Bulgaria vs Korea, Democratic People's Republic of: Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling
Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling 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 75 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 | 1.68 live births per woman | 1.8 live births per woman | 0.1168 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. average years of schooling, 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 2024.
- What is the difference in fertility rate vs. average years of schooling 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?
- 75 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2024.
- How do Bulgaria and Korea, Democratic People's Republic of rank globally for fertility rate vs. average years of schooling?
- Bulgaria ranks 133rd and Korea, Democratic People's Republic of ranks 130th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Human Fertility Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Average number of live births a hypothetical cohort of women would have at the end of their reproductive period if they were subject during their whole lives to the fertility rates of a given period and if they were not subject to mortality.