Bulgaria vs North Korea: Effective fertility rate children per woman who are expected

Bulgaria
1.73
in 2023
North Korea
1.72
in 2023
Bulgaria rank
131st
North Korea rank
133rd

Effective fertility rate children per woman who are expected over time

  • Bulgaria
  • North Korea
1234194719852023

How they compare

Bulgaria currently reports 1.73 against 1.72 in North Korea, a difference of 0.01.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was North Korea ahead.

Bulgaria ranks 131st and North Korea ranks 133rd of 236 countries.

North Korea has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Bulgaria North Korea Difference Ahead
1950s 2.1 2.79 0.695 North Korea
1960s 2.07 3.2 1.13 North Korea
1970s 2.09 2.96 0.8748 North Korea
1980s 1.93 2.49 0.5616 North Korea
1990s 1.34 1.93 0.5892 North Korea
2000s 1.35 1.8 0.4478 North Korea
2010s 1.51 1.79 0.2758 North Korea
2020s 1.64 1.74 0.0943 North Korea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher effective fertility rate children per woman who are expected to, Bulgaria or North Korea?
Bulgaria, at 1.73 against 1.72 in North Korea as of 2023.
What is the difference in effective fertility rate children per woman who are expected to between Bulgaria and North Korea?
0.01, with Bulgaria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and North Korea?
74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Bulgaria and North Korea rank globally for effective fertility rate children per woman who are expected to?
Bulgaria ranks 131st and North Korea ranks 133rd of 236 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Our World in Data, published as Effective fertility rate children per woman who are expected to survive until childbearing age. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Effective fertility rate children per woman who are expected to survive until childbearing age
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
236 places, 18,723 data points, 1751–2023
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