Fertility & birth rates in Bulgaria and East Timor

Fertility rate in Bulgaria vs East Timor 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 2.71 in East Timor in 2023. The replacement level is considered to be 2.1 children per woman.

Check Bulgaria vs East Timor 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	East Timor
1960	2.31	6.32
1961	2.29	6.27
1962	2.24	6.22
1963	2.21	6.16
1964	2.19	6.08
1965	2.09	6.01
1966	2.03	5.93
1967	2.02	5.86
1968	2.27	5.79
1969	2.27	5.72
1970	2.17	5.66
1971	2.1	5.58
1972	2.03	5.49
1973	2.15	5.39
1974	2.29	5.29
1975	2.23	5.19
1976	2.24	5.12
1977	2.21	5.09
1978	2.15	5.09
1979	2.16	5.14
1980	2.05	5.22
1981	2	5.53
1982	2.01	5.56
1983	2.01	5.59
1984	2.01	5.61
1985	1.97	5.65
1986	2.02	5.67
1987	1.96	5.68
1988	1.97	5.72
1989	1.9	5.76
1990	1.82	5.81
1991	1.66	5.84
1992	1.55	5.87
1993	1.46	5.88
1994	1.37	5.91
1995	1.23	5.94
1996	1.23	5.94
1997	1.09	5.96
1998	1.11	5.96
1999	1.23	5.97
2000	1.26	5.93
2001	1.21	5.92
2002	1.23	5.9
2003	1.26	5.85
2004	1.33	5.74
2005	1.37	5.61
2006	1.44	5.47
2007	1.49	5.33
2008	1.56	5.17
2009	1.66	4.99
2010	1.57	4.82
2011	1.51	4.61
2012	1.5	4.4
2013	1.54	4.21
2014	1.62	4
2015	1.64	3.78
2016	1.67	3.58
2017	1.71	3.4
2018	1.73	3.24
2019	1.79	3.12
2020	1.77	3.01
2021	1.8	2.89
2022	1.78	2.8
2023	1.81	2.71
2024	1.81	2.63
2025	1.8	2.56
2026	1.8	2.5
2027	1.8	2.45
2028	1.8	2.4
2029	1.79	2.36
2030	1.79	2.32
2031	1.79	2.29
2032	1.79	2.25
2033	1.79	2.22
2034	1.79	2.19
2035	1.78	2.17
2036	1.78	2.14
2037	1.78	2.12
2038	1.77	2.09
2039	1.77	2.07
2040	1.77	2.05
2041	1.77	2.03
2042	1.77	2.02
2043	1.76	2
2044	1.76	1.99
2045	1.76	1.97
2046	1.76	1.96
2047	1.76	1.95
2048	1.76	1.94
2049	1.76	1.93
2050	1.76	1.92

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Table

Year	Share of people 0-14 years old
	Bulgaria	East Timor
1960	26.1%	40.1%
1961	25.8%	39.7%
1962	25.4%	39.3%
1963	25.1%	39%
1964	24.7%	38.8%
1965	24.2%	38.7%
1966	23.8%	38.9%
1967	23.4%	39.1%
1968	23.2%	39.3%
1969	23%	39.5%
1970	22.8%	39.6%
1971	22.6%	39.7%
1972	22.4%	39.7%
1973	22.3%	39.8%
1974	22.2%	39.7%
1975	22.3%	39.4%
1976	22.3%	39%
1977	22.2%	38.5%
1978	22.2%	38%
1979	22.1%	37.5%
1980	22.1%	37.4%
1981	22.1%	37.8%
1982	22.1%	38.4%
1983	22%	38.8%
1984	21.8%	39.3%
1985	21.6%	39.7%
1986	21.4%	40.2%
1987	21.3%	40.7%
1988	21.1%	41.3%
1989	20.8%	41.9%
1990	20.3%	42.2%
1991	19.8%	42.4%
1992	19.3%	42.6%
1993	18.8%	42.7%
1994	18.3%	42.9%
1995	17.9%	43%
1996	17.4%	43%
1997	17%	43%
1998	16.5%	42.9%
1999	16.1%	42.7%
2000	15.7%	42.6%
2001	15.2%	42.5%
2002	14.8%	42.4%
2003	14.4%	42.2%
2004	14%	42%
2005	13.7%	42.1%
2006	13.5%	42.2%
2007	13.4%	42.3%
2008	13.3%	42.1%
2009	13.4%	41.9%
2010	13.5%	41.6%
2011	13.5%	41.3%
2012	13.6%	40.9%
2013	13.7%	40.4%
2014	13.8%	39.8%
2015	13.9%	39.1%
2016	14%	38.4%
2017	14.2%	37.8%
2018	14.3%	37.2%
2019	14.4%	36.6%
2020	14.4%	36%
2021	14.5%	35.4%
2022	14.5%	34.8%
2023	14.5%	34.2%
2024	14.5%	33.7%
2025	14.4%	33.1%
2026	14.3%	32.6%
2027	14.3%	32.1%
2028	14.2%	31.6%
2029	14.1%	31%
2030	14%	30.4%
2031	14%	29.8%
2032	13.9%	29.2%
2033	13.8%	28.7%
2034	13.8%	28.1%
2035	13.7%	27.6%
2036	13.7%	27.2%
2037	13.7%	26.9%
2038	13.6%	26.7%
2039	13.6%	26.4%
2040	13.6%	26.2%
2041	13.6%	25.9%
2042	13.6%	25.6%
2043	13.6%	25.4%
2044	13.6%	25.1%
2045	13.6%	24.8%
2046	13.7%	24.5%
2047	13.7%	24.1%
2048	13.7%	23.8%
2049	13.8%	23.5%
2050	13.8%	23.1%

Children aged 0-14 make up 14.5% of the population in Bulgaria and 33.7% in East Timor in 2024, compared to 20.3% and 42.2% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of Bulgaria and East Timor compared.

