Bulgaria vs Papua New Guinea: Share of births by age of mother
Bulgaria
10.6%
in 2023
Papua New Guinea
10.7%
in 2023
Bulgaria rank
78th
Papua New Guinea rank
76th
Share of births by age of mother over time
- Bulgaria
- Papua New Guinea
How they compare
Papua New Guinea currently reports 10.7% against 10.6% in Bulgaria, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Bulgaria ahead.
Bulgaria ranks 78th and Papua New Guinea ranks 76th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Bulgaria averaged higher in 6 and Papua New Guinea in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bulgaria | Papua New Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 12.4% | 9.9% | 2.5% | Bulgaria |
| 1960s | 17.1% | 9.4% | 7.7% | Bulgaria |
| 1970s | 17.2% | 10.5% | 6.8% | Bulgaria |
| 1980s | 19.8% | 12.6% | 7.2% | Bulgaria |
| 1990s | 22.2% | 12.3% | 9.9% | Bulgaria |
| 2000s | 15.1% | 12.4% | 2.7% | Bulgaria |
| 2010s | 10.4% | 11.2% | 0.8% | Papua New Guinea |
| 2020s | 10.2% | 10.7% | 0.5% | Papua New Guinea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of births by age of mother, Bulgaria or Papua New Guinea?
- Papua New Guinea, at 10.7% against 10.6% in Bulgaria as of 2023.
- What is the difference in share of births by age of mother between Bulgaria and Papua New Guinea?
- 0.1%, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Papua New Guinea?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Bulgaria and Papua New Guinea rank globally for share of births by age of mother?
- Bulgaria ranks 78th and Papua New Guinea ranks 76th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UN, World Population Prospects (2024) β processed by Our World in Data, published as Share of births by age of mother. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Number of live births in a calendar year.