The demographic transition in Sweden in Bulgaria

Bulgaria: The demographic transition in Sweden was 10.02 per 1,000 (in the entire population) in 2010. ▼ Falling

Latest (2010)
10.02 per 1,000 (in the entire population)
Change on year
down 6.1%
World rank
48th
of 56 countries
All-time high
45.1 per 1,000 (in the entire population)
in 1914
All-time low
7.7 per 1,000 (in the entire population)
in 1997
Years of data
130
1881–2010

The demographic transition in Sweden in Bulgaria, 1881–2010

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Source: Mitchell (2013) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in per 1,000 (in the entire population).

Analysis

Bulgaria recorded 10.02 per 1,000 (in the entire population) for the demographic transition in sweden in 2010.

The figure is down 6.1% on the previous year and up 11.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, the demographic transition in sweden in Bulgaria peaked at 45.1 per 1,000 (in the entire population) in 1914 and was at its lowest, 7.7 per 1,000 (in the entire population), in 1997.

That places Bulgaria 48th out of 56 countries with data for 2010, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 130 years of available data.

The demographic transition in Sweden in Bulgaria, year by year

Annual values for The demographic transition in Sweden in Bulgaria, 1881 to 2010.
Year per 1,000 (in the entire population) Change
1881 33.7 per 1,000 (in the entire population)
1882 36.7 per 1,000 (in the entire population) +8.9%
1883 38.5 per 1,000 (in the entire population) +4.9%
1884 38.5 per 1,000 (in the entire population) +0.0%
1885 37.6 per 1,000 (in the entire population) -2.3%
1886 32.6 per 1,000 (in the entire population) -13.3%
1887 38.4 per 1,000 (in the entire population) +17.8%
1888 37.7 per 1,000 (in the entire population) -1.8%
1889 36.7 per 1,000 (in the entire population) -2.7%
1890 35.1 per 1,000 (in the entire population) -4.4%
1891 39.1 per 1,000 (in the entire population) +11.4%
1892 36 per 1,000 (in the entire population) -7.9%
1893 35 per 1,000 (in the entire population) -2.8%
1894 38 per 1,000 (in the entire population) +8.6%
1895 40.7 per 1,000 (in the entire population) +7.1%
1896 41.4 per 1,000 (in the entire population) +1.7%
1897 42.5 per 1,000 (in the entire population) +2.7%
1898 39.4 per 1,000 (in the entire population) -7.3%
1899 40.7 per 1,000 (in the entire population) +3.3%
1900 42.3 per 1,000 (in the entire population) +3.9%
1901 37.7 per 1,000 (in the entire population) -10.9%
1902 39.1 per 1,000 (in the entire population) +3.7%
1903 41.3 per 1,000 (in the entire population) +5.6%
1904 42.8 per 1,000 (in the entire population) +3.6%
1905 43.5 per 1,000 (in the entire population) +1.6%
1906 43.7 per 1,000 (in the entire population) +0.5%
1907 43.3 per 1,000 (in the entire population) -0.9%
1908 40.3 per 1,000 (in the entire population) -6.9%
1909 40.4 per 1,000 (in the entire population) +0.2%
1910 41.4 per 1,000 (in the entire population) +2.5%
1911 39.9 per 1,000 (in the entire population) -3.6%
1912 41.7 per 1,000 (in the entire population) +4.5%
1913 25.7 per 1,000 (in the entire population) -38.4%
1914 45.1 per 1,000 (in the entire population) +75.5%
1915 40.2 per 1,000 (in the entire population) -10.9%
1916 21.3 per 1,000 (in the entire population) -47.0%
1917 17.2 per 1,000 (in the entire population) -19.2%
1918 21.2 per 1,000 (in the entire population) +23.3%
1919 32.8 per 1,000 (in the entire population) +54.7%
1920 39.9 per 1,000 (in the entire population) +21.6%
1921 40.2 per 1,000 (in the entire population) +0.8%
1922 40.5 per 1,000 (in the entire population) +0.7%
1923 37.7 per 1,000 (in the entire population) -6.9%
1924 39.8 per 1,000 (in the entire population) +5.6%
1925 36.9 per 1,000 (in the entire population) -7.3%
1926 37.4 per 1,000 (in the entire population) +1.4%
1927 33.2 per 1,000 (in the entire population) -11.2%
1928 33.1 per 1,000 (in the entire population) -0.3%
1929 30.6 per 1,000 (in the entire population) -7.6%
1930 31.4 per 1,000 (in the entire population) +2.6%
1931 29.5 per 1,000 (in the entire population) -6.1%
1932 31.5 per 1,000 (in the entire population) +6.8%
1933 29.2 per 1,000 (in the entire population) -7.3%
1934 30.1 per 1,000 (in the entire population) +3.1%
1935 26.4 per 1,000 (in the entire population) -12.3%
1936 25.9 per 1,000 (in the entire population) -1.9%
1937 24.3 per 1,000 (in the entire population) -6.2%
