Bulgaria vs Greece: Birth rate total

Bulgaria
24.76
in 2021
Greece
23.81
in 2019
Bulgaria rank
29th
Greece rank
31st

Birth rate total over time

  • Bulgaria
  • Greece
20406080100190019602021

How they compare

Bulgaria currently reports 24.76 against 23.81 in Greece, a difference of 0.95.

The two have swapped places 10 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1956 it was Bulgaria ahead.

Bulgaria ranks 29th and Greece ranks 31st of 40 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Bulgaria averaged higher in 4 and Greece in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Bulgaria Greece Difference Ahead
1950s 57.32 54.92 2.4 Bulgaria
1960s 49.67 50.49 0.823 Greece
1970s 46.61 43.81 2.81 Bulgaria
1980s 39.48 36.77 2.71 Bulgaria
1990s 28.21 29.32 1.11 Greece
2000s 27.8 30.12 2.32 Greece
2010s 27.69 26.68 1.01 Bulgaria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher birth rate total, Bulgaria or Greece?
Bulgaria, at 24.76 against 23.81 in Greece as of 2021.
What is the difference in birth rate total between Bulgaria and Greece?
0.95, with Bulgaria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Greece?
64 years are reported by both, from 1956 to 2019.
How do Bulgaria and Greece rank globally for birth rate total?
Bulgaria ranks 29th and Greece ranks 31st of 40 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Our World in Data, published as Birth rate total. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Birth rate total
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
40 places, 3,610 data points, 1840–2024
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