Birth rate among adolescent girls aged 15 to 19 in Bulgaria
Bulgaria: Birth rate among adolescent girls aged 15 to 19 was 36.77 per 1,000 population in 2022. ▬ Flat
Birth rate among adolescent girls aged 15 to 19 in Bulgaria, 2000–2022
Source: United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs Population Division – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in per 1,000 population.
Analysis
Bulgaria recorded 36.77 per 1,000 population for birth rate among adolescent girls aged 15 to 19 in 2022. That is the lowest value across all 23 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 9.9% on the previous year and down 13.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, birth rate among adolescent girls aged 15 to 19 in Bulgaria peaked at 47.53 per 1,000 population in 2009 and was at its lowest, 36.77 per 1,000 population, in 2022.
Bulgaria ranks 86th of 215 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 42.45 per 1,000 population | 39.31 per 1,000 population | 47.53 per 1,000 population | 10 |
| 2010s | 42.09 per 1,000 population | 40.48 per 1,000 population | 44.48 per 1,000 population | 10 |
| 2020s | 40.17 per 1,000 population | 36.77 per 1,000 population | 42.92 per 1,000 population | 3 |
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More population data for Bulgaria
- World population growth -0.7% (2100)
- Population density 32.53 people per km² (2100)
- Number of children under 5, by world region 146,527 people (2100)
- Population growth rate, by level of development -0.7% (2100)
- Total fertility rate vs. contraceptive prevalence 1.72 births per woman (2024)
- Fertility rate vs. unmet need for contraception 1.72 births per woman (2024)
- Refugees by country of asylum 108,747 people (2024)
- Total fertility rate vs. wanted fertility rate 1.72 births per woman (2024)
- Fertility rate vs. Share of people who are religious 1.75 live births per woman (2023)
- Fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age 1.73 children per women (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is birth rate among adolescent girls aged 15 to 19 in Bulgaria?
- Birth rate among adolescent girls aged 15 to 19 in Bulgaria was 36.77 per 1,000 population in 2022, according to United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs Population Division – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest birth rate among adolescent girls aged 15 to 19 recorded in Bulgaria?
- The highest recorded value was 47.53 per 1,000 population in 2009.
- What is the lowest birth rate among adolescent girls aged 15 to 19 recorded in Bulgaria?
- The lowest recorded value was 36.77 per 1,000 population in 2022.
- How does Bulgaria rank for birth rate among adolescent girls aged 15 to 19?
- Bulgaria ranks 86th out of 215 countries with data for 2022.
- Is birth rate among adolescent girls aged 15 to 19 rising or falling in Bulgaria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Bulgaria data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs Population Division – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Birth rate among adolescent girls aged 15 to 19. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Adolescent birth rate (per 1,000 women aged 15-19 and 10-14 years)