Bulgaria vs Qatar: Fertility rate vs. unmet need for contraception
Bulgaria
1.72 births per woman
in 2024
Qatar
1.72 births per woman
in 2024
Bulgaria rank
125th
Qatar rank
126th
Fertility rate vs. unmet need for contraception over time
- Bulgaria
- Qatar
How they compare
Bulgaria currently reports 1.72 births per woman against 1.72 births per woman in Qatar, a difference of 0 births per woman.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Qatar ahead.
Bulgaria ranks 125th and Qatar ranks 126th of 215 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Bulgaria averaged higher in 1 and Qatar in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bulgaria | Qatar | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.19 births per woman | 6.49 births per woman | 4.29 births per woman | Qatar |
| 1970s | 2.17 births per woman | 5.88 births per woman | 3.7 births per woman | Qatar |
| 1980s | 1.99 births per woman | 4.79 births per woman | 2.8 births per woman | Qatar |
| 1990s | 1.38 births per woman | 3.62 births per woman | 2.24 births per woman | Qatar |
| 2000s | 1.38 births per woman | 2.71 births per woman | 1.33 births per woman | Qatar |
| 2010s | 1.63 births per woman | 1.95 births per woman | 0.3182 births per woman | Qatar |
| 2020s | 1.78 births per woman | 1.69 births per woman | 0.083 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, Bulgaria or Qatar?
- Bulgaria, at 1.72 births per woman against 1.72 births per woman in Qatar as of 2024.
- What is the difference in fertility rate vs. unmet need for contraception between Bulgaria and Qatar?
- 0 births per woman, with Bulgaria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Qatar?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do Bulgaria and Qatar rank globally for fertility rate vs. unmet need for contraception?
- Bulgaria ranks 125th and Qatar ranks 126th 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.