Fertility & birth rates in Bulgaria and Guinea

Fertility rate in Bulgaria vs Guinea 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 4.22 in Guinea in 2023. The replacement level is considered to be 2.1 children per woman.

Check Bulgaria vs Guinea 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	Guinea
1960	2.31	6.11
1961	2.29	6.13
1962	2.24	6.14
1963	2.21	6.15
1964	2.19	6.17
1965	2.09	6.18
1966	2.03	6.19
1967	2.02	6.2
1968	2.27	6.21
1969	2.27	6.23
1970	2.17	6.24
1971	2.1	6.26
1972	2.03	6.28
1973	2.15	6.31
1974	2.29	6.34
1975	2.23	6.37
1976	2.24	6.4
1977	2.21	6.43
1978	2.15	6.44
1979	2.16	6.45
1980	2.05	6.46
1981	2	6.46
1982	2.01	6.49
1983	2.01	6.49
1984	2.01	6.51
1985	1.97	6.53
1986	2.02	6.55
1987	1.96	6.57
1988	1.97	6.56
1989	1.9	6.55
1990	1.82	6.52
1991	1.66	6.48
1992	1.55	6.45
1993	1.46	6.41
1994	1.37	6.36
1995	1.23	6.29
1996	1.23	6.21
1997	1.09	6.12
1998	1.11	6.05
1999	1.23	5.99
2000	1.26	5.92
2001	1.21	5.83
2002	1.23	5.78
2003	1.26	5.74
2004	1.33	5.73
2005	1.37	5.73
2006	1.44	5.7
2007	1.49	5.66
2008	1.56	5.6
2009	1.66	5.53
2010	1.57	5.44
2011	1.51	5.34
2012	1.5	5.23
2013	1.54	5.15
2014	1.62	5.07
2015	1.64	5
2016	1.67	4.92
2017	1.71	4.79
2018	1.73	4.67
2019	1.79	4.58
2020	1.77	4.49
2021	1.8	4.4
2022	1.78	4.3
2023	1.81	4.22
2024	1.81	4.13
2025	1.8	4.04
2026	1.8	3.96
2027	1.8	3.89
2028	1.8	3.81
2029	1.79	3.73
2030	1.79	3.66
2031	1.79	3.59
2032	1.79	3.52
2033	1.79	3.45
2034	1.79	3.38
2035	1.78	3.32
2036	1.78	3.27
2037	1.78	3.21
2038	1.77	3.16
2039	1.77	3.12
2040	1.77	3.07
2041	1.77	3.02
2042	1.77	2.98
2043	1.76	2.94
2044	1.76	2.9
2045	1.76	2.86
2046	1.76	2.82
2047	1.76	2.79
2048	1.76	2.75
2049	1.76	2.73
2050	1.76	2.7

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Table

Year	Share of people 0-14 years old
	Bulgaria	Guinea
1960	26.1%	39.6%
1961	25.8%	39.7%
1962	25.4%	39.9%
1963	25.1%	39.9%
1964	24.7%	40%
1965	24.2%	40.1%
1966	23.8%	40.2%
1967	23.4%	40.2%
1968	23.2%	40.3%
1969	23%	40.3%
1970	22.8%	40.4%
1971	22.6%	40.5%
1972	22.4%	40.7%
1973	22.3%	40.9%
1974	22.2%	41.1%
1975	22.3%	41.3%
1976	22.3%	41.5%
1977	22.2%	41.8%
1978	22.2%	42%
1979	22.1%	42.2%
1980	22.1%	42.4%
1981	22.1%	42.6%
1982	22.1%	42.7%
1983	22%	42.8%
1984	21.8%	42.9%
1985	21.6%	43%
1986	21.4%	43%
1987	21.3%	43.1%
1988	21.1%	43.1%
1989	20.8%	43.2%
1990	20.3%	43.3%
1991	19.8%	43.4%
1992	19.3%	43.5%
1993	18.8%	43.6%
1994	18.3%	43.7%
1995	17.9%	43.8%
1996	17.4%	43.9%
1997	17%	44.2%
1998	16.5%	44.5%
1999	16.1%	44.7%
2000	15.7%	44.9%
2001	15.2%	45.3%
2002	14.8%	45.5%
2003	14.4%	45.4%
2004	14%	45.3%
2005	13.7%	45.3%
2006	13.5%	45.3%
2007	13.4%	45.1%
2008	13.3%	44.9%
2009	13.4%	44.7%
2010	13.5%	44.5%
2011	13.5%	44.2%
2012	13.6%	44%
2013	13.7%	43.8%
2014	13.8%	43.5%
2015	13.9%	43.3%
2016	14%	43.1%
2017	14.2%	42.9%
2018	14.3%	42.6%
2019	14.4%	42.4%
2020	14.4%	42.1%
2021	14.5%	41.9%
2022	14.5%	41.6%
2023	14.5%	41.2%
2024	14.5%	40.9%
2025	14.4%	40.5%
2026	14.3%	40.2%
2027	14.3%	39.8%
2028	14.2%	39.5%
2029	14.1%	39.1%
2030	14%	38.7%
2031	14%	38.3%
2032	13.9%	37.9%
2033	13.8%	37.5%
2034	13.8%	37%
2035	13.7%	36.6%
2036	13.7%	36.2%
2037	13.7%	35.7%
2038	13.6%	35.3%
2039	13.6%	34.9%
2040	13.6%	34.5%
2041	13.6%	34.1%
2042	13.6%	33.7%
2043	13.6%	33.3%
2044	13.6%	32.9%
2045	13.6%	32.5%
2046	13.7%	32.2%
2047	13.7%	31.8%
2048	13.7%	31.5%
2049	13.8%	31.2%
2050	13.8%	30.8%

Children aged 0-14 make up 14.5% of the population in Bulgaria and 40.9% in Guinea in 2024, compared to 20.3% and 43.3% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of Bulgaria and Guinea compared.

