Bulgaria vs Russian Federation: Total fertility rate vs cohort fertility rate vs tempo-adjusted total fertility rate
Bulgaria
1.58 births per woman
in 2021
Russian Federation
1.58 births per woman
in 2018
Bulgaria rank
8th
Russian Federation rank
7th
Total fertility rate vs cohort fertility rate vs tempo-adjusted total fertility rate over time
- Bulgaria
- Russian Federation
How they compare
Russian Federation currently reports 1.58 births per woman against 1.58 births per woman in Bulgaria, a difference of 0 births per woman.
The two have swapped places 10 times across 60 shared years of data; in 1959 it was Russian Federation ahead.
Bulgaria ranks 8th and Russian Federation ranks 7th of 34 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Bulgaria averaged higher in 2 and Russian Federation in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bulgaria | Russian Federation | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 2.23 births per woman | 2.58 births per woman | 0.348 births per woman | Russian Federation |
| 1960s | 2.19 births per woman | 2.19 births per woman | 0.0033 births per woman | Russian Federation |
| 1970s | 2.17 births per woman | 1.96 births per woman | 0.211 births per woman | Bulgaria |
| 1980s | 1.99 births per woman | 2.05 births per woman | 0.055 births per woman | Russian Federation |
| 1990s | 1.39 births per woman | 1.42 births per woman | 0.0276 births per woman | Russian Federation |
| 2000s | 1.38 births per woman | 1.34 births per woman | 0.031 births per woman | Bulgaria |
| 2010s | 1.53 births per woman | 1.67 births per woman | 0.1424 births per woman | Russian Federation |
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 Russian Federation?
- Russian Federation, at 1.58 births per woman against 1.58 births per woman in Bulgaria as of 2018.
- What is the difference in total fertility rate vs cohort fertility rate vs tempo-adjusted total fertility rate between Bulgaria and Russian Federation?
- 0 births per woman, with Russian Federation ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Russian Federation?
- 60 years are reported by both, from 1959 to 2018.
- How do Bulgaria and Russian Federation rank globally for total fertility rate vs cohort fertility rate vs tempo-adjusted total fertility rate?
- Bulgaria ranks 8th and Russian Federation ranks 7th 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.