Bulgaria vs North Macedonia
Bulgaria vs North Macedonia: Fertility rate
Fertility rate in 2023: 1.75 births per woman in Bulgaria and 1.47 births per woman in North Macedonia, by UN estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in Bulgaria, by 0.28 births per woman, or 1.19 times that in North Macedonia.
births per woman · UN
What the numbers say
- Bulgaria has been higher since 2022, when it overtook North Macedonia.
- In 2023, Bulgaria ranked 126 and North Macedonia ranked 171 of 229 countries, counting from the highest.
- The UN projection (medium variant) puts Bulgaria at 1.68 births per woman and North Macedonia at 1.56 births per woman in 2100.
- The world as a whole: 2.25 births per woman in 2023.
Every year
births per woman · UN
| Year | Bulgaria | North Macedonia | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 1.75 | 1.47 | 2.25 |
| 2022 | 1.77 | 1.59 | 2.27 |
| 2021 | 1.59 | 1.62 | 2.29 |
| 2020 | 1.56 | 1.63 | 2.32 |
| 2019 | 1.58 | 1.65 | 2.4 |
| 2018 | 1.56 | 1.73 | 2.44 |
| 2017 | 1.56 | 1.73 | 2.5 |
| 2016 | 1.54 | 1.79 | 2.54 |
| 2015 | 1.53 | 1.76 | 2.54 |
| 2014 | 1.53 | 1.77 | 2.56 |
| 2013 | 1.48 | 1.71 | 2.57 |
| 2012 | 1.5 | 1.71 | 2.61 |
| 2011 | 1.51 | 1.63 | 2.59 |
| 2010 | 1.57 | 1.71 | 2.6 |
| 2009 | 1.64 | 1.64 | 2.62 |
| 2008 | 1.55 | 1.57 | 2.63 |
| 2007 | 1.48 | 1.53 | 2.62 |
| 2006 | 1.43 | 1.51 | 2.63 |
| 2005 | 1.36 | 1.47 | 2.63 |
| 2004 | 1.32 | 1.52 | 2.65 |
| 2003 | 1.25 | 1.75 | 2.66 |
| 2002 | 1.22 | 1.79 | 2.68 |
| 2001 | 1.23 | 1.73 | 2.71 |
| 2000 | 1.29 | 1.86 | 2.75 |
| 1999 | 1.26 | 1.77 | 2.75 |
| 1998 | 1.14 | 1.89 | 2.78 |
| 1997 | 1.11 | 1.92 | 2.81 |
| 1996 | 1.24 | 2.06 | 2.85 |
| 1995 | 1.25 | 2.13 | 2.89 |
| 1994 | 1.37 | 2.23 | 2.93 |
| 1993 | 1.46 | 2.26 | 2.98 |
| 1992 | 1.54 | 2.28 | 3.04 |
| 1991 | 1.65 | 2.31 | 3.13 |
| 1990 | 1.8 | 2.27 | 3.31 |
| 1989 | 1.89 | 2.25 | 3.35 |
| 1988 | 1.97 | 2.32 | 3.39 |
| 1987 | 1.96 | 2.32 | 3.48 |
| 1986 | 2 | 2.25 | 3.5 |
| 1985 | 1.97 | 2.25 | 3.51 |
| 1984 | 2 | 2.24 | 3.55 |
| 1983 | 2.01 | 2.25 | 3.58 |
| 1982 | 2.01 | 2.29 | 3.71 |
| 1981 | 2.01 | 2.29 | 3.71 |
| 1980 | 2.06 | 2.36 | 3.74 |
| 1979 | 2.15 | 2.4 | 3.77 |
| 1978 | 2.15 | 2.42 | 3.79 |
| 1977 | 2.21 | 2.49 | 3.85 |
| 1976 | 2.25 | 2.62 | 3.97 |
| 1975 | 2.24 | 2.69 | 4.08 |
