Estonia vs Romania: Birth rate, crude

Estonia
7.1 per 1,000 people
in 2024
Romania
7.5 per 1,000 people
in 2024
Estonia rank
202nd
Romania rank
199th

Birth rate, crude over time

  • Estonia
  • Romania
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How they compare

Romania currently reports 7.5 per 1,000 people against 7.1 per 1,000 people in Estonia, a difference of 0.4 per 1,000 people.

That makes Romania's figure about 1.1 times Estonia's.

The two have swapped places 10 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Romania ahead.

Estonia ranks 202nd and Romania ranks 199th of 218 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Estonia averaged higher in 2 and Romania in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade Estonia Romania Difference Ahead
1960s 15.33 per 1,000 people 18.94 per 1,000 people 3.61 per 1,000 people Romania
1970s 15.28 per 1,000 people 19.41 per 1,000 people 4.13 per 1,000 people Romania
1980s 15.67 per 1,000 people 16.16 per 1,000 people 0.49 per 1,000 people Romania
1990s 10.39 per 1,000 people 11.09 per 1,000 people 0.7 per 1,000 people Romania
2000s 10.49 per 1,000 people 10.28 per 1,000 people 0.21 per 1,000 people Estonia
2010s 10.75 per 1,000 people 10.17 per 1,000 people 0.58 per 1,000 people Estonia
2020s 8.72 per 1,000 people 9.14 per 1,000 people 0.42 per 1,000 people Romania

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher birth rate, crude, Estonia or Romania?
Romania, at 7.5 per 1,000 people against 7.1 per 1,000 people in Estonia as of 2024.
What is the difference in birth rate, crude between Estonia and Romania?
0.4 per 1,000 people, with Romania ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Estonia and Romania?
65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
How do Estonia and Romania rank globally for birth rate, crude?
Estonia ranks 202nd and Romania ranks 199th of 218 countries.
Where does this data come from?
World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as Birth rate, crude (per 1,000 people). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Birth rate, crude (per 1,000 people)
Unit
per 1,000 people
Source
World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
266 places, 17,260 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed

Crude birth rate indicates the number of live births occurring during the year, per 1,000 population estimated at midyear. Subtracting the crude death rate from the crude birth rate provides the rate of natural increase, which is equal to the rate of population change in the absence of migration.