Bulgaria vs New Zealand: Projections of the fertility rate by education scenario

Bulgaria
1.25 births per woman in last 5 years
in 2100
New Zealand
1.24 births per woman in last 5 years
in 2100
Bulgaria rank
28th
New Zealand rank
31st

Projections of the fertility rate by education scenario over time

  • Bulgaria
  • New Zealand
1234195520272100

How they compare

Bulgaria currently reports 1.25 births per woman in last 5 years against 1.24 births per woman in last 5 years in New Zealand, a difference of 0.01 births per woman in last 5 years.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 30 shared years of data; in 1955 it was New Zealand ahead.

Bulgaria ranks 28th and New Zealand ranks 31st of 200 countries.

Across the 16 decades both report, Bulgaria averaged higher in 2 and New Zealand in 14.

Head to head by decade

Decade Bulgaria New Zealand Difference Ahead
1950s 2.45 births per woman in last 5 years 3.65 births per woman in last 5 years 1.2 births per woman in last 5 years New Zealand
1960s 2.26 births per woman in last 5 years 4.08 births per woman in last 5 years 1.81 births per woman in last 5 years New Zealand
1970s 2.14 births per woman in last 5 years 3.16 births per woman in last 5 years 1.02 births per woman in last 5 years New Zealand
1980s 2.11 births per woman in last 5 years 2.09 births per woman in last 5 years 0.018 births per woman in last 5 years Bulgaria
1990s 1.77 births per woman in last 5 years 2.05 births per woman in last 5 years 0.2845 births per woman in last 5 years New Zealand
2000s 1.22 births per woman in last 5 years 1.95 births per woman in last 5 years 0.7295 births per woman in last 5 years New Zealand
2010s 1.51 births per woman in last 5 years 2.07 births per woman in last 5 years 0.564 births per woman in last 5 years New Zealand
2020s 1.54 births per woman in last 5 years 1.72 births per woman in last 5 years 0.174 births per woman in last 5 years New Zealand
2030s 1.48 births per woman in last 5 years 1.52 births per woman in last 5 years 0.0415 births per woman in last 5 years New Zealand
2040s 1.43 births per woman in last 5 years 1.49 births per woman in last 5 years 0.0615 births per woman in last 5 years New Zealand
2050s 1.39 births per woman in last 5 years 1.49 births per woman in last 5 years 0.099 births per woman in last 5 years New Zealand
2060s 1.34 births per woman in last 5 years 1.41 births per woman in last 5 years 0.0685 births per woman in last 5 years New Zealand
2070s 1.31 births per woman in last 5 years 1.36 births per woman in last 5 years 0.048 births per woman in last 5 years New Zealand
2080s 1.29 births per woman in last 5 years 1.32 births per woman in last 5 years 0.028 births per woman in last 5 years New Zealand
2090s 1.27 births per woman in last 5 years 1.27 births per woman in last 5 years 0.0015 births per woman in last 5 years New Zealand
2100s 1.25 births per woman in last 5 years 1.24 births per woman in last 5 years 0.015 births per woman in last 5 years Bulgaria

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 New Zealand?
Bulgaria, at 1.25 births per woman in last 5 years against 1.24 births per woman in last 5 years in New Zealand as of 2100.
What is the difference in projections of the fertility rate by education scenario between Bulgaria and New Zealand?
0.01 births per woman in last 5 years, with Bulgaria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and New Zealand?
30 years are reported by both, from 1955 to 2100.
How do Bulgaria and New Zealand rank globally for projections of the fertility rate by education scenario?
Bulgaria ranks 28th and New Zealand ranks 31st 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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Indicator
Projections of the fertility rate by education scenario
Unit
births per woman in last 5 years
Source
Wittgenstein Centre (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
200 places, 6,000 data points, 1955–2100
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Average number of children born in the last 5-year period to the women of reproductive age (15-49).