Period average age of mothers birth order in Bulgaria
Bulgaria: Period average age of mothers birth order was 26.47 in 2021. ▲ Rising
Latest (2021)
26.47
Change on year
up 0.2%
World rank
30th
of 33 countries
All-time high
26.47
in 2021
All-time low
21.79
in 1985
Years of data
75
1947–2021
Period average age of mothers birth order in Bulgaria, 1947–2021
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Bulgaria recorded 26.47 for period average age of mothers birth order in 2021. That is the highest value across all 75 years on record.
The figure is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 3.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, period average age of mothers birth order in Bulgaria peaked at 26.47 in 2021 and was at its lowest, 21.79, in 1985.
Bulgaria ranks 30th of 33 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 75 years of available data.
Period average age of mothers birth order in Bulgaria, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1947 | 23.02 | — |
| 1948 | 22.93 | -0.4% |
| 1949 | 22.74 | -0.8% |
| 1950 | 22.72 | -0.1% |
| 1951 | 22.6 | -0.5% |
| 1952 | 22.5 | -0.4% |
| 1953 | 22.43 | -0.3% |
| 1954 | 22.36 | -0.3% |
| 1955 | 22.4 | +0.2% |
| 1956 | 22.39 | -0.0% |
| 1957 | 22.32 | -0.3% |
| 1958 | 22.29 | -0.1% |
| 1959 | 22.11 | -0.8% |
| 1960 | 22.06 | -0.2% |
| 1961 | 22.03 | -0.1% |
| 1962 | 22.05 | +0.1% |
| 1963 | 22.04 | -0.0% |
| 1964 | 22.04 | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 22.08 | +0.2% |
| 1966 | 22.02 | -0.3% |
| 1967 | 22.03 | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 21.97 | -0.3% |
| 1969 | 21.98 | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 21.99 | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 22 | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 22.03 | +0.1% |
| 1973 | 22.03 | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 21.99 | -0.2% |
| 1975 | 22.01 | +0.1% |
| 1976 | 21.96 | -0.2% |
| 1977 | 21.93 | -0.1% |
| 1978 | 21.95 | +0.1% |
| 1979 | 21.91 | -0.2% |
| 1980 | 21.85 | -0.3% |
| 1981 | 22.01 | +0.7% |
| 1982 | 21.81 | -0.9% |
| 1983 | 21.82 | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 21.8 | -0.1% |
| 1985 | 21.79 | -0.0% |
| 1986 | 21.86 | +0.3% |
| 1987 | 21.92 | +0.3% |
| 1988 | 21.93 | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 21.96 | +0.1% |
| 1990 | 22.01 | +0.2% |
| 1991 | 21.86 | -0.7% |
| 1992 | 21.9 | +0.2% |
| 1993 | 22.02 | +0.5% |
| 1994 | 22.16 | +0.6% |
| 1995 | 22.37 | +0.9% |
| 1996 | 22.53 | +0.7% |
| 1997 | 22.77 | +1.1% |
| 1998 | 22.9 | +0.6% |
| 1999 | 22.99 | +0.4% |
| 2000 | 23.48 | +2.1% |
| 2001 | 23.68 | +0.9% |
| 2002 | 23.85 | +0.7% |
| 2003 | 24.15 | +1.3% |
| 2004 | 24.34 | +0.8% |
| 2005 | 24.63 | +1.2% |
| 2006 | 24.91 | +1.1% |
| 2007 | 25.03 | +0.5% |
| 2008 | 25.04 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 25.18 | +0.6% |
| 2010 | 25.64 | +1.8% |
| 2011 | 25.68 | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 25.64 | -0.2% |
| 2013 | 25.69 | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 25.82 | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 25.98 | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 26 | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 26.11 | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 26.18 | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 26.27 | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 26.41 | +0.5% |
| 2021 | 26.47 | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | 22.9 | 22.74 | 23.02 | 3 |
| 1950s | 22.41 | 22.11 | 22.72 | 10 |
| 1960s | 22.03 | 21.97 | 22.08 | 10 |
| 1970s | 21.98 | 21.91 | 22.03 | 10 |
| 1980s | 21.88 | 21.79 | 22.01 | 10 |
| 1990s | 22.35 | 21.86 | 22.99 | 10 |
| 2000s | 24.43 | 23.48 | 25.18 | 10 |
| 2010s | 25.9 | 25.64 | 26.27 | 10 |
| 2020s | 26.44 | 26.41 | 26.47 | 2 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is period average age of mothers birth order in Bulgaria?
- Period average age of mothers birth order in Bulgaria was 26.47 in 2021, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest period average age of mothers birth order recorded in Bulgaria?
- The highest recorded value was 26.47 in 2021.
- What is the lowest period average age of mothers birth order recorded in Bulgaria?
- The lowest recorded value was 21.79 in 1985.
- How does Bulgaria rank for period average age of mothers birth order?
- Bulgaria ranks 30th out of 33 countries with data for 2021.
- Is period average age of mothers birth order rising or falling in Bulgaria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Bulgaria data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Period average age of mothers birth order. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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