Fertility & birth rates in Bulgaria and Greece

Fertility rate in Bulgaria vs Greece by year

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Year	Fertility rate
	Bulgaria	Greece
2023	1.81	1.32
2022	1.78	1.32
2021	1.8	1.43
2020	1.77	1.39
2019	1.79	1.34
2018	1.73	1.35
2017	1.71	1.35
2016	1.67	1.38
2015	1.64	1.33
2014	1.62	1.3
2013	1.54	1.29
2012	1.5	1.34
2011	1.51	1.4
2010	1.57	1.48
2009	1.66	1.5
2008	1.56	1.5
2007	1.49	1.41
2006	1.44	1.4
2005	1.37	1.34
2004	1.33	1.31
2003	1.26	1.29
2002	1.23	1.28
2001	1.21	1.25
2000	1.26	1.25
1999	1.23	1.23
1998	1.11	1.24
1997	1.09	1.27
1996	1.23	1.26
1995	1.23	1.28
1994	1.37	1.33
1993	1.46	1.32
1992	1.55	1.36
1991	1.66	1.37
1990	1.82	1.39
1989	1.9	1.4
1988	1.97	1.5
1987	1.96	1.5
1986	2.02	1.6
1985	1.97	1.67
1984	2.01	1.83
1983	2.01	1.94
1982	2.01	2.03
1981	2	2.09
1980	2.05	2.23
1979	2.16	2.26
1978	2.15	2.28
1977	2.21	2.27
1976	2.24	2.35
1975	2.23	2.33
1974	2.29	2.38
1973	2.15	2.27
1972	2.03	2.32
1971	2.1	2.32
1970	2.17	2.4
1969	2.27	2.36
1968	2.27	2.42
1967	2.02	2.45
1966	2.03	2.32
1965	2.09	2.25
1964	2.19	2.24
1963	2.21	2.14
1962	2.24	2.16
1961	2.29	2.13
1960	2.31	2.23

According to the latest available data on birth rates, the fertility rate in Bulgaria was 1.81 children per woman in 2023, compared to 1.32 in Greece in 2023. The replacement level is considered to be 2.1 children per woman.

Check Bulgaria vs Greece population clock for a dynamic visualization of the changing population.

Natural population change by year

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Year	Natural population change
	Bulgaria	Greece
2023	-43,837	-56,200
2022	-62,065	-63,665
2021	-90,452	-58,131
2020	-65,507	-46,004
2019	-46,317	-41,814
2018	-46,304	-33,272
2017	-45,583	-36,566
2016	-42,744	-25,862
2015	-44,699	-29,216
2014	-41,027	-20,696
2013	-37,948	-17,545
2012	-40,183	-16,568
2011	-37,477	-4,441
2010	-34,759	5,560
2009	-26,800	8,886
2008	-32,967	11,077
2007	-37,727	2,210
2006	-39,526	6,612
2005	-42,124	2,197
2004	-40,128	0
2003	-44,319	-1,093
2002	-46,240	0
2001	-44,050	0
2000	-41,668	-1,081
1999	-39,411	-2,153
1998	-52,844	-2,144
1997	-58,185	2,133
1996	-45,159	0
1995	-42,030	1,056
1994	-32,086	6,307
1993	-24,569	4,185
1992	-18,789	6,239
1991	-14,675	6,192
1990	-3,487	8,157
1989	5,326	9,080
1988	9,879	15,055
1987	8,971	10,001
1986	16,125	20,931
1985	11,649	22,849
1984	20,610	37,604
1983	21,455	42,341
1982	24,077	50,906
1981	29,341	54,484
1980	30,129	60,748
1979	40,599	65,882
1978	44,070	64,124
1977	47,543	59,574
1976	56,055	65,236
1975	54,941	61,516
1974	64,223	68,111
1973	57,760	59,824
1972	47,169	64,887
1971	52,925	67,116
1970	61,125	71,222
1969	63,256	82,464
1968	69,468	87,408
1967	49,861	91,183
1966	54,504	86,998
1965	58,249	83,793
1964	66,783	83,402
1963	66,241	81,404
1962	64,104	85,327
1961	75,460	86,500
1960	76,314	96,648

The chart above illustrates the comparison of the absolute yearly changes in population resulting from births and deaths.

Excluding migration, the natural population change due to births and deaths from 2022 to 2023 was -0.68% in Bulgaria and -0.54% in Greece.

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change has been -0.79% in Bulgaria and -0.39% in Greece.

