Fertility & birth rates in Bulgaria and Nepal

Fertility rate in Bulgaria vs Nepal 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 1.98 in Nepal 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	Nepal
1960	2.31	6.07
1961	2.29	6.09
1962	2.24	6.08
1963	2.21	6.06
1964	2.19	6.04
1965	2.09	6.01
1966	2.03	5.98
1967	2.02	5.95
1968	2.27	5.94
1969	2.27	5.89
1970	2.17	5.87
1971	2.1	5.85
1972	2.03	5.8
1973	2.15	5.7
1974	2.29	5.75
1975	2.23	5.73
1976	2.24	5.72
1977	2.21	5.69
1978	2.15	5.68
1979	2.16	5.64
1980	2.05	5.6
1981	2	5.58
1982	2.01	5.55
1983	2.01	5.54
1984	2.01	5.51
1985	1.97	5.46
1986	2.02	5.4
1987	1.96	5.35
1988	1.97	5.31
1989	1.9	5.26
1990	1.82	5.21
1991	1.66	5.15
1992	1.55	5.07
1993	1.46	5.04
1994	1.37	4.96
1995	1.23	4.87
1996	1.23	4.67
1997	1.09	4.44
1998	1.11	4.28
1999	1.23	4.13
2000	1.26	3.98
2001	1.21	3.79
2002	1.23	3.6
2003	1.26	3.44
2004	1.33	3.28
2005	1.37	3.12
2006	1.44	2.97
2007	1.49	2.86
2008	1.56	2.74
2009	1.66	2.63
2010	1.57	2.54
2011	1.51	2.46
2012	1.5	2.42
2013	1.54	2.36
2014	1.62	2.32
2015	1.64	2.27
2016	1.67	2.23
2017	1.71	2.17
2018	1.73	2.12
2019	1.79	2.08
2020	1.77	2.05
2021	1.8	2.03
2022	1.78	2
2023	1.81	1.98
2024	1.81	1.96
2025	1.8	1.94
2026	1.8	1.92
2027	1.8	1.9
2028	1.8	1.89
2029	1.79	1.88
2030	1.79	1.86
2031	1.79	1.85
2032	1.79	1.84
2033	1.79	1.83
2034	1.79	1.82
2035	1.78	1.81
2036	1.78	1.8
2037	1.78	1.79
2038	1.77	1.79
2039	1.77	1.78
2040	1.77	1.78
2041	1.77	1.77
2042	1.77	1.77
2043	1.76	1.76
2044	1.76	1.76
2045	1.76	1.75
2046	1.76	1.75
2047	1.76	1.74
2048	1.76	1.74
2049	1.76	1.74
2050	1.76	1.73

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Table

Year	Share of people 0-14 years old
	Bulgaria	Nepal
1960	26.1%	40.7%
1961	25.8%	40.7%
1962	25.4%	40.6%
1963	25.1%	40.5%
1964	24.7%	40.4%
1965	24.2%	40.4%
1966	23.8%	40.4%
1967	23.4%	40.3%
1968	23.2%	40.3%
1969	23%	40.3%
1970	22.8%	40.3%
1971	22.6%	40.4%
1972	22.4%	40.4%
1973	22.3%	40.5%
1974	22.2%	40.5%
1975	22.3%	40.6%
1976	22.3%	40.7%
1977	22.2%	40.7%
1978	22.2%	40.8%
1979	22.1%	40.8%
1980	22.1%	40.9%
1981	22.1%	40.9%
1982	22.1%	40.9%
1983	22%	41%
1984	21.8%	41%
1985	21.6%	41.1%
1986	21.4%	41.2%
1987	21.3%	41.3%
1988	21.1%	41.4%
1989	20.8%	41.5%
1990	20.3%	41.5%
1991	19.8%	41.5%
1992	19.3%	41.4%
1993	18.8%	41.3%
1994	18.3%	41.4%
1995	17.9%	41.4%
1996	17.4%	41.5%
1997	17%	41.4%
1998	16.5%	41.3%
1999	16.1%	41.1%
2000	15.7%	40.9%
2001	15.2%	40.7%
2002	14.8%	40.4%
2003	14.4%	40%
2004	14%	39.6%
2005	13.7%	39.2%
2006	13.5%	38.7%
2007	13.4%	38.1%
2008	13.3%	37.5%
2009	13.4%	36.7%
2010	13.5%	36%
2011	13.5%	35.3%
2012	13.6%	34.7%
2013	13.7%	34.2%
2014	13.8%	33.6%
2015	13.9%	33%
2016	14%	32.5%
2017	14.2%	32.1%
2018	14.3%	31.6%
2019	14.4%	30.9%
2020	14.4%	30.1%
2021	14.5%	29.4%
2022	14.5%	28.9%
2023	14.5%	28.7%
2024	14.5%	28.4%
2025	14.4%	28.1%
2026	14.3%	27.7%
2027	14.3%	27.3%
2028	14.2%	26.8%
2029	14.1%	26.4%
2030	14%	26%
2031	14%	25.6%
2032	13.9%	25.2%
2033	13.8%	24.8%
2034	13.8%	24.5%
2035	13.7%	24.1%
2036	13.7%	23.8%
2037	13.7%	23.4%
2038	13.6%	23%
2039	13.6%	22.7%
2040	13.6%	22.4%
2041	13.6%	22.1%
2042	13.6%	21.7%
2043	13.6%	21.4%
2044	13.6%	21.1%
2045	13.6%	20.8%
2046	13.7%	20.5%
2047	13.7%	20.3%
2048	13.7%	20%
2049	13.8%	19.7%
2050	13.8%	19.5%

Children aged 0-14 make up 14.5% of the population in Bulgaria and 28.4% in Nepal in 2024, compared to 20.3% and 41.5% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of Bulgaria and Nepal compared.

