Moldova vs Ukraine
Moldova vs Ukraine: Fertility rate
Fertility rate in 2023: 1.73 births per woman in Moldova and 0.98 births per woman in Ukraine, by UN estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in Moldova, by 0.75 births per woman, or 1.77 times that in Ukraine.
births per woman · UN
What the numbers say
- Moldova has been higher in every year both have figures for since 1950.
- In 2023, Moldova ranked 128 and Ukraine ranked 222 of 229 countries, counting from the highest.
- The UN projection (medium variant) puts Moldova at 1.67 births per woman and Ukraine at 1.3 births per woman in 2100.
- The world as a whole: 2.25 births per woman in 2023.
Every year
births per woman · UN
| Year | Moldova | Ukraine | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 1.73 | 0.98 | 2.25 |
| 2022 | 1.69 | 0.9 | 2.27 |
| 2021 | 1.75 | 1.15 | 2.29 |
| 2020 | 1.77 | 1.21 | 2.32 |
| 2019 | 1.78 | 1.22 | 2.4 |
| 2018 | 1.81 | 1.23 | 2.44 |
| 2017 | 1.81 | 1.3 | 2.5 |
| 2016 | 1.89 | 1.39 | 2.54 |
| 2015 | 1.87 | 1.39 | 2.54 |
| 2014 | 1.82 | 1.47 | 2.56 |
| 2013 | 1.62 | 1.52 | 2.57 |
| 2012 | 1.66 | 1.53 | 2.61 |
| 2011 | 1.65 | 1.46 | 2.59 |
| 2010 | 1.7 | 1.44 | 2.6 |
| 2009 | 1.72 | 1.47 | 2.62 |
| 2008 | 1.64 | 1.44 | 2.63 |
| 2007 | 1.58 | 1.34 | 2.62 |
| 2006 | 1.54 | 1.3 | 2.63 |
| 2005 | 1.53 | 1.22 | 2.63 |
| 2004 | 1.54 | 1.22 | 2.65 |
| 2003 | 1.48 | 1.17 | 2.66 |
| 2002 | 1.45 | 1.13 | 2.68 |
| 2001 | 1.47 | 1.09 | 2.71 |
| 2000 | 1.5 | 1.11 | 2.75 |
| 1999 | 1.56 | 1.13 | 2.75 |
| 1998 | 1.65 | 1.21 | 2.78 |
| 1997 | 1.79 | 1.27 | 2.81 |
| 1996 | 1.71 | 1.33 | 2.85 |
| 1995 | 1.83 | 1.4 | 2.89 |
| 1994 | 1.99 | 1.47 | 2.93 |
| 1993 | 2.11 | 1.56 | 2.98 |
| 1992 | 2.22 | 1.67 | 3.04 |
| 1991 | 2.28 | 1.77 | 3.13 |
| 1990 | 2.39 | 1.85 | 3.31 |
| 1989 | 2.46 | 1.93 | 3.35 |
| 1988 | 2.63 | 2.04 | 3.39 |
| 1987 | 2.78 | 2.07 | 3.48 |
| 1986 | 2.74 | 2.12 | 3.5 |
| 1985 | 2.67 | 2.03 | 3.51 |
| 1984 | 2.67 | 2.08 | 3.55 |
| 1983 | 2.58 | 2.1 | 3.58 |
| 1982 | 2.45 | 1.95 | 3.71 |
| 1981 | 2.4 | 1.92 | 3.71 |
| 1980 | 2.38 | 1.95 | 3.74 |
| 1979 | 2.38 | 1.96 | 3.77 |
| 1978 | 2.39 | 1.97 | 3.79 |
| 1977 | 2.42 | 1.98 | 3.85 |
| 1976 | 2.47 | 2.04 | 3.97 |
| 1975 | 2.52 | 2.05 | 4.08 |
| 1974 | 2.56 | 2.06 | 4.26 |
| 1973 | 2.57 | 2.04 | 4.42 |
| 1972 | 2.56 | 2.13 | 4.55 |
| 1971 | 2.56 | 2.11 | 4.68 |
| 1970 | 2.57 | 2.08 | 4.83 |
| 1969 | 2.57 | 2.01 | 4.87 |
| 1968 | 2.59 | 2.03 | 4.96 |
| 1967 | 2.62 | 2.04 | 4.85 |
| 1966 | 2.65 | 2.04 | 4.96 |
| 1965 | 2.69 | 1.94 | 5.07 |
| 1964 | 2.71 | 2.01 | 5.12 |
| 1963 | 2.89 | 2.11 | 5.31 |
| 1962 | 3.04 | 2.15 | 5.02 |
| 1961 | 3.23 | 2.2 | 4.57 |
| 1960 | 3.32 | 2.29 | 4.7 |
| 1959 | 3.37 | 2.3 | 4.74 |
| 1958 | 3.41 | 2.3 | 4.93 |
| 1957 | 3.44 | 2.3 | 5.07 |
| 1956 | 3.47 | 2.3 | 4.93 |
| 1955 | 3.49 | 2.31 | 5 |
| 1954 | 3.52 | 2.31 | 5 |
| 1953 | 3.53 | 2.36 | 4.92 |
