Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Bulgaria, 2003

Bulgaria
2003
Total fertility rate: 1.25
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   2003  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Bulgaria was 1.25 children per woman in 2003 — below the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 20-24 (83 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 25.5 years old. In total, 67,996 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
1.25
Births
67,996
Births per 1,000 people
8.7
Mean age of mothers
25.5
Births to mothers aged 15–19
15.0%
Net reproduction rate
0.60
Boys per 100 girls at birth
106.4
Population
7,804,410
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
10-142.10.8%469
15-1939.915.9%10,192
20-2482.532.9%22,083
25-2975.830.2%21,711
30-3437.314.9%10,147
35-3911.44.5%2,872
40-441.80.7%488
45-490.10.0%26
50-540.00.0%8