Population density in Bulgaria in 2023 — 59.4 per km². Ranked 144 in the world out of 215. Since 1961, the indicator has fallen by 17.3%.
1961–2023 · people per km²
How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Bulgaria
| Year | per km² | Change | Change, % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 59.4 | −0.2 | −0.29% |
| 2022 | 59.6 | −0.4 | −0.65% |
| 2021 | 59.9 | −0.4 | −0.66% |
| 2020 | 60.3 | −0.6 | −1% |
| 2019 | 60.9 | −0.9 | −1.4% |
| 2018 | 61.8 | −0.9 | −1.36% |
| 2017 | 62.7 | −0.8 | −1.32% |
| 2016 | 63.5 | −0.8 | −1.29% |
| 2015 | 64.3 | −0.8 | −1.26% |
| 2014 | 65.2 | −0.8 | −1.21% |
| 2013 | 66 | −1.3 | −2% |
| 2012 | 67.3 | −0.4 | −0.58% |
| 2011 | 67.7 | −0.4 | −0.64% |
| 2010 | 68.1 | −0.4 | −0.66% |
| 2009 | 68.6 | −0.4 | −0.6% |
| 2008 | 69 | −0.5 | −0.7% |
| 2007 | 69.5 | −0.5 | −0.71% |
| 2006 | 70 | −0.5 | −0.75% |
| 2005 | 70.5 | −0.5 | −0.64% |
| 2004 | 71 | −0.5 | −0.74% |
| 2003 | 71.5 | −0.5 | −0.76% |
| 2002 | 72 | −0.4 | −0.5% |
| 2001 | 72.4 | −1.5 | −1.97% |
| 2000 | 73.9 | −0.4 | −0.49% |
| 1999 | 74.2 | −0.4 | −0.56% |
| 1998 | 74.6 | −0.5 | −0.67% |
| 1997 | 75.1 | −0.5 | −0.61% |
| 1996 | 75.6 | −0.4 | −0.51% |
| 1995 | 76 | −0.3 | −0.44% |
| 1994 | 76.3 | −0.3 | −0.34% |
| 1993 | 76.6 | −0.6 | −0.79% |
| 1992 | 77.2 | −0.8 | −1.07% |
| 1991 | 78 | −0.8 | −0.99% |
| 1990 | 78.8 | −1.4 | −1.79% |
| 1989 | 80.2 | −0.9 | −1.16% |
| 1988 | 81.2 | +0.1 | +0.11% |
| 1987 | 81.1 | +0.1 | +0.15% |
| 1986 | 81 | −0 | −0.03% |
| 1985 | 81 | −0 | −0% |
| 1984 | 81 | +0.2 | +0.23% |
| 1983 | 80.8 | +0.2 | +0.25% |
| 1982 | 80.6 | +0.2 | +0.3% |
| 1981 | 80.4 | +0.3 | +0.33% |
| 1980 | 80.1 | +0.3 | +0.4% |
| 1979 | 79.8 | +0.1 | +0.14% |
| 1978 | 79.7 | +0.1 | +0.11% |
| 1977 | 79.6 | +0.4 | +0.52% |
| 1976 | 79.2 | +0.3 | +0.43% |
| 1975 | 78.8 | +0.4 | +0.48% |
| 1974 | 78.4 | +0.5 | +0.67% |
| 1973 | 77.9 | +0.4 | +0.52% |
| 1972 | 77.5 | +0.4 | +0.47% |
| 1971 | 77.2 | +0.4 | +0.55% |
| 1970 | 76.7 | +0.5 | +0.66% |
| 1969 | 76.2 | +0.6 | +0.77% |
| 1968 | 75.7 | +0.5 | +0.71% |
| 1967 | 75.1 | +0.5 | +0.63% |
| 1966 | 74.6 | +0.5 | +0.66% |
| 1965 | 74.2 | +0.5 | +0.73% |
| 1964 | 73.6 | +0.6 | +0.82% |
| 1963 | 73 | +0.6 | +0.81% |
| 1962 | 72.4 | +0.6 | +0.88% |
| 1961 | 71.8 | — | — |
The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages
Population divided by the land area of the country (excluding inland water bodies). Average density says little about actual settlement: in countries with vast deserts or tundra almost the whole population lives on a small part of the territory, so the average figure comes out an order of magnitude below the actual density of the settled areas.
Important: The aggregate is weighted by land area: it is the whole population of the group over its whole area. It cannot be an average of country densities — otherwise Monaco would weigh as much as Russia.
Source: World Development Indicators (World Bank), license CC BY 4.0.
The area of a country excluding inland water bodies — the denominator for every land share.
Environment Surface areaThe full area of a country — land together with inland water bodies.
Demography PopulationResident population of every country as of mid-year — series from 1960 onward.
Demography Urban population shareWhat part of a country's residents lives in cities — the level of urbanization.
