Bulgaria vs North Korea: Fertility rate: births per woman (Human Fertility)
Bulgaria
1.75 live births per woman
in 2023
North Korea
1.78 live births per woman
in 2023
Bulgaria rank
133rd
North Korea rank
130th
Fertility rate: births per woman (Human Fertility) over time
- Bulgaria
- North Korea
How they compare
North Korea currently reports 1.78 live births per woman against 1.75 live births per woman in Bulgaria, a difference of 0.03 live births per woman.
Across all 74 years both countries report, North Korea has been ahead every year.
Bulgaria ranks 133rd and North Korea ranks 130th of 236 countries.
North Korea has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bulgaria | North Korea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 2.35 live births per woman | 3.61 live births per woman | 1.26 live births per woman | North Korea |
| 1960s | 2.19 live births per woman | 3.65 live births per woman | 1.46 live births per woman | North Korea |
| 1970s | 2.17 live births per woman | 3.23 live births per woman | 1.05 live births per woman | North Korea |
| 1980s | 1.99 live births per woman | 2.67 live births per woman | 0.6871 live births per woman | North Korea |
| 1990s | 1.38 live births per woman | 2.17 live births per woman | 0.7849 live births per woman | North Korea |
| 2000s | 1.38 live births per woman | 1.92 live births per woman | 0.5457 live births per woman | North Korea |
| 2010s | 1.53 live births per woman | 1.86 live births per woman | 0.3284 live births per woman | North Korea |
| 2020s | 1.66 live births per woman | 1.8 live births per woman | 0.1362 live births per woman | North Korea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher fertility rate: births per woman, Bulgaria or North Korea?
- North Korea, at 1.78 live births per woman against 1.75 live births per woman in Bulgaria as of 2023.
- What is the difference in fertility rate: births per woman between Bulgaria and North Korea?
- 0.03 live births per woman, with North Korea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and North Korea?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Bulgaria and North Korea rank globally for fertility rate: births per woman?
- Bulgaria ranks 133rd and North Korea ranks 130th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Human Fertility Database (2026); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) β with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Fertility rate: births per woman. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Average number of live births a hypothetical cohort of women would have at the end of their reproductive period if they were subject during their whole lives to the fertility rates of a given period and if they were not subject to mortality.