Bulgaria vs Korea, Democratic People's Republic of: Fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age
Bulgaria
1.73 children per women
in 2023
Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
1.72 children per women
in 2023
Bulgaria rank
131st
Korea, Democratic People's Republic of rank
133rd
Fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age over time
- Bulgaria
- Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
How they compare
Bulgaria currently reports 1.73 children per women against 1.72 children per women in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of, a difference of 0.01 children per women.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Korea, Democratic People's Republic of ahead.
Bulgaria ranks 131st and Korea, Democratic People's Republic of ranks 133rd of 236 countries.
Korea, Democratic People's Republic of has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bulgaria | Korea, Democratic People's Republic of | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 2.1 children per women | 2.79 children per women | 0.695 children per women | Korea, Democratic People's Republic of |
| 1960s | 2.07 children per women | 3.2 children per women | 1.13 children per women | Korea, Democratic People's Republic of |
| 1970s | 2.09 children per women | 2.96 children per women | 0.8748 children per women | Korea, Democratic People's Republic of |
| 1980s | 1.93 children per women | 2.49 children per women | 0.5616 children per women | Korea, Democratic People's Republic of |
| 1990s | 1.34 children per women | 1.93 children per women | 0.5892 children per women | Korea, Democratic People's Republic of |
| 2000s | 1.35 children per women | 1.8 children per women | 0.4478 children per women | Korea, Democratic People's Republic of |
| 2010s | 1.51 children per women | 1.79 children per women | 0.2758 children per women | Korea, Democratic People's Republic of |
| 2020s | 1.64 children per women | 1.74 children per women | 0.0943 children per women | Korea, Democratic People's Republic of |
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 Korea, Democratic People's Republic of?
- Bulgaria, at 1.73 children per women against 1.72 children per women in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of as of 2023.
- What is the difference in fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age between Bulgaria and Korea, Democratic People's Republic of?
- 0.01 children per women, with Bulgaria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Korea, Democratic People's Republic of?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Bulgaria and Korea, Democratic People's Republic of rank globally for fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age?
- Bulgaria ranks 131st and Korea, Democratic People's Republic of ranks 133rd 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).