Total Fertility Rate in Bulgaria
Bulgaria: Total Fertility Rate was 1.78 in 2022. βΌ Falling
Total Fertility Rate in Bulgaria, 1960β2022
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
The most recent figure for total fertility rate in Bulgaria is 1.78, measured in 2022.
That represents a change of up 12.7% on the previous year and up 18.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total fertility rate in Bulgaria peaked at 2.31 in 1960 and was at its lowest, 1.09, in 1997.
That places Bulgaria 122nd out of 197 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.19 | 2.02 | 2.31 | 10 |
| 1970s | 2.17 | 2.03 | 2.29 | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.99 | 1.9 | 2.05 | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.38 | 1.09 | 1.82 | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.38 | 1.21 | 1.66 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.54 | 1.48 | 1.58 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.64 | 1.56 | 1.78 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Bulgaria
- 119 Malaysia 1.79 compare
- 120 El Salvador 1.78 compare
- 121 Qatar 1.78 compare
- 123 St. Vincent and the Grenadines 1.78 compare
- 124 Brunei Darussalam 1.76 compare
- 125 Ireland 1.7 compare
More gender data for Bulgaria
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 29,446 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 31,195 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 29,990 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 31,775 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 30,724 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, male, interpolated 32,554 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, female, interpolated 29,940 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, male, interpolated 31,598 (2025)
- Age population, age 04, female, interpolated 28,882 (2025)
- Age population, age 04, male, interpolated 30,473 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total fertility rate in Bulgaria?
- Total fertility rate in Bulgaria was 1.78 in 2022, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest total fertility rate recorded in Bulgaria?
- The highest recorded value was 2.31 in 1960.
- What is the lowest total fertility rate recorded in Bulgaria?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.09 in 1997.
- How does Bulgaria rank for total fertility rate?
- Bulgaria ranks 122nd out of 197 countries with data for 2022.
- Is total fertility rate rising or falling in Bulgaria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 18.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Bulgaria data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund, published as part of Total Fertility Rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Gender-disaggregated data on health outcomes.