Fertility & birth rates in Bulgaria and Canada

Fertility rate in Bulgaria vs Canada 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 1.26 in Canada in 2023. The replacement level is considered to be 2.1 children per woman.

Check Bulgaria vs Canada 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	Canada
1960	2.31	3.81
1961	2.29	3.75
1962	2.24	3.68
1963	2.21	3.61
1964	2.19	3.46
1965	2.09	3.12
1966	2.03	2.75
1967	2.02	2.53
1968	2.27	2.39
1969	2.27	2.33
1970	2.17	2.26
1971	2.1	2.14
1972	2.03	1.98
1973	2.15	1.89
1974	2.29	1.84
1975	2.23	1.82
1976	2.24	1.8
1977	2.21	1.78
1978	2.15	1.77
1979	2.16	1.75
1980	2.05	1.74
1981	2	1.7
1982	2.01	1.69
1983	2.01	1.68
1984	2.01	1.65
1985	1.97	1.67
1986	2.02	1.68
1987	1.96	1.68
1988	1.97	1.68
1989	1.9	1.77
1990	1.82	1.83
1991	1.66	1.72
1992	1.55	1.71
1993	1.46	1.69
1994	1.37	1.69
1995	1.23	1.67
1996	1.23	1.63
1997	1.09	1.57
1998	1.11	1.56
1999	1.23	1.55
2000	1.26	1.51
2001	1.21	1.54
2002	1.23	1.52
2003	1.26	1.55
2004	1.33	1.56
2005	1.37	1.58
2006	1.44	1.63
2007	1.49	1.67
2008	1.56	1.7
2009	1.66	1.69
2010	1.57	1.65
2011	1.51	1.63
2012	1.5	1.63
2013	1.54	1.61
2014	1.62	1.61
2015	1.64	1.6
2016	1.67	1.59
2017	1.71	1.55
2018	1.73	1.51
2019	1.79	1.47
2020	1.77	1.41
2021	1.8	1.44
2022	1.78	1.33
2023	1.81	1.26
2024	1.81	1.25
2025	1.8	1.24
2026	1.8	1.24
2027	1.8	1.23
2028	1.8	1.24
2029	1.79	1.23
2030	1.79	1.24
2031	1.79	1.24
2032	1.79	1.24
2033	1.79	1.25
2034	1.79	1.25
2035	1.78	1.25
2036	1.78	1.26
2037	1.78	1.26
2038	1.77	1.26
2039	1.77	1.27
2040	1.77	1.27
2041	1.77	1.27
2042	1.77	1.28
2043	1.76	1.28
2044	1.76	1.28
2045	1.76	1.28
2046	1.76	1.29
2047	1.76	1.29
2048	1.76	1.29
2049	1.76	1.3
2050	1.76	1.3

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Table

Year	Share of people 0-14 years old
	Bulgaria	Canada
1960	26.1%	33.8%
1961	25.8%	33.9%
1962	25.4%	33.9%
1963	25.1%	33.9%
1964	24.7%	33.7%
1965	24.2%	33.3%
1966	23.8%	32.9%
1967	23.4%	32.3%
1968	23.2%	31.6%
1969	23%	31%
1970	22.8%	30.2%
1971	22.6%	29.3%
1972	22.4%	28.6%
1973	22.3%	27.8%
1974	22.2%	27%
1975	22.3%	26.2%
1976	22.3%	25.5%
1977	22.2%	24.7%
1978	22.2%	24%
1979	22.1%	23.4%
1980	22.1%	22.8%
1981	22.1%	22.3%
1982	22.1%	22%
1983	22%	21.8%
1984	21.8%	21.6%
1985	21.6%	21.3%
1986	21.4%	21.1%
1987	21.3%	20.9%
1988	21.1%	20.8%
1989	20.8%	20.8%
1990	20.3%	20.7%
1991	19.8%	20.7%
1992	19.3%	20.7%
1993	18.8%	20.7%
1994	18.3%	20.6%
1995	17.9%	20.4%
1996	17.4%	20.2%
1997	17%	20%
1998	16.5%	19.8%
1999	16.1%	19.5%
2000	15.7%	19.2%
2001	15.2%	18.9%
2002	14.8%	18.6%
2003	14.4%	18.3%
2004	14%	18%
2005	13.7%	17.7%
2006	13.5%	17.4%
2007	13.4%	17.1%
2008	13.3%	16.9%
2009	13.4%	16.7%
2010	13.5%	16.6%
2011	13.5%	16.4%
2012	13.6%	16.3%
2013	13.7%	16.3%
2014	13.8%	16.2%
2015	13.9%	16.2%
2016	14%	16.2%
2017	14.2%	16.2%
2018	14.3%	16.1%
2019	14.4%	16%
2020	14.4%	15.9%
2021	14.5%	15.7%
2022	14.5%	15.5%
2023	14.5%	15.3%
2024	14.5%	15.1%
2025	14.4%	15%
2026	14.3%	14.9%
2027	14.3%	14.7%
2028	14.2%	14.6%
2029	14.1%	14.5%
2030	14%	14.4%
2031	14%	14.3%
2032	13.9%	14.2%
2033	13.8%	14.1%
2034	13.8%	14%
2035	13.7%	13.9%
2036	13.7%	13.9%
2037	13.7%	13.8%
2038	13.6%	13.8%
2039	13.6%	13.7%
2040	13.6%	13.7%
2041	13.6%	13.6%
2042	13.6%	13.6%
2043	13.6%	13.6%
2044	13.6%	13.5%
2045	13.6%	13.5%
2046	13.7%	13.5%
2047	13.7%	13.5%
2048	13.7%	13.5%
2049	13.8%	13.5%
2050	13.8%	13.5%

Children aged 0-14 make up 14.5% of the population in Bulgaria and 15.1% in Canada in 2024, compared to 20.3% and 20.7% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of Bulgaria and Canada compared.

