Fertility and female labor force participation, gaps filled in Bulgaria
Bulgaria: Fertility and female labor force participation, gaps filled was 49.3 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Fertility and female labor force participation, gaps filled in Bulgaria, 1965–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived).
Analysis
The most recent figure for fertility and female labor force participation, gaps filled in Bulgaria is 49.3, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.6% on the previous year and up 1.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, fertility and female labor force participation, gaps filled in Bulgaria peaked at 60.64 in 1975 and was at its lowest, 44.4, in 2005.
Bulgaria ranks 127th of 194 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 32 years of available data.
Fertility and female labor force participation, gaps filled in Bulgaria, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1965 | 59.47 | — |
| 1975 | 60.64 | +2.0% |
| 1992 | 53.82 | -11.2% |
| 1997 | 46.9 | -12.9% |
| 1998 | 46.15 | -1.6% |
| 1999 | 45.4 | -1.6% |
| 2000 | 44.66 | -1.6% |
| 2001 | 46.44 | +4.0% |
| 2002 | 46.04 | -0.9% |
| 2003 | 44.78 | -2.7% |
| 2004 | 45.44 | +1.5% |
| 2005 | 44.4 | -2.3% |
| 2006 | 46.35 | +4.4% |
| 2007 | 47.46 | +2.4% |
| 2008 | 48.32 | +1.8% |
| 2009 | 47.52 | -1.7% |
| 2010 | 47.77 | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 47.2 | -1.2% |
| 2012 | 47.83 | +1.3% |
| 2013 | 48.56 | +1.5% |
| 2014 | 48.62 | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 48.56 | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 47.66 | -1.9% |
| 2017 | 49.52 | +3.9% |
| 2018 | 49.22 | -0.6% |
| 2019 | 49.67 | +0.9% |
| 2020 | 48.68 | -2.0% |
| 2021 | 48.25 | -0.9% |
| 2022 | 49.43 | +2.4% |
| 2023 | 49.77 | +0.7% |
| 2024 | 49.58 | -0.4% |
| 2025 | 49.3 | -0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 59.47 | 59.47 | 59.47 | 1 |
| 1970s | 60.64 | 60.64 | 60.64 | 1 |
| 1990s | 48.07 | 45.4 | 53.82 | 4 |
| 2000s | 46.14 | 44.4 | 48.32 | 10 |
| 2010s | 48.46 | 47.2 | 49.67 | 10 |
| 2020s | 49.17 | 48.25 | 49.77 | 6 |
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- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, annual -0.7248 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth -0.7055 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, annual growth -0.7441 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate -2.5 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate -0.5166 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population 4,606 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 817.52 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 1,761 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male 1,770 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 3,531 1000 No (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is fertility and female labor force participation, gaps filled in Bulgaria?
- Fertility and female labor force participation, gaps filled in Bulgaria was 49.3 in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest fertility and female labor force participation, gaps filled recorded in Bulgaria?
- The highest recorded value was 60.64 in 1975.
- What is the lowest fertility and female labor force participation, gaps filled recorded in Bulgaria?
- The lowest recorded value was 44.4 in 2005.
- How does Bulgaria rank for fertility and female labor force participation, gaps filled?
- Bulgaria ranks 127th out of 194 countries with data for 2025.
- Is fertility and female labor force participation, gaps filled rising or falling in Bulgaria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Bulgaria data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Fertility and female labor force participation, gaps filled. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Fertility and female labor force participation with 782 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.
Computed from
- Fertility rate versus female labor force participation rate Labour Force Statistics, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Fertility and female labor force participation with 782 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.