Bulgaria vs Portugal: Share of births outside marriage
Bulgaria
59.7
in 2023
Portugal
59.5
in 2023
Bulgaria rank
7th
Portugal rank
8th
Share of births outside marriage over time
- Bulgaria
- Portugal
How they compare
Bulgaria currently reports 59.7 against 59.5 in Portugal, a difference of 0.2.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Portugal ahead.
Bulgaria ranks 7th and Portugal ranks 8th of 43 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Bulgaria averaged higher in 6 and Portugal in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bulgaria | Portugal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 8.88 | 8.05 | 0.83 | Bulgaria |
| 1970s | 9.74 | 7.36 | 2.38 | Bulgaria |
| 1980s | 11.11 | 11.74 | 0.63 | Portugal |
| 1990s | 24.34 | 17.87 | 6.47 | Bulgaria |
| 2000s | 47.25 | 29.77 | 17.48 | Bulgaria |
| 2010s | 57.85 | 49.77 | 8.08 | Bulgaria |
| 2020s | 59.77 | 59.4 | 0.3657 | Bulgaria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of births outside marriage, Bulgaria or Portugal?
- Bulgaria, at 59.7 against 59.5 in Portugal as of 2023.
- What is the difference in share of births outside marriage between Bulgaria and Portugal?
- 0.2, with Bulgaria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Portugal?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2023.
- How do Bulgaria and Portugal rank globally for share of births outside marriage?
- Bulgaria ranks 7th and Portugal ranks 8th of 43 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Our World in Data, published as Share of births outside marriage. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.