Fertility & birth rates in Bulgaria and Sri Lanka

Fertility rate in Bulgaria vs Sri Lanka by year

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Bulgaria

Sri Lanka

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Year	Fertility rate
	Bulgaria	Sri Lanka
2023	1.81	1.97
2022	1.78	1.98
2021	1.8	2
2020	1.77	2.01
2019	1.79	2.02
2018	1.73	2.03
2017	1.71	2.04
2016	1.67	2.06
2015	1.64	2.09
2014	1.62	2.13
2013	1.54	2.18
2012	1.5	2.17
2011	1.51	2.14
2010	1.57	2.13
2009	1.66	2.18
2008	1.56	2.23
2007	1.49	2.3
2006	1.44	2.29
2005	1.37	2.26
2004	1.33	2.27
2003	1.26	2.3
2002	1.23	2.31
2001	1.21	2.28
2000	1.26	2.21
1999	1.23	2.14
1998	1.11	2.14
1997	1.09	2.22
1996	1.23	2.29
1995	1.23	2.35
1994	1.37	2.4
1993	1.46	2.44
1992	1.55	2.49
1991	1.66	2.51
1990	1.82	2.54
1989	1.9	2.58
1988	1.97	2.57
1987	1.96	2.64
1986	2.02	2.74
1985	1.97	2.9
1984	2.01	3.01
1983	2.01	3.11
1982	2.01	3.32
1981	2	3.65
1980	2.05	3.73
1979	2.16	3.82
1978	2.15	3.81
1977	2.21	3.74
1976	2.24	3.78
1975	2.23	3.82
1974	2.29	3.86
1973	2.15	4
1972	2.03	4.16
1971	2.1	4.27
1970	2.17	4.39
1969	2.27	4.5
1968	2.27	4.66
1967	2.02	4.79
1966	2.03	4.83
1965	2.09	4.93
1964	2.19	5.06
1963	2.21	5.12
1962	2.24	5.18
1961	2.29	5.24
1960	2.31	5.35

According to the latest available data on birth rates, the fertility rate in Bulgaria was 1.81 children per woman in 2023, compared to 1.97 in Sri Lanka in 2023. The replacement level is considered to be 2.1 children per woman.

Check Bulgaria vs Sri Lanka population clock for a dynamic visualization of the changing population.

Natural population change by year

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Bulgaria

Sri Lanka

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Year	Natural population change
	Bulgaria	Sri Lanka
2023	-43,837	66,111
2022	-62,065	95,378
2021	-90,452	121,858
2020	-65,507	170,968
2019	-46,317	172,243
2018	-46,304	183,610
2017	-45,583	187,993
2016	-42,744	194,232
2015	-44,699	201,815
2014	-41,027	211,541
2013	-37,948	221,021
2012	-40,183	229,138
2011	-37,477	224,461
2010	-34,759	224,325
2009	-26,800	200,175
2008	-32,967	232,225
2007	-37,727	248,287
2006	-39,526	248,706
2005	-42,124	248,683
2004	-40,128	212,527
2003	-44,319	252,008
2002	-46,240	252,840
2001	-44,050	244,377
2000	-41,668	227,060
1999	-39,411	206,876
1998	-52,844	201,059
1997	-58,185	208,193
1996	-45,159	215,290
1995	-42,030	221,957
1994	-32,086	228,904
1993	-24,569	226,257
1992	-18,789	222,230
1991	-14,675	218,117
1990	-3,487	224,454
1989	5,326	212,401
1988	9,879	219,184
1987	8,971	226,414
1986	16,125	233,782
1985	11,649	247,836
1984	20,610	263,175
1983	21,455	277,768
1982	24,077	300,030
1981	29,341	328,096
1980	30,129	328,155
1979	40,599	329,791
1978	44,070	317,055
1977	47,543	300,038
1976	56,055	291,816
1975	54,941	282,496
1974	64,223	275,521
1973	57,760	278,577
1972	47,169	282,494
1971	52,925	281,200
1970	61,125	286,719
1969	63,256	286,218
1968	69,468	286,642
1967	49,861	284,738
1966	54,504	275,549
1965	58,249	272,422
1964	66,783	269,584
1963	66,241	262,880
1962	64,104	256,719
1961	75,460	251,087
1960	76,314	247,631

The chart above illustrates the comparison of the absolute yearly changes in population resulting from births and deaths.

Excluding migration, the natural population change due to births and deaths from 2022 to 2023 was -0.68% in Bulgaria and +0.3% in Sri Lanka.

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change has been -0.79% in Bulgaria and +0.75% in Sri Lanka.

