Bulgaria vs Korea, Democratic People's Republic of: Fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty
Bulgaria
1.75 live births per woman
in 2023
Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
1.78 live births per woman
in 2023
Bulgaria rank
133rd
Korea, Democratic People's Republic of rank
130th
Fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty over time
- Bulgaria
- Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
How they compare
Korea, Democratic People's Republic of currently reports 1.78 live births per woman against 1.75 live births per woman in Bulgaria, a difference of 0.03 live births per woman.
Across all 74 years both countries report, Korea, Democratic People's Republic of has been ahead every year.
Bulgaria ranks 133rd and Korea, Democratic People's Republic of ranks 130th of 236 countries.
Korea, Democratic People's Republic of has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bulgaria | Korea, Democratic People's Republic of | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 2.35 live births per woman | 3.61 live births per woman | 1.26 live births per woman | Korea, Democratic People's Republic of |
| 1960s | 2.19 live births per woman | 3.65 live births per woman | 1.46 live births per woman | Korea, Democratic People's Republic of |
| 1970s | 2.17 live births per woman | 3.23 live births per woman | 1.05 live births per woman | Korea, Democratic People's Republic of |
| 1980s | 1.99 live births per woman | 2.67 live births per woman | 0.6871 live births per woman | Korea, Democratic People's Republic of |
| 1990s | 1.38 live births per woman | 2.17 live births per woman | 0.7849 live births per woman | Korea, Democratic People's Republic of |
| 2000s | 1.38 live births per woman | 1.92 live births per woman | 0.5457 live births per woman | Korea, Democratic People's Republic of |
| 2010s | 1.53 live births per woman | 1.86 live births per woman | 0.3284 live births per woman | Korea, Democratic People's Republic of |
| 2020s | 1.66 live births per woman | 1.8 live births per woman | 0.1362 live births per woman | Korea, Democratic People's Republic of |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty, Bulgaria or Korea, Democratic People's Republic of?
- Korea, Democratic People's Republic of, at 1.78 live births per woman against 1.75 live births per woman in Bulgaria as of 2023.
- What is the difference in fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty between Bulgaria and Korea, Democratic People's Republic of?
- 0.03 live births per woman, with Korea, Democratic People's Republic of ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Korea, Democratic People's Republic of?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Bulgaria and Korea, Democratic People's Republic of rank globally for fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty?
- Bulgaria ranks 133rd and Korea, Democratic People's Republic of ranks 130th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Total fertility rate: the average number of children a woman would have if she experienced the year's age-specific birth rates throughout her childbearing years.