Fertility & birth rates in Bulgaria and Mexico

Fertility rate in Bulgaria vs Mexico 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 1.91 in Mexico in 2023. The replacement level is considered to be 2.1 children per woman.

Check Bulgaria vs Mexico 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	Mexico
1960	2.31	6.76
1961	2.29	6.78
1962	2.24	6.8
1963	2.21	6.82
1964	2.19	6.83
1965	2.09	6.82
1966	2.03	6.79
1967	2.02	6.75
1968	2.27	6.71
1969	2.27	6.63
1970	2.17	6.53
1971	2.1	6.42
1972	2.03	6.28
1973	2.15	6.12
1974	2.29	5.95
1975	2.23	5.74
1976	2.24	5.54
1977	2.21	5.36
1978	2.15	5.2
1979	2.16	4.96
1980	2.05	4.74
1981	2	4.57
1982	2.01	4.43
1983	2.01	4.3
1984	2.01	4.18
1985	1.97	4.09
1986	2.02	3.97
1987	1.96	3.8
1988	1.97	3.64
1989	1.9	3.53
1990	1.82	3.44
1991	1.66	3.36
1992	1.55	3.29
1993	1.46	3.21
1994	1.37	3.13
1995	1.23	3.04
1996	1.23	2.96
1997	1.09	2.89
1998	1.11	2.82
1999	1.23	2.76
2000	1.26	2.71
2001	1.21	2.67
2002	1.23	2.63
2003	1.26	2.58
2004	1.33	2.54
2005	1.37	2.5
2006	1.44	2.46
2007	1.49	2.42
2008	1.56	2.39
2009	1.66	2.36
2010	1.57	2.34
2011	1.51	2.32
2012	1.5	2.29
2013	1.54	2.27
2014	1.62	2.21
2015	1.64	2.14
2016	1.67	2.09
2017	1.71	2.04
2018	1.73	2.03
2019	1.79	2.02
2020	1.77	1.99
2021	1.8	1.97
2022	1.78	1.94
2023	1.81	1.91
2024	1.81	1.89
2025	1.8	1.87
2026	1.8	1.85
2027	1.8	1.83
2028	1.8	1.82
2029	1.79	1.81
2030	1.79	1.79
2031	1.79	1.78
2032	1.79	1.77
2033	1.79	1.77
2034	1.79	1.76
2035	1.78	1.76
2036	1.78	1.75
2037	1.78	1.75
2038	1.77	1.74
2039	1.77	1.74
2040	1.77	1.73
2041	1.77	1.73
2042	1.77	1.72
2043	1.76	1.72
2044	1.76	1.72
2045	1.76	1.71
2046	1.76	1.71
2047	1.76	1.71
2048	1.76	1.7
2049	1.76	1.7
2050	1.76	1.7

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Table

Year	Share of people 0-14 years old
	Bulgaria	Mexico
1960	26.1%	46.8%
1961	25.8%	47%
1962	25.4%	47.1%
1963	25.1%	47.2%
1964	24.7%	47.3%
1965	24.2%	47.4%
1966	23.8%	47.5%
1967	23.4%	47.6%
1968	23.2%	47.6%
1969	23%	47.7%
1970	22.8%	47.7%
1971	22.6%	47.8%
1972	22.4%	47.7%
1973	22.3%	47.7%
1974	22.2%	47.6%
1975	22.3%	47.5%
1976	22.3%	47.2%
1977	22.2%	47%
1978	22.2%	46.7%
1979	22.1%	46.3%
1980	22.1%	45.8%
1981	22.1%	45.2%
1982	22.1%	44.4%
1983	22%	43.7%
1984	21.8%	43%
1985	21.6%	42.3%
1986	21.4%	41.6%
1987	21.3%	41%
1988	21.1%	40.3%
1989	20.8%	39.7%
1990	20.3%	39%
1991	19.8%	38.4%
1992	19.3%	37.8%
1993	18.8%	37.3%
1994	18.3%	36.9%
1995	17.9%	36.5%
1996	17.4%	36%
1997	17%	35.6%
1998	16.5%	35.2%
1999	16.1%	34.8%
2000	15.7%	34.3%
2001	15.2%	33.9%
2002	14.8%	33.4%
2003	14.4%	33%
2004	14%	32.5%
2005	13.7%	32.1%
2006	13.5%	31.6%
2007	13.4%	31.1%
2008	13.3%	30.6%
2009	13.4%	30.2%
2010	13.5%	29.8%
2011	13.5%	29.4%
2012	13.6%	29%
2013	13.7%	28.7%
2014	13.8%	28.3%
2015	13.9%	28%
2016	14%	27.6%
2017	14.2%	27.2%
2018	14.3%	26.7%
2019	14.4%	26.3%
2020	14.4%	26%
2021	14.5%	25.7%
2022	14.5%	25.3%
2023	14.5%	24.9%
2024	14.5%	24.5%
2025	14.4%	24.1%
2026	14.3%	23.7%
2027	14.3%	23.2%
2028	14.2%	22.8%
2029	14.1%	22.4%
2030	14%	22.1%
2031	14%	21.7%
2032	13.9%	21.4%
2033	13.8%	21.2%
2034	13.8%	20.9%
2035	13.7%	20.6%
2036	13.7%	20.3%
2037	13.7%	20.1%
2038	13.6%	19.9%
2039	13.6%	19.6%
2040	13.6%	19.4%
2041	13.6%	19.2%
2042	13.6%	19%
2043	13.6%	18.8%
2044	13.6%	18.6%
2045	13.6%	18.4%
2046	13.7%	18.2%
2047	13.7%	18%
2048	13.7%	17.8%
2049	13.8%	17.7%
2050	13.8%	17.5%

Children aged 0-14 make up 14.5% of the population in Bulgaria and 24.5% in Mexico in 2024, compared to 20.3% and 39% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of Bulgaria and Mexico compared.

