Fertility and female labor force participation in Moldova
Moldova: Fertility and female labor force participation was 69.87 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
69.87
Change on year
down 3.2%
World rank
20th
of 194 countries
All-time high
72.18
in 2024
All-time low
54.56
in 2004
Years of data
27
1989–2025
Fertility and female labor force participation in Moldova, 1989–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for fertility and female labor force participation in Moldova is 69.87, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of down 3.2% on the previous year and up 0.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, fertility and female labor force participation in Moldova peaked at 72.18 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 54.56, in 2004.
That places Moldova 20th out of 194 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 27 years of available data.
Fertility and female labor force participation in Moldova, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1989 | 61.64 | — |
| 2000 | 56.33 | -8.6% |
| 2001 | 54.71 | -2.9% |
| 2002 | 54.75 | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 56.05 | +2.4% |
| 2004 | 54.56 | -2.7% |
| 2005 | 55.03 | +0.9% |
| 2006 | 57.23 | +4.0% |
| 2007 | 58.87 | +2.9% |
| 2008 | 59.23 | +0.6% |
| 2009 | 59.9 | +1.1% |
| 2010 | 62.67 | +4.6% |
| 2011 | 64.36 | +2.7% |
| 2012 | 65.3 | +1.4% |
| 2013 | 65.6 | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 69.21 | +5.5% |
| 2015 | 69.39 | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 68.9 | -0.7% |
| 2017 | 67.4 | -2.2% |
| 2018 | 66.4 | -1.5% |
| 2019 | 68.31 | +2.9% |
| 2020 | 68.02 | -0.4% |
| 2021 | 70.59 | +3.8% |
| 2022 | 71.5 | +1.3% |
| 2023 | 70.05 | -2.0% |
| 2024 | 72.18 | +3.0% |
| 2025 | 69.87 | -3.2% |
Moldova compared with similar countries
- Moldova's 69.87 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 52.18, 1.3× the median. (52 countries reporting)
- Moldova's 69.87 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 56.9, 1.2× the median. (53 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 61.64 | 61.64 | 61.64 | 1 |
| 2000s | 56.67 | 54.56 | 59.9 | 10 |
| 2010s | 66.75 | 62.67 | 69.39 | 10 |
| 2020s | 70.37 | 68.02 | 72.18 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Moldova
- 17 Iceland 72 compare
- 18 Greenland 71.49 compare
- 19 San Marino 70.36 compare
- 21 Antigua and Barbuda 69.12 compare
- 22 Togo 69.06 compare
- 23 Madagascar 68.88 compare
More work & labour data for Moldova
- Persons outside the labour force (ILO modelled estimates) 654.38 (2027)
- Labour force participation rate (ILO modelled estimates) 72.49 (2027)
- Labour force (ILO modelled estimates) 1,725 (2027)
- Unemployment rate (ILO modelled estimates) 1.5 (2027)
- Labour dependency ratio 0.726 (2027)
- Output per worker, GDP constant 2021 international $ at PPP 24,890 (2027)
- Output per worker, GDP constant 2015 US $ 5,854 (2027)
- Employment-to-population ratio (ILO modelled estimates) 71.4 (2027)
- Persons outside the labour force (ILO modelled estimates) (15+) -0.868 % change on previous year (2027)
- Labour force (ILO modelled estimates) (15+), annual growth rate -0.4043 % change on previous year (2027)
Frequently asked questions
- What is fertility and female labor force participation in Moldova?
- Fertility and female labor force participation in Moldova was 69.87 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest fertility and female labor force participation recorded in Moldova?
- The highest recorded value was 72.18 in 2024.
- What is the lowest fertility and female labor force participation recorded in Moldova?
- The lowest recorded value was 54.56 in 2004.
- How does Moldova rank for fertility and female labor force participation?
- Moldova ranks 20th out of 194 countries with data for 2025.
- Is fertility and female labor force participation rising or falling in Moldova?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Moldova data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Fertility and female labor force participation. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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