Bulgaria vs Greece: Peak birth month each year and the daily birth rate that month
Bulgaria
24.76 births per million people
in 2021
Greece
23.81 births per million people
in 2019
Bulgaria rank
29th
Greece rank
31st
Peak birth month each year and the daily birth rate that month over time
- Bulgaria
- Greece
How they compare
Bulgaria currently reports 24.76 births per million people against 23.81 births per million people in Greece, a difference of 0.95 births per million people.
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 births per million people | 54.92 births per million people | 2.4 births per million people | Bulgaria |
| 1960s | 49.67 births per million people | 50.49 births per million people | 0.823 births per million people | Greece |
| 1970s | 46.61 births per million people | 43.81 births per million people | 2.81 births per million people | Bulgaria |
| 1980s | 39.48 births per million people | 36.77 births per million people | 2.71 births per million people | Bulgaria |
| 1990s | 28.21 births per million people | 29.32 births per million people | 1.11 births per million people | Greece |
| 2000s | 27.8 births per million people | 30.12 births per million people | 2.32 births per million people | Greece |
| 2010s | 27.69 births per million people | 26.68 births per million people | 1.01 births per million people | Bulgaria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher peak birth month each year and the daily birth rate that month, Bulgaria or Greece?
- Bulgaria, at 24.76 births per million people against 23.81 births per million people in Greece as of 2021.
- What is the difference in peak birth month each year and the daily birth rate that month between Bulgaria and Greece?
- 0.95 births per million people, 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 peak birth month each year and the daily birth rate that month?
- Bulgaria ranks 29th and Greece ranks 31st of 40 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Human Mortality Database (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Peak birth month each year and the daily birth rate that month. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Highest average daily number of births, per million people, recorded in the given year.