Natural population change in Bulgaria vs Mexico by year

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change (excluding migration) has been -0.79% in Bulgaria and +1.05% in Mexico. 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	Mexico
1960	76,314	1,206,955
1961	75,460	1,265,833
1962	64,104	1,328,319
1963	66,241	1,387,678
1964	66,783	1,447,360
1965	58,249	1,508,344
1966	54,504	1,566,170
1967	49,861	1,620,534
1968	69,468	1,671,918
1969	63,256	1,711,297
1970	61,125	1,753,370
1971	52,925	1,790,990
1972	47,169	1,823,302
1973	57,760	1,845,593
1974	64,223	1,868,809
1975	54,941	1,880,241
1976	56,055	1,891,958
1977	47,543	1,902,964
1978	44,070	1,921,419
1979	40,599	1,908,018
1980	30,129	1,893,158
1981	29,341	1,904,384
1982	24,077	1,921,772
1983	21,455	1,939,193
1984	20,610	1,960,428
1985	11,649	1,983,622
1986	16,125	1,998,043
1987	8,971	1,971,231
1988	9,879	1,936,601
1989	5,326	1,927,752
1990	-3,487	1,926,480
1991	-14,675	1,942,832
1992	-18,789	1,956,659
1993	-24,569	1,963,708
1994	-32,086	1,959,775
1995	-42,030	1,941,458
1996	-45,159	1,922,554
1997	-58,185	1,898,383
1998	-52,844	1,871,650
1999	-39,411	1,859,475
2000	-41,668	1,845,383
2001	-44,050	1,836,418
2002	-46,240	1,820,665
2003	-44,319	1,788,016
2004	-40,128	1,759,250
2005	-42,124	1,732,663
2006	-39,526	1,706,084
2007	-37,727	1,684,915
2008	-32,967	1,670,846
2009	-26,800	1,661,180
2010	-34,759	1,658,682
2011	-37,477	1,659,161
2012	-40,183	1,656,599
2013	-37,948	1,642,609
2014	-41,027	1,587,620
2015	-44,699	1,508,439
2016	-42,744	1,445,256
2017	-45,583	1,384,178
2018	-46,304	1,366,076
2019	-46,317	1,357,485
2020	-65,507	1,031,637
2021	-90,452	936,682
2022	-62,065	1,224,397
2023	-43,837	1,238,366

Maternal mortality chart: Bulgaria vs Mexico

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 42 deaths in Mexico.

Table

Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	Bulgaria	Mexico
1985	26	107
1986	25	100
1987	25	93
1988	26	88
1989	25	85
1990	27	81
1991	25	77
1992	25	73
1993	23	71
1994	25	69
1995	23	66
1996	22	64
1997	23	62
1998	20	60
1999	20	58
2000	19	56
2001	17	55
2002	15	55
2003	14	54
2004	14	53
2005	13	52
2006	12	51
2007	11	50
2008	10	51
2009	9	51
2010	9	50
2011	8	47
2012	7	46
2013	7	45
2014	7	44
2015	7	43
2016	7	43
2017	7	44
2018	7	44
2019	6	43
2020	9	61
2021	9	104
2022	10	45
2023	6	42

Under-five mortality rates

The chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five is 0.61% in Bulgaria and 1.25% in Mexico. 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	Mexico
1960	5.47%	15.5%
1961	4.89%	14.8%
1962	4.43%	14.3%
1963	4.08%	13.7%
1964	3.86%	13.2%
1965	3.75%	12.7%
1966	3.7%	12.3%
1967	3.64%	11.9%
1968	3.54%	11.5%
1969	3.4%	11.1%
1970	3.25%	10.7%
1971	3.11%	10.3%
1972	3.01%	9.93%
1973	2.95%	9.56%
1974	2.91%	9.21%
1975	2.86%	8.86%
1976	2.8%	8.52%
1977	2.72%	8.18%
1978	2.6%	7.85%
1979	2.49%	7.51%
1980	2.38%	7.18%
1981	2.3%	6.86%
1982	2.22%	6.55%
1983	2.15%	6.26%
1984	2.07%	5.98%
1985	1.97%	5.71%
1986	1.87%	5.46%
1987	1.8%	5.21%
1988	1.78%	4.98%
1989	1.79%	4.75%
1990	1.83%	4.53%
1991	1.89%	4.32%
1992	1.92%	4.12%
1993	1.92%	3.92%
1994	1.91%	3.74%
1995	1.92%	3.57%
1996	1.94%	3.4%
1997	1.93%	3.24%
1998	1.89%	3.09%
1999	1.82%	2.94%
2000	1.75%	2.81%
2001	1.68%	2.68%
2002	1.6%	2.57%
2003	1.51%	2.46%
2004	1.42%	2.36%
2005	1.33%	2.27%
2006	1.24%	2.19%
2007	1.18%	2.11%
2008	1.14%	2.04%
2009	1.12%	1.98%
2010	1.08%	1.91%
2011	1.04%	1.85%
2012	0.99%	1.79%
2013	0.93%	1.73%
2014	0.87%	1.68%
2015	0.82%	1.62%
2016	0.77%	1.57%
2017	0.73%	1.52%
2018	0.7%	1.47%
2019	0.67%	1.42%
2020	0.65%	1.38%
2021	0.63%	1.33%
2022	0.62%	1.29%
2023	0.61%	1.25%