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In 2026, Romania's total fertility rate is 1.71 children per woman, below the 2.1 replacement level. Over the preceding five years it has held broadly steady. About 176 thousand babies are born a year, a crude birth rate of 9.4 per 1,000. Its net reproduction rate sits at 0.82, well below the 1.0 that marks generational replacement. Women are having children later in life, at a mean age of 28.5 years, up from 25.3 in 1980. Mothers aged 15-19 account for 9% of births. By 2100, projections see it holding near 1.67 children per woman.
Fertility rate
1.71 children/woman
Birth rate
9.4 per 1,000 people
Total births
176.2K
Mean age at birth
28.5 years
Romania's fertility rate of 1.71 children per woman is below the 2.1 replacement level needed to maintain population size without immigration.