Brunei vs Bulgaria: Total fertility rate vs. contraceptive prevalence

Brunei
1.73 births per woman
in 2024
Bulgaria
1.72 births per woman
in 2024
Brunei rank
123rd
Bulgaria rank
125th

Total fertility rate vs. contraceptive prevalence over time

  • Brunei
  • Bulgaria
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How they compare

Brunei currently reports 1.73 births per woman against 1.72 births per woman in Bulgaria, a difference of 0.01 births per woman.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Brunei ahead.

Brunei ranks 123rd and Bulgaria ranks 125th of 215 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Brunei averaged higher in 6 and Bulgaria in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Brunei Bulgaria Difference Ahead
1960s 6.69 births per woman 2.19 births per woman 4.5 births per woman Brunei
1970s 5.04 births per woman 2.17 births per woman 2.87 births per woman Brunei
1980s 3.67 births per woman 1.99 births per woman 1.68 births per woman Brunei
1990s 2.86 births per woman 1.38 births per woman 1.48 births per woman Brunei
2000s 2.11 births per woman 1.38 births per woman 0.7243 births per woman Brunei
2010s 1.92 births per woman 1.63 births per woman 0.2944 births per woman Brunei
2020s 1.76 births per woman 1.78 births per woman 0.0128 births per woman Bulgaria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher total fertility rate vs. contraceptive prevalence, Brunei or Bulgaria?
Brunei, at 1.73 births per woman against 1.72 births per woman in Bulgaria as of 2024.
What is the difference in total fertility rate vs. contraceptive prevalence between Brunei and Bulgaria?
0.01 births per woman, with Brunei ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Brunei and Bulgaria?
65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
How do Brunei and Bulgaria rank globally for total fertility rate vs. contraceptive prevalence?
Brunei ranks 123rd and Bulgaria ranks 125th of 215 countries.
Where does this data come from?
United Nations Population Division, national statistical offices, and Eurostat, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Total fertility rate vs. contraceptive prevalence. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Total fertility rate vs. contraceptive prevalence
Unit
births per woman
Source
United Nations Population Division, national statistical offices, and Eurostat, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
215 places, 13,943 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed

The total fertility rate, in a given year. Contraceptive prevalence is the percentage of women who are practicing, or whose sexual partners are practicing, any form of contraception.