Fertility & birth rates in Bulgaria and Rwanda

Fertility rate in Bulgaria vs Rwanda 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 3.7 in Rwanda in 2023. The replacement level is considered to be 2.1 children per woman.

Check Bulgaria vs Rwanda 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	Rwanda
1960	2.31	8.28
1961	2.29	8.28
1962	2.24	8.27
1963	2.21	8.27
1964	2.19	8.27
1965	2.09	8.25
1966	2.03	8.23
1967	2.02	8.21
1968	2.27	8.19
1969	2.27	8.18
1970	2.17	8.15
1971	2.1	8.09
1972	2.03	8.09
1973	2.15	8.09
1974	2.29	8.1
1975	2.23	8.1
1976	2.24	8.12
1977	2.21	8.14
1978	2.15	8.16
1979	2.16	8.13
1980	2.05	8.12
1981	2	8.1
1982	2.01	8.06
1983	2.01	8
1984	2.01	7.91
1985	1.97	7.79
1986	2.02	7.61
1987	1.96	7.43
1988	1.97	7.23
1989	1.9	7.03
1990	1.82	6.8
1991	1.66	6.62
1992	1.55	6.54
1993	1.46	6.48
1994	1.37	6.42
1995	1.23	6.35
1996	1.23	6.29
1997	1.09	6.24
1998	1.11	6.17
1999	1.23	6.06
2000	1.26	5.97
2001	1.21	5.89
2002	1.23	5.82
2003	1.26	5.74
2004	1.33	5.64
2005	1.37	5.5
2006	1.44	5.34
2007	1.49	5.14
2008	1.56	4.92
2009	1.66	4.71
2010	1.57	4.52
2011	1.51	4.33
2012	1.5	4.2
2013	1.54	4.14
2014	1.62	4.12
2015	1.64	4.11
2016	1.67	4.11
2017	1.71	4.08
2018	1.73	4.05
2019	1.79	3.99
2020	1.77	3.91
2021	1.8	3.84
2022	1.78	3.78
2023	1.81	3.7
2024	1.81	3.64
2025	1.8	3.59
2026	1.8	3.54
2027	1.8	3.49
2028	1.8	3.43
2029	1.79	3.38
2030	1.79	3.33
2031	1.79	3.28
2032	1.79	3.24
2033	1.79	3.19
2034	1.79	3.15
2035	1.78	3.11
2036	1.78	3.07
2037	1.78	3.03
2038	1.77	2.99
2039	1.77	2.95
2040	1.77	2.92
2041	1.77	2.89
2042	1.77	2.85
2043	1.76	2.81
2044	1.76	2.78
2045	1.76	2.75
2046	1.76	2.72
2047	1.76	2.69
2048	1.76	2.67
2049	1.76	2.64
2050	1.76	2.61

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Table

Year	Share of people 0-14 years old
	Bulgaria	Rwanda
1960	26.1%	49.2%
1961	25.8%	49.7%
1962	25.4%	50.2%
1963	25.1%	50.6%
1964	24.7%	50.8%
1965	24.2%	50.6%
1966	23.8%	50.2%
1967	23.4%	49.7%
1968	23.2%	49.2%
1969	23%	48.7%
1970	22.8%	48.2%
1971	22.6%	47.9%
1972	22.4%	47.5%
1973	22.3%	47.2%
1974	22.2%	46.9%
1975	22.3%	46.6%
1976	22.3%	46.4%
1977	22.2%	46.4%
1978	22.2%	46.4%
1979	22.1%	46.5%
1980	22.1%	46.8%
1981	22.1%	47.1%
1982	22.1%	47.4%
1983	22%	47.7%
1984	21.8%	48.1%
1985	21.6%	48.3%
1986	21.4%	48.6%
1987	21.3%	48.8%
1988	21.1%	48.9%
1989	20.8%	48.9%
1990	20.3%	49%
1991	19.8%	48.9%
1992	19.3%	48.7%
1993	18.8%	48.4%
1994	18.3%	50.1%
1995	17.9%	52.4%
1996	17.4%	51.4%
1997	17%	50.5%
1998	16.5%	49.2%
1999	16.1%	47.8%
2000	15.7%	46.4%
2001	15.2%	45.2%
2002	14.8%	44.3%
2003	14.4%	43.7%
2004	14%	43.3%
2005	13.7%	43.1%
2006	13.5%	42.9%
2007	13.4%	42.9%
2008	13.3%	42.8%
2009	13.4%	42.6%
2010	13.5%	42.4%
2011	13.5%	42.2%
2012	13.6%	41.9%
2013	13.7%	41.7%
2014	13.8%	41.4%
2015	13.9%	41.1%
2016	14%	40.9%
2017	14.2%	40.5%
2018	14.3%	40.1%
2019	14.4%	39.7%
2020	14.4%	39.2%
2021	14.5%	38.6%
2022	14.5%	38.2%
2023	14.5%	37.7%
2024	14.5%	37.4%
2025	14.4%	37%
2026	14.3%	36.7%
2027	14.3%	36.4%
2028	14.2%	36%
2029	14.1%	35.7%
2030	14%	35.4%
2031	14%	35%
2032	13.9%	34.7%
2033	13.8%	34.4%
2034	13.8%	34.1%
2035	13.7%	33.7%
2036	13.7%	33.4%
2037	13.7%	33.1%
2038	13.6%	32.9%
2039	13.6%	32.6%
2040	13.6%	32.3%
2041	13.6%	32%
2042	13.6%	31.7%
2043	13.6%	31.4%
2044	13.6%	31.1%
2045	13.6%	30.8%
2046	13.7%	30.5%
2047	13.7%	30.2%
2048	13.7%	29.9%
2049	13.8%	29.7%
2050	13.8%	29.4%

Children aged 0-14 make up 14.5% of the population in Bulgaria and 37.4% in Rwanda in 2024, compared to 20.3% and 49% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of Bulgaria and Rwanda compared.

