Fertility rate, total in Bulgaria
Bulgaria: Fertility rate, total was 1.72 births per woman in 2024. ▼ Falling
Fertility rate, total in Bulgaria, 1960–2024
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division. Measured in births per woman.
Analysis
In 2024, fertility rate, total in Bulgaria stood at 1.72 births per woman.
That represents a change of down 5.0% on the previous year and up 6.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, fertility rate, total in Bulgaria peaked at 2.31 births per woman in 1960 and was at its lowest, 1.09 births per woman, in 1997.
That places Bulgaria 125th out of 215 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 65 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.19 births per woman | 2.02 births per woman | 2.31 births per woman | 10 |
| 1970s | 2.17 births per woman | 2.03 births per woman | 2.29 births per woman | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.99 births per woman | 1.9 births per woman | 2.05 births per woman | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.38 births per woman | 1.09 births per woman | 1.82 births per woman | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.38 births per woman | 1.21 births per woman | 1.66 births per woman | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.63 births per woman | 1.5 births per woman | 1.79 births per woman | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.78 births per woman | 1.72 births per woman | 1.81 births per woman | 5 |
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More health data for Bulgaria
- Population ages 15-64, female 60.5% (2025)
- Age population, age 15, male, interpolated 36,549 (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, total 1.43 million (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above 22.2% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, total 4.08 million (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, male 66.4% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, male 2.07 million (2025)
- Age population, age 13, female, interpolated 33,230 (2025)
- Age population, age 13, male, interpolated 35,427 (2025)
- Age population, age 14, female, interpolated 33,693 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is fertility rate, total in Bulgaria?
- Fertility rate, total in Bulgaria was 1.72 births per woman in 2024, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division.
- What is the highest fertility rate, total recorded in Bulgaria?
- The highest recorded value was 2.31 births per woman in 1960.
- What is the lowest fertility rate, total recorded in Bulgaria?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.09 births per woman in 1997.
- How does Bulgaria rank for fertility rate, total?
- Bulgaria ranks 125th out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is fertility rate, total rising or falling in Bulgaria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Bulgaria data come from?
- The figures come from World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as part of Fertility rate, total (births per woman). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Total fertility rate represents the number of children that would be born to a woman if she were to live to the end of her childbearing years and bear children in accordance with age-specific fertility rates of the specified year.