| 1974 | 2.29 | 2.7 | 4.26 |
| 1973 | 2.15 | 2.72 | 4.42 |
| 1972 | 2.04 | 2.87 | 4.55 |
| 1971 | 2.11 | 2.93 | 4.68 |
| 1970 | 2.18 | 3.01 | 4.83 |
| 1969 | 2.27 | 3.1 | 4.87 |
| 1968 | 2.27 | 3.22 | 4.96 |
| 1967 | 2.03 | 3.33 | 4.85 |
| 1966 | 2.02 | 3.43 | 4.96 |
| 1965 | 2.09 | 3.52 | 5.07 |
| 1964 | 2.18 | 3.56 | 5.12 |
| 1963 | 2.2 | 3.62 | 5.31 |
| 1962 | 2.23 | 3.5 | 5.02 |
| 1961 | 2.28 | 3.62 | 4.57 |
| 1960 | 2.31 | 3.83 | 4.7 |
| 1959 | 2.21 | 3.92 | 4.74 |
| 1958 | 2.21 | 3.86 | 4.93 |
| 1957 | 2.24 | 3.9 | 5.07 |
| 1956 | 2.33 | 4.04 | 4.93 |
| 1955 | 2.37 | 4.29 | 5 |
| 1954 | 2.35 | 4.53 | 5 |
| 1953 | 2.41 | 4.55 | 4.92 |
| 1952 | 2.44 | 4.83 | 5 |
| 1951 | 2.45 | 4.97 | 4.82 |
| 1950 | 2.48 | 5.14 | 4.85 |
UN projection (medium variant) · 2024–2100
| Year | Bulgaria | North Macedonia | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 1.751.6–1.89 | 1.471.18–1.75 | 2.25 |
| 2025 | 1.741.57–1.92 | 1.471.17–1.77 | 2.24 |
| 2026 | 1.741.54–1.94 | 1.471.15–1.78 | 2.23 |
| 2027 | 1.741.52–1.95 | 1.471.14–1.8 | 2.22 |
| 2028 | 1.741.5–1.98 | 1.481.14–1.83 | 2.21 |
| 2029 | 1.731.48–2 | 1.481.12–1.83 | 2.2 |
| 2030 | 1.731.46–2.01 | 1.481.11–1.86 | 2.2 |
| 2031 | 1.731.44–2.02 | 1.481.12–1.85 | 2.19 |
| 2032 | 1.731.44–2.03 | 1.481.12–1.86 | 2.18 |
| 2033 | 1.731.42–2.06 | 1.491.09–1.86 | 2.17 |
| 2034 | 1.731.42–2.07 | 1.491.09–1.88 | 2.16 |
| 2035 | 1.721.41–2.08 | 1.491.08–1.91 | 2.15 |
| 2036 | 1.721.39–2.08 | 1.491.07–1.91 | 2.15 |
| 2037 | 1.721.37–2.07 | 1.491.05–1.92 | 2.14 |
| 2038 | 1.711.37–2.07 | 1.491.05–1.93 | 2.13 |
| 2039 | 1.711.36–2.08 | 1.491.04–1.93 | 2.13 |
| 2040 | 1.711.35–2.09 | 1.51.03–1.95 | 2.13 |
| 2041 | 1.711.34–2.1 | 1.51.03–1.96 | 2.12 |
| 2042 | 1.711.34–2.1 | 1.51.03–1.97 | 2.12 |
| 2043 | 1.711.32–2.1 | 1.51.02–1.97 | 2.12 |
| 2044 | 1.71.3–2.11 | 1.51.03–1.98 | 2.12 |
| 2045 | 1.71.3–2.12 | 1.511.02–1.97 | 2.12 |
| 2046 | 1.71.28–2.11 | 1.511.03–1.99 | 2.11 |
| 2047 | 1.71.27–2.12 | 1.511–2.01 | 2.11 |
| 2048 | 1.71.27–2.12 | 1.511–2.01 | 2.11 |
| 2049 | 1.71.27–2.14 | 1.511–2.02 | 2.1 |
| 2050 | 1.71.27–2.15 | 1.511–2.02 | 2.1 |
| 2051 | 1.71.25–2.17 | 1.511–2.02 | 2.09 |
| 2052 | 1.71.27–2.15 | 1.510.98–2.02 | 2.09 |
| 2053 | 1.71.25–2.16 | 1.520.99–2.02 | 2.08 |
| 2054 | 1.71.26–2.17 | 1.520.97–2.02 | 2.07 |
