Fertility & birth rates in Bulgaria and Guatemala

Fertility rate in Bulgaria vs Guatemala 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 2.31 in Guatemala 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	Guatemala
1960	2.31	7
1961	2.29	6.98
1962	2.24	6.93
1963	2.21	6.9
1964	2.19	6.87
1965	2.09	6.84
1966	2.03	6.8
1967	2.02	6.76
1968	2.27	6.7
1969	2.27	6.65
1970	2.17	6.6
1971	2.1	6.55
1972	2.03	6.51
1973	2.15	6.49
1974	2.29	6.46
1975	2.23	6.41
1976	2.24	6.37
1977	2.21	6.32
1978	2.15	6.26
1979	2.16	6.22
1980	2.05	6.17
1981	2	6.12
1982	2.01	6.06
1983	2.01	5.98
1984	2.01	5.86
1985	1.97	5.73
1986	2.02	5.66
1987	1.96	5.64
1988	1.97	5.62
1989	1.9	5.56
1990	1.82	5.48
1991	1.66	5.38
1992	1.55	5.31
1993	1.46	5.25
1994	1.37	5.19
1995	1.23	5.11
1996	1.23	5.01
1997	1.09	4.91
1998	1.11	4.8
1999	1.23	4.69
2000	1.26	4.58
2001	1.21	4.5
2002	1.23	4.37
2003	1.26	4.25
2004	1.33	4.13
2005	1.37	3.97
2006	1.44	3.85
2007	1.49	3.72
2008	1.56	3.57
2009	1.66	3.47
2010	1.57	3.38
2011	1.51	3.29
2012	1.5	3.22
2013	1.54	3.15
2014	1.62	3.09
2015	1.64	3.03
2016	1.67	2.97
2017	1.71	2.86
2018	1.73	2.74
2019	1.79	2.59
2020	1.77	2.47
2021	1.8	2.39
2022	1.78	2.34
2023	1.81	2.31
2024	1.81	2.29
2025	1.8	2.26
2026	1.8	2.23
2027	1.8	2.2
2028	1.8	2.17
2029	1.79	2.15
2030	1.79	2.13
2031	1.79	2.11
2032	1.79	2.09
2033	1.79	2.08
2034	1.79	2.06
2035	1.78	2.05
2036	1.78	2.03
2037	1.78	2.02
2038	1.77	2
2039	1.77	1.99
2040	1.77	1.97
2041	1.77	1.96
2042	1.77	1.95
2043	1.76	1.93
2044	1.76	1.92
2045	1.76	1.92
2046	1.76	1.91
2047	1.76	1.9
2048	1.76	1.89
2049	1.76	1.89
2050	1.76	1.88

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Table

Year	Share of people 0-14 years old
	Bulgaria	Guatemala
1960	26.1%	46.7%
1961	25.8%	46.7%
1962	25.4%	46.8%
1963	25.1%	46.7%
1964	24.7%	46.6%
1965	24.2%	46.6%
1966	23.8%	46.5%
1967	23.4%	46.4%
1968	23.2%	46.2%
1969	23%	46.2%
1970	22.8%	46.1%
1971	22.6%	46%
1972	22.4%	46%
1973	22.3%	46%
1974	22.2%	45.9%
1975	22.3%	45.8%
1976	22.3%	45.7%
1977	22.2%	45.6%
1978	22.2%	45.6%
1979	22.1%	45.5%
1980	22.1%	45.5%
1981	22.1%	45.6%
1982	22.1%	45.6%
1983	22%	45.7%
1984	21.8%	45.7%
1985	21.6%	45.7%
1986	21.4%	45.7%
1987	21.3%	45.6%
1988	21.1%	45.6%
1989	20.8%	45.5%
1990	20.3%	45.4%
1991	19.8%	45.3%
1992	19.3%	45.2%
1993	18.8%	45.1%
1994	18.3%	44.9%
1995	17.9%	44.8%
1996	17.4%	44.7%
1997	17%	44.5%
1998	16.5%	44.3%
1999	16.1%	44.1%
2000	15.7%	43.8%
2001	15.2%	43.6%
2002	14.8%	43.3%
2003	14.4%	43%
2004	14%	42.5%
2005	13.7%	42.1%
2006	13.5%	41.6%
2007	13.4%	41%
2008	13.3%	40.5%
2009	13.4%	39.9%
2010	13.5%	39.3%
2011	13.5%	38.7%
2012	13.6%	38.1%
2013	13.7%	37.5%
2014	13.8%	36.9%
2015	13.9%	36.4%
2016	14%	35.9%
2017	14.2%	35.4%
2018	14.3%	34.9%
2019	14.4%	34.4%
2020	14.4%	33.8%
2021	14.5%	33.3%
2022	14.5%	32.7%
2023	14.5%	32.1%
2024	14.5%	31.6%
2025	14.4%	31%
2026	14.3%	30.5%
2027	14.3%	29.9%
2028	14.2%	29.4%
2029	14.1%	28.8%
2030	14%	28.3%
2031	14%	27.8%
2032	13.9%	27.3%
2033	13.8%	26.8%
2034	13.8%	26.4%
2035	13.7%	26%
2036	13.7%	25.7%
2037	13.7%	25.5%
2038	13.6%	25.2%
2039	13.6%	24.9%
2040	13.6%	24.6%
2041	13.6%	24.3%
2042	13.6%	24%
2043	13.6%	23.7%
2044	13.6%	23.4%
2045	13.6%	23.1%
2046	13.7%	22.8%
2047	13.7%	22.5%
2048	13.7%	22.2%
2049	13.8%	21.9%
2050	13.8%	21.6%

Children aged 0-14 make up 14.5% of the population in Bulgaria and 31.6% in Guatemala in 2024, compared to 20.3% and 45.4% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of Bulgaria and Guatemala compared.

