Bulgaria vs Korea, Democratic People's Republic of: Fertility rate, total
Bulgaria
1.81 births per woman
in 2023
Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
1.78 births per woman
in 2023
Bulgaria rank
119th
Korea, Democratic People's Republic of rank
121st
Fertility rate, total over time
- Bulgaria
- Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
How they compare
Bulgaria currently reports 1.81 births per woman against 1.78 births per woman in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of, 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 Korea, Democratic People's Republic of ahead.
Bulgaria ranks 119th and Korea, Democratic People's Republic of ranks 121st of 215 countries.
Korea, Democratic People's Republic of has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bulgaria | Korea, Democratic People's Republic of | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 2.17 births per woman | 3.23 births per woman | 1.05 births per woman | Korea, Democratic People's Republic of |
| 1980s | 1.99 births per woman | 2.67 births per woman | 0.685 births per woman | Korea, Democratic People's Republic of |
| 1990s | 1.38 births per woman | 2.17 births per woman | 0.79 births per woman | Korea, Democratic People's Republic of |
| 2000s | 1.38 births per woman | 1.92 births per woman | 0.5424 births per woman | Korea, Democratic People's Republic of |
| 2010s | 1.63 births per woman | 1.86 births per woman | 0.2352 births per woman | Korea, Democratic People's Republic of |
| 2020s | 1.79 births per woman | 1.8 births per woman | 0.011 births per woman | Korea, Democratic People's Republic of |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher fertility rate, total, Bulgaria or Korea, Democratic People's Republic of?
- Bulgaria, at 1.81 births per woman against 1.78 births per woman in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of as of 2023.
- What is the difference in fertility rate, total between Bulgaria and Korea, Democratic People's Republic of?
- 0.03 births per woman, with Bulgaria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Korea, Democratic People's Republic of?
- 54 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2023.
- How do Bulgaria and Korea, Democratic People's Republic of rank globally for fertility rate, total?
- Bulgaria ranks 119th and Korea, Democratic People's Republic of 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