Fertility & birth rates in Bulgaria and Philippines

Fertility rate in Bulgaria vs Philippines 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 1.92 in the Philippines in 2023. The replacement level is considered to be 2.1 children per woman.

Check Bulgaria vs the Philippines 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	Philippines
1960	2.31	7
1961	2.29	6.99
1962	2.24	6.98
1963	2.21	6.95
1964	2.19	6.89
1965	2.09	6.8
1966	2.03	6.69
1967	2.02	6.57
1968	2.27	6.45
1969	2.27	6.33
1970	2.17	6.22
1971	2.1	6.08
1972	2.03	5.94
1973	2.15	5.79
1974	2.29	5.69
1975	2.23	5.6
1976	2.24	5.51
1977	2.21	5.44
1978	2.15	5.39
1979	2.16	5.26
1980	2.05	5.11
1981	2	4.97
1982	2.01	4.92
1983	2.01	4.87
1984	2.01	4.77
1985	1.97	4.66
1986	2.02	4.56
1987	1.96	4.51
1988	1.97	4.45
1989	1.9	4.37
1990	1.82	4.32
1991	1.66	4.27
1992	1.55	4.16
1993	1.46	4.1
1994	1.37	4.08
1995	1.23	4.07
1996	1.23	4
1997	1.09	3.94
1998	1.11	3.88
1999	1.23	3.83
2000	1.26	3.75
2001	1.21	3.72
2002	1.23	3.65
2003	1.26	3.59
2004	1.33	3.52
2005	1.37	3.45
2006	1.44	3.47
2007	1.49	3.4
2008	1.56	3.4
2009	1.66	3.38
2010	1.57	3.32
2011	1.51	3.24
2012	1.5	3.14
2013	1.54	3.04
2014	1.62	2.89
2015	1.64	2.83
2016	1.67	2.68
2017	1.71	2.53
2018	1.73	2.38
2019	1.79	2.22
2020	1.77	2.08
2021	1.8	1.95
2022	1.78	1.93
2023	1.81	1.92
2024	1.81	1.89
2025	1.8	1.88
2026	1.8	1.86
2027	1.8	1.85
2028	1.8	1.84
2029	1.79	1.83
2030	1.79	1.82
2031	1.79	1.81
2032	1.79	1.81
2033	1.79	1.8
2034	1.79	1.8
2035	1.78	1.79
2036	1.78	1.79
2037	1.78	1.78
2038	1.77	1.78
2039	1.77	1.77
2040	1.77	1.77
2041	1.77	1.76
2042	1.77	1.76
2043	1.76	1.76
2044	1.76	1.75
2045	1.76	1.75
2046	1.76	1.75
2047	1.76	1.75
2048	1.76	1.74
2049	1.76	1.74
2050	1.76	1.74

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Table

Year	Share of people 0-14 years old
	Bulgaria	Philippines
1960	26.1%	48.4%
1961	25.8%	48.8%
1962	25.4%	49.1%
1963	25.1%	49.2%
1964	24.7%	49.2%
1965	24.2%	49.2%
1966	23.8%	49.1%
1967	23.4%	49%
1968	23.2%	48.8%
1969	23%	48.6%
1970	22.8%	48.4%
1971	22.6%	48.2%
1972	22.4%	48%
1973	22.3%	47.7%
1974	22.2%	47.4%
1975	22.3%	46.9%
1976	22.3%	46.4%
1977	22.2%	45.8%
1978	22.2%	45.2%
1979	22.1%	44.8%
1980	22.1%	44.3%
1981	22.1%	43.9%
1982	22.1%	43.5%
1983	22%	43.1%
1984	21.8%	42.8%
1985	21.6%	42.5%
1986	21.4%	42.3%
1987	21.3%	42.2%
1988	21.1%	42%
1989	20.8%	41.9%
1990	20.3%	41.8%
1991	19.8%	41.8%
1992	19.3%	41.6%
1993	18.8%	41.4%
1994	18.3%	41.2%
1995	17.9%	41.1%
1996	17.4%	40.8%
1997	17%	40.5%
1998	16.5%	40.1%
1999	16.1%	39.6%
2000	15.7%	39.2%
2001	15.2%	38.8%
2002	14.8%	38.4%
2003	14.4%	38%
2004	14%	37.6%
2005	13.7%	37.2%
2006	13.5%	36.9%
2007	13.4%	36.6%
2008	13.3%	36.3%
2009	13.4%	36%
2010	13.5%	35.6%
2011	13.5%	35.2%
2012	13.6%	34.8%
2013	13.7%	34.4%
2014	13.8%	34.1%
2015	13.9%	33.5%
2016	14%	32.9%
2017	14.2%	32.3%
2018	14.3%	31.8%
2019	14.4%	31.3%
2020	14.4%	30.7%
2021	14.5%	30%
2022	14.5%	29.3%
2023	14.5%	28.6%
2024	14.5%	27.9%
2025	14.4%	27.1%
2026	14.3%	26.4%
2027	14.3%	25.7%
2028	14.2%	25%
2029	14.1%	24.4%
2030	14%	23.8%
2031	14%	23.3%
2032	13.9%	22.7%
2033	13.8%	22.2%
2034	13.8%	21.8%
2035	13.7%	21.5%
2036	13.7%	21.4%
2037	13.7%	21.4%
2038	13.6%	21.3%
2039	13.6%	21.2%
2040	13.6%	21.2%
2041	13.6%	21.1%
2042	13.6%	21%
2043	13.6%	20.9%
2044	13.6%	20.7%
2045	13.6%	20.6%
2046	13.7%	20.4%
2047	13.7%	20.3%
2048	13.7%	20.1%
2049	13.8%	19.9%
2050	13.8%	19.6%

Children aged 0-14 make up 14.5% of the population in Bulgaria and 27.9% in the Philippines in 2024, compared to 20.3% and 41.8% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of Bulgaria and the Philippines compared.

