Fertility & birth rates in Bulgaria and Malta

Fertility rate in Bulgaria vs Malta by year

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Bulgaria

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Year	Fertility rate
	Bulgaria	Malta
2023	1.81	1.06
2022	1.78	1.08
2021	1.8	1.13
2020	1.77	1.13
2019	1.79	1.14
2018	1.73	1.23
2017	1.71	1.26
2016	1.67	1.37
2015	1.64	1.37
2014	1.62	1.38
2013	1.54	1.36
2012	1.5	1.42
2011	1.51	1.45
2010	1.57	1.36
2009	1.66	1.42
2008	1.56	1.43
2007	1.49	1.35
2006	1.44	1.36
2005	1.37	1.38
2004	1.33	1.4
2003	1.26	1.48
2002	1.23	1.45
2001	1.21	1.48
2000	1.26	1.68
1999	1.23	1.73
1998	1.11	1.84
1997	1.09	1.93
1996	1.23	1.99
1995	1.23	1.77
1994	1.37	1.84
1993	1.46	1.96
1992	1.55	2.07
1991	1.66	1.99
1990	1.82	2.02
1989	1.9	2.1
1988	1.97	2.06
1987	1.96	1.97
1986	2.02	1.93
1985	1.97	1.95
1984	2.01	1.95
1983	2.01	1.92
1982	2.01	1.9
1981	2	1.87
1980	2.05	1.99
1979	2.16	2.1
1978	2.15	2.05
1977	2.21	2.14
1976	2.24	2.21
1975	2.23	2.27
1974	2.29	1.64
1973	2.15	1.65
1972	2.03	2.01
1971	2.1	2.06
1970	2.17	2.03
1969	2.27	2.02
1968	2.27	2.12
1967	2.02	2.24
1966	2.03	2.33
1965	2.09	2.52
1964	2.19	2.79
1963	2.21	2.9
1962	2.24	3.24
1961	2.29	3.27
1960	2.31	3.62

According to the latest available data on birth rates, the fertility rate in Bulgaria was 1.81 children per woman in 2023, compared to 1.06 in Malta in 2023. The replacement level is considered to be 2.1 children per woman.

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

Natural population change by year

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Year	Natural population change
	Bulgaria	Malta
2023	-43,837	442
2022	-62,065	54
2021	-90,452	259
2020	-65,507	361
2019	-46,317	655
2018	-46,304	774
2017	-45,583	747
2016	-42,744	1,091
2015	-44,699	888
2014	-41,027	910
2013	-37,948	807
2012	-40,183	714
2011	-37,477	916
2010	-34,759	871
2009	-26,800	825
2008	-32,967	777
2007	-37,727	691
2006	-39,526	568
2005	-42,124	727
2004	-40,128	883
2003	-44,319	917
2002	-46,240	911
2001	-44,050	1,061
2000	-41,668	1,482
1999	-39,411	1,357
1998	-52,844	1,656
1997	-58,185	1,991
1996	-45,159	2,279
1995	-42,030	1,887
1994	-32,086	2,136
1993	-24,569	2,451
1992	-18,789	2,573
1991	-14,675	2,438
1990	-3,487	2,621
1989	5,326	2,981
1988	9,879	2,813
1987	8,971	2,412
1986	16,125	2,395
1985	11,649	2,590
1984	20,610	2,678
1983	21,455	2,512
1982	24,077	2,835
1981	29,341	2,233
1980	30,129	2,375
1979	40,599	2,852
1978	44,070	2,389
1977	47,543	2,916
1976	56,055	2,721
1975	54,941	2,829
1974	64,223	2,687
1973	57,760	2,327
1972	47,169	2,480
1971	52,925	2,482
1970	61,125	2,270
1969	63,256	2,069
1968	69,468	2,247
1967	49,861	2,306
1966	54,504	2,458
1965	58,249	2,646
1964	66,783	3,630
1963	66,241	3,709
1962	64,104	4,664
1961	75,460	4,748
1960	76,314	5,747

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 +0.08% in Malta.

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change has been -0.79% in Bulgaria and +0.13% in Malta.

