Bulgaria vs Croatia: Birth rate, crude

Bulgaria
8.3 per 1,000 people
in 2024
Croatia
8.3 per 1,000 people
in 2024
Bulgaria rank
183rd
Croatia rank
183rd

Birth rate, crude over time

  • Bulgaria
  • Croatia
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How they compare

Bulgaria currently reports 8.3 per 1,000 people against 8.3 per 1,000 people in Croatia, a difference of 0 per 1,000 people.

The two have swapped places 14 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Croatia ahead.

Bulgaria ranks 183rd and Croatia ranks 183rd of 218 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Bulgaria averaged higher in 3 and Croatia in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Bulgaria Croatia Difference Ahead
1960s 16.35 per 1,000 people 16.42 per 1,000 people 0.07 per 1,000 people Croatia
1970s 16.09 per 1,000 people 14.8 per 1,000 people 1.29 per 1,000 people Bulgaria
1980s 13.52 per 1,000 people 13.44 per 1,000 people 0.08 per 1,000 people Bulgaria
1990s 9.46 per 1,000 people 10.93 per 1,000 people 1.47 per 1,000 people Croatia
2000s 9.41 per 1,000 people 9.43 per 1,000 people 0.0193 per 1,000 people Croatia
2010s 9.5 per 1,000 people 9.35 per 1,000 people 0.15 per 1,000 people Bulgaria
2020s 8.8 per 1,000 people 8.8 per 1,000 people 0 per 1,000 people

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher birth rate, crude, Bulgaria or Croatia?
Bulgaria, at 8.3 per 1,000 people against 8.3 per 1,000 people in Croatia as of 2024.
What is the difference in birth rate, crude between Bulgaria and Croatia?
0 per 1,000 people, with Bulgaria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Croatia?
65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
How do Bulgaria and Croatia rank globally for birth rate, crude?
Bulgaria ranks 183rd and Croatia ranks 183rd of 218 countries.
Where does this data come from?
World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as Birth rate, crude (per 1,000 people). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Birth rate, crude (per 1,000 people)
Unit
per 1,000 people
Source
World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
266 places, 17,260 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed

Crude birth rate indicates the number of live births occurring during the year, per 1,000 population estimated at midyear. Subtracting the crude death rate from the crude birth rate provides the rate of natural increase, which is equal to the rate of population change in the absence of migration.