Fertility & birth rates in Bulgaria and Burkina Faso

Fertility rate in Bulgaria vs Burkina Faso chart

According to the latest available data on birth rates, the fertility rate in Bulgaria was 1.81 children per woman in 2023, compared to 4.19 in Burkina Faso in 2023. The replacement level is considered to be 2.1 children per woman.

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The chart below showcases historical changes in the birth rates.

Table

Year	Fertility rate
	Bulgaria	Burkina Faso
1960	2.31	6.25
1961	2.29	6.29
1962	2.24	6.32
1963	2.21	6.36
1964	2.19	6.42
1965	2.09	6.47
1966	2.03	6.53
1967	2.02	6.59
1968	2.27	6.65
1969	2.27	6.66
1970	2.17	6.69
1971	2.1	6.7
1972	2.03	6.72
1973	2.15	6.77
1974	2.29	6.84
1975	2.23	6.91
1976	2.24	6.95
1977	2.21	7.05
1978	2.15	7.15
1979	2.16	7.19
1980	2.05	7.22
1981	2	7.26
1982	2.01	7.25
1983	2.01	7.25
1984	2.01	7.25
1985	1.97	7.24
1986	2.02	7.22
1987	1.96	7.17
1988	1.97	7.11
1989	1.9	7.05
1990	1.82	7.01
1991	1.66	6.97
1992	1.55	6.94
1993	1.46	6.89
1994	1.37	6.84
1995	1.23	6.81
1996	1.23	6.78
1997	1.09	6.72
1998	1.11	6.66
1999	1.23	6.59
2000	1.26	6.52
2001	1.21	6.43
2002	1.23	6.34
2003	1.26	6.28
2004	1.33	6.22
2005	1.37	6.18
2006	1.44	6.17
2007	1.49	6.11
2008	1.56	6.05
2009	1.66	5.99
2010	1.57	5.94
2011	1.51	5.87
2012	1.5	5.79
2013	1.54	5.7
2014	1.62	5.6
2015	1.64	5.48
2016	1.67	5.33
2017	1.71	5.17
2018	1.73	4.92
2019	1.79	4.68
2020	1.77	4.44
2021	1.8	4.36
2022	1.78	4.28
2023	1.81	4.19
2024	1.81	4.11
2025	1.8	4
2026	1.8	3.91
2027	1.8	3.82
2028	1.8	3.73
2029	1.79	3.64
2030	1.79	3.57
2031	1.79	3.5
2032	1.79	3.43
2033	1.79	3.38
2034	1.79	3.31
2035	1.78	3.24
2036	1.78	3.17
2037	1.78	3.11
2038	1.77	3.05
2039	1.77	3.01
2040	1.77	2.96
2041	1.77	2.92
2042	1.77	2.88
2043	1.76	2.84
2044	1.76	2.81
2045	1.76	2.77
2046	1.76	2.73
2047	1.76	2.7
2048	1.76	2.67
2049	1.76	2.64
2050	1.76	2.61