1938 22.8 per 1,000 (in the entire population) -6.2%
1939 21.4 per 1,000 (in the entire population) -6.1%
1940 22.2 per 1,000 (in the entire population) +3.7%
1941 21.9 per 1,000 (in the entire population) -1.4%
1942 22.7 per 1,000 (in the entire population) +3.7%
1943 21.8 per 1,000 (in the entire population) -4.0%
1944 22 per 1,000 (in the entire population) +0.9%
1945 24.1 per 1,000 (in the entire population) +9.5%
1946 25.6 per 1,000 (in the entire population) +6.2%
1947 24 per 1,000 (in the entire population) -6.3%
1948 24.6 per 1,000 (in the entire population) +2.5%
1949 24.7 per 1,000 (in the entire population) +0.4%
1950 25.2 per 1,000 (in the entire population) +2.0%
1951 21.1 per 1,000 (in the entire population) -16.3%
1952 21.2 per 1,000 (in the entire population) +0.5%
1953 20.9 per 1,000 (in the entire population) -1.4%
1954 20.2 per 1,000 (in the entire population) -3.3%
1955 20.1 per 1,000 (in the entire population) -0.5%
1956 19.5 per 1,000 (in the entire population) -3.0%
1957 18.4 per 1,000 (in the entire population) -5.6%
1958 17.9 per 1,000 (in the entire population) -2.7%
1959 17.6 per 1,000 (in the entire population) -1.7%
1960 17.8 per 1,000 (in the entire population) +1.1%
1961 17.4 per 1,000 (in the entire population) -2.2%
1962 16.7 per 1,000 (in the entire population) -4.0%
1963 16.4 per 1,000 (in the entire population) -1.8%
1964 16.1 per 1,000 (in the entire population) -1.8%
1965 15.3 per 1,000 (in the entire population) -5.0%
1966 14.9 per 1,000 (in the entire population) -2.6%
1967 15 per 1,000 (in the entire population) +0.7%
1968 16.9 per 1,000 (in the entire population) +12.7%
1969 17 per 1,000 (in the entire population) +0.6%
1970 16.3 per 1,000 (in the entire population) -4.1%
1971 15.9 per 1,000 (in the entire population) -2.5%
1972 15.3 per 1,000 (in the entire population) -3.8%
1973 16.2 per 1,000 (in the entire population) +5.9%
1974 17.2 per 1,000 (in the entire population) +6.2%
1975 16.6 per 1,000 (in the entire population) -3.5%
1976 16.5 per 1,000 (in the entire population) -0.6%
1977 16.1 per 1,000 (in the entire population) -2.4%
1978 15.5 per 1,000 (in the entire population) -3.7%
1979 15.3 per 1,000 (in the entire population) -1.3%
1980 14.5 per 1,000 (in the entire population) -5.2%
1981 14 per 1,000 (in the entire population) -3.4%
1982 13.9 per 1,000 (in the entire population) -0.7%
1983 13.8 per 1,000 (in the entire population) -0.7%
1984 13.6 per 1,000 (in the entire population) -1.4%
1985 13.3 per 1,000 (in the entire population) -2.2%
1986 13.4 per 1,000 (in the entire population) +0.8%
1987 13 per 1,000 (in the entire population) -3.0%
1988 13.1 per 1,000 (in the entire population) +0.8%
1989 12.5 per 1,000 (in the entire population) -4.6%
1990 11.7 per 1,000 (in the entire population) -6.4%
1991 10.7 per 1,000 (in the entire population) -8.5%
1992 10.4 per 1,000 (in the entire population) -2.8%
1993 10 per 1,000 (in the entire population) -3.8%
1994 10 per 1,000 (in the entire population) +0.0%
1995 8.6 per 1,000 (in the entire population) -14.0%
1996 8.6 per 1,000 (in the entire population) +0.0%
1997 7.7 per 1,000 (in the entire population) -10.5%
1998 7.9 per 1,000 (in the entire population) +2.6%
1999 8.8 per 1,000 (in the entire population) +11.4%
2000 9 per 1,000 (in the entire population) +2.3%
2001 8.6 per 1,000 (in the entire population) -4.4%
2002 8.5 per 1,000 (in the entire population) -1.2%
2003 8.6 per 1,000 (in the entire population) +1.2%
2004 9 per 1,000 (in the entire population) +4.7%
2005 9.2 per 1,000 (in the entire population) +2.2%
2006 9.61 per 1,000 (in the entire population) +4.4%
2007 9.84 per 1,000 (in the entire population) +2.4%
2008 10.19 per 1,000 (in the entire population) +3.6%
2009 10.67 per 1,000 (in the entire population) +4.7%
2010 10.02 per 1,000 (in the entire population) -6.1%

Bulgaria compared with similar countries

  • Bulgaria's 10.02 per 1,000 (in the entire population) is below the median for high income countries, which is 11.61 per 1,000 (in the entire population), 86% of the median. (34 countries reporting)
  • Bulgaria's 10.02 per 1,000 (in the entire population) is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 11.22 per 1,000 (in the entire population), 89% of the median. (22 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where The demographic transition in Sweden in Bulgaria changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.

