Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Bulgaria, 1958

Bulgaria
1958
Total fertility rate: 2.21
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   1958  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Bulgaria was 2.21 children per woman in 1958 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 20-24 (176 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 25.5 years old. In total, 136,772 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
2.21
Births
136,772
Births per 1,000 people
17.7
Mean age of mothers
25.5
Births to mothers aged 15–19
12.9%
Net reproduction rate
0.99
Boys per 100 girls at birth
105.8
Population
7,724,892
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
10-140.50.1%156
15-1962.414.1%17,681
20-24176.340.0%54,557
25-29117.226.6%37,982
30-3454.312.3%18,241
35-3922.45.1%6,465
40-446.51.5%1,335
45-491.30.3%316
50-540.20.0%39