Fertility in Bulgaria, 2005

Bulgaria
2005
Total fertility rate: 1.36
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   2005  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Bulgaria was 1.36 children per woman in 2005 — below the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (83 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 25.9 years old. In total, 71,885 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
1.36
Births
71,885
Births per 1,000 people
9.3
Mean age of mothers
25.9
Births to mothers aged 15–19
13.7%
Net reproduction rate
0.65
Boys per 100 girls at birth
105.9
Population
7,695,050
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
10-142.71.0%527
15-1939.714.6%9,838
20-2482.130.1%20,946
25-2982.830.4%22,929
30-3448.217.7%13,165
35-3915.05.5%3,892
40-442.10.8%551
45-490.10.0%26
50-540.00.0%10