Population in Bulgaria in 2025 — 6,433,302 people. Ranked 111 in the world out of 217. Since 1960, the indicator has fallen by 18.2%.
1960–2025 · people
How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Bulgaria
| Year | people | Change | Change, % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 6.43M | −8,119 | −0.13% |
| 2024 | 6.44M | −5,175 | −0.08% |
| 2023 | 6.45M | −18,501 | −0.29% |
| 2022 | 6.47M | −42,204 | −0.65% |
| 2021 | 6.51M | −43,395 | −0.66% |
| 2020 | 6.55M | −66,030 | −1% |
| 2019 | 6.62M | −94,072 | −1.4% |
| 2018 | 6.71M | −92,670 | −1.36% |
| 2017 | 6.8M | −90,671 | −1.32% |
| 2016 | 6.89M | −90,086 | −1.29% |
| 2015 | 6.98M | −89,347 | −1.26% |
| 2014 | 7.07M | −86,433 | −1.21% |
| 2013 | 7.16M | −145,883 | −2% |
| 2012 | 7.31M | −42,440 | −0.58% |
| 2011 | 7.35M | −47,271 | −0.64% |
| 2010 | 7.4M | −48,844 | −0.66% |
| 2009 | 7.44M | −48,118 | −0.64% |
| 2008 | 7.49M | −52,777 | −0.7% |
| 2007 | 7.55M | −55,684 | −0.73% |
| 2006 | 7.6M | −57,950 | −0.76% |
| 2005 | 7.66M | −57,888 | −0.75% |
| 2004 | 7.72M | −58,467 | −0.75% |
| 2003 | 7.78M | −61,834 | −0.79% |
| 2002 | 7.84M | −171,981 | −2.15% |
| 2001 | 8.01M | −161,030 | −1.97% |
| 2000 | 8.17M | −40,452 | −0.49% |
| 1999 | 8.21M | −46,162 | −0.56% |
| 1998 | 8.26M | −55,282 | −0.67% |
| 1997 | 8.31M | −50,758 | −0.61% |
| 1996 | 8.36M | −43,241 | −0.51% |
| 1995 | 8.41M | −37,524 | −0.44% |
| 1994 | 8.44M | −28,722 | −0.34% |
| 1993 | 8.47M | −67,851 | −0.79% |
| 1992 | 8.54M | −92,203 | −1.07% |
| 1991 | 8.63M | −85,922 | −0.99% |
| 1990 | 8.72M | −158,683 | −1.79% |
| 1989 | 8.88M | −104,474 | −1.16% |
| 1988 | 8.98M | +10,087 | +0.11% |
| 1987 | 8.97M | +13,188 | +0.15% |
| 1986 | 8.96M | −2,376 | −0.03% |
| 1985 | 8.96M | −132 | −0% |
| 1984 | 8.96M | +20,941 | +0.23% |
| 1983 | 8.94M | +22,281 | +0.25% |
| 1982 | 8.92M | +26,340 | +0.3% |
| 1981 | 8.89M | +29,582 | +0.33% |
| 1980 | 8.86M | +35,595 | +0.4% |
| 1979 | 8.83M | +11,908 | +0.14% |
| 1978 | 8.81M | +9,849 | +0.11% |
| 1977 | 8.8M | +45,584 | +0.52% |
| 1976 | 8.76M | +37,857 | +0.43% |
| 1975 | 8.72M | +41,997 | +0.48% |
| 1974 | 8.68M | +57,778 | +0.67% |
| 1973 | 8.62M | +44,767 | +0.52% |
| 1972 | 8.58M | +39,805 | +0.47% |
| 1971 | 8.54M | +46,821 | +0.55% |
| 1970 | 8.49M | +55,402 | +0.66% |
| 1969 | 8.43M | +64,569 | +0.77% |
| 1968 | 8.37M | +59,377 | +0.71% |
| 1967 | 8.31M | +52,169 | +0.63% |
| 1966 | 8.26M | +53,889 | +0.66% |
| 1965 | 8.2M | +59,828 | +0.73% |
| 1964 | 8.14M | +66,195 | +0.82% |
| 1963 | 8.08M | +65,199 | +0.81% |
| 1962 | 8.01M | +69,828 | +0.88% |
| 1961 | 7.94M | +75,744 | +0.96% |
| 1960 | 7.87M | — | — |
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Total population counts all residents of a country regardless of legal status or citizenship, as of mid-year. The series follows the World Population Prospects revisions of the UN: national censuses and population registers are harmonized to a single de facto definition of population, so the figures may diverge from the official data of countries that count resident population instead.
Important: Values for the years after the latest census are estimates; for countries with heavy migration the gap with national statistics can reach several percent.
Source: World Population Prospects (UN), license CC BY 3.0 IGO.
Annual population growth in percent — natural increase together with migration.
Demography Population densityHow many people there are per square kilometer of a country's territory.
Demography Urban population shareWhat part of a country's residents lives in cities — the level of urbanization.
Demography Life expectancy at birthLife expectancy at birth — how many years a newborn will live on average.
