Fertility & birth rates in Bulgaria and Central African Republic

Fertility rate in Bulgaria vs Central African Republic 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 6.01 in the Central African Republic in 2023. The replacement level is considered to be 2.1 children per woman.

Check Bulgaria vs the Central African Republic 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	CAR
1960	2.31	5.95
1961	2.29	5.96
1962	2.24	5.97
1963	2.21	5.99
1964	2.19	6.01
1965	2.09	6.03
1966	2.03	6.06
1967	2.02	6.08
1968	2.27	6.1
1969	2.27	6.06
1970	2.17	6.03
1971	2.1	5.99
1972	2.03	5.96
1973	2.15	5.93
1974	2.29	5.9
1975	2.23	5.88
1976	2.24	5.94
1977	2.21	5.99
1978	2.15	6.04
1979	2.16	6.09
1980	2.05	6.13
1981	2	6.17
1982	2.01	6.16
1983	2.01	6.15
1984	2.01	6.14
1985	1.97	6.12
1986	2.02	6.11
1987	1.96	6.12
1988	1.97	6.1
1989	1.9	6.07
1990	1.82	6.05
1991	1.66	6.03
1992	1.55	5.96
1993	1.46	5.93
1994	1.37	5.92
1995	1.23	5.94
1996	1.23	5.96
1997	1.09	5.92
1998	1.11	5.89
1999	1.23	5.88
2000	1.26	5.85
2001	1.21	5.81
2002	1.23	5.79
2003	1.26	5.8
2004	1.33	5.78
2005	1.37	5.81
2006	1.44	5.84
2007	1.49	5.87
2008	1.56	5.9
2009	1.66	5.94
2010	1.57	5.96
2011	1.51	6.01
2012	1.5	6.05
2013	1.54	6.08
2014	1.62	6.1
2015	1.64	6.13
2016	1.67	6.13
2017	1.71	6.13
2018	1.73	6.11
2019	1.79	6.09
2020	1.77	6.06
2021	1.8	6.05
2022	1.78	6.02
2023	1.81	6.01
2024	1.81	5.95
2025	1.8	5.81
2026	1.8	5.69
2027	1.8	5.58
2028	1.8	5.47
2029	1.79	5.36
2030	1.79	5.25
2031	1.79	5.14
2032	1.79	5.04
2033	1.79	4.91
2034	1.79	4.78
2035	1.78	4.67
2036	1.78	4.56
2037	1.78	4.46
2038	1.77	4.35
2039	1.77	4.26
2040	1.77	4.15
2041	1.77	4.03
2042	1.77	3.94
2043	1.76	3.86
2044	1.76	3.78
2045	1.76	3.7
2046	1.76	3.63
2047	1.76	3.56
2048	1.76	3.49
2049	1.76	3.43
2050	1.76	3.36

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Table

Year	Share of people 0-14 years old
	Bulgaria	CAR
1960	26.1%	40.5%
1961	25.8%	40.8%
1962	25.4%	41.1%
1963	25.1%	41.4%
1964	24.7%	41.6%
1965	24.2%	41.7%
1966	23.8%	41.7%
1967	23.4%	41.8%
1968	23.2%	41.9%
1969	23%	41.9%
1970	22.8%	42.1%
1971	22.6%	42.2%
1972	22.4%	42.4%
1973	22.3%	42.6%
1974	22.2%	42.7%
1975	22.3%	42.9%
1976	22.3%	42.9%
1977	22.2%	42.8%
1978	22.2%	42.8%
1979	22.1%	42.8%
1980	22.1%	42.8%
1981	22.1%	42.8%
1982	22.1%	42.9%
1983	22%	43%
1984	21.8%	43%
1985	21.6%	43.2%
1986	21.4%	43.3%
1987	21.3%	43.5%
1988	21.1%	43.8%
1989	20.8%	44.1%
1990	20.3%	44.5%
1991	19.8%	44.9%
1992	19.3%	45.2%
1993	18.8%	45.4%
1994	18.3%	45.5%
1995	17.9%	45.6%
1996	17.4%	45.7%
1997	17%	45.7%
1998	16.5%	45.7%
1999	16.1%	45.6%
2000	15.7%	45.5%
2001	15.2%	45.4%
2002	14.8%	45.3%
2003	14.4%	45.2%
2004	14%	45.1%
2005	13.7%	45.1%
2006	13.5%	45.1%
2007	13.4%	45.3%
2008	13.3%	45.4%
2009	13.4%	45.6%
2010	13.5%	45.9%
2011	13.5%	46.3%
2012	13.6%	46.9%
2013	13.7%	47.6%
2014	13.8%	48.5%
2015	13.9%	49%
2016	14%	49%
2017	14.2%	49%
2018	14.3%	49%
2019	14.4%	49%
2020	14.4%	48.9%
2021	14.5%	49%
2022	14.5%	49.2%
2023	14.5%	49.2%
2024	14.5%	49%
2025	14.4%	48.7%
2026	14.3%	48.2%
2027	14.3%	47.8%
2028	14.2%	47.5%
2029	14.1%	47.2%
2030	14%	47.1%
2031	14%	46.9%
2032	13.9%	46.8%
2033	13.8%	46.7%
2034	13.8%	46.5%
2035	13.7%	46.3%
2036	13.7%	46.1%
2037	13.7%	45.8%
2038	13.6%	45.3%
2039	13.6%	44.7%
2040	13.6%	44.1%
2041	13.6%	43.5%
2042	13.6%	42.8%
2043	13.6%	42.2%
2044	13.6%	41.5%
2045	13.6%	40.9%
2046	13.7%	40.2%
2047	13.7%	39.6%
2048	13.7%	39%
2049	13.8%	38.4%
2050	13.8%	37.9%

Children aged 0-14 make up 14.5% of the population in Bulgaria and 49% in the Central African Republic in 2024, compared to 20.3% and 44.5% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of Bulgaria and the Central African Republic compared.

