Fertility & birth rates in Bulgaria and Guyana

Fertility rate in Bulgaria vs Guyana 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 2.41 in Guyana 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	Guyana
1960	2.31	6.33
1961	2.29	6.34
1962	2.24	6.33
1963	2.21	6.31
1964	2.19	6.23
1965	2.09	6.14
1966	2.03	6.02
1967	2.02	5.89
1968	2.27	5.75
1969	2.27	5.58
1970	2.17	5.41
1971	2.1	5.26
1972	2.03	5.08
1973	2.15	4.87
1974	2.29	4.64
1975	2.23	4.45
1976	2.24	4.28
1977	2.21	4.12
1978	2.15	3.97
1979	2.16	3.86
1980	2.05	3.77
1981	2	3.72
1982	2.01	3.68
1983	2.01	3.64
1984	2.01	3.54
1985	1.97	3.47
1986	2.02	3.38
1987	1.96	3.31
1988	1.97	3.23
1989	1.9	3.19
1990	1.82	3.18
1991	1.66	3.18
1992	1.55	3.19
1993	1.46	3.2
1994	1.37	3.23
1995	1.23	3.24
1996	1.23	3.23
1997	1.09	3.22
1998	1.11	3.18
1999	1.23	3.13
2000	1.26	3.06
2001	1.21	2.96
2002	1.23	2.84
2003	1.26	2.75
2004	1.33	2.68
2005	1.37	2.65
2006	1.44	2.66
2007	1.49	2.68
2008	1.56	2.7
2009	1.66	2.69
2010	1.57	2.68
2011	1.51	2.69
2012	1.5	2.7
2013	1.54	2.71
2014	1.62	2.7
2015	1.64	2.67
2016	1.67	2.63
2017	1.71	2.59
2018	1.73	2.55
2019	1.79	2.52
2020	1.77	2.49
2021	1.8	2.46
2022	1.78	2.44
2023	1.81	2.41
2024	1.81	2.39
2025	1.8	2.37
2026	1.8	2.35
2027	1.8	2.32
2028	1.8	2.3
2029	1.79	2.28
2030	1.79	2.26
2031	1.79	2.23
2032	1.79	2.21
2033	1.79	2.2
2034	1.79	2.18
2035	1.78	2.16
2036	1.78	2.15
2037	1.78	2.13
2038	1.77	2.12
2039	1.77	2.11
2040	1.77	2.1
2041	1.77	2.09
2042	1.77	2.07
2043	1.76	2.06
2044	1.76	2.05
2045	1.76	2.03
2046	1.76	2.02
2047	1.76	2.01
2048	1.76	2
2049	1.76	1.98
2050	1.76	1.98

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Table

Year	Share of people 0-14 years old
	Bulgaria	Guyana
1960	26.1%	46.8%
1961	25.8%	47%
1962	25.4%	47.4%
1963	25.1%	47.6%
1964	24.7%	47.7%
1965	24.2%	47.8%
1966	23.8%	47.7%
1967	23.4%	47.5%
1968	23.2%	47.3%
1969	23%	46.9%
1970	22.8%	46.6%
1971	22.6%	46.3%
1972	22.4%	46%
1973	22.3%	45.7%
1974	22.2%	45.3%
1975	22.3%	44.9%
1976	22.3%	44.4%
1977	22.2%	43.9%
1978	22.2%	43.4%
1979	22.1%	42.9%
1980	22.1%	42.5%
1981	22.1%	41.9%
1982	22.1%	41.2%
1983	22%	40.5%
1984	21.8%	39.9%
1985	21.6%	39.2%
1986	21.4%	38.6%
1987	21.3%	38%
1988	21.1%	37.5%
1989	20.8%	37.2%
1990	20.3%	36.9%
1991	19.8%	36.7%
1992	19.3%	36.5%
1993	18.8%	36.4%
1994	18.3%	36.4%
1995	17.9%	36.4%
1996	17.4%	36.4%
1997	17%	36.5%
1998	16.5%	36.6%
1999	16.1%	36.6%
2000	15.7%	36.6%
2001	15.2%	36.5%
2002	14.8%	36.4%
2003	14.4%	36.1%
2004	14%	35.8%
2005	13.7%	35.3%
2006	13.5%	34.7%
2007	13.4%	34.1%
2008	13.3%	33.5%
2009	13.4%	32.9%
2010	13.5%	32.2%
2011	13.5%	31.6%
2012	13.6%	31.1%
2013	13.7%	30.8%
2014	13.8%	30.5%
2015	13.9%	30.3%
2016	14%	30.1%
2017	14.2%	30%
2018	14.3%	29.5%
2019	14.4%	29.3%
2020	14.4%	29.5%
2021	14.5%	29.4%
2022	14.5%	29.4%
2023	14.5%	29.3%
2024	14.5%	29.2%
2025	14.4%	28.9%
2026	14.3%	28.7%
2027	14.3%	28.4%
2028	14.2%	28.1%
2029	14.1%	27.8%
2030	14%	27.4%
2031	14%	27%
2032	13.9%	26.7%
2033	13.8%	26.3%
2034	13.8%	26%
2035	13.7%	25.6%
2036	13.7%	25.2%
2037	13.7%	24.9%
2038	13.6%	24.6%
2039	13.6%	24.3%
2040	13.6%	24.1%
2041	13.6%	23.9%
2042	13.6%	23.6%
2043	13.6%	23.4%
2044	13.6%	23.3%
2045	13.6%	23.1%
2046	13.7%	22.9%
2047	13.7%	22.7%
2048	13.7%	22.6%
2049	13.8%	22.4%
2050	13.8%	22.2%

Children aged 0-14 make up 14.5% of the population in Bulgaria and 29.2% in Guyana in 2024, compared to 20.3% and 36.9% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of Bulgaria and Guyana compared.

