Fertility & birth rates in Bulgaria and Dominican Republic

Fertility rate in Bulgaria vs Dominican 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 2.24 in the Dominican Republic in 2023. The replacement level is considered to be 2.1 children per woman.

Check Bulgaria vs the Dominican 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	Dominican Republic
1960	2.31	7.56
1961	2.29	7.49
1962	2.24	7.4
1963	2.21	7.3
1964	2.19	7.19
1965	2.09	7.05
1966	2.03	6.95
1967	2.02	6.76
1968	2.27	6.55
1969	2.27	6.37
1970	2.17	6.18
1971	2.1	6.01
1972	2.03	5.84
1973	2.15	5.67
1974	2.29	5.44
1975	2.23	5.24
1976	2.24	5.05
1977	2.21	4.84
1978	2.15	4.64
1979	2.16	4.47
1980	2.05	4.3
1981	2	4.15
1982	2.01	4.01
1983	2.01	3.95
1984	2.01	3.82
1985	1.97	3.69
1986	2.02	3.6
1987	1.96	3.53
1988	1.97	3.5
1989	1.9	3.48
1990	1.82	3.41
1991	1.66	3.35
1992	1.55	3.29
1993	1.46	3.23
1994	1.37	3.16
1995	1.23	3.1
1996	1.23	3.04
1997	1.09	2.92
1998	1.11	2.84
1999	1.23	2.85
2000	1.26	2.87
2001	1.21	2.83
2002	1.23	2.76
2003	1.26	2.7
2004	1.33	2.64
2005	1.37	2.57
2006	1.44	2.51
2007	1.49	2.51
2008	1.56	2.55
2009	1.66	2.57
2010	1.57	2.56
2011	1.51	2.53
2012	1.5	2.5
2013	1.54	2.47
2014	1.62	2.45
2015	1.64	2.43
2016	1.67	2.41
2017	1.71	2.4
2018	1.73	2.4
2019	1.79	2.37
2020	1.77	2.33
2021	1.8	2.29
2022	1.78	2.27
2023	1.81	2.24
2024	1.81	2.22
2025	1.8	2.19
2026	1.8	2.17
2027	1.8	2.15
2028	1.8	2.13
2029	1.79	2.11
2030	1.79	2.08
2031	1.79	2.07
2032	1.79	2.05
2033	1.79	2.03
2034	1.79	2.02
2035	1.78	2
2036	1.78	1.99
2037	1.78	1.98
2038	1.77	1.96
2039	1.77	1.95
2040	1.77	1.94
2041	1.77	1.93
2042	1.77	1.93
2043	1.76	1.92
2044	1.76	1.91
2045	1.76	1.9
2046	1.76	1.89
2047	1.76	1.89
2048	1.76	1.88
2049	1.76	1.87
2050	1.76	1.87

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Table

Year	Share of people 0-14 years old
	Bulgaria	Dominican Republic
1960	26.1%	48.6%
1961	25.8%	48.9%
1962	25.4%	49.1%
1963	25.1%	49.2%
1964	24.7%	49.3%
1965	24.2%	49.4%
1966	23.8%	49.3%
1967	23.4%	49.2%
1968	23.2%	48.9%
1969	23%	48.6%
1970	22.8%	48.2%
1971	22.6%	47.7%
1972	22.4%	47.3%
1973	22.3%	46.8%
1974	22.2%	46.3%
1975	22.3%	45.8%
1976	22.3%	45.2%
1977	22.2%	44.7%
1978	22.2%	44.2%
1979	22.1%	43.7%
1980	22.1%	43.2%
1981	22.1%	42.7%
1982	22.1%	42.3%
1983	22%	41.8%
1984	21.8%	41.4%
1985	21.6%	41%
1986	21.4%	40.6%
1987	21.3%	40.2%
1988	21.1%	39.8%
1989	20.8%	39.4%
1990	20.3%	39.1%
1991	19.8%	38.7%
1992	19.3%	38.4%
1993	18.8%	38%
1994	18.3%	37.7%
1995	17.9%	37.3%
1996	17.4%	37%
1997	17%	36.6%
1998	16.5%	36.1%
1999	16.1%	35.7%
2000	15.7%	35.3%
2001	15.2%	35%
2002	14.8%	34.6%
2003	14.4%	34.2%
2004	14%	33.7%
2005	13.7%	33.2%
2006	13.5%	32.7%
2007	13.4%	32.2%
2008	13.3%	31.7%
2009	13.4%	31.3%
2010	13.5%	30.9%
2011	13.5%	30.5%
2012	13.6%	30.1%
2013	13.7%	29.8%
2014	13.8%	29.5%
2015	13.9%	29.2%
2016	14%	28.8%
2017	14.2%	28.5%
2018	14.3%	28.2%
2019	14.4%	27.9%
2020	14.4%	27.7%
2021	14.5%	27.4%
2022	14.5%	27.2%
2023	14.5%	26.9%
2024	14.5%	26.6%
2025	14.4%	26.2%
2026	14.3%	25.8%
2027	14.3%	25.4%
2028	14.2%	25.1%
2029	14.1%	24.7%
2030	14%	24.3%
2031	14%	24%
2032	13.9%	23.6%
2033	13.8%	23.3%
2034	13.8%	22.9%
2035	13.7%	22.6%
2036	13.7%	22.3%
2037	13.7%	22%
2038	13.6%	21.7%
2039	13.6%	21.5%
2040	13.6%	21.3%
2041	13.6%	21%
2042	13.6%	20.8%
2043	13.6%	20.6%
2044	13.6%	20.4%
2045	13.6%	20.3%
2046	13.7%	20.1%
2047	13.7%	19.9%
2048	13.7%	19.8%
2049	13.8%	19.6%
2050	13.8%	19.5%

Children aged 0-14 make up 14.5% of the population in Bulgaria and 26.6% in the Dominican Republic in 2024, compared to 20.3% and 39.1% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of Bulgaria and the Dominican Republic compared.