Natural population change in Bulgaria vs Canada by year

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change (excluding migration) has been -0.79% in Bulgaria and +0.22% in Canada. 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	Canada
1960	76,314	338,487
1961	75,460	334,360
1962	64,104	325,745
1963	66,241	318,595
1964	66,783	307,268
1965	58,249	269,589
1966	54,504	236,566
1967	49,861	220,450
1968	69,468	211,589
1969	63,256	216,588
1970	61,125	215,372
1971	52,925	208,640
1972	47,169	188,857
1973	57,760	184,432
1974	64,223	182,464
1975	54,941	196,718
1976	56,055	196,979
1977	47,543	199,297
1978	44,070	194,102
1979	40,599	203,293
1980	30,129	203,480
1981	29,341	206,005
1982	24,077	200,935
1983	21,455	202,931
1984	20,610	204,856
1985	11,649	204,153
1986	16,125	190,532
1987	8,971	190,416
1988	9,879	192,901
1989	5,326	207,304
1990	-3,487	213,222
1991	-14,675	207,477
1992	-18,789	204,273
1993	-24,569	186,451
1994	-32,086	179,804
1995	-42,030	167,023
1996	-45,159	153,973
1997	-58,185	134,577
1998	-52,844	126,651
1999	-39,411	118,565
2000	-41,668	110,469
2001	-44,050	114,777
2002	-46,240	106,621
2003	-44,319	110,749
2004	-40,128	111,786
2005	-42,124	116,074
2006	-39,526	130,285
2007	-37,727	134,845
2008	-32,967	142,963
2009	-26,800	144,609
2010	-34,759	139,425
2011	-37,477	133,923
2012	-40,183	135,382
2013	-37,948	129,799
2014	-41,027	127,563
2015	-44,699	117,825
2016	-42,744	115,555
2017	-45,583	98,672
2018	-46,304	88,974
2019	-46,317	86,523
2020	-65,507	53,241
2021	-90,452	57,360
2022	-62,065	15,574
2023	-43,837	28,058

Maternal mortality chart: Bulgaria vs Canada

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 12 deaths in Canada.

Table

Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	Bulgaria	Canada
1985	26	7
1986	25	7
1987	25	7
1988	26	7
1989	25	8
1990	27	7
1991	25	8
1992	25	8
1993	23	8
1994	25	8
1995	23	8
1996	22	9
1997	23	8
1998	20	9
1999	20	9
2000	19	9
2001	17	10
2002	15	10
2003	14	10
2004	14	10
2005	13	11
2006	12	11
2007	11	11
2008	10	12
2009	9	12
2010	9	11
2011	8	11
2012	7	11
2013	7	11
2014	7	12
2015	7	11
2016	7	12
2017	7	12
2018	7	13
2019	6	12
2020	9	17
2021	9	14
2022	10	15
2023	6	12

Under-five mortality rates

The chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five is 0.61% in Bulgaria and 0.51% in Canada. 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	Canada
1960	5.47%	3.26%
1961	4.89%	3.15%
1962	4.43%	3.05%
1963	4.08%	2.94%
1964	3.86%	2.82%
1965	3.75%	2.71%
1966	3.7%	2.6%
1967	3.64%	2.5%
1968	3.54%	2.4%
1969	3.4%	2.3%
1970	3.25%	2.19%
1971	3.11%	2.09%
1972	3.01%	1.99%
1973	2.95%	1.89%
1974	2.91%	1.79%
1975	2.86%	1.7%
1976	2.8%	1.6%
1977	2.72%	1.51%
1978	2.6%	1.42%
1979	2.49%	1.33%
1980	2.38%	1.25%
1981	2.3%	1.18%
1982	2.22%	1.12%
1983	2.15%	1.06%
1984	2.07%	1.01%
1985	1.97%	0.98%
1986	1.87%	0.94%
1987	1.8%	0.91%
1988	1.78%	0.88%
1989	1.79%	0.85%
1990	1.83%	0.82%
1991	1.89%	0.8%
1992	1.92%	0.77%
1993	1.92%	0.74%
1994	1.91%	0.72%
1995	1.92%	0.69%
1996	1.94%	0.67%
1997	1.93%	0.65%
1998	1.89%	0.64%
1999	1.82%	0.63%
2000	1.75%	0.62%
2001	1.68%	0.62%
2002	1.6%	0.62%
2003	1.51%	0.62%
2004	1.42%	0.61%
2005	1.33%	0.61%
2006	1.24%	0.6%
2007	1.18%	0.6%
2008	1.14%	0.59%
2009	1.12%	0.58%
2010	1.08%	0.57%
2011	1.04%	0.56%
2012	0.99%	0.56%
2013	0.93%	0.55%
2014	0.87%	0.54%
2015	0.82%	0.54%
2016	0.77%	0.53%
2017	0.73%	0.52%
2018	0.7%	0.52%
2019	0.67%	0.51%
2020	0.65%	0.51%
2021	0.63%	0.51%
2022	0.62%	0.51%
2023	0.61%	0.51%