Bulgaria vs North Korea: Fertility rate, total (births per woman) (UNESCO Institute)
Bulgaria
1.81 births per woman
in 2023
North Korea
1.78 births per woman
in 2023
Bulgaria rank
119th
North Korea rank
121st
Fertility rate, total (births per woman) (UNESCO Institute) over time
- Bulgaria
- North Korea
How they compare
Bulgaria currently reports 1.81 births per woman against 1.78 births per woman in North Korea, a difference of 0.03 births per woman.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 54 shared years of data; in 1970 it was North Korea ahead.
Bulgaria ranks 119th and North Korea ranks 121st of 215 countries.
North Korea has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bulgaria | North Korea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 2.17 births per woman | 3.23 births per woman | 1.05 births per woman | North Korea |
| 1980s | 1.99 births per woman | 2.67 births per woman | 0.685 births per woman | North Korea |
| 1990s | 1.38 births per woman | 2.17 births per woman | 0.79 births per woman | North Korea |
| 2000s | 1.38 births per woman | 1.92 births per woman | 0.5424 births per woman | North Korea |
| 2010s | 1.63 births per woman | 1.86 births per woman | 0.2352 births per woman | North Korea |
| 2020s | 1.79 births per woman | 1.8 births per woman | 0.011 births per woman | North Korea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher fertility rate, total, Bulgaria or North Korea?
- Bulgaria, at 1.81 births per woman against 1.78 births per woman in North Korea as of 2023.
- What is the difference in fertility rate, total between Bulgaria and North Korea?
- 0.03 births per woman, with Bulgaria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and North Korea?
- 54 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2023.
- How do Bulgaria and North Korea rank globally for fertility rate, total?
- Bulgaria ranks 119th and North Korea ranks 121st of 215 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Fertility rate, total (births per woman). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release