Fertility & birth rates in Bulgaria and Sweden

Fertility rate in Bulgaria vs Sweden by year

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Bulgaria

Sweden

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Year	Fertility rate
	Bulgaria	Sweden
2023	1.81	1.45
2022	1.78	1.53
2021	1.8	1.67
2020	1.77	1.67
2019	1.79	1.71
2018	1.73	1.76
2017	1.71	1.78
2016	1.67	1.85
2015	1.64	1.85
2014	1.62	1.88
2013	1.54	1.89
2012	1.5	1.91
2011	1.51	1.9
2010	1.57	1.98
2009	1.66	1.94
2008	1.56	1.91
2007	1.49	1.88
2006	1.44	1.85
2005	1.37	1.77
2004	1.33	1.75
2003	1.26	1.71
2002	1.23	1.65
2001	1.21	1.57
2000	1.26	1.54
1999	1.23	1.5
1998	1.11	1.5
1997	1.09	1.52
1996	1.23	1.6
1995	1.23	1.73
1994	1.37	1.88
1993	1.46	1.99
1992	1.55	2.09
1991	1.66	2.11
1990	1.82	2.13
1989	1.9	2.01
1988	1.97	1.96
1987	1.96	1.84
1986	2.02	1.8
1985	1.97	1.74
1984	2.01	1.66
1983	2.01	1.61
1982	2.01	1.62
1981	2	1.63
1980	2.05	1.68
1979	2.16	1.66
1978	2.15	1.6
1977	2.21	1.64
1976	2.24	1.68
1975	2.23	1.77
1974	2.29	1.87
1973	2.15	1.87
1972	2.03	1.91
1971	2.1	1.96
1970	2.17	1.92
1969	2.27	1.93
1968	2.27	2.07
1967	2.02	2.28
1966	2.03	2.37
1965	2.09	2.39
1964	2.19	2.47
1963	2.21	2.33
1962	2.24	2.25
1961	2.29	2.21
1960	2.31	2.17

According to the latest available data on birth rates, the fertility rate in Bulgaria was 1.81 children per woman in 2023, compared to 1.45 in Sweden in 2023. The replacement level is considered to be 2.1 children per woman.

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

Natural population change by year

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Bulgaria

Sweden

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Year	Natural population change
	Bulgaria	Sweden
2023	-43,837	5,269
2022	-62,065	10,487
2021	-90,452	22,914
2020	-65,507	14,495
2019	-46,317	25,697
2018	-46,304	23,403
2017	-45,583	24,138
2016	-42,744	25,800
2015	-44,699	23,518
2014	-41,027	26,179
2013	-37,948	23,041
2012	-40,183	20,943
2011	-37,477	21,733
2010	-34,759	25,320
2009	-26,800	21,387
2008	-32,967	18,439
2007	-37,727	15,552
2006	-39,526	15,436
2005	-42,124	9,030
2004	-40,128	9,893
2003	-44,319	6,271
2002	-46,240	893
2001	-44,050	-1,779
2000	-41,668	-2,662
1999	-39,411	-6,201
1998	-52,844	-3,541
1997	-58,185	-3,539
1996	-45,159	1,768
1995	-42,030	9,710
1994	-32,086	20,196
1993	-24,569	20,924
1992	-18,789	28,605
1991	-14,675	29,299
1990	-3,487	29,100
1989	5,326	24,629
1988	9,879	15,186
1987	8,971	11,757
1986	16,125	9,206
1985	11,649	4,175
1984	20,610	3,335
1983	21,455	833
1982	24,077	1,665
1981	29,341	1,664
1980	30,129	5,818
1979	40,599	4,976
1978	44,070	4,138
1977	47,543	7,426
1976	56,055	8,222
1975	54,941	14,746
1974	64,223	23,664
1973	57,760	24,409
1972	47,169	28,428
1971	52,925	31,583
1970	61,125	30,563
1969	63,256	23,904
1968	69,468	30,858
1967	49,861	41,700
1966	54,504	45,286
1965	58,249	44,857
1964	66,783	45,968
1963	66,241	35,741
1962	64,104	30,246
1961	75,460	30,832
1960	76,314	27,693

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 +0.05% in Sweden.

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change has been -0.79% in Bulgaria and +0.2% in Sweden.

