Fertility & birth rates in Bulgaria and Lithuania

Fertility rate in Bulgaria vs Lithuania by year

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Year	Fertility rate
	Bulgaria	Lithuania
2023	1.81	1.18
2022	1.78	1.27
2021	1.8	1.36
2020	1.77	1.36
2019	1.79	1.43
2018	1.73	1.53
2017	1.71	1.57
2016	1.67	1.63
2015	1.64	1.63
2014	1.62	1.57
2013	1.54	1.59
2012	1.5	1.6
2011	1.51	1.55
2010	1.57	1.5
2009	1.66	1.5
2008	1.56	1.45
2007	1.49	1.36
2006	1.44	1.33
2005	1.37	1.29
2004	1.33	1.27
2003	1.26	1.26
2002	1.23	1.23
2001	1.21	1.29
2000	1.26	1.39
1999	1.23	1.46
1998	1.11	1.46
1997	1.09	1.47
1996	1.23	1.49
1995	1.23	1.55
1994	1.37	1.57
1993	1.46	1.74
1992	1.55	1.97
1991	1.66	2.01
1990	1.82	2.03
1989	1.9	1.98
1988	1.97	2.02
1987	1.96	2.11
1986	2.02	2.12
1985	1.97	2.08
1984	2.01	2.07
1983	2.01	2.1
1982	2.01	1.97
1981	2	1.98
1980	2.05	1.99
1979	2.16	2.05
1978	2.15	2.08
1977	2.21	2.14
1976	2.24	2.18
1975	2.23	2.18
1974	2.29	2.21
1973	2.15	2.22
1972	2.03	2.34
1971	2.1	2.41
1970	2.17	2.4
1969	2.27	2.3
1968	2.27	2.24
1967	2.02	2.23
1966	2.03	2.22
1965	2.09	2.23
1964	2.19	2.28
1963	2.21	2.35
1962	2.24	2.45
1961	2.29	2.53
1960	2.31	2.56

According to the latest available data on birth rates, the fertility rate in Bulgaria was 1.81 children per woman in 2023, compared to 1.18 in Lithuania in 2023. The replacement level is considered to be 2.1 children per woman.

Check Bulgaria vs Lithuania population clock for a dynamic visualization of the changing population.

Natural population change by year

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Year	Natural population change
	Bulgaria	Lithuania
2023	-43,837	-16,368
2022	-62,065	-20,671
2021	-90,452	-24,433
2020	-65,507	-19,953
2019	-46,317	-13,212
2018	-46,304	-12,686
2017	-45,583	-12,224
2016	-42,744	-11,509
2015	-44,699	-11,935
2014	-41,027	-10,868
2013	-37,948	-12,733
2012	-40,183	-11,060
2011	-37,477	-10,901
2010	-34,759	-11,460
2009	-26,800	-9,805
2008	-32,967	-12,153
2007	-37,727	-15,510
2006	-39,526	-15,041
2005	-42,124	-14,287
2004	-40,128	-11,482
2003	-44,319	-10,929
2002	-46,240	-11,362
2001	-44,050	-9,024
2000	-41,668	-4,549
1999	-39,411	-3,877
1998	-52,844	-3,904
1997	-58,185	-3,218
1996	-45,159	-3,962
1995	-42,030	-3,992
1994	-32,086	-4,023
1993	-24,569	1,473
1992	-18,789	12,950
1991	-14,675	14,817
1990	-3,487	17,010
1989	5,326	17,316
1988	9,879	19,006
1987	8,971	22,422
1986	16,125	23,978
1985	11,649	19,140
1984	20,610	18,976
1983	21,455	20,911
1982	24,077	18,323
1981	29,341	16,478
1980	30,129	16,042
1979	40,599	16,989
1978	44,070	17,573
1977	47,543	19,124
1976	56,055	20,305
1975	54,941	20,470
1974	64,223	22,589
1973	57,760	22,712
1972	47,169	25,388
1971	52,925	28,930
1970	61,125	27,629
1969	63,256	27,345
1968	69,468	28,325
1967	49,861	29,226
1966	54,504	30,381
1965	58,249	30,309
1964	66,783	34,048
1963	66,241	33,918
1962	64,104	34,933
1961	75,460	40,376
1960	76,314	40,845

The chart above illustrates the comparison of the absolute yearly changes in population resulting from births and deaths.

Excluding migration, the natural population change due to births and deaths from 2022 to 2023 was -0.68% in Bulgaria and -0.57% in Lithuania.

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change has been -0.79% in Bulgaria and -0.54% in Lithuania.

