Bulgaria vs Sweden: Birth rate
Bulgaria
9.22 births per 1,000 people
in 2023
Sweden
9.28 births per 1,000 people
in 2023
Bulgaria rank
185th
Sweden rank
182nd
Birth rate over time
- Bulgaria
- Sweden
How they compare
Sweden 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 3 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Bulgaria ahead.
Bulgaria ranks 185th and Sweden ranks 182nd of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Bulgaria averaged higher in 4 and Sweden in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bulgaria | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 19.73 births per 1,000 people | 14.94 births per 1,000 people | 4.8 births per 1,000 people | Bulgaria |
| 1960s | 16.32 births per 1,000 people | 14.63 births per 1,000 people | 1.7 births per 1,000 people | Bulgaria |
| 1970s | 16.13 births per 1,000 people | 12.74 births per 1,000 people | 3.39 births per 1,000 people | Bulgaria |
| 1980s | 13.52 births per 1,000 people | 11.94 births per 1,000 people | 1.58 births per 1,000 people | Bulgaria |
| 1990s | 9.48 births per 1,000 people | 12.16 births per 1,000 people | 2.67 births per 1,000 people | Sweden |
| 2000s | 9.43 births per 1,000 people | 11.14 births per 1,000 people | 1.71 births per 1,000 people | Sweden |
| 2010s | 9.29 births per 1,000 people | 11.62 births per 1,000 people | 2.33 births per 1,000 people | Sweden |
| 2020s | 8.92 births per 1,000 people | 10.26 births per 1,000 people | 1.34 births per 1,000 people | Sweden |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher birth rate, Bulgaria or Sweden?
- Sweden, 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 Sweden?
- 0.06 births per 1,000 people, with Sweden ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Sweden?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Bulgaria and Sweden rank globally for birth rate?
- Bulgaria ranks 185th and Sweden ranks 182nd 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.