Bulgaria Birth Rate 1950-2025

Chart and table of the Bulgaria birth rate from 1950 to 2025. United Nations projections are also included through the year 2100.
  • The current birth rate for Bulgaria in 2025 is 8.582 births per 1000 people, a 0.42% decline from 2024.
  • The birth rate for Bulgaria in 2024 was 8.618 births per 1000 people, a 0.42% decline from 2023.
  • The birth rate for Bulgaria in 2023 was 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.
Data Source: United Nations - World Population Prospects

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Costa Rica 12.202
Armenia 11.714
Maldives 11.525
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Belarus 10.439
Albania 10.435
China 10.310
Mauritius 9.771
North Macedonia 9.750
Thailand 9.266
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Bulgaria 8.582
Bulgaria - Historical Birth Rate Data
Year Birth Rate Growth Rate
2025 8.582 -0.420%
2024 8.618 -0.420%
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%