Fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age in Bulgaria
Bulgaria: Fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age was 1.73 children per women in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
1.73 children per women
Change on year
down 1.0%
World rank
131st
of 236 countries
All-time high
2.72 children per women
in 1949
All-time low
1.08 children per women
in 1997
Years of data
77
1947–2023
Fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age in Bulgaria, 1947–2023
Source: Malani and Jacob (2024); UN, World Population Prospects (2024); Human Mortality Database (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in children per women.
Analysis
The most recent figure for fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age in Bulgaria is 1.73 children per women, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of down 1.0% on the previous year and up 18.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age in Bulgaria peaked at 2.72 children per women in 1949 and was at its lowest, 1.08 children per women, in 1997.
Bulgaria ranks 131st of 236 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 77 years of available data.
Fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age in Bulgaria, year by year
| Year | children per women | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1947 | 2.57 children per women | — |
| 1948 | 2.68 children per women | +4.4% |
| 1949 | 2.72 children per women | +1.5% |
| 1950 | 2.15 children per women | -21.2% |
| 1951 | 2.12 children per women | -1.1% |
| 1952 | 2.13 children per women | +0.5% |
| 1953 | 2.15 children per women | +0.6% |
| 1954 | 2.08 children per women | -3.2% |
| 1955 | 2.11 children per women | +1.4% |
| 1956 | 2.1 children per women | -0.4% |
| 1957 | 2.04 children per women | -3.0% |
| 1958 | 2.04 children per women | +0.1% |
| 1959 | 2.04 children per women | -0.1% |
| 1960 | 2.16 children per women | +5.8% |
| 1961 | 2.15 children per women | -0.1% |
| 1962 | 2.1 children per women | -2.3% |
| 1963 | 2.08 children per women | -1.2% |
| 1964 | 2.06 children per women | -0.9% |
| 1965 | 1.99 children per women | -3.6% |
| 1966 | 1.92 children per women | -3.1% |
| 1967 | 1.93 children per women | +0.3% |
| 1968 | 2.16 children per women | +12.0% |
| 1969 | 2.17 children per women | +0.4% |
| 1970 | 2.09 children per women | -3.9% |
| 1971 | 2.02 children per women | -3.3% |
| 1972 | 1.95 children per women | -3.3% |
| 1973 | 2.06 children per women | +5.6% |
| 1974 | 2.19 children per women | +6.4% |
| 1975 | 2.15 children per women | -2.0% |
| 1976 | 2.16 children per women | +0.5% |
| 1977 | 2.12 children per women | -1.9% |
| 1978 | 2.07 children per women | -2.5% |
| 1979 | 2.07 children per women | +0.3% |
| 1980 | 1.98 children per women | -4.3% |
| 1981 | 1.94 children per women | -2.2% |
| 1982 | 1.95 children per women | +0.3% |
| 1983 | 1.94 children per women | -0.2% |
| 1984 | 1.94 children per women | -0.3% |
| 1985 | 1.91 children per women | -1.5% |
| 1986 | 1.95 children per women | +2.1% |
| 1987 | 1.9 children per women | -2.3% |
| 1988 | 1.91 children per women | +0.7% |
| 1989 | 1.84 children per women | -3.9% |
| 1990 | 1.74 children per women | -5.3% |
| 1991 | 1.6 children per women | -8.3% |
| 1992 | 1.49 children per women | -6.6% |
| 1993 | 1.42 children per women | -5.0% |
| 1994 | 1.33 children per women | -6.2% |
| 1995 | 1.21 children per women | -8.8% |
| 1996 | 1.2 children per women | -0.8% |
| 1997 | 1.08 children per women | -10.1% |
| 1998 | 1.11 children per women | +2.4% |
| 1999 | 1.23 children per women | +10.8% |
| 2000 | 1.26 children per women | +2.6% |
| 2001 | 1.2 children per women | -4.8% |
| 2002 | 1.19 children per women | -0.3% |
| 2003 | 1.23 children per women | +2.8% |
| 2004 | 1.29 children per women | +5.0% |
| 2005 | 1.33 children per women | +3.3% |
| 2006 | 1.4 children per women | +5.3% |
| 2007 | 1.45 children per women | +3.7% |
| 2008 | 1.52 children per women | +4.9% |
| 2009 | 1.61 children per women | +5.8% |
| 2010 | 1.54 children per women | -4.5% |
| 2011 | 1.48 children per women | -3.9% |
| 2012 | 1.48 children per women | -0.3% |
| 2013 | 1.46 children per women | -1.1% |
| 2014 | 1.51 children per women | +3.2% |
| 2015 | 1.51 children per women | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 1.52 children per women | +0.9% |
| 2017 | 1.53 children per women | +1.0% |
| 2018 | 1.54 children per women | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 1.56 children per women | +1.4% |
| 2020 | 1.54 children per women | -1.4% |
| 2021 | 1.56 children per women | +1.8% |
| 2022 | 1.74 children per women | +11.5% |
| 2023 | 1.73 children per women | -1.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | 2.66 children per women | 2.57 children per women | 2.72 children per women | 3 |
| 1950s | 2.1 children per women | 2.04 children per women | 2.15 children per women | 10 |
| 1960s | 2.07 children per women | 1.92 children per women | 2.17 children per women | 10 |
| 1970s | 2.09 children per women | 1.95 children per women | 2.19 children per women | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.93 children per women | 1.84 children per women | 1.98 children per women | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.34 children per women | 1.08 children per women | 1.74 children per women | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.35 children per women | 1.19 children per women | 1.61 children per women | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.51 children per women | 1.46 children per women | 1.56 children per women | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.64 children per women | 1.54 children per women | 1.74 children per women | 4 |
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More population data for Bulgaria
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- Population long run with projections, annual growth rate -0.7245 % change on previous year (2100)
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- Population regions with projections, annual growth rate -0.7245 % change on previous year (2100)
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- Number of children under 5, by world region 146,527 people (2100)
- Population density 32.53 people per km² (2100)
- World population growth -0.7% (2100)
- Projected population under age 5, annual growth rate -0.921 % change on previous year (2100)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 03 - Annual population -0.8803 Percent per annum (2030)
Frequently asked questions
- What is fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age in Bulgaria?
- Fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age in Bulgaria was 1.73 children per women in 2023, according to Malani and Jacob (2024); UN, World Population Prospects (2024); Human Mortality Database (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age recorded in Bulgaria?
- The highest recorded value was 2.72 children per women in 1949.
- What is the lowest fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age recorded in Bulgaria?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.08 children per women in 1997.
- How does Bulgaria rank for fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age?
- Bulgaria ranks 131st out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age rising or falling in Bulgaria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 18.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Bulgaria data come from?
- The figures come from Malani and Jacob (2024); UN, World Population Prospects (2024); Human Mortality Database (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of children who live long enough to reproduce, per woman. This number is dependent on the survival of daughters to childbearing age (between 15 and 49 years old).