25 |
| 2022 | 1.76 | 1.72 | 2.27 |
| 2021 | 1.8 | 1.72 | 2.29 |
| 2020 | 1.79 | 1.73 | 2.32 |
| 2019 | 1.83 | 1.71 | 2.4 |
| 2018 | 1.84 | 1.75 | 2.44 |
| 2017 | 1.86 | 1.77 | 2.5 |
| 2016 | 1.89 | 1.69 | 2.54 |
| 2015 | 1.93 | 1.62 | 2.54 |
| 2014 | 1.97 | 1.56 | 2.56 |
| 2013 | 1.97 | 1.47 | 2.57 |
| 2012 | 1.99 | 1.51 | 2.61 |
| 2011 | 2 | 1.48 | 2.59 |
| 2010 | 2.02 | 1.57 | 2.6 |
| 2009 | 1.99 | 1.64 | 2.62 |
| 2008 | 1.99 | 1.58 | 2.63 |
| 2007 | 1.95 | 1.45 | 2.62 |
| 2006 | 1.97 | 1.42 | 2.63 |
| 2005 | 1.92 | 1.39 | 2.63 |
| 2004 | 1.9 | 1.34 | 2.65 |
| 2003 | 1.87 | 1.3 | 2.66 |
| 2002 | 1.87 | 1.27 | 2.68 |
| 2001 | 1.88 | 1.27 | 2.71 |
| 2000 | 1.88 | 1.3 | 2.75 |
| 1999 | 1.79 | 1.3 | 2.75 |
| 1998 | 1.76 | 1.32 | 2.78 |
| 1997 | 1.73 | 1.32 | 2.81 |
| 1996 | 1.74 | 1.3 | 2.85 |
| 1995 | 1.72 | 1.34 | 2.89 |
| 1994 | 1.67 | 1.4 | 2.93 |
| 1993 | 1.66 | 1.44 | 2.98 |
| 1992 | 1.74 | 1.51 | 3.04 |
| 1991 | 1.77 | 1.6 | 3.13 |
| 1990 | 1.78 | 1.84 | 3.31 |
| 1989 | 1.79 | 2.2 | 3.35 |
| 1988 | 1.81 | 2.31 | 3.39 |
| 1987 | 1.8 | 2.38 | 3.48 |
| 1986 | 1.83 | 2.39 | 3.5 |
| 1985 | 1.82 | 2.31 | 3.51 |
| 1984 | 1.81 | 2.25 | 3.55 |
| 1983 | 1.79 | 2.08 | 3.58 |
| 1982 | 1.92 | 2.17 | 3.71 |
| 1981 | 1.95 | 2.35 | 3.71 |
| 1980 | 1.95 | 2.44 | 3.74 |
| 1979 | 1.86 | 2.49 | 3.77 |
| 1978 | 1.83 | 2.52 | 3.79 |
| 1977 | 1.87 | 2.57 | 3.85 |
| 1976 | 1.83 | 2.55 | 3.97 |
| 1975 | 1.94 | 2.6 | 4.08 |
| 1974 | 2.13 | 2.66 | 4.26 |
| 1973 | 2.32 | 2.39 | 4.42 |
| 1972 | 2.43 | 2.48 | 4.55 |
| 1971 | 2.5 | 2.6 | 4.68 |
| 1970 | 2.48 | 2.81 | 4.83 |
| 1969 | 2.53 | 3.11 | 4.87 |
| 1968 | 2.57 | 3.54 | 4.96 |
| 1967 | 2.65 | 3.59 | 4.85 |
| 1966 | 2.78 | 1.87 | 4.96 |
| 1965 | 2.83 | 1.9 | 5.07 |
| 1964 | 2.88 | 1.95 | 5.12 |
| 1963 | 2.87 | 1.99 | 5.31 |
| 1962 | 2.79 | 2.02 | 5.02 |
| 1961 | 2.83 | 2.16 | 4.57 |
| 1960 | 2.74 | 2.32 | 4.7 |
| 1959 | 2.75 | 2.42 | 4.74 |
| 1958 | 2.69 | 2.57 | 4.93 |
| 1957 | 2.71 | 2.71 | 5.07 |
| 1956 | 2.69 | 2.88 | 4.93 |
| 1955 | 2.7 | 3.01 | 5 |
| 1954 | 2.71 | 2.99 | 5 |
| 1953 | 2.7 | 2.99 | 4.92 |
| 1952 | 2.78 | 3.02 | 5 |
| 1951 | 2.82 | 3.05 | 4.82 |
| 1950 | 2.97 | 3.08 | 4.85 |
UN projection (medium variant) · 2024–2100
| Year | France | Romania | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 1.641.49–1.79 | 1.711.52–1.89 | 2.25 |
| 2025 | 1.641.46–1.82 | 1.711.5–1.9 | 2.24 |
| 2026 | 1.641.43–1.84 | 1.711.49–1.93 | 2.23 |
| 2027 | 1.641.41–1.87 | 1.71.47–1.93 | 2.22 |
| 2028 | 1.641.39–1.89 | 1.71.46–1.95 | 2.21 |
| 2029 | 1.641.38–1.9 | 1.71.43–1.97 | 2.2 |
| 2030 | 1.641.35–1.91 | 1.71.42–1.99 | 2.2 |
| 2031 | 1.641.34–1.93 | 1.71.42–2.01 | 2.19 |
| 2032 | 1.641.32–1.93 | 1.71.38–2 | 2.18 |
| 2033 | 1.641.31–1.96 | 1.71.38–2.02 | 2.17 |
| 2034 | 1.641.32–1.97 | 1.71.38–2.02 | 2.16 |
