Fertility & birth rates in Bulgaria and Cambodia

Fertility rate in Bulgaria vs Cambodia 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 2.58 in Cambodia in 2023. The replacement level is considered to be 2.1 children per woman.

Check Bulgaria vs Cambodia population clock for a dynamic visualization of the changing population.

The chart below showcases historical changes in the birth rates.

Table

Year	Fertility rate
	Bulgaria	Cambodia
1960	2.31	6.31
1961	2.29	6.3
1962	2.24	6.3
1963	2.21	6.29
1964	2.19	6.29
1965	2.09	6.27
1966	2.03	6.24
1967	2.02	6.2
1968	2.27	6.17
1969	2.27	6.12
1970	2.17	6.07
1971	2.1	6.01
1972	2.03	5.94
1973	2.15	5.56
1974	2.29	4.8
1975	2.23	4.1
1976	2.24	3.41
1977	2.21	2.72
1978	2.15	3.34
1979	2.16	4.56
1980	2.05	5.77
1981	2	6.04
1982	2.01	6.19
1983	2.01	6.3
1984	2.01	6.34
1985	1.97	6.31
1986	2.02	6.23
1987	1.96	6.1
1988	1.97	5.94
1989	1.9	5.68
1990	1.82	5.64
1991	1.66	5.59
1992	1.55	5.49
1993	1.46	5.43
1994	1.37	5.28
1995	1.23	5.08
1996	1.23	4.87
1997	1.09	4.39
1998	1.11	4.13
1999	1.23	3.93
2000	1.26	3.79
2001	1.21	3.69
2002	1.23	3.57
2003	1.26	3.43
2004	1.33	3.31
2005	1.37	3.24
2006	1.44	3.18
2007	1.49	3.13
2008	1.56	3.05
2009	1.66	2.97
2010	1.57	2.86
2011	1.51	2.78
2012	1.5	2.75
2013	1.54	2.74
2014	1.62	2.73
2015	1.64	2.73
2016	1.67	2.73
2017	1.71	2.72
2018	1.73	2.72
2019	1.79	2.73
2020	1.77	2.7
2021	1.8	2.66
2022	1.78	2.62
2023	1.81	2.58
2024	1.81	2.55
2025	1.8	2.51
2026	1.8	2.49
2027	1.8	2.46
2028	1.8	2.43
2029	1.79	2.41
2030	1.79	2.38
2031	1.79	2.36
2032	1.79	2.33
2033	1.79	2.31
2034	1.79	2.29
2035	1.78	2.26
2036	1.78	2.24
2037	1.78	2.22
2038	1.77	2.2
2039	1.77	2.18
2040	1.77	2.17
2041	1.77	2.15
2042	1.77	2.14
2043	1.76	2.12
2044	1.76	2.11
2045	1.76	2.09
2046	1.76	2.08
2047	1.76	2.07
2048	1.76	2.06
2049	1.76	2.05
2050	1.76	2.03

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Table

Year	Share of people 0-14 years old
	Bulgaria	Cambodia
1960	26.1%	43.7%
1961	25.8%	43.8%
1962	25.4%	43.9%
1963	25.1%	44%
1964	24.7%	44.1%
1965	24.2%	44.1%
1966	23.8%	44.1%
1967	23.4%	44%
1968	23.2%	44%
1969	23%	43.9%
1970	22.8%	44.4%
1971	22.6%	45%
1972	22.4%	45.2%
1973	22.3%	45.2%
1974	22.2%	44.9%
1975	22.3%	44.8%
1976	22.3%	44.7%
1977	22.2%	44.2%
1978	22.2%	43.8%
1979	22.1%	43%
1980	22.1%	42.5%
1981	22.1%	42.7%
1982	22.1%	42.6%
1983	22%	42.5%
1984	21.8%	42.4%
1985	21.6%	42.5%
1986	21.4%	42.5%
1987	21.3%	42.5%
1988	21.1%	42.8%
1989	20.8%	43.2%
1990	20.3%	43.7%
1991	19.8%	44.5%
1992	19.3%	45%
1993	18.8%	45.3%
1994	18.3%	46%
1995	17.9%	46.4%
1996	17.4%	46.2%
1997	17%	45.4%
1998	16.5%	44.5%
1999	16.1%	43.6%
2000	15.7%	42.5%
2001	15.2%	41.5%
2002	14.8%	40.5%
2003	14.4%	39.5%
2004	14%	38.5%
2005	13.7%	37.6%
2006	13.5%	36.6%
2007	13.4%	35.6%
2008	13.3%	34.7%
2009	13.4%	33.9%
2010	13.5%	33.3%
2011	13.5%	32.8%
2012	13.6%	32.4%
2013	13.7%	32.2%
2014	13.8%	32%
2015	13.9%	31.9%
2016	14%	31.8%
2017	14.2%	31.7%
2018	14.3%	31.5%
2019	14.4%	31.3%
2020	14.4%	31.1%
2021	14.5%	30.8%
2022	14.5%	30.5%
2023	14.5%	30.1%
2024	14.5%	29.8%
2025	14.4%	29.5%
2026	14.3%	29.2%
2027	14.3%	28.9%
2028	14.2%	28.6%
2029	14.1%	28.3%
2030	14%	28%
2031	14%	27.6%
2032	13.9%	27.2%
2033	13.8%	26.9%
2034	13.8%	26.5%
2035	13.7%	26.1%
2036	13.7%	25.7%
2037	13.7%	25.4%
2038	13.6%	25.1%
2039	13.6%	24.8%
2040	13.6%	24.6%
2041	13.6%	24.3%
2042	13.6%	24.1%
2043	13.6%	23.9%
2044	13.6%	23.7%
2045	13.6%	23.6%
2046	13.7%	23.4%
2047	13.7%	23.2%
2048	13.7%	23%
2049	13.8%	22.9%
2050	13.8%	22.7%

Children aged 0-14 make up 14.5% of the population in Bulgaria and 29.8% in Cambodia in 2024, compared to 20.3% and 43.7% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of Bulgaria and Cambodia compared.

