Fertility & birth rates in Bulgaria and Panama

Fertility rate in Bulgaria vs Panama 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 2.12 in Panama 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	Panama
1960	2.31	5.83
1961	2.29	5.87
1962	2.24	5.87
1963	2.21	5.87
1964	2.19	5.81
1965	2.09	5.73
1966	2.03	5.65
1967	2.02	5.53
1968	2.27	5.41
1969	2.27	5.29
1970	2.17	5.18
1971	2.1	5.05
1972	2.03	4.91
1973	2.15	4.74
1974	2.29	4.58
1975	2.23	4.41
1976	2.24	4.26
1977	2.21	4.12
1978	2.15	3.98
1979	2.16	3.88
1980	2.05	3.8
1981	2	3.72
1982	2.01	3.66
1983	2.01	3.6
1984	2.01	3.52
1985	1.97	3.43
1986	2.02	3.34
1987	1.96	3.25
1988	1.97	3.17
1989	1.9	3.12
1990	1.82	3.07
1991	1.66	3
1992	1.55	2.95
1993	1.46	2.91
1994	1.37	2.88
1995	1.23	2.85
1996	1.23	2.83
1997	1.09	2.81
1998	1.11	2.79
1999	1.23	2.77
2000	1.26	2.74
2001	1.21	2.72
2002	1.23	2.7
2003	1.26	2.68
2004	1.33	2.68
2005	1.37	2.64
2006	1.44	2.62
2007	1.49	2.61
2008	1.56	2.61
2009	1.66	2.59
2010	1.57	2.59
2011	1.51	2.6
2012	1.5	2.59
2013	1.54	2.57
2014	1.62	2.55
2015	1.64	2.53
2016	1.67	2.5
2017	1.71	2.46
2018	1.73	2.4
2019	1.79	2.29
2020	1.77	2.18
2021	1.8	2.15
2022	1.78	2.14
2023	1.81	2.12
2024	1.81	2.11
2025	1.8	2.09
2026	1.8	2.07
2027	1.8	2.06
2028	1.8	2.04
2029	1.79	2.02
2030	1.79	2.01
2031	1.79	2
2032	1.79	1.99
2033	1.79	1.97
2034	1.79	1.96
2035	1.78	1.95
2036	1.78	1.95
2037	1.78	1.94
2038	1.77	1.93
2039	1.77	1.92
2040	1.77	1.91
2041	1.77	1.91
2042	1.77	1.9
2043	1.76	1.89
2044	1.76	1.89
2045	1.76	1.88
2046	1.76	1.88
2047	1.76	1.87
2048	1.76	1.87
2049	1.76	1.86
2050	1.76	1.86

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Table

Year	Share of people 0-14 years old
	Bulgaria	Panama
1960	26.1%	44.2%
1961	25.8%	44.3%
1962	25.4%	44.5%
1963	25.1%	44.6%
1964	24.7%	44.7%
1965	24.2%	44.8%
1966	23.8%	44.8%
1967	23.4%	44.8%
1968	23.2%	44.7%
1969	23%	44.6%
1970	22.8%	44.5%
1971	22.6%	44.3%
1972	22.4%	44.1%
1973	22.3%	43.9%
1974	22.2%	43.6%
1975	22.3%	43.3%
1976	22.3%	42.9%
1977	22.2%	42.4%
1978	22.2%	41.9%
1979	22.1%	41.4%
1980	22.1%	40.8%
1981	22.1%	40.3%
1982	22.1%	39.8%
1983	22%	39.3%
1984	21.8%	38.8%
1985	21.6%	38.3%
1986	21.4%	37.8%
1987	21.3%	37.4%
1988	21.1%	36.9%
1989	20.8%	36.5%
1990	20.3%	36.1%
1991	19.8%	35.7%
1992	19.3%	35.3%
1993	18.8%	34.9%
1994	18.3%	34.6%
1995	17.9%	34.2%
1996	17.4%	33.9%
1997	17%	33.5%
1998	16.5%	33.1%
1999	16.1%	32.8%
2000	15.7%	32.4%
2001	15.2%	32%
2002	14.8%	31.6%
2003	14.4%	31.3%
2004	14%	31%
2005	13.7%	30.6%
2006	13.5%	30.3%
2007	13.4%	30%
2008	13.3%	29.7%
2009	13.4%	29.5%
2010	13.5%	29.2%
2011	13.5%	28.9%
2012	13.6%	28.7%
2013	13.7%	28.4%
2014	13.8%	28.2%
2015	13.9%	27.9%
2016	14%	27.6%
2017	14.2%	27.4%
2018	14.3%	27.1%
2019	14.4%	26.7%
2020	14.4%	26.4%
2021	14.5%	26%
2022	14.5%	25.7%
2023	14.5%	25.3%
2024	14.5%	24.9%
2025	14.4%	24.5%
2026	14.3%	24.1%
2027	14.3%	23.8%
2028	14.2%	23.4%
2029	14.1%	23%
2030	14%	22.6%
2031	14%	22.2%
2032	13.9%	21.9%
2033	13.8%	21.6%
2034	13.8%	21.3%
2035	13.7%	21%
2036	13.7%	20.9%
2037	13.7%	20.7%
2038	13.6%	20.5%
2039	13.6%	20.3%
2040	13.6%	20.1%
2041	13.6%	20%
2042	13.6%	19.8%
2043	13.6%	19.6%
2044	13.6%	19.4%
2045	13.6%	19.3%
2046	13.7%	19.1%
2047	13.7%	18.9%
2048	13.7%	18.8%
2049	13.8%	18.6%
2050	13.8%	18.4%

Children aged 0-14 make up 14.5% of the population in Bulgaria and 24.9% in Panama in 2024, compared to 20.3% and 36.1% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of Bulgaria and Panama compared.