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Table

Year	Share of people 0-14 years old
	Bulgaria	Burkina Faso
1960	26.1%	39.9%
1961	25.8%	39.9%
1962	25.4%	39.9%
1963	25.1%	40.2%
1964	24.7%	40.5%
1965	24.2%	40.9%
1966	23.8%	41.2%
1967	23.4%	41.5%
1968	23.2%	41.8%
1969	23%	42.1%
1970	22.8%	42.4%
1971	22.6%	42.6%
1972	22.4%	42.9%
1973	22.3%	43.1%
1974	22.2%	43.4%
1975	22.3%	43.6%
1976	22.3%	43.8%
1977	22.2%	44%
1978	22.2%	44.2%
1979	22.1%	44.5%
1980	22.1%	44.7%
1981	22.1%	44.9%
1982	22.1%	45.2%
1983	22%	45.4%
1984	21.8%	45.6%
1985	21.6%	45.8%
1986	21.4%	46.1%
1987	21.3%	46.3%
1988	21.1%	46.6%
1989	20.8%	46.8%
1990	20.3%	46.9%
1991	19.8%	47.1%
1992	19.3%	47.3%
1993	18.8%	47.3%
1994	18.3%	47.3%
1995	17.9%	47.3%
1996	17.4%	47.2%
1997	17%	47.2%
1998	16.5%	47%
1999	16.1%	46.8%
2000	15.7%	46.6%
2001	15.2%	46.3%
2002	14.8%	46%
2003	14.4%	45.8%
2004	14%	45.6%
2005	13.7%	45.5%
2006	13.5%	45.4%
2007	13.4%	45.4%
2008	13.3%	45.4%
2009	13.4%	45.5%
2010	13.5%	45.6%
2011	13.5%	45.6%
2012	13.6%	45.6%
2013	13.7%	45.6%
2014	13.8%	45.6%
2015	13.9%	45.5%
2016	14%	45.3%
2017	14.2%	45.1%
2018	14.3%	44.9%
2019	14.4%	44.5%
2020	14.4%	44%
2021	14.5%	43.5%
2022	14.5%	43%
2023	14.5%	42.4%
2024	14.5%	41.8%
2025	14.4%	41.2%
2026	14.3%	40.5%
2027	14.3%	39.9%
2028	14.2%	39.2%
2029	14.1%	38.5%
2030	14%	37.9%
2031	14%	37.2%
2032	13.9%	36.7%
2033	13.8%	36.1%
2034	13.8%	35.7%
2035	13.7%	35.4%
2036	13.7%	35%
2037	13.7%	34.7%
2038	13.6%	34.4%
2039	13.6%	34%
2040	13.6%	33.7%
2041	13.6%	33.4%
2042	13.6%	33%
2043	13.6%	32.7%
2044	13.6%	32.4%
2045	13.6%	32.1%
2046	13.7%	31.7%
2047	13.7%	31.4%
2048	13.7%	31%
2049	13.8%	30.6%
2050	13.8%	30.3%

Children aged 0-14 make up 14.5% of the population in Bulgaria and 41.8% in Burkina Faso in 2024, compared to 20.3% and 46.9% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of Bulgaria and Burkina Faso compared.

Natural population change in Bulgaria vs Burkina Faso by year

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change (excluding migration) has been -0.79% in Bulgaria and +2.68% in Burkina Faso. The chart below illustrates the comparison of the absolute yearly changes resulting from births and deaths.

Table

Year	Population change due to births and deaths
	Bulgaria	Burkina Faso
1960	76,314	92,055
1961	75,460	95,059
1962	64,104	98,561
1963	66,241	101,760
1964	66,783	105,741
1965	58,249	109,544
1966	54,504	113,344
1967	49,861	117,223
1968	69,468	121,264
1969	63,256	123,666
1970	61,125	127,814
1971	52,925	130,924
1972	47,169	135,756
1973	57,760	141,751
1974	64,223	149,231
1975	54,941	157,174
1976	56,055	165,224
1977	47,543	175,672
1978	44,070	187,019
1979	40,599	196,647
1980	30,129	205,248
1981	29,341	212,623
1982	24,077	220,896
1983	21,455	228,467
1984	20,610	237,838
1985	11,649	246,574
1986	16,125	252,922
1987	8,971	257,730
1988	9,879	262,065
1989	5,326	267,314
1990	-3,487	273,846
1991	-14,675	280,111
1992	-18,789	284,622
1993	-24,569	289,044
1994	-32,086	296,465
1995	-42,030	305,878
1996	-45,159	315,820
1997	-58,185	322,253
1998	-52,844	333,196
1999	-39,411	342,630
2000	-41,668	356,657
2001	-44,050	367,731
2002	-46,240	377,333
2003	-44,319	394,516
2004	-40,128	408,567
2005	-42,124	427,243
2006	-39,526	450,357
2007	-37,727	467,277
2008	-32,967	485,223
2009	-26,800	499,596
2010	-34,759	515,480
2011	-37,477	530,765
2012	-40,183	544,293
2013	-37,948	556,096
2014	-41,027	563,218
2015	-44,699	570,554
2016	-42,744	571,519
2017	-45,583	569,975
2018	-46,304	556,493
2019	-46,317	540,001
2020	-65,507	524,359
2021	-90,452	527,468
2022	-62,065	538,146
2023	-43,837	545,227