| 2055 | 1.71.23–2.17 | 1.520.98–2.02 | 2.07 |
| 2056 | 1.71.23–2.17 | 1.520.97–2.04 | 2.06 |
| 2057 | 1.71.22–2.18 | 1.520.96–2.05 | 2.05 |
| 2058 | 1.71.24–2.19 | 1.520.95–2.05 | 2.04 |
| 2059 | 1.71.22–2.18 | 1.520.94–2.05 | 2.04 |
| 2060 | 1.71.23–2.19 | 1.530.93–2.08 | 2.03 |
| 2061 | 1.71.22–2.16 | 1.530.95–2.07 | 2.02 |
| 2062 | 1.691.21–2.17 | 1.530.93–2.07 | 2.02 |
| 2063 | 1.691.21–2.17 | 1.530.93–2.07 | 2.01 |
| 2064 | 1.691.19–2.19 | 1.530.92–2.07 | 2 |
| 2065 | 1.691.19–2.17 | 1.530.92–2.07 | 2 |
| 2066 | 1.691.18–2.19 | 1.530.91–2.07 | 1.99 |
| 2067 | 1.691.17–2.19 | 1.530.92–2.08 | 1.98 |
| 2068 | 1.691.18–2.2 | 1.530.92–2.08 | 1.98 |
| 2069 | 1.691.19–2.2 | 1.540.92–2.08 | 1.97 |
| 2070 | 1.691.19–2.2 | 1.540.92–2.08 | 1.97 |
| 2071 | 1.691.18–2.21 | 1.540.92–2.09 | 1.96 |
| 2072 | 1.691.16–2.23 | 1.540.9–2.09 | 1.96 |
| 2073 | 1.691.16–2.22 | 1.540.89–2.08 | 1.95 |
| 2074 | 1.691.17–2.22 | 1.540.91–2.09 | 1.95 |
| 2075 | 1.691.17–2.22 | 1.540.89–2.09 | 1.94 |
| 2076 | 1.691.16–2.22 | 1.540.88–2.09 | 1.94 |
| 2077 | 1.691.16–2.21 | 1.550.86–2.11 | 1.94 |
| 2078 | 1.691.17–2.22 | 1.550.86–2.11 | 1.93 |
| 2079 | 1.691.18–2.23 | 1.550.86–2.14 | 1.93 |
| 2080 | 1.691.16–2.21 | 1.550.84–2.14 | 1.92 |
| 2081 | 1.691.18–2.22 | 1.550.86–2.15 | 1.92 |
| 2082 | 1.691.17–2.23 | 1.550.85–2.16 | 1.91 |
| 2083 | 1.691.15–2.24 | 1.550.83–2.16 | 1.91 |
| 2084 | 1.691.13–2.25 | 1.550.86–2.17 | 1.91 |
| 2085 | 1.691.15–2.25 | 1.550.85–2.17 | 1.9 |
| 2086 | 1.691.16–2.25 | 1.550.86–2.17 | 1.9 |
| 2087 | 1.691.15–2.25 | 1.550.87–2.17 | 1.89 |
| 2088 | 1.691.14–2.26 | 1.550.86–2.19 | 1.89 |
| 2089 | 1.691.13–2.26 | 1.550.86–2.2 | 1.88 |
| 2090 | 1.691.13–2.26 | 1.550.86–2.19 | 1.88 |
| 2091 | 1.691.14–2.27 | 1.550.87–2.19 | 1.88 |
| 2092 | 1.691.13–2.26 | 1.550.84–2.2 | 1.87 |
| 2093 | 1.691.14–2.26 | 1.550.85–2.22 | 1.87 |
| 2094 | 1.691.13–2.25 | 1.550.83–2.22 | 1.86 |
| 2095 | 1.691.13–2.28 | 1.550.85–2.21 | 1.86 |
| 2096 | 1.691.11–2.27 | 1.550.86–2.21 | 1.85 |
| 2097 | 1.691.12–2.28 | 1.550.85–2.21 | 1.85 |
| 2098 | 1.681.14–2.26 | 1.560.86–2.2 | 1.85 |
| 2099 | 1.691.14–2.25 | 1.550.86–2.21 | 1.84 |
| 2100 | 1.681.14–2.24 | 1.560.84–2.21 | 1.84 |
Each country on its own
Good to know
- The children a woman would have over her life at the year’s birth rates for each age.
