Fertility & birth rates in Bulgaria and Saudi Arabia

Fertility rate in Bulgaria vs Saudi Arabia 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 2.28 in Saudi Arabia 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	Saudi Arabia
1960	2.31	7.63
1961	2.29	7.63
1962	2.24	7.64
1963	2.21	7.65
1964	2.19	7.67
1965	2.09	7.66
1966	2.03	7.66
1967	2.02	7.66
1968	2.27	7.63
1969	2.27	7.6
1970	2.17	7.58
1971	2.1	7.56
1972	2.03	7.54
1973	2.15	7.48
1974	2.29	7.43
1975	2.23	7.37
1976	2.24	7.33
1977	2.21	7.3
1978	2.15	7.26
1979	2.16	7.23
1980	2.05	7.15
1981	2	7.07
1982	2.01	6.98
1983	2.01	6.88
1984	2.01	6.78
1985	1.97	6.65
1986	2.02	6.52
1987	1.96	6.34
1988	1.97	6.15
1989	1.9	5.98
1990	1.82	5.8
1991	1.66	5.64
1992	1.55	5.49
1993	1.46	5.33
1994	1.37	5.16
1995	1.23	4.99
1996	1.23	4.81
1997	1.09	4.66
1998	1.11	4.52
1999	1.23	4.35
2000	1.26	4.21
2001	1.21	3.96
2002	1.23	3.71
2003	1.26	3.47
2004	1.33	3.26
2005	1.37	3.16
2006	1.44	3.18
2007	1.49	3.19
2008	1.56	3.07
2009	1.66	2.95
2010	1.57	2.81
2011	1.51	2.8
2012	1.5	2.78
2013	1.54	2.67
2014	1.62	2.68
2015	1.64	2.63
2016	1.67	2.65
2017	1.71	2.67
2018	1.73	2.67
2019	1.79	2.49
2020	1.77	2.27
2021	1.8	2.17
2022	1.78	2.14
2023	1.81	2.28
2024	1.81	2.31
2025	1.8	2.29
2026	1.8	2.27
2027	1.8	2.25
2028	1.8	2.22
2029	1.79	2.2
2030	1.79	2.17
2031	1.79	2.15
2032	1.79	2.13
2033	1.79	2.11
2034	1.79	2.09
2035	1.78	2.07
2036	1.78	2.05
2037	1.78	2.03
2038	1.77	2.01
2039	1.77	1.99
2040	1.77	1.98
2041	1.77	1.97
2042	1.77	1.95
2043	1.76	1.94
2044	1.76	1.93
2045	1.76	1.92
2046	1.76	1.91
2047	1.76	1.9
2048	1.76	1.89
2049	1.76	1.88
2050	1.76	1.87

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Table

Year	Share of people 0-14 years old
	Bulgaria	Saudi Arabia
1960	26.1%	43.4%
1961	25.8%	43.6%
1962	25.4%	43.9%
1963	25.1%	44.3%
1964	24.7%	44.6%
1965	24.2%	44.8%
1966	23.8%	45.1%
1967	23.4%	45.3%
1968	23.2%	45.4%
1969	23%	45.5%
1970	22.8%	45.5%
1971	22.6%	45.5%
1972	22.4%	45.3%
1973	22.3%	45.2%
1974	22.2%	45%
1975	22.3%	44.8%
1976	22.3%	44.6%
1977	22.2%	44.5%
1978	22.2%	44.3%
1979	22.1%	44.2%
1980	22.1%	44.1%
1981	22.1%	43.9%
1982	22.1%	43.8%
1983	22%	43.7%
1984	21.8%	43.6%
1985	21.6%	43.6%
1986	21.4%	43.5%
1987	21.3%	43.4%
1988	21.1%	43.3%
1989	20.8%	43.2%
1990	20.3%	43%
1991	19.8%	42.7%
1992	19.3%	42.4%
1993	18.8%	42.1%
1994	18.3%	41.7%
1995	17.9%	41.2%
1996	17.4%	40.7%
1997	17%	40.1%
1998	16.5%	39.5%
1999	16.1%	38.9%
2000	15.7%	38.3%
2001	15.2%	37.7%
2002	14.8%	36.8%
2003	14.4%	35.7%
2004	14%	34.5%
2005	13.7%	33.2%
2006	13.5%	31.9%
2007	13.4%	30.6%
2008	13.3%	29.5%
2009	13.4%	28.5%
2010	13.5%	27.6%
2011	13.5%	26.9%
2012	13.6%	26.3%
2013	13.7%	25.8%
2014	13.8%	25.4%
2015	13.9%	25.1%
2016	14%	24.9%
2017	14.2%	25.2%
2018	14.3%	25.7%
2019	14.4%	25.8%
2020	14.4%	25.5%
2021	14.5%	25.2%
2022	14.5%	24.6%
2023	14.5%	24.1%
2024	14.5%	23.8%
2025	14.4%	23.6%
2026	14.3%	23.4%
2027	14.3%	23.3%
2028	14.2%	23.1%
2029	14.1%	22.9%
2030	14%	22.8%
2031	14%	22.6%
2032	13.9%	22.5%
2033	13.8%	22.4%
2034	13.8%	22.3%
2035	13.7%	22.2%
2036	13.7%	22.2%
2037	13.7%	22.1%
2038	13.6%	22%
2039	13.6%	21.9%
2040	13.6%	21.7%
2041	13.6%	21.5%
2042	13.6%	21.3%
2043	13.6%	21.2%
2044	13.6%	21%
2045	13.6%	20.8%
2046	13.7%	20.7%
2047	13.7%	20.5%
2048	13.7%	20.4%
2049	13.8%	20.2%
2050	13.8%	20.1%

Children aged 0-14 make up 14.5% of the population in Bulgaria and 23.8% in Saudi Arabia in 2024, compared to 20.3% and 43% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of Bulgaria and Saudi Arabia compared.

