Bulgaria vs Greece: Natural population growth rate vs. child mortality rate
Bulgaria
-0.6%
in 2023
Greece
-0.5%
in 2023
Bulgaria rank
226th
Greece rank
224th
Natural population growth rate vs. child mortality rate over time
- Bulgaria
- Greece
How they compare
Greece currently reports -0.5% against -0.6% in Bulgaria, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Bulgaria ahead.
Bulgaria ranks 226th and Greece ranks 224th of 236 countries.
Greece has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bulgaria | Greece | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 1.0% | 1.2% | 0.1% | Greece |
| 1960s | 0.8% | 1.1% | 0.3% | Greece |
| 1970s | 0.6% | 0.8% | 0.1% | Greece |
| 1980s | 0.2% | 0.4% | 0.2% | Greece |
| 1990s | -0.4% | 0.1% | 0.5% | Greece |
| 2000s | -0.5% | 0.0% | 0.5% | Greece |
| 2010s | -0.6% | -0.2% | 0.4% | Greece |
| 2020s | -0.9% | -0.5% | 0.4% | Greece |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher natural population growth rate vs. child mortality rate, Bulgaria or Greece?
- Greece, at -0.5% against -0.6% in Bulgaria as of 2023.
- What is the difference in natural population growth rate vs. child mortality rate between Bulgaria and Greece?
- 0.1%, with Greece ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Greece?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Bulgaria and Greece rank globally for natural population growth rate vs. child mortality rate?
- Bulgaria ranks 226th and Greece ranks 224th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Natural population growth rate vs. child mortality rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Births minus deaths, as a share of the population. This is the part of population change that comes only from births and deaths, ignoring migration.