Bulgaria vs Hungary: Total fertility rate vs cohort fertility rate vs tempo-adjusted total fertility rate
Bulgaria
1.58 births per woman
in 2021
Hungary
1.56 births per woman
in 2020
Bulgaria rank
8th
Hungary rank
10th
Total fertility rate vs cohort fertility rate vs tempo-adjusted total fertility rate over time
- Bulgaria
- Hungary
How they compare
Bulgaria currently reports 1.58 births per woman against 1.56 births per woman in Hungary, a difference of 0.02 births per woman.
The two have swapped places 11 times across 71 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Bulgaria ahead.
Bulgaria ranks 8th and Hungary ranks 10th of 34 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Bulgaria averaged higher in 5 and Hungary in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bulgaria | Hungary | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 2.4 births per woman | 2.53 births per woman | 0.1312 births per woman | Hungary |
| 1960s | 2.19 births per woman | 1.93 births per woman | 0.2614 births per woman | Bulgaria |
| 1970s | 2.17 births per woman | 2.1 births per woman | 0.0739 births per woman | Bulgaria |
| 1980s | 1.99 births per woman | 1.84 births per woman | 0.1488 births per woman | Bulgaria |
| 1990s | 1.39 births per woman | 1.59 births per woman | 0.1981 births per woman | Hungary |
| 2000s | 1.38 births per woman | 1.31 births per woman | 0.0639 births per woman | Bulgaria |
| 2010s | 1.53 births per woman | 1.4 births per woman | 0.1332 births per woman | Bulgaria |
| 2020s | 1.56 births per woman | 1.56 births per woman | 0.005 births per woman | Hungary |
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 Hungary?
- Bulgaria, at 1.58 births per woman against 1.56 births per woman in Hungary as of 2021.
- What is the difference in total fertility rate vs cohort fertility rate vs tempo-adjusted total fertility rate between Bulgaria and Hungary?
- 0.02 births per woman, with Bulgaria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Hungary?
- 71 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2020.
- How do Bulgaria and Hungary rank globally for total fertility rate vs cohort fertility rate vs tempo-adjusted total fertility rate?
- Bulgaria ranks 8th and Hungary ranks 10th 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.