Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Bulgaria, 1952

Bulgaria
1952
Total fertility rate: 2.44
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   1952  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Bulgaria was 2.44 children per woman in 1952 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 20-24 (175 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 26.5 years old. In total, 155,252 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
2.44
Births
155,252
Births per 1,000 people
21.1
Mean age of mothers
26.5
Births to mothers aged 15–19
11.7%
Net reproduction rate
0.99
Boys per 100 girls at birth
106.5
Population
7,361,952
The net reproduction rate counts only daughters who survive to their mothers' age: below 1, each generation of women is smaller than the one before.
Mother's ageBirths per 1,000 womenShare of total fertilityBirths
10-140.70.1%198
15-1955.811.3%18,209
20-24175.135.5%58,205
25-29135.427.5%46,884
30-3478.115.8%20,479
35-3934.16.9%7,820
40-4412.12.5%3,115
45-491.40.3%314
50-540.20.0%29