Adolescent birth rate in Bulgaria
The adolescent birth rate in Bulgaria was 38.0 per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19 in 2024.
Bulgaria, 2024
38.0
Change from 2023
−1.1per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19
European Union, 2024
6.5 per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19
Median of European Union (27 countries), 2024
5.2 per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19
Position in 2024
86th of 217
Adolescent birth rate in Bulgaria over time
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Births per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Bulgaria | European Union |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 38.0 per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19 | 6.5 per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19 |
| 2023 | 39.1 per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19 | 6.7 per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19 |
| 2022 | 39.4 per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19 | 6.8 per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19 |
| 2021 | 36.4 per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19 | 7.2 per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19 |
| 2020 | 37.5 per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19 | 7.8 per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19 |
| 2019 | 39.2 per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19 | 8.4 per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19 |
| 2018 | 38.9 per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19 | 8.9 per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19 |
| 2017 | 38.2 per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19 | 9.5 per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19 |
| 2016 | 38.1 per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19 | 10.0 per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19 |
| 2015 | 39.1 per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19 | 10.1 per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19 |
| 2014 | 41.6 per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19 | 10.5 per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19 |
| 2013 | 42.5 per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19 | 10.8 per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19 |
| 2012 | 43.2 per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19 | 11.5 per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19 |
| 2011 | 42.4 per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19 | 11.8 per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19 |
| 2010 | 43.4 per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19 | 12.7 per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19 |
| 2009 | 48.1 per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19 | 13.5 per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19 |
| 2008 | 45.2 per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19 | 14.0 per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19 |
| 2007 | 42.8 per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19 | 13.5 per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19 |
| 2006 | 41.4 per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19 | 13.5 per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19 |
| 2005 | 39.7 per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19 | 13.5 per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19 |
| 2004 | 40.7 per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19 | 13.7 per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19 |
| 2003 | 39.9 per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19 | 13.8 per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19 |
| 2002 | 40.7 per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19 | 14.1 per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19 |
| 2001 | 42.8 per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19 | 14.6 per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19 |
| 2000 | 46.8 per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19 | 15.1 per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19 |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of −1.1 from 39.1 per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19 in 2023.
- Since 2014, when it was 41.6 per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19, the figure has changed by −3.6.
- Among the 217 countries with data for 2024, Bulgaria has the 86th highest value.
- The figure for the European Union in 2024 was 6.5 per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19.
More for Bulgaria
All statistics for Bulgaria
Fertility rate
1.72 births per woman
2024 · World Bank
Population on 1 January
6,437,360 people
2025 · Eurostat
Population by age and sex
6,437,360 people
2025 · Eurostat
Crude birth rate
7.8 per 1,000 people
2025 · Eurostat
Crude death rate
15.5 per 1,000 people
2025 · Eurostat
Total fertility rate
1.72 births per woman
2024 · Eurostat