Bulgaria Birth Rate 1950-2023

Chart and table of the Bulgaria birth rate from 1950 to 2023. United Nations projections are also included through the year 2100.
  • The current birth rate for Bulgaria in 2023 is 8.654 births per 1000 people, a 0.69% decline from 2022.
  • The birth rate for Bulgaria in 2022 was 8.714 births per 1000 people, a 0.7% decline from 2021.
  • The birth rate for Bulgaria in 2021 was 8.775 births per 1000 people, a 0.68% decline from 2020.
  • The birth rate for Bulgaria in 2020 was 8.835 births per 1000 people, a 0.69% decline from 2019.
Data Source: United Nations - World Population Prospects

MLA Citation:
Similar Countries Ranked by Birth Rate
Country Name 2023 Birth Rate
Equatorial Guinea 31.361
Gabon 28.281
Iraq 27.470
Namibia 26.419
Samoa 23.391
Tonga 23.273
Guatemala 22.954
Botswana 22.274
Turkmenistan 20.777
Jordan 20.681
Algeria 20.461
Fiji 19.657
Belize 19.625
Paraguay 19.408
South Africa 18.994
Guyana 18.819
Ecuador 18.474
Dominican Republic 17.989
Kazakhstan 17.832
Suriname 17.469
Peru 16.941
Venezuela 16.811
Libya 16.718
Lebanon 16.479
Iran 16.347
Mexico 16.329
Malaysia 15.873
Jamaica 15.107
Grenada 15.061
Turkey 14.894
Azerbaijan 13.945
Colombia 13.772
Brazil 12.806
Costa Rica 12.696
Armenia 12.316
Maldives 12.089
Russia 11.329
Montenegro 11.304
Albania 10.988
Belarus 10.893
China 10.645
North Macedonia 10.034
Mauritius 9.881
Thailand 9.532
Cuba 9.409
Romania 9.292
Serbia 9.056
Bulgaria 8.654
Bulgaria - Historical Birth Rate Data
Year Birth Rate Growth Rate
2023 8.654 -0.690%
2022 8.714 -0.700%
2021 8.775 -0.680%
2020 8.835 -0.690%
2019 8.896 -0.670%
2018 8.956 -1.040%
2017 9.050 -1.040%
2016 9.145 -1.020%
2015 9.239 -1.020%
2014 9.334 -1.000%
2013 9.428 -1.390%
2012 9.561 -1.360%
2011 9.693 -1.350%
2010 9.826 -1.330%
2009 9.958 -1.320%
2008 10.091 3.010%
2007 9.796 3.120%
2006 9.500 3.200%
2005 9.205 3.320%
2004 8.909 3.420%
2003 8.614 0.760%
2002 8.549 0.770%
2001 8.484 0.760%
2000 8.420 0.780%
1999 8.355 0.780%
1998 8.290 -5.160%
1997 8.741 -4.900%
1996 9.191 -4.680%
1995 9.642 -4.460%
1994 10.092 -4.280%
1993 10.543 -4.680%
1992 11.061 -4.470%
1991 11.579 -4.280%
1990 12.097 -4.110%
1989 12.615 -3.940%
1988 13.133 -1.230%
1987 13.297 -1.230%
1986 13.462 -1.200%
1985 13.626 -1.200%
1984 13.791 -1.180%
1983 13.955 -2.690%
1982 14.341 -2.620%
1981 14.727 -2.550%
1980 15.112 -2.490%
1979 15.498 -2.430%
1978 15.884 -0.260%
1977 15.926 -0.260%
1976 15.968 -0.260%
1975 16.009 -0.260%
1974 16.051 -0.260%
1973 16.093 0.330%
1972 16.040 0.340%
1971 15.986 0.330%
1970 15.933 0.340%
1969 15.879 0.330%
1968 15.826 -1.110%
1967 16.003 -1.090%
1966 16.180 -1.080%
1965 16.356 -1.070%
1964 16.533 -1.060%
1963 16.710 -2.080%
1962 17.065 -2.040%
1961 17.420 -2.000%
1960 17.775 -1.960%
1959 18.130 -1.920%
1958 18.485 -2.960%
1957 19.049 -2.880%
1956 19.613 -2.800%
1955 20.177 -2.720%
1954 20.741 -2.650%
1953 21.305 -2.580%
1952 21.869 -2.510%
1951 22.433 -2.450%
1950 22.997 0.000%