Natural population change in Bulgaria vs Panama by year

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change (excluding migration) has been -0.79% in Bulgaria and +1.31% in Panama. 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	Panama
1960	76,314	35,431
1961	75,460	37,100
1962	64,104	38,537
1963	66,241	39,872
1964	66,783	40,806
1965	58,249	41,604
1966	54,504	42,457
1967	49,861	43,054
1968	69,468	43,641
1969	63,256	44,278
1970	61,125	45,075
1971	52,925	45,867
1972	47,169	46,311
1973	57,760	46,540
1974	64,223	46,932
1975	54,941	47,149
1976	56,055	47,307
1977	47,543	47,438
1978	44,070	47,694
1979	40,599	48,362
1980	30,129	49,077
1981	29,341	50,018
1982	24,077	50,858
1983	21,455	51,880
1984	20,610	52,436
1985	11,649	52,573
1986	16,125	52,681
1987	8,971	52,690
1988	9,879	52,767
1989	5,326	52,295
1990	-3,487	53,451
1991	-14,675	53,079
1992	-18,789	53,186
1993	-24,569	53,591
1994	-32,086	53,845
1995	-42,030	54,069
1996	-45,159	54,512
1997	-58,185	55,060
1998	-52,844	55,482
1999	-39,411	55,911
2000	-41,668	56,236
2001	-44,050	56,654
2002	-46,240	57,011
2003	-44,319	57,458
2004	-40,128	58,281
2005	-42,124	58,014
2006	-39,526	58,067
2007	-37,727	58,454
2008	-32,967	58,961
2009	-26,800	59,168
2010	-34,759	59,418
2011	-37,477	60,411
2012	-40,183	60,471
2013	-37,948	60,295
2014	-41,027	60,227
2015	-44,699	59,896
2016	-42,744	59,454
2017	-45,583	58,607
2018	-46,304	57,508
2019	-46,317	54,420
2020	-65,507	46,599
2021	-90,452	46,747
2022	-62,065	50,556
2023	-43,837	50,197

Maternal mortality chart: Bulgaria vs Panama

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 37 deaths in Panama.

Table

Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	Bulgaria	Panama
1985	26	95
1986	25	94
1987	25	93
1988	26	93
1989	25	96
1990	27	89
1991	25	87
1992	25	85
1993	23	81
1994	25	78
1995	23	77
1996	22	73
1997	23	70
1998	20	68
1999	20	65
2000	19	64
2001	17	62
2002	15	59
2003	14	58
2004	14	57
2005	13	57
2006	12	56
2007	11	55
2008	10	55
2009	9	55
2010	9	56
2011	8	55
2012	7	53
2013	7	52
2014	7	49
2015	7	48
2016	7	47
2017	7	47
2018	7	43
2019	6	41
2020	9	74
2021	9	59
2022	10	40
2023	6	37

Under-five mortality rates

The chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five is 0.61% in Bulgaria and 1.33% in Panama. 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	Panama
1960	5.47%	9.31%
1961	4.89%	9.04%
1962	4.43%	8.78%
1963	4.08%	8.52%
1964	3.86%	8.28%
1965	3.75%	8.05%
1966	3.7%	7.83%
1967	3.64%	7.62%
1968	3.54%	7.38%
1969	3.4%	7.1%
1970	3.25%	6.78%
1971	3.11%	6.43%
1972	3.01%	6.07%
1973	2.95%	5.72%
1974	2.91%	5.41%
1975	2.86%	5.15%
1976	2.8%	4.93%
1977	2.72%	4.76%
1978	2.6%	4.61%
1979	2.49%	4.47%
1980	2.38%	4.34%
1981	2.3%	4.19%
1982	2.22%	4.05%
1983	2.15%	3.9%
1984	2.07%	3.75%
1985	1.97%	3.61%
1986	1.87%	3.47%
1987	1.8%	3.35%
1988	1.78%	3.24%
1989	1.79%	3.14%
1990	1.83%	3.05%
1991	1.89%	2.97%
1992	1.92%	2.91%
1993	1.92%	2.87%
1994	1.91%	2.83%
1995	1.92%	2.8%
1996	1.94%	2.77%
1997	1.93%	2.73%
1998	1.89%	2.68%
1999	1.82%	2.63%
2000	1.75%	2.56%
2001	1.68%	2.49%
2002	1.6%	2.41%
2003	1.51%	2.33%
2004	1.42%	2.25%
2005	1.33%	2.17%
2006	1.24%	2.1%
2007	1.18%	2.03%
2008	1.14%	1.97%
2009	1.12%	1.91%
2010	1.08%	1.86%
2011	1.04%	1.81%
2012	0.99%	1.77%
2013	0.93%	1.75%
2014	0.87%	1.73%
2015	0.82%	1.72%
2016	0.77%	1.7%
2017	0.73%	1.68%
2018	0.7%	1.65%
2019	0.67%	1.59%
2020	0.65%	1.52%
2021	0.63%	1.45%
2022	0.62%	1.39%
2023	0.61%	1.33%