Birth rate in Bulgaria vs Greece by year

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Annual births per 1,000 people

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Year	Annual births per 1,000 people
	Bulgaria	Greece
2023	8.9	6.8
2022	8.8	7.3
2021	9	8.1
2020	9	7.9
2019	9.3	7.8
2018	9.3	8.1
2017	9.4	8.2
2016	9.4	8.6
2015	9.4	8.5
2014	9.6	8.5
2013	9.3	8.6
2012	9.5	9.1
2011	9.6	9.6
2010	10.2	10.3
2009	10.9	10.6
2008	10.4	10.7
2007	10	10.1
2006	9.7	10.2
2005	9.3	9.8
2004	9.1	9.6
2003	8.7	9.6
2002	8.5	9.5
2001	8.5	9.4
2000	9	9.6
1999	8.8	9.4
1998	7.9	9.4
1997	7.7	9.6
1996	8.6	9.5
1995	8.6	9.6
1994	9.4	9.9
1993	10	9.7
1992	10.4	10
1991	11.1	9.9
1990	12.1	10
1989	12.6	10.1
1988	13.1	10.7
1987	13	10.6
1986	13.4	11.3
1985	13.3	11.7
1984	13.6	12.7
1983	13.8	13.5
1982	13.9	14
1981	14	14.5
1980	14.5	15.4
1979	15.3	15.5
1978	15.5	15.5
1977	16.1	15.4
1976	16.5	16
1975	16.6	15.7
1974	17.2	16.1
1973	16.2	15.4
1972	15.3	15.9
1971	15.9	16
1970	16.3	16.5
1969	17	17.6
1968	16.9	18.4
1967	15	18.8
1966	14.9	18
1965	15.3	17.7
1964	16.1	18
1963	16.4	17.5
1962	16.7	18
1961	17.4	17.9
1960	17.8	18.9

The latest reported birth rate per 1,000 people in 2023 was 8.9 in Bulgaria and 6.8 in Greece, compared with 17.8 and 18.9, respectively, in 1960.

Children 0-14 years as share of population

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Factual

UN forecast

Greece

Factual

UN forecast

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Year	Young
	Bulgaria	Greece
2100	13%	11.4%
2099	13.1%	11.4%
2098	13.1%	11.5%
2097	13.1%	11.6%
2096	13.2%	11.6%
2095	13.2%	11.7%
2094	13.3%	11.8%
2093	13.4%	11.8%
2092	13.4%	11.9%
2091	13.4%	11.9%
2090	13.5%	12%
2089	13.5%	12%
2088	13.6%	12%
2087	13.6%	12%
2086	13.6%	12%
2085	13.6%	12%
2084	13.6%	12%
2083	13.6%	11.9%
2082	13.6%	11.9%
2081	13.6%	11.8%
2080	13.6%	11.7%
2079	13.6%	11.6%
2078	13.6%	11.6%
2077	13.6%	11.5%
2076	13.6%	11.4%
2075	13.5%	11.3%
2074	13.5%	11.3%
2073	13.5%	11.2%
2072	13.5%	11.2%
2071	13.5%	11.2%
2070	13.5%	11.2%
2069	13.6%	11.2%
2068	13.6%	11.2%
2067	13.6%	11.3%
2066	13.6%	11.3%
2065	13.6%	11.4%
2064	13.7%	11.5%
2063	13.7%	11.6%
2062	13.7%	11.7%
2061	13.8%	11.8%
2060	13.8%	11.9%
2059	13.8%	12%
2058	13.9%	12.1%
2057	13.9%	12.1%
2056	13.9%	12.2%
2055	13.9%	12.2%
2054	13.9%	12.3%
2053	13.9%	12.3%
2052	13.9%	12.2%
2051	13.8%	12.2%
2050	13.8%	12.1%
2049	13.8%	12%
2048	13.7%	11.9%
2047	13.7%	11.8%
2046	13.6%	11.7%
2045	13.6%	11.6%
2044	13.6%	11.5%
2043	13.6%	11.4%
2042	13.6%	11.2%
2041	13.6%	11.2%
2040	13.6%	11.1%
2039	13.6%	11%
2038	13.7%	11%
2037	13.7%	10.9%
2036	13.7%	11%
2035	13.7%	11%
2034	13.8%	11.1%
2033	13.8%	11.2%
2032	13.9%	11.4%
2031	14%	11.6%
2030	14.1%	11.8%
2029	14.2%	12%
2028	14.2%	12.2%
2027	14.3%	12.4%
2026	14.4%	12.7%
2025	14.4%	13%
2024	14.5%	13.2%
2023	14.5%	13.6%
2022	14.5%	13.8%
2021	14.5%	14%
2020	14.4%	14.2%
2019	14.4%	14.3%
2018	14.3%	14.4%
2017	14.2%	14.4%
2016	14%	14.4%
2015	13.9%	14.5%
2014	13.8%	14.6%
2013	13.7%	14.7%
2012	13.6%	14.7%
2011	13.5%	14.6%
2010	13.5%	14.6%
2009	13.4%	14.6%
2008	13.3%	14.6%
2007	13.4%	14.7%
2006	13.5%	14.8%
2005	13.7%	15%
2004	14%	15.2%
2003	14.4%	15.4%
2002	14.8%	15.6%
2001	15.2%	15.7%
2000	15.7%	15.8%
1999	16.1%	16%
1998	16.5%	16.2%
1997	17%	16.5%
1996	17.4%	16.9%
1995	17.9%	17.3%
1994	18.3%	17.8%
1993	18.8%	18.2%
1992	19.3%	18.6%
1991	19.8%	18.9%
1990	20.3%	19.4%
1989	20.8%	19.9%
1988	21.1%	20.5%
1987	21.3%	20.9%
1986	21.4%	21.4%
1985	21.6%	21.9%
1984	21.8%	22.4%
1983	22%	22.8%
1982	22.1%	23.2%
1981	22.1%	23.6%
1980	22.1%	23.4%
1979	22.1%	23.2%
1978	22.2%	23.5%
1977	22.2%	23.6%
1976	22.3%	23.8%
1975	22.3%	24%
1974	22.2%	24.3%
1973	22.3%	24.5%
1972	22.4%	24.8%
1971	22.6%	25.1%
1970	22.8%	24.8%
1969	23%	25.2%
1968	23.2%	25.2%
1967	23.4%	25.3%
1966	23.8%	25.5%
1965	24.2%	25.3%
1964	24.7%	25.9%
1963	25.1%	26%
1962	25.4%	26.1%
1961	25.8%	26.4%
1960	26.1%	26.7%

