Fertility & birth rates in Bulgaria and El Salvador

Fertility rate in Bulgaria vs El Salvador 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 1.78 in El Salvador 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	El Salvador
1960	2.31	6.62
1961	2.29	6.64
1962	2.24	6.68
1963	2.21	6.69
1964	2.19	6.68
1965	2.09	6.64
1966	2.03	6.57
1967	2.02	6.49
1968	2.27	6.39
1969	2.27	6.28
1970	2.17	6.18
1971	2.1	6.13
1972	2.03	6.03
1973	2.15	5.93
1974	2.29	5.82
1975	2.23	5.71
1976	2.24	5.59
1977	2.21	5.47
1978	2.15	5.36
1979	2.16	5.23
1980	2.05	5.11
1981	2	4.99
1982	2.01	4.83
1983	2.01	4.65
1984	2.01	4.48
1985	1.97	4.32
1986	2.02	4.19
1987	1.96	4.18
1988	1.97	4.1
1989	1.9	4.03
1990	1.82	3.96
1991	1.66	3.89
1992	1.55	3.8
1993	1.46	3.69
1994	1.37	3.61
1995	1.23	3.57
1996	1.23	3.48
1997	1.09	3.38
1998	1.11	3.34
1999	1.23	3.22
2000	1.26	3.08
2001	1.21	2.93
2002	1.23	2.78
2003	1.26	2.64
2004	1.33	2.52
2005	1.37	2.44
2006	1.44	2.4
2007	1.49	2.35
2008	1.56	2.29
2009	1.66	2.26
2010	1.57	2.24
2011	1.51	2.22
2012	1.5	2.19
2013	1.54	2.15
2014	1.62	2.13
2015	1.64	2.07
2016	1.67	1.97
2017	1.71	1.9
2018	1.73	1.85
2019	1.79	1.84
2020	1.77	1.82
2021	1.8	1.8
2022	1.78	1.79
2023	1.81	1.78
2024	1.81	1.77
2025	1.8	1.75
2026	1.8	1.74
2027	1.8	1.73
2028	1.8	1.72
2029	1.79	1.72
2030	1.79	1.71
2031	1.79	1.7
2032	1.79	1.7
2033	1.79	1.69
2034	1.79	1.69
2035	1.78	1.68
2036	1.78	1.68
2037	1.78	1.68
2038	1.77	1.67
2039	1.77	1.67
2040	1.77	1.67
2041	1.77	1.67
2042	1.77	1.67
2043	1.76	1.67
2044	1.76	1.66
2045	1.76	1.66
2046	1.76	1.66
2047	1.76	1.66
2048	1.76	1.66
2049	1.76	1.66
2050	1.76	1.65

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Table

Year	Share of people 0-14 years old
	Bulgaria	El Salvador
1960	26.1%	45.5%
1961	25.8%	45.7%
1962	25.4%	45.8%
1963	25.1%	46%
1964	24.7%	46.1%
1965	24.2%	46.2%
1966	23.8%	46.3%
1967	23.4%	46.5%
1968	23.2%	46.6%
1969	23%	46.8%
1970	22.8%	46.8%
1971	22.6%	46.7%
1972	22.4%	46.6%
1973	22.3%	46.4%
1974	22.2%	46.2%
1975	22.3%	45.9%
1976	22.3%	45.6%
1977	22.2%	45.3%
1978	22.2%	44.9%
1979	22.1%	44.5%
1980	22.1%	44.2%
1981	22.1%	43.9%
1982	22.1%	43.7%
1983	22%	43.4%
1984	21.8%	43.1%
1985	21.6%	42.7%
1986	21.4%	42.4%
1987	21.3%	42.1%
1988	21.1%	41.9%
1989	20.8%	41.8%
1990	20.3%	41.7%
1991	19.8%	41.7%
1992	19.3%	41.5%
1993	18.8%	41.1%
1994	18.3%	40.5%
1995	17.9%	39.8%
1996	17.4%	39.1%
1997	17%	38.5%
1998	16.5%	38%
1999	16.1%	37.5%
2000	15.7%	37.1%
2001	15.2%	36.7%
2002	14.8%	36.3%
2003	14.4%	35.9%
2004	14%	35.4%
2005	13.7%	34.9%
2006	13.5%	34.4%
2007	13.4%	33.9%
2008	13.3%	33.4%
2009	13.4%	32.7%
2010	13.5%	32%
2011	13.5%	31.3%
2012	13.6%	30.6%
2013	13.7%	29.9%
2014	13.8%	29.2%
2015	13.9%	28.6%
2016	14%	28%
2017	14.2%	27.5%
2018	14.3%	27%
2019	14.4%	26.7%
2020	14.4%	26.3%
2021	14.5%	26%
2022	14.5%	25.6%
2023	14.5%	25.2%
2024	14.5%	24.8%
2025	14.4%	24.4%
2026	14.3%	24%
2027	14.3%	23.5%
2028	14.2%	23.1%
2029	14.1%	22.7%
2030	14%	22.3%
2031	14%	21.9%
2032	13.9%	21.6%
2033	13.8%	21.4%
2034	13.8%	21.1%
2035	13.7%	20.8%
2036	13.7%	20.6%
2037	13.7%	20.3%
2038	13.6%	20.1%
2039	13.6%	19.8%
2040	13.6%	19.6%
2041	13.6%	19.3%
2042	13.6%	19%
2043	13.6%	18.8%
2044	13.6%	18.5%
2045	13.6%	18.3%
2046	13.7%	18%
2047	13.7%	17.8%
2048	13.7%	17.6%
2049	13.8%	17.3%
2050	13.8%	17.1%

Children aged 0-14 make up 14.5% of the population in Bulgaria and 24.8% in El Salvador in 2024, compared to 20.3% and 41.7% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of Bulgaria and El Salvador compared.