Birth rate in Bulgaria vs Sri Lanka by year

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Bulgaria

Sri Lanka

Annual births per 1,000 people

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Year	Annual births per 1,000 people
	Bulgaria	Sri Lanka
2023	8.9	11.2
2022	8.8	12.4
2021	9	12.9
2020	9	13.8
2019	9.3	14.6
2018	9.3	15.2
2017	9.4	15.4
2016	9.4	15.7
2015	9.4	16
2014	9.6	16.5
2013	9.3	17
2012	9.5	17.1
2011	9.6	17.1
2010	10.2	17.1
2009	10.9	17.6
2008	10.4	18.2
2007	10	18.8
2006	9.7	18.9
2005	9.3	18.7
2004	9.1	18.8
2003	8.7	19.1
2002	8.5	19.2
2001	8.5	19
2000	9	18.4
1999	8.8	17.9
1998	7.9	17.8
1997	7.7	18.5
1996	8.6	19
1995	8.6	19.6
1994	9.4	20
1993	10	20
1992	10.4	20.1
1991	11.1	20.2
1990	12.1	20.5
1989	12.6	20.6
1988	13.1	20.3
1987	13	20.8
1986	13.4	21.4
1985	13.3	22.4
1984	13.6	23.5
1983	13.8	24.4
1982	13.9	26
1981	14	28.1
1980	14.5	28.6
1979	15.3	29.3
1978	15.5	29
1977	16.1	28.3
1976	16.5	28.3
1975	16.6	28.2
1974	17.2	28.2
1973	16.2	28.9
1972	15.3	29.7
1971	15.9	30.2
1970	16.3	31.2
1969	17	31.8
1968	16.9	32.6
1967	15	33.2
1966	14.9	33.2
1965	15.3	33.8
1964	16.1	34.5
1963	16.4	34.7
1962	16.7	35.1
1961	17.4	35.6
1960	17.8	36.3

The latest reported birth rate per 1,000 people in 2023 was 8.9 in Bulgaria and 11.2 in Sri Lanka, compared with 17.8 and 36.3, respectively, in 1960.

Children 0-14 years as share of population

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Bulgaria

Factual

UN forecast

Sri Lanka

Factual

UN forecast

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Year	Young
	Bulgaria	Sri Lanka
2100	13%	13.1%
2099	13.1%	13.1%
2098	13.1%	13.2%
2097	13.1%	13.2%
2096	13.2%	13.2%
2095	13.2%	13.3%
2094	13.3%	13.3%
2093	13.4%	13.4%
2092	13.4%	13.4%
2091	13.4%	13.5%
2090	13.5%	13.6%
2089	13.5%	13.7%
2088	13.6%	13.7%
2087	13.6%	13.8%
2086	13.6%	13.9%
2085	13.6%	14%
2084	13.6%	14%
2083	13.6%	14.1%
2082	13.6%	14.2%
2081	13.6%	14.3%
2080	13.6%	14.3%
2079	13.6%	14.4%
2078	13.6%	14.5%
2077	13.6%	14.5%
2076	13.6%	14.6%
2075	13.5%	14.6%
2074	13.5%	14.7%
2073	13.5%	14.7%
2072	13.5%	14.8%
2071	13.5%	14.9%
2070	13.5%	14.9%
2069	13.6%	15%
2068	13.6%	15%
2067	13.6%	15.1%
2066	13.6%	15.2%
2065	13.6%	15.3%
2064	13.7%	15.4%
2063	13.7%	15.5%
2062	13.7%	15.6%
2061	13.8%	15.7%
2060	13.8%	15.8%
2059	13.8%	16%
2058	13.9%	16.1%
2057	13.9%	16.3%
2056	13.9%	16.4%
2055	13.9%	16.6%
2054	13.9%	16.8%
2053	13.9%	16.9%
2052	13.9%	17.1%
2051	13.8%	17.2%
2050	13.8%	17.4%
2049	13.8%	17.5%
2048	13.7%	17.7%
2047	13.7%	17.8%
2046	13.6%	17.9%
2045	13.6%	18%
2044	13.6%	18.2%
2043	13.6%	18.3%
2042	13.6%	18.4%
2041	13.6%	18.5%
2040	13.6%	18.6%
2039	13.6%	18.7%
2038	13.7%	18.9%
2037	13.7%	19%
2036	13.7%	19.1%
2035	13.7%	19.3%
2034	13.8%	19.5%
2033	13.8%	19.7%
2032	13.9%	19.9%
2031	14%	20.1%
2030	14.1%	20.3%
2029	14.2%	20.6%
2028	14.2%	20.9%
2027	14.3%	21.2%
2026	14.4%	21.5%
2025	14.4%	21.9%
2024	14.5%	22%
2023	14.5%	22.4%
2022	14.5%	22.7%
2021	14.5%	23%
2020	14.4%	23.3%
2019	14.4%	23.7%
2018	14.3%	24%
2017	14.2%	24.2%
2016	14%	24.5%
2015	13.9%	24.7%
2014	13.8%	24.9%
2013	13.7%	25%
2012	13.6%	25.2%
2011	13.5%	25.3%
2010	13.5%	25.4%
2009	13.4%	25.5%
2008	13.3%	25.6%
2007	13.4%	25.7%
2006	13.5%	25.7%
2005	13.7%	25.8%
2004	14%	26%
2003	14.4%	26.1%
2002	14.8%	26.3%
2001	15.2%	26.6%
2000	15.7%	27%
1999	16.1%	27.4%
1998	16.5%	27.8%
1997	17%	28.2%
1996	17.4%	28.6%
1995	17.9%	29.2%
1994	18.3%	29.9%
1993	18.8%	30.6%
1992	19.3%	31.4%
1991	19.8%	32.1%
1990	20.3%	32.5%
1989	20.8%	33%
1988	21.1%	33.5%
1987	21.3%	34%
1986	21.4%	34.6%
1985	21.6%	35.2%
1984	21.8%	35.5%
1983	22%	35.8%
1982	22.1%	36%
1981	22.1%	36.2%
1980	22.1%	36.4%
1979	22.1%	36.7%
1978	22.2%	36.9%
1977	22.2%	37.2%
1976	22.3%	37.6%
1975	22.3%	38%
1974	22.2%	38.4%
1973	22.3%	38.8%
1972	22.4%	39.2%
1971	22.6%	39.5%
1970	22.8%	39.7%
1969	23%	39.9%
1968	23.2%	40.1%
1967	23.4%	40.3%
1966	23.8%	40.4%
1965	24.2%	40.5%
1964	24.7%	40.6%
1963	25.1%	40.7%
1962	25.4%	40.8%
1961	25.8%	40.9%
1960	26.1%	41%

