Bulgaria vs Netherlands: Birth rate
Bulgaria
9.22 births per 1,000 people
in 2023
Netherlands
9.28 births per 1,000 people
in 2023
Bulgaria rank
185th
Netherlands rank
183rd
Birth rate over time
- Bulgaria
- Netherlands
How they compare
Netherlands currently reports 9.28 births per 1,000 people against 9.22 births per 1,000 people in Bulgaria, a difference of 0.06 births per 1,000 people.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Netherlands ahead.
Bulgaria ranks 185th and Netherlands ranks 183rd of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Bulgaria averaged higher in 2 and Netherlands in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bulgaria | Netherlands | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 19.73 births per 1,000 people | 21.72 births per 1,000 people | 1.98 births per 1,000 people | Netherlands |
| 1960s | 16.32 births per 1,000 people | 19.99 births per 1,000 people | 3.67 births per 1,000 people | Netherlands |
| 1970s | 16.13 births per 1,000 people | 14.32 births per 1,000 people | 1.81 births per 1,000 people | Bulgaria |
| 1980s | 13.52 births per 1,000 people | 12.47 births per 1,000 people | 1.06 births per 1,000 people | Bulgaria |
| 1990s | 9.48 births per 1,000 people | 12.82 births per 1,000 people | 3.34 births per 1,000 people | Netherlands |
| 2000s | 9.43 births per 1,000 people | 11.85 births per 1,000 people | 2.42 births per 1,000 people | Netherlands |
| 2010s | 9.29 births per 1,000 people | 10.25 births per 1,000 people | 0.9594 births per 1,000 people | Netherlands |
| 2020s | 8.92 births per 1,000 people | 9.72 births per 1,000 people | 0.803 births per 1,000 people | Netherlands |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher birth rate, Bulgaria or Netherlands?
- Netherlands, at 9.28 births per 1,000 people against 9.22 births per 1,000 people in Bulgaria as of 2023.
- What is the difference in birth rate between Bulgaria and Netherlands?
- 0.06 births per 1,000 people, with Netherlands ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Netherlands?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Bulgaria and Netherlands rank globally for birth rate?
- Bulgaria ranks 185th and Netherlands ranks 183rd of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Birth rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The number of live births in a year per 1,000 people in the population.