Number of live births in Bulgaria
Bulgaria: Number of live births was 58,678 births in 2021. ▼ Falling
Number of live births in Bulgaria, 1947–2021
Source: Human Fertility Database (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in births.
Analysis
Bulgaria recorded 58,678 births for number of live births in 2021. That is the lowest value across all 75 years on record.
The figure is down 0.7% on the previous year and down 17.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of live births in Bulgaria peaked at 182,571 births in 1950 and was at its lowest, 58,678 births, in 2021.
Bulgaria ranks 25th of 34 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 75 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | 174,556 births | 170,162 births | 177,734 births | 3 |
| 1950s | 150,762 births | 136,892 births | 182,571 births | 10 |
| 1960s | 133,312 births | 123,039 births | 143,060 births | 10 |
| 1970s | 139,749 births | 131,316 births | 149,196 births | 10 |
| 1980s | 120,746 births | 112,289 births | 128,190 births | 10 |
| 1990s | 80,000 births | 64,125 births | 105,182 births | 10 |
| 2000s | 72,467 births | 66,499 births | 80,956 births | 10 |
| 2010s | 66,827 births | 61,538 births | 75,513 births | 10 |
| 2020s | 58,882 births | 58,678 births | 59,086 births | 2 |
Countries ranked near Bulgaria
More population data for Bulgaria
- Population growth rate, by level of development -0.7% (2100)
- 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)
- Total fertility rate vs. wanted fertility rate 1.72 births per woman (2024)
- Refugees by country of asylum 108,747 people (2024)
- Fertility rate vs. unmet need for contraception 1.72 births per woman (2024)
- Total fertility rate vs. contraceptive prevalence 1.72 births per woman (2024)
- Natural population growth rate -0.6% (2023)
- Fertility rate: births per woman 1.75 live births per woman (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of live births in Bulgaria?
- Number of live births in Bulgaria was 58,678 births in 2021, according to Human Fertility Database (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest number of live births recorded in Bulgaria?
- The highest recorded value was 182,571 births in 1950.
- What is the lowest number of live births recorded in Bulgaria?
- The lowest recorded value was 58,678 births in 2021.
- How does Bulgaria rank for number of live births?
- Bulgaria ranks 25th out of 34 countries with data for 2021.
- Is number of live births rising or falling in Bulgaria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 17.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Bulgaria data come from?
- The figures come from Human Fertility Database (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Number of live births. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The total number of live births recorded in a given year.