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Birth rate in Bulgaria

2000 – 2025 · 26 data points 6 of 14 · Countries Updated Oct 22, 2026
People · Bulgaria

Source: Eurostat, 2000 – 2025

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Overview 6 figures People 13 figures Economy 14 figures Housing 1 figure Education 4 figures Tourism 4 figures Climate 1 figure
Latest value · 2025 7.8per 1,000 −0.5 since 2024
Countries · 2025 6 of 14 Place 1 is the highest value.
since 2015 −1.6
vs World −8.5 World: 16.3 · 2024
Birth rate, 2000 – 2025 per 1,000 people · Bulgaria · World
−1.6 since 2015
Bulgaria World

Sources: Eurostat · World Bank — World Development Indicators, 2000 – 2025

Compared with Birth rate · per 1,000 people
Bulgaria
7.8
World
16.3 · 2024

Sources: Eurostat · World Bank — World Development Indicators

The series at a glance Bulgaria · 2000 – 2025
Latest value 7.8 · 2025
First value 9.0 · 2000
Highest 10.9 · 2009
Lowest 7.8 · 2025
Data points 26

By year

All years · 2000 – 2025

YearBulgariaChange World
2025 7.8 −0.5 —
2024 8.3 −0.6 16.3
2023 8.9 +0.1 16.3
2022 8.8 −0.2 16.6
2021 9.0 ±0.0 16.8
2020 9.0 −0.3 17.1
2019 9.3 ±0.0 17.8
2018 9.3 −0.1 18.2
2017 9.4 ±0.0 18.8
2016 9.4 ±0.0 19.3
2015 9.4 −0.2 19.3
2014 9.6 +0.3 19.8
2013 9.3 −0.2 19.9
2012 9.5 −0.1 20.4
2011 9.6 −0.6 20.3
2010 10.2 −0.7 20.2
2009 10.9 +0.5 20.4
2008 10.4 +0.4 20.5
2007 10.0 +0.3 20.6
2006 9.7 +0.4 20.6
2005 9.3 +0.2 20.8
2004 9.1 +0.4 21.0
2003 8.7 +0.2 21.1
2002 8.5 ±0.0 21.4
2001 8.5 −0.5 21.7
2000 9.0 22.1

Sources: Eurostat · World Bank — World Development Indicators, 2000 – 2025

Ranking · Countries

2023 · Place 1 is the highest value.

Year: 2025 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014
Highest first Lowest first A–Z
#TerritoryBirth rate
5 Bulgaria 8.9
6 Czechia 8.4
9 Finland 7.8
2 France 9.9
8 Germany 8.3
12 Greece 6.9
14 Italy 6.4
11 Lithuania 7.2
4 Netherlands 9.2
3 Norway 9.4
10 Poland 7.4
7 Romania 8.4
13 Spain 6.6
1 Türkiye 11.2

Source: Eurostat, 2023

What it means

Babies born in a year for every 1,000 residents.

How it is calculated

Live births in the year divided by the average population, times 1,000.