Natural population change in Bulgaria vs Central African Republic by year

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change (excluding migration) has been -0.79% in Bulgaria and +2.39% in the Central African Republic. 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	CAR
1960	76,314	31,131
1961	75,460	32,383
1962	64,104	33,731
1963	66,241	35,218
1964	66,783	36,878
1965	58,249	38,710
1966	54,504	40,804
1967	49,861	42,979
1968	69,468	45,377
1969	63,256	47,066
1970	61,125	48,690
1971	52,925	50,142
1972	47,169	51,390
1973	57,760	52,525
1974	64,223	53,777
1975	54,941	55,106
1976	56,055	57,725
1977	47,543	60,436
1978	44,070	63,285
1979	40,599	66,104
1980	30,129	68,759
1981	29,341	71,391
1982	24,077	73,330
1983	21,455	75,399
1984	20,610	77,395
1985	11,649	79,266
1986	16,125	81,149
1987	8,971	83,408
1988	9,879	84,654
1989	5,326	85,969
1990	-3,487	87,507
1991	-14,675	88,688
1992	-18,789	88,939
1993	-24,569	89,873
1994	-32,086	90,943
1995	-42,030	92,748
1996	-45,159	93,369
1997	-58,185	93,378
1998	-52,844	94,361
1999	-39,411	96,108
2000	-41,668	97,468
2001	-44,050	99,598
2002	-46,240	100,588
2003	-44,319	105,540
2004	-40,128	108,548
2005	-42,124	113,534
2006	-39,526	118,882
2007	-37,727	123,137
2008	-32,967	128,627
2009	-26,800	-130,613
2010	-34,759	130,539
2011	-37,477	142,913
2012	-40,183	146,791
2013	-37,948	140,489
2014	-41,027	107,448
2015	-44,699	141,912
2016	-42,744	142,419
2017	-45,583	128,461
2018	-46,304	153,361
2019	-46,317	68,523
2020	-65,507	156,911
2021	-90,452	124,408
2022	-62,065	-49,456
2023	-43,837	190,325

Maternal mortality chart: Bulgaria vs Central African Republic

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 692 deaths in the Central African Republic.

Table

Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	Bulgaria	CAR
1985	26	796
1986	25	795
1987	25	803
1988	26	815
1989	25	835
1990	27	866
1991	25	910
1992	25	956
1993	23	997
1994	25	1,053
1995	23	1,123
1996	22	1,191
1997	23	1,270
1998	20	1,346
1999	20	1,411
2000	19	1,490
2001	17	1,504
2002	15	1,496
2003	14	1,487
2004	14	1,450
2005	13	1,389
2006	12	1,337
2007	11	1,271
2008	10	1,234
2009	9	1,272
2010	9	1,230
2011	8	1,131
2012	7	1,092
2013	7	1,092
2014	7	1,034
2015	7	981
2016	7	962
2017	7	1,093
2018	7	881
2019	6	1,650
2020	9	1,296
2021	9	1,127
2022	10	841
2023	6	692

Under-five mortality rates

The chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five is 0.61% in Bulgaria and 9.22% in the Central African Republic. 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	CAR
1960	5.47%	28.3%
1961	4.89%	27.8%
1962	4.43%	27.2%
1963	4.08%	26.7%
1964	3.86%	26.1%
1965	3.75%	25.5%
1966	3.7%	24.9%
1967	3.64%	24.3%
1968	3.54%	23.7%
1969	3.4%	23.2%
1970	3.25%	22.6%
1971	3.11%	22.1%
1972	3.01%	21.7%
1973	2.95%	21.2%
1974	2.91%	20.8%
1975	2.86%	20.4%
1976	2.8%	20%
1977	2.72%	19.7%
1978	2.6%	19.4%
1979	2.49%	19.1%
1980	2.38%	18.8%
1981	2.3%	18.6%
1982	2.22%	18.4%
1983	2.15%	18.2%
1984	2.07%	18.1%
1985	1.97%	18%
1986	1.87%	17.9%
1987	1.8%	17.9%
1988	1.78%	17.8%
1989	1.79%	17.8%
1990	1.83%	17.8%
1991	1.89%	17.7%
1992	1.92%	17.7%
1993	1.92%	17.6%
1994	1.91%	17.5%
1995	1.92%	17.5%
1996	1.94%	17.3%
1997	1.93%	17.2%
1998	1.89%	17%
1999	1.82%	16.8%
2000	1.75%	16.6%
2001	1.68%	16.3%
2002	1.6%	15.9%
2003	1.51%	15.6%
2004	1.42%	15.2%
2005	1.33%	14.8%
2006	1.24%	14.4%
2007	1.18%	14%
2008	1.14%	13.6%
2009	1.12%	47.9%
2010	1.08%	14.9%
2011	1.04%	12.5%
2012	0.99%	12.2%
2013	0.93%	13.4%
2014	0.87%	18.3%
2015	0.82%	11.4%
2016	0.77%	12.6%
2017	0.73%	15.2%
2018	0.7%	12%
2019	0.67%	24.3%
2020	0.65%	12.3%
2021	0.63%	17.1%
2022	0.62%	38.7%
2023	0.61%	9.22%