Bulgaria vs Norway: Total number of births by birth order
Bulgaria
29,046 births
in 2021
Norway
22,518 births
in 2022
Bulgaria rank
24th
Norway rank
26th
Total number of births by birth order over time
- Bulgaria
- Norway
How they compare
Bulgaria currently reports 29,046 births against 22,518 births in Norway, a difference of 6,528 births.
That makes Bulgaria's figure about 1.3 times Norway's.
Across all 55 years both countries report, Bulgaria has been ahead every year.
Bulgaria ranks 24th and Norway ranks 26th of 33 countries.
Bulgaria has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bulgaria | Norway | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 62,873 births | 25,741 births | 37,132 births | Bulgaria |
| 1970s | 63,642 births | 24,241 births | 39,400 births | Bulgaria |
| 1980s | 56,671 births | 22,640 births | 34,031 births | Bulgaria |
| 1990s | 43,862 births | 24,607 births | 19,255 births | Bulgaria |
| 2000s | 41,539 births | 24,256 births | 17,283 births | Bulgaria |
| 2010s | 34,397 births | 25,077 births | 9,320 births | Bulgaria |
| 2020s | 29,486 births | 23,540 births | 5,946 births | Bulgaria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher total number of births by birth order, Bulgaria or Norway?
- Bulgaria, at 29,046 births against 22,518 births in Norway as of 2021.
- What is the difference in total number of births by birth order between Bulgaria and Norway?
- 6,528 births, with Bulgaria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Norway?
- 55 years are reported by both, from 1967 to 2021.
- How do Bulgaria and Norway rank globally for total number of births by birth order?
- Bulgaria ranks 24th and Norway ranks 26th of 33 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Human Fertility Database (2025) β processed by Our World in Data, published as Total number of births by birth order. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Total number of first live births recorded in a given year.