Fertility & birth rates in Bulgaria and Samoa

Fertility rate in Bulgaria vs Samoa 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 3.83 in Samoa in 2023. The replacement level is considered to be 2.1 children per woman.

Check Bulgaria vs Samoa 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	Samoa
1960	2.31	7.78
1961	2.29	7.77
1962	2.24	7.76
1963	2.21	7.73
1964	2.19	7.7
1965	2.09	7.65
1966	2.03	7.6
1967	2.02	7.55
1968	2.27	7.5
1969	2.27	7.43
1970	2.17	7.34
1971	2.1	7.22
1972	2.03	7.07
1973	2.15	6.91
1974	2.29	6.75
1975	2.23	6.61
1976	2.24	6.47
1977	2.21	6.31
1978	2.15	6.15
1979	2.16	5.99
1980	2.05	5.86
1981	2	5.75
1982	2.01	5.68
1983	2.01	5.62
1984	2.01	5.55
1985	1.97	5.49
1986	2.02	5.42
1987	1.96	5.32
1988	1.97	5.21
1989	1.9	5.11
1990	1.82	5.01
1991	1.66	4.91
1992	1.55	4.87
1993	1.46	4.83
1994	1.37	4.79
1995	1.23	4.77
1996	1.23	4.74
1997	1.09	4.7
1998	1.11	4.64
1999	1.23	4.57
2000	1.26	4.52
2001	1.21	4.48
2002	1.23	4.44
2003	1.26	4.39
2004	1.33	4.34
2005	1.37	4.32
2006	1.44	4.32
2007	1.49	4.36
2008	1.56	4.42
2009	1.66	4.47
2010	1.57	4.52
2011	1.51	4.56
2012	1.5	4.55
2013	1.54	4.49
2014	1.62	4.42
2015	1.64	4.34
2016	1.67	4.26
2017	1.71	4.2
2018	1.73	4.14
2019	1.79	4.06
2020	1.77	4
2021	1.8	3.94
2022	1.78	3.88
2023	1.81	3.83
2024	1.81	3.8
2025	1.8	3.75
2026	1.8	3.7
2027	1.8	3.66
2028	1.8	3.62
2029	1.79	3.58
2030	1.79	3.54
2031	1.79	3.5
2032	1.79	3.46
2033	1.79	3.42
2034	1.79	3.39
2035	1.78	3.35
2036	1.78	3.31
2037	1.78	3.27
2038	1.77	3.24
2039	1.77	3.21
2040	1.77	3.17
2041	1.77	3.13
2042	1.77	3.1
2043	1.76	3.06
2044	1.76	3.04
2045	1.76	3.01
2046	1.76	2.98
2047	1.76	2.95
2048	1.76	2.92
2049	1.76	2.89
2050	1.76	2.86

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Table

Year	Share of people 0-14 years old
	Bulgaria	Samoa
1960	26.1%	50.1%
1961	25.8%	50.2%
1962	25.4%	50.6%
1963	25.1%	50.9%
1964	24.7%	51.2%
1965	24.2%	51.3%
1966	23.8%	51.3%
1967	23.4%	51.4%
1968	23.2%	51.4%
1969	23%	51.4%
1970	22.8%	51.2%
1971	22.6%	51%
1972	22.4%	50.8%
1973	22.3%	50.4%
1974	22.2%	49.9%
1975	22.3%	49.3%
1976	22.3%	48.6%
1977	22.2%	48%
1978	22.2%	47.4%
1979	22.1%	46.9%
1980	22.1%	46.4%
1981	22.1%	45.9%
1982	22.1%	45.2%
1983	22%	44.4%
1984	21.8%	43.7%
1985	21.6%	43.1%
1986	21.4%	42.6%
1987	21.3%	42.2%
1988	21.1%	42%
1989	20.8%	41.8%
1990	20.3%	41.5%
1991	19.8%	41.2%
1992	19.3%	40.8%
1993	18.8%	40.3%
1994	18.3%	40%
1995	17.9%	39.9%
1996	17.4%	39.9%
1997	17%	40.1%
1998	16.5%	40.2%
1999	16.1%	40.3%
2000	15.7%	40.5%
2001	15.2%	40.7%
2002	14.8%	40.5%
2003	14.4%	40.2%
2004	14%	39.9%
2005	13.7%	39.6%
2006	13.5%	39.4%
2007	13.4%	39%
2008	13.3%	38.7%
2009	13.4%	38.5%
2010	13.5%	38.4%
2011	13.5%	38.4%
2012	13.6%	38.3%
2013	13.7%	38.1%
2014	13.8%	38.1%
2015	13.9%	38.1%
2016	14%	38.1%
2017	14.2%	38.2%
2018	14.3%	38.3%
2019	14.4%	38.5%
2020	14.4%	38.6%
2021	14.5%	38.7%
2022	14.5%	38.8%
2023	14.5%	38.7%
2024	14.5%	38.5%
2025	14.4%	38.1%
2026	14.3%	37.5%
2027	14.3%	36.9%
2028	14.2%	36.3%
2029	14.1%	35.8%
2030	14%	35.2%
2031	14%	34.7%
2032	13.9%	34.2%
2033	13.8%	33.7%
2034	13.8%	33.3%
2035	13.7%	33%
2036	13.7%	32.7%
2037	13.7%	32.6%
2038	13.6%	32.6%
2039	13.6%	32.7%
2040	13.6%	32.7%
2041	13.6%	32.8%
2042	13.6%	32.9%
2043	13.6%	33%
2044	13.6%	33.1%
2045	13.6%	33.1%
2046	13.7%	33.1%
2047	13.7%	33%
2048	13.7%	32.9%
2049	13.8%	32.7%
2050	13.8%	32.5%

Children aged 0-14 make up 14.5% of the population in Bulgaria and 38.5% in Samoa in 2024, compared to 20.3% and 41.5% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of Bulgaria and Samoa compared.

