Demographics of Bulgaria

Source UN (World Population Prospects 2024)
Date14 Jan 2025

As of 2024, the population of Bulgaria is projected at 6.76 million, compared to 6.80 million in 2023. It ranks 110th in the world by population and 20th in Europe. The population growth rate in 2024 is projected at -0.61 percent, the 210th highest among 237 countries and dependent territories.

There are 3.27 million males and 3.49 million females in Bulgaria. The percentage of the male population is 48.39%, compared to 51.61% of the female population. Bulgaria has 218k more females than males. The sex ratio in Bulgaria in 2024 will be 93.762 males per 100 females. Bulgaria is in the 43rd position in terms of the female-to-male ratio.

  • Population
  • Growth rate
  • Gender

Bulgaria population

Year Population Growth (%) M per 100 F
MaleFemaleTotal
19503,623,5423,624,9687,248,5111.1499.961
19553,761,4793,772,1757,533,6540.7599.716
19603,926,1393,936,7877,862,9260.9699.730
19654,100,3084,102,1098,202,4160.7199.956
19704,244,9764,245,8488,490,8250.6099.979
19754,355,9754,367,1748,723,1480.2199.744
19804,414,1324,445,4058,859,5370.3399.297
19854,443,7464,515,1088,958,854-0.0898.419
19904,349,1184,473,2478,822,365-1.3597.225
19954,093,4434,264,1318,357,574-0.7895.997
20003,899,4254,101,0948,000,520-0.8695.083
20053,743,2753,951,7747,695,050-0.7294.724
20103,617,7763,819,8237,437,599-0.7494.711
20153,489,4003,688,1177,177,517-0.6794.612
20203,359,4883,574,1646,933,652-0.5193.994
20213,330,2463,546,9796,877,225-1.1393.890
20223,304,4593,521,4056,825,864-0.3793.839
20233,289,0323,506,7716,795,803-0.5293.791
20243,270,0693,487,6196,757,689-0.6193.762
20253,248,9173,465,6426,714,560-0.6793.746
  • Life expectancy
  • Median age
  • Fertility rate

Demographics Indicators

YearLife expectancy Median ageFertility rate
195061.46926.0152.482
195564.82927.8332.370
196069.17729.4192.309
196571.30630.9792.085
197071.25132.2602.179
197571.00632.6832.235
198071.08133.1772.056
198571.04834.2991.967
199071.32135.5921.795
199570.96237.3041.247
200071.57538.6941.290
200572.55940.1151.358
201073.81441.1081.567
201574.62142.5271.528
202073.59943.8971.557
202171.41444.0431.586
202274.03444.1541.767
202375.63644.3141.749
202475.79544.5431.745
202575.96144.7801.743
  • Total
  • Crude

Bulgaria death and birth rate

Year Total Crude(per 1000)
DeathBirthCrude deathCrude birth
195072,270155,9769.97021.518
195567,298150,6638.93319.999
196063,371139,8568.05917.787
196566,540126,0428.11215.366
197077,005139,1359.06916.387
197589,791145,83610.29316.718
198097,468128,34711.00114.487
1985107,000119,18611.94413.304
1990109,393106,67512.40012.091
1995114,88172,11313.7468.628
2000115,12872,13514.3909.016
2005113,22571,88514.7149.342
2010109,56576,05714.73110.226
2015110,01065,89615.3279.181
2020124,10458,83917.8998.486
2021148,51259,00021.5958.579
2022115,51964,05816.9249.385
2023102,98062,64515.1539.218
2024103,05361,46315.2509.095
2025102,61760,38015.2838.992
  • Population
  • Urbanization

Urban and rural population of Bulgaria

Year Population Urban (%)
UrbanRural
19502,000,0445,250,95527.583
19552,435,7855,125,62032.213
19602,925,5304,959,99537.100
19653,762,1584,460,31245.755
19704,449,4104,058,06652.300
19755,029,9793,708,38257.562
19805,513,7193,365,05662.100
19855,797,1833,178,10864.590
19905,868,6432,972,72866.377
19955,679,5992,699,58167.782
20005,510,3642,487,42368.899
20055,423,4842,260,27970.584
20105,353,6462,050,94472.302
20155,310,5681,866,82873.990
20205,253,0371,687,49075.686
20215,239,8071,652,40376.025
20225,225,9761,617,60776.363
20235,211,4141,583,08176.701
20245,195,9651,548,79577.037
  • Population pyramid
  • Gender ratio

Bulgaria population by Age Group (2024)

Age group Male Female Total M per 100 F
PersonsShare (%)
00-04 157,831 149,365 307,197 4.55 105.668
05-09 168,156 158,929 327,086 4.84 105.806
10-14 176,619 167,238 343,857 5.09 105.609
15-19 174,785 165,330 340,115 5.03 105.719
20-24 163,988 154,958 318,946 4.72 105.827
25-29 158,958 150,450 309,408 4.58 105.655
30-34 210,430 199,841 410,272 6.07 105.299
35-39 247,166 233,974 481,139 7.12 105.638
40-44 251,019 234,090 485,110 7.18 107.232
45-49 273,404 260,539 533,943 7.90 104.938
50-54 258,501 251,006 509,507 7.54 102.986
55-59 226,138 230,536 456,675 6.76 98.092
60-64 212,357 233,336 445,693 6.60 91.009
65-69 193,190 239,224 432,413 6.40 80.757
70-74 165,857 235,787 401,645 5.94 70.342
75-79 121,816 201,238 323,055 4.78 60.533
80-84 66,091 125,052 191,143 2.83 52.851
85-89 31,665 68,183 99,848 1.48 46.441
90-94 10,490 24,445 34,935 0.52 42.913
95-99 1,502 3,821 5,323 0.08 39.309
100+ 105 274 379 0.01 38.321
Total 3,270,068 3,487,616 6,757,689 93.762