Natural population change in Bulgaria vs East Timor by year

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change (excluding migration) has been -0.79% in Bulgaria and +1.7% in East Timor. 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	East Timor
1960	76,314	7,012
1961	75,460	7,330
1962	64,104	7,639
1963	66,241	7,938
1964	66,783	8,235
1965	58,249	8,526
1966	54,504	8,810
1967	49,861	9,089
1968	69,468	9,356
1969	63,256	9,611
1970	61,125	9,824
1971	52,925	9,964
1972	47,169	10,030
1973	57,760	10,033
1974	64,223	8,405
1975	54,941	-1,062
1976	56,055	783
1977	47,543	296
1978	44,070	-1,000
1979	40,599	987
1980	30,129	6,940
1981	29,341	9,336
1982	24,077	9,579
1983	21,455	9,686
1984	20,610	10,922
1985	11,649	10,788
1986	16,125	11,062
1987	8,971	11,945
1988	9,879	12,118
1989	5,326	17,758
1990	-3,487	18,343
1991	-14,675	18,605
1992	-18,789	19,880
1993	-24,569	20,770
1994	-32,086	21,746
1995	-42,030	21,962
1996	-45,159	22,703
1997	-58,185	23,501
1998	-52,844	23,590
1999	-39,411	21,871
2000	-41,668	21,579
2001	-44,050	23,314
2002	-46,240	25,410
2003	-44,319	26,900
2004	-40,128	26,751
2005	-42,124	26,412
2006	-39,526	26,221
2007	-37,727	26,074
2008	-32,967	25,888
2009	-26,800	25,696
2010	-34,759	25,515
2011	-37,477	25,237
2012	-40,183	24,890
2013	-37,948	24,538
2014	-41,027	24,040
2015	-44,699	23,391
2016	-42,744	22,778
2017	-45,583	22,145
2018	-46,304	21,650
2019	-46,317	21,307
2020	-65,507	21,166
2021	-90,452	20,101
2022	-62,065	20,625
2023	-43,837	20,495

Maternal mortality chart: Bulgaria vs East Timor

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 192 deaths in East Timor.

Table

Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	Bulgaria	East Timor
1985	26	1,916
1986	25	1,860
1987	25	1,763
1988	26	1,743
1989	25	1,511
1990	27	1,477
1991	25	1,439
1992	25	1,368
1993	23	1,308
1994	25	1,254
1995	23	1,239
1996	22	1,193
1997	23	1,166
1998	20	1,157
1999	20	1,488
2000	19	796
2001	17	761
2002	15	724
2003	14	714
2004	14	683
2005	13	648
2006	12	600
2007	11	559
2008	10	518
2009	9	477
2010	9	439
2011	8	404
2012	7	374
2013	7	349
2014	7	327
2015	7	305
2016	7	287
2017	7	269
2018	7	251
2019	6	237
2020	9	257
2021	9	263
2022	10	235
2023	6	192

Under-five mortality rates

The chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five is 0.61% in Bulgaria and 5% in East Timor. 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	East Timor
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%	-
1976	2.8%	-
1977	2.72%	-
1978	2.6%	-
1979	2.49%	-
1980	2.38%	-
1981	2.3%	-
1982	2.22%	-
1983	2.15%	-
1984	2.07%	-
1985	1.97%	27.1%
1986	1.87%	26.3%
1987	1.8%	24.4%
1988	1.78%	24.1%
1989	1.79%	23%
1990	1.83%	22.5%
1991	1.89%	22.2%
1992	1.92%	21.1%
1993	1.92%	20%
1994	1.91%	19.2%
1995	1.92%	19.3%
1996	1.94%	18.5%
1997	1.93%	17.7%
1998	1.89%	18%
1999	1.82%	19.4%
2000	1.75%	11.1%
2001	1.68%	10.6%
2002	1.6%	10.1%
2003	1.51%	9.61%
2004	1.42%	9.17%
2005	1.33%	8.75%
2006	1.24%	8.36%
2007	1.18%	8.01%
2008	1.14%	7.68%
2009	1.12%	7.38%
2010	1.08%	7.11%
2011	1.04%	6.86%
2012	0.99%	6.63%
2013	0.93%	6.42%
2014	0.87%	6.23%
2015	0.82%	6.06%
2016	0.77%	5.91%
2017	0.73%	5.78%
2018	0.7%	5.66%
2019	0.67%	5.55%
2020	0.65%	5.42%
2021	0.63%	5.28%
2022	0.62%	5.14%
2023	0.61%	5%