Children under 15 — all countries

Children under 15 — Bulgaria

Children under 15 in Bulgaria in 2025 — 926,378 people. Ranked 127 in the world out of 217. Since 1960, the indicator has fallen by 54.9%.

2025 926,378 people −0.64% vs 2024
World rank 127of 217
Period maximum 2.05M people1960
Period minimum 926,378 people2025

Trend over time

1960–2025 · people

Children under 15 — Bulgaria, 1960–2025500,0001M1.5M2M2.5M19601967197419811988199520022009201620231960: 2,052,066 people1962: 2,038,908 people1964: 2,009,764 people1966: 1,963,958 people1968: 1,939,323 people1970: 1,937,590 people1972: 1,921,552 people1974: 1,929,917 people1976: 1,949,037 people1978: 1,955,249 people1980: 1,962,144 people1982: 1,971,518 people1984: 1,954,812 people1986: 1,920,090 people1988: 1,895,577 people1990: 1,771,011 people1992: 1,647,905 people1994: 1,549,350 people1996: 1,459,095 people1998: 1,363,669 people2000: 1,280,627 people2002: 1,157,380 people2004: 1,078,986 people2006: 1,023,078 people2008: 998,333 people2010: 995,218 people2012: 990,607 people2014: 976,481 people2016: 966,898 people2018: 959,719 people2020: 945,380 people2022: 939,975 people2024: 932,361 people2025: 926,378 people
Change over the period: −1.13M (−54.86%) Average annual rate: -1.22 %

Comparison, 2025

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Bulgaria

Bulgaria 926,378 people
World 2.01B people
Europe & Central Asia 160M people
Eastern Europe computed 44.68M people
Upper-middle-income countries computed 514M people
Children under 15 — Bulgaria, by year Bulgaria All countries CSV XLSX
Year people Change Change, %
2025 926,378 −5,983 −0.64%
2024 932,361 −4,858 −0.52%
2023 937,219 −2,756 −0.29%
2022 939,975 −2,495 −0.26%
2021 942,470 −2,910 −0.31%
2020 945,380 −6,569 −0.69%
2019 951,949 −7,770 −0.81%
2018 959,719 −4,414 −0.46%
2017 964,133 −2,765 −0.29%
2016 966,898 −4,423 −0.46%
2015 971,321 −5,160 −0.53%
2014 976,481 −2,288 −0.23%
2013 978,769 −11,838 −1.2%
2012 990,607 −2,547 −0.26%
2011 993,154 −2,064 −0.21%
2010 995,218 +71 +0.01%
2009 995,147 −3,186 −0.32%
2008 998,333 −9,325 −0.93%
2007 1.01M −15,420 −1.51%
2006 1.02M −23,903 −2.28%
2005 1.05M −32,005 −2.97%
2004 1.08M −37,635 −3.37%
2003 1.12M −40,759 −3.52%
2002 1.16M −62,132 −5.09%
2001 1.22M −61,115 −4.77%
2000 1.28M −39,215 −2.97%
1999 1.32M −43,827 −3.21%
1998 1.36M −48,680 −3.45%
1997 1.41M −46,746 −3.2%
1996 1.46M −44,774 −2.98%
1995 1.5M −45,481 −2.94%
1994 1.55M −43,606 −2.74%
1993 1.59M −54,949 −3.33%
1992 1.65M −63,821 −3.73%
1991 1.71M −59,285 −3.35%
1990 1.77M −72,689 −3.94%
1989 1.84M −51,877 −2.74%
1988 1.9M −13,505 −0.71%
1987 1.91M −11,008 −0.57%
1986 1.92M −16,705 −0.86%
1985 1.94M −18,017 −0.92%
1984 1.95M −12,922 −0.66%
1983 1.97M −3,784 −0.19%
1982 1.97M +4,636 +0.24%
1981 1.97M +4,738 +0.24%
1980 1.96M +7,335 +0.38%
1979 1.95M −440 −0.02%
1978 1.96M −2,390 −0.12%
1977 1.96M +8,602 +0.44%
1976 1.95M +8,077 +0.42%
1975 1.94M +11,043 +0.57%
1974 1.93M +10,117 +0.53%
1973 1.92M −1,752 −0.09%
1972 1.92M −8,077 −0.42%
1971 1.93M −7,961 −0.41%
1970 1.94M −2,399 −0.12%
1969 1.94M +666 +0.03%
1968 1.94M −9,036 −0.46%
1967 1.95M −15,599 −0.79%
1966 1.96M −21,874 −1.1%
1965 1.99M −23,932 −1.19%
1964 2.01M −17,490 −0.86%
1963 2.03M −11,654 −0.57%
1962 2.04M −9,460 −0.46%
1961 2.05M −3,698 −0.18%
1960 2.05M

About the indicator

The population aged 0 to 14 inclusive. The absolute number answers a different question than the share — not how young the country is, but how many children are in it, and it is this number that is needed to gauge the load on schools, pediatric care and child nutrition. The world total for the group has almost stopped growing: fertility is falling faster than population is rising.

Important: Estimates of the UN Population Division rather than census counts: values are interpolated for the years between censuses.

Source: World Population Prospects (UN), license CC BY 3.0 IGO.