Natural population change in Bulgaria vs Guatemala by year

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change (excluding migration) has been -0.79% in Bulgaria and +1.83% in Guatemala. 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	Guatemala
1960	76,314	120,728
1961	75,460	123,753
1962	64,104	126,429
1963	66,241	129,065
1964	66,783	132,832
1965	58,249	135,997
1966	54,504	140,494
1967	49,861	143,859
1968	69,468	146,946
1969	63,256	149,516
1970	61,125	155,946
1971	52,925	165,104
1972	47,169	173,162
1973	57,760	179,871
1974	64,223	184,992
1975	54,941	188,501
1976	56,055	171,903
1977	47,543	203,299
1978	44,070	211,301
1979	40,599	216,810
1980	30,129	218,460
1981	29,341	221,044
1982	24,077	199,809
1983	21,455	238,059
1984	20,610	241,892
1985	11,649	246,119
1986	16,125	252,754
1987	8,971	261,746
1988	9,879	271,466
1989	5,326	276,736
1990	-3,487	280,318
1991	-14,675	283,917
1992	-18,789	288,411
1993	-24,569	295,515
1994	-32,086	302,708
1995	-42,030	309,236
1996	-45,159	315,252
1997	-58,185	320,087
1998	-52,844	325,174
1999	-39,411	328,890
2000	-41,668	332,891
2001	-44,050	335,503
2002	-46,240	334,255
2003	-44,319	333,539
2004	-40,128	331,699
2005	-42,124	325,816
2006	-39,526	325,604
2007	-37,727	326,298
2008	-32,967	323,226
2009	-26,800	323,320
2010	-34,759	324,802
2011	-37,477	328,548
2012	-40,183	332,365
2013	-37,948	331,321
2014	-41,027	333,551
2015	-44,699	335,072
2016	-42,744	338,114
2017	-45,583	332,838
2018	-46,304	323,100
2019	-46,317	307,389
2020	-65,507	281,328
2021	-90,452	255,145
2022	-62,065	281,675
2023	-43,837	289,635

Maternal mortality chart: Bulgaria vs Guatemala

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 94 deaths in Guatemala.

Table

Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	Bulgaria	Guatemala
1985	26	301
1986	25	286
1987	25	277
1988	26	273
1989	25	271
1990	27	270
1991	25	268
1992	25	269
1993	23	262
1994	25	244
1995	23	229
1996	22	213
1997	23	198
1998	20	185
1999	20	174
2000	19	166
2001	17	162
2002	15	153
2003	14	150
2004	14	148
2005	13	153
2006	12	142
2007	11	135
2008	10	133
2009	9	130
2010	9	127
2011	8	120
2012	7	115
2013	7	111
2014	7	111
2015	7	112
2016	7	110
2017	7	107
2018	7	107
2019	6	106
2020	9	102
2021	9	125
2022	10	97
2023	6	94

Under-five mortality rates

The chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five is 0.61% in Bulgaria and 2.14% in Guatemala. 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	Guatemala
1960	5.47%	22.2%
1961	4.89%	21.6%
1962	4.43%	21.1%
1963	4.08%	20.6%
1964	3.86%	20.1%
1965	3.75%	19.6%
1966	3.7%	19.1%
1967	3.64%	18.6%
1968	3.54%	18.1%
1969	3.4%	17.6%
1970	3.25%	17.1%
1971	3.11%	16.6%
1972	3.01%	16.1%
1973	2.95%	15.6%
1974	2.91%	15.1%
1975	2.86%	14.6%
1976	2.8%	16.5%
1977	2.72%	13.6%
1978	2.6%	13.2%
1979	2.49%	12.7%
1980	2.38%	12.2%
1981	2.3%	11.8%
1982	2.22%	13.6%
1983	2.15%	10.9%
1984	2.07%	10.5%
1985	1.97%	10%
1986	1.87%	9.6%
1987	1.8%	9.19%
1988	1.78%	8.79%
1989	1.79%	8.41%
1990	1.83%	8.04%
1991	1.89%	7.68%
1992	1.92%	7.34%
1993	1.92%	7.02%
1994	1.91%	6.71%
1995	1.92%	6.42%
1996	1.94%	6.15%
1997	1.93%	5.89%
1998	1.89%	5.65%
1999	1.82%	5.42%
2000	1.75%	5.21%
2001	1.68%	5%
2002	1.6%	4.8%
2003	1.51%	4.61%
2004	1.42%	4.43%
2005	1.33%	4.26%
2006	1.24%	4.1%
2007	1.18%	3.93%
2008	1.14%	3.78%
2009	1.12%	3.62%
2010	1.08%	3.48%
2011	1.04%	3.33%
2012	0.99%	3.2%
2013	0.93%	3.07%
2014	0.87%	2.94%
2015	0.82%	2.83%
2016	0.77%	2.72%
2017	0.73%	2.63%
2018	0.7%	2.54%
2019	0.67%	2.45%
2020	0.65%	2.37%
2021	0.63%	2.28%
2022	0.62%	2.21%
2023	0.61%	2.14%