| 1952 | 3.53 | 2.4 | 5 |
| 1951 | 3.52 | 2.43 | 4.82 |
| 1950 | 3.49 | 2.45 | 4.85 |
UN projection (medium variant) · 2024–2100
| Year | Moldova | Ukraine | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 1.731.56–1.9 | 0.990.78–1.2 | 2.25 |
| 2025 | 1.721.53–1.91 | 10.77–1.22 | 2.24 |
| 2026 | 1.721.5–1.94 | 10.75–1.24 | 2.23 |
| 2027 | 1.721.49–1.96 | 1.010.73–1.28 | 2.22 |
| 2028 | 1.721.46–1.97 | 1.020.72–1.3 | 2.21 |
| 2029 | 1.721.44–1.99 | 1.020.71–1.32 | 2.2 |
| 2030 | 1.721.43–2.02 | 1.030.7–1.35 | 2.2 |
| 2031 | 1.721.41–2.02 | 1.040.69–1.37 | 2.19 |
| 2032 | 1.721.41–2.04 | 1.040.68–1.38 | 2.18 |
| 2033 | 1.721.4–2.04 | 1.050.68–1.4 | 2.17 |
| 2034 | 1.711.37–2.05 | 1.050.67–1.41 | 2.16 |
| 2035 | 1.711.38–2.07 | 1.060.66–1.42 | 2.15 |
| 2036 | 1.711.36–2.07 | 1.060.64–1.44 | 2.15 |
| 2037 | 1.711.34–2.07 | 1.070.64–1.48 | 2.14 |
| 2038 | 1.711.33–2.1 | 1.070.63–1.5 | 2.13 |
| 2039 | 1.711.32–2.11 | 1.080.63–1.5 | 2.13 |
| 2040 | 1.711.31–2.12 | 1.090.62–1.53 | 2.13 |
| 2041 | 1.711.32–2.13 | 1.090.63–1.54 | 2.12 |
| 2042 | 1.711.32–2.12 | 1.10.62–1.57 | 2.12 |
| 2043 | 1.71.3–2.12 | 1.10.63–1.57 | 2.12 |
| 2044 | 1.71.31–2.12 | 1.110.62–1.59 | 2.12 |
| 2045 | 1.71.29–2.14 | 1.110.62–1.59 | 2.12 |
| 2046 | 1.71.28–2.15 | 1.120.61–1.62 | 2.11 |
| 2047 | 1.71.28–2.14 | 1.130.6–1.63 | 2.11 |
| 2048 | 1.71.28–2.13 | 1.130.6–1.63 | 2.11 |
| 2049 | 1.71.26–2.14 | 1.140.59–1.65 | 2.1 |
| 2050 | 1.71.25–2.14 | 1.140.6–1.66 | 2.1 |
| 2051 | 1.71.25–2.15 | 1.150.6–1.67 | 2.09 |
| 2052 | 1.71.25–2.17 | 1.150.59–1.68 | 2.09 |
| 2053 | 1.71.25–2.16 | 1.150.6–1.69 | 2.08 |
| 2054 | 1.71.24–2.17 | 1.160.6–1.7 | 2.07 |
| 2055 | 1.71.23–2.17 | 1.160.59–1.72 | 2.07 |
| 2056 | 1.71.22–2.18 | 1.170.59–1.72 | 2.06 |
| 2057 | 1.71.23–2.19 | 1.170.59–1.74 | 2.05 |
| 2058 | 1.71.2–2.19 | 1.180.59–1.75 | 2.04 |
| 2059 | 1.71.2–2.2 | 1.180.59–1.74 | 2.04 |
| 2060 | 1.71.19–2.2 | 1.180.58–1.75 | 2.03 |
| 2061 | 1.71.18–2.2 | 1.190.59–1.74 | 2.02 |
| 2062 | 1.71.17–2.21 | 1.190.59–1.76 | 2.02 |
| 2063 | 1.691.18–2.21 | 1.20.6–1.77 | 2.01 |
| 2064 | 1.691.18–2.21 | 1.20.6–1.78 | 2 |
| 2065 | 1.691.16–2.21 | 1.20.59–1.78 | 2 |
| 2066 | 1.691.17–2.22 | 1.210.6–1.79 | 1.99 |
| 2067 | 1.691.16–2.21 | 1.210.6–1.8 | 1.98 |
| 2068 | 1.691.15–2.22 | 1.210.61–1.82 | 1.98 |
| 2069 | 1.691.14–2.22 | 1.220.6–1.82 | 1.97 |
| 2070 | 1.681.13–2.2 | 1.220.59–1.84 | 1.97 |
| 2071 | 1.681.14–2.21 | 1.220.61–1.86 | 1.96 |
| 2072 | 1.681.13–2.22 | 1.230.6–1.87 | 1.96 |
| 2073 | 1.681.14–2.22 | 1.230.59–1.88 | 1.95 |
| 2074 | 1.681.15–2.21 | 1.230.59–1.89 | 1.95 |
| 2075 | 1.681.16–2.24 | 1.230.59–1.88 | 1.94 |
| 2076 | 1.681.14–2.24 | 1.230.61–1.89 | 1.94 |
| 2077 | 1.681.13–2.25 | 1.240.61–1.89 | 1.94 |
| 2078 | 1.681.14–2.25 | 1.240.6–1.89 | 1.93 |
| 2079 | 1.681.13–2.25 | 1.240.59–1.89 | 1.93 |
| 2080 | 1.681.14–2.25 | 1.250.59–1.9 | 1.92 |