Natural population change in Bulgaria vs Dominican Republic by year

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change (excluding migration) has been -0.79% in Bulgaria and +1.34% in the Dominican 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	Dominican Republic
1960	76,314	117,346
1961	75,460	120,316
1962	64,104	122,977
1963	66,241	124,994
1964	66,783	127,504
1965	58,249	125,345
1966	54,504	132,096
1967	49,861	133,091
1968	69,468	133,666
1969	63,256	135,445
1970	61,125	137,835
1971	52,925	140,473
1972	47,169	143,255
1973	57,760	146,283
1974	64,223	147,652
1975	54,941	149,339
1976	56,055	151,201
1977	47,543	152,825
1978	44,070	154,043
1979	40,599	154,779
1980	30,129	157,697
1981	29,341	158,419
1982	24,077	159,597
1983	21,455	163,136
1984	20,610	164,263
1985	11,649	164,091
1986	16,125	165,674
1987	8,971	167,552
1988	9,879	171,291
1989	5,326	175,365
1990	-3,487	176,748
1991	-14,675	177,371
1992	-18,789	177,481
1993	-24,569	177,691
1994	-32,086	176,882
1995	-42,030	175,439
1996	-45,159	174,008
1997	-58,185	168,419
1998	-52,844	164,287
1999	-39,411	167,742
2000	-41,668	171,684
2001	-44,050	170,193
2002	-46,240	166,740
2003	-44,319	163,267
2004	-40,128	158,789
2005	-42,124	155,405
2006	-39,526	151,122
2007	-37,727	152,066
2008	-32,967	156,664
2009	-26,800	160,893
2010	-34,759	162,072
2011	-37,477	162,094
2012	-40,183	160,915
2013	-37,948	159,330
2014	-41,027	157,260
2015	-44,699	154,258
2016	-42,744	151,550
2017	-45,583	151,565
2018	-46,304	150,852
2019	-46,317	144,869
2020	-65,507	137,417
2021	-90,452	128,866
2022	-62,065	138,767
2023	-43,837	132,360

Maternal mortality chart: Bulgaria vs Dominican 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 124 deaths in the Dominican Republic.

Table

Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	Bulgaria	Dominican Republic
1985	26	249
1986	25	241
1987	25	231
1988	26	221
1989	25	213
1990	27	203
1991	25	193
1992	25	185
1993	23	176
1994	25	166
1995	23	152
1996	22	138
1997	23	122
1998	20	109
1999	20	92
2000	19	76
2001	17	68
2002	15	68
2003	14	71
2004	14	78
2005	13	83
2006	12	87
2007	11	90
2008	10	94
2009	9	96
2010	9	92
2011	8	91
2012	7	89
2013	7	91
2014	7	95
2015	7	102
2016	7	106
2017	7	104
2018	7	107
2019	6	118
2020	9	121
2021	9	153
2022	10	124
2023	6	124

Under-five mortality rates

The chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five is 0.61% in Bulgaria and 3.14% in the Dominican 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	Dominican Republic
1960	5.47%	14.8%
1961	4.89%	14.6%
1962	4.43%	14.5%
1963	4.08%	14.3%
1964	3.86%	14.1%
1965	3.75%	13.8%
1966	3.7%	13.5%
1967	3.64%	13.3%
1968	3.54%	13%
1969	3.4%	12.7%
1970	3.25%	12.4%
1971	3.11%	12%
1972	3.01%	11.7%
1973	2.95%	11.3%
1974	2.91%	10.9%
1975	2.86%	10.5%
1976	2.8%	10.1%
1977	2.72%	9.71%
1978	2.6%	9.35%
1979	2.49%	9.01%
1980	2.38%	8.68%
1981	2.3%	8.36%
1982	2.22%	8.05%
1983	2.15%	7.76%
1984	2.07%	7.48%
1985	1.97%	7.21%
1986	1.87%	6.94%
1987	1.8%	6.69%
1988	1.78%	6.44%
1989	1.79%	6.19%
1990	1.83%	5.95%
1991	1.89%	5.7%
1992	1.92%	5.46%
1993	1.92%	5.22%
1994	1.91%	5%
1995	1.92%	4.78%
1996	1.94%	4.58%
1997	1.93%	4.4%
1998	1.89%	4.24%
1999	1.82%	4.1%
2000	1.75%	3.98%
2001	1.68%	3.88%
2002	1.6%	3.8%
2003	1.51%	3.73%
2004	1.42%	3.67%
2005	1.33%	3.62%
2006	1.24%	3.59%
2007	1.18%	3.56%
2008	1.14%	3.54%
2009	1.12%	3.52%
2010	1.08%	3.51%
2011	1.04%	3.5%
2012	0.99%	3.49%
2013	0.93%	3.5%
2014	0.87%	3.5%
2015	0.82%	3.5%
2016	0.77%	3.5%
2017	0.73%	3.5%
2018	0.7%	3.47%
2019	0.67%	3.43%
2020	0.65%	3.38%
2021	0.63%	3.31%
2022	0.62%	3.22%
2023	0.61%	3.14%