Austria vs Bulgaria: Number of live births
Austria
77,605 births
in 2023
Bulgaria
58,678 births
in 2021
Austria rank
23rd
Bulgaria rank
25th
Number of live births over time
- Austria
- Bulgaria
How they compare
Austria currently reports 77,605 births against 58,678 births in Bulgaria, a difference of 18,927 births.
That makes Austria's figure about 1.3 times Bulgaria's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 71 shared years of data; in 1951 it was Bulgaria ahead.
Austria ranks 23rd and Bulgaria ranks 25th of 34 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Austria averaged higher in 4 and Bulgaria in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Austria | Bulgaria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 111,097 births | 147,228 births | 36,130 births | Bulgaria |
| 1960s | 129,281 births | 133,312 births | 4,032 births | Bulgaria |
| 1970s | 95,890 births | 139,749 births | 43,859 births | Bulgaria |
| 1980s | 89,672 births | 120,746 births | 31,074 births | Bulgaria |
| 1990s | 88,892 births | 80,000 births | 8,892 births | Austria |
| 2000s | 77,449 births | 72,467 births | 4,981 births | Austria |
| 2010s | 82,703 births | 66,827 births | 15,876 births | Austria |
| 2020s | 84,840 births | 58,882 births | 25,958 births | Austria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of live births, Austria or Bulgaria?
- Austria, at 77,605 births against 58,678 births in Bulgaria as of 2023.
- What is the difference in number of live births between Austria and Bulgaria?
- 18,927 births, with Austria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Austria and Bulgaria?
- 71 years are reported by both, from 1951 to 2021.
- How do Austria and Bulgaria rank globally for number of live births?
- Austria ranks 23rd and Bulgaria ranks 25th of 34 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Human Fertility Database (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Number of live births. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The total number of live births recorded in a given year.