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Birth rate in Bulgaria
2000 – 2025 · 26 data points
6 of 14 · Countries
Updated Oct 21, 2026
Source: Eurostat, 2000 – 2025
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Overview
6 figures
People
13 figures
Economy
14 figures
Housing
1 figure
Education
4 figures
Tourism
4 figures
Climate
1 figure
Latest value · 2025
7.8per 1,000
−0.5
since 2024
Countries · 2025
6 of 14
Place 1 is the highest value.
since 2015
−1.6
vs World
−8.5
World: 16.3 · 2024
Birth rate, 2000 – 2025 per 1,000 people · Bulgaria · World
−1.6 since 2015
5
10
15
20
25
2000
2010
2015
2025
Bulgaria
World
Sources: Eurostat · World Bank — World Development Indicators, 2000 – 2025
Compared with Birth rate · per 1,000 people
Bulgaria
7.8
World
16.3 · 2024
Sources: Eurostat · World Bank — World Development Indicators
The series at a glance Bulgaria · 2000 – 2025
Latest value
7.8 · 2025
First value
9.0 · 2000
Highest
10.9 · 2009
Lowest
7.8 · 2025
Data points
26
By year
All years · 2000 – 2025
| Year | Bulgaria | Change | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 7.8 | −0.5 | — |
| 2024 | 8.3 | −0.6 | 16.3 |
| 2023 | 8.9 | +0.1 | 16.3 |
| 2022 | 8.8 | −0.2 | 16.6 |
| 2021 | 9.0 | ±0.0 | 16.8 |
| 2020 | 9.0 | −0.3 | 17.1 |
| 2019 | 9.3 | ±0.0 | 17.8 |
| 2018 | 9.3 | −0.1 | 18.2 |
| 2017 | 9.4 | ±0.0 | 18.8 |
| 2016 | 9.4 | ±0.0 | 19.3 |
| 2015 | 9.4 | −0.2 | 19.3 |
| 2014 | 9.6 | +0.3 | 19.8 |
| 2013 | 9.3 | −0.2 | 19.9 |
| 2012 | 9.5 | −0.1 | 20.4 |
| 2011 | 9.6 | −0.6 | 20.3 |
| 2010 | 10.2 | −0.7 | 20.2 |
| 2009 | 10.9 | +0.5 | 20.4 |
| 2008 | 10.4 | +0.4 | 20.5 |
| 2007 | 10.0 | +0.3 | 20.6 |
| 2006 | 9.7 | +0.4 | 20.6 |
| 2005 | 9.3 | +0.2 | 20.8 |
| 2004 | 9.1 | +0.4 | 21.0 |
| 2003 | 8.7 | +0.2 | 21.1 |
| 2002 | 8.5 | ±0.0 | 21.4 |
| 2001 | 8.5 | −0.5 | 21.7 |
| 2000 | 9.0 | 22.1 |
Sources: Eurostat · World Bank — World Development Indicators, 2000 – 2025
Ranking · Countries
2025 · Place 1 is the highest value.
| # | Territory | Birth rate | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Türkiye | 10.4 | |
| 2 | Norway | 9.9 | |
| 3 | France | 9.3 | |
| 4 | Netherlands | 9.1 | |
| 5 | Finland | 8.1 | |
| 6 | Bulgaria | 7.8 | |
| 7 | Germany | 7.8 | |
| 8 | Czechia | 7.1 | |
| 9 | Romania | 7.0 | |
| 10 | Poland | 6.5 | |
| 11 | Spain | 6.5 | |
| 12 | Greece | 6.3 | |
| 13 | Lithuania | 6.1 | |
| 14 | Italy | 6.0 |
Source: Eurostat, 2025
What it means
Babies born in a year for every 1,000 residents.
How it is calculated
Live births in the year divided by the average population, times 1,000.
People
Bulgaria in numbers
Population
6.4M
2025
Population growth
-0.13%
2025
Population density
58.6
2024
Median age
47.2
2025
Children under 15
14.0%
2025
Residents 65 and over
24.0%
2025
Life expectancy
75.8
2024
Births per woman
1.72
2024
Infant mortality
4.6
2024
Net migration
5.5
2025
Born abroad
4.4%
2024
Urban population
74.2%
2025