Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Bulgaria, 1965

Bulgaria
1965
Total fertility rate: 2.09
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-5 -1   1965  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Bulgaria was 2.09 children per woman in 1965 — below the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 20-24 (177 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 24.9 years old. In total, 126,042 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
2.09
Births
126,042
Births per 1,000 people
15.4
Mean age of mothers
24.9
Births to mothers aged 15–19
18.2%
Net reproduction rate
0.97
Boys per 100 girls at birth
106.3
Population
8,202,416
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
10-140.60.2%213
15-1966.516.0%22,890
20-24177.142.7%51,348
25-29103.925.0%29,877
30-3445.210.9%14,695
35-3916.54.0%5,389
40-444.51.1%1,450
45-490.70.2%145
50-540.10.0%31