Natural population growth rate vs. child mortality rate in Moldova
Moldova: Natural population growth rate vs. child mortality rate was -0.3% in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Natural population growth rate vs. child mortality rate in Moldova, 1950–2023
Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, natural population growth rate vs. child mortality rate in Moldova stood at -0.3%.
That represents a change of down 12.9% on the previous year and down 330.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, natural population growth rate vs. child mortality rate in Moldova peaked at 1.9% in 1956 and was at its lowest, -0.5%, in 2021.
That places Moldova 210th out of 236 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Natural population growth rate vs. child mortality rate in Moldova, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 1.7% | — |
| 1951 | 1.7% | +4.9% |
| 1952 | 1.8% | +3.4% |
| 1953 | 1.8% | +2.3% |
| 1954 | 1.9% | +1.2% |
| 1955 | 1.9% | +0.4% |
| 1956 | 1.9% | +0.1% |
| 1957 | 1.9% | -0.3% |
| 1958 | 1.9% | -0.8% |
| 1959 | 1.8% | -1.4% |
| 1960 | 1.8% | -3.2% |
| 1961 | 1.7% | -5.3% |
| 1962 | 1.5% | -10.7% |
| 1963 | 1.3% | -10.2% |
| 1964 | 1.2% | -13.5% |
| 1965 | 1.1% | -5.2% |
| 1966 | 1.0% | -6.3% |
| 1967 | 1.0% | -6.0% |
| 1968 | 0.9% | -4.3% |
| 1969 | 0.9% | -2.5% |
| 1970 | 0.9% | +1.3% |
| 1971 | 0.9% | +3.7% |
| 1972 | 1.0% | +4.4% |
| 1973 | 1.0% | +4.4% |
| 1974 | 1.1% | +3.7% |
| 1975 | 1.1% | +0.5% |
| 1976 | 1.1% | -0.7% |
| 1977 | 1.1% | -1.5% |
| 1978 | 1.0% | -1.4% |
| 1979 | 1.1% | +1.5% |
| 1980 | 1.1% | +5.1% |
| 1981 | 1.1% | +3.3% |
| 1982 | 1.2% | +3.6% |
| 1983 | 1.3% | +8.8% |
| 1984 | 1.4% | +4.5% |
| 1985 | 1.3% | -1.2% |
| 1986 | 1.4% | +2.5% |
| 1987 | 1.4% | +0.5% |
| 1988 | 1.2% | -12.2% |
| 1989 | 1.0% | -17.4% |
| 1990 | 0.9% | -13.1% |
| 1991 | 0.7% | -18.3% |
| 1992 | 0.6% | -17.8% |
| 1993 | 0.5% | -19.9% |
| 1994 | 0.3% | -28.3% |
| 1995 | 0.2% | -44.0% |
| 1996 | 0.1% | -51.9% |
| 1997 | 0.2% | +76.5% |
| 1998 | 0.1% | -54.2% |
| 1999 | 0.0% | -70.0% |
| 2000 | -0.0% | -150.7% |
| 2001 | -0.0% | +121.6% |
| 2002 | -0.0% | +74.4% |
| 2003 | -0.0% | -74.1% |
| 2004 | 0.1% | -633.3% |
| 2005 | 0.1% | +17.2% |
| 2006 | 0.1% | +20.3% |
| 2007 | 0.1% | +45.4% |
| 2008 | 0.2% | +49.6% |
| 2009 | 0.3% | +44.0% |
| 2010 | 0.3% | -0.4% |
| 2011 | 0.2% | -20.2% |
| 2012 | 0.2% | -6.2% |
| 2013 | 0.1% | -36.6% |
| 2014 | 0.3% | +105.0% |
| 2015 | 0.2% | -15.9% |
| 2016 | 0.2% | -23.4% |
| 2017 | 0.1% | -68.8% |
| 2018 | -0.0% | -169.7% |
| 2019 | -0.1% | +261.1% |
| 2020 | -0.3% | +109.2% |
| 2021 | -0.5% | +93.1% |
| 2022 | -0.3% | -51.2% |
| 2023 | -0.3% | +12.9% |
Moldova compared with similar countries
- Moldova's -0.3% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.8%. (58 countries reporting)
- Moldova's -0.3% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is -0.1%, 4.1× the median. (56 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Natural population growth rate vs. child mortality rate in Moldova 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | +633.3% | -0.0% | 0.1% |
| 2019 | -261.1% | -0.0% | -0.1% |
| 2018 | -169.7% | 0.1% | -0.0% |
| 2000 | -150.7% | 0.0% | -0.0% |
| 2001 | -121.6% | -0.0% | -0.0% |
| 2020 | -109.2% | -0.1% | -0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 1.8% | 1.7% | 1.9% | 10 |
| 1960s | 1.2% | 0.9% | 1.8% | 10 |
| 1970s | 1.0% | 0.9% | 1.1% | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.2% | 1.0% | 1.4% | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.3% | 0.0% | 0.9% | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1% | -0.0% | 0.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1% | -0.1% | 0.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | -0.3% | -0.5% | -0.3% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Moldova
More health data for Moldova
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.2486 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,492 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 29 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -5.71 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.026 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -5.57 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is natural population growth rate vs. child mortality rate in Moldova?
- Natural population growth rate vs. child mortality rate in Moldova was -0.3% in 2023, according to UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest natural population growth rate vs. child mortality rate recorded in Moldova?
- The highest recorded value was 1.9% in 1956.
- What is the lowest natural population growth rate vs. child mortality rate recorded in Moldova?
- The lowest recorded value was -0.5% in 2021.
- How does Moldova rank for natural population growth rate vs. child mortality rate?
- Moldova ranks 210th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is natural population growth rate vs. child mortality rate rising or falling in Moldova?
- Over the last ten years it is down 330.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Moldova data come from?
- The figures come from UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Natural population growth rate vs. child mortality rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 74 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data).
About this data
Births minus deaths, as a share of the population. This is the part of population change that comes only from births and deaths, ignoring migration.