Average age of mothers at childbirth in Bulgaria
Bulgaria: Average age of mothers at childbirth was 27.95 years in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
27.95 years
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
195th
of 236 countries
All-time high
27.95 years
in 2022
All-time low
23.69 years
in 1992
Years of data
77
1947–2023
Average age of mothers at childbirth in Bulgaria, 1947–2023
Source: Human Fertility Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for average age of mothers at childbirth in Bulgaria is 27.95 years, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 77 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, average age of mothers at childbirth in Bulgaria peaked at 27.95 years in 2022 and was at its lowest, 23.69 years, in 1992.
Bulgaria ranks 195th of 236 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 77 years of available data.
Average age of mothers at childbirth in Bulgaria, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1947 | 27.24 years | — |
| 1948 | 27.16 years | -0.3% |
| 1949 | 27.03 years | -0.5% |
| 1950 | 26.66 years | -1.4% |
| 1951 | 26.65 years | -0.0% |
| 1952 | 26.49 years | -0.6% |
| 1953 | 26.35 years | -0.5% |
| 1954 | 26.25 years | -0.4% |
| 1955 | 26.11 years | -0.5% |
| 1956 | 25.91 years | -0.8% |
| 1957 | 25.6 years | -1.2% |
| 1958 | 25.47 years | -0.5% |
| 1959 | 25.21 years | -1.0% |
| 1960 | 25.15 years | -0.2% |
| 1961 | 25.14 years | -0.1% |
| 1962 | 25.15 years | +0.1% |
| 1963 | 25.05 years | -0.4% |
| 1964 | 24.93 years | -0.5% |
| 1965 | 24.86 years | -0.3% |
| 1966 | 24.75 years | -0.5% |
| 1967 | 24.65 years | -0.4% |
| 1968 | 24.69 years | +0.2% |
| 1969 | 24.72 years | +0.1% |
| 1970 | 24.65 years | -0.3% |
| 1971 | 24.55 years | -0.4% |
| 1972 | 24.46 years | -0.4% |
| 1973 | 24.43 years | -0.1% |
| 1974 | 24.49 years | +0.2% |
| 1975 | 24.43 years | -0.3% |
| 1976 | 24.33 years | -0.4% |
| 1977 | 24.2 years | -0.5% |
| 1978 | 24.08 years | -0.5% |
| 1979 | 23.98 years | -0.4% |
| 1980 | 23.88 years | -0.4% |
| 1981 | 23.89 years | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 23.82 years | -0.3% |
| 1983 | 23.88 years | +0.3% |
| 1984 | 23.93 years | +0.2% |
| 1985 | 23.95 years | +0.1% |
| 1986 | 24 years | +0.2% |
| 1987 | 23.97 years | -0.1% |
| 1988 | 23.93 years | -0.2% |
| 1989 | 23.92 years | -0.0% |
| 1990 | 23.89 years | -0.1% |
| 1991 | 23.71 years | -0.8% |
| 1992 | 23.69 years | -0.1% |
| 1993 | 23.78 years | +0.4% |
| 1994 | 23.94 years | +0.7% |
| 1995 | 24.1 years | +0.6% |
| 1996 | 24.25 years | +0.6% |
| 1997 | 24.39 years | +0.6% |
| 1998 | 24.5 years | +0.5% |
| 1999 | 24.66 years | +0.7% |
| 2000 | 24.92 years | +1.0% |
| 2001 | 25.08 years | +0.6% |
| 2002 | 25.25 years | +0.7% |
| 2003 | 25.46 years | +0.8% |
| 2004 | 25.66 years | +0.8% |
| 2005 | 25.93 years | +1.1% |
| 2006 | 26.11 years | +0.7% |
| 2007 | 26.31 years | +0.8% |
| 2008 | 26.43 years | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 26.61 years | +0.7% |
| 2010 | 26.94 years | +1.2% |
| 2011 | 27.02 years | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 27.03 years | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 27.07 years | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 27.25 years | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 27.39 years | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 27.5 years | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 27.58 years | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 27.63 years | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 27.71 years | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 27.77 years | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 27.87 years | +0.4% |
| 2022 | 27.95 years | +0.3% |
| 2023 | 27.95 years | +0.0% |
Bulgaria compared with similar countries
- Bulgaria's 27.95 years is below the median for high income countries, which is 30.49 years, 92% of the median. (85 countries reporting)
- Bulgaria's 27.95 years is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 30.36 years, 92% of the median. (56 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | 27.14 years | 27.03 years | 27.24 years | 3 |
| 1950s | 26.07 years | 25.21 years | 26.66 years | 10 |
| 1960s | 24.91 years | 24.65 years | 25.15 years | 10 |
| 1970s | 24.36 years | 23.98 years | 24.65 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 23.92 years | 23.82 years | 24 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 24.09 years | 23.69 years | 24.66 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 25.78 years | 24.92 years | 26.61 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 27.31 years | 26.94 years | 27.71 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 27.88 years | 27.77 years | 27.95 years | 4 |
Countries ranked near Bulgaria
More reference data data for Bulgaria
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.3067 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.2728 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 1.73 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.2506 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 1.73 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 1.03 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.608 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.02 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 7.74 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 1.36 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is average age of mothers at childbirth in Bulgaria?
- Average age of mothers at childbirth in Bulgaria was 27.95 years in 2023, according to Human Fertility Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest average age of mothers at childbirth recorded in Bulgaria?
- The highest recorded value was 27.95 years in 2022.
- What is the lowest average age of mothers at childbirth recorded in Bulgaria?
- The lowest recorded value was 23.69 years in 1992.
- How does Bulgaria rank for average age of mothers at childbirth?
- Bulgaria ranks 195th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is average age of mothers at childbirth rising or falling in Bulgaria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Bulgaria data come from?
- The figures come from Human Fertility Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Average age of mothers at childbirth. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Mean age of mothers at the birth of their children if women were subject throughout their lives to the age-specific fertility rates observed in a given year.