Natural population change in Bulgaria vs Philippines by year

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change (excluding migration) has been -0.79% in Bulgaria and +1.31% in the Philippines. 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	Philippines
1960	76,314	1,036,017
1961	75,460	1,064,377
1962	64,104	1,091,953
1963	66,241	1,116,591
1964	66,783	1,131,586
1965	58,249	1,146,094
1966	54,504	1,156,498
1967	49,861	1,166,704
1968	69,468	1,172,146
1969	63,256	1,186,306
1970	61,125	1,198,944
1971	52,925	1,210,256
1972	47,169	1,206,414
1973	57,760	1,206,285
1974	64,223	1,218,884
1975	54,941	1,239,069
1976	56,055	1,258,286
1977	47,543	1,314,002
1978	44,070	1,364,661
1979	40,599	1,394,056
1980	30,129	1,413,735
1981	29,341	1,436,599
1982	24,077	1,485,790
1983	21,455	1,542,194
1984	20,610	1,579,872
1985	11,649	1,614,042
1986	16,125	1,631,491
1987	8,971	1,671,330
1988	9,879	1,707,402
1989	5,326	1,728,354
1990	-3,487	1,749,622
1991	-14,675	1,782,165
1992	-18,789	1,769,259
1993	-24,569	1,788,414
1994	-32,086	1,813,827
1995	-42,030	1,846,900
1996	-45,159	1,849,587
1997	-58,185	1,861,098
1998	-52,844	1,870,371
1999	-39,411	1,894,147
2000	-41,668	1,902,330
2001	-44,050	1,931,169
2002	-46,240	1,919,556
2003	-44,319	1,922,904
2004	-40,128	1,924,265
2005	-42,124	1,918,484
2006	-39,526	1,960,246
2007	-37,727	1,964,673
2008	-32,967	2,007,584
2009	-26,800	2,025,580
2010	-34,759	2,030,979
2011	-37,477	2,018,419
2012	-40,183	1,979,568
2013	-37,948	1,944,758
2014	-41,027	1,851,828
2015	-44,699	1,827,180
2016	-42,744	1,718,232
2017	-45,583	1,622,444
2018	-46,304	1,495,843
2019	-46,317	1,352,703
2020	-65,507	1,253,741
2021	-90,452	917,928
2022	-62,065	1,115,825
2023	-43,837	1,123,981

Maternal mortality chart: Bulgaria vs Philippines

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 84 deaths in the Philippines.

Table

Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	Bulgaria	Philippines
1985	26	204
1986	25	199
1987	25	191
1988	26	184
1989	25	177
1990	27	173
1991	25	172
1992	25	160
1993	23	155
1994	25	151
1995	23	147
1996	22	141
1997	23	138
1998	20	135
1999	20	130
2000	19	127
2001	17	132
2002	15	126
2003	14	127
2004	14	122
2005	13	118
2006	12	129
2007	11	123
2008	10	123
2009	9	122
2010	9	117
2011	8	115
2012	7	110
2013	7	110
2014	7	106
2015	7	104
2016	7	98
2017	7	86
2018	7	92
2019	6	92
2020	9	88
2021	9	153
2022	10	92
2023	6	84

Under-five mortality rates

The chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five is 0.61% in Bulgaria and 2.69% in the Philippines. 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	Philippines
1960	5.47%	10.1%
1961	4.89%	9.8%
1962	4.43%	9.54%
1963	4.08%	9.33%
1964	3.86%	9.13%
1965	3.75%	8.95%
1966	3.7%	8.78%
1967	3.64%	8.62%
1968	3.54%	8.48%
1969	3.4%	8.37%
1970	3.25%	8.28%
1971	3.11%	8.21%
1972	3.01%	8.18%
1973	2.95%	8.17%
1974	2.91%	8.17%
1975	2.86%	8.17%
1976	2.8%	8.15%
1977	2.72%	8.11%
1978	2.6%	8.06%
1979	2.49%	7.99%
1980	2.38%	7.9%
1981	2.3%	7.8%
1982	2.22%	7.69%
1983	2.15%	7.56%
1984	2.07%	7.4%
1985	1.97%	7.21%
1986	1.87%	6.96%
1987	1.8%	6.66%
1988	1.78%	6.32%
1989	1.79%	5.96%
1990	1.83%	5.6%
1991	1.89%	5.27%
1992	1.92%	4.98%
1993	1.92%	4.73%
1994	1.91%	4.51%
1995	1.92%	4.31%
1996	1.94%	4.14%
1997	1.93%	4%
1998	1.89%	3.88%
1999	1.82%	3.78%
2000	1.75%	3.69%
2001	1.68%	3.61%
2002	1.6%	3.52%
2003	1.51%	3.44%
2004	1.42%	3.36%
2005	1.33%	3.28%
2006	1.24%	3.21%
2007	1.18%	3.14%
2008	1.14%	3.07%
2009	1.12%	3.01%
2010	1.08%	2.96%
2011	1.04%	2.91%
2012	0.99%	2.87%
2013	0.93%	2.83%
2014	0.87%	2.8%
2015	0.82%	2.78%
2016	0.77%	2.78%
2017	0.73%	2.78%
2018	0.7%	2.79%
2019	0.67%	2.8%
2020	0.65%	2.79%
2021	0.63%	2.77%
2022	0.62%	2.73%
2023	0.61%	2.69%