Natural population change in Bulgaria vs Samoa by year

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change (excluding migration) has been -0.79% in Bulgaria and +2.18% in Samoa. 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	Samoa
1960	76,314	4,298
1961	75,460	4,399
1962	64,104	4,498
1963	66,241	4,544
1964	66,783	4,326
1965	58,249	4,605
1966	54,504	4,593
1967	49,861	4,621
1968	69,468	4,605
1969	63,256	4,592
1970	61,125	4,567
1971	52,925	4,534
1972	47,169	4,487
1973	57,760	4,446
1974	64,223	4,411
1975	54,941	4,465
1976	56,055	4,519
1977	47,543	4,555
1978	44,070	4,587
1979	40,599	4,624
1980	30,129	4,672
1981	29,341	4,720
1982	24,077	4,808
1983	21,455	4,914
1984	20,610	4,979
1985	11,649	4,998
1986	16,125	4,983
1987	8,971	4,909
1988	9,879	4,889
1989	5,326	4,845
1990	-3,487	4,759
1991	-14,675	4,655
1992	-18,789	4,652
1993	-24,569	4,769
1994	-32,086	4,880
1995	-42,030	4,976
1996	-45,159	5,038
1997	-58,185	5,053
1998	-52,844	5,022
1999	-39,411	4,937
2000	-41,668	4,855
2001	-44,050	4,759
2002	-46,240	4,672
2003	-44,319	4,622
2004	-40,128	4,554
2005	-42,124	4,503
2006	-39,526	4,473
2007	-37,727	4,480
2008	-32,967	4,581
2009	-26,800	4,525
2010	-34,759	4,779
2011	-37,477	4,860
2012	-40,183	4,863
2013	-37,948	4,875
2014	-41,027	4,849
2015	-44,699	4,795
2016	-42,744	4,720
2017	-45,583	4,661
2018	-46,304	4,637
2019	-46,317	4,495
2020	-65,507	4,442
2021	-90,452	4,379
2022	-62,065	4,288
2023	-43,837	4,170

Maternal mortality chart: Bulgaria vs Samoa

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 101 deaths in Samoa.

Table

Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	Bulgaria	Samoa
1985	26	160
1986	25	153
1987	25	147
1988	26	143
1989	25	136
1990	27	135
1991	25	131
1992	25	124
1993	23	117
1994	25	112
1995	23	105
1996	22	103
1997	23	98
1998	20	96
1999	20	94
2000	19	93
2001	17	93
2002	15	89
2003	14	87
2004	14	86
2005	13	87
2006	12	86
2007	11	85
2008	10	87
2009	9	94
2010	9	92
2011	8	93
2012	7	101
2013	7	100
2014	7	106
2015	7	108
2016	7	108
2017	7	111
2018	7	110
2019	6	111
2020	9	114
2021	9	115
2022	10	110
2023	6	101

Under-five mortality rates

The chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five is 0.61% in Bulgaria and 1.57% in Samoa. 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	Samoa
1960	5.47%	10.7%
1961	4.89%	10.3%
1962	4.43%	9.93%
1963	4.08%	9.56%
1964	3.86%	11.1%
1965	3.75%	8.9%
1966	3.7%	8.57%
1967	3.64%	8.23%
1968	3.54%	7.89%
1969	3.4%	7.53%
1970	3.25%	7.19%
1971	3.11%	6.85%
1972	3.01%	6.52%
1973	2.95%	6.2%
1974	2.91%	5.9%
1975	2.86%	5.62%
1976	2.8%	5.34%
1977	2.72%	5.07%
1978	2.6%	4.82%
1979	2.49%	4.59%
1980	2.38%	4.38%
1981	2.3%	4.19%
1982	2.22%	4.01%
1983	2.15%	3.85%
1984	2.07%	3.7%
1985	1.97%	3.56%
1986	1.87%	3.42%
1987	1.8%	3.3%
1988	1.78%	3.18%
1989	1.79%	3.08%
1990	1.83%	2.98%
1991	1.89%	2.89%
1992	1.92%	2.8%
1993	1.92%	2.7%
1994	1.91%	2.61%
1995	1.92%	2.52%
1996	1.94%	2.44%
1997	1.93%	2.35%
1998	1.89%	2.27%
1999	1.82%	2.19%
2000	1.75%	2.12%
2001	1.68%	2.06%
2002	1.6%	2%
2003	1.51%	1.97%
2004	1.42%	1.94%
2005	1.33%	1.93%
2006	1.24%	1.93%
2007	1.18%	1.93%
2008	1.14%	1.93%
2009	1.12%	2.54%
2010	1.08%	1.93%
2011	1.04%	1.92%
2012	0.99%	1.91%
2013	0.93%	1.89%
2014	0.87%	1.87%
2015	0.82%	1.85%
2016	0.77%	1.83%
2017	0.73%	1.81%
2018	0.7%	1.78%
2019	0.67%	2.02%
2020	0.65%	1.7%
2021	0.63%	1.66%
2022	0.62%	1.62%
2023	0.61%	1.57%