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Birth rate in Sofia

2000 – 2024 · 25 data points 1 of 5 · Regions of Yugozapaden Updated Oct 21, 2026
People · Sofia Yugozapaden Bulgaria

Source: Eurostat, 2000 – 2024

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Latest value · 2024 9.3per 1,000 −0.6 since 2023
Regions of Yugozapaden · 2024 1 of 5 Place 1 is the highest value.
since 2014 −2.4
vs Yugozapaden +0.6 Yugozapaden: 8.7 · 2024
Birth rate, 2000 – 2024 per 1,000 people · Sofia · Yugozapaden · Bulgaria · World
−2.4 since 2014
Sofia Yugozapaden Bulgaria World

Sources: Eurostat · World Bank — World Development Indicators, 2000 – 2024

Compared with Birth rate · per 1,000 people
Sofia
9.3
Yugozapaden
8.7
Bulgaria
7.8 · 2025
World
16.3

Sources: Eurostat · World Bank — World Development Indicators

The series at a glance Sofia · 2000 – 2024
Latest value 9.3 · 2024
First value 9.2 · 2000
Highest 12.0 · 2009
Lowest 8.4 · 2001
Data points 25

By year

All years · 2000 – 2024

YearSofiaChange YugozapadenBulgariaWorld
2024 9.3 −0.6 8.7 8.3 16.3
2023 9.9 −0.1 9.3 8.9 16.3
2022 10.0 −0.3 9.3 8.8 16.6
2021 10.3 −0.1 9.6 9.0 16.8
2020 10.4 ±0.0 9.6 9.0 17.1
2019 10.4 −0.1 9.6 9.3 17.8
2018 10.5 −0.6 9.5 9.3 18.2
2017 11.1 ±0.0 9.7 9.4 18.8
2016 11.1 −0.1 9.7 9.4 19.3
2015 11.2 −0.5 9.7 9.4 19.3
2014 11.7 +0.5 9.9 9.6 19.8
2013 11.2 +0.7 9.4 9.3 19.9
2012 10.5 −0.1 9.7 9.5 20.4
2011 10.6 −1.0 9.9 9.6 20.3
2010 11.6 −0.4 10.6 10.2 20.2
2009 12.0 +0.7 11.1 10.9 20.4
2008 11.3 +0.7 10.5 10.4 20.5
2007 10.6 +0.4 10.0 10.0 20.6
2006 10.2 +0.5 9.6 9.7 20.6
2005 9.7 +0.7 9.2 9.3 20.8
2004 9.0 +0.2 8.7 9.1 21.0
2003 8.8 +0.2 8.4 8.7 21.1
2002 8.6 +0.2 8.2 8.5 21.4
2001 8.4 −0.8 8.2 8.5 21.7
2000 9.2 8.9 9.0 22.1

Sources: Eurostat · World Bank — World Development Indicators, 2000 – 2024

Ranking · Regions of Yugozapaden

2022 · Place 1 is the highest value.

Year: 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013
Highest first Lowest first A–Z
#TerritoryBirth rate
5 Pernik 6.9
4 Kyustendil 7.4
3 Blagoevgrad 8.3
2 Sofia 8.8
1 Sofia (stolitsa) 10.0

Source: Eurostat, 2022

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.