Fertility & birth rates in Bulgaria and Iceland

Fertility rate in Bulgaria vs Iceland 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 1.59 in Iceland in 2023. The replacement level is considered to be 2.1 children per woman.

Check Bulgaria vs Iceland 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	Iceland
1960	2.31	4.29
1961	2.29	3.88
1962	2.24	3.98
1963	2.21	3.99
1964	2.19	3.88
1965	2.09	3.73
1966	2.03	3.59
1967	2.02	3.28
1968	2.27	3.06
1969	2.27	2.99
1970	2.17	2.81
1971	2.1	2.92
1972	2.03	3.09
1973	2.15	2.94
1974	2.29	2.66
1975	2.23	2.65
1976	2.24	2.52
1977	2.21	2.31
1978	2.15	2.35
1979	2.16	2.49
1980	2.05	2.48
1981	2	2.33
1982	2.01	2.27
1983	2.01	2.24
1984	2.01	2.08
1985	1.97	1.93
1986	2.02	1.92
1987	1.96	2.06
1988	1.97	2.26
1989	1.9	2.19
1990	1.82	2.3
1991	1.66	2.18
1992	1.55	2.21
1993	1.46	2.22
1994	1.37	2.14
1995	1.23	2.08
1996	1.23	2.12
1997	1.09	2.04
1998	1.11	2.05
1999	1.23	1.99
2000	1.26	2.08
2001	1.21	1.95
2002	1.23	1.93
2003	1.26	1.99
2004	1.33	2.04
2005	1.37	2.05
2006	1.44	2.08
2007	1.49	2.09
2008	1.56	2.15
2009	1.66	2.23
2010	1.57	2.2
2011	1.51	2.02
2012	1.5	2.04
2013	1.54	1.93
2014	1.62	1.93
2015	1.64	1.8
2016	1.67	1.74
2017	1.71	1.71
2018	1.73	1.71
2019	1.79	1.74
2020	1.77	1.72
2021	1.8	1.82
2022	1.78	1.59
2023	1.81	1.59
2024	1.81	1.57
2025	1.8	1.55
2026	1.8	1.54
2027	1.8	1.53
2028	1.8	1.53
2029	1.79	1.53
2030	1.79	1.52
2031	1.79	1.52
2032	1.79	1.52
2033	1.79	1.53
2034	1.79	1.53
2035	1.78	1.53
2036	1.78	1.53
2037	1.78	1.53
2038	1.77	1.53
2039	1.77	1.54
2040	1.77	1.54
2041	1.77	1.54
2042	1.77	1.54
2043	1.76	1.54
2044	1.76	1.54
2045	1.76	1.54
2046	1.76	1.55
2047	1.76	1.55
2048	1.76	1.55
2049	1.76	1.55
2050	1.76	1.56

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Table

Year	Share of people 0-14 years old
	Bulgaria	Iceland
1960	26.1%	34.9%
1961	25.8%	35%
1962	25.4%	34.9%
1963	25.1%	34.9%
1964	24.7%	34.7%
1965	24.2%	34.5%
1966	23.8%	34.3%
1967	23.4%	34%
1968	23.2%	33.6%
1969	23%	33.2%
1970	22.8%	32.6%
1971	22.6%	32.1%
1972	22.4%	31.6%
1973	22.3%	31.2%
1974	22.2%	30.7%
1975	22.3%	30.1%
1976	22.3%	29.5%
1977	22.2%	29%
1978	22.2%	28.4%
1979	22.1%	27.9%
1980	22.1%	27.5%
1981	22.1%	27.2%
1982	22.1%	26.9%
1983	22%	26.7%
1984	21.8%	26.5%
1985	21.6%	26.2%
1986	21.4%	25.9%
1987	21.3%	25.6%
1988	21.1%	25.2%
1989	20.8%	25%
1990	20.3%	25%
1991	19.8%	24.8%
1992	19.3%	24.8%
1993	18.8%	24.8%
1994	18.3%	24.7%
1995	17.9%	24.4%
1996	17.4%	24.1%
1997	17%	23.9%
1998	16.5%	23.6%
1999	16.1%	23.4%
2000	15.7%	23.3%
2001	15.2%	23.2%
2002	14.8%	23%
2003	14.4%	22.8%
2004	14%	22.5%
2005	13.7%	22.1%
2006	13.5%	21.5%
2007	13.4%	21.1%
2008	13.3%	20.9%
2009	13.4%	20.9%
2010	13.5%	20.9%
2011	13.5%	20.8%
2012	13.6%	20.7%
2013	13.7%	20.6%
2014	13.8%	20.4%
2015	13.9%	20.2%
2016	14%	19.9%
2017	14.2%	19.6%
2018	14.3%	19.2%
2019	14.4%	18.9%
2020	14.4%	18.7%
2021	14.5%	18.6%
2022	14.5%	18.4%
2023	14.5%	18.1%
2024	14.5%	17.8%
2025	14.4%	17.5%
2026	14.3%	17.3%
2027	14.3%	17.1%
2028	14.2%	17%
2029	14.1%	16.8%
2030	14%	16.7%
2031	14%	16.6%
2032	13.9%	16.5%
2033	13.8%	16.3%
2034	13.8%	16.1%
2035	13.7%	15.9%
2036	13.7%	15.6%
2037	13.7%	15.4%
2038	13.6%	15.2%
2039	13.6%	15%
2040	13.6%	14.8%
2041	13.6%	14.7%
2042	13.6%	14.5%
2043	13.6%	14.4%
2044	13.6%	14.2%
2045	13.6%	14.1%
2046	13.7%	14%
2047	13.7%	13.9%
2048	13.7%	13.8%
2049	13.8%	13.7%
2050	13.8%	13.6%