Birth rate in Bulgaria vs Malta by year

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Annual births per 1,000 people

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Year	Annual births per 1,000 people
	Bulgaria	Malta
2023	8.9	8.1
2022	8.8	8.1
2021	9	8.5
2020	9	8.6
2019	9.3	8.6
2018	9.3	9.2
2017	9.4	9.2
2016	9.4	9.8
2015	9.4	9.7
2014	9.6	9.6
2013	9.3	9.5
2012	9.5	9.8
2011	9.6	10
2010	10.2	9.4
2009	10.9	9.8
2008	10.4	9.8
2007	10	9.3
2006	9.7	9.3
2005	9.3	9.6
2004	9.1	9.7
2003	8.7	10.2
2002	8.5	9.9
2001	8.5	10.1
2000	9	11.3
1999	8.8	11.4
1998	7.9	12.1
1997	7.7	12.7
1996	8.6	13.3
1995	8.6	12.2
1994	9.4	12.9
1993	10	13.9
1992	10.4	14.9
1991	11.1	14.6
1990	12.1	15.2
1989	12.6	15.9
1988	13.1	15.9
1987	13	15.4
1986	13.4	15.3
1985	13.3	16.1
1984	13.6	16.9
1983	13.8	17.1
1982	13.9	18.1
1981	14	16.6
1980	14.5	17.7
1979	15.3	18.6
1978	15.5	18.2
1977	16.1	18.9
1976	16.5	18.6
1975	16.6	18.8
1974	17.2	18
1973	16.2	17.4
1972	15.3	17.8
1971	15.9	18.4
1970	16.3	17.6
1969	17	16.7
1968	16.9	16.7
1967	15	17
1966	14.9	16.9
1965	15.3	17.7
1964	16.1	19.9
1963	16.4	20.7
1962	16.7	23.2
1961	17.4	23.6
1960	17.8	26.2

The latest reported birth rate per 1,000 people in 2023 was 8.9 in Bulgaria and 8.1 in Malta, compared with 17.8 and 26.2, respectively, in 1960.

Children 0-14 years as share of population

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Bulgaria

Factual

UN forecast

Malta

Factual

UN forecast

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Year	Young
	Bulgaria	Malta
2100	13%	10.1%
2099	13.1%	10.1%
2098	13.1%	10.1%
2097	13.1%	10.1%
2096	13.2%	10.1%
2095	13.2%	10.1%
2094	13.3%	10%
2093	13.4%	9.98%
2092	13.4%	9.93%
2091	13.4%	9.87%
2090	13.5%	9.81%
2089	13.5%	9.75%
2088	13.6%	9.68%
2087	13.6%	9.61%
2086	13.6%	9.55%
2085	13.6%	9.49%
2084	13.6%	9.43%
2083	13.6%	9.39%
2082	13.6%	9.34%
2081	13.6%	9.31%
2080	13.6%	9.28%
2079	13.6%	9.26%
2078	13.6%	9.26%
2077	13.6%	9.25%
2076	13.6%	9.26%
2075	13.5%	9.27%
2074	13.5%	9.29%
2073	13.5%	9.32%
2072	13.5%	9.35%
2071	13.5%	9.38%
2070	13.5%	9.42%
2069	13.6%	9.45%
2068	13.6%	9.49%
2067	13.6%	9.53%
2066	13.6%	9.57%
2065	13.6%	9.61%
2064	13.7%	9.64%
2063	13.7%	9.67%
2062	13.7%	9.69%
2061	13.8%	9.7%
2060	13.8%	9.71%
2059	13.8%	9.71%
2058	13.9%	9.7%
2057	13.9%	9.68%
2056	13.9%	9.66%
2055	13.9%	9.63%
2054	13.9%	9.6%
2053	13.9%	9.57%
2052	13.9%	9.54%
2051	13.8%	9.52%
2050	13.8%	9.51%
2049	13.8%	9.51%
2048	13.7%	9.53%
2047	13.7%	9.57%
2046	13.6%	9.62%
2045	13.6%	9.7%
2044	13.6%	9.8%
2043	13.6%	9.92%
2042	13.6%	10.1%
2041	13.6%	10.2%
2040	13.6%	10.4%
2039	13.6%	10.5%
2038	13.7%	10.7%
2037	13.7%	10.8%
2036	13.7%	11%
2035	13.7%	11.2%
2034	13.8%	11.4%
2033	13.8%	11.6%
2032	13.9%	11.8%
2031	14%	12.1%
2030	14.1%	12.3%
2029	14.2%	12.4%
2028	14.2%	12.5%
2027	14.3%	12.7%
2026	14.4%	12.8%
2025	14.4%	13%
2024	14.5%	13%
2023	14.5%	13.2%
2022	14.5%	13.2%
2021	14.5%	13.2%
2020	14.4%	13.3%
2019	14.4%	13.6%
2018	14.3%	13.8%
2017	14.2%	14%
2016	14%	14.2%
2015	13.9%	14.2%
2014	13.8%	14.3%
2013	13.7%	14.5%
2012	13.6%	14.7%
2011	13.5%	14.9%
2010	13.5%	15.2%
2009	13.4%	15.5%
2008	13.3%	15.9%
2007	13.4%	16.4%
2006	13.5%	16.9%
2005	13.7%	17.4%
2004	14%	17.9%
2003	14.4%	18.4%
2002	14.8%	18.9%
2001	15.2%	19.4%
2000	15.7%	19.8%
1999	16.1%	20.2%
1998	16.5%	20.7%
1997	17%	21.2%
1996	17.4%	21.6%
1995	17.9%	22%
1994	18.3%	22.3%
1993	18.8%	22.6%
1992	19.3%	22.9%
1991	19.8%	23.1%
1990	20.3%	23.4%
1989	20.8%	23.6%
1988	21.1%	23.8%
1987	21.3%	24%
1986	21.4%	24.1%
1985	21.6%	24.1%
1984	21.8%	24%
1983	22%	23.8%
1982	22.1%	23.6%
1981	22.1%	23.5%
1980	22.1%	23.4%
1979	22.1%	23.5%
1978	22.2%	23.6%
1977	22.2%	23.8%
1976	22.3%	24.1%
1975	22.3%	24.5%
1974	22.2%	25%
1973	22.3%	25.6%
1972	22.4%	26.3%
1971	22.6%	26.9%
1970	22.8%	27.7%
1969	23%	28.5%
1968	23.2%	29.3%
1967	23.4%	30.1%
1966	23.8%	30.9%
1965	24.2%	31.7%
1964	24.7%	32.6%
1963	25.1%	33.4%
1962	25.4%	34.2%
1961	25.8%	35%
1960	26.1%	35.8%

