Bulgaria vs Netherlands: Projections of the fertility rate by education scenario
Bulgaria
1.25 births per woman in last 5 years
in 2100
Netherlands
1.26 births per woman in last 5 years
in 2100
Bulgaria rank
28th
Netherlands rank
25th
Projections of the fertility rate by education scenario over time
- Bulgaria
- Netherlands
How they compare
Netherlands currently reports 1.26 births per woman in last 5 years against 1.25 births per woman in last 5 years in Bulgaria, a difference of 0.01 births per woman in last 5 years.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 30 shared years of data; in 1955 it was Netherlands ahead.
Bulgaria ranks 28th and Netherlands ranks 25th of 200 countries.
Across the 16 decades both report, Bulgaria averaged higher in 2 and Netherlands in 14.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bulgaria | Netherlands | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 2.45 births per woman in last 5 years | 3.08 births per woman in last 5 years | 0.625 births per woman in last 5 years | Netherlands |
| 1960s | 2.26 births per woman in last 5 years | 3.13 births per woman in last 5 years | 0.8645 births per woman in last 5 years | Netherlands |
| 1970s | 2.14 births per woman in last 5 years | 2.49 births per woman in last 5 years | 0.352 births per woman in last 5 years | Netherlands |
| 1980s | 2.11 births per woman in last 5 years | 1.57 births per woman in last 5 years | 0.541 births per woman in last 5 years | Bulgaria |
| 1990s | 1.77 births per woman in last 5 years | 1.57 births per woman in last 5 years | 0.1955 births per woman in last 5 years | Bulgaria |
| 2000s | 1.22 births per woman in last 5 years | 1.66 births per woman in last 5 years | 0.436 births per woman in last 5 years | Netherlands |
| 2010s | 1.51 births per woman in last 5 years | 1.74 births per woman in last 5 years | 0.2275 births per woman in last 5 years | Netherlands |
| 2020s | 1.54 births per woman in last 5 years | 1.56 births per woman in last 5 years | 0.021 births per woman in last 5 years | Netherlands |
| 2030s | 1.48 births per woman in last 5 years | 1.49 births per woman in last 5 years | 0.009 births per woman in last 5 years | Netherlands |
| 2040s | 1.43 births per woman in last 5 years | 1.48 births per woman in last 5 years | 0.0455 births per woman in last 5 years | Netherlands |
| 2050s | 1.39 births per woman in last 5 years | 1.5 births per woman in last 5 years | 0.111 births per woman in last 5 years | Netherlands |
| 2060s | 1.34 births per woman in last 5 years | 1.43 births per woman in last 5 years | 0.086 births per woman in last 5 years | Netherlands |
| 2070s | 1.31 births per woman in last 5 years | 1.38 births per woman in last 5 years | 0.0625 births per woman in last 5 years | Netherlands |
| 2080s | 1.29 births per woman in last 5 years | 1.34 births per woman in last 5 years | 0.0435 births per woman in last 5 years | Netherlands |
| 2090s | 1.27 births per woman in last 5 years | 1.29 births per woman in last 5 years | 0.0225 births per woman in last 5 years | Netherlands |
| 2100s | 1.25 births per woman in last 5 years | 1.26 births per woman in last 5 years | 0.008 births per woman in last 5 years | Netherlands |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher projections of the fertility rate by education scenario, Bulgaria or Netherlands?
- Netherlands, at 1.26 births per woman in last 5 years against 1.25 births per woman in last 5 years in Bulgaria as of 2100.
- What is the difference in projections of the fertility rate by education scenario between Bulgaria and Netherlands?
- 0.01 births per woman in last 5 years, with Netherlands ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Netherlands?
- 30 years are reported by both, from 1955 to 2100.
- How do Bulgaria and Netherlands rank globally for projections of the fertility rate by education scenario?
- Bulgaria ranks 28th and Netherlands ranks 25th of 200 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Wittgenstein Centre (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Projections of the fertility rate by education scenario. 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 children born in the last 5-year period to the women of reproductive age (15-49).