| 2035 | 1.641.3–1.98 | 1.691.38–2.03 | 2.15 |
| 2036 | 1.641.28–1.98 | 1.691.36–2.04 | 2.15 |
| 2037 | 1.641.29–2.01 | 1.691.35–2.04 | 2.14 |
| 2038 | 1.641.26–2.01 | 1.691.34–2.05 | 2.13 |
| 2039 | 1.641.25–2.02 | 1.691.32–2.06 | 2.13 |
| 2040 | 1.641.24–2.03 | 1.691.32–2.07 | 2.13 |
| 2041 | 1.641.22–2.04 | 1.691.31–2.06 | 2.12 |
| 2042 | 1.651.23–2.06 | 1.691.31–2.06 | 2.12 |
| 2043 | 1.651.22–2.06 | 1.691.29–2.08 | 2.12 |
| 2044 | 1.651.21–2.06 | 1.691.29–2.09 | 2.12 |
| 2045 | 1.651.23–2.06 | 1.691.28–2.09 | 2.12 |
| 2046 | 1.651.22–2.06 | 1.691.29–2.09 | 2.11 |
| 2047 | 1.651.21–2.07 | 1.691.26–2.09 | 2.11 |
| 2048 | 1.651.19–2.09 | 1.681.25–2.1 | 2.11 |
| 2049 | 1.651.19–2.09 | 1.691.25–2.1 | 2.1 |
| 2050 | 1.651.2–2.11 | 1.681.24–2.12 | 2.1 |
| 2051 | 1.651.18–2.12 | 1.681.25–2.11 | 2.09 |
| 2052 | 1.651.18–2.13 | 1.681.23–2.12 | 2.09 |
| 2053 | 1.651.17–2.12 | 1.681.24–2.12 | 2.08 |
| 2054 | 1.651.17–2.14 | 1.681.24–2.13 | 2.07 |
| 2055 | 1.651.14–2.15 | 1.681.25–2.11 | 2.07 |
| 2056 | 1.651.13–2.15 | 1.681.25–2.13 | 2.06 |
| 2057 | 1.651.15–2.17 | 1.681.22–2.12 | 2.05 |
| 2058 | 1.651.15–2.16 | 1.681.22–2.14 | 2.04 |
| 2059 | 1.651.14–2.16 | 1.681.22–2.14 | 2.04 |
| 2060 | 1.651.14–2.18 | 1.681.21–2.14 | 2.03 |
| 2061 | 1.651.12–2.18 | 1.681.21–2.14 | 2.02 |
| 2062 | 1.651.12–2.18 | 1.681.21–2.14 | 2.02 |
| 2063 | 1.651.14–2.2 | 1.681.21–2.15 | 2.01 |
| 2064 | 1.651.13–2.19 | 1.681.2–2.15 | 2 |
| 2065 | 1.651.12–2.19 | 1.681.2–2.16 | 2 |
| 2066 | 1.651.11–2.19 | 1.681.2–2.16 | 1.99 |
| 2067 | 1.651.1–2.21 | 1.681.19–2.18 | 1.98 |
| 2068 | 1.651.09–2.2 | 1.681.17–2.17 | 1.98 |
| 2069 | 1.651.09–2.21 | 1.681.18–2.18 | 1.97 |
| 2070 | 1.651.09–2.21 | 1.671.18–2.2 | 1.97 |
| 2071 | 1.651.09–2.22 | 1.671.18–2.18 | 1.96 |
| 2072 | 1.651.09–2.22 | 1.671.18–2.17 | 1.96 |
| 2073 | 1.651.08–2.23 | 1.671.19–2.17 | 1.95 |
| 2074 | 1.651.08–2.24 | 1.671.2–2.19 | 1.95 |
| 2075 | 1.651.09–2.24 | 1.671.19–2.17 | 1.94 |
| 2076 | 1.651.08–2.22 | 1.671.17–2.16 | 1.94 |
| 2077 | 1.651.09–2.23 | 1.671.17–2.17 | 1.94 |
| 2078 | 1.651.08–2.24 | 1.671.16–2.18 | 1.93 |
| 2079 | 1.651.08–2.24 | 1.671.16–2.18 | 1.93 |
| 2080 | 1.651.08–2.24 | 1.671.16–2.17 | 1.92 |
| 2081 | 1.651.07–2.26 | 1.671.15–2.18 | 1.92 |
| 2082 | 1.651.06–2.25 | 1.671.17–2.2 | 1.91 |
| 2083 | 1.651.07–2.26 | 1.671.16–2.19 | 1.91 |
| 2084 | 1.651.06–2.26 | 1.671.14–2.19 | 1.91 |
| 2085 | 1.651.06–2.25 | 1.671.14–2.19 | 1.9 |
| 2086 | 1.651.05–2.24 | 1.671.13–2.21 | 1.9 |
| 2087 | 1.651.05–2.25 | 1.671.13–2.21 | 1.89 |
| 2088 | 1.651.05–2.26 | 1.671.13–2.2 | 1.89 |
| 2089 | 1.651.05–2.26 | 1.671.14–2.21 | 1.88 |
| 2090 | 1.651.04–2.26 | 1.671.13–2.2 | 1.88 |
| 2091 | 1.651.05–2.29 | 1.671.15–2.21 | 1.88 |
| 2092 | 1.651.04–2.29 | 1.671.14–2.22 | 1.87 |
| 2093 | 1.651.03–2.28 | 1.671.14–2.22 | 1.87 |