Birth rate in Bulgaria vs Sweden by year

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Bulgaria

Sweden

Annual births per 1,000 people

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Year	Annual births per 1,000 people
	Bulgaria	Sweden
2023	8.9	9.5
2022	8.8	10
2021	9	11
2020	9	10.9
2019	9.3	11.1
2018	9.3	11.4
2017	9.4	11.5
2016	9.4	11.8
2015	9.4	11.7
2014	9.6	11.9
2013	9.3	11.8
2012	9.5	11.9
2011	9.6	11.8
2010	10.2	12.3
2009	10.9	12
2008	10.4	11.9
2007	10	11.7
2006	9.7	11.7
2005	9.3	11.2
2004	9.1	11.2
2003	8.7	11.1
2002	8.5	10.7
2001	8.5	10.3
2000	9	10.2
1999	8.8	10
1998	7.9	10.1
1997	7.7	10.2
1996	8.6	10.8
1995	8.6	11.7
1994	9.4	12.8
1993	10	13.5
1992	10.4	14.2
1991	11.1	14.4
1990	12.1	14.5
1989	12.6	13.7
1988	13.1	13.3
1987	13	12.5
1986	13.4	12.2
1985	13.3	11.8
1984	13.6	11.3
1983	13.8	11
1982	13.9	11.1
1981	14	11.3
1980	14.5	11.7
1979	15.3	11.6
1978	15.5	11.3
1977	16.1	11.6
1976	16.5	12
1975	16.6	12.6
1974	17.2	13.5
1973	16.2	13.5
1972	15.3	13.8
1971	15.9	14.1
1970	16.3	13.7
1969	17	13.5
1968	16.9	14.3
1967	15	15.4
1966	14.9	15.8
1965	15.3	15.9
1964	16.1	16
1963	16.4	14.8
1962	16.7	14.2
1961	17.4	13.9
1960	17.8	13.7

The latest reported birth rate per 1,000 people in 2023 was 8.9 in Bulgaria and 9.5 in Sweden, compared with 17.8 and 13.7, respectively, in 1960.

Children 0-14 years as share of population

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Bulgaria

Factual

UN forecast

Sweden

Factual

UN forecast

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Year	Young
	Bulgaria	Sweden
2100	13%	13%
2099	13.1%	13%
2098	13.1%	13.1%
2097	13.1%	13.1%
2096	13.2%	13.2%
2095	13.2%	13.2%
2094	13.3%	13.3%
2093	13.4%	13.3%
2092	13.4%	13.4%
2091	13.4%	13.4%
2090	13.5%	13.5%
2089	13.5%	13.5%
2088	13.6%	13.5%
2087	13.6%	13.5%
2086	13.6%	13.6%
2085	13.6%	13.6%
2084	13.6%	13.5%
2083	13.6%	13.5%
2082	13.6%	13.5%
2081	13.6%	13.4%
2080	13.6%	13.4%
2079	13.6%	13.3%
2078	13.6%	13.3%
2077	13.6%	13.2%
2076	13.6%	13.2%
2075	13.5%	13.2%
2074	13.5%	13.1%
2073	13.5%	13.1%
2072	13.5%	13.1%
2071	13.5%	13.1%
2070	13.5%	13.1%
2069	13.6%	13.1%
2068	13.6%	13.2%
2067	13.6%	13.2%
2066	13.6%	13.3%
2065	13.6%	13.4%
2064	13.7%	13.5%
2063	13.7%	13.6%
2062	13.7%	13.7%
2061	13.8%	13.8%
2060	13.8%	13.9%
2059	13.8%	14.1%
2058	13.9%	14.2%
2057	13.9%	14.2%
2056	13.9%	14.3%
2055	13.9%	14.4%
2054	13.9%	14.4%
2053	13.9%	14.4%
2052	13.9%	14.4%
2051	13.8%	14.4%
2050	13.8%	14.4%
2049	13.8%	14.3%
2048	13.7%	14.3%
2047	13.7%	14.2%
2046	13.6%	14.1%
2045	13.6%	14%
2044	13.6%	14%
2043	13.6%	13.9%
2042	13.6%	13.8%
2041	13.6%	13.8%
2040	13.6%	13.8%
2039	13.6%	13.8%
2038	13.7%	13.8%
2037	13.7%	13.8%
2036	13.7%	14%
2035	13.7%	14.2%
2034	13.8%	14.4%
2033	13.8%	14.7%
2032	13.9%	14.9%
2031	14%	15.2%
2030	14.1%	15.5%
2029	14.2%	15.8%
2028	14.2%	16%
2027	14.3%	16.3%
2026	14.4%	16.6%
2025	14.4%	16.9%
2024	14.5%	17%
2023	14.5%	17.2%
2022	14.5%	17.5%
2021	14.5%	17.7%
2020	14.4%	17.7%
2019	14.4%	17.8%
2018	14.3%	17.8%
2017	14.2%	17.7%
2016	14%	17.5%
2015	13.9%	17.3%
2014	13.8%	17.2%
2013	13.7%	17%
2012	13.6%	16.8%
2011	13.5%	16.7%
2010	13.5%	16.6%
2009	13.4%	16.6%
2008	13.3%	16.7%
2007	13.4%	16.9%
2006	13.5%	17.1%
2005	13.7%	17.4%
2004	14%	17.7%
2003	14.4%	17.9%
2002	14.8%	18.1%
2001	15.2%	18.3%
2000	15.7%	18.4%
1999	16.1%	18.6%
1998	16.5%	18.7%
1997	17%	18.7%
1996	17.4%	18.8%
1995	17.9%	18.9%
1994	18.3%	18.8%
1993	18.8%	18.6%
1992	19.3%	18.4%
1991	19.8%	18.1%
1990	20.3%	17.9%
1989	20.8%	17.8%
1988	21.1%	17.8%
1987	21.3%	17.9%
1986	21.4%	18%
1985	21.6%	18.2%
1984	21.8%	18.3%
1983	22%	18.6%
1982	22.1%	18.9%
1981	22.1%	19.2%
1980	22.1%	19.6%
1979	22.1%	19.9%
1978	22.2%	20.3%
1977	22.2%	20.5%
1976	22.3%	20.6%
1975	22.3%	20.7%
1974	22.2%	20.7%
1973	22.3%	20.7%
1972	22.4%	20.8%
1971	22.6%	20.8%
1970	22.8%	20.8%
1969	23%	20.9%
1968	23.2%	20.9%
1967	23.4%	21%
1966	23.8%	20.9%
1965	24.2%	20.9%
1964	24.7%	21%
1963	25.1%	21.2%
1962	25.4%	21.5%
1961	25.8%	22%
1960	26.1%	22.4%