Natural population change in Bulgaria vs Guyana by year

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change (excluding migration) has been -0.79% in Bulgaria and +1.36% in Guyana. 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	Guyana
1960	76,314	17,867
1961	75,460	18,092
1962	64,104	18,344
1963	66,241	18,606
1964	66,783	18,729
1965	58,249	18,791
1966	54,504	18,862
1967	49,861	18,933
1968	69,468	19,035
1969	63,256	19,133
1970	61,125	19,233
1971	52,925	19,273
1972	47,169	19,219
1973	57,760	18,991
1974	64,223	18,589
1975	54,941	18,317
1976	56,055	18,083
1977	47,543	17,805
1978	44,070	17,539
1979	40,599	17,402
1980	30,129	17,298
1981	29,341	17,471
1982	24,077	17,644
1983	21,455	17,753
1984	20,610	17,466
1985	11,649	17,292
1986	16,125	16,940
1987	8,971	16,600
1988	9,879	16,189
1989	5,326	15,947
1990	-3,487	15,917
1991	-14,675	15,896
1992	-18,789	15,990
1993	-24,569	16,099
1994	-32,086	16,185
1995	-42,030	15,991
1996	-45,159	15,768
1997	-58,185	15,568
1998	-52,844	15,292
1999	-39,411	14,763
2000	-41,668	14,128
2001	-44,050	13,307
2002	-46,240	12,218
2003	-44,319	11,344
2004	-40,128	10,767
2005	-42,124	10,455
2006	-39,526	10,525
2007	-37,727	10,741
2008	-32,967	10,792
2009	-26,800	10,758
2010	-34,759	10,652
2011	-37,477	10,713
2012	-40,183	10,633
2013	-37,948	10,887
2014	-41,027	11,143
2015	-44,699	11,199
2016	-42,744	11,168
2017	-45,583	11,108
2018	-46,304	10,946
2019	-46,317	11,665
2020	-65,507	10,307
2021	-90,452	8,125
2022	-62,065	11,042
2023	-43,837	10,716

Maternal mortality chart: Bulgaria vs Guyana

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 75 deaths in Guyana.

Table

Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	Bulgaria	Guyana
1985	26	241
1986	25	238
1987	25	234
1988	26	230
1989	25	227
1990	27	224
1991	25	219
1992	25	208
1993	23	205
1994	25	204
1995	23	207
1996	22	202
1997	23	195
1998	20	184
1999	20	178
2000	19	171
2001	17	163
2002	15	164
2003	14	164
2004	14	162
2005	13	166
2006	12	167
2007	11	158
2008	10	153
2009	9	146
2010	9	141
2011	8	135
2012	7	133
2013	7	128
2014	7	121
2015	7	117
2016	7	114
2017	7	110
2018	7	105
2019	6	107
2020	9	109
2021	9	189
2022	10	83
2023	6	75

Under-five mortality rates

The chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five is 0.61% in Bulgaria and 2.57% in Guyana. 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	Guyana
1960	5.47%	9.19%
1961	4.89%	8.81%
1962	4.43%	8.49%
1963	4.08%	8.21%
1964	3.86%	7.99%
1965	3.75%	7.8%
1966	3.7%	7.66%
1967	3.64%	7.56%
1968	3.54%	7.48%
1969	3.4%	7.43%
1970	3.25%	7.39%
1971	3.11%	7.37%
1972	3.01%	7.35%
1973	2.95%	7.33%
1974	2.91%	7.31%
1975	2.86%	7.27%
1976	2.8%	7.24%
1977	2.72%	7.19%
1978	2.6%	7.14%
1979	2.49%	7.08%
1980	2.38%	7.02%
1981	2.3%	6.96%
1982	2.22%	6.89%
1983	2.15%	6.82%
1984	2.07%	6.74%
1985	1.97%	6.66%
1986	1.87%	6.57%
1987	1.8%	6.47%
1988	1.78%	6.35%
1989	1.79%	6.22%
1990	1.83%	6.08%
1991	1.89%	5.92%
1992	1.92%	5.77%
1993	1.92%	5.6%
1994	1.91%	5.45%
1995	1.92%	5.3%
1996	1.94%	5.16%
1997	1.93%	5.02%
1998	1.89%	4.89%
1999	1.82%	4.77%
2000	1.75%	4.65%
2001	1.68%	4.53%
2002	1.6%	4.42%
2003	1.51%	4.32%
2004	1.42%	4.23%
2005	1.33%	4.14%
2006	1.24%	4.05%
2007	1.18%	3.97%
2008	1.14%	3.89%
2009	1.12%	3.81%
2010	1.08%	3.73%
2011	1.04%	3.65%
2012	0.99%	3.58%
2013	0.93%	3.49%
2014	0.87%	3.4%
2015	0.82%	3.31%
2016	0.77%	3.21%
2017	0.73%	3.11%
2018	0.7%	3.02%
2019	0.67%	2.93%
2020	0.65%	2.84%
2021	0.63%	2.75%
2022	0.62%	2.66%
2023	0.61%	2.57%