Bulgaria vs Romania: Projections of the fertility rate by education scenario

Bulgaria
1.25 births per woman in last 5 years
in 2100
Romania
1.25 births per woman in last 5 years
in 2100
Bulgaria rank
28th
Romania rank
29th

Projections of the fertility rate by education scenario over time

  • Bulgaria
  • Romania
0123195520272100

How they compare

Bulgaria currently reports 1.25 births per woman in last 5 years against 1.25 births per woman in last 5 years in Romania, a difference of 0 births per woman in last 5 years.

The two have swapped places 9 times across 30 shared years of data; in 1955 it was Romania ahead.

Bulgaria ranks 28th and Romania ranks 29th of 200 countries.

Across the 16 decades both report, Bulgaria averaged higher in 7 and Romania in 9.

Head to head by decade

Decade Bulgaria Romania Difference Ahead
1950s 2.45 births per woman in last 5 years 3.06 births per woman in last 5 years 0.613 births per woman in last 5 years Romania
1960s 2.26 births per woman in last 5 years 2.41 births per woman in last 5 years 0.1415 births per woman in last 5 years Romania
1970s 2.14 births per woman in last 5 years 2.69 births per woman in last 5 years 0.5445 births per woman in last 5 years Romania
1980s 2.11 births per woman in last 5 years 2.4 births per woman in last 5 years 0.296 births per woman in last 5 years Romania
1990s 1.77 births per woman in last 5 years 1.93 births per woman in last 5 years 0.167 births per woman in last 5 years Romania
2000s 1.22 births per woman in last 5 years 1.3 births per woman in last 5 years 0.084 births per woman in last 5 years Romania
2010s 1.51 births per woman in last 5 years 1.51 births per woman in last 5 years 0.001 births per woman in last 5 years Bulgaria
2020s 1.54 births per woman in last 5 years 1.72 births per woman in last 5 years 0.1775 births per woman in last 5 years Romania
2030s 1.48 births per woman in last 5 years 1.47 births per woman in last 5 years 0.0085 births per woman in last 5 years Bulgaria
2040s 1.43 births per woman in last 5 years 1.39 births per woman in last 5 years 0.043 births per woman in last 5 years Bulgaria
2050s 1.39 births per woman in last 5 years 1.35 births per woman in last 5 years 0.039 births per woman in last 5 years Bulgaria
2060s 1.34 births per woman in last 5 years 1.32 births per woman in last 5 years 0.0235 births per woman in last 5 years Bulgaria
2070s 1.31 births per woman in last 5 years 1.31 births per woman in last 5 years 0.0065 births per woman in last 5 years Bulgaria
2080s 1.29 births per woman in last 5 years 1.29 births per woman in last 5 years 0.0025 births per woman in last 5 years Romania
2090s 1.27 births per woman in last 5 years 1.27 births per woman in last 5 years 0.002 births per woman in last 5 years Romania
2100s 1.25 births per woman in last 5 years 1.25 births per woman in last 5 years 0.002 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 Romania?
Bulgaria, at 1.25 births per woman in last 5 years against 1.25 births per woman in last 5 years in Romania as of 2100.
What is the difference in projections of the fertility rate by education scenario between Bulgaria and Romania?
0 births per woman in last 5 years, with Bulgaria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Romania?
30 years are reported by both, from 1955 to 2100.
How do Bulgaria and Romania rank globally for projections of the fertility rate by education scenario?
Bulgaria ranks 28th and Romania ranks 29th 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).