Children aged 0-14 make up 14.5% of the population in Bulgaria and 22% in Sri Lanka in 2024, compared to 20.3% and 32.5% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of Bulgaria and Sri Lanka compared.

Maternal mortality chart: Bulgaria vs Sri Lanka

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Bulgaria

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Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	Bulgaria	Sri Lanka
2023	6	18
2022	10	22
2021	9	34
2020	9	23
2019	6	20
2018	7	21
2017	7	21
2016	7	22
2015	7	22
2014	7	23
2013	7	23
2012	7	24
2011	8	25
2010	9	26
2009	9	28
2008	10	30
2007	11	31
2006	12	32
2005	13	32
2004	14	37
2003	14	35
2002	15	36
2001	17	37
2000	19	39
1999	20	41
1998	20	43
1997	23	45
1996	22	47
1995	23	48
1994	25	49
1993	23	51
1992	25	54
1991	25	57
1990	27	59
1989	25	61
1988	26	62
1987	25	64
1986	25	66
1985	26	68

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 18 deaths in Sri Lanka.

Under-five mortality rates

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Bulgaria

Sri Lanka

Probability that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five

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Year	Under 5 mortality rate
	Bulgaria	Sri Lanka
2023	0.61%	0.61%
2022	0.62%	0.64%
2021	0.63%	0.66%
2020	0.65%	0.69%
2019	0.67%	0.72%
2018	0.7%	0.76%
2017	0.73%	0.79%
2016	0.77%	0.83%
2015	0.82%	0.87%
2014	0.87%	0.92%
2013	0.93%	0.98%
2012	0.99%	1.03%
2011	1.04%	1.08%
2010	1.08%	1.12%
2009	1.12%	2.08%
2008	1.14%	1.2%
2007	1.18%	1.26%
2006	1.24%	1.33%
2005	1.33%	1.4%
2004	1.42%	2.88%
2003	1.51%	1.52%
2002	1.6%	1.55%
2001	1.68%	1.58%
2000	1.75%	1.63%
1999	1.82%	1.69%
1998	1.89%	1.76%
1997	1.93%	1.86%
1996	1.94%	1.95%
1995	1.92%	2.05%
1994	1.91%	2.14%
1993	1.92%	2.22%
1992	1.92%	2.29%
1991	1.89%	2.32%
1990	1.83%	2.33%
1989	1.79%	2.74%
1988	1.78%	2.41%
1987	1.8%	2.54%
1986	1.87%	2.74%
1985	1.97%	3.02%
1984	2.07%	3.35%
1983	2.15%	3.67%
1982	2.22%	3.98%
1981	2.3%	4.29%
1980	2.38%	4.63%
1979	2.49%	4.99%
1978	2.6%	5.38%
1977	2.72%	5.77%
1976	2.8%	6.12%
1975	2.86%	6.41%
1974	2.91%	6.62%
1973	2.95%	6.77%
1972	3.01%	6.86%
1971	3.11%	6.94%
1970	3.25%	7.02%
1969	3.4%	7.14%
1968	3.54%	7.32%
1967	3.64%	7.55%
1966	3.7%	7.81%
1965	3.75%	8.07%
1964	3.86%	8.3%
1963	4.08%	8.48%
1962	4.43%	8.66%
1961	4.89%	8.95%
1960	5.47%	9.41%

The chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five is 0.61% in Bulgaria and 0.61% in Sri Lanka. Above is a chart with historical data on under-five mortality rates.