Fertility rate vs the share living in extreme poverty in Bulgaria
Bulgaria: Fertility rate vs the share living in extreme poverty was 1.75 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
1.75
Change on year
down 1.0%
World rank
129th
of 229 countries
All-time high
2.48
in 1950
All-time low
1.11
in 1997
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Fertility rate vs the share living in extreme poverty in Bulgaria, 1950–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for fertility rate vs the share living in extreme poverty in Bulgaria is 1.75, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.0% on the previous year and up 18.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, fertility rate vs the share living in extreme poverty in Bulgaria peaked at 2.48 in 1950 and was at its lowest, 1.11, in 1997.
Bulgaria ranks 129th of 229 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 74 years of available data.
Fertility rate vs the share living in extreme poverty in Bulgaria, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 2.48 | — |
| 1951 | 2.45 | -1.3% |
| 1952 | 2.44 | -0.3% |
| 1953 | 2.41 | -1.4% |
| 1954 | 2.35 | -2.3% |
| 1955 | 2.37 | +0.7% |
| 1956 | 2.33 | -1.6% |
| 1957 | 2.24 | -4.1% |
| 1958 | 2.21 | -1.3% |
| 1959 | 2.21 | +0.2% |
| 1960 | 2.31 | +4.4% |
| 1961 | 2.28 | -1.1% |
| 1962 | 2.23 | -2.2% |
| 1963 | 2.2 | -1.4% |
| 1964 | 2.17 | -1.2% |
| 1965 | 2.08 | -4.1% |
| 1966 | 2.02 | -2.9% |
| 1967 | 2.03 | +0.4% |
| 1968 | 2.27 | +11.8% |
| 1969 | 2.27 | +0.1% |
| 1970 | 2.18 | -4.2% |
| 1971 | 2.1 | -3.4% |
| 1972 | 2.04 | -3.2% |
| 1973 | 2.15 | +5.7% |
| 1974 | 2.29 | +6.4% |
| 1975 | 2.23 | -2.4% |
| 1976 | 2.25 | +0.5% |
| 1977 | 2.21 | -1.8% |
| 1978 | 2.15 | -2.5% |
| 1979 | 2.15 | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 2.06 | -4.4% |
| 1981 | 2.01 | -2.3% |
| 1982 | 2.01 | +0.2% |
| 1983 | 2.01 | -0.4% |
| 1984 | 2 | -0.3% |
| 1985 | 1.97 | -1.6% |
| 1986 | 2 | +1.9% |
| 1987 | 1.96 | -2.1% |
| 1988 | 1.97 | +0.4% |
| 1989 | 1.89 | -3.8% |
| 1990 | 1.79 | -5.2% |
| 1991 | 1.65 | -8.2% |
| 1992 | 1.54 | -6.6% |
| 1993 | 1.46 | -5.1% |
| 1994 | 1.37 | -6.1% |
| 1995 | 1.25 | -9.0% |
| 1996 | 1.24 | -0.8% |
| 1997 | 1.11 | -10.0% |
| 1998 | 1.14 | +2.1% |
| 1999 | 1.26 | +10.7% |
| 2000 | 1.29 | +2.6% |
| 2001 | 1.23 | -4.8% |
| 2002 | 1.22 | -0.3% |
| 2003 | 1.25 | +2.5% |
| 2004 | 1.32 | +5.0% |
| 2005 | 1.36 | +3.1% |
| 2006 | 1.43 | +5.4% |
| 2007 | 1.48 | +3.5% |
| 2008 | 1.55 | +4.8% |
| 2009 | 1.64 | +5.8% |
| 2010 | 1.57 | -4.6% |
| 2011 | 1.5 | -4.0% |
| 2012 | 1.5 | -0.3% |
| 2013 | 1.48 | -1.2% |
| 2014 | 1.53 | +3.2% |
| 2015 | 1.53 | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 1.54 | +0.9% |
| 2017 | 1.56 | +1.0% |
| 2018 | 1.56 | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 1.58 | +1.4% |
| 2020 | 1.56 | -1.5% |
| 2021 | 1.59 | +1.9% |
| 2022 | 1.77 | +11.4% |
| 2023 | 1.75 | -1.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 2.35 | 2.21 | 2.48 | 10 |
| 1960s | 2.19 | 2.02 | 2.31 | 10 |
| 1970s | 2.17 | 2.04 | 2.29 | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.99 | 1.89 | 2.06 | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.38 | 1.11 | 1.79 | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.38 | 1.22 | 1.64 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.53 | 1.48 | 1.58 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.66 | 1.56 | 1.77 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Bulgaria
- 126 Korea, Democratic People's Republic of 1.78 compare
- 127 El Salvador 1.77 compare
- 127 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 1.77 compare
- 130 Brunei Darussalam 1.75 compare
- 131 Republic of Moldova 1.73 compare
- 132 Qatar 1.73 compare
More poverty & inequality data for Bulgaria
- Data deprivation poverty surveys per decade 8 (2025)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty 5,224 (2023)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, annual growth rate 1.41 % change on previous year (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled 29.97 (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality 29.97 (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, annual growth rate -2.95 % change on previous year (2023)
- Gender inequality index from the human development report 0.208 (2023)
- Share of government consumption in gdp vs share in extreme poverty 27.65 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is fertility rate vs the share living in extreme poverty in Bulgaria?
- Fertility rate vs the share living in extreme poverty in Bulgaria was 1.75 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest fertility rate vs the share living in extreme poverty recorded in Bulgaria?
- The highest recorded value was 2.48 in 1950.
- What is the lowest fertility rate vs the share living in extreme poverty recorded in Bulgaria?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.11 in 1997.
- How does Bulgaria rank for fertility rate vs the share living in extreme poverty?
- Bulgaria ranks 129th out of 229 countries with data for 2023.
- Is fertility rate vs the share living in extreme poverty rising or falling in Bulgaria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 18.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Bulgaria data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Fertility rate vs the share living in extreme poverty. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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