Maternal mortality chart: Bulgaria vs Burkina Faso

The maternal mortality rate, which is the probability of dying during childbirth or within 42 days of pregnancy termination, is 6 deaths per 100,000 live births in Bulgaria, compared to 242 deaths in Burkina Faso.

Table

Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	Bulgaria	Burkina Faso
1985	26	850
1986	25	834
1987	25	820
1988	26	806
1989	25	787
1990	27	759
1991	25	732
1992	25	703
1993	23	677
1994	25	651
1995	23	629
1996	22	605
1997	23	610
1998	20	567
1999	20	547
2000	19	524
2001	17	513
2002	15	508
2003	14	495
2004	14	481
2005	13	467
2006	12	463
2007	11	453
2008	10	429
2009	9	419
2010	9	404
2011	8	388
2012	7	376
2013	7	361
2014	7	344
2015	7	328
2016	7	313
2017	7	298
2018	7	286
2019	6	274
2020	9	334
2021	9	354
2022	10	316
2023	6	242

Under-five mortality rates

The chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five is 0.61% in Bulgaria and 7.73% in Burkina Faso. Below is the historical data on under-five mortality rates.

Table

Year	Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
	Bulgaria	Burkina Faso
1960	5.47%	34.5%
1961	4.89%	34.1%
1962	4.43%	33.7%
1963	4.08%	33.4%
1964	3.86%	33.1%
1965	3.75%	32.8%
1966	3.7%	32.5%
1967	3.64%	32.2%
1968	3.54%	32%
1969	3.4%	31.8%
1970	3.25%	31.5%
1971	3.11%	31.2%
1972	3.01%	30.7%
1973	2.95%	30.1%
1974	2.91%	29.3%
1975	2.86%	28.4%
1976	2.8%	27.3%
1977	2.72%	26.3%
1978	2.6%	25.4%
1979	2.49%	24.6%
1980	2.38%	23.9%
1981	2.3%	23.3%
1982	2.22%	22.8%
1983	2.15%	22.3%
1984	2.07%	21.9%
1985	1.97%	21.4%
1986	1.87%	21%
1987	1.8%	20.6%
1988	1.78%	20.2%
1989	1.79%	20%
1990	1.83%	19.8%
1991	1.89%	19.8%
1992	1.92%	19.7%
1993	1.92%	19.7%
1994	1.91%	19.6%
1995	1.92%	19.4%
1996	1.94%	19.2%
1997	1.93%	18.9%
1998	1.89%	18.5%
1999	1.82%	18.2%
2000	1.75%	17.8%
2001	1.68%	17.4%
2002	1.6%	16.9%
2003	1.51%	16.4%
2004	1.42%	15.9%
2005	1.33%	15.2%
2006	1.24%	14.6%
2007	1.18%	13.9%
2008	1.14%	13.3%
2009	1.12%	12.7%
2010	1.08%	12.2%
2011	1.04%	11.7%
2012	0.99%	11.3%
2013	0.93%	10.9%
2014	0.87%	10.5%
2015	0.82%	10.1%
2016	0.77%	9.77%
2017	0.73%	9.43%
2018	0.7%	9.12%
2019	0.67%	8.82%
2020	0.65%	8.53%
2021	0.63%	8.25%
2022	0.62%	7.99%
2023	0.61%	7.73%