Fertility & birth rates in Bulgaria and Ivory Coast

Fertility rate in Bulgaria vs Ivory Coast 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 4.28 in Ivory Coast in 2023. The replacement level is considered to be 2.1 children per woman.

Check Bulgaria vs Ivory Coast 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	Ivory Coast
1960	2.31	7.69
1961	2.29	7.72
1962	2.24	7.75
1963	2.21	7.78
1964	2.19	7.81
1965	2.09	7.84
1966	2.03	7.87
1967	2.02	7.89
1968	2.27	7.91
1969	2.27	7.93
1970	2.17	7.94
1971	2.1	7.94
1972	2.03	7.94
1973	2.15	7.94
1974	2.29	7.93
1975	2.23	7.91
1976	2.24	7.88
1977	2.21	7.83
1978	2.15	7.67
1979	2.16	7.63
1980	2.05	7.59
1981	2	7.54
1982	2.01	7.49
1983	2.01	7.42
1984	2.01	7.35
1985	1.97	7.27
1986	2.02	7.19
1987	1.96	7.09
1988	1.97	6.97
1989	1.9	6.85
1990	1.82	6.72
1991	1.66	6.59
1992	1.55	6.43
1993	1.46	6.27
1994	1.37	6.13
1995	1.23	6.04
1996	1.23	5.95
1997	1.09	5.9
1998	1.11	5.85
1999	1.23	5.81
2000	1.26	5.77
2001	1.21	5.7
2002	1.23	5.64
2003	1.26	5.57
2004	1.33	5.53
2005	1.37	5.5
2006	1.44	5.45
2007	1.49	5.4
2008	1.56	5.36
2009	1.66	5.33
2010	1.57	5.29
2011	1.51	5.24
2012	1.5	5.19
2013	1.54	5.14
2014	1.62	5.07
2015	1.64	4.97
2016	1.67	4.87
2017	1.71	4.76
2018	1.73	4.6
2019	1.79	4.52
2020	1.77	4.46
2021	1.8	4.41
2022	1.78	4.35
2023	1.81	4.28
2024	1.81	4.23
2025	1.8	4.17
2026	1.8	4.1
2027	1.8	4.05
2028	1.8	3.99
2029	1.79	3.93
2030	1.79	3.88
2031	1.79	3.83
2032	1.79	3.78
2033	1.79	3.75
2034	1.79	3.69
2035	1.78	3.64
2036	1.78	3.6
2037	1.78	3.56
2038	1.77	3.51
2039	1.77	3.47
2040	1.77	3.43
2041	1.77	3.39
2042	1.77	3.35
2043	1.76	3.31
2044	1.76	3.27
2045	1.76	3.23
2046	1.76	3.2
2047	1.76	3.17
2048	1.76	3.13
2049	1.76	3.1
2050	1.76	3.07

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Table

Year	Share of people 0-14 years old
	Bulgaria	Ivory Coast
1960	26.1%	43.1%
1961	25.8%	43.2%
1962	25.4%	43.4%
1963	25.1%	43.6%
1964	24.7%	43.9%
1965	24.2%	44.1%
1966	23.8%	44.3%
1967	23.4%	44.6%
1968	23.2%	44.8%
1969	23%	44.9%
1970	22.8%	45.1%
1971	22.6%	45.1%
1972	22.4%	45.2%
1973	22.3%	45.2%
1974	22.2%	45.3%
1975	22.3%	45.4%
1976	22.3%	45.7%
1977	22.2%	46.1%
1978	22.2%	46.5%
1979	22.1%	46.8%
1980	22.1%	47.1%
1981	22.1%	47.3%
1982	22.1%	47.5%
1983	22%	47.7%
1984	21.8%	47.8%
1985	21.6%	47.9%
1986	21.4%	48%
1987	21.3%	48.1%
1988	21.1%	48%
1989	20.8%	47.9%
1990	20.3%	47.8%
1991	19.8%	47.6%
1992	19.3%	47.4%
1993	18.8%	47.1%
1994	18.3%	46.9%
1995	17.9%	46.7%
1996	17.4%	46.4%
1997	17%	46.2%
1998	16.5%	46.1%
1999	16.1%	46%
2000	15.7%	46%
2001	15.2%	46.1%
2002	14.8%	46.2%
2003	14.4%	46.2%
2004	14%	46.3%
2005	13.7%	46.3%
2006	13.5%	46.3%
2007	13.4%	46.4%
2008	13.3%	45.8%
2009	13.4%	44.9%
2010	13.5%	44%
2011	13.5%	43.3%
2012	13.6%	42.7%
2013	13.7%	42.2%
2014	13.8%	42%
2015	13.9%	42.2%
2016	14%	42.3%
2017	14.2%	42.4%
2018	14.3%	42.4%
2019	14.4%	42.3%
2020	14.4%	42.2%
2021	14.5%	42%
2022	14.5%	41.7%
2023	14.5%	41.3%
2024	14.5%	40.9%
2025	14.4%	40.5%
2026	14.3%	40%
2027	14.3%	39.7%
2028	14.2%	39.3%
2029	14.1%	38.8%
2030	14%	38.3%
2031	14%	37.8%
2032	13.9%	37.3%
2033	13.8%	37%
2034	13.8%	36.7%
2035	13.7%	36.4%
2036	13.7%	36.2%
2037	13.7%	35.9%
2038	13.6%	35.7%
2039	13.6%	35.6%
2040	13.6%	35.4%
2041	13.6%	35.3%
2042	13.6%	35.1%
2043	13.6%	35%
2044	13.6%	34.8%
2045	13.6%	34.7%
2046	13.7%	34.5%
2047	13.7%	34.4%
2048	13.7%	34.2%
2049	13.8%	34%
2050	13.8%	33.7%

Children aged 0-14 make up 14.5% of the population in Bulgaria and 40.9% in Ivory Coast in 2024, compared to 20.3% and 47.8% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of Bulgaria and Ivory Coast compared.

