1. ForecastsBulgaria

   Bulgaria: 50.2k babies were born in 2025, 17% fewer than the UN expected just a year earlier

   The UN's July 2024 projection expected 60.4k, and even its lower bound was 54.1k. The gap started earlier: by the national count, 2022 births were already 12% below the UN's estimate.

   Source: UN World Population Prospects 1998–2024; national statisticsOpen on the chart →

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