Birth rate in Bulgaria vs Lithuania by year

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Annual births per 1,000 people

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Year	Annual births per 1,000 people
	Bulgaria	Lithuania
2023	8.9	7.2
2022	8.8	7.8
2021	9	8.3
2020	9	8.4
2019	9.3	8.9
2018	9.3	9.5
2017	9.4	9.8
2016	9.4	10.3
2015	9.4	10.3
2014	9.6	10
2013	9.3	9.7
2012	9.5	10
2011	9.6	10
2010	10.2	9.9
2009	10.9	10.2
2008	10.4	9.9
2007	10	9.3
2006	9.7	9.1
2005	9.3	8.9
2004	9.1	8.8
2003	8.7	8.8
2002	8.5	8.6
2001	8.5	9
2000	9	9.8
1999	8.8	10.3
1998	7.9	10.4
1997	7.7	10.6
1996	8.6	10.8
1995	8.6	11.4
1994	9.4	11.6
1993	10	12.9
1992	10.4	14.7
1991	11.1	15.1
1990	12.1	15.4
1989	12.6	15.1
1988	13.1	15.5
1987	13	16.4
1986	13.4	16.7
1985	13.3	16.5
1984	13.6	16.4
1983	13.8	16.5
1982	13.9	15.4
1981	14	15.2
1980	14.5	15.2
1979	15.3	15.3
1978	15.5	15.3
1977	16.1	15.5
1976	16.5	15.7
1975	16.6	15.7
1974	17.2	15.9
1973	16.2	16
1972	15.3	17
1971	15.9	17.6
1970	16.3	17.7
1969	17	17.5
1968	16.9	17.6
1967	15	17.7
1966	14.9	18
1965	15.3	18.1
1964	16.1	19
1963	16.4	19.7
1962	16.7	20.9
1961	17.4	22.2
1960	17.8	22.5

The latest reported birth rate per 1,000 people in 2023 was 8.9 in Bulgaria and 7.2 in Lithuania, compared with 17.8 and 22.5, respectively, in 1960.

Children 0-14 years as share of population

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Factual

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Lithuania

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Year	Young
	Bulgaria	Lithuania
2100	13%	10.1%
2099	13.1%	10.1%
2098	13.1%	10.1%
2097	13.1%	10.2%
2096	13.2%	10.2%
2095	13.2%	10.3%
2094	13.3%	10.3%
2093	13.4%	10.4%
2092	13.4%	10.4%
2091	13.4%	10.4%
2090	13.5%	10.5%
2089	13.5%	10.5%
2088	13.6%	10.5%
2087	13.6%	10.5%
2086	13.6%	10.5%
2085	13.6%	10.4%
2084	13.6%	10.4%
2083	13.6%	10.4%
2082	13.6%	10.3%
2081	13.6%	10.3%
2080	13.6%	10.2%
2079	13.6%	10.2%
2078	13.6%	10.1%
2077	13.6%	10.1%
2076	13.6%	10.1%
2075	13.5%	10.1%
2074	13.5%	10%
2073	13.5%	10%
2072	13.5%	10.1%
2071	13.5%	10.1%
2070	13.5%	10.1%
2069	13.6%	10.2%
2068	13.6%	10.3%
2067	13.6%	10.3%
2066	13.6%	10.4%
2065	13.6%	10.6%
2064	13.7%	10.7%
2063	13.7%	10.8%
2062	13.7%	10.9%
2061	13.8%	11%
2060	13.8%	11.1%
2059	13.8%	11.2%
2058	13.9%	11.3%
2057	13.9%	11.3%
2056	13.9%	11.4%
2055	13.9%	11.4%
2054	13.9%	11.4%
2053	13.9%	11.4%
2052	13.9%	11.4%
2051	13.8%	11.4%
2050	13.8%	11.3%
2049	13.8%	11.3%
2048	13.7%	11.3%
2047	13.7%	11.3%
2046	13.6%	11.3%
2045	13.6%	11.2%
2044	13.6%	11.3%
2043	13.6%	11.3%
2042	13.6%	11.3%
2041	13.6%	11.4%
2040	13.6%	11.4%
2039	13.6%	11.5%
2038	13.7%	11.5%
2037	13.7%	11.6%
2036	13.7%	11.8%
2035	13.7%	12%
2034	13.8%	12.2%
2033	13.8%	12.5%
2032	13.9%	12.8%
2031	14%	13.2%
2030	14.1%	13.5%
2029	14.2%	13.8%
2028	14.2%	14%
2027	14.3%	14.2%
2026	14.4%	14.4%
2025	14.4%	14.6%
2024	14.5%	14.7%
2023	14.5%	14.9%
2022	14.5%	15%
2021	14.5%	15.1%
2020	14.4%	15.1%
2019	14.4%	15.1%
2018	14.3%	15%
2017	14.2%	14.9%
2016	14%	14.7%
2015	13.9%	14.6%
2014	13.8%	14.6%
2013	13.7%	14.6%
2012	13.6%	14.7%
2011	13.5%	14.8%
2010	13.5%	14.9%
2009	13.4%	15%
2008	13.3%	15.3%
2007	13.4%	15.8%
2006	13.5%	16.3%
2005	13.7%	16.8%
2004	14%	17.4%
2003	14.4%	17.9%
2002	14.8%	18.6%
2001	15.2%	19.3%
2000	15.7%	20%
1999	16.1%	20.4%
1998	16.5%	20.9%
1997	17%	21.2%
1996	17.4%	21.5%
1995	17.9%	21.8%
1994	18.3%	22.1%
1993	18.8%	22.3%
1992	19.3%	22.4%
1991	19.8%	22.5%
1990	20.3%	22.6%
1989	20.8%	22.5%
1988	21.1%	22.6%
1987	21.3%	22.7%
1986	21.4%	22.7%
1985	21.6%	22.7%
1984	21.8%	22.8%
1983	22%	22.8%
1982	22.1%	22.9%
1981	22.1%	23.1%
1980	22.1%	23.3%
1979	22.1%	23.5%
1978	22.2%	23.8%
1977	22.2%	24.2%
1976	22.3%	24.6%
1975	22.3%	25.1%
1974	22.2%	25.6%
1973	22.3%	26.1%
1972	22.4%	26.6%
1971	22.6%	26.8%
1970	22.8%	27.1%
1969	23%	27.2%
1968	23.2%	27.2%
1967	23.4%	27.2%
1966	23.8%	27.3%
1965	24.2%	27.3%
1964	24.7%	27.4%
1963	25.1%	27.5%
1962	25.4%	27.4%
1961	25.8%	27.3%
1960	26.1%	27.1%

