Total fertility rate of Bulgaria 1875-2020

Bulgaria's fertility rate in the late nineteenth century fluctuated between 4.8 and 5.2 births per woman, before rising as high as 5.8 in the early 1900s; this means that Bulgarian woman of childbearing age in 1905 would have an average of almost six children throughout their lifetime. From this point until 1970, Bulgaria's fertility rate dropped consistently, and reached 2.1 births per woman at the beginning of the decade. There was a slight increase in the 1970s, however the fertility rate then dropped to its lowest ever level of 1.2 births per woman at the turn of the millennium. Since this point, Bulgaria's fertility rate has increased and reached 1.6 births per woman in 2020; despite this increase in fertility rate, Bulgaria's population continues to fall due to a large emigration rate and falling birth rate.