Natural population change in Bulgaria vs Rwanda by year

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change (excluding migration) has been -0.79% in Bulgaria and +2.45% in Rwanda. 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	Rwanda
1960	76,314	100,627
1961	75,460	102,051
1962	64,104	102,548
1963	66,241	94,296
1964	66,783	102,562
1965	58,249	103,422
1966	54,504	105,128
1967	49,861	108,053
1968	69,468	111,422
1969	63,256	115,394
1970	61,125	119,273
1971	52,925	122,567
1972	47,169	126,403
1973	57,760	131,021
1974	64,223	135,743
1975	54,941	140,596
1976	56,055	147,665
1977	47,543	155,011
1978	44,070	163,779
1979	40,599	174,477
1980	30,129	184,988
1981	29,341	195,769
1982	24,077	205,147
1983	21,455	212,750
1984	20,610	219,337
1985	11,649	223,794
1986	16,125	225,526
1987	8,971	225,744
1988	9,879	223,759
1989	5,326	217,632
1990	-3,487	207,895
1991	-14,675	196,431
1992	-18,789	188,025
1993	-24,569	183,926
1994	-32,086	-719,479
1995	-42,030	121,137
1996	-45,159	140,455
1997	-58,185	174,687
1998	-52,844	197,185
1999	-39,411	210,518
2000	-41,668	221,276
2001	-44,050	230,845
2002	-46,240	239,036
2003	-44,319	251,243
2004	-40,128	265,273
2005	-42,124	275,121
2006	-39,526	282,149
2007	-37,727	285,791
2008	-32,967	287,334
2009	-26,800	287,034
2010	-34,759	286,848
2011	-37,477	282,922
2012	-40,183	282,584
2013	-37,948	286,331
2014	-41,027	292,779
2015	-44,699	299,114
2016	-42,744	305,549
2017	-45,583	310,323
2018	-46,304	312,512
2019	-46,317	313,525
2020	-65,507	312,692
2021	-90,452	309,895
2022	-62,065	312,145
2023	-43,837	312,762

Maternal mortality chart: Bulgaria vs Rwanda

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 229 deaths in Rwanda.

Table

Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	Bulgaria	Rwanda
1985	26	1,116
1986	25	1,126
1987	25	1,145
1988	26	1,188
1989	25	1,238
1990	27	1,309
1991	25	1,386
1992	25	1,530
1993	23	1,619
1994	25	5,721
1995	23	1,505
1996	22	1,295
1997	23	1,318
1998	20	1,268
1999	20	1,073
2000	19	885
2001	17	769
2002	15	677
2003	14	551
2004	14	460
2005	13	465
2006	12	494
2007	11	494
2008	10	454
2009	9	418
2010	9	393
2011	8	358
2012	7	331
2013	7	317
2014	7	301
2015	7	292
2016	7	278
2017	7	275
2018	7	269
2019	6	261
2020	9	252
2021	9	254
2022	10	234
2023	6	229

Under-five mortality rates

The chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five is 0.61% in Bulgaria and 4% in Rwanda. 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	Rwanda
1960	5.47%	22.4%
1961	4.89%	21.9%
1962	4.43%	21.5%
1963	4.08%	21.3%
1964	3.86%	21.1%
1965	3.75%	21.1%
1966	3.7%	21.2%
1967	3.64%	21.4%
1968	3.54%	21.7%
1969	3.4%	22%
1970	3.25%	22.3%
1971	3.11%	22.6%
1972	3.01%	23%
1973	2.95%	23.4%
1974	2.91%	24%
1975	2.86%	24.6%
1976	2.8%	25.1%
1977	2.72%	25.1%
1978	2.6%	24.6%
1979	2.49%	23.4%
1980	2.38%	21.8%
1981	2.3%	20.1%
1982	2.22%	18.6%
1983	2.15%	17.4%
1984	2.07%	16.6%
1985	1.97%	16.1%
1986	1.87%	15.6%
1987	1.8%	15.2%
1988	1.78%	14.8%
1989	1.79%	14.8%
1990	1.83%	15.1%
1991	1.89%	16%
1992	1.92%	17.5%
1993	1.92%	19.3%
1994	1.91%	38.9%
1995	1.92%	21.8%
1996	1.94%	22.2%
1997	1.93%	22.2%
1998	1.89%	21.5%
1999	1.82%	20.2%
2000	1.75%	18.5%
2001	1.68%	16.7%
2002	1.6%	14.9%
2003	1.51%	13.3%
2004	1.42%	11.8%
2005	1.33%	10.5%
2006	1.24%	9.37%
2007	1.18%	8.45%
2008	1.14%	7.62%
2009	1.12%	6.92%
2010	1.08%	6.33%
2011	1.04%	5.81%
2012	0.99%	5.45%
2013	0.93%	5.17%
2014	0.87%	4.96%
2015	0.82%	4.78%
2016	0.77%	4.63%
2017	0.73%	4.52%
2018	0.7%	4.43%
2019	0.67%	4.34%
2020	0.65%	4.25%
2021	0.63%	4.16%
2022	0.62%	4.08%
2023	0.61%	4%