- Source: UN DESA, World Population Prospects 2024.
- The dashed line is the UN projection (medium variant), a scenario rather than a forecast; the band is its 95% prediction interval.
- Ranks count the 229 countries with a value in 2023, highest first.
- The faint line is the world as a whole, as the same source counts it.
How the layers work, where their data comes from and what they can’t tell you: Countries through time
Bulgaria vs North Macedonia
Health
- Life expectancyBulgaria: 75.6 years in 2023North Macedonia: 77.4 years in 2023
- Child mortalityBulgaria: 0.6 per 100 live births in 2024North Macedonia: 0.3 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityBulgaria: 4.7 per 1,000 live births in 2023North Macedonia: 4.7 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- Safe drinking waterBulgaria: 95.7% in 2022North Macedonia: 80.5% in 2022
- DepressionBulgaria: 2.54% in 2017North Macedonia: 2.33% in 2017
- Suicide rateBulgaria: 9.5 per 100,000 people in 2017North Macedonia: 6.8 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationBulgaria: 6.8 million people in 2023North Macedonia: 1.83 million people in 2023
- Population growthBulgaria: -0.52% a year in 2023North Macedonia: -0.47% a year in 2023
- Urban populationBulgaria: 74.2% in 2025North Macedonia: 62.9% in 2025
- Median ageBulgaria: 44.3 years in 2023North Macedonia: 40.3 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overBulgaria: 21.8% in 2023North Macedonia: 17.5% in 2023
- Net migration rateBulgaria: 0.8 per 1,000 people in 2023North Macedonia: -3.1 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
- GDP per personBulgaria: $10,450 in 2025North Macedonia: $6,873 in 2025
- GDP growthBulgaria: 3.1% a year in 2025North Macedonia: 3.5% a year in 2025
- InflationBulgaria: 3.5% a year in 2025North Macedonia: 4.1% a year in 2025
- Government debtBulgaria: 29.9% of GDP in 2025North Macedonia: 52.6% of GDP in 2025
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingBulgaria: 2.01% of GDP in 2025North Macedonia: 1.97% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollarsBulgaria: $2.4B in 2025North Macedonia: $346M in 2025
- Military spending per personBulgaria: $384 in 2025North Macedonia: $206 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingBulgaria: 5.2% of government spending in 2025North Macedonia: 5.1% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelBulgaria: 37,000 people in 2020North Macedonia: 16,000 people in 2020
- National powerBulgaria: 0.09% of world capability in 2022North Macedonia: 0.02% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersBulgaria: 1.18% of the labour force in 2020North Macedonia: 2% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsBulgaria: 540 million TIV in 2025North Macedonia: 9 million TIV in 2025
- Arms exportsBulgaria: 33 million TIV in 2024North Macedonia: 59 million TIV in 2023