Fertility & birth rates in Bulgaria and Namibia

Fertility rate in Bulgaria vs Namibia 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 3.21 in Namibia in 2023. The replacement level is considered to be 2.1 children per woman.

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The chart below showcases historical changes in the birth rates.

Table

Year	Fertility rate
	Bulgaria	Namibia
1960	2.31	6.24
1961	2.29	6.29
1962	2.24	6.35
1963	2.21	6.41
1964	2.19	6.43
1965	2.09	6.45
1966	2.03	6.47
1967	2.02	6.49
1968	2.27	6.5
1969	2.27	6.51
1970	2.17	6.52
1971	2.1	6.52
1972	2.03	6.53
1973	2.15	6.54
1974	2.29	6.55
1975	2.23	6.53
1976	2.24	6.49
1977	2.21	6.44
1978	2.15	6.38
1979	2.16	6.31
1980	2.05	6.24
1981	2	6.16
1982	2.01	6.08
1983	2.01	6
1984	2.01	5.94
1985	1.97	5.88
1986	2.02	5.79
1987	1.96	5.7
1988	1.97	5.61
1989	1.9	5.52
1990	1.82	5.4
1991	1.66	5.29
1992	1.55	5.11
1993	1.46	4.91
1994	1.37	4.68
1995	1.23	4.42
1996	1.23	4.2
1997	1.09	4.17
1998	1.11	4.18
1999	1.23	4.14
2000	1.26	3.99
2001	1.21	3.83
2002	1.23	3.69
2003	1.26	3.58
2004	1.33	3.55
2005	1.37	3.57
2006	1.44	3.6
2007	1.49	3.61
2008	1.56	3.62
2009	1.66	3.63
2010	1.57	3.66
2011	1.51	3.66
2012	1.5	3.68
2013	1.54	3.65
2014	1.62	3.64
2015	1.64	3.6
2016	1.67	3.57
2017	1.71	3.51
2018	1.73	3.46
2019	1.79	3.4
2020	1.77	3.35
2021	1.8	3.3
2022	1.78	3.25
2023	1.81	3.21
2024	1.81	3.21
2025	1.8	3.17
2026	1.8	3.13
2027	1.8	3.09
2028	1.8	3.06
2029	1.79	3.02
2030	1.79	2.98
2031	1.79	2.94
2032	1.79	2.91
2033	1.79	2.88
2034	1.79	2.84
2035	1.78	2.81
2036	1.78	2.78
2037	1.78	2.75
2038	1.77	2.72
2039	1.77	2.68
2040	1.77	2.66
2041	1.77	2.63
2042	1.77	2.6
2043	1.76	2.58
2044	1.76	2.56
2045	1.76	2.53
2046	1.76	2.51
2047	1.76	2.49
2048	1.76	2.47
2049	1.76	2.45
2050	1.76	2.43

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Table

Year	Share of people 0-14 years old
	Bulgaria	Namibia
1960	26.1%	42.2%
1961	25.8%	42.4%
1962	25.4%	42.6%
1963	25.1%	42.7%
1964	24.7%	42.9%
1965	24.2%	43%
1966	23.8%	43.2%
1967	23.4%	43.3%
1968	23.2%	43.5%
1969	23%	43.6%
1970	22.8%	43.8%
1971	22.6%	43.9%
1972	22.4%	44.1%
1973	22.3%	44.3%
1974	22.2%	44.6%
1975	22.3%	44.8%
1976	22.3%	45%
1977	22.2%	45.3%
1978	22.2%	45.9%
1979	22.1%	46.3%
1980	22.1%	46.6%
1981	22.1%	47.1%
1982	22.1%	47.2%
1983	22%	46.9%
1984	21.8%	46.6%
1985	21.6%	46.2%
1986	21.4%	45.8%
1987	21.3%	45.3%
1988	21.1%	44.8%
1989	20.8%	43.4%
1990	20.3%	42.3%
1991	19.8%	42.2%
1992	19.3%	42.2%
1993	18.8%	42.2%
1994	18.3%	42.2%
1995	17.9%	42.1%
1996	17.4%	42%
1997	17%	41.9%
1998	16.5%	41.8%
1999	16.1%	41.7%
2000	15.7%	41.5%
2001	15.2%	41.3%
2002	14.8%	41%
2003	14.4%	40.5%
2004	14%	40%
2005	13.7%	39.4%
2006	13.5%	38.7%
2007	13.4%	38.1%
2008	13.3%	37.5%
2009	13.4%	37.1%
2010	13.5%	36.8%
2011	13.5%	36.7%
2012	13.6%	36.6%
2013	13.7%	36.6%
2014	13.8%	36.5%
2015	13.9%	36.5%
2016	14%	36.5%
2017	14.2%	36.7%
2018	14.3%	36.8%
2019	14.4%	37%
2020	14.4%	37.1%
2021	14.5%	37.4%
2022	14.5%	37.5%
2023	14.5%	37.3%
2024	14.5%	37%
2025	14.4%	36.7%
2026	14.3%	36.3%
2027	14.3%	35.9%
2028	14.2%	35.5%
2029	14.1%	35.1%
2030	14%	34.6%
2031	14%	34%
2032	13.9%	33.5%
2033	13.8%	32.9%
2034	13.8%	32.4%
2035	13.7%	31.8%
2036	13.7%	31.1%
2037	13.7%	30.6%
2038	13.6%	30.3%
2039	13.6%	30%
2040	13.6%	29.7%
2041	13.6%	29.5%
2042	13.6%	29.2%
2043	13.6%	29%
2044	13.6%	28.8%
2045	13.6%	28.5%
2046	13.7%	28.3%
2047	13.7%	28.1%
2048	13.7%	27.9%
2049	13.8%	27.7%
2050	13.8%	27.5%

Children aged 0-14 make up 14.5% of the population in Bulgaria and 37% in Namibia in 2024, compared to 20.3% and 42.3% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of Bulgaria and Namibia compared.

