Bulgaria vs Moldova: Fertility rate: births per woman
Bulgaria
1.75 live births per woman
in 2023
Moldova
1.73 live births per woman
in 2023
Bulgaria rank
133rd
Moldova rank
135th
Fertility rate: births per woman over time
- Bulgaria
- Moldova
How they compare
Bulgaria currently reports 1.75 live births per woman against 1.73 live births per woman in Moldova, a difference of 0.02 live births per woman.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Moldova ahead.
Bulgaria ranks 133rd and Moldova ranks 135th of 236 countries.
Moldova has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bulgaria | Moldova | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 2.35 live births per woman | 3.48 live births per woman | 1.13 live births per woman | Moldova |
| 1960s | 2.19 live births per woman | 2.83 live births per woman | 0.6412 live births per woman | Moldova |
| 1970s | 2.17 live births per woman | 2.5 live births per woman | 0.3262 live births per woman | Moldova |
| 1980s | 1.99 live births per woman | 2.58 live births per woman | 0.5879 live births per woman | Moldova |
| 1990s | 1.38 live births per woman | 1.95 live births per woman | 0.5721 live births per woman | Moldova |
| 2000s | 1.38 live births per woman | 1.54 live births per woman | 0.1657 live births per woman | Moldova |
| 2010s | 1.53 live births per woman | 1.76 live births per woman | 0.2268 live births per woman | Moldova |
| 2020s | 1.66 live births per woman | 1.74 live births per woman | 0.0717 live births per woman | Moldova |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher fertility rate: births per woman, Bulgaria or Moldova?
- Bulgaria, at 1.75 live births per woman against 1.73 live births per woman in Moldova as of 2023.
- What is the difference in fertility rate: births per woman between Bulgaria and Moldova?
- 0.02 live births per woman, with Bulgaria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Moldova?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Bulgaria and Moldova rank globally for fertility rate: births per woman?
- Bulgaria ranks 133rd and Moldova ranks 135th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Fertility rate: 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
The total fertility rate: the average number of children a woman would have if she experienced the year's age-specific birth rates throughout her childbearing years.