Fertility & birth rates in Bulgaria and Cameroon

Fertility rate in Bulgaria vs Cameroon 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 4.32 in Cameroon 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	Cameroon
1960	2.31	5.73
1961	2.29	5.73
1962	2.24	5.73
1963	2.21	5.73
1964	2.19	5.74
1965	2.09	5.8
1966	2.03	5.85
1967	2.02	5.95
1968	2.27	6.04
1969	2.27	6.14
1970	2.17	6.2
1971	2.1	6.26
1972	2.03	6.29
1973	2.15	6.33
1974	2.29	6.36
1975	2.23	6.4
1976	2.24	6.45
1977	2.21	6.51
1978	2.15	6.55
1979	2.16	6.58
1980	2.05	6.61
1981	2	6.61
1982	2.01	6.59
1983	2.01	6.58
1984	2.01	6.56
1985	1.97	6.56
1986	2.02	6.57
1987	1.96	6.54
1988	1.97	6.48
1989	1.9	6.41
1990	1.82	6.36
1991	1.66	6.32
1992	1.55	6.26
1993	1.46	6.16
1994	1.37	6.04
1995	1.23	5.92
1996	1.23	5.8
1997	1.09	5.71
1998	1.11	5.66
1999	1.23	5.6
2000	1.26	5.51
2001	1.21	5.44
2002	1.23	5.44
2003	1.26	5.43
2004	1.33	5.44
2005	1.37	5.42
2006	1.44	5.37
2007	1.49	5.34
2008	1.56	5.29
2009	1.66	5.24
2010	1.57	5.15
2011	1.51	5.05
2012	1.5	4.98
2013	1.54	4.91
2014	1.62	4.84
2015	1.64	4.84
2016	1.67	4.84
2017	1.71	4.8
2018	1.73	4.74
2019	1.79	4.65
2020	1.77	4.56
2021	1.8	4.47
2022	1.78	4.4
2023	1.81	4.32
2024	1.81	4.26
2025	1.8	4.19
2026	1.8	4.12
2027	1.8	4.05
2028	1.8	4
2029	1.79	3.93
2030	1.79	3.88
2031	1.79	3.81
2032	1.79	3.76
2033	1.79	3.7
2034	1.79	3.65
2035	1.78	3.58
2036	1.78	3.55
2037	1.78	3.5
2038	1.77	3.44
2039	1.77	3.4
2040	1.77	3.35
2041	1.77	3.31
2042	1.77	3.25
2043	1.76	3.21
2044	1.76	3.17
2045	1.76	3.13
2046	1.76	3.09
2047	1.76	3.06
2048	1.76	3.02
2049	1.76	2.99
2050	1.76	2.96

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Table

Year	Share of people 0-14 years old
	Bulgaria	Cameroon
1960	26.1%	39.5%
1961	25.8%	39.9%
1962	25.4%	40.2%
1963	25.1%	40.4%
1964	24.7%	40.7%
1965	24.2%	40.9%
1966	23.8%	41.1%
1967	23.4%	41.3%
1968	23.2%	41.6%
1969	23%	41.8%
1970	22.8%	42%
1971	22.6%	42.3%
1972	22.4%	42.5%
1973	22.3%	42.8%
1974	22.2%	43%
1975	22.3%	43.2%
1976	22.3%	43.5%
1977	22.2%	43.8%
1978	22.2%	44.1%
1979	22.1%	44.4%
1980	22.1%	44.5%
1981	22.1%	44.6%
1982	22.1%	45%
1983	22%	45.6%
1984	21.8%	45.7%
1985	21.6%	45.8%
1986	21.4%	45.9%
1987	21.3%	46%
1988	21.1%	46.1%
1989	20.8%	46.1%
1990	20.3%	46.2%
1991	19.8%	46.2%
1992	19.3%	46.2%
1993	18.8%	46.1%
1994	18.3%	46%
1995	17.9%	45.9%
1996	17.4%	45.7%
1997	17%	45.5%
1998	16.5%	45.3%
1999	16.1%	45.1%
2000	15.7%	44.9%
2001	15.2%	44.7%
2002	14.8%	44.5%
2003	14.4%	44.3%
2004	14%	44.2%
2005	13.7%	44.1%
2006	13.5%	44%
2007	13.4%	43.9%
2008	13.3%	43.8%
2009	13.4%	43.8%
2010	13.5%	43.7%
2011	13.5%	43.7%
2012	13.6%	43.6%
2013	13.7%	43.5%
2014	13.8%	43.4%
2015	13.9%	43.2%
2016	14%	43%
2017	14.2%	43%
2018	14.3%	42.9%
2019	14.4%	42.7%
2020	14.4%	42.5%
2021	14.5%	42.3%
2022	14.5%	42.1%
2023	14.5%	41.8%
2024	14.5%	41.4%
2025	14.4%	41.1%
2026	14.3%	40.8%
2027	14.3%	40.5%
2028	14.2%	40.1%
2029	14.1%	39.8%
2030	14%	39.5%
2031	14%	39.1%
2032	13.9%	38.7%
2033	13.8%	38.3%
2034	13.8%	37.9%
2035	13.7%	37.5%
2036	13.7%	37.2%
2037	13.7%	36.8%
2038	13.6%	36.5%
2039	13.6%	36.2%
2040	13.6%	35.9%
2041	13.6%	35.6%
2042	13.6%	35.3%
2043	13.6%	35%
2044	13.6%	34.7%
2045	13.6%	34.4%
2046	13.7%	34.1%
2047	13.7%	33.8%
2048	13.7%	33.5%
2049	13.8%	33.2%
2050	13.8%	32.9%

Children aged 0-14 make up 14.5% of the population in Bulgaria and 41.4% in Cameroon in 2024, compared to 20.3% and 46.2% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of Bulgaria and Cameroon compared.

