Bulgaria vs Germany: Total fertility rate vs cohort fertility rate vs tempo-adjusted total fertility rate
Bulgaria
1.58 births per woman
in 2021
Germany
1.57 births per woman
in 2017
Bulgaria rank
8th
Germany rank
9th
Total fertility rate vs cohort fertility rate vs tempo-adjusted total fertility rate over time
- Bulgaria
- Germany
How they compare
Bulgaria currently reports 1.58 births per woman against 1.57 births per woman in Germany, a difference of 0.01 births per woman.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 62 shared years of data; in 1956 it was Bulgaria ahead.
Bulgaria ranks 8th and Germany ranks 9th of 34 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Bulgaria averaged higher in 4 and Germany in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bulgaria | Germany | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 2.27 births per woman | 2.28 births per woman | 0.0183 births per woman | Germany |
| 1960s | 2.19 births per woman | 2.43 births per woman | 0.2419 births per woman | Germany |
| 1970s | 2.17 births per woman | 1.63 births per woman | 0.5413 births per woman | Bulgaria |
| 1980s | 1.99 births per woman | 1.45 births per woman | 0.5388 births per woman | Bulgaria |
| 1990s | 1.39 births per woman | 1.33 births per woman | 0.0554 births per woman | Bulgaria |
| 2000s | 1.38 births per woman | 1.38 births per woman | 0.0025 births per woman | Germany |
| 2010s | 1.53 births per woman | 1.47 births per woman | 0.0518 births per woman | Bulgaria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher total fertility rate vs cohort fertility rate vs tempo-adjusted total fertility rate, Bulgaria or Germany?
- Bulgaria, at 1.58 births per woman against 1.57 births per woman in Germany as of 2021.
- What is the difference in total fertility rate vs cohort fertility rate vs tempo-adjusted total fertility rate between Bulgaria and Germany?
- 0.01 births per woman, with Bulgaria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Germany?
- 62 years are reported by both, from 1956 to 2017.
- How do Bulgaria and Germany rank globally for total fertility rate vs cohort fertility rate vs tempo-adjusted total fertility rate?
- Bulgaria ranks 8th and Germany ranks 9th of 34 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Human Fertility Database (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Total fertility rate vs cohort fertility rate vs tempo-adjusted total fertility rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Average number of children a woman would have in her lifetime if she experienced the fertility rates of a specific year.