Natural population change in Bulgaria vs El Salvador by year

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change (excluding migration) has been -0.79% in Bulgaria and +0.93% in El Salvador. 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	El Salvador
1960	76,314	81,544
1961	75,460	84,614
1962	64,104	88,237
1963	66,241	90,794
1964	66,783	93,328
1965	58,249	95,341
1966	54,504	97,156
1967	49,861	98,424
1968	69,468	98,851
1969	63,256	99,848
1970	61,125	100,499
1971	52,925	104,714
1972	47,169	107,604
1973	57,760	111,546
1974	64,223	113,846
1975	54,941	116,737
1976	56,055	120,511
1977	47,543	121,446
1978	44,070	124,468
1979	40,599	123,838
1980	30,129	111,771
1981	29,341	117,346
1982	24,077	120,938
1983	21,455	121,700
1984	20,610	125,036
1985	11,649	127,248
1986	16,125	130,177
1987	8,971	133,667
1988	9,879	136,230
1989	5,326	139,093
1990	-3,487	140,311
1991	-14,675	140,691
1992	-18,789	139,221
1993	-24,569	138,432
1994	-32,086	137,974
1995	-42,030	138,268
1996	-45,159	136,929
1997	-58,185	134,448
1998	-52,844	134,065
1999	-39,411	128,947
2000	-41,668	122,315
2001	-44,050	114,313
2002	-46,240	106,137
2003	-44,319	97,849
2004	-40,128	90,905
2005	-42,124	84,883
2006	-39,526	80,887
2007	-37,727	76,776
2008	-32,967	75,107
2009	-26,800	74,908
2010	-34,759	75,695
2011	-37,477	76,182
2012	-40,183	75,495
2013	-37,948	73,869
2014	-41,027	72,581
2015	-44,699	69,263
2016	-42,744	63,751
2017	-45,583	59,824
2018	-46,304	57,509
2019	-46,317	56,816
2020	-65,507	48,244
2021	-90,452	46,530
2022	-62,065	53,138
2023	-43,837	51,985

Maternal mortality chart: Bulgaria vs El Salvador

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 39 deaths in El Salvador.

Table

Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	Bulgaria	El Salvador
1985	26	193
1986	25	169
1987	25	178
1988	26	173
1989	25	155
1990	27	145
1991	25	129
1992	25	121
1993	23	114
1994	25	101
1995	23	89
1996	22	78
1997	23	67
1998	20	61
1999	20	53
2000	19	48
2001	17	45
2002	15	40
2003	14	38
2004	14	35
2005	13	34
2006	12	33
2007	11	33
2008	10	33
2009	9	35
2010	9	34
2011	8	35
2012	7	36
2013	7	39
2014	7	41
2015	7	43
2016	7	43
2017	7	44
2018	7	43
2019	6	40
2020	9	48
2021	9	58
2022	10	39
2023	6	39

Under-five mortality rates

The chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five is 0.61% in Bulgaria and 1.04% in El Salvador. 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	El Salvador
1960	5.47%	18.5%
1961	4.89%	18.1%
1962	4.43%	17.7%
1963	4.08%	17.3%
1964	3.86%	17%
1965	3.75%	16.6%
1966	3.7%	16.3%
1967	3.64%	16%
1968	3.54%	15.6%
1969	3.4%	15.3%
1970	3.25%	15%
1971	3.11%	14.6%
1972	3.01%	14.3%
1973	2.95%	13.9%
1974	2.91%	13.5%
1975	2.86%	13.1%
1976	2.8%	12.6%
1977	2.72%	12.1%
1978	2.6%	11.6%
1979	2.49%	11.1%
1980	2.38%	12.5%
1981	2.3%	10%
1982	2.22%	9.46%
1983	2.15%	8.94%
1984	2.07%	8.42%
1985	1.97%	7.93%
1986	1.87%	7.47%
1987	1.8%	7.04%
1988	1.78%	6.65%
1989	1.79%	6.28%
1990	1.83%	5.94%
1991	1.89%	5.61%
1992	1.92%	5.3%
1993	1.92%	5%
1994	1.91%	4.71%
1995	1.92%	4.42%
1996	1.94%	4.15%
1997	1.93%	3.89%
1998	1.89%	3.65%
1999	1.82%	3.43%
2000	1.75%	3.23%
2001	1.68%	3.04%
2002	1.6%	2.86%
2003	1.51%	2.7%
2004	1.42%	2.55%
2005	1.33%	2.4%
2006	1.24%	2.27%
2007	1.18%	2.15%
2008	1.14%	2.04%
2009	1.12%	1.94%
2010	1.08%	1.84%
2011	1.04%	1.75%
2012	0.99%	1.67%
2013	0.93%	1.59%
2014	0.87%	1.52%
2015	0.82%	1.45%
2016	0.77%	1.39%
2017	0.73%	1.33%
2018	0.7%	1.27%
2019	0.67%	1.22%
2020	0.65%	1.17%
2021	0.63%	1.12%
2022	0.62%	1.08%
2023	0.61%	1.04%