Natural population change in Bulgaria vs Cambodia by year

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change (excluding migration) has been -0.79% in Bulgaria and +1.67% in Cambodia. 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	Cambodia
1960	76,314	124,237
1961	75,460	128,259
1962	64,104	132,861
1963	66,241	137,562
1964	66,783	141,216
1965	58,249	144,460
1966	54,504	147,583
1967	49,861	150,046
1968	69,468	153,444
1969	63,256	156,777
1970	61,125	122,832
1971	52,925	113,813
1972	47,169	113,190
1973	57,760	101,304
1974	64,223	73,001
1975	54,941	-383,806
1976	56,055	-408,505
1977	47,543	-416,117
1978	44,070	-357,478
1979	40,599	78,143
1980	30,129	159,157
1981	29,341	166,578
1982	24,077	180,300
1983	21,455	192,849
1984	20,610	207,700
1985	11,649	214,101
1986	16,125	221,684
1987	8,971	235,064
1988	9,879	243,203
1989	5,326	239,211
1990	-3,487	249,776
1991	-14,675	257,709
1992	-18,789	260,673
1993	-24,569	282,221
1994	-32,086	286,728
1995	-42,030	280,168
1996	-45,159	274,147
1997	-58,185	252,351
1998	-52,844	251,076
1999	-39,411	245,425
2000	-41,668	246,330
2001	-44,050	250,726
2002	-46,240	251,860
2003	-44,319	251,884
2004	-40,128	251,650
2005	-42,124	256,756
2006	-39,526	263,697
2007	-37,727	270,745
2008	-32,967	272,132
2009	-26,800	274,700
2010	-34,759	272,266
2011	-37,477	272,161
2012	-40,183	276,649
2013	-37,948	281,013
2014	-41,027	283,193
2015	-44,699	284,390
2016	-42,744	284,130
2017	-45,583	282,698
2018	-46,304	280,671
2019	-46,317	276,870
2020	-65,507	268,745
2021	-90,452	255,939
2022	-62,065	257,269
2023	-43,837	250,242

Maternal mortality chart: Bulgaria vs Cambodia

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 137 deaths in Cambodia.

Table

Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	Bulgaria	Cambodia
1985	26	874
1986	25	824
1987	25	772
1988	26	742
1989	25	702
1990	27	681
1991	25	681
1992	25	667
1993	23	680
1994	25	665
1995	23	642
1996	22	622
1997	23	580
1998	20	557
1999	20	517
2000	19	476
2001	17	437
2002	15	399
2003	14	366
2004	14	344
2005	13	323
2006	12	303
2007	11	290
2008	10	272
2009	9	251
2010	9	234
2011	8	214
2012	7	197
2013	7	182
2014	7	172
2015	7	166
2016	7	159
2017	7	155
2018	7	151
2019	6	149
2020	9	164
2021	9	189
2022	10	159
2023	6	137

Under-five mortality rates

The chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five is 0.61% in Bulgaria and 2.29% in Cambodia. 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	Cambodia
1960	5.47%	-
1961	4.89%	-
1962	4.43%	-
1963	4.08%	-
1964	3.86%	-
1965	3.75%	-
1966	3.7%	-
1967	3.64%	-
1968	3.54%	-
1969	3.4%	-
1970	3.25%	-
1971	3.11%	-
1972	3.01%	-
1973	2.95%	-
1974	2.91%	-
1975	2.86%	52.5%
1976	2.8%	54.1%
1977	2.72%	52.5%
1978	2.6%	48.5%
1979	2.49%	20.7%
1980	2.38%	18.1%
1981	2.3%	15.9%
1982	2.22%	14.1%
1983	2.15%	13%
1984	2.07%	12.4%
1985	1.97%	12%
1986	1.87%	11.8%
1987	1.8%	11.7%
1988	1.78%	11.6%
1989	1.79%	11.6%
1990	1.83%	11.6%
1991	1.89%	11.6%
1992	1.92%	11.7%
1993	1.92%	11.7%
1994	1.91%	11.9%
1995	1.92%	12%
1996	1.94%	12%
1997	1.93%	11.9%
1998	1.89%	11.7%
1999	1.82%	11.3%
2000	1.75%	10.6%
2001	1.68%	9.65%
2002	1.6%	8.67%
2003	1.51%	7.8%
2004	1.42%	7.08%
2005	1.33%	6.48%
2006	1.24%	5.98%
2007	1.18%	5.54%
2008	1.14%	5.13%
2009	1.12%	4.74%
2010	1.08%	4.37%
2011	1.04%	4.05%
2012	0.99%	3.77%
2013	0.93%	3.53%
2014	0.87%	3.33%
2015	0.82%	3.16%
2016	0.77%	3.02%
2017	0.73%	2.89%
2018	0.7%	2.77%
2019	0.67%	2.67%
2020	0.65%	2.56%
2021	0.63%	2.47%
2022	0.62%	2.38%
2023	0.61%	2.29%