Net migration in Bulgaria in 2025 — -2,961 people. Ranked 126 in the world out of 217. Since 1960, the indicator has fallen by 166.3%.
1960–2025 · people
How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Bulgaria
| Year | people | Change | Change, % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | -2,961 | −3,485 | −665.08% |
| 2024 | 524 | −4,649 | −89.87% |
| 2023 | 5,173 | −21,325 | −80.48% |
| 2022 | 26,498 | +14,742 | +125.4% |
| 2021 | 11,756 | −18,411 | −61.03% |
| 2020 | 30,167 | +32,323 | +1,499.21% |
| 2019 | -2,156 | +1,717 | +44.33% |
| 2018 | -3,873 | +2,236 | +36.6% |
| 2017 | -6,109 | +3,373 | +35.57% |
| 2016 | -9,482 | −5,255 | −124.32% |
| 2015 | -4,227 | −2,047 | −93.9% |
| 2014 | -2,180 | −856 | −64.65% |
| 2013 | -1,324 | +25,010 | +94.97% |
| 2012 | -26,334 | −2,974 | −12.73% |
| 2011 | -23,360 | −1,692 | −7.81% |
| 2010 | -21,668 | −2,608 | −13.68% |
| 2009 | -19,060 | −1,465 | −8.33% |
| 2008 | -17,595 | −1,229 | −7.51% |
| 2007 | -16,366 | −1,182 | −7.78% |
| 2006 | -15,184 | −749 | −5.19% |
| 2005 | -14,435 | −831 | −6.11% |
| 2004 | -13,604 | −421 | −3.19% |
| 2003 | -13,183 | −448 | −3.52% |
| 2002 | -12,735 | +17,991 | +58.55% |
| 2001 | -30,726 | −4,515 | −17.23% |
| 2000 | -26,211 | −2,365 | −9.92% |
| 1999 | -23,846 | −584 | −2.51% |
| 1998 | -23,262 | −299 | −1.3% |
| 1997 | -22,963 | −1,443 | −6.71% |
| 1996 | -21,520 | +500 | +2.27% |
| 1995 | -22,020 | −1,036 | −4.94% |
| 1994 | -20,984 | −1,011 | −5.06% |
| 1993 | -19,973 | +100,579 | +83.43% |
| 1992 | -120,552 | −1,196 | −1% |
| 1991 | -119,356 | −2,539 | −2.17% |
| 1990 | -116,817 | −2,112 | −1.84% |
| 1989 | -114,705 | −114,920 | −53,451.16% |
| 1988 | 215 | −142 | −39.78% |
| 1987 | 357 | −747 | −67.66% |
| 1986 | 1,104 | +20,334 | +105.74% |
| 1985 | -19,230 | −18,198 | −1,763.37% |
| 1984 | -1,032 | +840 | +44.87% |
| 1983 | -1,872 | −12 | −0.65% |
| 1982 | -1,860 | −30 | −1.64% |
| 1981 | -1,830 | +215 | +10.51% |
| 1980 | -2,045 | −1,173 | −134.52% |
| 1979 | -872 | +61,897 | +98.61% |
| 1978 | -62,769 | −50,814 | −425.04% |
| 1977 | -11,955 | −9,433 | −374.03% |
| 1976 | -2,522 | +35,549 | +93.38% |
| 1975 | -38,071 | −36,669 | −2,615.48% |
| 1974 | -1,402 | +4,007 | +74.08% |
| 1973 | -5,409 | +5,887 | +52.12% |
| 1972 | -11,296 | −3,642 | −47.58% |
| 1971 | -7,654 | +3,661 | +32.36% |
| 1970 | -11,315 | −8,111 | −253.15% |
| 1969 | -3,204 | −3,072 | −2,327.27% |
| 1968 | -132 | +288 | +68.57% |
| 1967 | -420 | −276 | −191.67% |
| 1966 | -144 | +1,262 | +89.76% |
| 1965 | -1,406 | −1,911 | −378.42% |
| 1964 | 505 | +5 | +1% |
| 1963 | 500 | +1 | +0.2% |
| 1962 | 499 | +121 | +32.01% |
| 1961 | 378 | +1,490 | +133.99% |
| 1960 | -1,112 | — | — |
The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages
Net migration is the number of people arriving in a country minus the number leaving it, counting both citizens and foreigners. A positive value means net inflow, a negative one net outflow. The UN Population Division publishes the indicator at five-year intervals and derives it residually, as the difference between the actual change in population and natural increase, so errors of registration end up inside it as well.
Important: The value refers to a five-year period rather than to a single year; in the years between reference points the figure repeats.
Source: World Population Prospects (UN), license CC BY 3.0 IGO.
Annual population growth in percent — natural increase together with migration.
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Demography PopulationResident population of every country as of mid-year — series from 1960 onward.
Demography Life expectancy at birthLife expectancy at birth — how many years a newborn will live on average.
Demography Total fertility rateHow many children one woman would bear on average if current age-specific fertility held.
Demography Crude birth rateLive births per 1,000 people of population per year.