Children aged 0-14 make up 14.5% of the population in Bulgaria and 17% in Sweden in 2024, compared to 20.3% and 17.9% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of Bulgaria and Sweden compared.

Maternal mortality chart: Bulgaria vs Sweden

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Bulgaria

Sweden

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Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	Bulgaria	Sweden
2023	6	4
2022	10	5
2021	9	5
2020	9	5
2019	6	4
2018	7	5
2017	7	5
2016	7	5
2015	7	5
2014	7	5
2013	7	5
2012	7	5
2011	8	5
2010	9	5
2009	9	5
2008	10	5
2007	11	5
2006	12	5
2005	13	5
2004	14	5
2003	14	5
2002	15	5
2001	17	5
2000	19	5
1999	20	6
1998	20	6
1997	23	6
1996	22	6
1995	23	7
1994	25	7
1993	23	8
1992	25	8
1991	25	8
1990	27	8
1989	25	9
1988	26	9
1987	25	8
1986	25	8
1985	26	8

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 4 deaths in Sweden.

Under-five mortality rates

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Bulgaria

Sweden

Probability that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five

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Year	Under 5 mortality rate
	Bulgaria	Sweden
2023	0.61%	0.25%
2022	0.62%	0.25%
2021	0.63%	0.25%
2020	0.65%	0.26%
2019	0.67%	0.26%
2018	0.7%	0.27%
2017	0.73%	0.28%
2016	0.77%	0.28%
2015	0.82%	0.29%
2014	0.87%	0.29%
2013	0.93%	0.29%
2012	0.99%	0.3%
2011	1.04%	0.3%
2010	1.08%	0.31%
2009	1.12%	0.31%
2008	1.14%	0.32%
2007	1.18%	0.33%
2006	1.24%	0.35%
2005	1.33%	0.36%
2004	1.42%	0.37%
2003	1.51%	0.39%
2002	1.6%	0.4%
2001	1.68%	0.4%
2000	1.75%	0.41%
1999	1.82%	0.41%
1998	1.89%	0.42%
1997	1.93%	0.44%
1996	1.94%	0.46%
1995	1.92%	0.48%
1994	1.91%	0.52%
1993	1.92%	0.57%
1992	1.92%	0.62%
1991	1.89%	0.66%
1990	1.83%	0.7%
1989	1.79%	0.72%
1988	1.78%	0.73%
1987	1.8%	0.74%
1986	1.87%	0.75%
1985	1.97%	0.76%
1984	2.07%	0.77%
1983	2.15%	0.78%
1982	2.22%	0.8%
1981	2.3%	0.82%
1980	2.38%	0.84%
1979	2.49%	0.87%
1978	2.6%	0.9%
1977	2.72%	0.94%
1976	2.8%	0.98%
1975	2.86%	1.03%
1974	2.91%	1.09%
1973	2.95%	1.16%
1972	3.01%	1.23%
1971	3.11%	1.29%
1970	3.25%	1.34%
1969	3.4%	1.39%
1968	3.54%	1.44%
1967	3.64%	1.49%
1966	3.7%	1.56%
1965	3.75%	1.63%
1964	3.86%	1.71%
1963	4.08%	1.79%
1962	4.43%	1.86%
1961	4.89%	1.92%
1960	5.47%	1.96%

The chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five is 0.61% in Bulgaria and 0.25% in Sweden. Above is a chart with historical data on under-five mortality rates.