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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

Birth rate, 2000 – 2025 per 1,000 people · Bulgaria · World
−1.6 since 2015
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

YearBulgariaChange 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.

#TerritoryBirth 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.