Natural population change in Bulgaria vs Ivory Coast by year

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change (excluding migration) has been -0.79% in Bulgaria and +2.65% in Ivory Coast. 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	Ivory Coast
1960	76,314	99,681
1961	75,460	105,568
1962	64,104	111,930
1963	66,241	118,526
1964	66,783	124,996
1965	58,249	131,601
1966	54,504	138,438
1967	49,861	145,773
1968	69,468	153,464
1969	63,256	161,541
1970	61,125	170,070
1971	52,925	179,918
1972	47,169	190,842
1973	57,760	203,429
1974	64,223	216,389
1975	54,941	228,883
1976	56,055	241,939
1977	47,543	250,858
1978	44,070	257,222
1979	40,599	268,875
1980	30,129	280,630
1981	29,341	292,755
1982	24,077	305,204
1983	21,455	317,379
1984	20,610	331,910
1985	11,649	344,549
1986	16,125	357,205
1987	8,971	370,654
1988	9,879	378,575
1989	5,326	390,081
1990	-3,487	402,629
1991	-14,675	413,354
1992	-18,789	423,294
1993	-24,569	430,759
1994	-32,086	438,274
1995	-42,030	453,719
1996	-45,159	469,740
1997	-58,185	489,984
1998	-52,844	509,167
1999	-39,411	527,634
2000	-41,668	545,129
2001	-44,050	555,220
2002	-46,240	563,692
2003	-44,319	568,220
2004	-40,128	579,424
2005	-42,124	593,685
2006	-39,526	605,001
2007	-37,727	617,247
2008	-32,967	630,610
2009	-26,800	654,439
2010	-34,759	676,554
2011	-37,477	694,033
2012	-40,183	708,847
2013	-37,948	720,228
2014	-41,027	728,978
2015	-44,699	731,387
2016	-42,744	735,630
2017	-45,583	734,553
2018	-46,304	722,445
2019	-46,317	727,774
2020	-65,507	727,455
2021	-90,452	732,191
2022	-62,065	750,270
2023	-43,837	758,261

Maternal mortality chart: Bulgaria vs Ivory Coast

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 359 deaths in Ivory Coast.

Table

Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	Bulgaria	Ivory Coast
1985	26	766
1986	25	735
1987	25	697
1988	26	671
1989	25	645
1990	27	619
1991	25	584
1992	25	546
1993	23	503
1994	25	463
1995	23	421
1996	22	381
1997	23	364
1998	20	380
1999	20	381
2000	19	378
2001	17	405
2002	15	427
2003	14	451
2004	14	456
2005	13	492
2006	12	544
2007	11	567
2008	10	562
2009	9	588
2010	9	592
2011	8	569
2012	7	566
2013	7	544
2014	7	522
2015	7	505
2016	7	488
2017	7	465
2018	7	449
2019	6	429
2020	9	447
2021	9	459
2022	10	409
2023	6	359

Under-five mortality rates

The chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five is 0.61% in Bulgaria and 6.71% in Ivory Coast. 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	Ivory Coast
1960	5.47%	32.1%
1961	4.89%	31.3%
1962	4.43%	30.5%
1963	4.08%	29.7%
1964	3.86%	28.9%
1965	3.75%	28.2%
1966	3.7%	27.4%
1967	3.64%	26.7%
1968	3.54%	26%
1969	3.4%	25.2%
1970	3.25%	24.5%
1971	3.11%	23.7%
1972	3.01%	22.9%
1973	2.95%	22.1%
1974	2.91%	21.2%
1975	2.86%	20.3%
1976	2.8%	19.5%
1977	2.72%	18.7%
1978	2.6%	18%
1979	2.49%	17.4%
1980	2.38%	16.9%
1981	2.3%	16.4%
1982	2.22%	16.1%
1983	2.15%	15.8%
1984	2.07%	15.5%
1985	1.97%	15.4%
1986	1.87%	15.3%
1987	1.8%	15.2%
1988	1.78%	15.2%
1989	1.79%	15.3%
1990	1.83%	15.3%
1991	1.89%	15.4%
1992	1.92%	15.4%
1993	1.92%	15.4%
1994	1.91%	15.3%
1995	1.92%	15.2%
1996	1.94%	15.1%
1997	1.93%	14.9%
1998	1.89%	14.6%
1999	1.82%	14.4%
2000	1.75%	14.1%
2001	1.68%	13.7%
2002	1.6%	13.3%
2003	1.51%	13%
2004	1.42%	12.6%
2005	1.33%	12.2%
2006	1.24%	11.8%
2007	1.18%	11.4%
2008	1.14%	11%
2009	1.12%	10.6%
2010	1.08%	10.2%
2011	1.04%	9.91%
2012	0.99%	9.6%
2013	0.93%	9.27%
2014	0.87%	8.92%
2015	0.82%	8.61%
2016	0.77%	8.36%
2017	0.73%	8.11%
2018	0.7%	7.85%
2019	0.67%	7.59%
2020	0.65%	7.37%
2021	0.63%	7.14%
2022	0.62%	6.92%
2023	0.61%	6.71%