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Births per woman in Bulgaria
1960 – 2024 · 65 data points
18 of 42 · Countries
Updated Oct 21, 2026
Source: World Bank — World Development Indicators, 1960 – 2024
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Latest value · 2024
1.72per woman
−0.09
since 2023
Countries · 2024
18 of 42
Place 1 is the highest value.
since 2014
+0.10
vs World
−0.47
World: 2.19 · 2024
Births per woman, 1960 – 2024 children per woman · Bulgaria · World
+0.10 since 2014
0
2
4
6
1960
1980
1990
2000
2024
Bulgaria
World
Source: World Bank — World Development Indicators, 1960 – 2024
Compared with Births per woman · children per woman
Bulgaria
1.72
World
2.19
Source: World Bank — World Development Indicators
The series at a glance Bulgaria · 1960 – 2024
Latest value
1.72 · 2024
First value
2.31 · 1960
Highest
2.31 · 1960
Lowest
1.09 · 1997
Data points
65
By year
All years · 1960 – 2024
| Year | Bulgaria | Change | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 1.72 | −0.09 | 2.19 |
| 2023 | 1.81 | +0.03 | 2.20 |
| 2022 | 1.78 | −0.02 | 2.22 |
| 2021 | 1.80 | +0.03 | 2.25 |
| 2020 | 1.77 | −0.02 | 2.28 |
| 2019 | 1.79 | +0.06 | 2.35 |
| 2018 | 1.73 | +0.02 | 2.39 |
| 2017 | 1.71 | +0.04 | 2.46 |
| 2016 | 1.67 | +0.03 | 2.49 |
| 2015 | 1.64 | +0.02 | 2.49 |
| 2014 | 1.62 | +0.08 | 2.52 |
| 2013 | 1.54 | +0.04 | 2.52 |
| 2012 | 1.50 | −0.01 | 2.56 |
| 2011 | 1.51 | −0.06 | 2.55 |
| 2010 | 1.57 | −0.09 | 2.57 |
| 2009 | 1.66 | +0.10 | 2.59 |
| 2008 | 1.56 | +0.07 | 2.60 |
| 2007 | 1.49 | +0.05 | 2.60 |
| 2006 | 1.44 | +0.07 | 2.61 |
| 2005 | 1.37 | +0.04 | 2.61 |
| 2004 | 1.33 | +0.07 | 2.63 |
| 2003 | 1.26 | +0.03 | 2.64 |
| 2002 | 1.23 | +0.02 | 2.66 |
| 2001 | 1.21 | −0.05 | 2.69 |
| 2000 | 1.26 | +0.03 | 2.73 |
| 1999 | 1.23 | +0.12 | 2.72 |
| 1998 | 1.11 | +0.02 | 2.75 |
| 1997 | 1.09 | −0.14 | 2.78 |
| 1996 | 1.23 | ±0.00 | 2.82 |
| 1995 | 1.23 | −0.14 | 2.87 |
| 1994 | 1.37 | −0.09 | 2.92 |
| 1993 | 1.46 | −0.09 | 2.97 |
| 1992 | 1.55 | −0.11 | 3.04 |
| 1991 | 1.66 | −0.16 | 3.13 |
| 1990 | 1.82 | −0.08 | 3.31 |
| 1989 | 1.90 | −0.07 | 3.35 |
| 1988 | 1.97 | +0.01 | 3.39 |
| 1987 | 1.96 | −0.06 | 3.48 |
| 1986 | 2.02 | +0.05 | 3.51 |
| 1985 | 1.97 | −0.04 | 3.53 |
| 1984 | 2.01 | ±0.00 | 3.57 |
| 1983 | 2.01 | ±0.00 | 3.59 |
| 1982 | 2.01 | +0.01 | 3.72 |
| 1981 | 2.00 | −0.05 | 3.71 |
| 1980 | 2.05 | −0.11 | 3.73 |
| 1979 | 2.16 | +0.01 | 3.76 |
| 1978 | 2.15 | −0.06 | 3.77 |
| 1977 | 2.21 | −0.03 | 3.84 |
| 1976 | 2.24 | +0.01 | 3.97 |
| 1975 | 2.23 | −0.06 | 4.07 |
| 1974 | 2.29 | +0.14 | 4.26 |
| 1973 | 2.15 | +0.12 | 4.42 |
| 1972 | 2.03 | −0.07 | 4.55 |
| 1971 | 2.10 | −0.07 | 4.69 |
| 1970 | 2.17 | −0.10 | 4.84 |
| 1969 | 2.27 | ±0.00 | 4.88 |
| 1968 | 2.27 | +0.25 | 4.98 |
| 1967 | 2.02 | −0.01 | 4.87 |
| 1966 | 2.03 | −0.06 | 4.97 |
| 1965 | 2.09 | −0.10 | 5.08 |
| 1964 | 2.19 | −0.02 | 5.13 |
| 1963 | 2.21 | −0.03 | 5.31 |
| 1962 | 2.24 | −0.05 | 5.02 |
| 1961 | 2.29 | −0.02 | 4.56 |
| 1960 | 2.31 | 4.69 |
Source: World Bank — World Development Indicators, 1960 – 2024
Ranking · Countries
2020 · Place 1 is the highest value.
| # | Territory | Births per woman | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Congo - Kinshasa | 6.21 | |
| 2 | Yemen | 4.60 | |
| 3 | Congo - Brazzaville | 4.33 | |
| 4 | Liberia | 4.17 | |
| 5 | Sierra Leone | 4.08 | |
| 6 | Gabon | 3.83 | |
| 7 | Algeria | 2.94 | |
| 8 | Egypt | 2.85 | |
| 9 | Honduras | 2.58 | |
| 10 | Lebanon | 2.31 | |
| 11 | Saudi Arabia | 2.27 | |
| 12 | Indonesia | 2.19 | |
| 13 | Bangladesh | 2.18 | |
| 14 | Philippines | 2.08 | |
| 15 | India | 2.05 | |
| 16 | Mexico | 1.99 | |
| 17 | Ecuador | 1.97 | |
| 18 | France | 1.82 | |
| 19 | Romania | 1.80 | |
| 20 | Bulgaria | 1.77 | |
| 21 | Türkiye | 1.77 | |
| 22 | Czechia | 1.74 | |
| 23 | Colombia | 1.69 | |
| 24 | Brazil | 1.65 | |
| 25 | United States | 1.64 | |
| 26 | Argentina | 1.60 | |
| 27 | United Kingdom | 1.57 | |
| 28 | Netherlands | 1.54 | |
| 29 | Germany | 1.53 | |
| 30 | Russia | 1.50 | |
| 31 | Norway | 1.48 | |
| 32 | Canada | 1.41 | |
| 33 | Greece | 1.39 | |
| 34 | Poland | 1.39 | |
| 35 | Finland | 1.37 | |
| 36 | Lithuania | 1.36 | |
| 37 | Chile | 1.31 | |
| 38 | Italy | 1.24 | |
| 39 | China | 1.24 | |
| 40 | Spain | 1.18 | |
| 41 | Hong Kong SAR China | 0.88 | |
| 42 | South Korea | 0.84 |
Source: World Bank — World Development Indicators, 2020
What it means
How many children a woman would have over her life at today's birth rates.
How it is calculated
Sum of the birth rates of women at each age in the year (total fertility rate).
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
Birth rate
7.8
2025
Infant mortality
4.6
2024
Net migration
5.5
2025
Born abroad
4.4%
2024
Urban population
74.2%
2025