Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Bulgaria, 1978

Bulgaria
1978
Total fertility rate: 2.15
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-5 -1   1978  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Bulgaria was 2.15 children per woman in 1978 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 20-24 (200 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 24.1 years old. In total, 137,147 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
2.15
Births
137,147
Births per 1,000 people
15.6
Mean age of mothers
24.1
Births to mothers aged 15–19
17.4%
Net reproduction rate
1.01
Boys per 100 girls at birth
105.8
Population
8,813,746
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
10-141.10.3%323
15-1977.318.0%23,857
20-24200.146.6%63,864
25-29100.223.3%33,749
30-3437.08.6%11,563
35-3911.22.6%3,086
40-442.10.5%637
45-490.20.0%49
50-540.10.0%17