| 2081 | 1.681.14–2.23 | 1.250.59–1.89 | 1.92 |
| 2082 | 1.681.13–2.26 | 1.250.59–1.89 | 1.91 |
| 2083 | 1.681.13–2.28 | 1.260.6–1.9 | 1.91 |
| 2084 | 1.681.14–2.25 | 1.260.6–1.9 | 1.91 |
| 2085 | 1.681.13–2.23 | 1.260.6–1.9 | 1.9 |
| 2086 | 1.681.15–2.24 | 1.260.6–1.92 | 1.9 |
| 2087 | 1.681.14–2.25 | 1.270.6–1.91 | 1.89 |
| 2088 | 1.681.14–2.23 | 1.270.61–1.91 | 1.89 |
| 2089 | 1.681.13–2.26 | 1.270.6–1.91 | 1.88 |
| 2090 | 1.681.12–2.27 | 1.270.59–1.92 | 1.88 |
| 2091 | 1.671.12–2.27 | 1.280.61–1.91 | 1.88 |
| 2092 | 1.681.12–2.25 | 1.280.61–1.92 | 1.87 |
| 2093 | 1.671.11–2.26 | 1.280.59–1.94 | 1.87 |
| 2094 | 1.671.1–2.26 | 1.290.6–1.94 | 1.86 |
| 2095 | 1.671.1–2.26 | 1.290.6–1.93 | 1.86 |
| 2096 | 1.671.11–2.26 | 1.290.6–1.94 | 1.85 |
| 2097 | 1.681.09–2.28 | 1.30.6–1.96 | 1.85 |
| 2098 | 1.671.09–2.29 | 1.30.6–1.96 | 1.85 |
| 2099 | 1.671.1–2.29 | 1.30.6–1.95 | 1.84 |
| 2100 | 1.671.12–2.27 | 1.30.59–1.96 | 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
Moldova vs Ukraine
Health
- Life expectancyMoldova: 71.2 years in 2023Ukraine: 73.4 years in 2023
- Child mortalityMoldova: 1.7 per 100 live births in 2024Ukraine: 0.8 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityMoldova: 11.7 per 1,000 live births in 2023Ukraine: 5.9 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- Safe drinking waterMoldova: 75.2% in 2022Ukraine: 87.6% in 2022
- DepressionMoldova: 3.43% in 2017Ukraine: 4.07% in 2017
- Suicide rateMoldova: 13.6 per 100,000 people in 2017Ukraine: 25.6 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationMoldova: 3.07 million people in 2023Ukraine: 37.7 million people in 2023
- Population growthMoldova: -0.89% a year in 2023Ukraine: -1.55% a year in 2023
- Urban populationMoldova: 43.7% in 2025Ukraine: 69.6% in 2025
- Median ageMoldova: 37.8 years in 2023Ukraine: 42 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overMoldova: 15.6% in 2023Ukraine: 18.6% in 2023
- Net migration rateMoldova: -6.1 per 1,000 people in 2023Ukraine: -8 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingMoldova: 0.56% of GDP in 2025Ukraine: 39.56% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollarsMoldova: $103M in 2025Ukraine: $77.6B in 2025
- Military spending per personMoldova: $38 in 2025Ukraine: $2,197 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingMoldova: 1.4% of government spending in 2025Ukraine: 62.9% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelMoldova: 6,000 people in 2020Ukraine: 298,000 people in 2020
- National powerMoldova: 0.02% of world capability in 2022Ukraine: 0.86% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersMoldova: 0.41% of the labour force in 2020Ukraine: 1.43% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsMoldova: 5 million TIV in 2025Ukraine: 2.26 billion TIV in 2025
- Arms exportsMoldova: 12 million TIV in 2011Ukraine: 120 million TIV in 2025