YearChange FromTo
1914 +75.5% 25.7 per 1,000 (in the entire population) 45.1 per 1,000 (in the entire population)
1919 +54.7% 21.2 per 1,000 (in the entire population) 32.8 per 1,000 (in the entire population)
1916 -47.0% 40.2 per 1,000 (in the entire population) 21.3 per 1,000 (in the entire population)
1913 -38.4% 41.7 per 1,000 (in the entire population) 25.7 per 1,000 (in the entire population)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1880s 36.71 per 1,000 (in the entire population) 32.6 per 1,000 (in the entire population) 38.5 per 1,000 (in the entire population) 9
1890s 38.79 per 1,000 (in the entire population) 35 per 1,000 (in the entire population) 42.5 per 1,000 (in the entire population) 10
1900s 41.44 per 1,000 (in the entire population) 37.7 per 1,000 (in the entire population) 43.7 per 1,000 (in the entire population) 10
1910s 32.65 per 1,000 (in the entire population) 17.2 per 1,000 (in the entire population) 45.1 per 1,000 (in the entire population) 10
1920s 36.93 per 1,000 (in the entire population) 30.6 per 1,000 (in the entire population) 40.5 per 1,000 (in the entire population) 10
1930s 27.25 per 1,000 (in the entire population) 21.4 per 1,000 (in the entire population) 31.5 per 1,000 (in the entire population) 10
1940s 23.36 per 1,000 (in the entire population) 21.8 per 1,000 (in the entire population) 25.6 per 1,000 (in the entire population) 10
1950s 20.21 per 1,000 (in the entire population) 17.6 per 1,000 (in the entire population) 25.2 per 1,000 (in the entire population) 10
1960s 16.35 per 1,000 (in the entire population) 14.9 per 1,000 (in the entire population) 17.8 per 1,000 (in the entire population) 10
1970s 16.09 per 1,000 (in the entire population) 15.3 per 1,000 (in the entire population) 17.2 per 1,000 (in the entire population) 10
1980s 13.51 per 1,000 (in the entire population) 12.5 per 1,000 (in the entire population) 14.5 per 1,000 (in the entire population) 10
1990s 9.44 per 1,000 (in the entire population) 7.7 per 1,000 (in the entire population) 11.7 per 1,000 (in the entire population) 10
2000s 9.32 per 1,000 (in the entire population) 8.5 per 1,000 (in the entire population) 10.67 per 1,000 (in the entire population) 10
2010s 10.02 per 1,000 (in the entire population) 10.02 per 1,000 (in the entire population) 10.02 per 1,000 (in the entire population) 1

Countries ranked near Bulgaria

  1. 45 Greece 10.45 per 1,000 (in the entire population) compare
  2. 46 Spain 10.42 per 1,000 (in the entire population) compare
  3. 47 Switzerland 10.22 per 1,000 (in the entire population) compare
  4. 49 Romania 9.9 per 1,000 (in the entire population) compare
  5. 50 Portugal 9.52 per 1,000 (in the entire population) compare
  6. 51 Austria 9.39 per 1,000 (in the entire population) compare

See the full ranking of 56 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is the demographic transition in sweden in Bulgaria?
The demographic transition in sweden in Bulgaria was 10.02 per 1,000 (in the entire population) in 2010, according to Mitchell (2013) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest the demographic transition in sweden recorded in Bulgaria?
The highest recorded value was 45.1 per 1,000 (in the entire population) in 1914.
What is the lowest the demographic transition in sweden recorded in Bulgaria?
The lowest recorded value was 7.7 per 1,000 (in the entire population) in 1997.
How does Bulgaria rank for the demographic transition in sweden?
Bulgaria ranks 48th out of 56 countries with data for 2010.
Is the demographic transition in sweden rising or falling in Bulgaria?
Over the last ten years it is up 11.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Bulgaria data come from?
The figures come from Mitchell (2013) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of The demographic transition in Sweden. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
The demographic transition in Sweden
Unit
per 1,000 (in the entire population)
Source
Mitchell (2013) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
56 places, 6,669 data points, 1749–2010
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