Children aged 0-14 make up 14.5% of the population in Bulgaria and 17.8% in Iceland in 2024, compared to 20.3% and 25% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of Bulgaria and Iceland compared.

Natural population change in Bulgaria vs Iceland by year

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change (excluding migration) has been -0.79% in Bulgaria and +0.57% in Iceland. 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	Iceland
1960	76,314	3,758
1961	75,460	3,312
1962	64,104	3,465
1963	66,241	3,490
1964	66,783	3,459
1965	58,249	3,442
1966	54,504	3,305
1967	49,861	3,021
1968	69,468	2,841
1969	63,256	2,766
1970	61,125	2,576
1971	52,925	2,782
1972	47,169	3,241
1973	57,760	3,121
1974	64,223	2,776
1975	54,941	2,965
1976	56,055	2,951
1977	47,543	2,551
1978	44,070	2,727
1979	40,599	2,980
1980	30,129	2,966
1981	29,341	2,677
1982	24,077	2,736
1983	21,455	2,702
1984	20,610	2,539
1985	11,649	2,221
1986	16,125	2,384
1987	8,971	2,360
1988	9,879	2,847
1989	5,326	2,832
1990	-3,487	3,058
1991	-14,675	2,733
1992	-18,789	2,898
1993	-24,569	2,875
1994	-32,086	2,713
1995	-42,030	2,354
1996	-45,159	2,447
1997	-58,185	2,305
1998	-52,844	2,357
1999	-39,411	2,192
2000	-41,668	2,475
2001	-44,050	2,365
2002	-46,240	2,243
2003	-44,319	2,317
2004	-40,128	2,425
2005	-42,124	2,433
2006	-39,526	2,491
2007	-37,727	2,617
2008	-32,967	2,825
2009	-26,800	3,026
2010	-34,759	2,862
2011	-37,477	2,521
2012	-40,183	2,566
2013	-37,948	2,169
2014	-41,027	2,324
2015	-44,699	1,952
2016	-42,744	1,711
2017	-45,583	1,854
2018	-46,304	1,975
2019	-46,317	2,163
2020	-65,507	2,199
2021	-90,452	2,534
2022	-62,065	1,719
2023	-43,837	1,730

Maternal mortality chart: Bulgaria vs Iceland

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 3 deaths in Iceland.

Table

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

Under-five mortality rates

The chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five is 0.61% in Bulgaria and 0.26% in Iceland. 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	Iceland
1960	5.47%	2.14%
1961	4.89%	2.11%
1962	4.43%	2.07%
1963	4.08%	2.02%
1964	3.86%	1.97%
1965	3.75%	1.92%
1966	3.7%	1.85%
1967	3.64%	1.79%
1968	3.54%	1.72%
1969	3.4%	1.66%
1970	3.25%	1.6%
1971	3.11%	1.54%
1972	3.01%	1.48%
1973	2.95%	1.41%
1974	2.91%	1.35%
1975	2.86%	1.29%
1976	2.8%	1.22%
1977	2.72%	1.15%
1978	2.6%	1.09%
1979	2.49%	1.03%
1980	2.38%	0.97%
1981	2.3%	0.92%
1982	2.22%	0.87%
1983	2.15%	0.83%
1984	2.07%	0.79%
1985	1.97%	0.75%
1986	1.87%	0.73%
1987	1.8%	0.7%
1988	1.78%	0.67%
1989	1.79%	0.65%
1990	1.83%	0.63%
1991	1.89%	0.61%
1992	1.92%	0.58%
1993	1.92%	0.56%
1994	1.91%	0.54%
1995	1.92%	0.52%
1996	1.94%	0.49%
1997	1.93%	0.47%
1998	1.89%	0.45%
1999	1.82%	0.42%
2000	1.75%	0.4%
2001	1.68%	0.38%
2002	1.6%	0.36%
2003	1.51%	0.34%
2004	1.42%	0.33%
2005	1.33%	0.31%
2006	1.24%	0.3%
2007	1.18%	0.29%
2008	1.14%	0.28%
2009	1.12%	0.27%
2010	1.08%	0.27%
2011	1.04%	0.27%
2012	0.99%	0.26%
2013	0.93%	0.26%
2014	0.87%	0.26%
2015	0.82%	0.26%
2016	0.77%	0.26%
2017	0.73%	0.26%
2018	0.7%	0.27%
2019	0.67%	0.27%
2020	0.65%	0.27%
2021	0.63%	0.27%
2022	0.62%	0.26%
2023	0.61%	0.26%