Natural population change in Bulgaria vs Guinea by year

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change (excluding migration) has been -0.79% in Bulgaria and +2.6% in Guinea. 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	Guinea
1960	76,314	61,848
1961	75,460	63,766
1962	64,104	65,672
1963	66,241	67,690
1964	66,783	69,848
1965	58,249	72,134
1966	54,504	74,748
1967	49,861	77,251
1968	69,468	79,892
1969	63,256	82,799
1970	61,125	85,418
1971	52,925	88,358
1972	47,169	91,147
1973	57,760	93,764
1974	64,223	96,315
1975	54,941	99,267
1976	56,055	102,449
1977	47,543	105,990
1978	44,070	109,415
1979	40,599	113,141
1980	30,129	117,186
1981	29,341	121,223
1982	24,077	126,831
1983	21,455	130,629
1984	20,610	136,640
1985	11,649	142,313
1986	16,125	148,137
1987	8,971	154,178
1988	9,879	159,566
1989	5,326	164,707
1990	-3,487	169,926
1991	-14,675	181,299
1992	-18,789	189,682
1993	-24,569	195,612
1994	-32,086	201,439
1995	-42,030	205,644
1996	-45,159	214,896
1997	-58,185	220,373
1998	-52,844	219,385
1999	-39,411	223,968
2000	-41,668	227,081
2001	-44,050	227,642
2002	-46,240	229,022
2003	-44,319	234,774
2004	-40,128	242,075
2005	-42,124	251,209
2006	-39,526	258,518
2007	-37,727	266,070
2008	-32,967	274,327
2009	-26,800	281,920
2010	-34,759	288,512
2011	-37,477	293,318
2012	-40,183	298,094
2013	-37,948	304,430
2014	-41,027	309,539
2015	-44,699	316,604
2016	-42,744	324,608
2017	-45,583	328,542
2018	-46,304	332,585
2019	-46,317	338,984
2020	-65,507	342,289
2021	-90,452	345,121
2022	-62,065	352,517
2023	-43,837	356,147

Maternal mortality chart: Bulgaria vs Guinea

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 494 deaths in Guinea.

Table

Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	Bulgaria	Guinea
1985	26	1,248
1986	25	1,234
1987	25	1,218
1988	26	1,202
1989	25	1,188
1990	27	1,162
1991	25	1,143
1992	25	1,124
1993	23	1,094
1994	25	1,081
1995	23	1,042
1996	22	1,010
1997	23	994
1998	20	971
1999	20	960
2000	19	951
2001	17	946
2002	15	916
2003	14	892
2004	14	869
2005	13	843
2006	12	825
2007	11	802
2008	10	772
2009	9	766
2010	9	750
2011	8	728
2012	7	703
2013	7	682
2014	7	664
2015	7	642
2016	7	606
2017	7	582
2018	7	560
2019	6	548
2020	9	528
2021	9	533
2022	10	500
2023	6	494

Under-five mortality rates

The chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five is 0.61% in Bulgaria and 9.5% in Guinea. 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	Guinea
1960	5.47%	35%
1961	4.89%	34.7%
1962	4.43%	34.4%
1963	4.08%	34.2%
1964	3.86%	33.9%
1965	3.75%	33.6%
1966	3.7%	33.4%
1967	3.64%	33.1%
1968	3.54%	32.8%
1969	3.4%	32.5%
1970	3.25%	32.2%
1971	3.11%	31.9%
1972	3.01%	31.6%
1973	2.95%	31.3%
1974	2.91%	30.9%
1975	2.86%	30.6%
1976	2.8%	30.1%
1977	2.72%	29.7%
1978	2.6%	29.2%
1979	2.49%	28.7%
1980	2.38%	28.2%
1981	2.3%	27.7%
1982	2.22%	27.2%
1983	2.15%	26.7%
1984	2.07%	26.2%
1985	1.97%	25.8%
1986	1.87%	25.3%
1987	1.8%	24.8%
1988	1.78%	24.4%
1989	1.79%	23.9%
1990	1.83%	23.3%
1991	1.89%	22.7%
1992	1.92%	22.1%
1993	1.92%	21.4%
1994	1.91%	20.7%
1995	1.92%	20%
1996	1.94%	19.3%
1997	1.93%	18.6%
1998	1.89%	17.9%
1999	1.82%	17.2%
2000	1.75%	16.5%
2001	1.68%	15.9%
2002	1.6%	15.2%
2003	1.51%	14.6%
2004	1.42%	14.1%
2005	1.33%	13.7%
2006	1.24%	13.3%
2007	1.18%	12.9%
2008	1.14%	12.7%
2009	1.12%	12.4%
2010	1.08%	12.2%
2011	1.04%	12%
2012	0.99%	11.8%
2013	0.93%	11.7%
2014	0.87%	11.6%
2015	0.82%	11.4%
2016	0.77%	11.2%
2017	0.73%	11%
2018	0.7%	10.8%
2019	0.67%	10.6%
2020	0.65%	10.3%
2021	0.63%	10.1%
2022	0.62%	9.78%
2023	0.61%	9.5%