Natural population change in Bulgaria vs Namibia by year

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change (excluding migration) has been -0.79% in Bulgaria and +2.04% in Namibia. 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	Namibia
1960	76,314	14,307
1961	75,460	14,936
1962	64,104	15,656
1963	66,241	16,430
1964	66,783	17,134
1965	58,249	17,902
1966	54,504	18,635
1967	49,861	19,498
1968	69,468	20,470
1969	63,256	21,387
1970	61,125	22,414
1971	52,925	23,467
1972	47,169	24,606
1973	57,760	25,754
1974	64,223	26,844
1975	54,941	27,882
1976	56,055	28,785
1977	47,543	29,241
1978	44,070	29,821
1979	40,599	28,930
1980	30,129	28,142
1981	29,341	27,938
1982	24,077	27,474
1983	21,455	28,307
1984	20,610	29,395
1985	11,649	30,575
1986	16,125	31,764
1987	8,971	33,340
1988	9,879	34,798
1989	5,326	37,715
1990	-3,487	43,956
1991	-14,675	44,523
1992	-18,789	43,945
1993	-24,569	42,861
1994	-32,086	41,316
1995	-42,030	39,119
1996	-45,159	37,177
1997	-58,185	37,256
1998	-52,844	37,500
1999	-39,411	37,233
2000	-41,668	35,280
2001	-44,050	32,942
2002	-46,240	31,947
2003	-44,319	31,115
2004	-40,128	31,478
2005	-42,124	32,909
2006	-39,526	34,690
2007	-37,727	36,430
2008	-32,967	38,147
2009	-26,800	39,942
2010	-34,759	42,046
2011	-37,477	43,557
2012	-40,183	46,204
2013	-37,948	47,801
2014	-41,027	49,581
2015	-44,699	50,846
2016	-42,744	52,228
2017	-45,583	52,975
2018	-46,304	53,970
2019	-46,317	54,769
2020	-65,507	55,034
2021	-90,452	50,160
2022	-62,065	54,534
2023	-43,837	58,435

Maternal mortality chart: Bulgaria vs Namibia

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 139 deaths in Namibia.

Table

Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	Bulgaria	Namibia
1985	26	354
1986	25	348
1987	25	336
1988	26	342
1989	25	306
1990	27	325
1991	25	337
1992	25	346
1993	23	354
1994	25	367
1995	23	369
1996	22	387
1997	23	383
1998	20	396
1999	20	371
2000	19	384
2001	17	376
2002	15	313
2003	14	290
2004	14	282
2005	13	344
2006	12	408
2007	11	489
2008	10	537
2009	9	547
2010	9	531
2011	8	498
2012	7	439
2013	7	402
2014	7	369
2015	7	307
2016	7	250
2017	7	213
2018	7	198
2019	6	175
2020	9	143
2021	9	254
2022	10	127
2023	6	139

Under-five mortality rates

The chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five is 0.61% in Bulgaria and 4.07% in Namibia. 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	Namibia
1960	5.47%	-
1961	4.89%	-
1962	4.43%	-
1963	4.08%	-
1964	3.86%	-
1965	3.75%	-
1966	3.7%	-
1967	3.64%	9.66%
1968	3.54%	9.64%
1969	3.4%	9.65%
1970	3.25%	9.65%
1971	3.11%	9.67%
1972	3.01%	9.68%
1973	2.95%	9.73%
1974	2.91%	9.79%
1975	2.86%	9.89%
1976	2.8%	10%
1977	2.72%	10.2%
1978	2.6%	10.3%
1979	2.49%	10.3%
1980	2.38%	10.3%
1981	2.3%	10.2%
1982	2.22%	9.93%
1983	2.15%	9.61%
1984	2.07%	9.22%
1985	1.97%	8.81%
1986	1.87%	8.43%
1987	1.8%	8.09%
1988	1.78%	7.81%
1989	1.79%	7.57%
1990	1.83%	7.39%
1991	1.89%	7.24%
1992	1.92%	7.14%
1993	1.92%	7.1%
1994	1.91%	7.13%
1995	1.92%	7.24%
1996	1.94%	7.39%
1997	1.93%	7.56%
1998	1.89%	7.7%
1999	1.82%	7.79%
2000	1.75%	7.79%
2001	1.68%	7.71%
2002	1.6%	7.61%
2003	1.51%	7.51%
2004	1.42%	7.41%
2005	1.33%	7.05%
2006	1.24%	6.49%
2007	1.18%	6.06%
2008	1.14%	5.64%
2009	1.12%	5.29%
2010	1.08%	5.08%
2011	1.04%	5.16%
2012	0.99%	5.51%
2013	0.93%	5.4%
2014	0.87%	5.31%
2015	0.82%	5.5%
2016	0.77%	5.42%
2017	0.73%	5.19%
2018	0.7%	5.01%
2019	0.67%	4.78%
2020	0.65%	4.57%
2021	0.63%	4.38%
2022	0.62%	4.2%
2023	0.61%	4.07%