| 2094 | 1.651.05–2.3 | 1.671.14–2.21 | 1.86 |
| 2095 | 1.651.03–2.3 | 1.671.12–2.21 | 1.86 |
| 2096 | 1.651.02–2.3 | 1.671.12–2.22 | 1.85 |
| 2097 | 1.651.01–2.29 | 1.671.14–2.22 | 1.85 |
| 2098 | 1.651.02–2.28 | 1.671.12–2.23 | 1.85 |
| 2099 | 1.650.98–2.29 | 1.671.13–2.23 | 1.84 |
| 2100 | 1.650.98–2.28 | 1.671.14–2.22 | 1.84 |
Each country on its own
Good to know
- The children a woman would have over her life at the year’s birth rates for each age.
- Source: UN DESA, World Population Prospects 2024.
- The dashed line is the UN projection (medium variant), a scenario rather than a forecast; the band is its 95% prediction interval.
- Ranks count the 229 countries with a value in 2023, highest first.
- The faint line is the world as a whole, as the same source counts it.
How the layers work, where their data comes from and what they can’t tell you: Countries through time
France vs Romania
Health
- Life expectancyFrance: 83.3 years in 2023Romania: 75.9 years in 2023
- Child mortalityFrance: 0.4 per 100 live births in 2024Romania: 0.7 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityFrance: 3.5 per 1,000 live births in 2023Romania: 4.8 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- Safe drinking waterFrance: 99.7% in 2022Romania: 82.1% in 2022
- DepressionFrance: 4.25% in 2017Romania: 2.36% in 2017
- Suicide rateFrance: 12.4 per 100,000 people in 2017Romania: 9.2 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationFrance: 66.4 million people in 2023Romania: 19.1 million people in 2023
- Population growthFrance: 0.17% a year in 2023Romania: -0.53% a year in 2023
- Urban populationFrance: 78.8% in 2025Romania: 52.2% in 2025
- Median ageFrance: 41.8 years in 2023Romania: 42.6 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overFrance: 21.8% in 2023Romania: 19.8% in 2023
- Net migration rateFrance: 1.4 per 1,000 people in 2023Romania: -1.5 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingFrance: 2.03% of GDP in 2025Romania: 2.28% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollarsFrance: $64.5B in 2025Romania: $8.81B in 2025
- Military spending per personFrance: $1,021 in 2025Romania: $513 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingFrance: 3.5% of government spending in 2025Romania: 5.6% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelFrance: 304,000 people in 2020Romania: 128,000 people in 2020
- National powerFrance: 1.09% of world capability in 2022Romania: 0.23% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersFrance: 1% of the labour force in 2020Romania: 1.52% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsFrance: 236 million TIV in 2025Romania: 421 million TIV in 2025
- Arms exportsFrance: 3.37 billion TIV in 2025Romania: 132 million TIV in 2025