Malta vs Romania: Birth rate, crude

Malta
7.7 per 1,000 people
in 2024
Romania
7.5 per 1,000 people
in 2024
Malta rank
195th
Romania rank
198th

Birth rate, crude over time

  • Malta
  • Romania
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How they compare

Malta currently reports 7.7 per 1,000 people against 7.5 per 1,000 people in Romania, a difference of 0.2 per 1,000 people.

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

Malta ranks 195th and Romania ranks 198th of 217 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Malta averaged higher in 3 and Romania in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Malta Romania Difference Ahead
1960s 19.86 per 1,000 people 18.94 per 1,000 people 0.92 per 1,000 people Malta
1970s 18.23 per 1,000 people 19.41 per 1,000 people 1.18 per 1,000 people Romania
1980s 16.5 per 1,000 people 16.16 per 1,000 people 0.34 per 1,000 people Malta
1990s 13.32 per 1,000 people 11.09 per 1,000 people 2.23 per 1,000 people Malta
2000s 9.9 per 1,000 people 10.28 per 1,000 people 0.38 per 1,000 people Romania
2010s 9.48 per 1,000 people 10.17 per 1,000 people 0.69 per 1,000 people Romania
2020s 8.2 per 1,000 people 9.14 per 1,000 people 0.94 per 1,000 people Romania

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher birth rate, crude, Malta or Romania?
Malta, at 7.7 per 1,000 people against 7.5 per 1,000 people in Romania as of 2024.
What is the difference in birth rate, crude between Malta and Romania?
0.2 per 1,000 people, with Malta ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Malta and Romania?
65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
How do Malta and Romania rank globally for birth rate, crude?
Malta ranks 195th and Romania ranks 198th of 217 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
265 places, 17,195 data points, 1960–2024
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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.