| Source | UN (World Population Prospects 2019) |
| Date | 30 Oct 2021 |
As of 2021, the population of Bulgaria is projected at 6.90 million, up by -0.75% compared with 6.95 million in 2020. Bulgaria is ranked 108th in terms of population and 230th in terms of population growth rate.
There are 0.06 million births in Bulgaria in 2021. That is 165 per day, which is ranked 129th. The crude birth rate is 8.72 per 1000 people. There are 0.11 million deaths in Bulgaria in 2021. That is 294 per day, which is ranked 78th. The crude death rate is 15.57 per 1000 people.
5.24 million people are living in urban areas, which is 76.03% of Bulgaria population. Bulgaria is ranked 82th in terms of urbanization.
The Sex Ratio in Bulgaria in 2021 is 94.37 males per 100 females. There are 3.35 million males and 3.55 million females in Bulgaria. The percentage of female population is 51.45% compare to 48.55% male population. Bulgaria has 0.2 million more females than males. Bulgaria is at 36th position out of 201 countries/territories in terms of female to male ratio.
| Year | Population | Growth (%) |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 7,250,996 | - |
| 1955 | 7,561,487 | 0.85 |
| 1960 | 7,885,607 | 0.85 |
| 1965 | 8,222,588 | 0.79 |
| 1970 | 8,507,541 | 0.63 |
| 1975 | 8,738,386 | 0.45 |
| 1980 | 8,878,787 | 0.29 |
| 1985 | 8,975,353 | 0.07 |
| 1990 | 8,841,466 | -0.63 |
| 1995 | 8,379,305 | -1.13 |
| 2000 | 7,997,951 | -0.86 |
| 2005 | 7,686,964 | -0.74 |
| 2010 | 7,425,011 | -0.65 |
| 2015 | 7,199,739 | -0.63 |
| 2016 | 7,151,948 | -0.66 |
| 2017 | 7,102,452 | -0.69 |
| 2018 | 7,051,610 | -0.72 |
| 2019 | 7,000,117 | -0.73 |
| 2020 | 6,948,445 | -0.74 |
| 2021 | 6,896,655 | -0.75 |
| Year | Total | Crude(per 1000) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Death | Birth | Crude death | Crude birth | |
| 1950 | 78,737 | 165,497 | 10.80 | 22.69 |
| 1955 | 71,811 | 149,170 | 9.50 | 19.73 |
| 1960 | 67,014 | 137,642 | 8.49 | 17.44 |
| 1965 | 69,559 | 132,359 | 8.46 | 16.11 |
| 1970 | 78,852 | 135,353 | 9.27 | 15.91 |
| 1975 | 88,533 | 140,956 | 10.15 | 16.15 |
| 1980 | 97,049 | 132,994 | 10.92 | 14.97 |
| 1985 | 104,100 | 121,665 | 11.63 | 13.60 |
| 1990 | 109,523 | 104,964 | 12.46 | 11.94 |
| 1995 | 115,389 | 77,376 | 13.74 | 9.20 |
| 2000 | 115,504 | 65,335 | 14.42 | 8.17 |
| 2005 | 112,147 | 72,358 | 14.58 | 9.42 |
| 2010 | 110,453 | 73,658 | 14.86 | 9.90 |
| 2015 | 108,920 | 65,971 | 15.14 | 9.17 |
| 2020 | 107,815 | 61,003 | 15.52 | 8.78 |
| 2021 | 107,367 | 60,149 | 15.57 | 8.72 |
| Year | Population | Urbanization | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Urban | Rural | growth rate (%) | Urban (%) | |
| 1950 | 2,000,044 | 5,250,955 | - | 27.583 |
| 1955 | 2,435,785 | 5,125,620 | 3.94 | 32.213 |
| 1960 | 2,925,530 | 4,959,995 | 3.63 | 37.100 |
| 1965 | 3,762,158 | 4,460,312 | 4.84 | 45.755 |
| 1970 | 4,449,410 | 4,058,066 | 3.12 | 52.300 |
| 1975 | 5,029,979 | 3,708,382 | 2.30 | 57.562 |
| 1980 | 5,513,719 | 3,365,056 | 1.74 | 62.100 |
| 1985 | 5,797,183 | 3,178,108 | 0.84 | 64.590 |
| 1990 | 5,868,643 | 2,972,728 | -0.12 | 66.377 |
| 1995 | 5,679,599 | 2,699,581 | -0.80 | 67.782 |
| 2000 | 5,510,364 | 2,487,423 | -0.54 | 68.899 |
| 2005 | 5,423,484 | 2,260,279 | -0.27 | 70.584 |
| 2010 | 5,353,646 | 2,050,944 | -0.22 | 72.302 |
| 2015 | 5,310,568 | 1,866,828 | -0.16 | 73.990 |
| 2020 | 5,253,037 | 1,687,490 | -0.24 | 75.686 |
| 2021 | 5,239,807 | 1,652,403 | -0.25 | 76.025 |
| Age group | Male | Female | Total | M per 100 F | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Persons | Share (%) | ||||
| 00-04 | 161,253 | 152,513 | 313,766 | 4.55 | 105.731 |
| 05-09 | 168,532 | 159,378 | 327,910 | 4.75 | 105.744 |
| 10-14 | 189,999 | 179,887 | 369,886 | 5.36 | 105.621 |
| 15-19 | 168,053 | 157,562 | 325,615 | 4.72 | 106.658 |
| 20-24 | 151,495 | 141,130 | 292,625 | 4.24 | 107.344 |
| 25-29 | 190,109 | 177,431 | 367,540 | 5.33 | 107.145 |
| 30-34 | 241,707 | 227,530 | 469,237 | 6.80 | 106.231 |
| 35-39 | 246,075 | 226,895 | 472,970 | 6.86 | 108.453 |
| 40-44 | 269,873 | 253,754 | 523,627 | 7.59 | 106.352 |
| 45-49 | 272,306 | 258,618 | 530,924 | 7.70 | 105.293 |
| 50-54 | 242,621 | 237,823 | 480,444 | 6.97 | 102.017 |
| 55-59 | 227,716 | 234,571 | 462,287 | 6.70 | 97.078 |
| 60-64 | 216,851 | 242,958 | 459,809 | 6.67 | 89.255 |
| 65-69 | 197,799 | 249,236 | 447,035 | 6.48 | 79.362 |
| 70-74 | 174,777 | 249,465 | 424,242 | 6.15 | 70.061 |
| 75-79 | 113,932 | 182,388 | 296,320 | 4.30 | 62.467 |
| 80-84 | 67,604 | 122,873 | 190,477 | 2.76 | 55.019 |
| 85-89 | 34,814 | 68,612 | 103,426 | 1.50 | 50.740 |
| 90-94 | 10,941 | 22,104 | 33,045 | 0.48 | 49.498 |
| 95-99 | 1,823 | 3,435 | 5,258 | 0.08 | 53.071 |
| 100+ | 84 | 128 | 212 | 0.00 | 65.625 |
| Total | 3,348,364 | 3,548,291 | 6,896,655 | 94.366 | |