Bulgaria vs Ecuador: Fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age
Bulgaria
1.73 children per women
in 2023
Ecuador
1.79 children per women
in 2023
Bulgaria rank
131st
Ecuador rank
128th
Fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age over time
- Bulgaria
- Ecuador
How they compare
Ecuador currently reports 1.79 children per women against 1.73 children per women in Bulgaria, a difference of 0.06 children per women.
Across all 74 years both countries report, Ecuador has been ahead every year.
Bulgaria ranks 131st and Ecuador ranks 128th of 236 countries.
Ecuador has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bulgaria | Ecuador | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 2.1 children per women | 5.22 children per women | 3.13 children per women | Ecuador |
| 1960s | 2.07 children per women | 5.42 children per women | 3.35 children per women | Ecuador |
| 1970s | 2.09 children per women | 4.78 children per women | 2.7 children per women | Ecuador |
| 1980s | 1.93 children per women | 3.84 children per women | 1.92 children per women | Ecuador |
| 1990s | 1.34 children per women | 3.23 children per women | 1.89 children per women | Ecuador |
| 2000s | 1.35 children per women | 2.75 children per women | 1.4 children per women | Ecuador |
| 2010s | 1.51 children per women | 2.24 children per women | 0.7257 children per women | Ecuador |
| 2020s | 1.64 children per women | 1.85 children per women | 0.2059 children per women | Ecuador |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age, Bulgaria or Ecuador?
- Ecuador, at 1.79 children per women against 1.73 children per women in Bulgaria as of 2023.
- What is the difference in fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age between Bulgaria and Ecuador?
- 0.06 children per women, with Ecuador ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Ecuador?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Bulgaria and Ecuador rank globally for fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age?
- Bulgaria ranks 131st and Ecuador ranks 128th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Malani and Jacob (2024); UN, World Population Prospects (2024); Human Mortality Database (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Number of children who live long enough to reproduce, per woman. This number is dependent on the survival of daughters to childbearing age (between 15 and 49 years old).