Natural population change in Bulgaria vs Cameroon by year

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change (excluding migration) has been -0.79% in Bulgaria and +2.78% in Cameroon. 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	Cameroon
1960	76,314	77,948
1961	75,460	82,471
1962	64,104	116,232
1963	66,241	119,784
1964	66,783	123,469
1965	58,249	129,428
1966	54,504	135,927
1967	49,861	144,370
1968	69,468	153,080
1969	63,256	162,603
1970	61,125	170,713
1971	52,925	179,317
1972	47,169	186,521
1973	57,760	193,997
1974	64,223	200,693
1975	54,941	206,986
1976	56,055	214,916
1977	47,543	222,785
1978	44,070	229,958
1979	40,599	238,875
1980	30,129	247,808
1981	29,341	262,076
1982	24,077	274,652
1983	21,455	276,112
1984	20,610	284,110
1985	11,649	296,317
1986	16,125	308,188
1987	8,971	320,134
1988	9,879	328,168
1989	5,326	334,649
1990	-3,487	342,901
1991	-14,675	350,493
1992	-18,789	356,072
1993	-24,569	360,785
1994	-32,086	364,390
1995	-42,030	367,532
1996	-45,159	370,355
1997	-58,185	377,138
1998	-52,844	388,432
1999	-39,411	401,969
2000	-41,668	411,633
2001	-44,050	422,511
2002	-46,240	439,544
2003	-44,319	459,422
2004	-40,128	478,880
2005	-42,124	496,547
2006	-39,526	511,366
2007	-37,727	526,949
2008	-32,967	542,919
2009	-26,800	557,841
2010	-34,759	569,921
2011	-37,477	580,607
2012	-40,183	594,029
2013	-37,948	606,072
2014	-41,027	619,243
2015	-44,699	649,190
2016	-42,744	677,051
2017	-45,583	696,496
2018	-46,304	706,188
2019	-46,317	714,681
2020	-65,507	716,361
2021	-90,452	713,806
2022	-62,065	734,893
2023	-43,837	754,486

Maternal mortality chart: Bulgaria vs Cameroon

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 258 deaths in Cameroon.

Table

Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	Bulgaria	Cameroon
1985	26	572
1986	25	579
1987	25	557
1988	26	559
1989	25	564
1990	27	570
1991	25	584
1992	25	595
1993	23	606
1994	25	628
1995	23	641
1996	22	648
1997	23	652
1998	20	666
1999	20	672
2000	19	678
2001	17	672
2002	15	658
2003	14	645
2004	14	633
2005	13	629
2006	12	615
2007	11	605
2008	10	592
2009	9	579
2010	9	562
2011	8	541
2012	7	500
2013	7	469
2014	7	440
2015	7	417
2016	7	393
2017	7	372
2018	7	354
2019	6	336
2020	9	316
2021	9	342
2022	10	276
2023	6	258

Under-five mortality rates

The chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five is 0.61% in Bulgaria and 6.72% in Cameroon. 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	Cameroon
1960	5.47%	28%
1961	4.89%	27.4%
1962	4.43%	26.9%
1963	4.08%	26.4%
1964	3.86%	26%
1965	3.75%	25.4%
1966	3.7%	24.7%
1967	3.64%	24%
1968	3.54%	23.1%
1969	3.4%	22.2%
1970	3.25%	21.3%
1971	3.11%	20.6%
1972	3.01%	20%
1973	2.95%	19.6%
1974	2.91%	19.3%
1975	2.86%	19.2%
1976	2.8%	19%
1977	2.72%	18.9%
1978	2.6%	18.7%
1979	2.49%	18.3%
1980	2.38%	17.9%
1981	2.3%	17.4%
1982	2.22%	16.8%
1983	2.15%	16.2%
1984	2.07%	15.5%
1985	1.97%	14.9%
1986	1.87%	14.4%
1987	1.8%	14%
1988	1.78%	13.8%
1989	1.79%	13.6%
1990	1.83%	13.7%
1991	1.89%	13.8%
1992	1.92%	14%
1993	1.92%	14.3%
1994	1.91%	14.5%
1995	1.92%	14.7%
1996	1.94%	14.8%
1997	1.93%	14.9%
1998	1.89%	14.8%
1999	1.82%	14.7%
2000	1.75%	14.4%
2001	1.68%	14.1%
2002	1.6%	13.8%
2003	1.51%	13.5%
2004	1.42%	13.1%
2005	1.33%	12.8%
2006	1.24%	12.5%
2007	1.18%	12.1%
2008	1.14%	11.8%
2009	1.12%	11.4%
2010	1.08%	11%
2011	1.04%	10.6%
2012	0.99%	10.2%
2013	0.93%	9.73%
2014	0.87%	9.31%
2015	0.82%	8.9%
2016	0.77%	8.56%
2017	0.73%	8.25%
2018	0.7%	7.97%
2019	0.67%	7.72%
2020	0.65%	7.46%
2021	0.63%	7.21%
2022	0.62%	6.95%
2023	0.61%	6.72%