Barbados vs Bulgaria: Fertility rate vs. unmet need for contraception
Barbados
1.71 births per woman
in 2024
Bulgaria
1.72 births per woman
in 2024
Barbados rank
127th
Bulgaria rank
125th
Fertility rate vs. unmet need for contraception over time
- Barbados
- Bulgaria
How they compare
Bulgaria currently reports 1.72 births per woman against 1.71 births per woman in Barbados, a difference of 0.01 births per woman.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Barbados ahead.
Barbados ranks 127th and Bulgaria ranks 125th of 215 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Barbados averaged higher in 5 and Bulgaria in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Barbados | Bulgaria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 4.05 births per woman | 2.19 births per woman | 1.86 births per woman | Barbados |
| 1970s | 2.55 births per woman | 2.17 births per woman | 0.3808 births per woman | Barbados |
| 1980s | 1.74 births per woman | 1.99 births per woman | 0.2518 births per woman | Bulgaria |
| 1990s | 1.74 births per woman | 1.38 births per woman | 0.3657 births per woman | Barbados |
| 2000s | 1.81 births per woman | 1.38 births per woman | 0.4314 births per woman | Barbados |
| 2010s | 1.73 births per woman | 1.63 births per woman | 0.1059 births per woman | Barbados |
| 2020s | 1.71 births per woman | 1.78 births per woman | 0.067 births per woman | Bulgaria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher fertility rate vs. unmet need for contraception, Barbados or Bulgaria?
- Bulgaria, at 1.72 births per woman against 1.71 births per woman in Barbados as of 2024.
- What is the difference in fertility rate vs. unmet need for contraception between Barbados and Bulgaria?
- 0.01 births per woman, with Bulgaria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Barbados and Bulgaria?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do Barbados and Bulgaria rank globally for fertility rate vs. unmet need for contraception?
- Barbados ranks 127th 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 Fertility rate vs. unmet need for contraception. 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, in a given year. The unmet need for contraception shows the estimated share of married fertile women of reproductive age who do not want to become pregnant and are not using contraception.