Children aged 0-14 make up 14.5% of the population in Bulgaria and 13% in Malta in 2024, compared to 20.3% and 23.4% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of Bulgaria and Malta compared.

Maternal mortality chart: Bulgaria vs Malta

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

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 Malta.

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	Malta
2023	0.61%	0.55%
2022	0.62%	0.57%
2021	0.63%	0.58%
2020	0.65%	0.6%
2019	0.67%	0.61%
2018	0.7%	0.63%
2017	0.73%	0.64%
2016	0.77%	0.65%
2015	0.82%	0.66%
2014	0.87%	0.67%
2013	0.93%	0.67%
2012	0.99%	0.68%
2011	1.04%	0.68%
2010	1.08%	0.69%
2009	1.12%	0.69%
2008	1.14%	0.69%
2007	1.18%	0.69%
2006	1.24%	0.69%
2005	1.33%	0.69%
2004	1.42%	0.7%
2003	1.51%	0.71%
2002	1.6%	0.72%
2001	1.68%	0.74%
2000	1.75%	0.76%
1999	1.82%	0.79%
1998	1.89%	0.82%
1997	1.93%	0.86%
1996	1.94%	0.9%
1995	1.92%	0.94%
1994	1.91%	0.98%
1993	1.92%	1.02%
1992	1.92%	1.06%
1991	1.89%	1.1%
1990	1.83%	1.13%
1989	1.79%	1.18%
1988	1.78%	1.23%
1987	1.8%	1.28%
1986	1.87%	1.33%
1985	1.97%	1.39%
1984	2.07%	1.45%
1983	2.15%	1.51%
1982	2.22%	1.57%
1981	2.3%	1.62%
1980	2.38%	1.69%
1979	2.49%	1.76%
1978	2.6%	1.84%
1977	2.72%	1.93%
1976	2.8%	2.03%
1975	2.86%	2.14%
1974	2.91%	2.26%
1973	2.95%	2.39%
1972	3.01%	2.52%
1971	3.11%	2.66%
1970	3.25%	2.79%
1969	3.4%	2.93%
1968	3.54%	3.06%
1967	3.64%	3.19%
1966	3.7%	3.31%
1965	3.75%	3.43%
1964	3.86%	3.53%
1963	4.08%	3.63%
1962	4.43%	3.73%
1961	4.89%	3.85%
1960	5.47%	4%

The chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five is 0.61% in Bulgaria and 0.55% in Malta. Above is a chart with historical data on under-five mortality rates.