Children aged 0-14 make up 14.5% of the population in Bulgaria and 14.7% in Lithuania in 2024, compared to 20.3% and 22.6% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of Bulgaria and Lithuania compared.

Maternal mortality chart: Bulgaria vs Lithuania

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Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	Bulgaria	Lithuania
2023	6	8
2022	10	9
2021	9	9
2020	9	8
2019	6	9
2018	7	9
2017	7	10
2016	7	9
2015	7	10
2014	7	9
2013	7	10
2012	7	10
2011	8	10
2010	9	10
2009	9	11
2008	10	13
2007	11	14
2006	12	14
2005	13	13
2004	14	12
2003	14	14
2002	15	14
2001	17	16
2000	19	16
1999	20	18
1998	20	19
1997	23	21
1996	22	25
1995	23	28
1994	25	31
1993	23	29
1992	25	28
1991	25	29
1990	27	29
1989	25	31
1988	26	28
1987	25	28
1986	25	30
1985	26	35

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 8 deaths in Lithuania.

Under-five mortality rates

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Probability that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five

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Year	Under 5 mortality rate
	Bulgaria	Lithuania
2023	0.61%	0.34%
2022	0.62%	0.35%
2021	0.63%	0.36%
2020	0.65%	0.37%
2019	0.67%	0.39%
2018	0.7%	0.42%
2017	0.73%	0.46%
2016	0.77%	0.49%
2015	0.82%	0.5%
2014	0.87%	0.51%
2013	0.93%	0.51%
2012	0.99%	0.53%
2011	1.04%	0.56%
2010	1.08%	0.6%
2009	1.12%	0.67%
2008	1.14%	0.74%
2007	1.18%	0.8%
2006	1.24%	0.86%
2005	1.33%	0.9%
2004	1.42%	0.93%
2003	1.51%	0.96%
2002	1.6%	0.99%
2001	1.68%	1.03%
2000	1.75%	1.07%
1999	1.82%	1.12%
1998	1.89%	1.16%
1997	1.93%	1.23%
1996	1.94%	1.34%
1995	1.92%	1.51%
1994	1.91%	1.69%
1993	1.92%	1.79%
1992	1.92%	1.78%
1991	1.89%	1.67%
1990	1.83%	1.52%
1989	1.79%	1.42%
1988	1.78%	1.42%
1987	1.8%	1.52%
1986	1.87%	1.64%
1985	1.97%	1.74%
1984	2.07%	1.82%
1983	2.15%	1.87%
1982	2.22%	1.92%
1981	2.3%	1.98%
1980	2.38%	2.05%
1979	2.49%	2.12%
1978	2.6%	2.18%
1977	2.72%	2.22%
1976	2.8%	2.25%
1975	2.86%	2.26%
1974	2.91%	2.24%
1973	2.95%	2.16%
1972	3.01%	2.08%
1971	3.11%	2.11%
1970	3.25%	2.29%
1969	3.4%	2.51%
1968	3.54%	2.63%
1967	3.64%	2.63%
1966	3.7%	-
1965	3.75%	-
1964	3.86%	-
1963	4.08%	-
1962	4.43%	-
1961	4.89%	-
1960	5.47%	-

The chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five is 0.61% in Bulgaria and 0.34% in Lithuania. Above is a chart with historical data on under-five mortality rates.