Natural population change in Bulgaria vs Nepal by year

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change (excluding migration) has been -0.79% in Bulgaria and +1.37% in Nepal. 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	Nepal
1960	76,314	203,374
1961	75,460	209,917
1962	64,104	215,368
1963	66,241	219,586
1964	66,783	227,948
1965	58,249	233,726
1966	54,504	241,716
1967	49,861	249,240
1968	69,468	258,259
1969	63,256	264,560
1970	61,125	272,439
1971	52,925	280,752
1972	47,169	286,708
1973	57,760	288,750
1974	64,223	303,078
1975	54,941	312,479
1976	56,055	323,222
1977	47,543	332,843
1978	44,070	345,765
1979	40,599	355,597
1980	30,129	364,254
1981	29,341	374,145
1982	24,077	385,741
1983	21,455	399,103
1984	20,610	411,122
1985	11,649	423,240
1986	16,125	434,802
1987	8,971	449,400
1988	9,879	463,581
1989	5,326	478,771
1990	-3,487	495,202
1991	-14,675	512,233
1992	-18,789	533,029
1993	-24,569	561,549
1994	-32,086	578,293
1995	-42,030	591,283
1996	-45,159	580,099
1997	-58,185	565,882
1998	-52,844	562,787
1999	-39,411	557,847
2000	-41,668	554,506
2001	-44,050	542,118
2002	-46,240	525,045
2003	-44,319	516,575
2004	-40,128	504,853
2005	-42,124	489,093
2006	-39,526	475,335
2007	-37,727	464,780
2008	-32,967	452,353
2009	-26,800	441,290
2010	-34,759	432,631
2011	-37,477	429,957
2012	-40,183	430,151
2013	-37,948	424,804
2014	-41,027	423,166
2015	-44,699	410,565
2016	-42,744	415,921
2017	-45,583	406,219
2018	-46,304	394,576
2019	-46,317	387,113
2020	-65,507	373,553
2021	-90,452	351,165
2022	-62,065	379,021
2023	-43,837	368,450

Maternal mortality chart: Bulgaria vs Nepal

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 142 deaths in Nepal.

Table

Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	Bulgaria	Nepal
1985	26	1,186
1986	25	1,143
1987	25	1,088
1988	26	1,038
1989	25	973
1990	27	920
1991	25	850
1992	25	768
1993	23	703
1994	25	657
1995	23	625
1996	22	584
1997	23	550
1998	20	522
1999	20	512
2000	19	480
2001	17	443
2002	15	414
2003	14	387
2004	14	364
2005	13	344
2006	12	318
2007	11	309
2008	10	302
2009	9	299
2010	9	297
2011	8	286
2012	7	272
2013	7	258
2014	7	245
2015	7	236
2016	7	214
2017	7	197
2018	7	183
2019	6	170
2020	9	153
2021	9	173
2022	10	139
2023	6	142

Under-five mortality rates

The chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five is 0.61% in Bulgaria and 2.65% in Nepal. 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	Nepal
1960	5.47%	32.8%
1961	4.89%	32.4%
1962	4.43%	31.9%
1963	4.08%	31.3%
1964	3.86%	30.7%
1965	3.75%	30%
1966	3.7%	29.4%
1967	3.64%	28.7%
1968	3.54%	28%
1969	3.4%	27.3%
1970	3.25%	26.7%
1971	3.11%	26.2%
1972	3.01%	25.6%
1973	2.95%	25%
1974	2.91%	24.5%
1975	2.86%	23.9%
1976	2.8%	23.3%
1977	2.72%	22.7%
1978	2.6%	22.1%
1979	2.49%	21.5%
1980	2.38%	20.8%
1981	2.3%	20.2%
1982	2.22%	19.5%
1983	2.15%	18.8%
1984	2.07%	18.2%
1985	1.97%	17.5%
1986	1.87%	16.8%
1987	1.8%	16.1%
1988	1.78%	15.3%
1989	1.79%	14.6%
1990	1.83%	13.9%
1991	1.89%	13.2%
1992	1.92%	12.5%
1993	1.92%	11.8%
1994	1.91%	11.2%
1995	1.92%	10.6%
1996	1.94%	10%
1997	1.93%	9.44%
1998	1.89%	8.91%
1999	1.82%	8.4%
2000	1.75%	7.92%
2001	1.68%	7.48%
2002	1.6%	7.06%
2003	1.51%	6.69%
2004	1.42%	6.35%
2005	1.33%	6.04%
2006	1.24%	5.76%
2007	1.18%	5.51%
2008	1.14%	5.27%
2009	1.12%	5.05%
2010	1.08%	4.83%
2011	1.04%	4.62%
2012	0.99%	4.41%
2013	0.93%	4.21%
2014	0.87%	4.01%
2015	0.82%	3.82%
2016	0.77%	3.64%
2017	0.73%	3.46%
2018	0.7%	3.3%
2019	0.67%	3.14%
2020	0.65%	2.99%
2021	0.63%	2.86%
2022	0.62%	2.75%
2023	0.61%	2.65%