Natural population change in Bulgaria vs Saudi Arabia by year

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change (excluding migration) has been -0.79% in Bulgaria and +1.57% in Saudi Arabia. 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	Saudi Arabia
1960	76,314	74,143
1961	75,460	77,743
1962	64,104	81,393
1963	66,241	85,480
1964	66,783	89,776
1965	58,249	93,820
1966	54,504	98,361
1967	49,861	103,343
1968	69,468	108,281
1969	63,256	113,859
1970	61,125	120,440
1971	52,925	127,600
1972	47,169	136,360
1973	57,760	145,450
1974	64,223	155,478
1975	54,941	166,223
1976	56,055	178,024
1977	47,543	191,103
1978	44,070	205,331
1979	40,599	220,186
1980	30,129	234,372
1981	29,341	249,156
1982	24,077	264,831
1983	21,455	280,616
1984	20,610	296,615
1985	11,649	310,558
1986	16,125	322,340
1987	8,971	333,088
1988	9,879	342,865
1989	5,326	349,399
1990	-3,487	355,495
1991	-14,675	361,329
1992	-18,789	366,763
1993	-24,569	372,621
1994	-32,086	377,351
1995	-42,030	380,231
1996	-45,159	382,248
1997	-58,185	385,033
1998	-52,844	389,499
1999	-39,411	390,112
2000	-41,668	392,407
2001	-44,050	382,153
2002	-46,240	372,099
2003	-44,319	364,520
2004	-40,128	362,843
2005	-42,124	375,938
2006	-39,526	399,333
2007	-37,727	425,199
2008	-32,967	433,457
2009	-26,800	438,557
2010	-34,759	418,641
2011	-37,477	443,675
2012	-40,183	465,649
2013	-37,948	475,299
2014	-41,027	493,431
2015	-44,699	511,023
2016	-42,744	537,829
2017	-45,583	546,751
2018	-46,304	528,767
2019	-46,317	474,407
2020	-65,507	447,036
2021	-90,452	409,032
2022	-62,065	406,920
2023	-43,837	474,366

Maternal mortality chart: Bulgaria vs Saudi Arabia

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 7 deaths in Saudi Arabia.

Table

Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	Bulgaria	Saudi Arabia
1985	26	40
1986	25	38
1987	25	36
1988	26	34
1989	25	32
1990	27	30
1991	25	29
1992	25	27
1993	23	26
1994	25	25
1995	23	24
1996	22	23
1997	23	23
1998	20	22
1999	20	21
2000	19	20
2001	17	19
2002	15	18
2003	14	16
2004	14	16
2005	13	15
2006	12	14
2007	11	13
2008	10	12
2009	9	11
2010	9	11
2011	8	10
2012	7	9
2013	7	9
2014	7	8
2015	7	8
2016	7	8
2017	7	8
2018	7	8
2019	6	8
2020	9	11
2021	9	12
2022	10	9
2023	6	7

Under-five mortality rates

The chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five is 0.61% in Bulgaria and 0.62% in Saudi Arabia. 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	Saudi Arabia
1960	5.47%	-
1961	4.89%	-
1962	4.43%	-
1963	4.08%	-
1964	3.86%	-
1965	3.75%	-
1966	3.7%	-
1967	3.64%	-
1968	3.54%	-
1969	3.4%	-
1970	3.25%	-
1971	3.11%	-
1972	3.01%	16%
1973	2.95%	14.9%
1974	2.91%	14%
1975	2.86%	13.1%
1976	2.8%	12.2%
1977	2.72%	11.4%
1978	2.6%	10.7%
1979	2.49%	9.99%
1980	2.38%	9.34%
1981	2.3%	8.71%
1982	2.22%	8.12%
1983	2.15%	7.56%
1984	2.07%	7.04%
1985	1.97%	6.55%
1986	1.87%	6.07%
1987	1.8%	5.62%
1988	1.78%	5.19%
1989	1.79%	4.8%
1990	1.83%	4.44%
1991	1.89%	4.11%
1992	1.92%	3.81%
1993	1.92%	3.54%
1994	1.91%	3.29%
1995	1.92%	3.06%
1996	1.94%	2.86%
1997	1.93%	2.67%
1998	1.89%	2.5%
1999	1.82%	2.35%
2000	1.75%	2.21%
2001	1.68%	2.08%
2002	1.6%	1.96%
2003	1.51%	1.85%
2004	1.42%	1.75%
2005	1.33%	1.65%
2006	1.24%	1.56%
2007	1.18%	1.47%
2008	1.14%	1.38%
2009	1.12%	1.3%
2010	1.08%	1.22%
2011	1.04%	1.15%
2012	0.99%	1.08%
2013	0.93%	1.02%
2014	0.87%	0.96%
2015	0.82%	0.9%
2016	0.77%	0.85%
2017	0.73%	0.8%
2018	0.7%	0.76%
2019	0.67%	0.72%
2020	0.65%	0.69%
2021	0.63%	0.66%
2022	0.62%	0.64%
2023	0.61%	0.62%