Children aged 0-14 make up 14.5% of the population in Bulgaria and 13.2% in Greece in 2024, compared to 20.3% and 19.4% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of Bulgaria and Greece compared.

Maternal mortality chart: Bulgaria vs Greece

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Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	Bulgaria	Greece
2023	6	5
2022	10	10
2021	9	9
2020	9	7
2019	6	5
2018	7	5
2017	7	5
2016	7	5
2015	7	5
2014	7	4
2013	7	4
2012	7	4
2011	8	4
2010	9	4
2009	9	3
2008	10	3
2007	11	3
2006	12	3
2005	13	3
2004	14	3
2003	14	3
2002	15	3
2001	17	3
2000	19	4
1999	20	4
1998	20	4
1997	23	4
1996	22	4
1995	23	5
1994	25	5
1993	23	5
1992	25	6
1991	25	6
1990	27	7
1989	25	7
1988	26	7
1987	25	9
1986	25	8
1985	26	9

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 5 deaths in Greece.

Under-five mortality rates

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Probability that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five

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Year	Under 5 mortality rate
	Bulgaria	Greece
2023	0.61%	0.37%
2022	0.62%	0.38%
2021	0.63%	0.39%
2020	0.65%	0.4%
2019	0.67%	0.41%
2018	0.7%	0.42%
2017	0.73%	0.43%
2016	0.77%	0.43%
2015	0.82%	0.43%
2014	0.87%	0.42%
2013	0.93%	0.41%
2012	0.99%	0.4%
2011	1.04%	0.4%
2010	1.08%	0.39%
2009	1.12%	0.4%
2008	1.14%	0.4%
2007	1.18%	0.41%
2006	1.24%	0.43%
2005	1.33%	0.46%
2004	1.42%	0.49%
2003	1.51%	0.52%
2002	1.6%	0.56%
2001	1.68%	0.6%
2000	1.75%	0.64%
1999	1.82%	0.69%
1998	1.89%	0.73%
1997	1.93%	0.77%
1996	1.94%	0.81%
1995	1.92%	0.85%
1994	1.91%	0.88%
1993	1.92%	0.91%
1992	1.92%	0.95%
1991	1.89%	0.99%
1990	1.83%	1.05%
1989	1.79%	1.11%
1988	1.78%	1.19%
1987	1.8%	1.27%
1986	1.87%	1.37%
1985	1.97%	1.46%
1984	2.07%	1.54%
1983	2.15%	1.62%
1982	2.22%	1.71%
1981	2.3%	1.83%
1980	2.38%	1.96%
1979	2.49%	2.09%
1978	2.6%	2.24%
1977	2.72%	2.38%
1976	2.8%	2.51%
1975	2.86%	2.62%
1974	2.91%	2.7%
1973	2.95%	2.76%
1972	3.01%	2.84%
1971	3.11%	2.96%
1970	3.25%	3.13%
1969	3.4%	3.33%
1968	3.54%	3.54%
1967	3.64%	3.73%
1966	3.7%	3.86%
1965	3.75%	3.97%
1964	3.86%	4.1%
1963	4.08%	4.25%
1962	4.43%	4.39%
1961	4.89%	4.51%
1960	5.47%	4.62%

The chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five is 0.61% in Bulgaria and 0.37% in Greece. Above is a chart with historical data on under-five mortality rates.